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The Most Extreme Life Forms On Earth.... And Beyond?
What have we learned from exploring Earth's harshest locations? That pretty everywhere we look for life, we find it. From smoking hot hydrothermal vents to icy deserts, up in clouds and inside rocks, extremophiles have found a way to...
MinuteEarth
How Chaos Makes Your Fingerprints Unique
Because of the chaotic way fingerprints develop and the multiplying effect of compound probability, it's basically impossible for any two fingers to have matching prints. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A brief history of plastic | TED-Ed
For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decline, they began to look for alternatives. John Wesley Hyatt took up the challenge. In five years, he...
3Blue1Brown
The quick proof of Bayes' theorem
A short explanation of why Bayes' theorem is true, together with discussion on a common misconception in probability
Bozeman Science
Chromosomal Inheritance
In this video Paul Andersen describes genetics at the chromosomal level. He begins with a simple monohybrid cross as viewed through Mendelian genetics and then shows how genes are distributed through meiosis to possible gametes. This is...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What can Schrodinger's cat teach us about quantum mechanics? - Josh Samani
The classical physics that we encounter in our everyday, macroscopic world is very different from the quantum physics that governs systems on a much smaller scale (like atoms). One great example of quantum physics' weirdness can be shown...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: First person vs. Second person vs. Third person | Rebekah Bergman
Who is telling a story, and from what perspective, are some of the most important choices an author makes. Told from a different point of view, a story can transform completely. Third person, first person, and second person perspectives...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? | Elizabeth Cox
It's 1954. Vietnamese nationalists are on the verge of securing an independent Vietnam under communist leader Ho Chi Minh. U.S. President Eisenhower claims that by virtue of the "falling domino principle," communist control of Vietnam...
SciShow
Why Does Music Make You Emotional?
We all know that music tugs at our heartstrings. But the question of why music gives us the feels is a trickier one, and it’s something psychologists have been investigating for a long time.
Curated Video
Data Science Model Deployments and Cloud Computing on GCP - APIs
This video explains an Application Programming Interface, which is a declaration of how an application can communicate with another application, library, or framework. This clip is from the chapter "Client / Server Communications" of the...
Great Big Story
The Herb Garden Grown in an Undersea Pot
Explore the innovative venture of Nemo's Garden, where plants thrive in underwater greenhouses, offering a sustainable solution to the challenges of traditional agriculture. Learn how this alternative approach harnesses the stability and...
Curated Video
Associative Property of Multiplication
Associative Property of Multiplication explains the associative property of multiplication by determining the different possibilities of dimensions for a given volume of a rectangular prism.
Curated Video
The Disney Creativity Strategy: The NLP Way to Test Ideas
In the previous video, I described how NLP modeling works. Perhaps the most famous example is the Disney Creativity Strategy. It was modeled on Walt Disney’s approach to creative planning or problem-solving.
Curated Video
Nappturly Cute Chronicles: I CAN by Sandra Oliver
Nappturly Cute Chronicles is a children's book series that captures the confidence, curiosity and ambition of little black girls who love their hair! In this book, "I CAN," Rainn reminds us that we can be whoever we choose to be and that...
Curated Video
Why You Catastrophize and How To Stop It
Do you catastrophize? In other words, do you tend to jump to the worst-case scenario when faced with a problem or challenge? If so, watch this video. You'll learn why we do this and more importantly, how to stop it. Disclaimer: All of...
Curated Video
Predicting the Higgs Boson
Particle physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed (Institute for Advanced Study) describes how physicists knew that the Higgs boson had to be there before any experiment.
Curated Video
Ignoring the Multiverse
Princeton University physicist Paul Steinhardt describes how many cosmologists simply ignore one of the most pronounced problems with the theory of cosmic inflation.
Music Matters
The Best Chords to Follow Chord VI (in Minor Keys) - Music Composition
Are you struggling to get started in writing a chord progression? If you want to use chord VI what are the best options for chords to follow? This music composition lesson gives you plenty of options for chords that progress well from...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jackie Gerstein - Moving Education from 1.0 to 3.0
Dr. Jackie Gerstein's byline is, "I don't do teaching for a living. I live teaching as my doing . . . and technology has amplified my passion for doing so." Gerstein has been teaching in-person and online for several decades. Currently...
Music Matters
The Best Chords to Follow Chord IV (in Minor Keys) - Music Composition
Are you struggling to get started in writing a chord progression? If you want to use chord IV what are the best options for chords to follow? This music composition lesson gives you plenty of options for chords that progress well from...
Let's Tute
Accounting Entries in Bills of Exchange
In this video, the teacher discusses the various possibilities and accounting entries related to bills of exchange. They cover topics such as bill endorsement, bill honor or dishonor, and bill retirement.
Music Matters
How to Come Up With a Motif - Music Composition
How to come up with a motif. Motifs need a musical identity, which is created through melodic design, rhythmic character, and articulation. All the notes within the motif need to be either harmony notes or inessential notes. The process...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ron Beghetto - Responding to Uncertainty
Dr. Beghetto is an international expert on creativity in educational settings. He serves as Professor of Educational Psychology in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Prior to joining the faculty at UConn, Dr....
Professor Dave Explains
Subjunctive and the Sequence of Tenses in Italian: Concordanza dei Tempi
Subjunctive tenses.