TED Talks
Tod Machover + Dan Ellsey: Inventing instruments that unlock new music
Tod Machover of MIT's Media Lab is devoted to extending musical expression to everyone, from virtuosos to amateurs, and in the most diverse forms, from opera to video games. He and composer Dan Ellsey shed light on what's next.
TED Talks
Bjarke Ingels: 3 warp-speed architecture tales
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature -- they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy -- and creating stunning...
TED Talks
TED: How kids can help design cities | Mara Mintzer
Adults tend to think of kids as "future citizens" -- their ideas and opinions will matter someday, just not today. But kids make up a quarter of the population, so shouldn't they have a say in what the world they'll inherit will look...
Crash Course
Smart Tattoos & Tiny Robots: Crash Course Engineering #37
This week we are exploring biodevices and the part they play in the healthcare world. We’ll look at the challenges of implantable biodevices, like biocompatibility, power and connectivity, packaging, structural design, delivery systems,...
Curated Video
The Design Process
The Design Process describes the purposeful method to use in finding a practical solution to a problem.
Product Design Online
Create a Custom Sheet Metal Rule in Fusion 360
Learn how to define custom sheet metal rules in Autodesk Fusion 360. Sheet Metal Rules define the properties of your sheet metal part, including k-factor, bendradius, thickness, and more.
Curated Video
Houston We Have a Podcast: Next Gen STEM
Jamie Semple and Mike McGlone, education specialist and coordinator, respectively, based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, share how students and teachers get involved in the form of student programs and challenges that contribute to...
The Wall Street Journal
Simon Segars on Building the Next Chip Powerhouse
Nvidia's proposed $40 billion dollar takeover of British chip designer Arm Holdings could entirely reshape the semiconductor industry. The CEO of Arm shares how the merger will navigate roadblocks from domestic and international...
NASA
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 19, Magic Inside the Orion Spacesuit Small Steps, Giant Leaps
Orion Spacesuit Engineer Kirstyn Johnson discusses the internal systems of the Orion spacesuit.
Bloomberg
Software Design Is 'Really on a Tear,' Figma CEO Says
Jun.24 -- Figma CEO and co-founder Dylan Field discusses the outlook for software design with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
Curated OER
Exhibit Experience Design Engineer
Lisa Whitsitt is an Exhibit/Experience Design Engineer. She designs the way her product looks and how best to showcase her product. She uses problem solving and models to help her design complete marketing environments. Students will be...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Automatic Door Opener
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, watch the design process in action as cast members create automatic door openers to open their bedroom doors while still lying down.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Studying the Antarctic Sea Floor
Studying life on the seafloor beneath Antarctica's thick ice is a major challenge for ecologists. Learn about a new device that can reach those icy depths in this video segment adapted from WomenInAntarctica.com. [4:39]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Building a Dam Like a Beaver
In this video segment from WGBH, children make a dam with dirt, sticks, and stones to try to stop the flow of water.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Easy Fit Design
In this video produced for Teachers' Domain, Chi-An Wang, a mechanical engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, describes her process when working with New Balance to design a new triathlon shoe.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A House for Teddy Bear
In this video segment from WGBH, children experiment with cardboard and build a house for their stuffed animals.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Curious George: Blast Off!
Curious George is the only one who can restock the International Space Station with supplies, which means he's going up to space in a rocket! After students watch the video, they build and launch their own air-powered rockets, which they...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cooking Cookies With Solar Power
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, two solar cookers are tested against a control to see which can cook a "s'more" faster. [3:11]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Exploring Windmill Design
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members are challenged to design a windmill that can be powered by a hair dryer. [3:38]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Design for Function
Cyberchase video in which the CyberSquad uses the design process to create an invention that will help them navigate some tricky terrain. Includes background reading and discussion questions. [3:52]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Zoom: Building Simple Machines: A Glass of Milk, Please
ZOOM video segment in which the cast shows how the 34 steps in their Rube Goldberg invention use everything from gravity to carbon dioxide gas in order to accomplish one simple task: pouring a glass of milk. [5:05]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Building Simple Machines: Plant Quencher
In this video segment from ZOOM, Jillian explains how her simple machine uses marbles, levers, flowing sand, and a spinning wheel to water a plant. [1:16]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sharing Water Between Dams
In this video segment from WGBH, children figure out how to control the flow of water so it supplies two dams. [1:28]
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Topic: Value Sensitive Design: Engaging Moral and Technical Imaginations
In this talk, professors will provide an introduction to Value Sensitive Design, foregrounding human values in the technical design process. [51:34]