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What is value? A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capitalTo view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan discusses the emergence of a new style of warfare among the Greeks, the hoplite phalanx. After discussing the panoply of the hoplite solider and the method of fighting, he argues that this style of fighting came about early in the life of the polis. In addition, he shows that the phalanx was almost invincible on the field. At the lecture's conclusion, he answers several questions from students about hoplite warfare in the Greek world.00:00 - Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Hoplite Phalanx06:33 - Chapter 2. The Hoplite12:09 - Chapter 3. The Phalanx29:47 - Chapter 4. Fighting Style, Casualties, Winning and Losing43:51 - Chapter 5. Question and Answer on the Hoplite Phalanx01:02:17 - Chapter 6. Closing Remarks and Critiques of Orthodox InterpretationComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Fall 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Death (PHIL 176)The discussion of the badness of death continues by asking whether it is bad that we do not exist before our birth. The views of a number of contemporary philosophers, such as Tom Nagle, Fred Feldman, and Derek Parfit, are introduced. Then Professor Kagan turns to the subject of immortality. Would it be desirable to live forever, and if so, under what circumstances one might enjoy such a prolonged existence? The lecture concludes with Bernard Williams' take on immortality which posits that no kind of human life can continue to be enjoyable and attractive for eternity.00:00 - Chapter 1. The Modest Existence Clause 08:46 - Chapter 2. "Schmoss" of Life: Is it Bad? 22:01 - Chapter 3. Feldman and Parfit on Nonexistence before Life 33:45 - Chapter 4. Is Immortality the Antidote to Deprivation-Based Death? 49:26 - Chapter 5. Conclusion: A "Best" Immortal State? Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video, discover easy and nutritious recipes designed for busy students. Dr. Nate Wood shares meals that are both affordable and quick to prepare, ensuring you eat well without breaking the bank.Managing your finances as a student is challenging. Yale’s Graduate and Professional Student Senate collaborated with Dr. Nate Wood, Assistant Professor and Director of Culinary Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, to create this video series aimed at helping our community to shop and eat affordably and nutritiously. According to a 2024 Senate report, 30% of Yale's graduate and professional students experience food insecurity. Our goal is to provide tangible support through practical tips, recipes, and strategies. For more resources or to share your thoughts, use our contact form!https://www.gpsenate.yale.edu/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)Professor Blight offers an introduction to the course. He summarizes some of the course readings, and discusses the organization of the course is discussed. Professor Blight offers some thoughts on the nature of history and the study of history, before moving into a discussion of the reasons for Americans' enduring fascination with the Civil War. The reasons include: the human passion for epics, Americans' fondness for redemption narratives, the Civil War as a moment of "racial reckoning," the fascination with loss and lost causes, interest in military history, and the search for the origins of the modern United States.00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction03:09 - Chapter 2. Course Texts and Structure10:47 - Chapter 3. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Promissory Note"15:31 - Chapter 4. Books and the Purpose of History22:00 - Chapter 5. Why Study the Civil War?38:46 - Chapter 6. Whitman's "Democracy" and ConclusionComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)The third and final part of the course begins, consisting of a series of lectures on cosmology. A brief history of how cosmology developed into a scientific subject is offered. The discovery of dark energy, along with dark matter, played a crucial role in the development of cosmology. The lecture then discusses the discovery of spiral nebulae in 1920, as well as the "Great Debate" over what they were. Hubble's famous redshift diagram is presented as the basis for Hubble's Constant and Big Bang cosmology. The difficulty of measuring distance of objects in space, and how to do it using the parallax method and the standard candle method, are discussed. Measure brightness using the magnitude scale is explained. Class ends with a review of logarithms.00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction to Cosmology03:34 - Chapter 2. Spiral Nebulae and Hubble's Redshift Diagram17:35 - Chapter 3. Measuring the Distance of a Star: The Parallax Method25:13 - Chapter 4. Measuring Brightness: The Standard Candle Method38:06 - Chapter 5. Absolute and Apparent Magnitude48:04 - Chapter 6. ConclusionComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the big picture principles that will guide your journey in social entrepreneurship? This lesson goes beyond specific steps, offering essential do's and don'ts to ensure you stay grounded, impactful, and adaptable throughout your career.