Search for clips
47 Search Results
Displaying results 1 - 10 of 47-
Cyberchase: Stump Growth Rate
The CyberSquad wants to take the stump that is growing the fastest in order to escape Hacker and his henchmen. They determine the growth rate of each stump and decide to take the green one because it is growing at twice the rate of the orange stump. -
Inside Job: Investment Grade Ratings
Has profanityJerome Fons the former managing director of Moody's rating agency explains how major companies had high investment grade rating even in Financial Crisis. -
Crash Course: Economics: Exchange Rates
Jacob and Adriene explain how exchange rates affect the greater macroeconomic climate through imports and exports. They explore what countries do to influence the exchange rate and the implications of exchange rates on consumers. -
Black Mirror: Human Rating System
Enlightenment philosopher Jeremy Bentham famously theorized that, with his Panopticon device, people could be controlled because they would believe they are being observed. In this dystopia, people are rated by peers and are therefore never off, never anonymous, and always observed. -
EuroTrip: Gotta Love That Exchange Rate
Scott and his friends pool their remaining money together and count a total of 1.83 USD. They purchase royal treatment because of a favorable exchange rate. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipSeinfeld: 50,000 Yen in Manhattan
00:41
Kramer ends up hosting a group of Japanese tourists, saying, "Manhattan can be quite pricey, even with 50,000 yen." To which Elaine says, "50,000 yen—isn't that only a few hundred dollars?" "Evidently," Kramer replies. This illustrates the nominal exchange rate (50,000 yen for a few hundred dollars) and points to the idea of the real exchange rate (in terms of purchasing power, 50,000 yen doesn't purchase many visiting days in Manhattan). -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipCyberchase: Race of the Stairs
03:49
In order to reach the Good Vibration of Shangri-La, Hacker chooses the stairs with bigger steps, and the CyberSquad must choose the stairs with smaller steps. Both sets of stairs grow at a steady rate: the smaller steps double in number each time they grow, while the bigger steps increase in number by one each time. The CyberSquad members were initially worried that they would not be able to catch up to Hacker, but they end up reaching the Good Vibrations before him. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipCyberchase: Lily Pad Bridge
03:35
The CyberSquad's only hope of escaping the island is a lily pad bridge that they find in a catastrophe kit. When they put the lily pad in the water, it replicates itself, creating two. Shortly after, they observe that the lily pads in the water replicate themselves, creating four lily pads. Inez estimates that they will need 128 lily pads to escape the island, and since the lily pads are doubing themselves, it won't take long for them to be able to escape. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipBill Nye, the Science Guy: Air Keeps Us Warm
01:22
Bill Nye explains why it gets colder as one travels up through the atmosphere. He uses miniature replicas of a city and a mountain to support his explanation. Bill also briefly touches upon the lapse rate. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThe Andy Griffith Show: Frank's Eviction
02:27
When a townmember, Frank, gets evicted from his home he finds a bond issued to his grandfather over 100 years ago. Andy realizes because it was an $100 bond with an 8.5% interest rate compounded annually, Frank might just be rich.
