Instructional Video18:39
TED Talks

Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a boy became an artist

12th - Higher Ed
This talk paints the funny and touching story of a little boy who pursued a simple passion: to draw and write stories. With the help of a supporting cast of family and teachers, Jarrett J. Krosoczka tells how he grew up to create beloved...
Instructional Video8:23
TED Talks

Erin Sullivan: Does photographing a moment steal the experience from you?

12th - Higher Ed
When we witness something amazing, many of us instinctively pull out our phones and snap pictures. Is this obsession with photographing everything impacting our experiences? In a meditative talk, Erin Sullivan reflects on how being more...
Instructional Video14:49
TED Talks

Brian Cox: CERN's supercollider

12th - Higher Ed
"Rock-star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive project.
Instructional Video5:08
SciShow

MU69 is Flat, and No One Knows Why - SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
MU69 seems to be much flatter than we thought and the Gaia space telescope can tell us where galaxies have been and, maybe, where they're going.
Instructional Video16:11
TED Talks

TED: Why we need to go back to Mars | Joel Levine

12th - Higher Ed
Planetary scientist Joel Levine shows some intriguing -- and puzzling -- new discoveries about Mars: craters full of ice, traces of ancient oceans, and compelling hints at the presence, sometime in the past, of life. He makes the case...
Instructional Video3:45
SciShow

The Pillars of Creation and Spotting Comet Lovejoy

12th - Higher Ed
This week in space news, a new makeover for one of the Hubble Telescope's most famous images, and tips on spotting Comet Lovejoy in the night sky.
Instructional Video10:55
TED Talks

Raghava KK: What's your 200-year plan?

12th - Higher Ed
You might have a 5-year plan, but what about a 200-year plan? Artist Raghava KK has set his eyes on an ultra-long-term horizon; at TEDxSummit, he shows how it helps guide today's choices and tomorrow's goals -- and encourages you to make...
Instructional Video4:11
SciShow

Now We Can Turn Your Thoughts Into Reality

12th - Higher Ed
How is it that you can be looking at a distinct object in front of you, yet picture something entirely different in your mind? The inner workings of what’s happening in our brains to allow this is a puzzle that scientists are now...
Instructional Video12:47
TED Talks

Rainer Strack: The workforce crisis of 2030 -- and how to start solving it now

12th - Higher Ed
It sounds counterintuitive, but by 2030, many of the world's largest economies will have more jobs than adult citizens to do those jobs. In this data-filled -- and quite charming -- talk, human resources expert Rainer Strack suggests...
Instructional Video11:56
TED Talks

TED: The dream we haven't dared to dream | Dan Pallotta

12th - Higher Ed
What are your dreams? Better yet, what are your broken dreams? Dan Pallotta dreams of a time when we are as excited, curious and scientific about the development of our humanity as we are about the development of our technology. "What we...
Instructional Video12:42
Be Smart

Does Someone Else Have Your Face?

12th - Higher Ed
They say everyone has a doppelganger, but is that really true? This week we meet a young woman who found her own look-alike, and figure out how we actually recognize faces.
Instructional Video2:44
SciShow

The Latest From Mars: Day 2

12th - Higher Ed
Hank briefs us on the current status of the Mars Science Laboratory, and gives us a taste of what we can hope to see coming from it in the next few months, and during the rest of its two year mission.
Instructional Video14:09
TED Talks

Jean-Baptiste Michel + Erez Lieberman Aiden: What we learned from 5 million books

12th - Higher Ed
Have you played with Google Labs' Ngram Viewer? It's an addicting tool that lets you search for words and ideas in a database of 5 million books from across centuries. Erez Lieberman Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel show us how it works,...
Instructional Video14:54
TED Talks

Yann Arthus-Bertrand: A wide-angle view of fragile Earth

12th - Higher Ed
In this image-filled talk, Yann Arthus-Bertrand displays his three most recent projects on humanity and our habitat -- stunning aerial photographs in his series "The Earth From Above," personal interviews from around the globe featured...
Instructional Video5:47
TED Talks

TED: A mini robot -- powered by your phone | Keller Rinaudo

12th - Higher Ed
Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. At TED2013, Keller Rinaudo demos Romo, the smartphone-powered mini robot who can motor along with you on a walk, slide you a cup of...
Instructional Video3:29
TED Talks

Brian Cox: What went wrong at the LHC

12th - Higher Ed
In this short talk from TED U 2009, Brian Cox shares what's new with the CERN supercollider. He covers the repairs now underway and what the future holds for the largest science experiment ever attempted.
Instructional Video0:48
SciShow

Cats know their names. #shorts #science #SciShow

12th - Higher Ed
Cats know their names. #shorts #science #SciShow
Instructional Video18:28
TED Talks

George Whitesides: Toward a science of simplicity

12th - Higher Ed
Simplicity: We know it when we see it -- but what is it, exactly? In this funny, philosophical talk, George Whitesides chisels out an answer.
Instructional Video12:00
TED Talks

TED: How to topple a dictator | Srdja Popovic

12th - Higher Ed
People-powered resistance: can it work? Srdja Popovic led the nonviolent movement that took down Milosevic in Serbia in 2000; he lays out the plans, skills and tools that a people-powered movement needs -- from nonviolent tactics to a...
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 Video5:30
Be Smart

What's REALLY Warming the Earth?

12th - Higher Ed
As earth temperatures continue to rise, what's really to blame?
Instructional Video5:58
TED Talks

Juan Enriquez: Your online life, permanent as a tattoo

12th - Higher Ed
What if Andy Warhol had it wrong, and instead of being famous for 15 minutes, we're only anonymous for that long? In this short talk, Juan Enriquez looks at the surprisingly permanent effects of digital sharing on our personal privacy....
Instructional Video4:22
SciShow

Pareidolia: Why People Keep Seeing Crazy Stuff on Mars

12th - Higher Ed
Why do people supposedly see a woman in pictures sent from Mars by the Curiosity Rover? For the same reason that people see Pepe the Frog in their toast, or Jesus in a tortilla: a phenomenon known as pareidolia.
Instructional Video6:03
SciShow

Space Superlatives of 2020!

12th - Higher Ed
2020 wasn't ALL bad news. This year scientists found ludicrously fast stars, ancient galaxy clusters, and developed a camera that could change how we study the night sky.