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the importance of handing off responsibilities and sharing knowledge for long-term impact.• Recognize that your role in social entrepreneurship will evolve over time, from direct service to framework change.• Learn to differentiate between substance and hype, avoiding "bubble" mentalities in the social entrepreneurship field.• Embrace humility by admitting failings, seeking collaboration, and continuously questioning assumptions.• Build upon existing knowledge and challenge conventional wisdom to collectively advance the field of social justice.📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezbi0aRJeVnt99ynTVZG1PL 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)This lecture introduces an important concept related to the past and future of the universe: the Scale factor, which is a function of time. With reference to a graph whose coordinates are the Scale factor and time, the problem of dark matter is addressed again. Cosmological redshifts are measured to determine the scale of the universe. The discovery of the repulsive, anti-gravitational force of dark energy is explained. The lecture concludes with discussion of Einstein's biggest mistake: the invention of the cosmological constant to balance gravity.00:00 - Chapter 1. The Scale Factor04:41 - Chapter 2. Accounting for Dark Matter in Mass of Universe27:58 - Chapter 3. Discovery of Dark Energy42:06 - Chapter 4. Understanding Dark Energy and Einstein's Biggest MistakeComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does value arise in exchange? What is labor in the capital system? Some simple forms of value. A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capitalTo view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Death (PHIL 176)The lecture begins with a continued discussion of the Cartesian argument and its weaknesses. The lecture then turns to Plato's metaphysical views in the context of his work, Phaedo. The key point in the discussion is the idea that in addition to the ordinary empirical world that we are familiar with, we posit the existence of a second realm in which the Platonic forms exist. These forms are the abstract properties that we attribute to physical objects, such as beauty, justice, goodness and so on. Since it is the soul that conceives of these Platonic forms and ideas, Plato argues that the soul not only outlives the body but lasts forever. It is perfect, immaterial and indestructible.00:00 - Chapter 1. Summary of the Cartesian Argument 04:57 - Chapter 2. Refuting the Cartesian Argument: The Morning and Evening Stars 19:25 - Chapter 3. Platonic Forms and the Immortality of the Soul 31:27 - Chapter 4. Conclusion Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final class in the course is presented by Professors Beverly Gage, David Blight, and Joanne Freeman with a recap of how we got to America at 250 and what we can all learn from the history.Recorded in Yale’s Battell Chapel. This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation’s semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught jointly by Professors Joanne Freeman, David Blight, and Beverly Gage, the course emphasizes the history of the nation-state and the contested nature of American national identity. All three scholars will deliver the course’s first and final lectures together, as an introduction and a wrap-up. In between, they will each deliver eight lectures individually based on their areas of expertise. Joanne Freeman, the Alan Boles, Class of 1929 Professor of History and American Studies, and an expert in the revolutionary and early national periods of American history, will cover the period from the Revolution up through the 1830s, touching on such topics as the birth of party politics, the nature of “Jacksonian democracy,” and the rise of the reform and protest movements.David Blight, Sterling Professor of History and African American Studies and one of the country’s foremost authorities on the history of slavery and the Civil War, will cover the Civil War era up through Reconstruction and the emergence of the Jim Crow laws.Beverly Gage, John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History, who is currently writing a book on the nation’s past to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, will pick up in the 1890s and continue through the end of the 20th century, addressing debates around immigration, wealth inequality, and the creation of the social welfare state. The course explores U.S. political history broadly conceived–not just as a realm of presidents and elections and wars (though there will be plenty of those) but as a conversation across time between citizens about what the United States is, was, and was meant to be. It proceeds from the premise that the American Revolution was the first but not the last radical act of national reimagining in U.S. history. The DeVane Lecture series was established in 1969 to honor William Clyde DeVane, dean of Yale College from 1939 to 1963. A copy of the course syllabus with required readings can be downloaded at the bottom of the page at this link: https://president.yale.edu/committees-programs/devane-lectures/america-at-250-a-history To view all the classes in the DeVane Lecture series, go to this playlist