TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The physics of playing guitar - Oscar Fernando Perez
Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and vibration. But how do wood, metal, and plastic translate into rhythm, melody, and music? Oscar Fernando...
Crash Course
Spectra Interference: Crash Course Physics
Light is everywhere … but it’s not as predictable as you might think. It’s a wave that travels in straight lines, yet it also reflects off of surfaces, refracts through various materials, and generally changes direction all the time!...
SciShow Kids
Tsunamis: The Biggest Waves
Most waves are very small, but every once in a while, they can be really extreme!
Be Smart
Illuminating the Universe: The History of Light
Beyond what we can touch, taste, smell, and hear, we experience the universe through light. But how did we come to discover light, and how did we learn light's true nature, as the fastest thing in the universe, an electromagnetic...
SciShow
Mars Colony Plans
Hank is all about Mars, and Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has some plans for colonizing the Red Planet that have got Hank very excited.
Bozeman Science
Matter as a Particle
In this video Paul Andersen explains how matter, like light, can be treated as both a particle and a wave. Louis de Broglie proposed that matter could act as a wave and described the wavelength of matter as a function of Planck's...
Bozeman Science
Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
In this video Paul Andersen compares and contrasts transverse and longitudinal waves. Waves carry energy through oscillations. In transverse waves the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of the wave and in longitudinal they...
TED Talks
TED: 3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage | Valarie Kaur
What's the antidote to rising nationalism, polarization and hate? In this inspiring, poetic talk, Valarie Kaur asks us to reclaim love as a revolutionary act. As she journeys from the birthing room to tragic sites of bloodshed, Kaur...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo
Wondering how you can catch the perfect wave? Dive into the fascinating and complex physics of surfing. -- Whether or not you realize it, surfers are masters of complicated physics. The science of surfing begins as soon as a board first...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Light waves, visible and invisible - Lucianne Walkowicz
Each kind of light has a unique wavelength, but human eyes can only perceive a tiny slice of the full spectrum -- the very narrow range from red to violet. Microwaves, radio waves, x-rays and more are hiding, invisible, just beyond our...
Curated Video
The Science of Sound: How Sound Waves Reach Your Brain
This video explains how sound waves travel through the air, solids, and liquids to reach our ears. It explores how vibrations create sound waves, which are collected by our ears and make our eardrums vibrate. Our brain recognizes these...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Amazon River
AMAZON RIVER SOUTH AMERICA S AMAZON RIVER IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE BIGGEST RIVER, OWING TO THE AMOUNT OF FRESH WATER IT CARRIES TO THE OCEANS. 1/5 OF THE WORLDS RIVER FLOW CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE AMAZON. THE AMAZON IS SO LARGE THAT IT HAS ITS...
Curated Video
Light Waves: Understanding the Wave Nature
We deal with light on a daily basis, and it has wave-like characteristics that are essential to many natural and technological processes. The wave nature of light aids in the explanation of a number of important optical phenomena,...
Curated Video
Only In Australia 6 - Surfing in Style
Surfing in Style:Surfers wearing tuxedos and ball gowns ride the waves on Sydney's northern beaches, bringing a touch of elegance to the sport of surfing.
Curated Video
Only In Indonesia 1 - Surfing Record Attempt
Surfing Record Attempt:Over 100 surfers from around the world attempted to set a new world record for the most people riding a single wave at the same time.
Curated Video
Wavelength
The distance between corresponding points on two successive waves, and therefore the length of a complete cycle of a wave. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise...
Curated Video
Echo
The reflection of a sound wave back to a listener, so it is is heard again after the original noise. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
Curated Video
Shockwaves: Sudden Pressure Waves
A large amplitude compression wave, associated with a sharp change in pressure, temperature and density. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
Curated Video
Amplitude
In the study of waves, amplitude is the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Curated Video
S-wave
One of two types of seismic wave produced in an earthquake. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Mechanical wave
A mechanical wave is one that is carried by vibrations in a physical medium, and which therefore requires a medium in which to propagate. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images...
Curated Video
Renewable energy
Energy from natural resources that replenish or renew themselves, or we can consider inexhaustible, such as sunlight, wind, tidal and wave power. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using...
Curated Video
Sustainable
A sustainable process is one that can be continued without damaging the environment or exhausting natural resources in the long term. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
P-wave
A fast-moving seismic wave produced by an earthquake. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...