VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFor decades we’ve been told recycling helps the Earth. But does it really?AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These...
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Electric Cars: Inconvenient Facts, Part 2
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONDo you think every car should be electric? In this video (and Part 1), John shares some inconvenient facts that might change your mind.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF...
Electric Cars: Inconvenient Facts, Part 1
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONShould all cars go electric? Some politicians and activists think so, but John thinks they're guilty of magical thinking.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE...
Both Sides: Self-Driving Cars
Driverless cars are already on the road, but are they really the future of transportation? Proponents say self-driving cars will reduce accidents and pollution, but others say that they're too dangerous. What are the benefits of cars driven by artificial intelligence?...
Both Sides: Banning TikTok Revisited
In this follow-up to Both Sides: Banning TikTok, we take another look at the controversial social media app. Politicians continue to discuss a nationwide ban, fearing that the Chinese government can use TikTok to spread misinformation and invade our privacy. But is it...
Both Sides: Can Capitalism Save the Environment?
In this follow-up to Both Sides: Can Socialism Save the Environment?, we take a look at the topic from a different perspective. Is capitalism killing the planet, or could it save the planet? Is economic growth the answer, or do we need degrowth? And what can we learn...
The Nuclear Option
VIDEO DESCRIPTION"Climate change is the existential threat!" warns Bernie Sanders and others. But if he really believed that, he should support nuclear -- the only technology that has a track record of rapidly replacing fossil fuels.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login...
Both Sides: Artificial Intelligence
What is the future of artificial intelligence? Will it take our jobs, or help us do our jobs more easily? Should AI be regulated by the government? In this edition of Both Sides of the Issue, you can hear two perspectives on this topic.IF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TAKES...
Both Sides: Were the Atomic Bombings Necessary?
WERE NUCLEAR WEAPONS REQUIRED TO END THE WAR?WAS THE ATOMIC BOMB NECESSARY?AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Can Socialism Save the Environment?
ONLY SOCIALISM CAN SAVE THE PLANETSOCIALISM RUINS THE ENVIRONMENTAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Climate Change
Explore the complex landscape of climate issues in this comprehensive module, covering topics such as fracking, the Green New Deal, and electric vehicles. Gain a deep understanding of the intended and unintended environmental, economic, and social implications,...
Both Sides: Cracking Down on Disinformation
OBAMA SOUNDS ALARMS ON DANGERS OF DISINFORMATIONTHE GREAT 'DISINFORMATION' PANICAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Climate Change vs. Economic Growth
THE PROBLEM WITH CONSUMERISMTOP 3 WAYS ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL SOLVE CLIMATE CHANGEAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Insights & Interactions Town Hall – April 19, 2023
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONThe on-demand version of our Stossel Town Hall for Educators: The Exciting Intersection of Neuroscience and Education, featuring John Stossel and Oakland University professor Barbara Oakley.
Both Sides: Electric Cars Revisited
WHY THE E.V. REVOLUTION MAY FINALLY BE HEREELECTRIC CARS: INCONVENIENT FACTS, PART 2AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Banning TikTok
TIKTOK BAN BILL: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWSHOULD THE U.S. BAN TIKTOK?AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Electric Cars
ARE ELECTRIC CARS REALLY MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?ELECTRIC CARS: INCONVENIENT FACTS, PART 1AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Overpopulation
OVERPOPULATION FACTSTHE SCAREMONGERS ARE WRONGAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Recycling
WHY IS RECYCLING SO IMPORTANT?THE RECYCLING RELIGIONAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Organic Farming
ORGANIC FARMERS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGETHE GREENS' NEW TARGETAVAILABLE RESOURCES
The Truth about GMOs
VIDEO DESCRIPTION“Natural” food activists say: Stop eating genetically-modified foods! But GMO foods are safe. They don’t, as claimed, “cause cancer.” Over the last couple decades, cancer is...
Privacy
SITC’s “Privacy” module is a comprehensive resource for teachers to educate their students about privacy in the age of big tech. Your students will gain a greater understanding of how people's personal information can be collected and shared without their knowledge....
