Bozeman Science
Thinking in Causation - Level 5 - Probability and Prediction
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on probability and prediction. TERMS: Cause - a thing that gives rise to an event Effect - an event Relationship- interconnection between parts of a system...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Patterns - Level 4 - Patterns in Data
A mini-lesson about patterns in data.
MinutePhysics
SMBC Physics - Why are Stones Round feat. Zach Weiner
Why are some stones round and others flat?
MinutePhysics
Higgs Boson Part III - How to Discover a Particle
How do you know when you've "discovered" a particle? What do we mean by "discovery"?
TED Talks
Tom Shannon: Anti-gravity sculpture
Tom Shannon shows off his gravity-defying, otherworldly sculpture -- made of simple, earthly materials -- that floats and spins like planets on magnets and suspension wire. It's science-inspired art at its most heavenly.
TED Talks
TED: The math behind basketball's wildest moves | Rajiv Maheswaran
Basketball is a fast-moving game of improvisation, contact and, ahem, spatio-temporal pattern recognition. Rajiv Maheswaran and his colleagues are analyzing the movements behind the key plays of the game, to help coaches and players...
SciShow
Why Are Eggs ... Egg-Shaped?
Why are eggs egg-shaped? There's a logic to it, but it's ovoid!
SciShow Kids
Who Knew? Amazing Owl Facts!
Who-who-who is quick, adorable and one of the best hunters in the whole bird family? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn some amazing facts about owls!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why are manhole covers round? - Marc Chamberland
Why are most manhole covers round? Sure it makes them easy to roll, and slide into place in any alignment. But there's another, more compelling reason, involving a peculiar geometric property of circles and other shapes. Marc Chamberland...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The last banana: A thought experiment in probability - Leonardo Barichello
Imagine a game played with two players and two dice: if the biggest number rolled is one, two, three, or four, player 1 wins. If the biggest number rolled is five or six, player 2 wins. Who has the best probability of winning the game?...
SciShow Kids
How Far Can You Jump?
This video is brought to you by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health.
MinutePhysics
What is Quantum Tunneling
In this episode we explain what quantum tunneling is and how it works!
TED Talks
Fang Ruan: Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy
Business management in China is changing, says consultant Fang Ruan. Learn how Chinese entrepreneurs -- long guided by Confucianism's emphasis on authority and regulation -- are now looking to Taoist philosophy for a new, dynamic...
Bozeman Science
Activation Energy
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the activation energy is a measure of the amount of energy required for a chemical reaction to occur. Due to the collision theory the activation energy requires proper energy and orientation of...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the cheating royal riddle? | Dan Katz
You're the chief advisor to an eccentric king who needs to declare his successor. He wants his heir to be good at arithmetic, lucky, and above all else, honest. So he's devised a competition to test his children, and ordered you to...
Crash Course
The Normal Distribution - Crash Course Statistics
Today is the day we finally talk about the normal distribution! The normal distribution is incredibly important in statistics because distributions of means are normally distributed even if populations aren't. We'll get into why this is...
Bozeman Science
Half-Life and Radioactive Decay
In this video Paul Andersen explains how a radioactive nuclei can decay by releasing an alpha, beta, or gamma particle. The exact moment of decay for each nuclei can not be determined but probability is useful in predicting the...
SciShow
The Bernoullis: When Math is the Family Business
If you've ever taken a science or math class, you've probably seen the name "Bernoulli" -- and maybe you assumed it was one person, but that family had a squad of mathematicians.
Crash Course
How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature
In which John Green kicks off the Crash Course Literature mini series with a reasonable set of questions. Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically. John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other...
Curated Video
The Importance of Calmness
In this video, Jade the giraffe interviews Amadeus the armadillo, who shares insights on the importance of calmness. Amadeus explains how being calm and patient helps armadillos in their search for food and shares a story of helping a...
Curated Video
Only In Cuba 3 - Cigar Festival with Joseph Fiennes
Cigar Festival with Joseph Fiennes:British actor Joseph Fiennes learns the art of rolling a Cuban cigar at the world's biggest cigar festival.
Curated Video
Only In Mexico 1 - Skate Police
Skate Police:Mexico City's police squad takes to the streets on rollerblades, providing a unique and agile approach to patrolling.
Curated Video
The Project Lifecycle: A Basic 4-stage Lifecycle model
Projects have a familiar project lifecycle that gives you a framework to understand, plan, and deliver them. Dr Mike Clayton, author of How to Manage a Great Project and founder of OnlinePMCourses, explains the project management...
Curated Video
How Industrial Trawling Spurred Marine Conservation Efforts
Hear from a small-scale fisherman who has been using rod and reel fishing methods in Kodiak, Alaska since 1983 and from a marine conservationist. The explain the sustainability of jig boat fishing compared to industrial methods, which...