MinutePhysics
Misconceptions Footnote †: Randomness and Feedback
Footnote to the main video here: https://youtu.be/HUti6vGctQM Feedback loops and spurious correlations! REFERENCES: Spurious correlations: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations Loopy by Nicky Case: http://ncase.me/loopy/...
TED Talks
TED: Your 3-step guide to setting better boundaries at work | Nedra Glover Tawwab
Know you should establish clear limits at work but not sure how to do it? Here are a few strategies from relationship therapist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab that can help you feel more empowered and less overwhelmed, both on and off...
PBS
How Volcanoes Froze the Earth (Twice)
Over 600 million years ago, sheets of ice coated our planet on both land and sea. How did this happen? And most importantly for us, why did the planet eventually thaw again? The evidence for Snowball Earth is written on every continent...
TED Talks
TED: The inside story of ChatGPT's astonishing potential | Greg Brockman
In a talk from the cutting edge of technology, OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman explores the underlying design principles of ChatGPT and demos some mind-blowing, unreleased plug-ins for the chatbot that sent shockwaves across the world....
Bozeman Science
Environmental Systems
In this video Paul Andersen explains how matter and energy are conserved within the Earth's system. Matter is a closed system and Energy is open to the surroundings. In natural systems steady state is maintained through feedback loops...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Feedback loops: How nature gets its rhythms - Anje-Margriet Neutel
While feedback loops are a bummer at band practice, they are essential in nature. What does nature's feedback look like, and how does it build the resilience of our world? Anje-Margriet Neutel describes some common positive and negative...
SciShow
Why You Have That Little, Lying Voice in Your Head
If you feel something inside you say, “I really don’t think you’re strong enough,” you don’t necessarily have to trust that little voice—it might not know you as well as you think it does.
SciShow
Does Depression Make You More Realistic?
Popular culture has occasionally touched on the idea that people with depression are more objective judges of the world around them, but research has shown that’s not necessarily true.
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Systems - Level 5 - Simulating Systems
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on simulating systems. TERMS: Simulations - imitation of a situation or process Interactions - reciprocal (two-way) action or influence Energy - the ability to cause...
Bozeman Science
Concept 7 - Stability and Change
Paul Andersen explains how stability and change are regulated in systems through controls and feedback. Controls are used to regulate matter and energy flowing into a system. Feedback mechanisms within the system are used to regulate...
TED Talks
Bill Gates: Teachers need real feedback
Until recently, many teachers only got one word of feedback a year: "satisfactory." And with no feedback, no coaching, there's just no way to improve. Bill Gates suggests that even great teachers can get better with smart feedback -- and...
Bozeman Science
Improving Education - First Draft
Paul Andersen talks about three ways to improve education and how it is reflected in what we are doing at Bozeman Public Schools.
Crash Course
Educational Technology: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to go a little meta and talk about how computer science can support learning with educational technology. We here at Crash Course are big fans of interactive in-class learning and hands-on experiences, but we also...
TED Talks
Baba Shiv: Sometimes it's good to give up the driver's seat
Over the years, research has shown a counterintuitive fact about human nature: Sometimes, having too much choice makes us less happy. This may even be true when it comes to medical treatment. Baba Shiv shares a fascinating study that...
Bozeman Science
Student and Teacher Opinions on Educational Technology Wanted
Student and Teacher Opinions on Educational Technology Wanted
Crash Course
Minimum Viable Product and Pivoting Crash Course Business Entrepreneurship
Imagine if the only videos on YouTube were people looking for love. That could have been the world we lived in! Before it had 1.9 billion users per day, YouTube started as a video-based dating service, complete with the truly excellent...
Crash Course
Testing Your Product and Getting Feedback: Crash Course Business Entrepreneurship
To figure out if an idea is as good as we think it is, we have to talk to our customers. We’ve said it over and over again. We have to ask them what they like, dislike, want, or need, and we want honest feedback about our product or...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Stability - Level 5 - Feedback
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on feedback. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Controller - component of feedback...
SciShow
What Is Neurofeedback Therapy?
Neurofeedback therapy claims to help you change behaviors by monitoring your brain waves - but how does that actually work? And what does the science behind it look like?
TED-Ed
How does artificial intelligence learn? | Briana Brownell
Today, artificial intelligence helps doctors diagnose patients, pilots fly commercial aircraft, and city planners predict traffic. These AIs are often self-taught, working off a simple set of instructions to create a unique array of...
MinuteEarth
How to Work From Home as a Team
We've worked as a team - remotely - for seven years, and we're sharing some of our favorite tips for making it work.
MinuteEarth
How We Make MinuteEarth Videos (Behind the Scenes)
An outline of how we make our videos.
TED Talks
Jessica Ochoa Hendrix: How virtual reality turns students into scientists
Using low-cost virtual reality, education activist Jessica Ochoa Hendrix helps bring science to life in schools across the US. In this quick talk, she explains how a VR experience she developed invites students to explore underwater...
SciShow
Here’s When You Should Trust Your Gut
Trusting your gut may not sound like a reliable way to make decisions, but the research points to some times when you might want to listen to it!