Both Sides: Gas Prices
WHO REALLY CONTROLS US GAS PRICES?WHY ARE GAS PRICES SO HIGH?AVAILABLE RESOURCES
American Optimist
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONDon't let the bad news get you down -- there's LOTS of good news that media mostly ignore. Amazing innovations like technology that lets a monkey play computer games using only...
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
SITC’s “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” module is an ideal teaching resource for educators looking to introduce their students to the effect of government regulation in entrepreneurship and innovation. Students will gain insight into what entrepreneurship entails,...
Both Sides: Are We Running Out of Resources?
NATURAL RESOURCES - ARE WE RUNNING OUT?ARE WE RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES?AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Roundabouts vs Traffic Lights
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHate it when you’re the only car stopped at a light? Roundabouts are a solution to that, and more.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register...
Privacy: Who Needs It?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEdward Snowden tries to convince me to worry more about privacy. “They’re trying to shape your behavior!” he warns. I rudely say: “Americans by and large don’t care, and I...
Both Sides: The Pros and Cons of Bitcoin
WHY BITCOIN IS SO BAD FOR THE PLANETBITCOIN IS PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLDAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Is Nuclear Power the Answer?
3 REASONS WHY NUCLEAR ENERGY IS TERRIBLE!THE NUCLEAR OPTIONAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: What Should Be Done About Climate Change?
THE GREEN NEW DEAL, EXPLAINEDECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INNOVATIONAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Thank You, Fossil Fuels
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONToday’s Black Lives Matter protests often include the claim that fossil fuel use is racist, because climate change will hurt the poor and minorities most. But minorities and...
Government Fueled Fires
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONThe massive, deadly wildfires in America’s West are caused by climate change,” smirks California governor Gavin Newsom. In reality, bad forest management and excessive...
The New Censors
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONOn my Facebook page recently, I was alarmed to see a warning pop up: “this information could mislead people.” Facebook then also said it won’t show my video to most...
Both Sides: Why Are Wildfires Getting Worse?
CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING WILDFIRES MORE EXTREMEGOVERNMENT FUELED FIRESAVAILABLE RESOURCES
Both Sides: Should Facebook Censor Political Posts?
WHY FACEBOOK NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAKE NEWSTHE NEW CENSORSAVAILABLE RESOURCES
SpaceX Does What Government Won’t
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONOn August 2nd, two American astronauts return to Earth. Their launch was the first from the US in 10 years. It wasn’t NASA that sent them into space. It was Elon Musk‘s SpaceX...
Both Sides: Private Space Travel
SHOULD WE LEAVE THE FUTURE OF SPACE IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE COMPANIES?SPACEX DOES WHAT GOVERNMENT WON’TAVAILABLE RESOURCES
My Brother’s Life-Saving Discovery
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONCumbersome FDA regulations delay new drugs. It generally takes at least 10 YEARS to bring a new drug to market. The pandemic got regulators to say they’ll speed things up — but...
Coronavirus Overreach
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONGovernments pass ever more restrictive rules in the name of saving us. How many of these rules are helpful?AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These...
The Red Tape Pandemic
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONRegulations have delayed test kits, “telehealth”, and hospital innovation, making the coronavirus pandemic worse. They set America back months in responding.AVAILABLE RESOURCES...
Are We Doomed?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWe’re told that when it comes to climate change, the debate is over. But is it? Should it be? Has the case been closed, or could we use some healthy debate?AVAILABLE RESOURCES...
Save Lives, Sell Organs
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAllowing organ sales would save lives, but critics say it would hurt the poor.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These...
Green New Deal: Fact Versus Fiction
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposes to save the planet.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These...
Paris Climate Agreement
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIs Donald Trump right to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional Resources[RM_Form...
Both Sides: Robots & Jobs Revisited
TECHNOLOGY IS REPLACING JOBS. ARE YOU READY?WILL ROBOTS MAKE HUMAN JOBS OBSOLETE?AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Read All About It!
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONMost people think the concepts of free speech and freedom of the press started in America. But another country actually codified freedom of the press in its constitution before...
Google and Facebook Cross “The Creepy Line”
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONGoogle and Facebook cross “The Creepy Line.” Creepy or helpful?AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional...