Brainwaves Video Anthology
Porsche Joseph - Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World
Porsche Joseph and her husband Frederick co-authored "Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World." The book stemmed from their diverse backgrounds and shared interest in current events and politics. They wanted to...
Curated Video
The Day Henry Met... a Telescope
Today Henry meets a giant observatory telescope. Telescope has just discovered a new constellation. The trouble is he didn't write down the co-ordinates! Henry becomes an Astronomer and helps Telescope track down the constellation!
Curated Video
Exploring Cutting-Edge Camera Technology Across Various Fields
This video explores the innovative use of high-performance camera technology in various fields, from medical diagnostics to analyzing high-speed projectiles and creating auto-focus lenses using water droplets. It showcases the...
Wonderscape
Understanding Vision: The Science Behind Our Eyes at the Beach
Explore the complexities of visual perception through the anatomy of the eye. This video explains how the sclera, cornea, iris, pupil, and lens work together to process light and images, using a day at the beach as an illustrative...
Curated Video
Taking Care of Your Eyes: Importance of Early Detection and Treatment
This video emphasizes the importance of regular eye tests to catch and correct eye disorders early. It highlights the various aspects of an eye exam, from checking vision to identifying potential issues like cataracts or macular...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - How to Draw Ray Diagrams #70
This video covers: - How to draw ray diagrams for convex and concave lenses - How to comment on whether an image is real or virtual, upright or inverted, and bigger or smaller than the object. Exam board specific info: AQA -...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - How Lenses Work #69
This video covers - The difference between convex and concave lenses - What 'principal focus' and 'focal length' are - The difference between real and virtual images Exam board specific info: AQA - Separate science only IGCSE Edexcel -...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - How the Eye Works (Part 2) - Accommodation #32
This video covers: - How the eye focusses light onto the retina, which is known as accommodation - How the ciliary muscles and suspensory ligaments work Exam board specific info: AQA - Separate science only IGCSE Edexcel - Separate...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - How the Eye Works (Part 1) - Structure of the Eye & Iris Reflex #31
This video covers - The structure (anatomy) of the eye - How the iris reflex works and allows us to respond to changes in light intensity Exam board specific info: AQA - Only triple/separate science IGCSE Edexcel - Appropriate for all...
All In One Social Media
Which camera is best for creating content? Phone, Webcam, or Professional Camera?
What's the difference between using a phone camera vs. webcam vs. a professional camera when making videos for your social media marketing? Are you wondering if you need to splurge on a professional camera? Or can you simply use your...
Curated Video
Shades of Perception - The Effect of Coloured Filters on What We See
In this fun animation, you will learn how light behaves when it passes through a coloured filter. The video uses different coloured sunglasses to explain that coloured filters allow only certain colours of light to transmit through them....
Curated Video
I See You
“I See You” describes the parts of the human eye that process light and allow people to see.
Curated Video
Neuroscience and Self-Incrimination
Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke) describes how she uses neuroscience as a lens to better examine the original purpose of a law.
Curated Video
Literary Criticisms
A video entitled “Literary Criticisms” which explores how to evaluate a literary work.
Hip Hughes History
The Violence Against Women Act: US v Morrison (2000)
Is the Violence Against Women Act Constitutional? An examination of the interstate commerce clause through the lens of the Supreme Court case US V Morrison (2000).
Curated Video
Why Do Space Photos Look Like There Are No Stars?
Although stars are visible in space, pictures of celestial bodies taken from satellites by astronauts do not show any stars in the background. This is because the stars are very far away and, therefore, appear incredibly dim in contrast...
Vlogbrothers
I Didn't Clean My Glasses for a Week and then I Put them Under a Microscope
It turns out, from what I can tell, that the reason your glasses get harder to see through, is that globs of sebaceous oil somehow leap from your skin to the inside of your glasses. Those oil globs then prevent light from going directly...
Science Buddies
How to Make a Simple Refracting Telescope (Monocular)
This video shows how to build a simple refracting telescope, also called a monocular or a spyglass, using two lenses. One lens is double convex (converging) and one is double concave (diverging). This results in a magnified right-side-up...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lisa McClennon - Ethics Seen Through the Lens of the Black American Experience
Lisa McClennon is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional, and a Certified Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance. She holds a BSc in Criminal Justice, an MSc in Human Relations and...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Introduction and Context
This video provides background information and pre-reading material for William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is the first video in a series about A Midsummer Night's Dream that will analyze and interpret the play...
Weatherthings
Lenticular Clouds
Lenticular Clouds are also known as Lenticularis because they are shaped like a lens. They are common over mountains where air is forced to rise and sink, forming smooth clouds above the mountains and downwind of the mountains. They also...
Science ABC
Gravitational Lensing: What It Is And How It Is Helping Us Discover New Galaxies
Gravitational lensing occurs when a huge amount of matter, like a star, galaxy, or cluster of galaxies, creates a powerful gravitational field around it, strong enough to bend the light coming from distant galaxies (behind them). Roots...
Curated Video
Magnification: Understanding Lens Images and Object Height Ratio
This video is a lecture on magnification, specifically how the height of an image produced by a lens can be compared to the height of the object. The video discusses the two types of lenses, concave and convex, and how they produce...