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5 Scientists Too Smart for Their Time
You often hear of brilliant scientific discoveries that took decades to become recognized, often by scientists too smart for their time! Join Hank and look back on a few of our episodes about scientists who deserve a little more...
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Roman Engineering: Crash Course History of Science
The Romans developed a lot of infrastructure like roads and aqueducts to both help their cities flourish and to... you know... be better at war. But the interesting thing about Roman Engineering is how it was almost all focused on Techne...
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The Medieval Islamicate World: Crash Course History of Science
The religion of Islam significantly influenced knowledge-making in the greater Mediterranean and western Asian world. Islamicate scholars—meaning people influenced by Islamic civilization, regardless of their religious views—gave us...
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Great Minds: James Clerk Maxwell, Electromagnetic Hero
Saturn’s rings, colored photography, and the discovery of electromagnetic waves all have have one thing in common. James Clerk Maxwell. Discover for yourself all the amazing contributions Maxwell made to science.
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India: Crash Course History of Science
You might have recognized the names of some of the Greek natural philosophers. They were individuals with quirky theories, and we have records about them. But they weren’t the only people making knowledge back in the day. Today, Hank...
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The Presocratics: Crash Course History of Science
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Newton and Leibniz: Crash Course History of Science
The standard story of the Scientific Revolution culminates with the long life of one man: Sir Isaac Newton—a humble servant of the Royal Mint, two-time parliamentarian, and a scientific titan whose name, along with Einstein’s, is...
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5 Undervalued Scientists: Great Minds Compilation
Take some time with us to look back on a few of our episodes about scientists who deserve a little more recognition than they got.
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The Scientific Methods Crash Course History of Science 14
Historically speaking, there is no one scientific method. There's more than one way to make knowledge. In this episode we're going to look at a few of those ways and how they became more of the "norm."
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Introduction to Classical Physics
Physics is the grandaddy of the sciences! When those ancient dudes in togas were philosophizing about the way the universe works, they were setting the stage for what we now know of as physics, even though it didn't really get going...
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Isaac Newton, Part 1/2
Wonderfully irreverent, The Great Scientists series takes on the life of Sir Isaac Newton, the Father of modern physics. Part one of two looks at his early interest in light and the color spectrum. A must see!
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Crash Course History of Science #17: Newton and Leibniz
Who do we have to thank for inventing calculus? Whether you love or hate it, the credit goes to two people - Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. Learn about their myriad of accomplishments in science and math during the...
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Khan Academy: Early Modern: Margaret Cavendish, Part 2
In the second of two videos, Adela Deanova introduces Margaret Cavendish, an early modern English philosopher, and discusses the background to her critique of experimental philosophy. [3:25]