TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The history of the barometer (and how it works) - Asaf Bar-Yosef
A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, allowing weather forecasters and scientists to better predict extreme weather events. Despite its incredible usefulness, inventing the barometer was no walk in the park. Asaf...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. Langston
How do you get what you want, using just your words? Aristotle set out to answer exactly that question over two thousand years ago with a treatise on rhetoric. Camille A. Langston describes the fundamentals of deliberative rhetoric and...
Crash Course
Plato and Aristotle: Crash Course History of Science
Plato and Aristotle: Crash Course History of Science #3
SciShow
Do we have more than 5 senses?
The Greek philosopher Aristotle used sensory experiences and body parts to propose that humans have five senses. But almost as soon as he proposed them, people noticed things that didn’t fit the bill. And the debate has continued ever...
Crash Course
What Is a Good Life?: Crash Course Philosophy
In our final episode of Crash Course Philosophy, we consider what it means to live a good life. We’ll look at the myth of Sisyphus, Robert Nozick’s experience machine, Aristotle’s eudaimonistic picture of a good human life, and the...
Crash Course
Einstein's Revolution: Crash Course History of Science
There was physics before Einstein in the same way that there was biology before Darwin. Einstein didn’t just add some new ideas to physics. And he didn’t just add a unifying framework for doing physics, like Newton. Einstein took what...
Crash Course
Nostrils, Harmony with the Universe, and Ancient Sanskrit Theater: Crash Course Theater #7
Ancient Sanskrit theater is one of the oldest theater traditions, and thanks to Bharata Muni and his treatise on theater, the Natyashastra, we can tell you quite a bit about it, all the way down to eyebrow and nostril poses. This week...
Crash Course
Newton and Leibniz: Crash Course History of Science
The standard story of the Scientific Revolution culminates with the long life of one man: Sir Isaac Newton—a humble servant of the Royal Mint, two-time parliamentarian, and a scientific titan whose name, along with Einstein’s, is...
SciShow
6 Times Scientists Radically Misunderstood the World
Science has come a long way in understanding how our universe works and that road has been full of wrong turns and dead ends. Here are 6 scientific explanations that turned out to be way off track. Chapters 1 SPONTANEOUS GENERATION 1:49...
Crash Course
Thespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama: Crash Course Theater #2
This week on Crash Course Theater, Mike is acting like theater started in Greece. Well, for the western theater, this is true. The earliest recorded drama in the west arose in Athen, and these early plays grew out or religious ritual....
Crash Course
Heredity: Crash Course Biology
Hank and his brother John discuss heredity via the gross example of relative ear wax moistness.
Bozeman Science
The Scientific Method
Mr. Andersen gives a brief description of the scientific method.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Plato's best (and worst) ideas - Wisecrack
Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today's thinkers like Plato. He created the first Western university and was teacher to Ancient Greece's greatest minds, including Aristotle. But even he wasn't perfect. Along with...
Curated Video
Life's Lemons Through Philosophers' Eyes
Should we seize the day or reflect deeply on our actions? This video takes viewers on a journey through the perspectives of great thinkers on how to live a fulfilling life. Beginning with a metaphor of squeezing a lemon, the video...
Curated Video
Factpack: Big Bang Scientists
How did previous generations of scientists think of the Universe, and how has that understanding changed over time? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic,...
Wonderscape
Ancient Greek Scholars: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
This video explores the impact of ancient Greek philosophers, including Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It covers Socrates' method of questioning, Plato's writings on justice and government, and Aristotle's belief in observation as the...
Professor Dave Explains
Logic in Early Modern Philosophy
With modern philosophy somewhat understood, it's time to pivot and see how logic developed during this time period. First, in the early part of this period, Pascal's wager was an important development, which was followed by the Port...
Curated Video
The Unbelievably Tragic Story of Cú Chulainn
In Irish folklore, Cú Chulainn was one of the greatest warriors ever to live. From his first battle against a vicious hound at the age of 6 to his last against an entire army just two decades later, Cú Chulainn lived a legendary, but...
Great Big Story
Why Do You Sneeze in the Sun
Discover the strange genetic condition of sun sneezing and its potential medical significance.
Curated Video
The Core of Influence & Persuasion: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos - Character, Reason, and Emotion
The earliest thinker in the Western tradition whose ideas about influence and persuasion come down to us was Aristotle. He asserted that we need three things to build a persuasive argument: ethos, logos, and pathos. In English, these...
Curated Video
Exploring the Renaissance of Healing Touch and Energy Therapy
This video explores the resurgence of energy-based healing practices like Reiki and healing touch, highlighting their potential benefits in relieving stress, pain, and emotional distress. It contrasts Western culture's historical lack of...
Professor Dave Explains
Empiricism Part 1: Da Vinci, Bacon, and Hobbes
With rationalism covered, let's investigate the other important movement in early modern philosophy, empiricism. In its earliest formulation, this included figures like Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes, and contrary to rationalism, which...
Professor Dave Explains
Early Medieval Philosophy: Augustine of Hippo and Boethius
With ancient philosophy covered, it's time to move into medieval philosophy. This era is dominated by a strong link with theology, and all the most significant contributors to philosophy in this era were largely commenting on religious...
Professor Dave Explains
Late Medieval Philosophy: Abelard, Avicenna, Aquinas, et al.
We've covered early medieval philosophy, so let's move forward to the later part of this era, which is called the Scholastic period. This is marked by a strong Aristotelian influence, as well as the rise of universities as we know them...