TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you transplant a head to another body? | Max G. Levy
In 1970, neurosurgeon Robert White and his team carted two monkeys into an operating room to conduct an ambitious experiment. The objective was to connect the head of Monkey A to the body of Monkey B, in what he considered a whole-body...
PBS
What orchestras can teach executives about conducting business
Corporate executives are getting a lesson in leadership and communication
from the conductor’s podium thanks to the Music Paradigm, a program that
trains business leaders in the fine art of teamwork. Paul Solman goes
behind the scenes...
Curated Video
ONLY ON AP Syrian President Assad talks to the AP
President Bashar Assad said deadly U.S. airstrikes on Syrian troops last week were intentional, dismissing American officials' statements that they were an accident. Assad said the U.S. lacked "the will" to join forces with Russia in...
Curated Video
GWT: Royal Irish Regiment waiting for next assignment
1. Various of a soldier playing the flute
2. Various of a soldier manning checkpoint
3. Wide shot of derelict oil plant
4. Soldier brushing his teeth
5. Wide shot of basic facilities
6. Various shots of Colour Sergeant Chris McDonald...
Curated Video
Senate leaders reached tentative agreement Friday night on legislation to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for 2 months while requiring President Barack Obama to accept Republican demands for a swift decision on the fate of an oil pipeline that promises thousands of jobs.
HEADLINE: Senate leaders reach last-minute accord
CAPTION: Senate leaders have reached a tentative deal on legislation to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for 2 months while requiring Pres. Obama to accept...
Curated Video
WRAP Omri, Sharon adviser visit hospital, latest briefing, adds bite
1. Wide of Hadassah Hospital, where Ariel Sharon is being cared for
2. Sharon's son Omri arriving at hospital
3. Yal Arad, one of Sharon's closest advisors who ran Kadima campaign, arriving by taxi
4. Hadassah Hospital director Shlomo...
Curated Video
China - Talks on food aid for North Korea
The Red Cross Societies of North and South Korea agreed Friday (27/3) on a 50,000-tonne aid package for North Korea, which will be delivered by the end of May. The aid will include flour, cooking oil and salt and fertilizer.
Earlier, the...
SciShow
The Worst Nobel Prize Ever Awarded
SciShow explores the grim story of the lobotomy, the medical procedure that earned its inventor perhaps the most regrettable Nobel Prize in history.
SciShow
6 Surgical Devices Inspired by Nature
From the sharp mouthparts of mosquitoes to the sticky feet of geckos, researchers have found all kinds of amazing adaptations in the natural world that could be useful in the operating room. Chapters WASPS & TISSUE EXTRACTORS 2:05...
SciShow
7 Organs You Could Totally Live Without
Most people know that they don't need their appendix, but what other organs can humans live without?
TED Talks
TED: How augmented reality could change the future of surgery | Nadine Hachach-Haram
If you're undergoing surgery, you want the best surgical team to collaborate on your case, no matter where they are. Surgeon and entrepreneur Nadine Hachach-Haram is developing a new system that helps surgeons operate together and train...
Crash Course
Plessy v Ferguson and Segregation Crash Course Black American History
The United States' Constitution is not a very detailed document. It lays out the basic structure of government, and the details are filled in with legislation, and clarified and reinforced by court decisions. One of the most...
TED Talks
TED: A universal translator for surgeons | Steven Schwaitzberg
Laparoscopic surgery uses minimally invasive incisions -- which means less pain and shorter recovery times for patients. But Steven Schwaitzberg has run into two problems teaching these techniques to surgeons around the world: language...
3Blue1Brown
Triangle of Power
Logarithms are confusing, but perhaps some alternate notation could make them more intuitive.
TED Talks
Christer Mjåset: 4 questions you should always ask your doctor
"Doctor, is this really necessary?" Backed by startling statistics about overtreatment, neurosurgeon Christer Mjåset explains the power of this and other simple questions in the context of medical treatment and surgery -- and shares how...
TED Talks
Joshua Prince-Ramus: Behind the design of Seattle's library
Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus takes the audience on dazzling, dizzying virtual tours of three recent projects: the Central Library in Seattle, the Museum Plaza in Louisville and the Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Group theory 101: How to play a Rubik's Cube like a piano - Michael Staff
Mathematics explains the workings of the universe, from particle physics to engineering and economics. Math is even closely related to music, and their common ground has something to do with a Rubik's Cube puzzle. Michael Staff explains...
TED Talks
Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn ... then lead
Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose among people of many ages and skill sets? By listening and learning -- and...
SciShow
Can You Keep Donating and Regrowing Your Liver?
Fun Fact: people can donate over half of their liver, and the tissue will grow back within a year! Knowing that, it seems pretty logical to assume that we could just keep donating and regrowing our livers over and over again, but is that...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does heart transplant surgery work? | Roni Shanoada
Your heart beats more than 100,000 times a day. In just a minute, it pumps over five liters of blood throughout your body. But unlike skin and bones, the heart has a limited ability to repair itself. So if this organ is severely damaged,...
3Blue1Brown
Triangle of Power
Logarithms are confusing, but perhaps some alternate notation could make them more intuitive.
Crash Course
The Central Processing Unit (CPU): Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to build the ticking heart of every computer - the Central Processing Unit or CPU. The CPU’s job is to execute the programs we know and love - you know like GTA V, Slack... and Power Point. To make our CPU we’ll bring...
Crash Course
Boolean Logic & Logic Gates: Crash Course Computer Science
Today, Carrie Anne is going to take a look at how those transistors we talked about last episode can be used to perform complex actions. With the just two states, on and off, the flow of electricity can be used to perform a number of...
Crash Course
How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we're going to talk about a fundamental part of all modern computers. The thing that basically everything else uses - the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (or the ALU). The ALU may not have the most exciting name, but it is the...