MinutePhysics
Open Letter to the President - Physics Education
Open Letter to the President - Physics Education
Curated Video
SYND 7 11 76 SMITH PRESS CONFERENCE ON HIS ATTITUDE TO MAJORITY RULE
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith said, having returned from the Geneva talks, that the system he envisages under a majority rule constitution would not be one of universal suffrage. Although he claimed to support what he called...
Curated Video
President Barack Obama is replacing Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan after he made critical comments in a magazine article. Obama named Gen. David Petraeus to assume McChrystal's role.
HEADLINE: Obama ousts McChrystal, Petraeus to take over
CAPTION: President Barack Obama is replacing Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan after he made critical comments in a magazine article. Obama named Gen....
Crash Course
Keyboards & Command Line Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science
Today, we are going to start our discussion on user experience. We've talked a lot in this series about how computers move data around within the computer, but not so much about our role in the process. So today, we're going to look at...
Crash Course
The First Home Consoles: Crash Course Games
So last week Andre talked about Atari's role in the rise of the video game industry, but Atari wasn't the only major player in the 1970s. So we're going to step back a few years and first talk about Ralph Baer who designed the first...
Crash Course
Microsoft and Connected Consoles: Crash Course Games
Today, we wrap up our discussion of the console wars by taking a look at Microsoft's Xbox which was announced in 2001. The early 2000s saw a lot of innovation in hardware and games and we'll cover some of that, but one significant change...
TED Talks
Boghuma Kabisen Titanji: Ethical riddles in HIV research
A woman in sub-Saharan Africa is part of a cutting-edge HIV clinical trial -- but she can't afford a bus ticket to her health clinic, let alone the life-saving antiretrovirals she'll need. Boghuma Kabisen Titanji asks an important...
TED Talks
TED: Forget Wi-Fi. Meet the new Li-Fi Internet | Harald Haas
What if we could use existing technologies to provide Internet access to the more than 4 billion people living in places where the infrastructure can't support it? using off-the-shelf LeDs and solar cells, Harald Haas and his team have...
TED Talks
Daniel Kraft: A better way to harvest bone marrow
Daniel Kraft demos his Marrow Miner -- a new device that quickly harvests life-saving bone marrow with minimal pain to the donor. He emphasizes that the adult stem cells found in bone marrow can be used to treat many terminal conditions,...
SciShow
Is Science Reliable
It seems like every few months, there’s some kind of news about problems with the scientific publishing industry. Why does this keep happening? And what can be done to fix the system?
SciShow
Why Isn't a Kilogram a Kilogram?
The kilogram is the basic unit of mass in the metric system, but there's a serious problem: the standard that defines how much mass a kilogram actually has isn't reliable anymore
TED Talks
TED: The restorative power of medical tattoos | Becky Barker
Tattoos can transform and empower people, with some seeking them out to reconnect with their bodies due to scarring, physical abnormalities or the aftermath of a procedure or illness. Paramedical tattooist Becky Barker shares the art and...
Crash Course
The Anthropocene and the Near Future: Crash Course Big History
In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about the Anthropocene, an unofficial geological era that covers the last century or so, in which humanity has made massive progress. We've discovered the Higgs-Boson particle,...
Crash Course
The Industrial Economy Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the Industrial Economy that arose in the United States after the Civil War. You know how when you're studying history, and you're reading along and everything seems safely in the past, and then BOOM...
TED Talks
TED: How biochar removes CO2 from the air -- and helps farmers thrive | Axel Reinaud
Biochar is a kind of charcoal that removes CO2 from the atmosphere, helping yield healthy crops and even producing abundant renewable energy in the form of electricity as it's made. This exciting climate change fighter is ready for...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The history of Tea - Shunan Teng
Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water __ and from sugary Turkish Rize tea to salty Tibetan butter tea, there are almost as many ways of preparing the beverage as there are cultures on the globe. Where did this...
Crash Course
Productivity and Growth: Crash Course Economics
Why are some countries rich? Why are some countries poor? In the end it comes down to Productivity. This week on Crash Course Econ, Adriene and Jacob investigate just why some economies are more productive than others, and what happens...
Bozeman Science
Energy-Mass Equivalence
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the law of conservation of energy applies to both energy and mass. Einstein showed that mass and energy are equivalent and that the amount of energy contained within matter can be calculated using...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does grammar matter? - Andreea S. Calude
It can be hard sometimes, when speaking, to remember all of the grammatical rules that guide us when we're writing. When is it right to say the dog and mec and when should it be the dog and I? Does it even matter? Andreea S. Calude dives...
SciShow
5 Periodic Tables We Don't Use (And One We Do)
From Mendeleev’s original design to physicist-favorite “left-step” rendition, the periodic table of elements has gone through many iterations since it was first used to organize elements 150 years ago - each with its own useful insights...
Bozeman Science
ESS3B - Natural Hazards
In this video Paul Andersen explains how natural disasters (like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and flooding) have affected and will continue to affect humans on the planet. Many of the natural hazards (like volcanoes and storms) can...
MinutePhysics
Open Letter to the President - Physics Education
Open Letter to the President - Physics Education
Curated Video
Landmarks - Mount Everest
MOUNT EVEREST REVERED BY ALL WHO SEE IT. EVEREST STANDS 8048 METRES TALL OR 29 THOUSAND AND 29 FEET AND STRADDLES BOTH THE ANCIENT KINGDOMS OF NEPAL AND TIBET. ITS STATUS AS THE ROOF OF THE WORLD HEIGHTENED THE DESIRE OF MANY TO CONQUER...
Curated Video
Get Hired: Technical Interview
What is a technical interview? It is when you are required to perform a specific activity or assignment to demonstrate your knowledge, ability, and method from start to finish. The variance of tasks may depend on your vocation and are...