SciShow
Altruism
Hank explains the evolutionary basis for altruistic behavior in animals, including vampire bats!
SciShow
The Origins of Cute
Hank talks about three scientific reasons why cute things make us a special kind of crazy.
TED Talks
TED: Four billion years of evolution in six minutes | Prosanta Chakrabarty
Did humans evolve from monkeys or from fish? In this enlightening talk, ichthyologist and TED Fellow Prosanta Chakrabarty dispels some hardwired myths about evolution, encouraging us to remember that we're a small part of a complex,...
SciShow
Are Viruses Alive?
Viruses all around us, they evolve, grow, and can be killed. But are they alive?
SciShow
How Cells Got Their Membranes (Maybe) | SciShow News
For life to evolve on Earth, a bunch of complex organic molecules had to evolve a way to assemble into cells. So how did those proto-cells get cell membranes? Some researchers have a new hunch. Also, scientists are borrowing a trick from...
Crash Course
Old & Odd: Archaea, Bacteria & Protists - CrashCourse Biology
Hank veers away from human anatomy to teach us about the (mostly) single-celled organisms that make up two of the three taxonomic domains of life, and one of the four kingdoms: Archaea, Bacteria, and Protists. They are by far the most...
Crash Course
The Sex Lives of Nonvascular Plants: Alternation of Generations - Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to nonvascular plants - liverworts, hornworts & mosses - which have bizarre features, kooky habits, and strange sex lives. Nonvascular plants inherited their reproductive cycle from algae, but have perfected it to the...
Curated Video
The Universe of Technology: Exploring Outer Space with Nova
In this video, Nova takes children on an exciting adventure through outer space to explore the universe of technology. They learn about the meaning of technology and how it helps solve problems and make tasks easier. Nova introduces...
Curated Video
How to Build a Great Project Communications Plan
If your project does not have a good enough Communications Plan, people won't know as much as they want to know. And if your project fails to keep communication ahead of events then, in the absence of real information, people will fill...
Curated Video
What is Disciplined Agile (DA)?
There are many different Agile methods. In this video, I want to answer the question, what is the PMI's Disciplined Agile, DA? Disciplined Agile, is not a methodology, but a tool-kit. It makes use of a wide range of other practices to...
Curated Video
What's the Difference between Projects and Programs? - or Project Management and Program Management?
Projects and Programs are similar… but different. And so are Project Management and Program Management. Let’s see what those differences are. In simple terms, programs tend to be bigger, more complex, and less certain than projects. As a...
Curated Video
Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers - Risk Monitoring
In the final video of this section, we will discuss monitoring risks, how we can go about watching them, and if we can keep a close tab on risks with this process.
Curated Video
Factpack: Viruses
What is a virus and is it alive? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at the start of a learning session.
Curated Video
Factpack: Super Prey
How can small prey protect themselves from predators? Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at the start of a...
Curated Video
How Did Mammals Evolve?
An introduction to the ‘mammal-like reptiles’ that walked the Earth millions of years before the dinosaurs – and from which all modern-day mammals would eventually evolve. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Early reptiles split...
Curated Video
Predators and Prey
The adaptations of predators and prey are vital for their survival, and help to drive the evolution of species. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Predators are animals that kill other animals for food - their prey....
Curated Video
How Did Birds Evolve?
They walked on two legs, laid their eggs in nests, and some even glided through the air – find out more about the theropod dinosaurs, from which all birds evolved. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. A Twig Curriculum Film....
Curated Video
The Goldilocks Zone
A delicate balancing act between the Sun and Earth makes ours the only known life-bearing planet in our Solar System. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Earth is the only planet with liquid water. If a planet is too close to...
Curated Video
Where did humans come from?
Meet our oldest relatives. Our universe - Story of life - Life on Earth Learning Points Life has been on Earth for a very long time, but humans only evolved very recently by comparison. A Twig Junior Film - Core science concepts...
Curated Video
Rocks – Clip
Find out how the fossils found in 124-million-year-old sedimentary rocks are revealing new information about evolution. Material processes - Classifying materials - Rocks A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning...
Curated Video
Breeding silver foxes
In the 1960s, silver foxes were bred in Siberia as an experiment in behaviour. What did this experiment show? Life processes - Living processes - Reproduction Learning Points Acquired characteristics are a result of environment and...
Curated Video
Poison arrow frogs
They may be poisonous but, find out why these frogs make perfect parents. Life processes - Variation and classification - Vertebrates Learning Points Amphibians lay eggs in water to reproduce. Metamorphosis is the change from a tadpole...
Curated Video
The human cell
Go back to the beginning of your life and find out how you were created. Life processes - Living processes - Cells Learning Points Human cells consist of a membrane, cytoplasm and a nucleus. A zygote is a single cell formed by the fusion...
Curated Video
What is a life cycle?
Humans, frogs and poppies all have very different life cycles. Life processes - Living processes - Life cycles Learning Points The stages of development from birth to death are known as a life cycle. Metamorphosis is part of some life...