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Institute for New Economic Thinking
Students Fear Ideas Not Viruses
"Good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure." Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that as a society we are enabling a new form of explosive censorship, fueled by social media, which is eroding trust and...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Krister Shalm Explains NIST's Participation in the BIG Bell Test
NIST physicist Krister Shalm talks about NIST's participation in the November 30, 2016, BIG Bell Test, a worldwide project to bring human unpredictability (randomness) to cutting-edge physics experiments. But it's not just NIST...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Thomas Ferguson: Political Economy of Structural Adjustment (2/7)
Thomas Ferguson, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, speaking at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 10, 2011.<br/>
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Q&A: Political Economy of Structural Adjustment (7/7)
Richard McGregor, Deputy News Editor of the Financial Times, moderates this panel discussion at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 10, 2011.<br/>
NASA
NASA | Glory: The Particle Puzzle
This episode explores the complexity of atmospheric aerosols- how they impact climate and how researchers study them. Glory's Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor and Cloud Camera will provide an unprecedented data set for helping scientists...
Professor Dave Explains
IIT/JEE Chemistry Practice #18: Intermolecular Forces
Practice REAL problems from actual past IIT/JEE exams with Professor Dave!
Professor Dave Explains
Hard/Soft Acid-Base Theory
The last step before learning about the types of reactions in which transition metal complexes participate is to learn about the Hard/Soft Acid-Base Theory. To put it simply, hard means low polarizability, while soft means high...
Physics Girl
Only some humans can see this type of light
Polarized light is an unusual form of light. Can humans see when light is polarized?
The Wall Street Journal
Ron Chernow on the History of Polarization of America
'Alexander Hamilton' Author, Ron Chernow, discusses the history of social, political and economic divisions in the U.S.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
You Are Not a Robot [Andrew Sheng]
The world has changed, and we need to adapt. Andrew Sheng calls for a more human economics to drive us toward a sustainable future. This Is Your Wake-Up Call.
Flipping Physics
Polarization of Charge
Three demonstrations of polarization of charge are shown. A balloon polarizes a wall, small pieces of paper, and an aluminum can. The difference between conducting and inducting materials is presented.
Curated OER
Nervous Systems
Explore the nervous system's workings by first looking at the brain and its two hemispheres. Using the example of a split-brain surgery done for epilepsy, the function of language and vision is shown with an interactive component. Paul...
Physics Girl
Can You See This Type of Light?
Why can some organisms detect polarized light, but others can't? Scholars observe as the narrator constructs, demonstrates, and explains a simple polarimeter during a video from a larger playlist covering physics. Concepts include how...
Deep Look
The Snail-Smashing, Fish-Spearing, Eye-Popping Mantis Shrimp
Like tiny Supermen of the sea, mantis shrimp catch their prey using both bullet-like speed and enhanced vision. How do they do it? Young marine biologists discover the amazing adaptations found in the mantis shrimp and how they use them...
MinutePhysics
A Polarizing Discovery About the Big Bang!
The Big Bang just got bigger! Learners explore the early universe in a short, animated video. The narrator guides viewers through the revelation that photons polarized by masses of plasma travel through space to bring us a...
Crash Course
The Nervous System – Action! Potential! (Part 2)
There are about 100,000 chemical reactions happening in your brain every second to help you sense and respond to the world around you. After a brief review of electricity, the narrator explores the action potential neurons used to sense...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Static Electricity: Snap, Crackle, Jump
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, see static electricity make breakfast cereal jump and hair stand on end. [2:49]
University of Nottingham
Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Polarisation
University of Nottingham's Professor Roger Bowley shows you a piece of polaroid--the type of material in sunglasses--and demonstrates how the direction of its molecules prevents glare. [8:43]