TED Talks
Sugata Mitra: Kids can teach themselves
Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own -- and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves?
TED Talks
Olafur Eliasson: Playing with space and light
In the spectacular large-scale projects he's famous for (such as "Waterfalls" in New York harbor), Olafur Eliasson creates art from a palette of space, distance, color and light. This idea-packed talk begins with an experiment in the...
MinutePhysics
Spacetime Intervals: Not EVERYTHING is Relative | Special Relativity Ch. 7
This video is chapter 7 in my series on special relativity, and it covers the idea that some things AREN'T relative: there IS a sense of absolute length and absolute time, which can be agreed upon from all moving perspectives (as long as...
SciShow
5 Times Scientists Gave Animals Drugs (and What They Learned)
It might seem like researchers give animals drugs just to make a good headline, but these experiments have taught scientists a lot.
TED Talks
Gero Miesenboeck: Re-engineering the brain
In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward -- manipulating specific neurons to figure out exactly what they do,...
SciShow
The Space Station's Inflatable Room
An ISS resupply mission is launching today and the space station should have a new inflatable room to experiment with!
SciShow
Skylab: The First Americans Living In Space
Skylab set the stage for future space stations like Mir and the ISS, and showed that people really could live in space for a while and do important scientific research.
MinutePhysics
Por Qué Deberían Preocuparnos las Armas Nucleares
Más información sobre cómo dejar de invertir en compañías que promueven las armas nucleares (en inglés): http://responsibleinvest.org/ Gracias al Future of Life Institute por apoyar la producción de este video http://www.futureoflife.org...
MinutePhysics
GPS, Relatividad y Detección nuclear
El Sistema de Posicionamiento Global (GPS) es sólo un gran reloj en el espacio (que además puede detectar explosiones nucleares) Video anterior: Cómo superar la velocidad de la luz ----------------------- Suscríbete a MinutoDeFísica -...
SciShow Kids
4 Things to Do When It's Too Cold Outside! | Winter Science | SciShow Kids
Jessi and Squeaks were supposed to go sledding today, but it's really cold outside! That won't stop them from having fun, though! Join them as they look back on some great experiments to do on a freezing cold day!
TED Talks
Kelly Wanser: Emergency medicine for our climate fever
As we recklessly warm the planet by pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, some industrial emissions also produce particles that reflect sunshine back into space, putting a check on global warming that we're only starting to...
MinutePhysics
Cómo superar la velocidad de la luz
¡Puedes superar la velocidad de la luz en el patio de tu casa! (Pero no te preocupes, Einstein sigue estando en lo cierto) MinutoDeFísica proporciona una visión energética y entretenida para los viejos y nuevos problemas de la física --...
PBS
The Speed of Light is NOT About Light
The speed of light is often cited as the fastest anything can travel in our universe. While this might be true, the speed of light is the EFFECT and not the CAUSE of this phenomenon. So what's the cause? On this week's episode of Space...
SciShow
This Flatworm Remembers Things After You Cut Off Its Brain
Planarians are flatworms most known for being able to grow a new head if it gets cut off, but perhaps even stranger is the fact that their new head retains some of the memories from the old one.
Crash Course
Big Data Problems - Crash Course Statistics
There is a lot of excitement around the field of Big Data, but today we want to take a moment to look at some of the problems it creates. From questions of bias and transparency to privacy and security concerns, there is still a lot to...
MinutePhysics
Extraterrestrial Cycloids - Why Are They on Europa?
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting this video. This video is about the cycloid curves on Jupiter's moon Europa - they're ridges or valleys in the icy surface that formed...
SciShow
5 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals
They explode when you touch them. Even a millionth of a gram can kill you. They can even disable you with their horrifying smell. SciShow introduces you to give of the most dangerous chemicals in the world.
MinutePhysics
La Demostración de Einstein para E=mc²
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué E=mc²? Te lo explicamos. ¡Muchas gracias a Marcelo Enrique Anguita Fuentes por apoyarnos en Patreon! Ayudas a que MinutoDeFísica sea posible. ¡Eres el mejor! Siempre tratamos de usar lenguaje fácil...
MinutePhysics
Albert Einstein y la Teoría de la Relatividad Especial
Hablamos sobre cómo Einstein (et al.) descubrió la Relatividad Especial. ¡Muchas gracias a Marcelo Enrique Anguita Fuentes por apoyarnos en Patreon! Ayudas a que MinutoDeFísica sea posible. ¡Eres el mejor! Siempre tratamos de usar...
SciShow
The Truth About Chocolate and Your Health
There are claims floating around that chocolate might actually be good for you, and SciShow is here to help separate fact from fiction.
SciShow
6 of the Longest Experiments Ever
From the bell that hasn't stopped ringing, to observing evolution in action, SciShow presents 6 of the Longest Experiments Ever.
SciShow
Fighting the Loneliness of Space Travel
Long months or years spent in space can be isolating, making astronauts susceptible to boredom and depression. Here's a look at some long-term studies we've done here on Earth to figure out what isolation does to people, and how to make...
SciShow
Countershading: Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?
Penguins are infamous for being ready for any formal event, yet it seems that we're still unsure why they, and numerous animals have this distinct color contrast.
MinutePhysics
Teoría del Todo: ¿Qué es la materia?
¿Qué es la materia? ¿Qué tiene que ver con las matemáticas? ¿Y por qué no estás hecho de Jesús? Nos zambullimos en la teoría de (casi) todo: el Modelo Estándar de la física de partículas. ¡Muchas gracias a las siguientes personas que nos...