PBS
How Luminiferous Aether Led to Relativity
As the 19th century came to a close, physicists were feeling pretty satisfied with the state of their science. The great edifice of physical theory seemed complete. A few minor experiments remained to verify everything. Little did those...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What did people do before anesthesia? | Sally Frampton
The quest for anesthetics that could induce unconsciousness and enable more meticulous surgeries began around the early 3rd century CE. Before anesthesia was widely used, patients had to consciously endure every moment of surgery. So,...
Crash Course
Freud, Jung, Luke Skywalker, and the Psychology of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #40
In which Mike Rugnetta teaches you about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, and how a lot of their work was influenced by myth and mythology. While Freud and Jung aren't quite as revered as they once were, they were undoubtedly a huge...
Crash Course
Organometallic Reagents and Carbanions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Have you ever wondered why the gas station has “unleaded fuel” but there isn’t a “leaded” option? The answer has to do with a chemical called tetraethyl lead, which is an organometallic compound, or an organic compound with a...
Be Smart
Is Space A Thing?
Since the days of Ancient Greece, philosophers and scientists have been wondering: What is space? Is the absence of things.... a thing? These questions continued to fascinate physicists in the modern era, leading Isaac Newton, Ernst...
Amoeba Sisters
Archaea
What is the domain Archaea? Explore the archaeans with the Amoeba Sisters! This introductory video compares and contrasts characteristics of Archaea with bacteria. Time-Stamped Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:47 Extremophiles 1:00...
SciShow
Great Minds: Benjamin Franklin: Founding Nerd
Learn the truth about Benjamin Franklin, his experiments into electricity, including the real story behind the kite and the key.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does anesthesia work? - Steven Zheng
When under anesthesia, you can't move, form memories, or -- hopefully -- feel pain. And while it might just seem like you are asleep for that time, you actually aren't. What's going on? Steven Zheng explains what we know about the...
SciShow
How an Ancient Remedy Became a Modern Cure for Malaria
In the 1960s drug-resistant strains of malaria emerged, making the disease even deadlier than before. Then, pharmaceutical scientist Tu Youyou discovered a promising new remedy buried within the pages of ancient Chinese texts.
Crash Course
Thermodynamics: Crash Course History of Science
It's time to heat things up! LITERALLY! It's time for Hank to talk about the history of Thermodynamics!!! It's messy and there are a lot of people who came up with some ideas that worked and other that didn't and then some ideas that...
SciShow
Get Charged Up for the Gigafactory
Hank shares the latest ambitious project from SpaceX and Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk: The Gigafactory. Learn more about how batteries work, what the big deal is about lithium, and why people are getting so charged up. See what we did...
Crash Course
More Organic Nomenclature Heteroatom Functional Groups - Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Oxygen is pretty dang amazing! Some of the most intensely studied functional groups in organic chemistry have oxygen atoms. In this episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry, we're building on the last episode's discussion of...
Crash Course
Hydrocarbon Derivatives - Crash Course Chemistry
Functional groups? Functional groups within functional groups? Hank takes today's Crash Course video to discuss some confusing ideas about Hydrocarbon Derivatives, but then makes it all make more sense.
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Crash Course
Alcohols, Ethers, and Epoxides: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
What comes to mind when you think of alcohol? Probably alcoholic drinks like beer or wine. But in organic chemistry alcohols are an important and versatile family of compounds. In this episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry, we’ll use...
SciShow
The Greatest Failed Experiment Ever
In this episode SciShow Space we talk about the aether...which hasn't been proven.
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...
Curated Video
The Complete Solidity Course - Zero to Advanced for Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Solution - State Variables and Constructor - Auction
In this video, we will discuss the solution to the exercise on building an Auction DApplication from the previous video, where you will write a smart contract for an auction in Solidity, including the use of state variables and...
Curated Video
The Complete Solidity Course - Zero to Advanced for Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Exercise - Cost Restriction in Solidity
This is an exercise video on cost restriction in Solidity. This clip is from the chapter "Solidity Patterns II - Restricted Access" of the series "The Complete Solidity Course - Zero to Advanced for Blockchain and Smart Contracts".In...
Curated Video
The Complete Solidity Course - Zero to Advanced for Blockchain and Smart Contracts - The Fallback Function in Solidity III
This video will help you with deploying and debugging your Solidity contracts using Remix IDE. By the end of the video, you will have a clear understanding of the fallback function and be able to implement it in your own Solidity...
Curated Video
The Complete Solidity Course - Zero to Advanced for Blockchain and Smart Contracts - The Fallback Function in Solidity I
The fallback function in Solidity is a function that gets called when a contract receives a transaction without any function specified in the transaction data. It is a special function that has no name and no arguments. It is used to...
Curated Video
The Complete Solidity Course - Zero to Advanced for Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Solution - Assert Ether to Wei
In this video, we will discuss the solution to the exercise on asserting Ether to Wei from the previous video. This clip is from the chapter "Learn Solidity Basics IV (Conversions and Special Variables)" of the series "The Complete...
Curated Video
The Complete Solidity Course - Zero to Advanced for Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Ether Units and Denominations in Solidity
In this video, we will explore the different units and denominations used for Ether in Solidity. This clip is from the chapter "Learn Solidity Basics IV (Conversions and Special Variables)" of the series "The Complete Solidity Course -...
Curated Video
ChatGPT for Creatives - Magic and Magic Systems
In this video, the author talks about creating a magic system for their worldbuilding project. They start by discussing the importance of establishing rules for the magic system, such as its limitations, costs, and consequences. You will...
Curated Video
ChatGPT for Creatives - Politics in Worldbuilding
In this video, the author discusses the importance of politics in worldbuilding and how it can add depth and complexity to the world being created. The video discusses types of political systems that can be incorporated into a world. You...