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Episode 1

The Agricultural Revolution

air day: 2012-01-26

In which John Green investigates the daybreak of human civilization. John appears to be like into how folks gave up searching and gathering to turn out to be agriculturalists, and the way that change has influenced the world we stay in at the moment. Also, there are some jokes about cheeseburgers.

Episode 2

Indus Valley Civilization

air day: 2012-02-02

In which John Green teaches you concerning the Indus Valley Civilization, one of many largest of the traditional civilizations. John teaches you the who, how, when, the place and why of the Indus Valley Civilization, and dispenses recommendation on methods to be extra profitable in your romantic relationships.

Episode three

Mesopotamia

air day: 2012-02-09

In which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose across the Fertile Crescent.

Episode four

Ancient Egypt

air day: 2012-02-16

In which John covers the lengthy, lengthy historical past of historic Egypt, together with the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a few intermediate durations. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green.

Episode 5

The Persians & Greeks

air day: 2012-02-23

In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we’re glad that Greek civilization spawned trendy western civilization, proper? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the good powers of the traditional world, all WITHOUT using footage from 300.

Episode 6

Buddha & Ashoka

air day: 2012-03-01

In which John relates a condensed historical past of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Buddhism. He additionally will get into the reign of Ashoka, the Buddhist emperor who, despite Buddhism’s structural disapproval of violence, managed to win a bunch of battles.

Episode 7

2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven & Confucius

air day: 2012-03-08

In which John introduces you to various Chinese historical past by discussing the sophisticated relationship between the Confucian students who wrote Chinese historical past and the emperors (and empress) who made it. Included is a quick introduction to all of the dynasties in Chinese historical past and an introduction to Confucius and the Confucian emphasis on filial piety, the position the mandate of heaven performed in organizing China, and the way China turned the primary trendy state.

Episode eight

Alexander the Great and the Situation… the Great?

air day: 2012-03-15

In which you’re launched to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires that got here after him, and the thought of Greatness. Is greatness a query of accomplishment, of affect, or are folks nice as a result of the remainder of us determine they’re nice? Also mentioned are Kim Kardashian and the Situation, gender bias in historical past, Catherine the Great’s loss of life (not by way of horse love), the ardent love different generals–from Pompey the Great to Napoleon–had for Alexander, a little bit of Persian historical past.

Episode 9

The Silk Road & Ancient Trade

air day: 2012-03-22

The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: In which John Green teaches you concerning the so-called Silk Road, a community of commerce routes the place items resembling ivory, silver, iron, wine, and sure, silk have been exchanged throughout the traditional world, from China to the West. Along with all these shopper items, issues like illness and concepts made the journey as nicely. As is his customized, John ties the Silk Road to trendy life, and the ways in which we get our stuff at the moment.

Episode 10

The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or… Which Was It?

air day: 2012-03-29

In which John Green explores precisely when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here’s a touch: it had one thing to do with Julius Caesar, however perhaps lower than you assume. Find out how Caesar got here to rule the empire, what led to him getting stabbed 23 instances on the ground of the senate, and what occurred within the scramble for energy after his assassination. John covers Rome’s transition from city-state to dominant power within the Mediterranean in lower than 12 minutes. Well, Rome’s enlargement took a whole lot of years, he simply explains it in below 12 minutes. The senate, the folks, Rome, the caesarian part, the Julian calendar and our previous pal Pompey all make appearances, however NOT the Caesar Salad, as Julius had nothing to do with it.

Episode 11

Christianity from Judaism to the Constantine

air day: 2012-04-05

In which John Green teaches you the historical past of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the event of monotheism, proper as much as Paul and the way Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in only a few hundred years. Along the way in which, John will cowl Abram/Abraham, the Covenant, the Roman Occupation of Judea, and the delivery, life, loss of life and legacy of Jesus of Nazareth. No flame wars! Let’s maintain the commentary civil.

