TED Talks
TED: The unexpected challenges of a country's first election | Philippa Neave
How do you teach an entire country how to vote when no one has done it before? It's a huge challenge facing fledgling democracies around the world -- and one of the biggest problems turns out to be a lack of shared language. After all,...
SciShow
What the Fox Says
Thanks to a couple of Norwegian musicians, a lot of people have become obsessed with one question: What does the fox say? It turns out that foxes "say" lots of different things depending on the situation, and if you think the song is...
Bozeman Science
Student and Teacher Opinions on Educational Technology Wanted
Student and Teacher Opinions on Educational Technology Wanted
TED Talks
TED: The biology of our best and worst selves | Robert Sapolsky
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. How can humans be so compassionate and altruistic -- and also so brutal and violent? To understand why we do what...
TED Talks
Thomas Dolby: "Love Is a Loaded Pistol"
To write his first studio album in decades, "A Map of the Floating City," Thomas Dolby has been working in the inspirational setting of a restored lifeboat. At TED2010 he premieres a gorgeous, evocative song from that album -- about one...
TED Talks
Sophie Scott: Why we laugh
Did you know that you're 30 times more likely to laugh if you're with somebody else than if you're alone? Cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott shares this and other surprising facts about laughter in this fast-paced, action-packed and,...
TED Talks
Abigail Washburn: Building US-China relations ... by banjo
Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations -- until she picked up a banjo. The TED Fellow tells a moving story of the connections she's formed touring across the US and China while playing that banjo and singing...
SciShow
Hank and Michael Meet an Alien: SciShow Talk Show #4
In this episode, Michael attempts to stump Hank and then they meet Kemo and Jessi from Animal Wonders.
TED Talks
John Q. Walker: Great piano performances, recreated
Imagine hearing great, departed pianists play again today, just as they would in person. John Q. Walker demonstrates how recordings can be analyzed for precise keystrokes and pedal motions, then played back on computer-controlled grand...
SciShow
Unstumped Hank & A Chinese Water Dragon: SciShow Talk Show #14
Today on the SciShow talk show, Emily fails to stump Hank with a new animal skull, and then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Lokita the Chinese water dragon.
SciShow
What the Fox Says
Thanks to a couple of Norwegian musicians, a lot of people have become obsessed with one question: What does the fox say? It turns out that foxes "say" lots of different things depending on the situation, and if you think the song is...
TED Talks
Siegfried Woldhek: The search for the true face of Leonardo
Mona Lisa is one of the best-known faces on the planet. But would you recognize an image of Leonardo da Vinci? Illustrator Siegfried Woldhek uses some thoughtful image-analysis techniques to find what he believes is the true face...
MinutePhysics
Can We Survive Curiosity?
There's a March for Science happening all over the world: http://marchforscience.com This is a video about how science is both inherently political and apolitical. And how hopefully we won't end up in nuclear war... REFERENCES: Language...
TED Talks
Tyler Cowen: Be suspicious of simple stories
Like all of us, economist Tyler Cowen loves a good story. But in this intriguing talk, he asks us to step away from thinking of our lives -- and our messy, complicated irrational world -- in terms of a simple narrative.
TED Talks
TED: Where is cybercrime really coming from? | Caleb Barlow
Cybercrime netted a whopping $450 billion in profits last year, with 2 billion records lost or stolen worldwide. Security expert Caleb Barlow calls out the insufficiency of our current strategies to protect our data. His solution? We...
TED Talks
Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero
Usman Riaz is a 21-year-old whiz at the percussive guitar, a style he learned to play by watching his heroes on YouTube. The TED Fellow plays onstage at TEDGlobal 2012 -- followed by a jawdropping solo from the master of percussive...
SciShow
This One’s for the Birds: Your Bird Questions, Answered | Compilation
You probably don't think much about birds most of the time, but these little former-dinosaurs are amazing! So, here's a collection of videos in which we've tackled our viewers' biggest bird questions!
TED-Ed
How does ultrasound work? | Jacques S. Abramowicz
In a dark cave, bats can't see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speeds. This is because bats aren't just guided by their eyes, but rather, by their ears. It may seem impossible to see...
TED Talks
TED: Chasms | Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes
Writer and activist Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes lights up the stage with a powerful poem about hope, truth and the space between who we are and who we want to be.
TED Talks
TED: A flying camera ... on a leash | Sergei Lupashin
Let's admit it: aerial photo drones and UAVs are a little creepy, and they come with big regulatory and safety problems. But aerial photos can be a powerful way of telling the truth about the world: the size of a protest, the spread of...
SciShow
What Does A Cochlear Implant Sound Like?
Cochlear implants don't generate sound like a hearing aid would. Instead, they zap your cochlea.
TED Talks
Caroline Phillips: Hurdy-gurdy for beginners
Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-year history.
SciShow
Why Do Roosters Crow?
Michael Aranda goes to the barnyard to answer one of the most frequently asked questions about animals: Why do roosters crow? Short answer: Because they're jerks. Longer answer: They're jerks that tend to get noticed more than the other...