Instructional Video10:53
SciShow

Why Is ChatGPT Bad At Math?

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes, you ask ChatGPT to do a math problem that an arithmetically-inclined grade schooler can do with ease. And sometimes, ChatGPT can confidently state the wrong answer. It's all due to its nature as a large language model, and the...
Instructional Video11:58
SciShow

5 of the Most Important Inventions in Robotics

12th - Higher Ed
A lot of robots are developed to physically replicate our actions and behavior, like a bipedal, balanced walk, a large range of motion, and the ability to perceive and interact with the environment. But, maybe not to your surprise,...
Instructional Video5:43
SciShow

Why Can't We Design A Bear-Proof Trash Can?

12th - Higher Ed
Why is it so hard for us to keep the bears out of our trash? Well, it turns out that trash cans are basically like giant food puzzles for the bears, and they are determined to win... But, we can use their wily trash-nabbing instincts...
News Clip2:19
Curated Video

Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press. AP Gold Writer Doug Ferguson says he expects to see Woods in Augusta. (March 12)

Higher Ed
HEADLINE: AP Analysis: When will Tiger return? CAPTION: Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press. AP Gold Writer Doug Ferguson says he expects...
Instructional Video11:44
SciShow

5 of the Most Important Inventions in Robotics

12th - Higher Ed
A lot of robots are developed to physically replicate our actions and behavior, like a bipedal, balanced walk, a large range of motion, and the ability to perceive and interact with the environment. But, maybe not to your surprise,...
Instructional Video17:54
TED Talks

Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games

12th - Higher Ed
How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and, fascinatingly,...
Instructional Video9:13
Crash Course

LARP: Crash Course Games

12th - Higher Ed
Today we're going to talk about LARPs or live action role-playing games. Larping tends to conjure up the image of a bunch of nerds hitting each other with foam weapons but it's much more than that. LARPs merge performance, community, and...
Instructional Video4:18
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How to stay calm under pressure - Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment ... she misses the shot. That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as "choking," where despite months, even years, of practice,...
Instructional Video6:48
SciShow

Space News From The Future!

12th - Higher Ed
Today Hank uses his patented prognosticating abilities to tell you about some space news events to watch out for in 2013. What one thing is the Curiosity rover going to spend most of the year doing? Why are we going back to the moon? And...
Instructional Video4:29
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why is yawning contagious? - Claudia Aguirre

Pre-K - Higher Ed
*Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as contagious yawning, the reasons behind this phenomenon have been attributed to both the physiological and psychological. It's been observed in children...
Instructional Video4:49
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at...
Instructional Video4:36
SciShow

The Apollo Program's Loneliest Astronauts

12th - Higher Ed
Michael Collins isn't as recognizable a name as Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, but his job on the Apollo 11 mission was just as important.
Instructional Video12:29
TED Talks

TED: Virtual Choir Live | Eric Whitacre

12th - Higher Ed
Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together "virtual choirs," singers from many countries spliced together on video. Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers...
Instructional Video3:01
MinuteEarth

Why It's Good To Have A Weak Hand

12th - Higher Ed
We might have a strong hand because having a weak hand is actually useful.
Instructional Video6:39
TED Talks

Liza Donnelly: Drawing on humor for change

12th - Higher Ed
New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly shares a portfolio of her wise and funny cartoons about modern life -- and talks about how humor can empower women to change the rules.
Instructional Video17:21
TED Talks

TED: Why joy is a state of mind | Angélique Kidjo and Femi Oke

12th - Higher Ed
With infectious energy, singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo ties together the threads of her legendary career as a creative force and global activist. In conversation with journalist Femi Oke, she discusses how joy powers her music (and...
Instructional Video11:40
TED Talks

Dessa: Can we choose to fall out of love?

12th - Higher Ed
What's the best way to get over heartbreak? Rapper and writer Dessa came up with an unconventional approach after a chance viewing of Helen Fisher's TED Talk about the brains of the lovestruck. In a wryly funny talk, she describes how...
Instructional Video4:56
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How does anesthesia work? - Steven Zheng

Pre-K - Higher Ed
When under anesthesia, you can't move, form memories, or -- hopefully -- feel pain. And while it might just seem like you are asleep for that time, you actually aren't. What's going on? Steven Zheng explains what we know about the...
Instructional Video9:08
SciShow

Meet Your Microglia: Your Brain's Overlooked Superheroes

12th - Higher Ed
When talking about the brain, neurons have been dazzling scientists for a long time. But behind every successful neuron is a glial cell - particularly one type of them: microglia.
Instructional Video4:28
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How do you know whom to trust? - Ram Neta

Pre-K - Higher Ed
We believe a lot of things because we've been told - from our personal acquaintances and also experts. With so many belief systems being passed to us, how do we know whom to trust? Using contemporary examples, Ram Neta explains when...
Instructional Video4:12
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The Romans flooded the Colosseum for sea battles - Janelle Peters

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Starting in 80 CE, residents of Rome and visitors from across the Roman Empire would fill the stands of the Colosseum to see gladiators duel, animals fight and chariots race around the arena. And for the grand finale, water poured into...
Instructional Video3:54
SciShow

Big Idea: Blood Transfusions

12th - Higher Ed
The idea of putting blood into a person was a radical one when it was first attempted 350 years ago, but today, more than 15 million pints of blood are donated each year in the U.S. to be used in transfusions to over 5 million patients....
Instructional Video7:59
SciShow

Are People Really Left-Brained or Right-Brained?

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow explains how some great, Nobel-winning research into the human brain turned into a meme of misunderstanding that lasted for decades.
Instructional Video3:04
MinuteEarth

Which Parts Of The Brain Do What?

12th - Higher Ed
Our functional map of the brain has changed. Here's why. Credits (and Twitter handles): Script Writer: David Goldenberg (@dgoldenberg) Script Editor: Emily Elert (@eelert) Video Illustrator: Qingyang Chen Video Director: Emily Elert...