Episode 12

Fall of the Roman Empire… within the 15th Century

air day: 2012-04-12

In which John Green teaches you concerning the fall of the Roman Empire, which occurred significantly later than you’ll have been advised. While the Western Roman Empire fell to barbarians in 476 CE, the Byzantines in Constantinople continued the Eastern Empire properly, calling themselves Romans for an additional 1000 years. Find out what Justinian and the remainder of the Byzantine emperors have been as much as over there, and the way the Roman Empire dragged out its well-known Decline nicely into medieval instances. In addition to all this, you will find out about historic sports activities riots and hipster barbarians, too.

Episode 13

Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar

air day: 2012-04-19

In which John Green teaches you the historical past of Islam, together with the revelation of the Qu’ran to Muhammad, the 5 pillars of Islam, how the Islamic empire received its begin, the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and extra. Learn about hadiths, Abu Bakr, and whether or not the Umma has something to do with Uma Thurman (spoiler alert: it would not). Also, study a little bit concerning the cut up between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and methods to inform if this 12 months’s Ramadan goes to be troublesome to your Muslim buddies. Let’s attempt to maintain the flame wars out of this reasoned dialogue.

Episode 14

The Dark Ages… How Dark Were They, Really?

air day: 2012-04-26

John Green teaches you concerning the so-called Dark Ages, which it seems weren’t as uniformly darkish as you’ll have been led to consider. While Europe was certainly having some points, many different elements of the world have been thriving and comparatively enlightened. John covers European Feudalism, the cultural blossoming of the Islamic world, and the scientific and creative advances in China, all throughout these “Dark Ages.” Along the way in which, John will elevate questions concerning the validity of Europe’s standing as a continent, reveal the perfect and worst years of his life, and albeit state that science and faith have been as soon as in a position to coexist.

Episode 15

The Crusades – Pilgrimage or Holy War

air day: 2012-05-03

In which John Green teaches you concerning the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians within the 12th and 13th centuries. Our conventional notion of the Crusades as European Colonization thinly veiled in faith is not fairly proper. John covers the First via the Fourth Crusades, telling you which ones have been profitable, which have been well-intentioned but finally harmful, and which have been simply plain loopy. Before you ask, no, he would not cowl the Children’s Crusade, through which kids have been provoked to assemble for a Crusade, after which promptly offered into slavery by the organizers of stated Crusade. While this story is charming, it seems to be complete and utter hooey.

Episode 16

Mansa Musa & Islam in Africa

air day: 2012-05-10

In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what precisely was happening there? It seems, it was lots of commerce, changing to Islam, visits from Ibn Battuta, commerce, stunning ladies, commerce, some spectacular structure, and several other empires. John not solely cowl the the West African Malian Empire, which is the one Mansa Musa dominated, however he discusses the Ghana Empire, and even will get over to East Africa as nicely to debate the trade-based city-states of Mogadishu, Mombasa, and Zanzibar. In addition to all this, John considers emigrating to Canada.

Episode 17

Wait For It… The Mongols!

air day: 2012-05-17

In which John Green teaches you, in the end, about essentially the most distinctive bunch of empire-building nomads within the historical past of the world, the Mongols! How did the Mongols go from being a comparatively small band of herders who often engaged in some mild hunting-gathering to being one of the formidable combating forces on the planet? It seems Genghis Khan was a fairly large a part of it, however you most likely already knew that. The extra attention-grabbing questions could be, what sort of rulers have been they, and what impact did their empire have on the world we all know at the moment? Find out, as John FINALLY teaches you concerning the Mongols.

Episode 18

International Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, & The Indian Ocean Trade

air day: 2012-05-24

In which John Green teaches you the historical past of the Indian Ocean Trade. John weaves a story of swashbuckling journey, replete with commerce in books, ivory, and timber. Along the way in which, John manages to cowl advances in seafaring expertise, simply how the monsoons work, and there is even a disembowelment for you Fangoria followers.

Episode 19

Venice & The Ottoman Empire

air day: 2012-05-31

In which John Green discusses the unusual and mutually useful relationship between a republic, the citystate of Venice, and an Empire, the Ottomans–and how learning historical past might help you to be a greater boyfriend and/or girlfriend. Together, the Ottoman Empire and Venice grew rich by facilitating commerce: The Venetians had ships and nautical experience; the Ottomans had entry to most of the most dear items on the planet, particularly pepper and grain. Working collectively throughout cultural and spiritual divides, they each turn out to be very wealthy, and the Ottomans turned one of the highly effective political entities on the planet. We additionally talk about how financial realities can overcome non secular and political variations (on this case between Muslims and Christians), the doges of Venice, the sultans of the Ottoman empire, the janissaries and so-called slave aristocracy of the Ottoman Empire, and the way cash and information from the Islamic world helped gasoline and fund the European Renaissance.

