Great Big Story
Joe Nickell, the truth behind paranormal mysteries
Follow Joe Nickell, a seasoned paranormal investigator, as he debunks myths of ghosts, UFOs, and monsters with scientific inquiry.
Great Big Story
Joe Nickell, The Truth Behind Paranormal Mysteries
Follow Joe Nickell, a seasoned paranormal investigator, as he debunks myths of ghosts, UFOs, and monsters with scientific inquiry.
Curated Video
Congressional Investigations
Congressional Investigations have uncovered some serious wrongdoing over the past 200 years. But where does Congress get the power to conduct investigations and how has it used that power throughout U.S. history?
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke) describes an unexpected area where neuroscience is having an impact in legal proceedings.
Science ABC
Does Sleep Deprivation Cause Body Aches?
Sleep deprivation is often linked with body aches, among other effects, such as the numbing of our senses, reduction of our reaction time, etc. This is because sleep allows the body to repair damaged cells and get rid of harmful...
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Increasing Scientific Understanding
Princeton historian of science Michael Gordin gives various examples of how historians of science might help improve current scientific practices.
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Historical Relevance
Princeton historian of science Michael Gordin describes a set of attitudes that most practicing scientists have towards historians, philosophers and sociologists of science, and outlines ways in which appreciating the past might help...
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Autism and Vaccines
UCL developmental psychologist Uta Frith describes how the hypothesis that childhood vaccines are linked to autism, while initially plausible, was subjected to rigorous scientific testing and found to be false.
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Stereotypes of Mental Illness
USC legal scholar and author Elyn Saks describes the many false stereotypes of mental illness that still pervade the public consciousness, explaining that there are many more accomplished people than we thought who suffer from various...
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Societal Neuromania
Legal scholars Nita Farahany (Duke) discusses the current societal preoccupation with neuroscience.
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Notice and Wonder
“Notice and Wonder” discusses how scientists think and the process they use to solve problems.
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The Case of the Missing Turkey (Reading Strategy: Summary)
A detective helps Farmer Taylor find her missing turkey. Students will write a summary of the mystery.
Nature League
Does a balance of nature actually exist?
In part 2 of this Nature League miniseries on philosophy and climate change, Brit and Gray discuss the conceptual issues with the "balance of nature" concept, and climate change as a disruptive force therein.
Flipping Physics
Six Teacher Approaches to Physics Labs
Six teachers share how they approach labs in their physics classes. Thank you very much to Laura Zeller, Shaun Thomas, Will Segal, Janel Morris, and Nick Sourvelis for collaborating with me on this project!
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Gravity and Orbits: Investigating the Gravitational Force and Field Strength of Celestial Bodies
This video is a lecture on the topics of gravity and orbits. The speaker starts by discussing how objects in orbit remain in orbit due to the gravitational force experienced from other celestial bodies. They then explain how the...
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Chemistry Practical: Investigating the Effect of Concentration on Reaction Rate
This video discusses a required practical experiment in chemistry where the objective is to investigate how increasing the concentration of a reactant affects the rate of the reaction. The hypothesis is that increased concentration leads...
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Investigating the Effect of Surface Area on the Rate of Reaction
The video discusses the topic of investigating the effect of surface area on the rate of chemical reactions. The presenter explains the concept of collision theory and how chemical reactions occur when particles collide with each other....
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Investigating the Effects of Adding Resistors in Series and Parallel
The video discusses two experiments related to the effects of adding resistors in a circuit in series and parallel. The equipment and circuits used in the experiments are shown and explained, along with the steps required to carry out...
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The Solar System: Structure, Orbits, and Location in the Milky Way Galaxy
This video provides a detailed overview of the structure and location of our solar system, including the orbits of different celestial bodies and the gravitational forces that keep them in place. It also explores the location of our...
Science360
Quantum entanglement microscopes advancing chemistry, medicine, materials science - Science Nation
Harnessing entangled photons to image fragile samples, such as living cells With support from the National Science Foundation, this University of Michigan team has built a new laser-based instrument called a quantum entanglement...
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Production of Heat and Carbon Dioxide in Respiration - Investigating Germinating Seeds
This video is a lecture presentation on the production of heat and carbon dioxide in respiration. The presenter explains the process of aerobic respiration, which is a chemical reaction between glucose and oxygen to produce carbon...
Science360
EARLY CONCEPT BRAIN RESEARCH: CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Dopamine is a special chemical, neurologically speaking. The neurotransmitter is crucial for decision-making, learning, movement and more. Scientists know that varying dopamine levels affect neurons, but don't yet have a method to...
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Find a" to determine whether vertex is a maximum or a minimum"
In this lesson you will learn how to determine whether the vertex of a quadratic function is a maximum or a minimum by determining the value of "a".