Mr. Beat
Can You Burn An American Flag? | Texas v. Johnson
In episode 7 of Supreme Court Briefs, a dude named Johnson burns the American flag and the whole country seems to freak out. Does the First Amendment protect flag burning?
Curated Video
Energy In, Energy Out
Food Detective Berry Blue explains the concept of balancing the energy we take in with the energy we burn. She describes the way food produces energy through calories.
The Guardian
Gävle's Goats of Christmas Past
Every Advent in Gävle, Sweden, a large, straw goat is built in the center of town. Most years, it burns before Christmas comes. The townspeople of Gävle reflect on the goats, and goat burnings, of decades past and share their hopes for...
The Guardian
Praying for Sun Through the Harsh Swedish Winter
Worshiping sources of light plays a role in Christianity and in the pagan religions of Sweden. During the long winter months, the people of Gävle have differing opinions on how to cope with the dark and bring back the light. Some enjoy...
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...
Hip Hughes History
The Stonewall Riots Explained
A look into gay history in the 20th century leading up to the historic 1969 Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, NYC.
Curated Video
Can Fire Burn When There’s No Oxygen?
Yes, fire can burn without oxygen. While oxygen is an important oxidizing agent for combustion, it is not the only one. There are alternative oxidizers such as chlorine, fluorine, and bromine that can also support burning. Furthermore,...
Mr. Beat
Texas v. Johnson
Dallas, Texas August 22, 1984 Protesters marched through the streets, destroyed property, spray-painted walls, broke windows, and threw dirty diapers and beer cans just outside of the Republican National Convention. Someone stole an...
Catalyst University
Amino Acid Catabolism to Alpha-Ketoglutarate
Amino Acid Catabolism to Alpha-Ketoglutarate
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...
Vlogbrothers
The Earth Shouldn't Have Oxygen
A balanced carbon cycle produces as much CO2 as O2, and yet, there are 209,460 ppm of oxygen in the atmosphere and only 440 ppm of CO2 (up from the recent baseline of 275). My first thought was that the CO2 is temporarily stored in...
Science360
Solar power to go
More energy from our sun hits the Earth in one hour than is consumed on the planet in a whole year! But, the burning question is - how can we put all that sunshine to work making usable fuel? With support from the National Science...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
What are the Most Common German Separable Prefixes & What Do They Mean?
In this video Herr Antrim explains what the most common separable prefixes in German are and how those prefixes change the meanings of the verbs to which they are attached. There are a ton of separable prefixes for German verbs, but the...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Built to House an Inferno The NIST National Fire Research Laboratory
The newly expanded National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) at NIST allows researchers to study how entire office buildings, hospitals and bridges react to fire under controlled laboratory conditions. This extraordinary nearly 2,000...
The Backyard Scientist
Steel Wool on a DRONE
You have probably heard of steel wool before. You can burn it and swing it around to create amazing sparks and effects. I thought it would be fun to attach steel wool to a drone and fly it around a beach at night. It turned our really...
Limonero Films
Kingfisher: A Gulf between Cost and Revenue
This video discusses the downfall of Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines, detailing how mismanagement, high costs, economic crises, and lack of strategic decision-making led to its collapse. It highlights the challenges faced by the...
Boulder Creek International
C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Landscapes and Heritage that Shaped His Imagination
C.S. Lewis part 11 of 11: The video explores the influence of Northern Ireland's landscapes and heritage on the life and work of CS Lewis, one of the world's most famous children's authors. From his birthplace in Belfast to the quaint...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - Theme of Literature and Writing
Imagine living in a world where simply reading a good book could get you killed! This lesson explores the theme of Literature and Writing in Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451. Watch how Guy Montag’s awakening to the joy of literature...
60 Second Histories
Samuel Pepys: Great Fire of London part 5
How the fire spread and what it looked like at its height
Healthcare Triage
Is Vaping Linked to Lung Cancer? We Turn to Mice.
We don’t yet know the long-term health consequences of e-cigarettes, and gaining that knowledge could take decades. However, a recently published study in mice offers new data for consideration.
Curated Video
Understanding Atmospheric Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
The video discusses atmospheric pollution and the effects of burning fossil fuels. It explains the pollutants created through combustion, such as carbon dioxide, particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. The...