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  1. Economic and Social Research Council Streaming

    Link
    https://esrc.ukri.org/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Business Studies, Current Affairs, Economics, Social Studies, Social Welfare
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    The ESRC is the UK’s largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues, supporting independent, high quality research which has an impact on business, the public sector and the third sector. The multimedia part of their website hosts a number of videos including a series of films highlighting how ESRC-funded research is affecting all areas of people’s lives. Topics explored includes how to measure wellbeing and the economics of happiness, flaws in the official poverty statistics and views on immigration. The site also has a selection of more general videos, such as What is Social Science? which provides a brief introduction to the subject.

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  2. Freakonomics Streaming

    Link
    http://freakonomics.com/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Economics
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Website based on the bestselling books by economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist and author Stephen J. Dubner. Levitt and Dubner explore various aspects of life as seen through the prism of economics and conversely consider how looking at popular culture and everyday life can give new and surprising insights into economic theory, which, they argue, is essentially the study of incentives. The Freakonomics website has a series of short lectures, as well as podcasts on a variety of subjects.

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  3. IdeasLab Streaming

    Link
    http://www.weforum.org/ideaslab
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, General Science, Medicine, Social Welfare, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Web Links

    A series of multimedia lectures presented at World Economic Forum meetings by academics and leading thinkers which aim to promote current thinking and apply it to a range of challenging social, economic, environmental, technological and medical problems, in both the developing and developed worlds. Subjects addressed include mobile financial services, new vaccine delivery systems, risk management in earthquake regions, Augmented Reality, managing climate change and how to use social media for social good. The lectures consist of a video presentation and are accompanied by slides, links, biographical information and other illustrative material.

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  4. University of Oxford Podcasts Streaming

    Link
    http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Art, Business Studies, Chemistry, Classics, Economics, Ethnology, History, Information Studies, Languages, Law, Literature, Media Studies, Medicine, Physics, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting

    An archive of almost 3000 audio and video podcasts from Oxford University, many of which are licensed under the Creative Commons. Some of the items give information on courses and research opportunities within particular departments, but most are recordings of lectures or discussions. Examples are: a series of interviews with leading influential thinkers on bio-ethics; the John Locke lectures in philosophy; lectures from the Centenary of Engineering Science series; lectures and seminars from the Oxford Internet Institute; the Oxford Media Research seminars hosted by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

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  5. New Video Streaming

    Link
    http://www.newvideo.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Agriculture, American Studies, Current Affairs, Economics, Environmental Studies, Media Studies, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Distributors, Video Sources

    New Video is a leading US distributor and aggregator of independent digital content. The company delivers feature films, TV programmes and web originals via digital download, streaming media, video-on-demand, Blu-ray and DVD, and theatrical release. New Video’s library includes TV series and movies from cable channels A+E Home Entertainment, History and Lifetime, award-winning documentaries under the Docurama Films brand, and next-gen indies and web originals under the Flatiron label. Preview, DVD sale or download via the website. The website also includes a blog featuring filmmaker interviews and industry news.

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  6. National Inflation Association Streaming

    Link
    https://www.inflation.us/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Economics, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Organisations, Streaming/Download

    The aim of the National Inflation Association is to "prepare Americans for hyperinflation". In addition to articles and a blog, the website streams nine videos offering critiques of topics including the economic value of a college degree, the collapse of the dollar, the effects on society of the economic crisis, hyperinflation in the US and Japan, and the problem of debt.

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  7. Metropolis Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDCxQEDaFM6haCcJedEsCwv5Sd4lK7STp
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Languages, Politics and Government, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Producers/Broadcasters

    This English language resource from The Netherlands comes with a bold strapline: ‘A 21st century window on the world’. It aims to provide a range of original documentaries and news reports from around the world reflecting the views of local video journalists. It was created for TV transmission by the VPRO broadcaster in Hilversum in Holland but the programmes are currently also screened in Belgium and Nicaragua. Each week the reporters provide programming on a designated topic such as ‘what’s it like to be an outcast, to be 15, to be gay, to be a senior citizen’ and so on. All broadcasts are offered with English language subtitles. The broadcasts (a total of 25 )are now available via YouTube Channel only.

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  8. CriticalPast Streaming

    Link
    https://www.criticalpast.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Advertising, American Studies, Economics, Ethnology, Geography, History, Politics and Government, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Footage Sources

    This royalty free stock footage source is particularly well-designed and easy to use and offers moving images and stills from the birth of cinema up to 1996, with the largest range of material dating from the 1940s. Titles are nearly all non-fiction and drawn largely from U.S. government agency sources. It is possible to search by specific day, month, year or decade; while the broad keywording is very efficient, the resource has a default primary emphasis on geographical location.

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  9. Studying Economics Streaming

    Link
    http://www.studyingeconomics.ac.uk/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Economics, Film Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    The Economics Network of the Higher Education Academy has set up the Studying Economics website to provide support, help and assistance to undergraduates of economics. The ‘Distractions’ section links to sites streaming clips of videos relating to economic concepts, some of them comic and some more serious. For example, clips from the film The Hunger Games are used to explain the concept of capitalism. There is also an interesting list of feature films with economic content, and links to online games with subject relevance.

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  10. The World Bank Streaming

    Link
    https://www.worldbank.org/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Organisations, Streaming/Download

    This multi-laguage website includes much audio-visual content relating to its activities as a financial advisor to countries in the developing world. The also have their own YouTube Channel.

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