Curated Video
The Law of Antoine Lavoisier
The Law of Antoine Lavoisier explores the life of Antoine Lavoisier by investigating the discovery of the Law of Conservation of Mass and the struggles he had in the scientific community.
The Backyard Scientist
200 Watt car mounted laser!
There were never any planes in danger and I can prove it with science. First of all, we never turned the beam on more than 4 amps (50 watts)because we were having cooling issues and couldn't really monitor it up on the car.. (we tried 6...
The Backyard Scientist
Molten Aluminum Vs Steak
Just how dangerous IS molten aluminum? Will it instantly burn a hole through your arm or just slide off? Will the leidenfrost effect save the day? Will I set my kitchen on fire?
The Backyard Scientist
I Touched the Worlds Most Painful Plant - Gympie Gympie (The Suicide Plant)
Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video!
Hip Hughes History
The Chinese Exclusion Act Explained: US History Review
Find out the skinny on the Chinese Exclusion Act, passed in 1882 and a superb example of nativism and xenophobia.
Science ABC
What Is Common Sense… Really?
One of the simplest ways to intuitively understand what "common sense" means is by dividing it into two words – “common” and “sense.” “Common” implies that there is something available to everyone that can be freely used by common people...
Vlogbrothers
What is Burnout?
If you take anything away from it, it should only be that burnout isn't one thing, and that you can learn more about what you're experiencing by asking yourself if it's a fuel problem or an opportunity problem. Fuels can be addressed by...
Catalyst University
(NEW!) Glycolysis Part 2 4 The Preparatory Phase & Questions
(NEW!) Glycolysis Part 2 4 The Preparatory Phase & Questions
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Bonding
This video introduces the Bonding series. The process of chemical bonding is described and illustrated through engaging live action footage, and supported by vivid animations. The role atomic structure plays in the process of bonding is...
Curated Video
Why Doesn’t Water Burn, Despite Being Made Of Combustible Substances (Hydrogen And Oxygen)?
Water is formed as a result of the combustion of hydrogen. In simple words, water is what you get when you burn hydrogen. So, water doesn’t burn because, in a way, it has already burned. You get ashes when you burn paper; but when you’re...
Physics Girl
My Path into Physics (at MIT)
Dianna Cowern runs Physics Girl full time. Here she discusses her path to studying physics and doing physics research before moving on to other, less prestigious, career pursuits.
Science360
A glass conductor
A light bulb has the glass carefully removed, leaving the glass base and filament intact. The bulb is connected to AC electricity, and the filament quickly and dramatically burns out. This leaves the two wires that originally supported...
Curated Video
Combustion of Fuels and Balancing Chemical Equations
This video provides an overview of the combustion of fuels, including what fuels are and their various uses, the differences between complete and incomplete combustion, and how to balance an equation for the combustion of a particular...
Dom Burgess
What Happens When You Are Struck By Lightning?
Third degree burns, brain damage and heart attacks. In this episode, Dom investigates what happens to your body when you are struck by lightning and why high voltage electricity is just, like, really not good for you! Prepare to be SHOCKED!
Curated Video
Cracking Hydrocarbons: How and Why We Do It
The video discusses the process of hydrocarbon cracking and its purpose, which is to convert heavier, longer chain hydrocarbons into smaller chain hydrocarbons. The video explains two ways to crack hydrocarbons: catalytic cracking and...
Science360
Fire it up! 'Blue whirl' fire tornado burns cleaner for reduced emissions
In episode 63, Jordan and Charlie discuss the "blue fire whirl", a type of fire whirl that could lead to beneficial new approaches for reducing carbon emissions and improving oil spill cleanup. Fire whirls, otherwise known as fire...
Science360
Greenhouse Gases - How Do We Know?
What is the source of the increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Packt
Introduction to computer hardware and software : Optical Media
From the section: Essential Peripherals. In this section, we learn more about optical media, USB standard, configure USB’s for keyboard and mIce. Shiny optical discs are an excellent media for transporting data and are still a very...
The Backyard Scientist
MICROWAVE CANNON! A High Energy Radio Frequence gun. (700 watts)
Hey guys, in this video I show you how I built my microwave gun, also known as a HERF gun. I take a magnetron out of the oven and connect it to a waveguide. The results were more than I expected! FIRST- Microwaves are not "dangerous"....
Weatherthings
Wildfire Safety: Threats and impacts
How, when, and where wildfires happen, with a focus on safety. Wildfires need fuel and heat, so they can happen in any dry place. They are a natural part of Earth and they do have benefits. Most are caused by human activity. Wildfires...
Language Tree
Bedtime vocabulary in French
Kids will enjoy continuing their French lessons with French for Kids. It takes your child on an unforgettable learning journey with Pénélope and her cuddly French puppy, “Pezi”. Along the way, your child will learn words and phrases...
STAT
Boddities | Episode 10 | What happens when skin gets sunburned?
What happens to your skin when it starts sizzling in the sun and how does it repair itself?