SciShow
6 Stupid and Dangerous Things Scientists Did to Themselves
From poking their own eyes, to drinking a patient's vomit, some extremely passionate scientists have done pretty outrageous things to themselves in the name of science.
SciShow
6 Stupid and Dangerous Things Scientists Did to Themselves
From poking their own eyes, to drinking a patient's vomit, some extremely passionate scientists have done pretty outrageous things to themselves in the name of science.
Wonderscape
How Nuclear Reactors Generate Power
This video explains the process of nuclear fission and how it powers nuclear reactors to produce electricity. Learn how uranium atoms are split to create heat, which then drives steam turbines to generate energy, all while avoiding...
Curated Video
How Long Can a Submarine Stay Underwater?
A submarine needs to come to the surface once every few days (or even more frequently than that), not only to obtain a fresh supply of atmospheric oxygen from above the water’s surface but also to dispose of the waste gases it produces...
Curated Video
The Tragedy of the Kursk: A Story of Loss and Legacy
This video provides a detailed account of the tragic sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk in 2000, highlighting the historical significance of the name "Kursk" to the Russian people and the devastating events that led to the loss of...
Financial Times
Making the heart of a star power the world
FT Rethink - Nuclear fusion has enormous potential as an energy source - it doesn't produce carbon and creates a lot less radioactive waste than current fission nuclear reactors. Until now, generating a nuclear fusion reaction...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Nuclear Fission #38
This video covers: - How the process of nuclear fission works - What a 'chain reaction' is - The pros and cons of nuclear fission General info: - Suitable for all GCSE and IGCSE courses - See below for whether it is higher or foundation...
Curated Video
Lanthanide Metals Song Periodic Table
Learn about the Lanthanide elements of the periodic table with Lanthanide Metals Song Periodic Table by KLT Download the KLT App
Curated Video
How Scientifically Accurate Is The HBO Miniseries Chernobyl?
Chernobyl is an HBO mini-series that reintroduced the world to the nuclear catastrophe that occurred on April 26th, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, in what is now Ukraine. The series followed the tragedy that...
Curated Video
Understanding Background Radiation: Sources and Exposure
This video is a lecture that explains the concept of background radiation, which is a type of ionizing radiation that humans are exposed to every day but at low levels. The video discusses the four main types of ionizing radiation, which...
TLDR News
AUKUS: Why Are France and China so Angry About This Pact? - TLDR News
On Wednesday night, US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a new security pact: AUKUS. The agreement has since sparked anger in both France for a perceived snubbing...
TMW Media
Atomic Number, Mass Number & Isotopes Part 2
This program covers the very important topics known as atomic number, mass number, and isotopes. We begin by discussing the structure of the atom and how the atomic number is used to organize the periodic table. We discuss the mass...
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 10: Transition Metals, Lanthanides and Actinides
With the main-group elements covered, it's time to check out the other sections of the periodic table, those being the transition metals, as well as the lanthanides and actinides. We rarely discuss most of these elements, so what are...
msvgo
Conventional Source of Energy: Thermal Energy
It describes thermal energy, thermal power plant and demerits of thermal energy.
Bloomberg
'Very Delicate Situation' at Ukraine Nuclear Site: IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says Ukraine's biggest nuclear power plant is still operating, but he says the situation is very delicate. Russian troops are in "effective control" of the area,...
Curated Video
President Obama on Japan quake and tsunami
1. Wide of Obama walking out to White House, into Rose Garden
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"For the last several days, the American people have been both heartbroken and deeply concerned about the developments in...
Curated Video
The Obama administration's most vocal advocate for nuclear power says the nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan will eventually help the United States strengthen safety at its 104 reactors.
HEADLINE: Energy chief: US will learn from Japan disaster
CAPTION: The Obama administration's most vocal advocate for nuclear power says the nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan will eventually help the United States strengthen safety at...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : US economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin on the end of the fossil fuel era
American author and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin states in his new book The Green New Deal that the era of fossil fuel is collapsing in real time (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
RR7917A AMERICA: THE ENERGY ISSUE
The USA Department of Energy is pushing ahead with
its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a project to build up
a store of one billion barrels of oil, much of it
underground in old salt-mines. At the same time,
there is a big question-mark...
Curated Video
American experts and officials comment on Japan's nuclear crisis
AP Television
Washington, DC
1. Japanese Embassy exterior, zoom in to flag at half mast
2. Bouquets of flowers left to honour quake and tsunami victims outside embassy
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) James Acton, Nuclear Energy Expert, Carnegie...
Bloomberg
Finding Room for Nuclear Energy in the 'Green New Deal'
Feb.11 -- Gregory Jaczko, former chairman of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and author of "Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator," discusses the safety of nuclear energy and whether it should play a potential role in Democrats'...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Assessing Nuclear Power's Safety
Physicist Tom Cochran discusses the nuclear situation caused by the 2011 Tsunami in Japan, and says it's time for an independent commission to review U.S. nuclear safety.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: #Ask Mit: What Does the Future of Nuclear Science Look Like?
Senior reactor operator at the MIT Research Nuclear Reactor, Sarah Don discusses what the future of nuclear science looks like. [2:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Germany Phases Out Nuclear Power
Learn about Germany's controversial decision to end its nuclear energy program. [4:45]