SciShow
4 High-Tech Ways To Stop Wildfires (And 1 Low-Tech One)
Thanks to climate change, many regions are experiencing longer and more dangerous wildfire seasons. Here are 4 high-tech ways we are trying to stop these fires in there tracks, as well as one that’s a bit simpler.
TED Talks
How a geospatial nervous system could help us design a better future | Jack Dangermond
What if we could better understand the world's biggest challenges simply by looking at a map? Jack Dangermond, a pioneer in geographic information system (GIS) technology that powers the digital maps people around the world use every...
SciShow
4 High-Tech Ways To Stop Wildfires (And 1 Low-Tech One)
Thanks to climate change, many regions are experiencing longer and more dangerous wildfire seasons. Here are 4 high-tech ways we are trying to stop these fires in there tracks, as well as one that’s a bit simpler.
Science Buddies
Create an Urban Heat Island Profile Using ArcGIS Online
In this science project, you will explore Urban Heat Islands with ArcGIS Online and analyze surface type & air temperature relationships in your city.
Curated Video
The Battle of Athens and Gun Control
The story of how the Second Amendment was used in a fight against democracy, during the Battle of Athens, Tennessee.
Bridgeman Arts
Battle scenes from Korea, US tanks, bazooka, weary and wounded GIs, 1950
General battle scenes from Korea, near Pusan, T-54 tank, US soldier on telephone, US tank fires, soldiers firing a bazooka, wounded GI.
Press Association
Prime Minister tours Global Investment Summit
Boris Johnson tours the Innovation Zone at the Global Investment Summit in London, showcasing clean technologies and innovative companies in the UK. This comes as the Prime Minister announced a new partnership with Bill Gates’...
PBS
Nova Online: A Gallery of Roman Mosaics
The companion site that accompanies the NOVA program on salvaging Zeugma, an ancient Roman town on the banks of the Euphrates. It shows how archaeologists rescued many artifacts from a dam-building project.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bridging Culture, Community and Science
See how a place-based high school curriculum project promotes STEM learning through local ethnography and conservation projects. This video segment showcases one of 11 CREST projects taking place in rural, coastal Maine communities. [5:40]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Estuary Restoration
A look at how and why the South Slough estuary has been changed by human use, and how we are now trying to rebuild or restore the estuary to original condition. Specialized techniques for restoration include use of high explosives. [7:48]