link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezTQrY_6XMNBWaZqLRdgpoq&feature=shared Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)Professor Bailyn begins the class with a discussion of a recent New York Times article about the discovery of a new, earth-like planet. He then discusses concepts such as epicycles, dark energy and dark matter; imaginary ideas invented to explain 96% of the universe. The Anthropic Principle is introduced and the possibility of the multiverse is addressed. Finally, biological arguments are put forth for how complexity occurs on a cosmological scale. The lecture and course conclude with a discussion on the fine differences between science and philosophy.00:00 - Chapter 1. Calculations for an Earth-Like Planet08:23 - Chapter 2. Cosmology: The Game -- Working with Imaginary Ideas29:39 - Chapter 3. The Anthropic Principle and the Multiverse42:00 - Chapter 4. The Fine Line between Science and PhilosophyComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu.Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200)This lecture continues the topic of harmonic motions. Problems are introduced and solved to explore various aspects of oscillation. The second half of the lecture is an introduction to the nature and behavior of waves. Both longitudinal and transverse waves are defined and explained.00:00 - Chapter 1. Free Vibration: Oscillation Under F=008:20 - Chapter 2. Initial Conditions at Start of Oscillation18:52 - Chapter 3. Solution to Harmonic Equation under Driving Force30:01 - Chapter 4. Properties of the Oscillating Function, Resonance39:23 - Chapter 5. Complete Solution = Complimentary + Particular Solutions43:40 - Chapter 6. Introduction to Longitudinal and Transverse Waves52:55 - Chapter 7. Derive Wave Equation as Differential Equation01:04:40 - Chapter 8. Solution to Wave EquationComplete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professors David Blight, Joanne Freeman, and Beverly Gage discuss Professor Gage's recent lectures on the Progressive Era, The New Deal, and some Warren Harding fun facts. This podcast is also available on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/america-at-250-the-podcast/id1840422776 and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4C8qfQf21r4eO6mVUFguG2To view all the videos in this course or view and download a copy of the course syllabus with required readings please scroll through the page at this link: https://president.yale.edu/committees-programs/devane-lectures/america-at-250-a-history Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)Exoplanets are introduced and students learn how astronomers detect their presence as well as the challenges associated with it. Physics equations are explained as well as their importance in the context of the course. A number of problems are worked out to get students used to dealing with large numbers in calculating planetary masses, interplanetary distances, etc.00:00 - Chapter 1. Course Logistics06:15 - Chapter 2. Exoplanets12:56 - Chapter 3. Physical Units and Significant Digits33:23 - Chapter 4. Calculating the Distance between Planets and StarsComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does fetishism of the commodity arise? What is money?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capitalTo view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Through which historical events and what kinds of processes did the capital system take hold? Is Capital Volume 1 a revolutionary book?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital  To view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can social entrepreneurs truly expand their impact beyond their individual ventures? In this lesson, Sally Abi Khalil shares invaluable insights from her work, emphasizing the critical role of policy and advocacy in creating systemic social change. She discusses navigating legal frameworks, building critical mass through collaboration, and the importance of long-term commitment, patience, and idealism in the journey of social transformation.\n\n🎯 Learning Objectives\n• Differentiate between organizational growth and expanding social impact.\n• Explore how social entrepreneurs can leverage their work for policy and advocacy.\n• Understand the significance of collective action and building critical mass in social change.\n• Recognize the value of patience, idealism, and broad communication in the pursuit of transformative impact.📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Center of the book, the ABCs of Capital. What is relative surplus value?