Science360
Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment - Science Nation
NSF-funded research expands on the Billion Oyster Project in New York Harbor, giving urban middle school students a hand in restoring oyster habitats Description: Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to...
Curated Video
GLOBE Science Fair 2016
Students from West Virginia to New Hampshire showed off their scientific research as part of the GLOBE program in a science fair held Friday, March 11, 2016 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. GLOBE - the Global...
Science360
Robotic nurse assistant to help with routine tasks - Science Nation
Nurses put robot prototype through the paces, helping engineers improve design With support from NSF, roboticist Dan Popa and a team of engineers and nurses at the University of Louisville are developing a new generation of assistive...
Science360
Herb, the Robotic Butler - Science Nation
His name is HERB and he's a robotic butler designed to open doors, clean tables and even retrieve your slippers. He doesn't look as human as his Japanese counterparts but HERB has a bigger brain according to its developer Siddhartha...
Packt
Design a computer system using tree search and reinforcement learning algorithms : Running the Blackjack Environment From the OpenAI Gym
From the section: Model-Free Prediction and Control With Monte Carlo (MC). In this section, we will learn one of two improvements on DP – Monte Carlo, a method which does not require a model of the environment. We talk about a new...
World Science Festival
Science in the Hands of Scientists: The Meandering Path Toward Truth
As a discipline, science aspires to be an evidence-based, non-partisan tool for revealing truth. But science is carried out by scientists, human beings like the rest of us, subject to pressures, preconceptions, and biases. What are the...
Curated Video
Science Experiment with Mouldy Bread
New ReviewA great way to encourage children to wash their hands is by showing them how dirty their environment really can be. This science experiment may be kind of gross, but it is the perfect example of how much bacteria can grow just by...
Curated Video
And the Oil Keeps Flowing - A Poem for the Environment
This was written in response to the recent UN report on climate change. A Poem for the Environment by John D Ruddy The leaves for years were growing, The embers small were glowing. The inferno tall billowing, And the oil keeps flowing....
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Science of Sweat: Types, Functions, and Athletic Performance
This video discusses the different types of sweat produced by the body and how they are influenced by various stimuli. It explains the functions of the apocrine and eccrine glands in producing sweat and their roles in thermal regulation...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Andrea Long - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. Duffy
Andrea Long is a Middle School STEM teacher at Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School. Her hands-on approach to teaching allows students to gain insight into life experiences and real-world situations in STEM. She creates...
Curated Video
Wave of the Future: In Their Own Words
Looking for a hands-on summer job in a research laboratory? If you are an undergraduate student majoring in physics, materials science, chemistry, applied mathematics, computer science or engineering, the National Institute of Standards...
TED Talks
TED: Let's launch a satellite to track a threatening greenhouse gas | Fred Krupp
When we talk about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide gets the most attention -- but methane, which often escapes unseen from pipes and wells, has a far greater immediate impact on global warming. Environmentalist Fred Krupp has an idea to...
National Geographic
Squishy Robot Fingers: A Breakthrough for Underwater Science | National Geographic
Marine biologists often rely on underwater robotic rovers to gather organisms from deep-water environments, but robotic arms can be clunky and destructive. National Geographic Explorers David Gruber and Robert Wood teamed up to create...
Big Think
Neil deGrasse Tyson: How science literacy can save us from the internet | Big Think
How to fight disinformation with science literacy. New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge...
Curated Video
This Brand Pivoted from Vodka to Hand Sanitizer During COVID-19 | One Small Step | NowThis
Here’s how one liquor company is using its resources to produce sustainable, carbon-negative hand sanitizer during COVID-19. » Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get...
Curated Video
Forget Mars — There Could Be Alien Life On Venus
Despite decades of searching distant planets and stars for alien life we’re still empty handed. Turns out, we may have been looking in all the wrong places. And the answers could be closer than we thought. Life could be right next door —...
Big Think
Michio Kaku on the Evolution of Intelligence
Dr. Michio Kaku returns to Big Think studios to discuss his latest book, The Future of the Mind (http://goo.gl/1mcGeb). Here he explains the evolution of human intelligence. Don't miss new Big Think videos! Subscribe by clicking here:...
MinuteEarth
MinuteEarth Explains: Animal Winners and Losers
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we keep score on the winners and losers of the animal kingdom. 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Why Only Some Monkeys Have Awesome Tails • Why Only Some Monkeys Have Awesome Tails 1:57 - Rise Of The...
TED Talks
TED: The case for co-ops, the invisible giant of the economy | Anu Puusa
Think capitalism is broken? Try cooperativism, says co-op enthusiast and researcher Anu Puusa. She lays out how cooperatives -- businesses owned, operated and controlled by their members -- can both make money and have a positive impact...
MinuteEarth
Why Did T Rex Have Such Tiny Arms?
It's easy to assume that every trait - including stubby arms on a terrifying predator - must be beneficial, but the forces of evolution don't really work like that.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is it so hard to break a bad habit? | TED-Ed
Many people deal with a nail-biting habit at some point in their lives. Some will go to great lengths to try to stop, employing strategies like dipping their hands in salt or wearing gloves. And while not all of us are nail-biters, most...
TED Talks
Lucy Cooke: Sloths! The strange life of the world's slowest mammal
Sloths have been on this planet for more than 40 million years. What's the secret to their success? In a hilarious talk, zoologist Lucy Cooke takes us inside the strange life of the world's slowest mammal and shows what we can learn from...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Andrea Long - Inventing to Make a Difference
Andrea Long is a Middle School STEM teacher at Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School. Her hands-on approach to teaching allows students to gain insight into life experiences and real-world situations in STEM. She creates...
Gresham College
How to Protect Yourself From Demons - James Wright
Whilst discussing the traditional belief of renaissance Britain, James Wright also give this hand guide on everything that you’d need to do to protect yourself from demons. You can enjoy the full lecture on our website:...