SciShow
Could a Shirt Hear Your Heartbeat? | SciShow News
Microphones keep getting smaller and smaller, but have you ever asked what it would be like to have a bigger one in the form of a shirt? And though we tend to incorrectly think that we’re having two-way conversations with our pets, we...
SciShow
What Makes Your Ears Ring?
What's happening inside our ears when we can hear that ringing? What's happening inside our brains? Sit back, clean the wax out of your ears, and let Michael Aranda explain! ----------
SciShow
A New Way to Bring People Back from a 'Vegetative State'
Scientists have had some success with a new technique to restore awareness to a person in a vegetative state & also that we could potentially use the water cycle to power most of the United States!
SciShow
Could a Shirt Hear Your Heartbeat? | SciShow News
Microphones keep getting smaller and smaller, but have you ever asked what it would be like to have a bigger one in the form of a shirt? And though we tend to incorrectly think that we’re having two-way conversations with our pets, we...
TED Talks
TED: Electronic pills that could transform how we treat disease | Khalil Ramadi
Could a small jolt of electricity to your gut help treat chronic diseases? Medical hacker and TED Fellow Khalil Ramadi is developing a new, noninvasive therapy that could treat diseases like diabetes, obesity, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's...
Crash Course
The Nervous System, Part 3 - Synapses!: Crash Course A&P
We continue our tour of the nervous system with a look at synapses and the crazy stuff cocaine does to your body.
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Electrical Synapses Use Ion Currents Over Gap Junctions to Transmit Neurological Signals...
MinuteEarth
Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?
Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these...
SciShow
Why Don't Birds on Power Lines Get Zapped?
If you stick your finger in a socket, you’re in for a bad time, so how can birds perch on power lines without getting zapped?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to squeeze electricity out of crystals - Ashwini Bharathula
It might sound like science fiction, but if you press on a crystal of sugar, it will actually generate its own electricity. This simple crystal can act like a tiny power source because sugar happens to be piezoelectric. Ashwini...
Crash Course
Peripheral Nervous System: Crash Course A&P
It is now time to meet the system that helps your crazy brain stay in touch with the outside world. We follow up last week's tour of the central nervous system with a look at your peripheral nervous system, its afferent and efferent...
Crash Course
What is Engineering?: Crash Course Engineering #1
In our first episode of Crash Course Engineering, Shini explains what engineering is, and gives a brief overview of its four main branches (civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical) as well as a look at some of the other fields of...
Bozeman Science
Conservation of Energy
In this video Paul Andersen explains how energy can neither be created nor destroyed but may be transferred. Energy comes in many forms (including chemical, mechanical, light, electrical, and thermal). In AP Chemistry students must be...
Crash Course
Voltage, Electric Energy, and Capacitors: Crash Course Physics
So, how do those defibrillators you see on TV actually work? Surprise! Physics can explain! Okay buckle up, everyone! Today, Shini has the task of breaking down Electrical Potential Energy, Electric Potential, Voltage, Capacitors, Energy...
Curated Video
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
The law of conservation of energy tells us that energy is neither created or destroyed - just converted from one form to another. This means that we cannot make energy from nothing and energy does not just disappear. Energy, however, can...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Sydney Opera House
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG FLUTTERS HIGH ABOVE THE COUNTRY S TWO MOST RECOGNISABLE ICONS THE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE AND ITS DISTINCTIVE NEIGHBOUR, THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE. IN 2007 THE FUTURISTIC, SENSUALLY DESIGNED OPERA HOUSE...
Curated Video
Electrode
An electrical conductor that connects to a non-metallic part of a circuit. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
Curated Video
Semiconductor
A material whose electrical conductivity is in between that of a conductor and an insulator. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Curated Video
Electric Current
Electrical current is the flow of electric charge. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
Curated Video
Circuit breaker
A safety device used to prevent an overload of current in an electrical circuit. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
Curated Video
Electrical fuse
A safety device that breaks a circuit when the current exceeds a safe limit. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
Curated Video
Energy
The capacity of a system or a body to do work. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract concepts...
Curated Video
Electromagnetic radiation
A wave with both magnetic and electrical field components, which oscillate perpendicular to each other. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
Curated Video
Heat
The transfer of thermal energy. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract concepts and key...
Curated Video
Electrical Safety
Whether it's a faulty appliance or a bolt of lightning, an electric shock can be fatal. How can we avoid electric shocks? Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. If humans become part of an electric circuit they will...