Curated Video
The Mystery of the Shepard Tone Illusion Explained
In this video, we explore the Shepard Tone illusion, a fascinating auditory phenomenon. Through ear tests and demonstrations, we learn how sets of notes played simultaneously create the illusion of an endlessly rising or descending pitch.
Science360
Economist Donna Ginther ScienceLives
Having children forced Professor Donna Ginther to better focus on her work and to budget time wisely. It also gave the University of Kansas economics researcher first-hand experience with being a mother in a rigorous, mostly male,...
Mazz Media
Data Presents Risk
Data is both valuable and risky. This video explores the risk and impact of Inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated data because it's wrong. Viewers will learn that misuse, unreliability, and inappropriate use are other data risks. After...
Science360
Chemist Candy Hwang - ScienceLives
University of Southern California chemistry graduate student Candy Hwang won second prize and the People's Choice Award in a December 2012 video contest sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), "Creating the Future." Hwang’s...
Science360
Engineer Chris Mattson - ScienceLives
Brigham Young University engineer Christopher Mattson designs technology that targets the needs of the world's poorest populations. He and his students have produced new water-well designs for villages in Africa and new tools for farmers...
ShortCutsTv
Naturalistic Observation
""Using examples drawn from contemporary studies (Rosenhan, Hartup, LaFrance and Mayo) this film outlines and examines different types of naturalistic observation.
Curated Video
Designing Statistical Experiments: Defining the Basic Parts
This video explains the basics of designing a statistical experiment. It covers how to define the experimental units, treatments, and response variables. Through examples, it demonstrates how researchers manipulate conditions and measure...
Science360
Snapology
In episode 46 Jordan and Charlie talk about a new type of foldable material that is versatile, tunable and self actuated. Like origami, this cube can be folded along its edges to change shape, size and volume.
Curated Video
Designing Statistical Experiments: Key Principles and Methods
This video discusses the process of designing a statistical experiment and explores three different design methods: completely randomized experiment, randomized block design, and matched pairs design. It explains the key principles of...
Science360
Driving with Your Tongue? - Science Nation
Steering a wheelchair with tongue movements could one day give quadriplegics a taste of independence. With funding from the National Science Foundation, Maysam Ghovanloo at Georgia Tech designs technology that allows people with...
Next Animation Studio
Ubiquitous tire-derived chemical is killing salmon before they spawn: study
A chemical found in nearly all tires is responsible for mass die-offs of salmon along the U.S. West Coast, according to a study published in the journal Science.
But Why
The Science of Tickling
Does tickling have a purpose? Why are certain parts of the human body especially sensitive to tickling? Scientists believe the tickling response evolved in early humans to help them protect themselves from predators and insects. Tickling...
Science360
Theoretical Physicist S. James Gates - ScienceLives
A John S. Toll Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, College Park, Gates is a member of the President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute...
Science360
Ants Take Big Bite Out of Big Apple
Researchers unearth "groundbreaking" research about ants in Manhattan - here's what we caught on camera! Every year they remove tons of refuse from New York City streets and help keep down the rat population. See what researchers have...
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Computer scientist Shwetak Patel - ScienceLives
Shwetak Patel would like to change your home, and make sensors tell you amazing things from every appliance. His creative thinking spurred the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to call him a "genius" in 2011. He has been a...
Healthcare Triage
Women and Minorities Get Fewer NIH Research Grants
The peer review process for awarding NIH grants has some problems. Less money is being awarded, and the buying power of the NIH has declined. What's going on with the peer review system?
NASA
NASA | Climate in a Box
Climate modeling requires massive computational power. Until recently, that power required room sized machines with daunting technical and logistic requirements. But new advances in computer design, including hardware and software,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Howard Gardner - Excellence, Engagement and Ethics
In this series of videos "60 Seconds with ..." I've asked each person to tell me (in a minute or less) about that one special teacher who made a difference in their life.
NASA
How NASA Data Helps Study Animals on the Move
MoveBank provides a free online database that enables animal tracking researchers to manage, share, protect, analyze and store their data. The system includes a set of online tools that help ecologists link animal movement data with...
Science360
NSF SCIENCE360 SUPER SCIENCE REWIND: CELL TALK
In this Super Science Rewind, Charlie and Jordan demonstrate how the cells responsible for relaying information from the ear to the brain adapt to noise levels in an environment. A cell in the auditory nerve exposed to loud sounds for a...
The Business Professor
Marketing - What Distorts the Results of Marketing Research
This Video Explains Marketing - What Distorts the Results of Marketing Research
Curated Video
Understanding Statistical Investigations: Observational Studies, Surveys, and Experiments
This video explains the differences between observational studies, surveys, and experiments in statistical investigations. It provides examples and highlights key components of each type of investigation. It also discusses the...
Science360
Tongue Driver
With funding from the National Science Foundation, Maysan Ghovanloo at Georgia Tech designs technology that allows disabled people to control everything - from wheelchairs to computers - with their tongue! We visit his lab and meet Jason...
Next Animation Studio
Smoke from Amazon fires could accelerate glacial melting in Andes
The fires burning in the Amazon rainforests are accelerating the melting of Andean glaciers