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Teaching robots
In episode 4, Jordan and Charlie discuss road safety through snowflake imaging, teach robots a thing or two, and take a peek at how researchers are unlocking the key to memory in bacteria.
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Taking a bite out of shark feeding patterns! NSF Science Now 46
In this week's episode of NSF Science Now, we tested a shark's bite, examined the test question, and discovered how new computational tools can help better detect recurring brain cancer.
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Phenologist Jake Weltzin - ScienceLives
As the first executive director of the USA National Phenology Network, Jake Weltzin is a pioneer in the growing citizen-science movement. The network brings people and groups together to monitor climate change impacts on plants and...
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Naked and Amazing (The Real Reality Show)
On this episode of Naked and Amazing...researchers discover naked mole-rats may have a hidden secret that could help improve life for millions of people all over the globe! Footage provided by University of Illinois at Chicago
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Through the years, NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The U.S. Antarctic Program, managed by the National Science Foundation, maintains three year-round stations in Antarctica, including McMurdo Station, established in 1956 by the U.S. Navy and an operational hub and logistics center for...
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Theoretical physicist and arms control expert Sidney Drell is a 2011 NMS Laureate
Theoretical physicist and arms control expert Sidney Drell, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, contributed greatly to sciencespecifically to quantum field theory and quantum chromodynamicsas well as to the application of science by...
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Roboticist Robert Wood - ScienceLives
Robert Wood, founder of the Harvard Microbiotics Lab, develops robots inspired by nature. He heads a team of more than 40 researchers working to develop coordinated colonies of robotic bees. His research could have important applications...
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Making Sense Of Date Streams On The Fly
Elke Rundensteiner at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is developing novel techniques for finding meaning in enormous volumes of constantly changing data and helping decision-makers instantly assess quickly-shifting scenarios.
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Can we keep robots cool by making them sweat?
Just when it seemed like robots couldn’t get any cooler, Cornell researchers have created a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through sweating, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation....
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Ants Take Big Bite Out of Big Apple
Researchers unearth "groundbreaking" research about ants in Manhattan - here's what we caught on camera! Every year they remove tons of refuse from New York City streets and help keep down the rat population. See what researchers have...
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Black History Spotlight - "Identifying Bias"
Jennifer Richeson is a psychology researcher at Northwestern University who focuses on prejudice, stereotyping and intergroup relations. Her work involves examining issues ranging from how racial bias manifests in the mind, the body and...
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Science of the Winter Olympics - Slapshot (Hockey)
One of the most popular team sports in the Winter Olympics is hockey. More than just a physical game, for scientists, it's a showcase for physics on ice--especially when it comes to the slapshot. Three-time Olympian Julie Chu, Thomas...
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Kitchen Chemistry - How to make green fire in 3D!!
In this video I will show you how to make a green flame, and also the difference between boric acid and borax.
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36" Fresnel Lens death ray (fail at boiling water)
It failed because the bottle was clear and the wine was light color they had no chance to absorb energy from the Sun.
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Huge Snapper Vs. Gasoline - Can they cause a fire? - SMS#3
Huge Snapper Vs. Gasoline
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Black powder cannon tests
We made a cannon that fires water bottles. Why you ask? Why not!?! Using 1-2 ounces of blackpowder, and 10-16oz of water. If we filled the bottles up all the way they exploded!
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Aluminum Vs. Toaster teaser
A subscriber suggested I melt a toaster with molten aluminum, so thats what i did!
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2010 Waterman Award Winner’s Research on Fast Algorithms
Subhash Khot - 2010 Waterman Award Winner Subhash is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at NYU and is recognized already by many other honors and awards. Subhash is a brilliant theoretical computer scientist and is most well...
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Tasmanian devils' infectious cancer offer insights into human epidemics
What can we learn about diseases by studying the Tasmanian devils' infectious cancer? Sam Scheiner of the NSF discusses the insight that science can learn by studying these critters. Visit NSF.gov for more information......
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Understanding the BRAIN with Fleming Crim of NSF and Tom Insel of NIH
During the week of May 6th, 2013, scientists from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and DARPA, met for the first meeting on the BRAIN Initiative. Dr. Fleming Crim of the NSF, and Dr. Tom Insel of the...
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Theoretical physicist David Kaplan discusses Particle Fever and the Higgs Boson
Particle Fever, a documentary film about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the Higgs boson, has caught the attention of scientists and non-scientists alike. This interview with David Kaplan, a Johns Hopkins University physics professor...
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The Itsy Bitsy SPIDER
Spiders are doing a lot more than getting washed down spouts these days! With a little help from the National Science Foundation, spiders are showing us exciting ways to improve human life, safety, and even our food supply!
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Inventor of the blue LED Shuji Nakamura on how engineering innovations change the world
Shuji Nakamura, an electrical engineer at the University of California, Santa Barbara who won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014, gave a 2018 Engineering Directorate Distinguished Lecture at the National Science Foundation. Nakamura...
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Robot Motivational Posters - Available Now! FREE!
The last 50 years have seen robots advance from mere curiosities to reliable companions. They are about to be ubiquitous. Even so, our most advanced robots spend their days sitting quietly and staring at laboratory walls while...