Visual Learning Systems
Light: Electromagnetic Waves
Upon viewing the Light video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the reasons light is important to all living things. Understand that light is a type of energy. Describe how light behaves both as a wave and as...
Stated Clearly
Part 2: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Gene Duplications
Help fund us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly In our first animation of this series we learned how point mutations can edit genetic information. Here we see how duplication events can dramatically lengthen the genetic...
Curated Video
In Search of an Explanation
Cosmologist Justin Khoury, University of Pennsylvania, describes the enormous disparity between the observation and theoretical prediction of the vaccuum energy, commonly regarded as the worst failure of theoretical physics, and...
Bozeman Science
Chemical Change
In this video Paul Andersen explains how chemical differs from physical change. In the laboratory macroscopic observations are used to infer changes at the particulate level. Evidence for chemical change include gas production, change in...
NASA
NASA | Swift and Hubble Probe an Asteroid Crash
Late last year, astronomers noticed that an asteroid named Scheila had unexpectedly brightened and it was sporting short-lived plumes. Data from NASA's Swift satellite and Hubble Space Telescope show that these changes likely occurred...
Curated Video
Dark Matter
University of Pennsylvania physicist Justin Khoury describes how, while many are convinced of the existence of dark matter rather than changing our understanding of the laws of gravity, we can’t yet be sure what the final outcome will be.
Curated Video
Making Inferences with Histograms in Basketball Analysis
This video uses the example of two basketball players to demonstrate how looking at multiple aspects of the data can lead to more informed inferences. By considering the players' scoring patterns and prior knowledge, we can predict who...
Curated Video
Lattice
A regular pattern of points repeating in an identical way, and often referring to the arrangement of ions or molecules in a crystalline solid. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...
The Brain Scoop
Chicago Adventure, Part Three: Little Skeletons
How do museums keep up with all of the tiny creatures they collect? Go behind the scenes through a video from a larger playlist covering mammals. The narrator shows how skeletal parts are numbered, then examines the museum's collection...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Ap Chemistry: Chemical Change Evidence
Paul Andersen explains how chemical differs from physical change. In the laboratory macroscopic observations are used to infer changes at the particulate level. Evidence for chemical change include gas production, change in temperature,...