Bozeman Science
Genetic Drift
Paul Andersen describes genetic drift as a mechanism for evolutionary change. A population genetics simulator is used to show the importance of large population size in neutralizing random change. The near extinction of the northern...
PBS
War and Peace and Everything Else (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
According to Tolstoy himself, War and Peace was "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." And in this day and age of publishing, where word count, “readability”, and topical relevance are the lifeline...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The philosophy of cynicism - William D. Desmond
In the 4th century BCE, a young Diogenes of Sinope was found to be counterfeiting coins. He was stripped of his citizenship, his money, all his possessions and sent into exile. He decided he would live self-sufficiently, close to nature,...
MinuteEarth
Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
How Alan Turing's Reaction-Diffusion Model Simulates Patterns in Nature Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minuteearth for sponsoring this video. Asparagus Pee Survey Results: https://goo.gl/8x7abL...
Stated Clearly
What Was The Miller-Urey Experiment?
Click this link to take a survey about this video: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X2D8D7R This animation was sponsored by the Center for Chemical Evolution, NSF, and NASA: http://centerforchemicalevolution.com/ Help support Stated...
AsapSCIENCE
Why Your Body Is AMAZING!
Our bodies are pretty incredible, here's why! Your Body Is Amazing Pt. 3 https://youtu.be/6_Qnc_P1xMQ Your Body Is Amazing Pt. 2 https://youtu.be/g9oCOSvYkWc SUBSCRIBE! It's free: http://bit.ly/asapsci Follow us @whalewatchmeplz &...
Curated Video
How do you make a Virtual Reality Glove? - Smarter Every Day 191
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Bozeman Science
Comparing DNA Sequences
Through the mapping of the DNA of songbirds, scientists have discovered a gene network common among the species. In the video, scholars explore the comparison of DNA sequences, then attempt to place DNA sequences on a cladogram. They see...
Bozeman Science
Scientific Evidence for Evolution
Humans share about 50% of their genes with a banana. In the video, scholars analyze the scientific evidence for evolution. The instructor spends time discussing Darwin and biogeography, fossils, and homologous structures. Scholars then...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Translation (Basic Detail)
RNA translates three letters at a time to create a perfect protein chain. With the help of an animation, viewers discover the process of translation in real time. From ribosome to protein, the program creating living things finds...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Dna: Neurofibromin
In this interactive simulation, discover how a mutated protein can affect normal cell division.
Other
Southern Methodist University: Animated Molecules
QuickTime movies and images of many different molecules including DNA, RNA, histones, nucleosomes, etc. Includes links to publications for more info on each molecule.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Bonnie Chen
Bonnie Chen builds on students' prior knowledge of mutations to lead her class through a simulation of wading birds feeding. [14:02]