Curated Video
The Linguistics of Flatulence: Exploring the Origins and Euphemisms of Farts
In this humorous and educational video, the speaker explores the linguistic origins and cultural perspectives surrounding the topic of flatulence. Using examples from different languages and historical references, the video sheds light...
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Renewable Energy
This video explores five fun facts about renewable energy.
Weatherthings
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian was a powerful, devastating and deadly storm, especially for Florida, in 2022. With wind over 150mph, rain over 20” in some areas, and storm surge over 12 feet, Ian impacted millions of people, while taking over 150 lives....
Weatherthings
Lenticular Clouds
Lenticular Clouds are also known as Lenticularis because they are shaped like a lens. They are common over mountains where air is forced to rise and sink, forming smooth clouds above the mountains and downwind of the mountains. They also...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Andrew, 1992
Hurricane Andrew was one of the few hurricanes to strike the United States as a Category 5. At the time, in 1992, it was the most expensive natural disaster in the nation's history. After devastating Homestead, Florida, and surrounding...
Weatherthings
Great Miami Hurricane of 1926
The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 was the second strongest hurricane to strike Miami at that time. It was a Category 4, landing on September 18, 1926, after battering the Bahamas. The tremendous impact in Miami and South Florida was not...
Weatherthings
Bomb Cyclone
A Bomb Cyclone is a middle-latitude low pressure storm system. It must have falling air pressure, measured by a barometer, losing at least 1 millibar per hour for 24 hours. When the pressure in a storm falls, the wind increases. You hear...
Weatherthings
Aurora
The Aurora has fascinated and intrigued people for ages. It is a display of light in Earth’s magnetosphere caused by high energy particles arriving to the planet in the solar wind. The Aurora is seen in both hemispheres. In the northern...
Weatherthings
Atmospheric River
Moisture, or water vapor in air, that is concentrated in a narrow band more than several hundred miles wide, and extends across oceans or continents for sometimes thousands of miles, is known as an Atmospheric River. In the Pacific...
Weatherthings
Vapor Cone
A Vapor Cone is a cloud around the rear of a very fast jet plane, in the shape of a cone, formed by quickly falling pressure, falling temperature, and rising relative humidity. It does not require a plane to break the sound barrier and...
Weatherthings
Gulf Coast Hurricane of July, 1916
A Category 3 hurricane made landfall near the Mississippi-Alabama State line on July 5, 1916, with record wind and storm surge impact in Mobile, Alabama, and then inland flooding throughout several states. Newspapers reported, “The...
Weatherthings
Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900
The Hurricane of 1900 striking Galveston, Texas, is known as the deadliest weather disaster in the United States. An estimated 8,000 people were killed by a hurricane that arrived with little notice, leaving over 10,000 people homeless,...
Flipping Physics
AP Physics 1: Review of Mechanical Waves
Review of the Mechanical Waves topics covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum.
Math Fortress
Calculus III: Two Dimensional Vectors (Level 13 of 13)
This video is a review of Two Dimensional Vectors. This video goes over applications of vectors. 3 examples are covered illustrating how to solve distance and bearing problems.
msvgo
Crop Protection - Diseases
It explains common plant diseases and describes common practices followed for protecting crops from diseases.
Science360
Hydrogen Trail Blazers
Officer Tom McCloghry is a cop on the beat, patrolling downtown Columbia, South Carolina to keep the streets safe. And, though it's not so unusual these days to see police on Segways, this one is different. This is a hydrogen hybrid...
Zach Star
What is Mechanical Engineering?
Mechanical engineering is the design and manufacturing of mechanical systems. You'll want to have a strong interest in advanced math and physics if you go into this major. Mechanical engineering is one of the most versatile of the...
Science360
A battery inspired by vitamins
What happens when there isn't any wind to spin the blades of a wind turbine? Or there's no sun to charge those solar panels? National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Harvard University may have a solution. In episode 69, Jordan...
Curated Video
Detecting and Identifying Plant Diseases
This is a lecture video on detecting plant diseases. The presenter explains four different methods for identifying plant disease: observing visible symptoms, eliminating environmental causes, distribution analysis, and diagnostic...
Visual Learning Systems
The Power of Perpetual Resources
In this video, we delve into the incredible power generated by the sun and wind and how they can be harnessed as sustainable energy sources. Join us as we uncover the fascinating world of solar and wind power, discussing their...