Why are babies cute? Why is cake sweet? Philosopher Dan Dennett has answers you wouldn't expect, as he shares evolution's counterintuitive reasoning on cute, sweet and sexy things (plus a new theory from Matthew Hurley on why jokes are...

You can find groups of people from all over the world who communicate full conversation by whistling. And neuroscientists found how our brain works with whistled language is mind-blowing.

Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? No, you're not having a heart attack -- it's stage fright! If speaking in public makes you feel like you're fighting for your life, you're not alone. But the better you understand your...

David Kwong is a magician who makes crossword puzzles -- in other words, a pretty nerdy guy. And for his next trick ...

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. How do you tell women’s stories? Ask women to tell them. At TEDxABQ, Megan Kamerick shows how the news media...

Howcast - Learn what a dual voice coil subwoofer is in this Howcast car stereo video with expert Movin' On.

Howcast - Learn what a router is from computer expert Yoav Erez in this Howcast video about wireless network technology.

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Howcast - Learn how women can build a strong female network from life coach Stephanie Florman in this Howcast video.

Join the computers in your home or office so you can share an internet connection and file.

Pupil outcome: I can compare the performance of different types of network connections. Key learning points: - Wired and wireless networks have different advantages and disadvantages, making them suitable for different situations. -...

Neurons, the brain's electrical signals, control how our bodies work. Discover how they do this and why they are implicit in learning new skills. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. The human brain has over 100 billion neurons....

In this video, you will explore Spring beans, including postconstruct and predestroy, and learn how to manage them effectively.

Mobile devices connect to other devices via wired or wireless. Wired connections are used for power and data transfer. Wireless options include NFC, Bluetooth, infrared, or 80 2.11 (Wi-Fi). These connections are used for a variety of...

When a router connects two or more LANs, it creates a Wide Area Network. To understand WANs, it's critical to understand routers and how they use logical addressing.
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Dr. Forrester reads a circuit diagram by recognizing such components as the wire, battery, open switch, closed switch, resistor, and wall outlet. She discusses what electricity can produce in circuits by naming such energies as light,...

Duke University neuroscientist Jennifer Groh discusses the vital feature of “neuroplasticity” that accounts for how our brains are continually adapting to the world around us, highlighting how the hearing impaired develop the use of a...

Northeastern University social psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett describes how, contrary to what most naively believe, the brain is not a passive recipient of sensory information, but is instead actively predicting what exists.

Psychologist Ellen Bialystok (York) discusses the effect that being bilingual has on the brain.

Cognitive scientist Lisa Feldman Barrett (Northeastern) relates how her theory of emotion is completely aligned with how our brains construct auditory and visual perceptions.

In this video, we explore the two main types of circuits: series circuits and parallel circuits.<b<br/>r/>

This video is part of the 14-part series, Current Electricity.

A description of basic series parallel circuit analysis with Arduino.

Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. After learning that the band's new drummer is autistic, Dr. M consults a few friends about what autism...

This video explains how to use a tone generator and a tone probe to locate cables and connectors. This clip is from the chapter "Installing a Physical Network" of the series "CompTIA Network+ Certification N10-007: The Total Course".In...