TED Talks
Neil Burgess: How your brain tells you where you are
How do you remember where you parked your car? How do you know if you're moving in the right direction? Neuroscientist Neil Burgess studies the neural mechanisms that map the space around us, and how they link to memory and imagination.
Crash Course
Data Structures: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to talk about on how we organize the data we use on our devices. You might remember last episode we walked through some sorting algorithms, but skipped over how the information actually got there in the first place! And...
Crash Course
Designing the World of Film: Crash Course Film Production
Literally, ‘mise-en-scene’ means “placing on stage.” But in film, mise-en-scene encompasses everything the camera is capturing. The artists and crafts-people who work in Production Design, Wardrobe, and Hair and Makeup are responsible...
SciShow
High-Tech Ways Genomics is Changing Field Biology
To figure out an organism's genome and DNA sequence, field biologists need big, expensive equipment in the labs. But, new high-tech devices help scientists to examine samples on the sites!
SciShow
Quantum Tunneling Takes a Surprisingly Long Time
Quantum tunneling happens when a particle seemingly teleports across a barrier. But despite how instantaneous this event sounds, recent research suggests that it doesn’t happen nearly as fast as you might think.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does your smartphone know your location? - Wilton L. Virgo
GPS location apps on a smartphone can be very handy when mapping a travel route or finding nearby events. But how does your smartphone know where you are? Wilton L. Virgo explains how the answer lies 12,000 miles over your head, in an...
SciShow
How to Make Pokémon GO
You wanna be the very best? Like no one ever was? Travel across your neighborhood with us and learn about some of the tech behind the phenomenon that is Pokémon GO.
PBS
What Physics Teachers Get Wrong About Tides!
We all know tides have something to do with gravity from the Moon and Sun, but if gravity affects the motion of all objects equally, then how come oceans have large tides while other bodies of water don't? It's because your mental...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The science of hearing - Douglas L. Oliver
The ability to recognize sounds and identify their location is possible thanks to the auditory system. That's comprised of two main parts: the ear, and the brain. The ear's task is to convert sound energy into neural signals; the brain's...
Crash Course
Intro to Big Data - Crash Course Statistics
Today, we're going to begin our discussion of Big Data. Everything from which videos we click (and how long we watch them) on YouTube to our likes on Facebook say a lot about us - and increasingly more and more sophisticated algorithms...
SciShow
6 Creative Ways People Used to Navigate the Oceans
People have been exploring the oceans since prehistoric times, way before they had GPS to help them figure out where they were. Here are 6 ingenious ways our ancestors navigated the oceans.
SciShow
Unexpected Ways Scientists Use GPS
GPS devices aren't just for keeping you from driving into a lake. They're also helping lots of scientists in unexpected ways.
Crash Course
The Filmmaker's Army: Crash Course Film Production
Who does what on a film set? And how many of them are there? What is HMU? What is a Scripty? In this episode of Crash Course Film Production, Lily gives us A BIG OVERVIEW on the Production Team. Who they are, who they report to, and why...
TED Talks
Photographs of secret sites - Taryn Simon
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography -- to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise....
Curated Video
Why So Few Americans Live Along The Mississippi River, Especially In The South
The Mighty Mississippi is truly one of the mighty rivers of the world. And like other mighty rivers, it has become an integral part of the land, people, and country it exists within. However, unlike other major rivers in the world such...
Curated Video
Longitude and Latitude: Navigating the Globe with Precision
In this video, the teacher explains the significance of longitude and latitude in cartography and navigation. They discuss the challenges faced by explorers in determining longitude and how accurate timekeeping was the key. The teacher...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Dracula Theme Park
DRACULA THEME PARK IN 2003 THE ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED IT INTENDED TO BUILD A DISNEYLAND-STYLE DRACULA PARK IN SNAGOV, NORTH OF BUCHAREST. BUT FROM THE START, THERE WAS POWERFUL OPPOSITION. THE PARK'S INITIAL LOCATION NEAR THE...
Curated Video
Seoul: Music, Culture, and Sports
Seoul, South Korea:"From this peninsula located in Central America we will travel to Seoul, a bustling city full of history and culture."
Curated Video
The History of Cracker Barrel
Weird History Food is talking about the history of Cracker Barrel. We're pulling off on the next exit because we saw a billboard for the Cracker Barrel. Originally built as a filling station, we're going to show you how Cracker Barrel...
Curated Video
Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers - Risk Management Scope and Roles
In this lesson, we will look at the scope of cyber risk management and the different kinds of roles under cyber risk management.
Curated Video
Virtual Interviewing: 101
As technology advances, companies turn more and more to virtual interviewing where they are able to "sit down" with a prospective hire no matter the distance. Think it's not that big of a deal to prepare specifically for a virtual...
Curated Video
Landmarks - China's Great Wall
CHINA S GREAT WALL CHINA S GREAT WALL IS ONE OF THE FEW MAN MADE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM SPACE. IT STRETCHES ACROSS MORE THAN 6,400 KM OF WINDING LANDSCAPE, AND DURING ITS 2,000-YEAR HISTORY, THE WALL HAS SURVIVED THREATS FROM...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Atlantis
ATLANTIS THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND OF CYPRUS IS ONE OF THE CRADLES OF MODERN CIVILIZATION, AND STORIES FROM ITS ANCIENT CULTURE HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN TO US. SOME STORIES ARE THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF MYTHS AND ARE PROOF THAT NOT ALL...
Curated Video
Discovering the Azores: Islands of Adventure and Natural Beauty
Azores Islands, Portugal:"Finally, we will know the Azores Islands flying in paragliding. So spectacular are the places that the Azores offer for the paragliding flight that the site of 'Sete Cidades,' on the island of San Miguel, was...