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital  To view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)The class begins with a discussion on transits important astronomical events that help astronomers to find new planets. The event occurs when a celestial body moves across the face of the star it revolves around and blocks some of its light. By calculating the amount of light that is being obscured astronomers can obtain important information about both star and planet, such as size, density, radial velocity and more. The concept of planetary migration is explained in order to better understand the dramatic differences between bodies in the Inner and Outer Solar System. Finally, potential problems in the Solar System that may occur as a result of migration are addressed.00:00 - Chapter 1. Complexities and New Observations on Hot Jupiters07:38 - Chapter 2. Discovery of Planetary Transits19:53 - Chapter 3. Limits of Finding Planets Directly from Transits28:54 - Chapter 4. Metallicity and Planetary Migration43:32 - Chapter 5. Consequences and Limits of the Idea of Planetary MigrationComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating the myriad of funding options can be overwhelming. In this lesson, we systematically explore the primary sources of capital available for social enterprises, from government grants to private investments and individual contributions. Discover the diverse avenues to secure financial backing and learn how to identify funders whose values align with your mission, ensuring not just financial support but also valuable resources like mentorship.🎯 Learning Objectives• Identify the four main categories of funding sources for social enterprises.• Distinguish between different types of government, non-governmental, private sector, and individual funding options.• Understand the typical characteristics and examples of funding mechanisms like grants, venture capital, and crowdfunding.• Recognize the importance of aligning your enterprise's values with potential funders and exploring non-financial support.📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezbi0aRJeVnt99ynTVZG1PL🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship#SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Theory (ECON 159)We apply the notion of Nash Equilibrium, first, to some more coordination games; in particular, the Battle of the Sexes. Then we analyze the classic Cournot model of imperfect competition between firms. We consider the difficulties in colluding in such settings, and we discuss the welfare consequences of the Cournot equilibrium as compared to monopoly and perfect competition.00:00 - Chapter 1. Coordination Games: Scope for Leadership and Strategic Complements04:59 - Chapter 2. Coordination Games: The Battle of the Sexes 18:37 - Chapter 3. Cournot Duopoly: Math53:28 - Chapter 4. Cournot Duopoly: Real World ExamplesComplete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Fall 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)Class begins with a review of magnitudes and the problem set involving magnitude equations. Implications of the Hubble Law and Hubble Diagram are discussed. Professor Bailyn elaborates on the Big Bang theory of cosmology and addresses controversial questions related to the age, development, and boundaries of the universe. The fate of the universe, and possibly its end (known as the Big Crunch) are addressed. Imagining an expanding three-dimensional universe is proposed. The lecture ends with a question-and-answer session during which students inquire about a variety of topics related to cosmology, such as the center of the universe, its current expansion, and hypothetical collapse.00:00 - Chapter 1. Review of Magnitudes07:38 - Chapter 2. Implications of Hubble's Discoveries on the Aging Universe26:36 - Chapter 3. Conceptualizing a Three-Dimensional Universe34:22 - Chapter 4. Q&A: The Big Bang, the Expansion, and the Big CrunchComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the subsumption of labor into capital?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital  To view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is money? How does circulation change everything?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capitalTo view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)Class begins with a review of the mysterious nature of dark matter, which accounts for three quarters of the universe. Different models of the universe are graphed. The nature, frequency, and duration of supernovae are then addressed. Professor Bailyn presents data from the Supernova Cosmology Project and pictures of supernovae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The discovery of dark energy is revisited and the density of dark energy is calculated. The Big Rip is presented as an alternative hypothesis for the fate of the universe.00:00 - Chapter 1. Review of Dark Matter04:51 - Chapter 2. Supernovae20:53 - Chapter 3. Finding Supernovae: The Supernovae Cosmology Project34:41 - Chapter 4. The Constant Density of Dark Matter and the Big RipComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)The formation of planets is discussed with a special emphasis on the bodies in the Solar System. Planetary differences between the celestial bodies in the Inner and Outer Solar System are observed. Professor Bailyn explains how the outlook of our Solar System can predict what other star systems may look like. It is demonstrated how momentum equations are applied in astronomers' search for exoplanets. Planet velocities are discussed and compared in relation to a planet's mass. Finally, the Doppler shift is introduced and students learn how it is used to measure the velocity of distant objects, such as galaxies and planets.00:00 - Chapter 1. Theory of Planetary Formation12:04 - Chapter 2. Observing Moving Exoplanets and Stars23:45 - Chapter 3. Doppler Shift37:47 - Chapter 4. 51 Pegasus and "Hot Jupiters"Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu.Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200)The dynamics of a many-body system is examined. Through a variety of examples, the professor demonstrates how to locate the center of mass and how to evaluate it for a number of objects. Finally, the Law of Conservation of Momentum is introduced and discussed. The lecture ends with problems of collision in one dimension focusing on the totally elastic and totally inelastic cases.00:00 - Chapter 1. Multi-body Dynamics — The Two-body System05:41 - Chapter 2. The Center of Mass32:05 - Chapter 3. Law of Conservation of Momentum — Examples and Applications56:32 - Chapter 4. The Rocket Equation01:03:19 - Chapter 5. Elastic and Inelastic CollisionsComplete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the general formula of capital and its constant movement.A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capitalTo view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this lesson, we dive into the foundational concept of the medical software life cycle, the essential organizing principle for any medical software project. We'll introduce the international standard IEC 62304, which governs these life cycles, and explore why a defined life cycle model is not just recommended, but mandated, integrating seamlessly with quality and risk management systems. The lesson also distinguishes between various software risk classifications and their implications for development rigor, along with different life cycle models such as waterfall, incremental, and evolutionary approaches.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the medical software life cycle and its significance as an organizing principle.• Learn about the IEC 62304 international standard governing medical device software development.• Differentiate between software risk classifications (Class A, B, C) and their impact on project requirements.• Explore various software life cycle models, including waterfall, incremental, and evolutionary.• Recognize the importance of quality and risk management systems in medical software development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)Class begins with a problem on transits and learning what information astronomers obtain through observing them. For example, radii of stars can be estimated. Furthermore, applying the Doppler shift method, one can find the mass of a star. Finally, a star's density can be calculated. A second method for identifying planets around stars is introduced: the astrometry method. The method allows for an extremely accurate assessment of a star's precise position in the sky. Special features of the astrometry method are discussed and a number of problems are solved. A short summary is given on the three methods astronomers use to identify exoplanets. Class ends with an overview of upcoming space missions and the hope of detecting the presence of biological activity on other planet.00:00 - Chapter 1. Calculating Planetary Density from Transits and Doppler Shifts09:14 - Chapter 2. Astrometry to Assess Planetary Position23:55 - Chapter 3. Summary of Planetary Identification Methods34:12 - Chapter 4. Kepler, SIM, and TPFComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)One last key concept in Special Relativity is introduced before discussion turns again to black celestial bodies (black holes in particular) that manifest the relativistic effects students have learned about in the previous lectures. The new concept deals with describing events in a coordinate system of space and time. A mathematical explanation is given for how space and time reverse inside the Schwarzschild radius through sign changes in the metric. Evidence for General Relativity is offered from astronomical objects. The predicted presence and subsequent discovery of Neptune as proof of General Relativity are discussed, and stellar mass black holes are introduced.00:00 - Chapter 1. Invariance in Special Relativity10:10 - Chapter 2. Invariant Intervals and the Schwarzschild Metric21:01 - Chapter 3. Schwarzschild Sign Changes and Space-Time Reversals36:27 - Chapter 4. Evidence for General Relativity in AstronomyComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What role does technology play? Why do you make less if you work more? How does the mode of labor transform?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital  To view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291)In this guest lecture, Teaching Fellow Andrew Goldstone provides us with some key concepts for understanding Modernism and Nabokov's relation in particular to his literary forebears T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Marcel Proust. Positing the "knight's move" as a description of Nabokov's characteristically indirect, evasive style, Goldstone argues that Nabokov's parodies of Modernist form in fact reveal his deep commitment to some of the same aesthetic principles. While the knight's move often indicates a playful attitude towards tradition, it also betrays a traumatic rupture with the past, reflecting a sense of exile that links Nabokov's art with the violence of Lolita's protagonist, Humbert.00:00 - Chapter 1. Defining Literary Modernism10:01 - Chapter 2. The Knight's Move: Nabokov on Tradition and Originality15:56 - Chapter 3. The Influence of Joyce27:35 - Chapter 4. Reading Nabokov as an ExileComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu.Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200)The four-vector is introduced that unifies space-time coordinates x, y, z and t into a single entity whose components get mixed up under Lorentz transformations. The length of this four-vector, called the space-time interval, is shown to be invariant (the same for all observers). Likewise energy and momentum are unified into the energy-momentum four-vector.00:00 - Chapter 1. Recap—Consequences of the Lorentz Transformations06:25 - Chapter 2. Causality Paradoxes: "Killing the Grandmother"15:22 - Chapter 3. A New Understanding of Space-Time25:51 - Chapter 4. Introducing the Fourth Dimension and Four-Vector Algebra44:09 - Chapter 5. The Space-Time Interval, or "Proper Time"51:47 - Chapter 6. Deriving the Velocity and Momentum Vectors in Space-Time01:04:40 - Chapter 7. The New Energy-Mass RelationComplete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does machinery do?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital  To view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milton (ENGL 220)The invocation to Paradise Lost is read and analyzed. Milton's tenure as Latin Secretary under the Puritan government, his subsequent imprisonment upon the restoration of the monarchy, and his blindness are all briefly discussed. The poet's subsequent choice of a religious subject, rather than a nationalist one, for his epic is considered in light of the failure of the Puritan regime. His radical poetics, including his stance against rhyme and his unique use of enjambment and double syntax, is closely examined. Elements of the radical philosophy of monism, present in his depiction of angelic bodies, are identified and discussed at length.00:00 - Chapter 1. "Paradise Lost": The Fall of Adam, Eve and the Rebel Angels08:56 - Chapter 2. "Paradise Lost": A Powerful Defense against Lateness13:44 - Chapter 3. "First": A Strategy of Retrospective Anticipation23:14 - Chapter 4. "Paradise Lost": Radical Theology28:25 - Chapter 5. "Paradise Lost": Thoughts Unconstrained by GrammarComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Fall 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)Having finished with slavery and the pro-slavery argument, Professor Blight heads North today. The majority of the lecture deals with the rise of the Market Revolution in the North, in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s. Blight first describes the causes of the Market Revolution--the rise of capital, a transportation revolution--and then moves to its effects on the culture and consciousness of antebellum northerners. Among these effects were a riotous optimism mixed with a deep-rooted fear of change, an embrace of the notions of progress and Manifest Destiny, and the intensification of the divides between North and South.00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction04:40 - Chapter 2. Uriah Parmelee, the Yalie12:54 - Chapter 3. The Market Revolution of the North: Mobility, Child Labor, Wealth27:12 - Chapter 4. The Idea of Manifest Destiny, the Reality of Change, and the Transportation Revolution37:23 - Chapter 5. Contradictions of Progress in American Literature43:22 - Chapter 6. Change as Precursor to Reform: A Historical PerspectiveComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when online learning comes to life?Students from Watertown High School’s Spanish Honors class visited Yale University to meet the instructors and contributors behind Yale en primera persona: Narrativas hispanas, an online video collection featuring more than 60 first-person stories from Spanish-speaking members of the Yale community.During their visit, students participated in a panel discussion, asked thoughtful questions about language, culture, and career paths, and explored how authentic storytelling can deepen language learning.Created by Lourdes Sabé, Yale en primera persona helps learners engage with a wide range of Spanish accents, backgrounds, and lived experiences from across the Yale community.Explore the collection on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/yale-en-primera-persona #Yale #YaleOnline #SpanishLearning #LanguageLearning #YaleUniversity #Education #OpenEducationalResources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world look from the standpoint of production? What is valorization? What is surplus-value?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capitalTo view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)Professor Bailyn introduces the course and discusses the course material and requirements. The three major topics that the course will cover are (1) exoplanets--planets around stars other than the Sun, (2) black holes--stars whose gravitational pull is so strong that even their own light rays cannot escape, and (3) cosmology--the study of the Universe as a whole. Class proper begins with a discussion on planetary orbits. A brief history of astronomy is also given and its major contributors over the centuries are introduced: Ptolemy, Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton.00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction05:38 - Chapter 2. Topics of the Course12:57 - Chapter 3. Course Requirements21:03 - Chapter 4. Planetary Orbits31:32 - Chapter 5. From Newton's Laws of Motion to the Theory