Curated Video
Race Against the Bird Flu: Vaccine Trials and Global Efforts
This video discusses the testing of an experimental vaccine for the bird flu virus at the University of Rochester Medical Centre. Preliminary results show the vaccine to be safe and effective against the H5N1 strain. The US government...
Curated Video
Revolutionary Diagnostic Kit for Avian Flu: A Game-Changer in Global Health Crisis
This innovative testing device by Veritas in Singapore can accurately detect the H5N1 strain of avian flu in under 4 hours, providing a crucial tool for medical professionals worldwide. By identifying the gene specific to the virus, this...
Curated Video
Fitness Training: The Key to Success for Formula One Drivers
In this video, the importance of physical fitness for Formula One drivers is emphasized. The drivers need to have the stamina to handle the extreme conditions of acceleration and braking, as well as the mental focus to stay concentrated...
Financial Times
The blight that could decimate the world’s banana crop
FT Food Revolution - Dire warnings about the banana’s impending extinction have been circulating for some time, but despite that, as the FT’s Clive Cookson explains, global production has expanded in recent years. That growth, however,...
Curated Video
This Is Me
Miss Palomine recites, performs, and finds the rhymes in the action poem “This Is Me!”
Vlogbrothers
The Causes of Cholera
In which John discusses cholera, its many causes, and why we aren't hearing much about the cholera epidemic in Yemen, the worst outbreak of the disease since at least 1949.
Curated Video
R Programming for Statistics and Data Science - Changing the Appearance in RStudio
This video explains changing the appearance in RStudio. This clip is from the chapter "Introduction and Getting Started" of the series "R Programming for Statistics and Data Science".This section provides an introduction to the course.
Professor Dave Explains
Overview of Geologic Structures Part 1: Rock Deformation, Stress and Strain
Now that we've briefly gone over the history of the Earth, it's time to look at some different geologic structures that span all those eons. This will require gaining an understanding of rock deformation. We need to discuss the terms...
Science360
Japanese Quake Test
In Miki, Japan, a six-story wooden model condominium was shaken by the equivalent of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. The test was said to be the largest simulated earthquake ever attempted with a wooden structure. The full-scale building sat...
Curated Video
Does Not Wearing Glasses Make Your Eyes Worse?
If you need glasses, but don’t wear them, does your eyesight get worse? Not necessarily. Corrective glasses help to compensate for a mismatch in the corneal shape of the people who need them, which helps them see clearly and reduces...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding Calf Strains, Achilles Tendonitis, and Achilles Tendon Tears
In this video, the speaker discusses the anatomy and injuries related to the calf muscles and the Achilles tendon. They explore the relationship between calf strains, Achilles tendonitis, and Achilles tendon tears, using examples from...
Catalyst University
Disk Diffusion Test using Bacitracin or Optochin
In this video, I explain how to determine resistance (R) or susceptibility (S) in bacteria using the disk diffusion method (with bacitracin and optochin).
Science360
From This...That! Basic Research to Bridge Sensors
Mehdi Kalantari Khandani at the University of Maryland has created a sensor system that constantly monitors different types of stresses on bridge structures and, when it detects anything unusual, alerts those who need to know. But...
Next Animation Studio
Mutation may have made the coronavirus more infectious and less deadly: scientists
The coronavirus had bifurcated into G and A viruses when COVID-19 spread to California in March, according to new research.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Speckles for Safety: NIST Helps Measure Stress in Bridges
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are using random patterns of speckles painted on metal connectors for bridges to better understand how stress and strain could lead...
Science360
Computer scientist James Mickens - ScienceLives
While James Mickens' official title is Microsoft Research (MSR) team member, he is also known by the titles of "funniest man in Microsoft Research" and "Galactic Viceroy of Research Excellence," though the latter, at first, was...
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - Preparing for the Pandemic
The world stands on the edge of a flu pandemic, according to the world’s leading experts. The results, they predict, will be catastrophic. Millions of deaths, economies and civil society in chaos, political life undermined or destroyed....
TLDR News
Europe Closes its Borders to Britain: How Brexit & COVID Have Made the UK Isolated - TLDR News
Over 40 countries have blocked travellers from the UK in the last three days. This has caused huge disruption to Britain with over 1,500 lorries trying to get out of the UK and thousands of people stuck. So in this video we discuss the...
The Wall Street Journal
On The Frontlines With The Chan Zuckerburg Initiative
Priscilla Chan, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg initiative and Technology Editor Yun-Hee Kim discuss how technology can be better utilized to respond to Covid-19 at WSJ Tech Live.
TLDR News
Why Did Johnson Cancel Christmas in an "Inhuman" Last Minute Decision? - TLDR News
Yesterday in a seemingly last-minute decision, Johnson decided to 'cancel' Christmas for around 20 million Brits, limiting Christmas for millions more. So in this video, we discuss what led him to this decision and why despite mounting...
TLDR News
COVID Variants Explained: Are They More Deadly? Do Vaccines Work? They Spread Faster? - TLDR News
As COVID continues to spread around the world worrying variants are beginning to emerge. These primary variants of concern have emerged from Britain, South Africa & Brazil but now they can be found in an estimated 100 countries. So in...
Healthcare Triage
Get Your Flu Shot! It's Not About You, OK?
It's not too late to get a flu shot! You may have heard that the flu shot this year is "less effective" than in earlier years. That may not mean what you think it means. Less effective is a relative relationship, and in absolute terms,...
Next Animation Studio
Romaine lettuce linked to E. Coli outbreak, says CDC
Health officials are warning U.S. consumers not to eat any romaine lettuce as it could be contaminated with a strain of E.Coli.