SciShow
How The Six Degrees Phenomenon Has Changed Science
You may have heard about the Six Degrees of Separation phenomenon, but it isn't just a fun celebrity game, it helps scientists understand the spread of epidemics, the structure of the internet, and even the neural networks in your brain!
3Blue1Brown
What's so special about Euler's number e? Essence of Calculus - Part 5 of 11
What is the derivative of a^x? Why is e^x its own derivative? This video shows how to think about the rule for differentiating exponential functions.
3Blue1Brown
Derivatives of exponentials | Chapter 5, Essence of calculus
What is the derivative of a^x? Why is e^x its own derivative? This video shows how to think about the rule for differentiating exponential functions.
TED Talks
Ray Kurzweil: The accelerating power of technology
Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.
3Blue1Brown
What's so special about Euler's number e? | Essence of calculus, chapter 5
What is the derivative of a^x? Why is e^x its own derivative? This video shows how to think about the rule for differentiating exponential functions.
Bozeman Science
Communities
Paul Andersen explains the major classification terms in ecology and how a community can be measured by species composition and species diversity. The symbiosis of leaf cutter ants is included. The podcast ends with a discussion of...
TED Talks
Erik Brynjolfsson: The key to growth? Race with the machines
As machines take on more jobs, many find themselves out of work or with raises indefinitely postponed. Is this the end of growth? No, says Erik Brynjolfsson -- it’s simply the growing pains of a radically reorganized economy. A riveting...
SciShow
How The Six Degrees Phenomenon Has Changed Science
You may have heard about the Six Degrees of Separation phenomenon, but it isn't just a fun celebrity game, it helps scientists understand the spread of epidemics, the structure of the internet, and even the neural networks in your brain
3Blue1Brown
Exponential growth and epidemics
A primer on exponential and logistic growth, with epidemics as a central example
MinutePhysics
How To Tell If We're Beating COVID-19
This video is a collaboration with Aatish Bhatia about how to see the COVID-19 tipping point - we present a better way to graph COVID-19 coronavirus cases using a logarithmic scale in "phase space" - plotting the growth rate against the...
Bozeman Science
The Origin of Life - Scientific Evidence
Paul Andersen discusses scientific evidence of the origin of life on our planet. He begins with a brief discussion of the age of the earth and ends with the future of humanity. He includes geologic, chemical and molecular data.
Curated Video
The Richter Scale
Why the magnitude of earthquakes, measured on the Richter scale, increases so quickly – because the scale is logarithmic. Maths - Number A Twig Curriculum Film. Delivering key learning points. Get straight to the facts in just three...
Curated Video
The Most Populous Country
When will India overtake China as the world's most populous country? Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s math films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.
Curated Video
Hyperinflation: 1920s Germany
The causes and effects of spiralling interest rates in 1920s Germany, when money became so devalued it was burnt as fuel. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films...
Curated Video
The Biggest Number Ever
What is the biggest number ever used? Graham's number, discovered in the 1970s by mathematician Ron Graham, is so big as to be unfathomable. No one even knows what the first digit is – and a special form of notation is needed to describe...
Curated Video
Could You Owe More Than America?
How the compound interest of high-APR, payday loans can spiral out of control. By borrowing $100 on payday, you could owe trillions in a few years' time... Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by...
Curated Video
The Emperor's Chess Board
The legend of the inventor who asked to be granted grains of rice for each square of a chess board, exponentially. And why his wish could not be fulfilled... Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by...
Curated Video
Machine Learning: Random Forest with Python from Scratch - Numbers
This lesson will teach us about numbers, the first standard datatype in Python, used for arithmetic operations and storing information. This clip is from the chapter "Introduction to Python" of the series "Machine Learning: Random Forest...
Curated Video
JavaScript Mastery from Zero to Hero - Prepare for Coding Interviews - What Is Big O and Time Complexity
In this video, you will learn about the Big O notation and time complexity in computer science. We will start by understanding what the Big O notation is and why it is important in analyzing the performance of algorithms. You will also...
Curated Video
Fundamentals of Neural Networks - Activation Function
This video explains the role of the activation function, which is an interesting phenomenon in the design of neural networks. This clip is from the chapter "Artificial Neural Networks" of the series "Fundamentals in Neural Networks".This...
Curated Video
Fundamentals of Neural Networks - Logistic Regression
This video explains logistic regression and specifically if the target here is discrete or binary. This clip is from the chapter "Artificial Neural Networks" of the series "Fundamentals in Neural Networks".This section explains...
Curated Video
GCSE Maths - How to Multiply and Divide Numbers With Powers (Powers Part 2/6) #30
This video covers how to multiply and divide numbers that have powers. We start with a conceptual overview, then look at the shortcut to do it quickly and run through some examples. This is part 2/6 part in our series on powers. Powers...
Curated Video
Exponential Growth and Decay
“Exponential Growth and Decay” will explain exponential variables and explain how to identify and calculate exponential growth and exponential decay.”
Curated Video
The Future of Large Language Models? | 2022 Q&A
The Future of Large Language Models? | 2022 Q&A