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What do you get when the guy who wrote “The Raven” makes a serious effort to write in verse? Poe-try… Now, when you’ve detached your eyes f...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, abridged. Ready? Go.

Emily Dickinson: Along with Van Gogh, proof that you’re never really famous until you’re dead.

What is the difference between federal and state taxes? Federal taxes: the whole country. Taxes for national defense, interstate roadways, national...

What is the difference between stocks and bonds? Stocks are ownership. They control the election of the board of directors, who hires the CEO, who...

What rights does a public stockholder have? Common shareholders elect the board of directors. They vote. They have the right to quarterly financial...

What are the basics of trigonometry? And why are we learning about this in a physics course? Both good questions. In this video, you'll learn about...

Newton's first law is the one about objects at rest tending to stay at rest and objects in motion tend to stay in motion.

Time for some fun with 2-D motion. We'll use horizontal speed and distance to find vertical motion, and more. So... a 2-D experiment, but 3-D excit...

What are high yield/junk bonds? Junk bonds are called junk for a reason. They are really risky, but because of this risk, they can pay very well. T...

How is a company... born? Can it be performed via C-section? Is there a midwife present? Do its parents get in a fight over what to name it? In thi...

Company Formation, Structure, and Inception: Unit Intro. Sorry, Leo DiCaprio fans—we're not going to be breaking down the plot of Inception. We'r...