Episode 20

Russia, The Kievan Rus, and the Mongols

air day: 2012-06-07

In which John Green teaches you the way Russia advanced from a unfastened amalgamation of medieval principalities referred to as the Kievan Rus into the thriving democracy we all know at the moment. As you’ll be able to think about, there have been a number of bumps alongside the highway. It seems, our previous buddies the Mongols had rather a lot to do with unifying Russia. In one more instance of how surprisingly organized nomadic raiders could be, the Mongols introduced the Kievan Rus collectively below a single management, and concentrated energy in Moscow. This set the stage for the varied Ivans (the Great and the Terrible) to throw off the yoke and kind a pan-Russian nation dominated by an autocratic chief. More than 500 years later, we nonetheless have autocratic management in Russia.

Episode 21

Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners

air day: 2012-06-14

In which John Green teaches you concerning the starting of the so-called Age of Discovery. You’ve most likely heard of Christopher Columbus, who “discovered” America in 1492, however what about Vasco da Gama? How about Zheng He? Columbus will get a foul rap from many trendy historians, but it surely seems he was fairly vital so far as the historical past of the world goes. That stated, he wasn’t the one pioneer plying the seas within the 1400s. In Portugal, Vasco da Gama was busy integrating Europe into the Indian Ocean Trade by crusing round Africa. Chinese admiral Zheng He was additionally touring far and large within the largest picket ships ever constructed. Columbus, whether or not portrayed as hero or villain, is often credited as the good sailor of the 15th century, however he positively wasn’t the one contender. What higher approach to settle this query than with a knock-down, drag-out, no holds barred, old style battle royal? We have been going to make it a cage match, however welding is EXPENSIVE.

Episode 22

The Renaissance… Was it a Thing?

air day: 2012-06-21

In which John Green teaches you concerning the European Renaissance. European studying modified the world within the 15th and 16th century, however was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We’d argue that any cultural shift that happens over a few hundred years is not too overwhelming to the individuals who stay via it. In retrospect although, the cultural bloom in Europe throughout this time was fairly spectacular. In addition to investigating what triggered the Renaissance and who benefitted from the modifications that occurred, John will let you know simply how the Ninja Turtles received blended up in all this.

Episode 23

The Colombian Exchange

air day: 2012-06-28

In which John Green teaches you concerning the modifications wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the completely superior historical past e-book “The Columbian Exchange” by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After Columbus “discovered” the Americas, European conquerors, merchants, and settlers introduced all method of modifications to the previously remoted continents. Disease and invasive plant and animal species remade the New World, often in unfavorable methods. While native folks, crops, and animals have been being displaced within the Americas, the remainder of the world was benefitting from American imports, particularly meals like maize, tomatoes, potatoes, pineapple, blueberries, candy potatoes, and manioc. Was the Columbian Exchange a web optimistic? It’s debatable. So debate.

Episode 24

The Atlantic Slave Trade

air day: 2012-07-05

In which John Green teaches you about one of many least humorous topics in historical past: slavery. John investigates when and the place slavery originated, the way it modified over the centuries, and the way Europeans and colonists within the Americas arrived at the concept that folks may personal different folks based mostly on pores and skin shade. Slavery has existed so long as people have had civilization, however the Atlantic Slave Trade was the peak, or depth, of dehumanizing, brutal, chattel slavery. American slavery ended lower than 150 years in the past. In some elements of the world, it’s nonetheless happening. So how can we reconcile that with trendy life? In a determined try at comedian reduction, Boba Fett makes an look.

Episode 25

The Spanish Empire, Silver, and Runaway Inflation

air day: 2012-07-12

In which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European energy to one of the highly effective empires on Earth, because of their plunder of the New World within the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy the 2 largest pre-Columbian civilizations, mine a mountain manufactured from silver, mishandle their financial system, and lose all of it by the mid-1700s. Come alongside for the curler coaster experience with Charles I (he was additionally Charles V), Philip II, Atahualpa, Moctezuma, Hernán Cortés, and Francisco Pizarro as Spain rises and falls, and takes two empires and China down with them.

