Crash Course
The Poetry of Sylvia Plath: Crash Course Literature 216
In which John Green teaches you about the poetry of Sylvia Plath. When a lot of people think about Sylvia Plath, they think about her struggles with mental illness and her eventual suicide. Her actual work can get lost in the shuffle a...
TED Talks
TED: The Museum of Four in the Morning | Rives
Beware: Rives has a contagious obsession with 4 a.m. At TED2007, the poet shared what was then a minor fixation with a time that kept popping up everywhere. After the talk, emails starting pouring in with an avalanche of hilarious...
TED Talks
TED: What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change | Ermias Kebreab
Scientists have long known that cows are a huge source of the greenhouse gas methane, contributing up to four percent of emissions globally. But could there be a way to make cattle less -- ahem -- gassy? Animal scientist Ermias Kebreab...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why are human bodies asymmetrical? - Leo Q. Wan
Symmetry is everywhere in nature. And we usually associate it with beauty: a perfectly shaped leaf or a butterfly with intricate patterns mirrored on each wing. But it turns out that asymmetry is pretty important, too - and more common...
Crash Course
The Director: Crash Course Film Production
So... what do Directors even do? That's not an easy question to answer but today Lily will do her best. Generally, directors are the driving creative force behind a movie, deciding what kind of cinematic world the story will take place...
Bozeman Science
Linear Momentum
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the linear momentum is equal to the product of the mass of an object and the velocity of the center of mass. He uses video analysis software to calculate the velocity of an object and therefore...
Crash Course
Motion in a Straight Line Crash Course Physics 1
In this, THE FIRST EPISODE of Crash Course Physics, your host Dr. Shini Somara introduces us to the ideas of motion in a straight line. She talks about displacement, acceleration, time, velocity, and the definition of acceleration. Also,...
3Blue1Brown
Why do prime numbers make these spirals?
A curious pattern in polar plots with prime numbers, together with discussion of Dirichlet's theorem
3Blue1Brown
What they won't teach you in calculus
A visual for derivatives which generalizes more nicely to topics beyond calculus.
3Blue1Brown
Inverse matrices, column space and null space | Essence of linear algebra, chapter 7
How do you think about the column space and null space of a matrix visually? How do you think about the inverse of a matrix?
Bozeman Science
Position vs. Time Graph - Part 2
Mr. Andersen shows you how to read a position vs. time graph to determine the velocity of an object. Objects that are accelerating are covered in this podcast. He also introduces the tangent line (or the magic pen).
SciShow
The Impossible Element Hiding in the Sun
Not all of the naturally occurring elements were discovered here on Earth. Helium was discovered by examining sunlight, and that same technique is now teaching us about the composition of distant galaxies.
TED Talks
Mark Kendall: Demo: A needle-free vaccine patch that's safer and way cheaper
One hundred sixty years after the invention of the needle and syringe, we're still using them to deliver vaccines; it's time to evolve. Biomedical engineer Mark Kendall demos the Nanopatch, a one-centimeter-by-one-centimeter square...
SciShow
What's Next for the James Webb Space Telescope
It finally happened! The James Webb Space Telescope is on its way to capturing never-before-seen images of the universe! But now that it’s airborne and unfurled, what are its next steps before it can deliver the goods?
Crash Course
Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Crash Course English Lit
In which John Green concludes the Crash Course Literature mini-series with an examination of the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Sure, John explores the creepy biographical details of Dickinson's life, but he also gets into why her poems have...
MinuteEarth
How Cats Became our Feline Overlords (ft. It's Okay To Be Smart)
Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. ___________________________________________ If you want to learn more about this topic, here are some keywords to get your googling started: Puma: The big cat with the...
TED Talks
Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks
From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs' iPhone launch, many great talks have a common structure that helps their message resonate with listeners. In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to...
SciShow Kids
How Does My Bike Stay Up? Physics for Kids
Ever wonder what keeps you from falling over when you’re riding your bike? Jessi, with the help of some other SciShow Kids, shows you the answer!
SciShow
Why We Don't Like to Wait
It can be frustrating to get stuck in line somewhere with no end to your wait in sight, but what about waiting is it that gets under our skin?
SciShow Kids
Lunar Eclipses
Did you know there will be a lunar eclipse this week? Jessi and Squeaks explore what causes lunar eclipses and why they can make the moon look red!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man | Andrew McDonald
On a small island in the Irish Sea, fortresses preside over the rugged shores. This unlikely location was the birthplace of a medieval empire that lasted 200 years. Rulers built coastal fortresses on cliffs, roved the seaways, and threw...
Bozeman Science
Electric Field of a Sphere
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the electric field strength decreases as the square of the radius as you move away from a point charge, or a uniform distribution of charge on a sphere. This is a direct application of Coulomb's...