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The Dark Origins of the Scientific Method
500 years before the Scientific Revolution, the mathematician Al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham spent hours in a dark room studying the light that filtered in. Not only did he revolutionize how we literally see the world, he pioneered the...
SciShow
5 Animals With Superpowered Senses
From the ability to see “invisible” types of light to the power to taste all over their body, meet five incredible animals whose super senses far surpass our own! Hosted by: Michael Aranda
SciShow
The Scientist Who Made the Internet Possible | Great Minds: Narinder Singh Kapany
Thanks to Qualcomm for sponsoring a portion of this video.
SciShow
Science Superlatives of 2015!
Learn about the strongest, slowest, and fastest science in 2015!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The story behind your glasses - Eva Timothy
What scientific thinkers and achievements have led to vast improvements in optics over the centuries? Discover the fascinating ways that our understanding of light informs the world in which we live.
SciShow
3 Brand New Colors That Scientists Discovered
For millennia, we mostly had to make do with natural pigments and dyes, but in the last 300 years or so, chemical synthesis has revolutionized the colors of our world.
SciShow
Choosing a Telescope: Bigger Isn't Always Better!
Before you take your relationship with space to a new level by getting a telescope, find out what you really need to make the most of your summer nights staring at the sky.
SciShow
How Do Polarized Sunglasses Work?
The useful glare-blocking properties of polarized sunglasses are well-known to just about anyone who goes outside. What isn't so well-known is how they reduce glare in the first place. That answer is deceptively complicated!
SciShow
From Optics to Spacewalks: Dr. Ellen Ochoa | Great Minds
Dr. Ellen Ochoa is incredible! She published over a dozen papers, co-filed three patents, and was a NASA engineer, all before becoming an astronaut and spending nearly a thousand hours in space.
Crash Course
Optical Instruments: Crash Course Physics
How do lenses work? How do they form images? Well, in order to understand how optics work, we have to understand the physics of light. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini talks to us about optical instruments and how they make...
Crash Course
Newton and Leibniz: Crash Course History of Science
The standard story of the Scientific Revolution culminates with the long life of one man: Sir Isaac Newton—a humble servant of the Royal Mint, two-time parliamentarian, and a scientific titan whose name, along with Einstein’s, is...
SciShow
Kickstarting a Space Telescope
In the past few years the rise of crowdfunding has allowed for some pretty cool stuff to start existing, and today Hank is excited to announce another awesome Kickstarter - Planetary Resources (of asteroid mining fame) in partnership...
Curated Video
Focus
In optics, the point at which rays of light converge after refraction or reflection, and so the point at which a sharp image will be produced. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...
Curated Video
White light – Big reveal
What is it? ... It's a prism refracting light! Physical processes - Light - White light A Twig Tidbit Film - Big Reveal. The image zooms out from an extreme close-up to full frame. The children have to guess what the image is.
Curated Video
Mastering the Art of Isometric Room Design in Blender 3 - Rendering Image in Blender
This video will cover the process of rendering an image in Blender. This clip is from the chapter "Rendering" of the series "Mastering the Art of Isometric Room Design in Blender 3".null
Science Buddies
How to Make a Simple Refracting Telescope (Monocular)
This video shows how to build a simple refracting telescope, also called a monocular or a spyglass, using two lenses. One lens is double convex (converging) and one is double concave (diverging). This results in a magnified right-side-up...
Zach Star
What does a Physics major do? (Part 1 Curriculum and Subfields)
Physics majors study the universe, from electrons and protons to supergiant stars. As a physics major you will take A LOT of math and apply complex formulas to the problems at hand. Physics majors don't just learn the equations that...
Physics Girl
Unique at-home Science Experiments! with Physics Girl
Dianna from Physics Girl walks through 5 experiments with jello, lasers, balloons, surface tension, band-aids and candles, with some bonus facts and trivia!
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David L. Green - On Becoming a Research Scientist
David L. Green is an Associate Professor of Materials Science, Chemical, and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received his B.S. from Boston University, an M.S. from the University of Maryland, and his Ph.D. from...
Neuro Transmissions
What Are Optogenetics?
What if you could control someone's mind and make them more aggressive or less anxious or extremely hungry? Well, IT'S POSSIBLE! Optogenetics let scientists literally control the brain using light. Using whaa?? Yep, the light actually...
NASA
Simulated Image Demonstrates the Power of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will capture the equivalent of 100 high-resolution Hubble images in a single shot, imaging large areas of the sky more than 1,000 times faster than Hubble. In several months, the Roman Space...
Physics Girl
How 3D holograms work
Holograms are photographic recordings of 3D scenes. Unlike a camera, which captures one view through a small viewer focused by a lens, holograms capture an entire light field which allows them to recreate the 3D scene. Shimmery 2D...
Weatherthings
A Sun Dog is a Mock Sun is a Parhelion
Often, next to the sun, we find very bright patches of color. This describes what they are, and that they are not rainbows.
Physics Girl
We Turned this Truck into a GIANT CAMERA!
We made a pinhole camera in the back of a Uhaul! This pinhole camera is the best way to see an eclipse!