The Film Experience - Lecture 4 (2007): Chaplin, Part II
The Film Experience - Lecture 4 (2007): Chaplin, Part II
Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class. This lecture continues discussion of Charlie Chaplin, comparing his films to those of Buster Keaton. Outline: - Keaton vs. Chaplin - Three passages - Cops (1922) - The Gold Rush (1925) - City Lights (1931) - Modern Times ...
The Film Experience - Lecture 19 (2007): Italian ...
The Film Experience - Lecture 19 (2007): Italian Neorealism, Part I
Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class. This session introduces some characteristics of Italian neorealist cinema, especially the 'principle of multiplicity' in which aspects of the film serve multiple functions. Outline - The Opening of Bicycle Thieves - The ...
The Film Experience - Lecture 16 (2007): Film in the 1970s, ...
The Film Experience - Lecture 16 (2007): Film in the 1970s, Part II
Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class. This lecture continues the discussion of transformation and subversion in 1970s films, specifically as embodied in work of director Robert Altman. Outline - Robert Altman (1925-2006) - Career - Defining qualities: - Moral ...
The Film Experience - Lecture 15 (2007): Film in the 1970s, ...
The Film Experience - Lecture 15 (2007): Film in the 1970s, Part I
Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class. This lecture discusses dramatic changes in American film of the late 60s and early 70s: the end of the studio era, social transformation, and television as the new consensus medium. Outline - Transformations and subversion ...
The Exponential Function
The Exponential Function
Professor Strang explains how the "magic number e" connects to ordinary things like the interest on a bank account. The graph of y = ex has the special property that its slope equals its height (it goes up "exponentially fast"!). This is the great function of calculus. Professor Strang's ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 9: Education: ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 9: Education: Setting the Stage
This lecture covers the themes portrayed in the film "Educating Yaparak" and examines education through the lens of economics. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 8: Health: Low ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 8: Health: Low Hanging Fruit?
This lecture discusses some of the most effective and cheapest ways to promote good health, such as bednets, immunization and breast feeding. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 6: Nutrition: The ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 6: Nutrition: The Hidden Traps
Description: In this lecture, Esther Duflo discusses nutrition as a hidden trap. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 5: Is There a ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 5: Is There a Nutrition-Based ...
In this lecture, Esther Duflo covers malnutriton and the nutrition-based poverty trap, including the relationship between productivity and nutrition. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 3: Social ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 3: Social Experiments: Why and ...
In this lecture, Esther Duflo talks about social experiments done to understand what interventions work best to mitigate world poverty. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 2: What is a ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 2: What is a Poverty Trap?
Lecture 2 provides an introduction to the idea of poverty traps. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 26: Five Thoughts ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 26: Five Thoughts in Place of a ...
Description: The professor provides some final thoughts to conclude the course on the challenges of world poverty. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 25: Policies, ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 25: Policies, Politics: Can ...
Description: This lecture discusses the impact of political economics on the world's poor. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 24: Policies, ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 24: Policies, Politics: Can ...
Description: This lecture discusses theories and policies developed to help fight poverty. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 22: Entrepreneurs ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 22: Entrepreneurs and Workers
Description: This lecture talks about the relationship between the poor and entrepreneurship. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 21: Savings 2
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 21: Savings 2
Description: This lecture covers experiments conducted to understand savings and borrowing in Kenya and the Phillippines. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 20: Savings
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 20: Savings
This lecture covers the realities of saving and borrowing for the world's poor. Instructor: Abhijit Bannerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 1: Introduction
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 provides an introduction to the study of global poverty. The class discusses the challenges of world poverty. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 19: The Promise ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 19: The Promise and Perils of ...
Description: This lecture discusses the topic of pros and cons of microfinance for the poor. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee