Physics Girl
My Path into Physics (at MIT)
Dianna Cowern runs Physics Girl full time. Here she discusses her path to studying physics and doing physics research before moving on to other, less prestigious, career pursuits.
Zach Star
How to Prepare For a Major (or Career) in Engineering, Math, or Science
How to Prepare For a Major (or Career) in Engineering, Math, or Science
Zach Star
How Much do Engineers and Scientists Make? Salary and Employment Statistics
Two common statistics that are helpful to know about any college major are: how much money you can expect to make, and the amount of job opportunities. Here I outline the statistics for many of the most majors and careers when it comes...
Zach Star
Artificial Intelligence Research and Which Majors to Pick
This video be in less depth than the previous but will cover a wider range of topics and research in artificial intelligence. Startups in artificial intelligence are becoming more and more popular (over 100 just in healthcare) and they...
Zach Star
Is Engineering Experience Needed Before College
Some students ask if engineering experience is needed before they enter college. And the good news is you really don't need any engineering experience. In fact most students who enter college don't have much, if any. There are some...
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DC Series circuits explained - The basics working principle
Series circuits DC Direct current. In this video we learn how DC series circuits work, looking at voltage, current, resistance, power consumption as well as how to use a multimeter. There's also a problem at the end of the video for you...
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DC parallel circuits explained - The basics how parallel circuits work working principle
Parallel Circuits Explained. In this video we take a look at how DC parallel circuits work and consider voltage, current, resistance, power consumption as well as some worked examples and some test questions with solutions.
Zach Star
What does a Physics Major do? (Part 2 Research and Career Examples)
Our part 2 video of "What does a physics major do" covers what research positions and jobs a physics major could go into. In the video I focus mostly on jobs that directly apply to physics. What you'll find is that there are an endless...
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Variable Frequency Drive Basics
Variable Frequency Drives Explained - VFD basics. In this video we take a look at variable frequency drives to understand how they work in electrical engineering and power electronics. We look at where and why to use a VFD or VSD,...
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How A Car Battery Works
How does a car battery work, learn from the basics where we use and battery and how batteries work.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Be a NASA Astronaut
NASA astronaut Kayla Barron and Anne Roemer, astronaut selection manager, deep dive into the astronaut selection process and astronaut candidate training while taking questions from social media during a live broadcast on March 6, 2020....
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Jose Benavides Talks About NASA's Star Wars-inspired Robots Aboard The International Space Station
A conversation with Jose Benavides, engineer with the Advanced Control and Evolvable Systems Group in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Artemis Recovery
NASA’s Artemis I recovery director Melissa Jones shares what it will take to fetch the Orion spacecraft from the Pacific Ocean at the end of the mission around the Moon. HWHAP Episode 210.
IDG TECHtalk
What’s new with the H-1B visa and STEM OPT programs
Programs for H-1B visas and STEM OPT remain extremely popular for skilled foreign nationals who want to work and live in the US. Join TECHtalk hosts Juliet Beauchamp and Ken Mingis as they discuss the status of these programs with CIO’s...
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Time Delay Relays Explained
Time Delay Relays, in this video we learn the basics of how time delay relays work. Looking at time on delay and time off delay using transistors, capacitors and diodes as well as switches, mechanical relays and optical couplings to...
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How Relays Work
How relays work. In this video we look at how relays work, what are relays used for, different types of relay, double pole, single pole, phototransistor, solid state relay, semiconductor, flywheel diodes, 8. Suppressor diodes, DPDT,...
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What is a servo motor?
What is a servo motor and what does a servo motor do, why do we use servo motors.
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Induction Motor Basics
In this video, we'll explore the basics of induction motors. We'll cover topics like the theory behind induction motors, the different types of induction motors, and how induction motors work.
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Power Inverters Explained
Power inverter explained. In this video we take a look at how inverters work. We look at power inverters used in cars and solar power to understand the basics of how they operate. We then cover electricity fundamentals, direct current,...
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What's inside a car battery
In this video, we're going to take a look inside a car battery. We'll learn what's inside and how it works, and we'll also see some of the purposes car batteries serve.
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What is an Inductor
What is an inductor? In this video we cover the basics of what an inductor is, with examples in a circuit board of what they look like.
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How Alternators Work
How does a car alternator work? learn from the basics where we use the alternator and how alternators work.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: John Marmie Talks About NASA’s Plan To Mine A Large Near-Earth Asteroid
A conversation with John Marmie, Asteroid Redirect Mission Commercial Partnerships & Hosted Payload Lead.