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7 Amazing Origami-Inspired Inventions
Scientists and engineers are taking folding into the future!
SciShow
How AI Could Change Biology
You've likely been seeing the rise of AI technology everywhere—and some people are pretty concerned about what it could mean for the future. But did you know it might hold the key to understanding, and even changing, parts of our...
SciShow
These AIs Are About to Revolutionize Biology
Even though proteins are fundamental to life, it’s hard to predict what they look like. But two independent groups announced that they’d cracked it, and it’s all thanks to some seriously clever artificial intelligence.
SciShow
7 Amazing Origami-Inspired Inventions
Scientists and engineers are taking folding into the future!
TED Talks
Robert Lang: The math and magic of origami
Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.
SciShow
Does a Bigger Brain Make You Smarter?
In some cartoons, the one with a bigger brain is often described as "smart," but is it true in real life?
TED Talks
Michael Hansmeyer: Building unimaginable shapes
Inspired by cell division, Michael Hansmeyer writes algorithms that design outrageously fascinating shapes and forms with millions of facets. No person could draft them by hand, but they're buildable -- and they could revolutionize the...
Amoeba Sisters
Protein Structure and Folding
After a polypeptide is produced in protein synthesis, it's not necessarily a functional protein yet! Explore protein folding that occurs within levels of protein structure with the Amoeba Sisters! Primary, secondary, tertiary, and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How folding paper can get you to the moon - Adrian Paenza
Can folding a piece of paper 45 times get you to the moon? By seeing what happens when folding just one piece of paper, we see the unbelievable potential of exponential growth. This lesson will leave you wanting to grab a piece of paper...
TED-Ed
The unexpected math of origami | Evan Zodl
Origami, which literally translates to "folding paper," is a Japanese practice dating back to at least the 17th century. In origami, a single, traditionally square sheet of paper can be transformed into almost any shape, purely by...
SciShow Kids
How to Make a Paper Airplane
Learn how to make a great paper airplane, and find out what makes it fly!
Crash Course
DNA, Hot Pockets, & The Longest Word Ever: Crash Course Biology
Hank imagines himself breaking into the Hot Pockets factory to steal their secret recipes and instruction manuals in order to help us understand how the processes known as DNA transcription and translation allow our cells to build proteins.
SciShow
Prions: The Real Zombie-Makers
Hank is tired of zombies in popular culture, and while acknowledging that dead people are scary (especially if they start moving around), he brings us some information on prions - misfolded proteins that are responsible for destroying...
Bozeman Science
Proteins
Paul Andersen explains the structure and importance of proteins. He describes how proteins are created from amino acids connected by dehydration synthesis. He shows the importance of chemical properties in the R-groups of individual...
TED Talks
Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth -- visualized
Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.)
Curated Video
How to Teach a Child to Fold a T-Shirt
Chores can be fun - this is what Alex learn when learning to fold a t-shirt that has a puzzle on it!
Great Big Story
Robert Lang, Mastering the Art of Mathematical Origami
Discover how Robert Lang, a former NASA physicist, combines intricate mathematics with the traditional art of origami to create stunning sculptures.
Curated Video
Mardi Gras Art Project: Make A Colorful Jester
Happy Mardi Gras! If you're looking for a unique way to celebrate the day, we have a fun craft activity just for you. In this video, Jessie shows you how to create a colorful Mardi Gras Jester art piece. Watch as Jessie takes colored...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Make an Agamograph | Optical Kinetic Art Lesson Inspired by Yaacov Agam
This video will demonstrate how to create both a two and three image agamograph (named after the artist Yaacov Agam). An agamograph changes images as the viewer moves around the work of Art. This is a fantastic three dimensional project...
Curated Video
Finding the Axis of Symmetry in Quadratic Equations
In this video, mathematicians learn how to find the axis of symmetry in a quadratic equation. The axis of symmetry is a line that divides the parabola into two mirror images. By understanding the concept of symmetry and using the formula...
Professor Dave Explains
Overview of Geologic Structures Part 1: Rock Deformation, Stress and Strain
Now that we've briefly gone over the history of the Earth, it's time to look at some different geologic structures that span all those eons. This will require gaining an understanding of rock deformation. We need to discuss the terms...
Physics Girl
The Most EXPLOSIVE Holiday Gift Ever; Making A Volcano From Wrapping Paper l The Great Gift Exchange
As part of THE GREAT GIFT EXCHANGE, Physics Girl is transported to a whimsical “Wrapshop” to wrap a charitable gift for creator Alex Wassabi. With help from The World’s Most Famous Gift Wrap Artist, Physics Girl creates an EXPLOSIVE gift...
Curated Video
Most times to fold a piece of paper
It was an accepted belief that folding a piece of paper in half more than 8 times was impossible. On 27 January 2002, high school student, Britney Gallivan, of Pomona, California, USA, folded a single piece of paper in half 12 times and...