Neuro Transmissions
Are women bad at science?
If you scroll through lists of STEM faculty members at most universities, it's likely you'll recognize a pattern...that is, a lot of men and not very many women. Why is that? Are men inherently better than women at science? Or is there...
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Seasons of the Sun
As Earth makes its annual trip around the Sun, we feel the impacts of its journey in the form of seasons. Our planet’s tilt in relation to the Sun determines what season we experience here on Earth. But, did you know that the Sun goes...
Curated Video
Comparing Treatments Using Resampling: Determining the Effectiveness of New Salt Substitute and Fertilizer
In this video, the teacher explains how researchers can determine if there is a difference between two treatments using a resampling strategy. They use examples of comparing salt substitutes and fertilizers to demonstrate the process. By...
Science360
CIAN Research Experiences for Teachers
The NSF-funded Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN) is educating students about optical technologies for tomorrow's Internet, from instructors who took part in CIAN's inaugural Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program.
Visual Learning Systems
Unveiling the Theory of Evolution
This video discusses the important discoveries and ideas of Charles Darwin, specifically focusing on his time after returning to England from his voyage on the HMS Beagle. This video is part of the 12-part series, Evolution.
Psychology Unlocked
How to explain the results of Milgram's Obedience Experiment
This video outlines five factors which may have influenced the results of Milgram's landmark 1961 experiment.
Science360
Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment - Science Nation
NSF-funded research expands on the Billion Oyster Project in New York Harbor, giving urban middle school students a hand in restoring oyster habitats Description: Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Charles Lindbergh
In this video, we explore the incredible life of Charles Lindbergh, an aviation pioneer who changed the way people travel and connect with each other. From his early years growing up on a farm in Minnesota to his historic transatlantic...
Science360
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: LAUREN BIRNEY IS GETTING URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN RESTORING OYSTER HABITATS IN NEW YORK HARBOR
Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to actively investigate natural settings and engage in problem-based learning greatly benefit from the experiences. They gain skills, interests, knowledge, aspirations and...
Next Animation Studio
GRAIL mission: NASA twin probes to measure moon's gravity field
The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission, or GRAIL, consists of twin spacecraft in a polar orbit around the moon. GRAIL will map the moon's gravitational field by measuring changes in the distance between the two spacecraft...
NASA
Why Quantum? Why Now? NASA Celebrates World Quantum Day
April 14 marks the annual World Quantum Day, and NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program is excited to celebrate! Whether you know it or not, quantum physics touches our lives each day. Everything physical around us is made of...
TMW Media
Discovery with the ALMA Telescope: Emerging sciences in the field
What is Astrochemistry? How can ALMA help Astrochemistry and Astrobiology? What should you do if you want to work in these fields? Discovery with the ALMA Telescope, Part 3
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hydrogel Scaffold Library
This is a demonstration of how to make hydrogel scaffold libraries for rapid screening of cell-material interactions in 3D. This approach will help accelerate the development of new devices for tissue engineering applications.
US Department of Agriculture
Prince & Son's Farms
Prince & Son’s Farm, located near Statesboro, Georgia grows a variety of traditional crops, ranging from cotton, peanuts, soybeans, to wheat. Mr. Edgar Morris Prince Jr., owner and operator, is a 3rd generation farmer who had the dream...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists develop 'electronic vacuum cleaner' to suck up Beijing's toxic smog
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has developed an 'electronic vacuum cleaner' that can be used to clean up the toxic smog in Beijing. It was reported that Roosegaarde is working with the mayor of Beijing to apply this technology in a new...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Strontium Atomic Clock
The world's most accurate atomic clock based on neutral atoms has been demonstrated by physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The JILA...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Emily Bailin Wells - Critical Media Literacy
Emily is a doctoral student in the Communication, Media, and Learning Technology Design (CMLTD) program with a focus on Communication & Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She holds a masters degree in Education, Culture...
Physics Girl
Inside the World's Largest Science Experiment
Dianna from Physics Girl visited CERN in Geneva Switzerland to find out what the detectors at the LHC are looking for, and dive into the fundamental question: what are particles?
PBS
Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?
The word Oriental is hundred of years old, so why do Americans no longer use the word "Oriental"? And how did the word "Asian American" take its place? Watch this week's Origin of Everything to find out.
Science360
Mapping The Genomes Of Crocodiles And Alligators - Its Not For The Faint Of Heart!
David Ray never turns his back on his research, and with good reason! Ray and his team study alligators, crocodiles, and bats, among other creatures. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), this multidisciplinary team...
Next Animation Studio
NASA renames its next-gen telescope after woman chief astronomer credited with launching the Hubble telescope
NASA has renamed its next-generation Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope after Nancy Roman, the agency’s first chief astronomer known as the Mother of Hubble.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Is our biological account of mental illness failing us?
From schizophrenia to depression we assume our psychiatric diagnoses are real. But as the mental health epidemic turns global, the categories now seem like the cause. Is it time to abandon our biological account of mental illness? Or is...
Zach Star
Astronomy Astrophysics Part 2
In this video I cover research examples going on in terms of space exploration. Main topics covered include dark energy, dark matter, black holes, pulsars, neutron stars, and more. Also note there is a theoretical and experimental...
Apalapse
Camera Basics - Equivalent Exposures
I made this video because equivalent exposures are something every photographer either needs to know for a photography course (like me), or wants to know to learn how to change settings on the fly. Knowledge of how camera settings relate...