MinutePhysics
The Counterintuitive Physics of Turning a Bike
The Counterintuitive Physics of Turning a Bike
MinutePhysics
How Do Bikes Stay Up?
Learn the about the physics that allows bikes to stay upright and in motion, even without a rider.
PBS
The Impossibility of Perpetual Motion Machines
Bad ideas come and go in physics. But there’s one bit of nonsense that is perhaps more persistent than all others: the perpetual motion machine. No working perpetual motion machine has ever been experiment verified. All break the laws of...
SciShow
7 Myths About Movement
Bumblebees fly, lights turn on, and you can ride a bike without falling over. We all know these things to be true, but what you may not know is the real reason behind why they work. Join Olivia to bust seven myths about motion.
SciShow
7 Science Illustrators You Should Know
Long before we had cameras scientists still needed visual documentation—enter the science illustrator!
SciShow
Molecule Architecture: SciShow Talk Show with Dr. Orion Berryman
Dr. Orion Berryman talks with Hank about the cool chemistry going on in his lab, and Jessi from Animal Wonders brings in Prickle the Hedgehog!
3Blue1Brown
The Brachistochrone, with Steven Strogatz: Brachistochrone - Part 1 of 2
A classic problem that Johann Bernoulli posed to famous mathematicians of his time, such as Newton, and how Bernoulli found an incredibly clever solution using properties of light.
PBS
The One-Electron Universe
Could it be that all the electrons in the universe are simply one, single electron moving back and forth through time?
3Blue1Brown
The Brachistochrone, with Steven Strogatz
A classic problem that Johann Bernoulli posed to famous mathematicians of his time, such as Newton, and how Bernoulli found an incredibly clever solution using properties of light.
PBS
Can A Starfox Barrel Roll Work In Space?
DO A BARREL ROLL! Or at least, try…? The iconic move from Star Fox seems so easy, just press a button and BOOM. The ship rolls. But HOW? Barrel rolls in atmosphere are easy to execute with the use of ailerons, but in space, it's a...
SciShow
7 Science Illustrators You Should Know
Long before we had cameras scientists still needed visual documentation—enter the science illustrator! Chapters VITRUVIAN MAN Credit: Leonardo da Vinci 0:34 ANDREAS VESALIUS 1:25 DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA 1:59 MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN 2:39...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work? - Netta Schramm
Perpetual motion machines - devices that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source - have captured many inventors' imaginations because they could totally transform our relationship with energy. There's just one...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Systems - Level 1 - Parts Working Together
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on systems as parts working together. TERMS System - a set of components (e.g. things) working together Part - a piece of an object or organism This progression is...
TED Talks
TED: My seven species of robot -- and how we created them | Dennis Hong
Meet seven all-terrain robots -- like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR -- built by Dennis Hong's robotics team at RoMeLa, based at Virginia Tech. Watch to the end for the five creative secrets to his...
TED Talks
Alan Kay: A powerful idea about ideas
With all the intensity and brilliance for which he is known, Alan Kay envisions better techniques for teaching kids by using computers to illustrate experience in ways -– mathematically and scientifically -- that only computers can.
TED Talks
TED: The forgotten art of the zoetrope | eric Dyer
Artist eric Dyer spent years working at a computer to produce images for the screen. Longing to get his hands back on his work, he began exploring the zoetrope, a popular 19th-century device that was used to create the illusion of motion...
SciShow
Robot Ant Swarms Have Arrived!
Robot design commonly mimics the abilities of their human creators, but some researchers have been inspired by a possibly unexpected creature: an ant.
SciShow
Scientists Had Some Bad Ideas | Scishow Quiz Show
Two YouTube musicians battle it out to see who shall sing a song of victory.
MinutePhysics
The Counterintuitive Physics of Turning a Bike
The Counterintuitive Physics of Turning a Bike
TED Talks
How web video powers global innovation - Chris Anderson
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. TED's Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated...
Bozeman Science
Multistep Reactions
In this video Paul Andersen explains how an overall chemical reaction is made up of several elementary steps. The stoichiometry of this equation can be predicted but the rate law must be measured. If the elementary steps of the reaction...
TED Talks
Caroline Phillips: Hurdy-gurdy for beginners
Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-year history.
TED Talks
TED: The life-changing power of assistive technologies | Jane Velkovski
This chair is my legs -- this chair is my life, says accessibility champion Jane Velkovski, who uses a wheelchair after being diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). With clarity and poise, he shares how his first motorized...