SciShow
Can You Make an Accurate Map?
Earth is not flat. So, representing it on a flat surface can be challenging and always requires compromises.
SciShow
6 Creative Ways People Used to Navigate the Oceans
People have been exploring the oceans since prehistoric times, way before they had GPS to help them figure out where they were. Here are 6 ingenious ways our ancestors navigated the oceans.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What makes a poem a poem? - Melissa Kovacs
What exactly makes a poem - a poem? Poets themselves have struggled with this question, often using metaphors to approximate a definition. Is a poem a little machine? A firework? An echo? A dream? Melissa Kovacs shares three recognizable...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why a sausage can do what your gloves cannot | Charles Wallace and Sajan Saini
In 2010, South Korea experienced a particularly cold winter. People couldn't activate their smartphones while wearing gloves, so they began wielding snack sausages— causing one company to see a 40% rise in sausage sales. So, what could...
SciShow
8 Mind-Blowing Optical Illusions
Your brain does its best to inform you about the world around you, but sometimes it gets tricked. Enjoy eight optical illusions to test your brain's sensory input.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun
We've harnessed electricity, sequenced the human genome, and eradicated smallpox. But after billions of dollars in research, we haven't found a solution for a disease that affects more than 14 million people and their families at any...
SciShow
Will We Ever be Able to Predict Earthquakes?
Here on SciShow, we’ve talked quite a bit about how difficult it is to predict earthquakes, and how we prepare for them. So today, let’s take a tour of earthquake science!
Crash Course
Just Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen: Crash Course Theater #11
This week on Crash Course Theater, Mike is taking you to Japan to have a look at Noh theater. Noh, and its counterpart Kyogen are some of the most revered theater forms in Japan, and are still performed today. Today you'll learn how Noh...
Crash Course
Spectra Interference: Crash Course Physics
Light is everywhere … but it’s not as predictable as you might think. It’s a wave that travels in straight lines, yet it also reflects off of surfaces, refracts through various materials, and generally changes direction all the time!...
TED Talks
Aris Venetikidis: Making sense of maps
Aris Venetikidis is fascinated by the maps we draw in our minds as we move around a city -- less like street maps, more like schematics or wiring diagrams, abstract images of relationships between places. How can we learn from these...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Euclid's puzzling parallel postulate - Jeff Dekofsky
Euclid, known as the "Father of Geometry," developed several of modern geometry's most enduring theorems--but what can we make of his mysterious fifth postulate, the parallel postulate? Jeff Dekofsky shows us how mathematical minds have...
TED-Ed
Why every world map is wrong | Kayla Wolf
Fourteen Greenlands could fit in Africa— but you wouldn't guess it from most maps of the world. The fact is, every world map humans have ever made is wrong. Actually, it's impossible to make a flat map of the whole spherical world 100%...
PBS
The Honeycombs of 4-Dimensional Bees ft. Joe Hanson
Why is there a hexagonal structure in honeycombs? Why not squares? Or asymmetrical blobby shapes? In 36 B.C., the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro wrote about two of the leading theories of the day. First: bees have six legs, so they...
Crash Course
What is a Map Crash Course Geography
From navigating a cross-country road trip (or just finding the nearest coffee shop), to analyzing election results (or the latest meme on K-pop group popularity), maps play a huge role in how we interpret the world! Today, we're going to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is verbal irony? - Christopher Warner
At face value, the lines between verbal irony, sarcasm, and compliments can be blurry. After all, the phrase 'That looks nice' could be all three depending on the circumstances. In the final of a three part series on irony, Christopher...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to read music - Tim Hansen
Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm). Sheet music may look complicated, but once you've gotten the hang of a few simple elements like notes, bars and...
Curated Video
Graphing Acceleration Explained - Velocity versus Time!
A velocity vs time graph describes the motion of an object. The slope of the line tells us the acceleration of the object. The slope of the line can be positive, negative or zero. This tells us that the object is either speeding up,...
Curated Video
Distance vs Time Graphs | Velocity & Speed Motion Graphs | Physics Explained
Learn about the basics of 1-dimensional motion in this informative video! We'll cover the relationship between distance and time, and how to read and interpret distance-time graphs. Perfect for students studying physics or anyone looking...
Curated Video
Collaboration to Save Tuna: Indonesian and Japanese Efforts to Preserve a Valuable Resource
This video highlights the collaboration between Japanese buyers and Indonesian fishermen to address the declining tuna population in Indonesian seas. The establishment of a large tuna hatchery in Bali aims to sustain the supply of tuna...
Curated Video
Azimuthal Quantum Number: Shaping Electron Orbits
Characterised by the symbol 𝑙l, the azimuthal quantum number is a fundamental parameter in quantum mechanics that describes the angular momentum and form of an electron's orbital within an atom. The integer values it accepts range from 0...
Curated Video
England and Spain: A Tale of Football Success and Struggles
This video provides an overview of the English national football team, highlighting their World Cup history, key players, and current squad. It also discusses the expectations and challenges they face in the 2010 World Cup. The video...
Curated Video
Protein types, functions and examples with my flashcard notes
Proteins are macromolecules that we find in every living organism. Learning their types, functions and examples in biology can be a daunting task. So, in this video, I will be sharing a fun way to learn this topic using flashcard notes.
Curated Video
What is a PERT Chart? Project Management in Under 5
When it comes to project planning and estimation, there are a few 'go-to' tools that every project manager should know, and one of them is the PERT Method. So, what is a PERT Chart?