Zach Star
4 Tips for Getting Through Finals Week
This video goes over 4 tips for getting through finals week. Finals week is always a stressful time, but with proper planning, it's possible to make it through this stressful time and perform to the best of your ability. One of the...
Zach Star
What is a Typical Schedule Day Like for an Engineering Student?
In this video i discuss what a typical day and schedule is like for an engineering student. I can't speak for all students but I do outline what my schedule was like and how much I worked. Typically incoming engineering students are...
Science360
Researchers virtually unwrap a 1500-year-old scroll-NSF Science Now 36
In this week's episode we discover a protein that could someday eliminate malaria, lear about microbes battling it out in Antarctica, explore super Wi-Fi that uses UHF channels and virtually unwrap a 1500-year-old scroll.
Guinness World Records
From Toys to Giant Walking Machines: A Journey in Engineering
Matt is an animatronics expert, who works on the Star Wars films. In his spare time he builds things like this hexapod robot. He explains some of the challenges he faced in building it. This video could be used to prompt a lesson on...
Espresso Media
Gullfaks to Hebron: The Construction of the Hebron
Gullfaks to Hebron part 8/8: The video showcases the installation and construction of the Hebron oil platform, highlighting the massive engineering efforts required. The project involved lifting and installing multiple modules, including...
ATHS Engineering
An Engineer's Journey: From High School to the Workforce
Keegan Dunn, a project engineer specializing in water resources, shares his experience in engineering and provides advice for high schoolers interested in pursuing a career in engineering. He emphasizes the importance of internships,...
Espresso Media
Ships That Carry Ships: The Monsoon Threat
Ships That Carry Ships part 3/7: The video showcases the loading operations of three modular carrier vessels in Southeast Asia, highlighting the stringent safety measures and precise positioning required for the float on float off...
Makematic
All the best moves
"Children aged 3-7 can use the five STEAM disciplines – science, technology engineering, art, and math – to explore living and non-living things. In this activity, children will create a game focused on how things move. By combining...
Science360
Richard Tapia encourages underrepresented minorities in science
Richard Tapia, winner of the National Science Board's 2014 Vannevar Bush Award, talks about his efforts to encourage underrepresented minorities in science. Tapia is a mathematician and professor at Rice University, and director of the...
Zach Star
How I Landed 3 Engineering Jobs Before College Graduation
In this video I explain how I landed 3 engineering jobs before graduating college. You can also find a link to my resume if you want to see exactly what I used to apply to these full time positions.
KERA
University Students Invent Special Space Shirt
Some students at Texas Woman’s University have won a NASA-sponsored design competition aimed at solving problems related to space travel. The students tackled a problem that astronauts have a lot–lower back pain. They created a shirt to...
ATHS Engineering
Real Engineers Share Their Stories: From Mechanical to Software Engineering
The video is an interview with a Tech alumni who shares his journey from mechanical engineering to software engineering, and gives advice on how to become an engineer, emphasizing the importance of communication and showing initiative...
Makematic
Animals big and small
"Observing what is the same or different is an important skill for 21st century learners. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will design and play a hand-made card game. In doing so, they will build observation skills while learning...
Zach Star
My Hardest Engineering Classes
The classes mentioned in this video probably would not be categorized as the 'hardest engineering' classes in my curriculum, but there are some that stood out as difficult for me. This will differ from person to person but regardless of...
Zach Star
3 Google Hacks for Students
In this video I go over 3 google hacks for students (especially college students). As a student you want the quickest ways to find notes, exams, textbooks, research information, and anything to optimize your time. The search hacks in...
Science360
Meet Ro-bat, Brown University's Robotic Bat Wing
The strong, flapping flight of bats offers great possibilities for the design of small aircraft, among many other applications. By building a robotic bat wing, Brown University researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats. Bat...
Espresso Media
Chernobyl: A Ticking Time Bomb
Chernobyl part 1/7: This video discusses the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, where a sequence of errors led to a catastrophic nuclear accident that killed hundreds and created permanent ghost towns in eastern Ukraine. The protective...
Espresso Media
Ariane 5: The Importance of Lateral Boosters in Rocket Propulsion
Ariane 5 part 4/8: The video explains the importance of the lateral boosters in the Ariane 5 rocket and how they provide the necessary power to overcome Earth's gravity and navigate through the atmosphere. The video also highlights the...
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 28: Women in STEM - Stories of Challenge and Success
When instrumentation controller JoAnn Morgan was in Firing Room number One for the historic moonshot in 1969, she was the only woman. NASA has come a long way since. Today, the very same firing room is led by a woman, and 30% of the...
Espresso Media
Mighty Sea Crane: Designing and Building the Oleg Strashnov
Mighty Sea Crane part 3/8: This video discusses the design and construction of the Oleg Strashnov, a ship with a massive crane that has a 5000 ton lifting capacity. The video highlights the challenges faced in maintaining balance when...
Zach Star
Computer Engineering Careers and Subfields
This video covers various subfields of computer engineering and what careers you can get in those fields. Computer engineering is basically the combination of electrical engineering and computer science, which means a lot of these jobs...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Uchenna Oguagha - African American Girls and Technology
Uchenna Oguagha is a senior at Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet High School in Bridgeport, CT. The campus is divided into three different schools: 1. Information Technology, 2. Biotech & Zoology, and 3....