Episode 26

The Seven Years War

air day: 2012-07-19

In which John teaches you concerning the Seven Years War, which can have lasted 9 years. Or as many as 23. It was a really complicated was. The Seven Years War was a world struggle, fought on 5 continents, which is type of so much. John focuses on the struggle because it occurred within the Americas, Asia, and Africa. the “great” European powers have been the first combatants, however they fought nearly all over the place. Of course, this being a historical past course, the outcomes of this struggle nonetheless resonate in our lives at the moment. The Seven Years struggle decided the route of the British Empire, and led fairly on to the topic of Episode 28, the American Revolution.

Episode 27

The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook

air day: 2012-07-26

In which John Green teaches you concerning the life and loss of life of certainly one of historical past’s nice explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted giant swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid declare to Australia and New Zealand, and died a weird loss of life within the Sandwich Islands, which are actually referred to as the Hawaiian Islands. Exactly how and why Captain Cook was killed in Hawaii is a long-running historic debate. John presents two interpretations of the occasion, and talks about what the differing interpretations say about historical past. It seems how the story is advised relies on who’s doing the storytelling, and other people from totally different backgrounds can interpret occasions in very alternative ways. Also, there’s a celebration and a moustache concerned on this episode, so that you positively do not need to miss it.

Episode 28

Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution

air day: 2012-08-02

In which John Green teaches you concerning the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it seems have been two various things. John goes over the problems and occasions that precipitated insurrection in Britain’s American colonies, and he additionally explores the concepts that laid the groundwork for the brand new American democracy. Find out how the tax invoice from the Seven Years War fomented an rebellion, how the Enlightenment influenced the Founding Fathers, and who have been the winners and losers on this battle.(trace: most of the folks dwelling within the Colonies ended up losers) The Revolution purportedly introduced freedom and equality to the Thirteen Colonies, however they weren’t equally distributed. Also, you will find out about America’s love affair with commemorative ceramics and what occurs when wealthy white guys take the reins from reins white guys, and put collectively a society of, by, and for wealthy white guys.

Episode 29

The French Revolution

air day: 2012-08-10

In which John Green examines the French Revolution, and will get into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it the serial authoritarian regimes? The guillotine? The Reign of Terror? All of this and extra contributed to the French Revolution not being fairly as revolutionary because it may have been. France endured a number of constitutions, the heads of heads of state actually rolled, after which they ended up with a megalomaniacal little emperor by the title of Napoleon. But how did all of this modification the world, and the way did it result in different, extra profitable revolutions all over the world? Watch this video and discover out. Spoiler alert: Marie Antoinette by no means stated, “Let them eat cake.” Sorry.

Episode 30

Haitian Revolutions

air day: 2012-08-16

Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination have been scorching stuff within the late 18th century, as evidenced by our latest revolutionary movies. Although freedom was breaking out throughout, most of the societies that have been touting these concepts relied on slave labor. Few locations on the planet relied so closely on slave labor as Saint-Domingue, France’s most worthwhile colony. Slaves made up practically 90% of Saint-Domingue’s inhabitants, and in 1789 they could not assist however hear concerning the revolution underway in France. All the discuss of liberty, equality, and fraternity sounds fairly good to an individual in bondage, and so the slaves rebelled. This led to not one however two revolutions, and ended up with France, the rebels, Britain, and Spain all combating within the territory. Spoiler alert: the slaves gained. So how did the slaves of what would turn out to be Haiti throw off the yoke of one of many world’s nice empires? John Green tells how they did it, and what it has meant in Haiti and in the remainder of the world.

Episode 31

Latin American Revolutions

air day: 2012-08-23

In which John Green talks concerning the many revolutions of Latin America within the 19th century. At the start of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly below the management of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had just lately created the United States and had taken off Louis XVI’s head in France arrived in South America, and a racially various group of people that felt extra South American than European took over. John covers the tender revolution of Brazil, through which Prince Pedro boldly seized energy from his father, however promised to present it again if King João ever returned to Brazil. He additionally covers the decidedly extra violent revolutions in Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. Watch the video to see Simón Bolívar’s dream of a United South America crushed, whilst he manages to liberate a bunch of nations and get two currencies and a couple of thousand faculties and parks named after him.

Episode 32

Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution

air day: 2012-08-30

In which John Green wraps up revolutions month with what’s arguably essentially the most revolutionary of contemporary revolutions, the Industrial Revolution. While only a few leaders have been beheaded in the midst of this one, it modified the lives of extra folks extra dramatically than any of the political revolutions we have mentioned. So, why did the Industrial Revolution occur round 1750 within the United Kingdom? Coal. Easily accessible coal, it seems. All this, plus you will lastly study the distinction between James Watt and Thomas Newcomen, and can by no means once more be caught telling folks that your blender has a 900 Newcomen motor.

Episode 33

Capitalism and Socialism

air day: 2012-09-06

In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a approach that’s positive to please commenters from each side of the talk. Learn how capitalism arose from the economic revolution, after which gave rise to socialism. Learn about how we received from the British East India Company to iPhones and shopper tradition in simply a few hundred years. Stops alongside the way in which embody the rise of commercial capitalism, mass manufacturing, disgruntled staff, Karl Marx, and the Socialist Beard. The socialist reactions to the ills of capitalism are lined as nicely, and John discusses a number of the concepts of Karl Marx, and the way they have been applied or ignored in varied socialist states.

Episode 34

Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism

air day: 2012-09-13

In which John Green teaches you about Nationalism. Nationalism was all over the place within the 19th century, as folks all around the world carved new nation-states out of previous empires. Nationalist leaders modified the way in which folks considered themselves and the locations they lived by reinventing schooling, navy service, and the connection between authorities and ruled. In Japan, the normal feudal society underwent an extended transformation over the course of about 300 years to turn out to be a contemporary nation-state. John follows the course of Japanese historical past from the emergence of the Tokugawa Shogunate to the Meiji Restoration, and covers Nationalism in lots of different nations alongside the way in which. All this, plus a particular visitor look, plus the return of an previous pal on a extra-special episode of Crash Course.

Episode 35

Imperialism

air day: 2012-09-20

In which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism within the 19th century. European powers began to create colonial empires approach again within the 16th century, however companies actually took off within the 19th century, particularly in Asia and Africa. During the 1800s, European powers carved out spheres of affect in China, India, and just about all of Africa. While the entire main (and a few minor) powers in Europe participated on this new imperialism, England was by far essentially the most dominant, as soon as in a position to declare that the “sun never set on the British Empire.” Also, they went to struggle for the correct to proceed to promote opium to the folks of China. Twice. John will educate you the way these empires managed to leverage the advances of the Industrial Revolution to construct huge, wealth-generating empires. As it seems, improved drugs, steam engines, and higher weapons have been essential within the 19th century conquests.

Episode 36

Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I

air day: 2012-09-27

In which John Green teaches you concerning the struggle that was supposed to finish all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be again at struggle simply a few a long time later. As an added bonus, World War I modified the way in which folks have a look at the world, and normalized cynicism and irony. John will educate you the way the assassination of an Austrian Archduke kicked off a brand new type of struggle that concerned extra nations and extra folks than any struggle that got here earlier than. New expertise like machine weapons, airplanes, tanks, and poison gasoline made the killing extra environment friendly than ever. Trench warfare and trendy weapons led to battles through which tens of hundreds of troopers have been killed in a day, with no floor gained for both aspect. World War I washed away the final vestiges of 19th century Romanticism and paved the way in which for the 20th century modernism that everyone knows and discover to be chilly and off-putting. While there will not be a lot upside to WWI, at the very least it impressed George M.

