SciShow
How to Take the Best Notes, According to Psychology
It's the beginning of a new semester! We have some psychological tips that can help you to take better notes.
Crash Course
Screens & 2D Graphics: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we begin our discussion of computer graphics. So we ended last episode with the proliferation of command line (or text) interfaces, which sometimes used screens, but typically electronic typewriters or teletypes onto paper. But by...
Crash Course
The Internet: Crash Course Computer Science
Today, we're going to talk about how the Internet works. Specifically, how that stream of characters you punch into your browser's address bar, like "youtube.com", return this very website. Just to clarify we're talking in a broader...
Crash Course
Computer Networks: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we start a three episode arc on the rise of a global telecommunications network that changed the world forever. We’re going to begin with computer networks, and how they grew from small groups of connected computers on LAN networks...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How computer memory works - Kanawat Senanan
In many ways, our memories make us who we are, helping us remember our past, learn and retain skills, and plan for the future. And for the computers that often act as extensions of ourselves, memory plays much the same role. Kanawat...
TED Talks
Matthew Carter: My life in typefaces
Pick up a book, magazine or screen, and more than likely you'll come across some typography designed by Matthew Carter. In this charming talk, the man behind typefaces such as Verdana, Georgia and Bell Centennial (designed just for phone...
Crash Course
Memory & Storage: Crash Course Computer Science
So we’ve talked about computer memory a couple times in this series, but what we haven’t talked about is storage. Data written to storage, like your hard drive, is a little different, because it will still be there even if the power goes...
MinuteEarth
Null Island - The Busiest Place That Doesn't Exist
Null Island - The Busiest Place That Doesn't Exist
TED Talks
Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for a lost language
Rajesh Rao is fascinated by "the mother of all crossword puzzles": how to decipher the 4000-year-old Indus script. He's enlisting modern computation to try to read this lost language, the key to understanding this ancient civilization.
Bozeman Science
Thermal Equlibrium
In this video Paul Andersen explains how objects in contact with varying temperatures will eventually reach thermal equilibrium with equal temperatures. The amount of thermal energy transferred is related to the mass and temperature of...
MinutePhysics
Open Letter to the President - Physics Education
Open Letter to the President - Physics Education
TED Talks
TED: Can a computer write poetry? | Oscar Schwartz
If you read a poem and feel moved by it, but then find out it was actually written by a computer, would you feel differently about the experience? Would you think that the computer had expressed itself and been creative, or would you...
PBS
How to Break Cryptography
Only 4 steps stand between you and the secrets hidden behind RSA cryptography. Find out how to crack the world's most commonly used form of encryption.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Can robots be creative? - Gil Weinberg
People have been grappling with the question of artificial creativity -- alongside the question of artificial intelligence -- for over 170 years. For instance, could we program machines to create high quality original music? And if we...
Crash Course
What Is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere and it's already making a huge impact on our lives. It's autocompleting texts on our cellphones, telling us which videos to watch on YouTube, beating us at video games, recognizing us in photos,...
Crash Course
Taking Notes: Crash Course Study Skills
The first step in honing your new study skills is to take better notes. This week Thomas will tell you everything you need to know to come to class prepared and find a note-taking system that will help you retain and review like a champ.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How exactly does binary code work? - Jose Americo N L F Freitas
Imagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song, or every street in your town. Now imagine trying to do it using only the numbers 1 and 0. Every time you use the Internet to watch a movie, listen to...
SciShow Kids
How Do Computers Work?
We use computers for all kinds of things, like talking to our friends, doing our homework, and watching SciShow Kids! But have you ever wondered how computers can do all of this cool stuff?
Curated Video
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cyber Security 2023 - Part 1 - The Sony Hack
New ReviewLet's talk about the greatest cyber-attacks against a company.
Curated Video
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cyber Security 2023 - Part 1 - Ransomware
New ReviewThis video will look at the worst kind of malware, ransomware a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim's data, rendering it inaccessible until a ransom is paid to the attackers.
Curated Video
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cyber Security 2023 - Part 1 - Trojans
New ReviewIn this video, you will learn about the malicious software called trojans and how they operate. We will also look at how to eradicate trojans.
Curated Video
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cyber Security 2023 - Part 1 - Viruses and Worms
New ReviewThis video will look at the first kind of malicious code or malware, viruses, and worms that can attack computer and network systems.
Curated Video
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cyber Security 2023 - Part 1 - Antivirus
New ReviewLet's learn about the most popular software used to protect a computer from malware, called an antivirus.
Curated Video
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cyber Security 2023 - Part 1 - Computer Protocols
New ReviewIn this video, we will understand computer protocols defined to work behind the scenes when any process is performed over the Internet. We will understand the difference between HTTP and HTTPS, SSL and SSH, and IMAP and SMTP.