PickVidsBest Social issues & culture Videos
The 168 Social issues & culture videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 1 introductory, 3 intermediate, 164 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a commentary. What they share is that something that already happened gets one reading. Channels you will keep seeing include TED, Innuendo Studios, TEDx Talks.
Why Western Designs Fail in Developing Countries
A design essay on why products designed in Western contexts often fail when deployed in developing countries.
Tinder Experiment: 18 Yr Old Woman Tries Being A Man!!!
A social experiment in which an 18-year-old woman runs a Tinder profile as a man and sees how differently the dating experience plays out for men.
When Wokes and Racists Actually Agree on Everything
A short comedy skit by Ryan Long satirizing how woke activists and racists end up agreeing on many things.
Part One: The Evergreen Equity Council
The first of three short films by Mike Nayna about Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying's experience at Evergreen State College, focusing on the Equity Council and the controversy around it.
Make love, not porn (Adult content) | Cindy Gallop
Cindy Gallop gives a 4-minute TED2009 talk arguing hardcore pornography has distorted how young men think about sex.
Ferguson, MO and Police Militarization: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on the Ferguson shooting, racial inequality in policing, and the militarization of local police forces in the US.
Jordan Peterson - Women in High Paying Jobs
A clip of psychologist Jordan Peterson discussing why few women reach high-paying, high-pressure jobs.
I Forgot My Phone
A two-minute satirical short film in which a woman leaves her phone at home and notices how everyone around her is absorbed in their screens.
My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement & how I got out | Christian Picciolini | TEDxMileHigh
Christian Picciolini tells how he became a white supremacist at 14 and led America's first neo-Nazi skinhead gang, then how he left.
SOUTH KOREA IS OVER
A Kurzgesagt animation on South Korea's record-low fertility rate and rapidly aging population.
The Fight for the Soul of Seattle | A KOMO News Documentary
A KOMO News documentary about Seattle's homelessness, addiction and street crime.
Reagan and Bush Debate Immigration, Border Fences, and Undocumented Children in 1980
A short clip of George H.
Why Are Birthrates Plummeting Worldwide?
Patrick Boyle examines why birth rates are falling in nearly every country and argues the standard explanations do not hold up.
Unconscious Bias @ Work | Google Ventures
A Google Ventures talk on how unconscious biases shape product decisions, hiring and workplace interactions.
See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income | Anna Rosling Rönnlund
Anna Rosling Rönnlund presents Dollar Street, a project photographing homes in dozens of countries, from stoves to beds to toilets, and sorting them by income.
Demographic Collapse — China's Reckoning (Part 1)
PolyMatter's first part of a series on China's demographic collapse, covering the effects of the one-child policy, shrinking workforce and economic consequences.
Neil Degrasse Tyson on being Black, and Women in Science
A short clip of Neil deGrasse Tyson answering a question about why there are not more women in science.
Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person
A School of Life video arguing that everyone marries someone who is somewhat wrong for them, and that this is unavoidable.
Why Libertarianism Is So Dangerous
A former libertarian argues against libertarianism, describing the worst-case scenario if government disappeared overnight.
George Carlin - It's A BIG Club & You Ain't In It!
A clip from George Carlin's 2005 special Life Is Worth Losing, in which he argues that the powerful don't want an educated public capable of critical thinking.
David Bowie Criticizes MTV for Not Playing Videos by Black Artists | MTV News
A 1983 interview clip in which David Bowie questions MTV VJ Mark Goodman about why the channel played so few videos by black artists.
The mathematics of love | Hannah Fry
Mathematician Hannah Fry's TED talk on patterns in dating and mate-seeking, including optimal stopping and three math-backed tips for finding a partner.
Bill Burr Answers "Can Women Be Funny?"
A one-minute clip of comedian Bill Burr answering whether women can be funny at the Just For Laughs festival.
Milton Friedman - Illegal Immigration - PT 1
A short clip of economist Milton Friedman discussing the dynamics of illegal immigration and its relationship with the welfare state.