TED Talks
TED: Why helmets don't prevent concussions -- and what might | David Camarillo
What is a concussion? Probably not what you think it is. In this talk from the cutting edge of research, bioengineer (and former football player) David Camarillo shows what really happens during a concussion -- and why standard sports...
SciShow
When Athletes Dope ... & Einstein FTW
This week's SciShow news has Hank bringing us a primer on the science behind various illegal and illicit ways in which athletes "improve" their bodies, proof of general relativity that we can actually see, and a new way to measure how...
SciShow
Great Minds: Robert Goddard, Original Rocket Scientist
Get to know Robert Goddard, one of the original rocket scientists!
SciShow
Why This Galaxy Gets TWO Black Holes
There’s a massive black hole next door that appears far too big for its host galaxy! And in another galaxy, TWO supermassive black holes formed, giving us a glimpse at a true rarity in astronomy!
Crash Course
The First Movie Camera: Crash Course Film History
After serial photography became a thing, it wasn't long before motion pictures started to develop. And, at the front of that development was Thomas Edison, who you may know as an inventor and business person. In this episode of Crash...
TED Talks
TED: The technology of touch | Katherine Kuchenbecker
As we move through the world, we have an innate sense of how things feel -- the sensations they produce on our skin and how our bodies orient to them. Can technology leverage this? In this fun, fascinating TED-Ed lesson, learn about the...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Energy - Level 3 - Energy and Energy Transfer
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on energy and energy transfer. TERMS Energy - the ability to cause change Object - a material thing that can be seen and touched Transfer - the conversion of one form...
PBS
How Gaia Changed Astronomy Forever
The great advances in any science tend to come in sudden leaps. April 25th of 2018 marks the beginning of just such a leap for much of astronomy. In the early hours of the morning, the Gaia mission's second data release dropped. Our...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The invisible motion of still objects - Ran Tivony
Many of the inanimate objects around you probably seem perfectly still. But look deep into the atomic structure of any of them, and you'll see a world in constant flux - with stretching, contracting, springing, jittering, drifting atoms...
TED Talks
TED: New video technology that reveals an object's hidden properties | Abe Davis
Subtle motion happens around us all the time, including tiny vibrations caused by sound. New technology shows that we can pick up on these vibrations and actually re-create sound and conversations just from a video of a seemingly still...
SciShow
Space Headwinds Might Help Us Find Dark Matter
Some scientists are hoping to use our motion through the galaxy to help detect some of the most elusive particles of all: dark matter.
Bozeman Science
Electric Field of Parallel Plates
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the electric field between oppositely and equally charged plates is uniform as long as you are far from the edge. The strength of the electric field can be determined by either the charge of the...
Crash Course
Hearing & Balance: Crash Course A&P
Crash Course A&P continues the journey through sensory systems with a look at how your sense of hearing works. We follow sounds as they work there way into the ear where they are registered and transformed into action potentials. This...
PBS
Can You Trust Your Eyes in Spacetime?
Last time we talked about what curvature means, looked at geodesics, great circles on spheres, and tried to understand the notion of "straightness". This week on Spacetime, we take a detour into how geometry works in spacetime. Get...
Crash Course
Perceiving is Believing - Crash Course Psychology
So what does perception even mean? What's the difference between seeing something and making sense of it? In today's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us some insight into the differences between sensing and...
SciShow
What Will Happen to The ISS?
After more than two decades buzzing around above our heads, the life of the ISS will soon be coming to a close. But what does that actually look like? And what does it mean for the future of space experimentation?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do ocean currents work? - Jennifer Verduin
Dive into the science of ocean currents (including the Global Conveyor Belt current), and find out how climate change affects them. -- In 1992, a cargo ship carrying bath toys got caught in a storm. Shipping containers washed overboard,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why do you want to squeeze cute things? | Joshua Paul Dale
Watching a kitten fumbling around, it might feel as if you've never encountered anything so devastatingly adorable in your mortal life. You may want to pet its soft fur and kiss its tiny head. But you may also feel the conflicting...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Energy - Level 6 - Conservation of Energy
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on the conservation of energy. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Energy - the...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Matter & Energy - Level 5 - Cycles and Flows
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on cycles and flows in matter and energy. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Cycling...
Crash Course
Motion in a Straight Line Crash Course Physics 1
In this, THE FIRST EPISODE of Crash Course Physics, your host Dr. Shini Somara introduces us to the ideas of motion in a straight line. She talks about displacement, acceleration, time, velocity, and the definition of acceleration. Also,...
Bozeman Science
Waves
Mr. Andersen introduces the concept of waves. Both transverse and logitudinal waves are described. The relationship between wave speed, wave frequency and wavelength is also included.
SciShow
Why Don't All Birds Fly in V Shapes?
Some birds fly in V shapes because it has many benefits, but other birds fly in clumps instead. Why would they do that?