MinutePhysics
Hardy's Paradox | Quantum Double Double Slit Experiment
This video is about Hardy's Paradox, wherein an electron and positron (or photons polarized horizontally and vertically) pass through Mach-Zehnder interferometers that overlap such that the particles have a chance of annihilating. If...
TED Talks
TED: The trans story includes you | Nicole Maines
As actress Nicole Maines points out, we all unwittingly play supporting roles in each others' life stories -- for better or worse. With charm and aplomb, she shares her experience growing up as a trans youth, emphasizing the big and...
TED Talks
John Gerzema: The post-crisis consumer
John Gerzema says there's an upside to the recent financial crisis -- the opportunity for positive change. In this talk, he identifies four major cultural shifts driving new consumer behavior and shows how businesses are evolving to...
Bozeman Science
Electric Field of a Sphere
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the electric field strength decreases as the square of the radius as you move away from a point charge, or a uniform distribution of charge on a sphere. This is a direct application of Coulomb's Law.
Amoeba Sisters
Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Compares and contrasts prokaryote cells and eukaryote cells before exploring organelle structures and functions! Video includes the modern cell theory and plant vs. animal cell comparisons. See table of contents by expanding video...
TED Talks
TED: How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement | Magda Sayeg
Textile artist Magda Sayeg transforms urban landscapes into her own playground by decorating everyday objects with colorful knit and crochet works. These warm, fuzzy "yarn bombs" started small, with stop sign poles and fire hydrants in...
Crash Course
The Language of Film: Crash Course Film History
In this episode of Crash Course Film History, we talk about the development of the language of films by filmmakers like Edwin S. Porter and his films; Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery.
3Blue1Brown
Linear transformations and matrices | Essence of linear algebra, chapter 3
When you think of matrices as transforming space, rather than as grids of numbers, so much of linear algebra starts to make sense.
SciShow Kids
How to Make a Paper Snowflake! Project for Kids
Join Jessi, Squeaks, and a special guest to celebrate the seasons changing by making paper snowflakes!
3Blue1Brown
Implicit differentiation, what's going on here? | Essence of calculus, chapter 6
How to think about implicit differentiation in terms of functions with multiple inputs, and tiny nudges to those inputs.
Crash Course
Newtonian Gravity: Crash Course Physics
I'm sure you've all heard about Isaac Newton and that apple that fell on his head and how that was a huge deal to our understanding of gravity. Well... let's talk about that. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini sits down to...
TED Talks
Jimmy Wales: The birth of Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia.
TED Talks
TED: Love letters to what we hold dear | Debbie Millman
In a series of visual, animated love letters, designer Debbie Millman reflects on the things she's grateful for by exploring the wonders of her garden, New York City, travel and storytelling. "As we navigate through this crisis, I'm...
Bozeman Science
Angular Momentum
In this video Paul Andersen explains rotating object have angular momentum. The angular momentum of a point object is the product of the distant from the center of rotation and the linear momentum. The angular momentum of an extended...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Animation basics: The art of timing and spacing - TED-Ed
Expert timing and spacing is what separates a slide show from a truly amazing animation. TED-Ed demonstrates, by manipulating various bouncing balls, how the smallest adjustments from frame to frame can make all the difference.
Crash Course
The Economics of Immigration: Crash Course Econ
Is Immigration good or bad? Immigration is a touchy subject in the United States. The 2016 election has been filled with debate about the subject, and both proponents and opponents have lots of reasons for their stance. But, this is a...
SciShow
The Biggest-Ever Supernova, Debunked!
Is it a bird? A plane? A supernova? No! It turned out to be something else! We've also now studied the weather on a gas giant exoplanet!
SciShow
Diving Into the Sun!
We've talked about a lot of extreme environments in the solar system, but the sun just might be the MOST extreme! Join SciShow as we dive a little deeper into our friendly neighborhood star.
SciShow
Why Haven't We Built a Better Battery?
Improving batteries is a tough problem, but it’s also an important one because in many ways the future of our planet also depends on the future of batteries. Luckily, scientists are on the case, figuring out ways to give this essential...
SciShow
6ish of Your Everyday Actions, Explained | Compilations
The human body can have some odd, and sometimes gross, quirks. Like, why do we blush or laugh, especially when someone burps or farts? And what's even up with us having so much gas to begin with?! It sounds like it's time for a compilation!
Crash Course
The Personal Computer Revolution: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we're going to talk about the birth of personal computing. Up until the early 1970s components were just too expensive, or underpowered, for making a useful computer for an individual, but this would begin to change with the...
PBS
Should "Happy Birthday" be Protected by Copyright?
Did you know the rights to "Happy Birthday" are still privately held today? Copyright was originally created for two reasons: to protect the original creators so they could benefit from their work AND have creative works enter the Public...
SciShow
How to Break the Internet
Ever wondered what it would take to bring down the Internet? Well, not much.
TED Talks
TED: Are ad agencies, PR firms and lobbyists destroying the climate? | Solitaire Townsend
An unnoticed industry worth two trillion dollars a year is influencing almost every carbon emission. Sustainability solution seeker Solitaire Townsend calls this sector the "X industry" (where "X" stands for influence), and it includes...