MinutePhysics
Why Do Boats Make This Shape?
This video is about the "Kelvin wake" shape of water wakes behind boats - we talk about mach angle, dispersion, superposition of many waves, and how these all lead to the pattern of a wake. We don't get into Froude number though...
MinutePhysics
The Physics of Windmill Design
This video is about how physics dictates the design of modern windmills - why they are so big, have so few blades, and have such skinny blades.
MinutePhysics
Most Collisions Are Secretly in One Dimension
This video is about elastic and inelastic collisions in 1D, 2D and 3D - and how the collision of conservation of energy with conservation of momentum, plus a secret direction, results in a completely predetermined behavior for most...
MinutePhysics
Minute Physics: What is Gravity?
In this episode, we discuss the basic nature of gravity, one of the four fundamental forces in our universe.
MinutePhysics
How to Simulate the Universe on your Laptop
One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute!
MinutePhysics
How Far Can Legolas See?
One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute!
MinutePhysics
General Relativity Explained in 7 Levels of Difficulty
This video covers the General theory of Relativity, developed by Albert Einstein, from basic simple levels (it's gravity, curved space) through to the concepts of how curved spacetime is represented by psuedo-Riemannian manifolds with...
MinutePhysics
Freezing water expands. What if you don't let it?
One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute!
MinutePhysics
Confessions of a Youtuber
One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute!
MinutePhysics
A Youtube Phishing Attack You Need to Watch Out For
A Youtube Phishing Attack You Need to Watch Out For
MinutePhysics
3 Simple Ways to Time Travel (& 3 Complicated Ones)
One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute!
Amoeba Sisters
Skeletal System
Join the Amoeba Sisters on this introduction to the human Skeletal System! This video first introduces several types of skeletal systems found in different organisms before focusing on the human endoskeleton. Then, this video takes a...
Amoeba Sisters
Punnett Squares and Sex-Linked Traits (UPDATED)
Explore how to solve Punnett squares that involve sex-linked traits, specifically focusing on X-linked traits. Video has a resource available here https://www.amoebasisters.com/handouts This 2023 UPDATED sex-linked traits Amoeba Sisters...
Amoeba Sisters
Biomolecules (Updated 2023)
Explore the four biomolecules and their importance for organisms and the structure and function of their cells! This 2023 UPDATED Biomolecules Amoeba Sisters video has some more detail and improved art from the 2016 Amoeba Sisters...
Amoeba Sisters
Animals: Tour of 9 Phyla
Join the Amoeba Sisters in exploring some general animal characteristics, major vocabulary used in classifying animals (such as symmetry, protostome vs deuterostome, cephalization, and coelom), and take a general tour of 9 major animal...
Curated Video
Political Ideology: Crash Course Government and Politics #35
So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America. We're going to focus on liberals and conservatives and talk about the influencers of both of these viewpoints. Now, it's important to remember that political ideologies...
TED Talks
TED: Your identity is your superpower | America Ferrera
A clip from America Ferrera's TED Talk "My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle" from TED2019 Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the...
SciShow
What are Blood Types?
Quick Questions explains why, when it comes right down to it, there are really only eight kinds of people in the world.
SciShow
What Animal Dominates Earth?
There is a group of animals with more species than any other group, but Earth has such an astonishing variety of life that figuring out which group dominates is tricky.
SciShow
Whale Poop Helps Cool Our Planet
You might not think of a sea creature as helpful in the prevention of climate change, but sperm whales have been doing their part to cool the planet by doing what most animals do best: pooping.
SciShow
Weird Diagnostics
Hank goes over some of the more interesting ways that doctors can use to tell what might be wrong with you.
SciShow
We Solved the Mystery of the Dying Birds
Across the southeastern United States, bald eagles have been dying unexplainedly for the past 25 years. In March of 2021, researchers announced that they had found the killer, and they hope we can use this knowledge to better protect...
SciShow
We Skipped Flu Season. That's Bad
Some experts feared we were in for a "twindemic" during the 2020-2021 flu season. That didn't happen, which might mean that there will be more people susceptible to getting sick this year.
SciShow
We May Have a COVID Vaccine in 2021, But Not Without Taking Risks
Right now, experts say a vaccine for COVID-19 is a year or more away. But as far away as it sounds, it’s only within the realm of possibility because scientists are speeding up the vaccine development process in surprising ways.