SciShow
Bivalves Could Be the New Lab Rats
Bivalves—animals like mussels, clams and oysters—might be a more familiar sight in a restaurant than a lab. But it turns out that studying them might help us learn more about our own health.
TED Talks
John Underkoffler: Pointing to the future of UI
Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak -- the real-life version of the film's eye-popping, tai chi-meets-cyberspace computer interface. Is this how tomorrow's computers will be controlled?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Is our climate headed for a mathematical tipping point? - Victor J. Donnay
Scientists have warned that as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rise an increase in Earth's temperature by even two degrees could lead to catastrophic effects across the world. But how can such a tiny, measurable change in one factor lead to...
SciShow
Why Does Virtual Reality Make Me Sick?
You're enjoying a nice simulated drive using your VR headset, when you're suddenly jolted with nausea. What is causing this gross feeling? Check out this episode to learn how sensory input and VR simulation can throw your body off.
SciShow
We Found a Planet That Orbits Three Stars..Maybe?
New simulations of a triple-star system in the constellation Orion suggest that a planet might be orbiting three stars, which could drastically increase the amount of the solar systems we believe are out there forming planets! And the...
TED Talks
Mariana Mazzucato: What is economic value, and who creates it?
Where does wealth come from, who creates it and what destroys it? In this deep dive into global economics, Mariana Mazzucato explains how we lost sight of what value means and why we need to rethink our current financial systems -- so...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Systems - Level 4 - Hierarchy of Systems
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on the hierarchy of systems. TERMS: System interactions - Complex systems - consisting of many different and connected parts Sub-systems - a self-contained system...
SciShow
The Surprising Benefits of Space Flies
In space we can finally get away from pesky flies landing in our drinks! But before we can live off-Earth full time, sending flies into orbit is helping us study how space affects our human hearts and immune systems.
SciShow
Origins of Intolerance
Hank's news this week informs us on a couple of crazy science experiments, updates us on some earlier topics (dangerous asteroids and ancient phallic rock art), and briefs us on a new study that seeks to find the evolutionary origins of...
SciShow
These Smart Roads Could Change the Future of Driving
From self-healing asphalt to electrified roads, technology is steering the future of driving along some exciting new paths!
Bozeman Science
Concept 7 - Stability and Change
Paul Andersen explains how stability and change are regulated in systems through controls and feedback. Controls are used to regulate matter and energy flowing into a system. Feedback mechanisms within the system are used to regulate...
3Blue1Brown
Inverse matrices, column space and null space | Essence of linear algebra, chapter 6
How do you think about the column space and null space of a matrix visually? How do you think about the inverse of a matrix?
MinuteEarth
Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
Here are some handy keywords to get your googling started: Reaction-diffusion system: A hypothetical system in which multiple chemical substances diffuse through a defined space at different rates and react with one another, thereby...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the risky disk riddle? | James Tanton
Your antivirus squad is up against a code that's hijacked your mainframe. What you've learned from other infected systems, right before they went dark, is that it likes to toy with antivirus agents in a very peculiar way— and you're the...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Systems - Level 6 - Boundary and Initial Conditions
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on boundary and initial conditions within systems. Boundary conditions - the dividing line between system and environment Initial condition - the beginning state of...
SciShow
When Your Brain Can’t Accept Reality: Anosognosia
If patients seem to be unaware of their obvious conditions and symptoms, it might not be that they're in denial, but their brain might actually prevent them from realizing their disabilities.
TED Talks
Bill Gates: Teachers need real feedback
Until recently, many teachers only got one word of feedback a year: "satisfactory." And with no feedback, no coaching, there's just no way to improve. Bill Gates suggests that even great teachers can get better with smart feedback -- and...
TED Talks
TED: The giant leaps in language technology -- and who's left behind | Kalika Bali
Thousands of languages thrive across the globe, yet modern speech technology -- with all of its benefits -- supports just over a hundred. Computational linguist Kalika Bali dreams of a day when technology acts as a bridge instead of a...
SciShow
Why Do Some Drugs Make Your Pupils Wider?
How do your pupils work and why do some substances make them dilate?
TED Talks
Anna Piperal: What a digital government looks like
What if you never had to fill out paperwork again? In Estonia, this is a reality: citizens conduct nearly all public services online, from starting a business to voting from their laptops, thanks to the nation's ambitious post-Soviet...
Crash Course
Playstation and More Immersive Video Games: Crash Course Games
So by the mid-90s the video game industry was once again booming and this attracted the attention of the Japanese electronics giant Sony. In 1994, Sony introduced their Playstation console which successfully coupled cutting edge...
Crash Course
Reconstruction and 1876 Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about Reconstruction. After the divisive, destructive Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had a plan to reconcile the country and make it whole again. Then he got shot, Andrew Johnson took over, and the...
SciShow
How Do Astronauts Do Their Business?
So how do astronauts manage to pee and poop in microgravity? And what happens to all of their waste? Do you really want to know? If you do, the answers are inside!
SciShow
3 Solar Systems Scientists Still Don’t Understand
From gigantic planets too close to their stars, to those in unfathomably wide orbits, astronomers have discovered seemingly impossible solar systems that shouldn’t exist at all. But they do.