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Curated Video
A Problem WolframAlpha Didn't Solve, But You Can (615 + x^2 = 2^y)
I didn't solve this problem myself, but I felt better when I learned WolframAlpha couldn't solve it either! But there is a way to solve it using careful mathematical reasoning. Thanks to Luka Khizambareli from Georgia for suggesting this...
Curated Video
The 3 Jug Riddle
You have a full 12 liter jug and empty 5 and 8 liter jugs. Can you measure exactly 6 liters? This problem dates to 1484 and was posed in the context of a milkman making a home delivery to a customer. The story goes this riddle so...
Curated Video
Math Magic Trick: Guessing A Crossed Out Digit
Ask a friend to select a secret number. Tell them to multiply the number by 9. Let them cross out one of the digits (except 0), and then add up the remaining digits. You can guess which number was crossed out every time! Here is why....
Curated Video
Dark Knight Game Theory (Part 2): Joker Mob Negotiation
Curated Video
AMAZING CIRCLE ILLUSION! Optical Illusion Explained With Math
This incredible optical illusion shows how circular motion can result from linear motion! The reason we see the circle has to do with high school geometry. I explain why and give a formal mathematical proof in the video. My blog post for...
One Minute History
175 - The History of AI - One Minute History
In a world driven by innovation, a silent revolution is underway—the birth of Artificial Intelligence. Beginning in the 1950s, visionaries like Alan Turing dared to dream of creating machines that could think like humans. John McCarthy...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Neoliberalism Threatens Democracy
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wendy Brown on the Financial Crisis.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wendy Brown on the Future.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wendy Brown on Healthcare.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wendy Brown on Education.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
Programming Electronics Academy
TTL Serial Communication Protocol Explained | Part 3
Let’s look at a concrete example. The ASCII character capital G is represented by the bits 0100 0111. If we were to monitor the logic levels of the TX pin on the Arduino UNO while we are printing a capital G using Serial.begin() and...
Curated Video
Reconsidering Paragraph Order in Persuasive Writing
This video is a lesson on how to decide the order of paragraphs in a persuasive speech. The teacher guides students through the process of generating ideas, writing drafts, and revising and editing their reasons. They emphasize the...
Let's Tute
Mess of 100 Bucks: Calculating the Loss
In this video, the teacher describes a scenario where John sells a cap for $50 with no profit or loss. However, a buyer comes with $100 and John has to give change. After some complications, the teacher poses the question of how much...
Curated Video
Using Picture Graphs to Solve Take-Apart Problems
This video is a lesson on solving take-apart problems using information from picture graphs. It teaches students how to interpret and analyze data presented in a graph, and apply it to solve mathematical problems. The video also...
Economics Explained
Is Hyperinflation Coming?: Is Inflation Good or Bad
Inflation is something we more or less take for granted these days. The idea that 5 dollars today is not going to be able to buy 5 dollars worth of stuff in the future, and the fact that you used to be able to buy a family home for 10...
Big Think
Anyone Can Be a Math Person Once They Know the Best Learning Techniques | Po-Shen Loh
Po-Shen Loh is a Hertz Foundation Fellow and Carnegie Mellon mathematics professor who thinks that history is a much harder subject than math. Do you agree? Well, your position on that might change before and after this video. Loh...
Curated Video
Describe an advanced data structure : Find the Factorial with a Given Number of Zeros
From the section: Doing a Lot with Very Little. In this section, we will explore some problems that look difficult to solve efficiently at first sight. You might think that they require some advanced logic or data structures, but in fact...
Brian McLogan
Master Evaluating a Logarithmic Expression using the Properties of Logarithms
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. So what I'd like to do is show you how to evaluate some logarithmic expressions when we're just kind of using the properties of logarithms. And what I did here is-- actually, let me step out of the camera...
Curated Video
What Is Postmodernist Literature? An Introduction
No, seriously, what the fuck is that? The books mentioned in this video: Hutcheon - A Poetics of Postmodernism Jameson - Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late-Capitalism Jameson - The Political Unconscious McHale - Postmodernist...
Programming Electronics Academy
TTL Serial Communication Explained | Part 2
Many microcontrollers come equipped with a simple way to communicate serially – using a USART. USART stands for Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. Wow – that’s one heck of a name! But let’s dive in – it actually way...
Khan Academy
Vi and Sal Talk About the Mysteries of Benford's Law, Logarithms, Algebra II
Challenge your students to explain why this interesting mathematical law works! Sal, accompanied by Vi Hart, demonstrates BenfordÕs Law. They challenge the listeners to see if they can give an intuitive reason why this law fairly...
Khan Academy
Vi and Sal Talk About the Mysteries of Benford's Law, Logarithms, Algebra II
Challenge your students to explain why this interesting mathematical law works! Sal, accompanied by Vi Hart, demonstrates BenfordÕs Law. They challenge the listeners to see if they can intuitively explain why this law fairly accurately...