Bozeman Science
Using Game Design to Improve My Classroom
Paul Andersen explains how he is using elements of game design to improve his AP Biology class. The entire class revolves around Moodle. Students complete levels to acquire experience points and move up the leader board
TED Talks
James Patten: The best computer interface? Maybe ... your hands
"The computer is an incredibly powerful means of creative expression," says designer and TED Fellow James Patten. But right now, we interact with computers, mainly, by typing and tapping. In this nifty talk and demo, Patten imagines a...
TED Talks
4 lessons the pandemic taught us about work, life and balance | Patty McCord
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work for good. Can it also change it for the better? Consultant Patty McCord reviews four key insights employers and employees alike gleaned from their shift to working from home -- and shares how...
Bozeman Science
Conceptual Thinking Mini-Lessons: Introduction and Explanation
ThinkBlocks were invented by Derek Cabrera at Cornell.
TED Talks
TED: A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings | eL Seed
eL Seed fuses Arabic calligraphy with graffiti to paint colorful, swirling messages of hope and peace on buildings from Tunisia to Paris. The artist and TED Fellow shares the story of his most ambitious project yet: a mural painted...
Be Smart
Who Built The Pyramids
when the pyramids were built, the ancient Egyptians hadn't invented the wheel, developed bronze tools, or discovered pi. How were they able to stack two million stone blocks, each weighing more than two tons, into precise geometric...
TED Talks
Jacek Utko: Can design save newspapers?
Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%. Can good design save the newspaper? It just might.
SciShow
This Massive Star Just... Vanished | SciShow News
Astronomers have some insights into the mysterious disappearance of the luminous blue variable star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy, and we're digging up more clues about how our friend the Moon may have formed.
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Battle of the Brains!
It's the battle of the SciShow Psych Hosts: Brit Garner and Hank Green! Brit came prepared, but can Hank still win the game for his Patron?
SciShow
How Quantum Mechanics Affects Your Life
While you might not think about quantum mechanics being part of your everyday life, it turns out that it might play a role in some of the most familiar things, from the sunlight in the trees to the nose on your face! Chapters View all...
TED Talks
Michael Green: What the Social Progress Index can reveal about your country
The term Gross Domestic Product is often talked about as if it were “handed down from god on tablets of stone.” But this concept was invented by an economist in the 1930s. We need a more effective measurement tool to match 21st century...
TED Talks
Lalitesh Katragadda: Making maps to fight disaster, build economies
As of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped. This slows the delivery of aid after a disaster -- and hides the economic potential of unused lands and unknown roads. In this short talk, Google's Lalitesh Katragadda demos Map Maker,...
Bozeman Science
Improving Education - First Draft
Paul Andersen talks about three ways to improve education and how it is reflected in what we are doing at Bozeman Public Schools.
SciShow
How Losing Your Job Changes You
Unexpectedly losing a job is hard, but it can also change you in the long term, setting off a cycle that may be hard to break out of, and leaving lasting effects on the way you see and interact with the world.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: A guide to the energy of the Earth - Joshua M. Sneideman
Energy is neither created nor destroyed - and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? Joshua M. Sneideman examines the many ways in which energy cycles through our...
SciShow
The Truth About the Charlie Charlie Challenge
We may not be sure who’s behind it, but we can tell you that the Charlie Charlie Challenge doesn’t really work. Because physics.Very, very special thanks to Henry Reich of Minute Physics for helping with the content of this video.
SciShow
The World's Most Asked Questions | Compilation
A while back, we were tasked with answering some of the world's most asked questions. So here, in one convenient location, are some of those questions and their answers.
MinuteEarth
Why Don't More Animals Eat Wood?
Wood is abundant and full of energy, but outside of some insects, almost no animals eat it because the stuff it's made of is hard to break down
TED Talks
David Brooks: The lies our culture tells us about what matters -- and a better way to live
Our society is in the midst of a social crisis, says op-ed columnist and author David Brooks: we're trapped in a valley of isolation and fragmentation. How do we find our way out? Based on his travels across the United States -- and his...
Crash Course
Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been...
SciShow
Ghost Crabs Take Stomach Growling to a Whole New Level
You think your tummy rumbles? Meet the ghost crab — it growls using teeth inside its stomach, and not because it’s feeling peckish!
TED Talks
Eugenia Cheng: An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math
How do we make sense of a world that doesn't? By looking in unexpected places, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. She explains how applying concepts from abstract mathematics to daily life can lead us to a deeper understanding of things...
SciShow
SpaceX's Risky Reusable Rocket Launch
Update: SpaceX has rescheduled the Falcon 9 launch on January, 6th 2015.
Crash Course
Cheese, Catastrophes, & Process Control: Crash Course Engineering #25
Engineering, like life, could really use a lot more cheese. This week we are looking at a cheese factory in Toronto and what it can teach us about process control systems. We’ll explore feedforward and feedback systems, and see how...