Bozeman Science
Cooperative Interactions
Paul Andersen emphasizes the importance of cooperation in living systems. He starts with a brief description of game theory and why countries at peace do better over the long term. He then explains how microscopic cells cooperate in the...
3Blue1Brown
What's so special about Euler's number e? Essence of Calculus - Part 5 of 11
What is the derivative of a^x? Why is e^x its own derivative? This video shows how to think about the rule for differentiating exponential functions.
PBS
Time Crystals!
In this episode of the Space Time Journal Club Matt discusses how two independent research teams created their own Time Crystals, a form of matter that breaks time translational symmetry and could be used in quantum computers.
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Labs - part 1
Paul Andersen details the first 7 of 13 labs in the AP Biology Curriculum. The following topics are all covered: Artificial Selection, Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, Comparing DNA using BLAST, Diffusion and Osmosis, Photosynthesis,...
MinuteEarth
How Many Mass Extinctions Have There Been?
Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some keywords/phrases to get your googling started: - Mass Extinction Event: a significant, global decrease in the diversity of life - "Big 5": The five biggest mass...
3Blue1Brown
The Essence of Calculus, Chapter 1
An overview of what calculus is all about, with an emphasis on making it seem like something students could discover for themselves. The central example is that of rediscovering the formula for a circle's area, and how this is an...
3Blue1Brown
Quaternions and 3d rotation, explained interactively - Part 2 of 2
An introduction to an interactive experience on why quaternions describe 3d rotations
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Practice 7 - Connecting Knowledge
In this video Paul Andersen explains the final AP Biology practice on connecting knowledge. The video begins with an introduction to interdisciplinary studies and how science is changing over time. He describes differences of scale in...
Bozeman Science
Practice 6 - Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Paul Andersen explains how scientists modify theories by constructing explanations. He also discusses the cycle of design used by engineers to solve problems. He starts by defining a theory as a well-established explanation of a...
Crash Course
Ancient & Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science
The history of medicine is about two of our big questions: one, what is life? What makes it so special, so fragile, so… goopy!? Two, how do we know what we know? Why should I take my doctor’s advice? Why are deep-fried Oreos bad for me?...
3Blue1Brown
Quaternions and 3d rotation, explained interactively
An introduction to an interactive experience on why quaternions describe 3d rotations
3Blue1Brown
Derivatives of exponentials | Chapter 5, Essence of calculus
What is the derivative of a^x? Why is e^x its own derivative? This video shows how to think about the rule for differentiating exponential functions.
TED Talks
Martin Seligman: The new era of positive psychology
Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?
SciShow
There's Alcohol in the Middle of the Galaxy!
There's a massive cloud in the center of our galaxy, and it's full of alcohol. Party in the Milky Way! But how did it get there? And what does it have to do with the search for life elsewhere in the universe? SciShow Space explains!
PBS
Feynman's Infinite Quantum Paths
There is a fundamental limit to the knowability of the universe. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle tells us that the more precisely we try to define one property, the less definable is its counterpart. Knowing a particle's location...
PBS
The Geometry of Causality
Using geometry we can not only understand, but visualize how causality dictates the order of events in our universe.