Episode 37

Communists, Nationalists, and China’s Revolutions

air day: 2012-10-04

In which John Green teaches you about China’s Revolutions. While the remainder of the world was off having a few World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic system that had dominated there for millennia. Most revolutions have a point of tumult related to them, however China’s 20th century revolutions have been REALLY disruptive. In 1911 and 1912, Chinese nationalists introduced 3000 years of dynastic rule to an finish. China plunged into chaos as warlords staked out areas of the nation for themselves. The nationalists and communists joined forces briefly to deliver the nation again collectively below the Chinese Republic, after which they shortly cut up and began combating the Chinese Civil War. The struggle between nationalists and communists went on for many years, and was interrupted by an alliance to struggle the invading Japanese throughout World War II. After the World War II ended, the Chinese Civil War was again on.

Episode 38

World War II

air day: 2012-10-11

In which John Green teaches you about World War II, aka The Great Patriotic War, aka The Big One. So how did this struggle occur? And what does it imply? We’ve all discovered the info about World War II many instances over, because of repeated classroom protection, the History channel, and your grandfather (or perhaps great-grandfather) exhibiting you that Nazi bayonet he used to maintain in his sock drawer and telling you a bunch of age-inappropriate tales about his harrowing struggle experiences. So, why did the Axis powers assume forceful enlargement was a good suggestion? (they have been hungry). So why did this factor shake out in favor of the Allies? HInt: it has to do with the truth that it was a world struggle. Germany and Japan made some fairly severe strategic errors, resembling invading Russia and attacking the United States, and people errors meant that just about the entire world was towards them. So, fins out how this worldwide alliance got here collectively to cease the Axis enlargement.

Episode 39

USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War

air day: 2012-10-18

In which John Green teaches you concerning the Cold War, which was often scorching, however on common, it was cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was certainly not cool, man. After World War II, there have been principally two huge geopolitical powers left to divide up the world. And divide they did. The United States and the Soviet Union divvied up Europe within the aftermath of the struggle, after which proceeded to spend the following 45 years combating over the remainder of the world. It was the good ideological wrestle, with the US on the aspect of capitalism and revenue, and the us pushing Communism, so-called. While each side introduced themselves as the nice man on this scenario, the truth is that there aren’t any good guys. Both events to the Cold War engaged in forcible regime modifications, constructed up huge nuclear arsenals, and principally received as much as soiled methods. If you needed to decide a foul man although, I might level out that the us had no intention of brining Laika the Cosmonaut Dog dwelling alive.

Episode 40

Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant

air day: 2012-10-25

In which John Green teaches you concerning the post-World War II breakup of a lot of the European empires. As you will bear in mind from earlier installments of Crash Course, Europeans spent a number of centuries crusing all over the world creating empires, even if a lot of the locations they conquered have been completely joyful to hold on alone. After World War II, most of those empires collapsed. This is the story of these collapses. In most locations, the top of empire was not orderly, and violence usually ensued. While India was a (kind of) shining instance of non-violent change, in locations like The Congo, Egypt, Rwanda, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, issues did not go easily in any respect. John brings you all this, plus footage of Sea Monkeys. Sadly, they do not look something like these superior commercials within the comedian books.

Episode 41

Globalization I – The Upside

air day: 2012-11-02

In which John Green teaches you about globalization, a topic so epic, so, um, world, it requires two movies. In this video, John follows the surprisingly complicated path of t-shirt because it criss-crosses the world earlier than coming to relaxation in your doorstep, and ultimately in your dresser. (Unless you are a kind of individuals who by no means places their laundry away and lives out of a laundry basket. If that is the case, disgrace on you.) Anyway, the story of the t-shirt and its manufacture in far-flung locations like China, Guatemala, and India is a microcosm of what is going on on within the world financial system. Globalization is a little bit of a blended bag, and there have positively been winners and losers alongside the way in which. In this episode John will speak about a number of the advantages which have come together with it. Next week, he’ll get into a number of the less-positive negative effects of globalization.

Episode 42

Globalization II – Good or Bad?

air day: 2012-11-09

In which John asks whether or not globalization is a web optimistic for humanity. While the brand new world financial system has created lots of wealth, and lifted lots of people out of poverty, it additionally has some results that are not so scorching. Wealth disparity, rising divorce charges, environmental harm, and new paths for the unfold of illness. So does all this outweigh the financial advantages, the innovation, and the relative peace that include interconnected economies? As ordinary, the reply isn’t easy. In this case, we’re dwelling in the course of the occasions we’re discussing, so it is exhausting to know the way it should end up.