PBS
Electrons DO NOT Spin
Quantum mechanics has a lot of weird stuff - but there’s thing that everyone agrees that no one understands. I’m talking about quantum spin. Let’s find out how chasing this elusive little behavior of the electron led us to some of the...
Bozeman Science
Why Are Cells Small?
The lower half of Mr. Andersen's head explains why cells are small. This video begins with a simple geometry problem and ends with a discussion of Allen's Rule and reasoning for the microscopic nature of cells.
SciShow
How Climate Scientists Predict the Future
Over the years, scientists have made a lot of predictions about how Earth's climate is changing, but they don't just pull those predictions from thin air.
TED Talks
Neil MacGregor: 2600 years of history in one object
A clay cylinder covered in Akkadian cuneiform script, damaged and broken, the Cyrus Cylinder is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism. In this enthralling talk Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum,...
SciShow
Why Do Ribbons Curl?
Curly, festive ribbons are a delight, sure, but the physics behind HOW they curl is much more exciting!
SciShow
Why Isn't a Kilogram a Kilogram?
The kilogram is the basic unit of mass in the metric system, but there's a serious problem: the standard that defines how much mass a kilogram actually has isn't reliable anymore
TED Talks
TED: Inside an Antarctic time machine | Lee Hotz
Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year-old ice to extract vital data on our changing climate.
SciShow
Fun With Potatoes & Physics! A SciShow Experiment
Hank uses a favorite subject of the YouTube community - the potato gun - to teach us about the principles of pneumatics, which use the potential energy of compressed gas to do work in lots of useful machines every day.
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Patterns - Level 4 - Patterns in Data
A mini-lesson about patterns in data.
3Blue1Brown
But WHY is a sphere's surface area four times its shadow?
Two proofs for the surface area of a sphere
TED Talks
TED: The playful wonderland behind great inventions | Steven Johnson
Necessity is the mother of invention, right? Well, not always. Steven Johnson shows us how some of the most transformative ideas and technologies, like the computer, didn't emerge out of necessity at all but instead from the strange...
SciShow
What If the Universe Was Shaped Like a Donut?
The universe could be a donut in a fourth spatial dimension. Which would mean that we could potentially see our own galaxy repeated from the past... Our 3D brains aren't ready for this.
Crash Course
Partial Pressures & Vapor Pressure: Crash Course Chemistry
This week we continue to spend quality time with gases, more deeply investigating some principles regarding pressure - including John Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, vapor pressure - and demonstrating the method for collecting gas...
SciShow
5 Periodic Tables We Don't Use (And One We Do)
From Mendeleev’s original design to physicist-favorite “left-step” rendition, the periodic table of elements has gone through many iterations since it was first used to organize elements 150 years ago - each with its own useful insights...
SciShow
That Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles
In the 1960s, the USA almost put a ring around the Earth by launching hundreds of millions of tiny copper needles into space in an attempt to create a reliable boost for their communications systems.
Curated Video
Cubist Art
How Cubist artists used geometry to represent a form in its purest way using geometric shapes such as the cone, cylinder and sphere. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s...
Curated Video
Gas Laws
The air we breathe is made up of a mixture of gases. Discover the invisible forces of gas at work around us. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. The air we breathe is made up of gases including nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide. The...
Curated Video
Cylinders: Fuelling Saturn V
In creating giant detachable fuel cylinders to blast Apollo 8 into outer space, NASA engineers manufactured the most powerful machine ever made. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
Curated Video
Water Uptake in Plants
We place two privet hedge shoots under different conditions to see how the amount of water they draw up will change. They are both placed in measuring cylinders with the same amount of water and a layer of oil is added to the top to...
Curated Video
Mechanical Marvels: The Magic of Giant Automatons
Step into the world of giant automatons with Mac Lesggy as he explores the inventive Machines of the Isle of Nantes. Witness the awe-inspiring 12-meter high elephant automaton, capable of carrying 50 passengers and powered by intricate...
Curated Video
Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Good Techniques to Create Gemstones
In this lesson, you will be learning a set of good techniques to use Blender to your advantage to create gemstones. We will be making blue, golden, and silver gems.
Curated Video
Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Creating the Ale Mug Handles
This lesson will focus on creating handles for our ale mug. This is a characteristic asset that we would expect to see in a dungeon for the guards to drink out of. Wouldn't you?
Curated Video
Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Creating Functioning Details
In this lesson, we will be creating functioning details for our guillotine. This will include the blade and the mechanism behind making it drop.
Curated Video
Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Finishing the Candle Props
In this model, we will be finishing the candle props for our scene.