Similarities in compensation structure for hedge funds, venture capital firms, and private equity investors. Created by Sal Khan.
An overview of the Hindu pantheon including: Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Ganesh, Parvati, Durga, Lakshmi, Karthikeya, Rama and Krishna.
Hinduism is one of the oldest and largest religions in the world. It is also one of the most diverse in terms of practice. This video gives an overview of the central spiritual ideas of Brahman, Atman, Samsara and Moksha.
Hinduism is one of the oldest and largest religions in the world. It is also one of the most diverse in terms of practice. This video gives an overview of the central spiritual ideas of Brahman, Atman, Samsara and Moksha.
An overview of the important religious texts in Hinduism including the Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita.
How do we know what we know about prehistory, the time before the invention of writing? Sal explains.
The beginnings of Nazism. Created by Sal Khan
The beginnings of Nazism. Created by Sal Khan
Who were the Hittites, and why was iron so important to them? Sal covers the history of the Hittite Empire, a civilization in Asia Minor that was among the first peoples to master ironworking. Iron tools, weapons, and chariots gave the Hittites a decisive advantage in combat, and it enabled them to conquer and hold territory.
An overview of Holocaust including to an overview of the events that led up to it. Includes overviews of the Nazi Party, Mein Kampf, Nuremberg Laws, etc. Discussion of the term "genocide".
Home equity is the value of a home minus what is owed on the home. In some cases, homeowners can take out loans using that value as collateral. Explore how home equity loans work, and why someone might want one, in this video. Created by Sal Khan.
Not only do revenue legislation and impeachment proceeding start in the House, but the House is also more more hierarchical and efficient than the Senate.
The virtuous circle of housing price appreciation making defaults go down making lending lax making housing appreciate even more. Created by Sal Khan.
How lower lending standards led to housing price inflation. Created by Sal Khan.
Why did lending standards become more and more lax from 2000 to 2006? Created by Sal Khan.
How Earth's tilt causes seasons. Created by Sal Khan.
How a bill becomes a law in the US Congress. Focus on the role of committees.
The pain and mechanics of leaving the Euro. Created by Sal Khan.
This video expands on previous videos to explore how changes in production technology, changes in fixed costs, and changes in variable costs affect the marginal product of labor, marginal costs, average variable costs, average fixed costs, and average total cost.
John Dickerson discusses Ronald Reagan's policies and explains how those policies affected the government and economy. John Dickerson is co-host of CBS This Morning. He was previously CBS News' Chief Washington Correspondent, Political Director and anchor of Face The Nation. Dickerson is also a contributor to Slate's Political Gabfest and to The Atlantic. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Dickerson moderated CBS News' two presidential debates. Prior to CBS, Dickerson was Slate Magazine's Chief Political correspondent and covered politics for twelve years for Time magazine.