of Everything38:10 - Chapter 6. The Newtonian Modification of Kepler's Third LawComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)Professor Bailyn begins with a summary of the four post-Newtonian effects of general relativity that were introduced and explained last time: precession of the perihelion, the deflection of light, the gravitational redshift, and gravitational waves. The concept of gravitational lensing is discussed as predicted by Einstein's general relativity theory. The formation of a gravitational lens can be observed when light from a bright distant source bends around a massive object between the source (such as a quasar) and the observer. Professor Bailyn then offers a slideshow of gravitational lenses. The issue of finding suitable astronomical objects that lend the opportunity to observe post-Newtonian relativistic effects is addressed. The lecture ends with Jocelyn Bell and the discovery of pulsars.00:00 - Chapter 1. Review of Post-newtonian Effects of General Relativity06:15 - Chapter 2. Gravitational Lensing21:05 - Chapter 3. Jocelyn Bell, Binary Pulsars, and General Relativity44:17 - Chapter 4. Measurement Errors and Testing Strong Field RelativityComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291)In the first of her two lectures on Edward P. Jones's The Known World, Professor Hungerford begins from the novel's title, asking what counts as knowledge in the novel and why knowledge is central to the story. This leads to related questions: who is a knower, and what can be known? Highlighting several different versions of how knowledge of the past is communicated through storytelling within the novel, she draws distinctions between Jones's model of historical knowledge and that of other writers on the syllabus. Professor Hungerford suggests that Jones revives a nineteenth-century form of the novel when his narrator takes on a God-like omniscience, but unlike the nineteenth-century novel's narrators, Jones's omniscient narrator provides little in the way of God-like consolation.00:00 - Chapter 1. Initial Student Reactions: The Known World in the Wake of Morrison06:31 - Chapter 2. A Historical Novel: Reactions to Postmodern Historical Theory17:09 - Chapter 3. Threadlike Narratives and the Grand Tapestry: Modes of Telling Truth34:19 - Chapter 4. The Question of Knowing: A Syllabus Retrospective39:59 - Chapter 5. Jones's Anti-modernist Return to an Omniscient NarratorComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)The lecture begins with the development of post-Newtonian approximations from Newtonian terms. Several problems are worked out in calculating mass, force and energy. A discussion follows about how concepts like mass and velocity are approached differently in Newtonian physics and Relativity. Attention then turns to the discovery that space and time change near the speed of light, and how this realization affected Einstein's theories. Finally, the possibility of traveling faster than the speed of light is addressed, including how physicists might predict from laboratory conditions how this might occur. Muons, unstable particles that form at the top of the Earth's atmosphere, are used as an example.00:00 - Chapter 1. Velocity and Mass in Special Relativity08:34 - Chapter 2. Gamma and Post-newtonian Mass15:34 - Chapter 3. What Is Mass?26:25 - Chapter 4. Lorentz Transformations and Relativistic Effects35:02 - Chapter 5. Time, Light, and the WorldComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)The discussion of the Republic continues. An account is given of the various figures, their role in the dialogue and what they represent in the work overall. Socrates challenges Polemarchus' argument on justice, questions the distinction between a friend and an enemy, and asserts his famous thesis that all virtues require knowledge and reflection at their basis.00:00 - Chapter 1. Polemarchus08:25 - Chapter 2. Thrasymachus18:59 - Chapter 3. Glaucon26:09 - Chapter 4. Adeimantus37:28 - Chapter 5. Spiritedness and the Establishment of the Just CityComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu.Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200)The discussion of four-vector in relativity continues but this time the focus is on the energy-momentum of a particle. The invariance of the energy-momentum four-vector is due to the fact that rest mass of a particle is invariant under coordinate transformations.00:00 - Chapter 1. Recap: The Four-Vectors of Position, Velocity and Momentum in Space-Time15:53 - Chapter 2. The Energy-Momentum Four-Vector32:20 - Chapter 3. Relativistic Collisions41:09 - Chapter 4. Law of Conservation of Energy and Momentum Using the Energy-Momentum Four-VectorComplete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How do fights over the length of the working day affect the capital system? What is absolute surplus value?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capitalTo view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How far can productivity be pushed to produce more surplus-value? How should we calculate the rate of exploitation of labor? What is a wage?A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better.  This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital  To view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices