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TED Talks
TED: How poop turns into forests | Ludmila Rattis
Did you know the world's largest tropical forest is partly formed by seeds emerging from poop? Ecologist Ludmila Rattis reveals the surprisingly fruitful benefits of letting nature take care of its own business, sharing how the digestive...
TED Talks
TED: Is climate change slowing down the ocean? | Susan Lozier
Ocean waters are constantly on the move, traveling far distances in complex currents that regulate Earth's climate and weather patterns. How might climate change impact this critical system? Oceanographer Susan Lozier dives into the...
MinuteEarth
In The Future, Death Will Be Different
In the future, humans will likely die of a very different suite of causes than we do now, thanks to advances in healthcare, an aging population, and changes in the environment.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: This is what happens when you hit the gas | Shannon Odell
In 2015, two men drove a Volkswagen across the US on just over 100 gallons of fuel. Their 81-mile-per-gallon performance doubled the car's estimated fuel rating, and set the record for the lowest fuel consumption ride of a diesel car....
SciShow
The Science of Anti-Vaccination
Fewer children in the United States are getting vaccinated. That’s bad news for those kids, and also for public health in general. Often, the response is to argue and debate and get angry at people who are we see as making terrible,...
TED Talks
TED: Mangroves, storm walls and other ways to protect coasts from climate change | Dave Sivaprasad
Nearly 40 percent of humanity lives near a coast -- and no two coasts are the same. How can these communities build resilience to the increasing risks of climate change? Climate advisor Dave Sivaprasad outlines how to tackle this complex...
SciShow
The Science of Anti-Vaccination
Fewer children in the United States are getting vaccinated. That's bad news for those kids, and also for public health in general. Often, the response is to argue and debate and get angry at people who are we see as making terrible,...
TED Talks
Leon Marchal: The urgent case for antibiotic-free animals
The UN predicts that antimicrobial resistance will be our biggest killer by 2050. "That should really scare the hell out of all of us," says bioprocess engineer Leon Marchal. He's working on an urgently needed solution: transforming the...
MinutePhysics
Why Doesn't Time Flow Backwards? (Big Picture Ep. 1/5)
Thanks to Google Making and Science for supporting this series, and to Sean Carroll for collaborating on it!
AMAZING Interactive Entropy explainer Bhatia
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AMAZING Interactive Entropy explainer Bhatia
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TED Talks
Charles Moore: Seas of plastic
Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris...
TED Talks
Kevin Kelly: How technology evolves
Tech enthusiast Kevin Kelly asks "What does technology want?" and discovers that its movement toward ubiquity and complexity is much like the evolution of life.
3Blue1Brown
Higher order derivatives | Footnote, Essence of calculus
What is the second derivative? Third derivative? How do you think about these?
Crash Course
Why Do Outbreaks Affect People Unequally? Crash Course Outbreak Science
We’re all susceptible to infectious disease of some kind or other, but not everyone is equally likely to be the victim of an outbreak. The fact is, inequalities both between and within communities mean that some people are at higher risk...
3Blue1Brown
Higher order derivatives: Essence of Calculus - Part 10 of 11
What is the second derivative? Third derivative? How do you think about these?
TED Talks
Kevin Kelly: Technology's epic story
In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking talk, Kevin Kelly muses on what technology means in our lives -- from its impact at the personal level to its place in the cosmos.
TED Talks
Marcel Dicke: Why not eat insects?
Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone's diet. His message to squeamish chefs and foodies: delicacies like locusts and caterpillars compete with meat in flavor, nutrition and eco-friendliness.
MinuteEarth
Why "Nothing" Matters in Science
Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
3Blue1Brown
Higher order derivatives | Essence of calculus, chapter 10
What is the second derivative? Third derivative? How do you think about these?
SciShow
Where Are All the Dead Animals
We are surrounded by wildlife, like pigeons and squirrels, all the time. Sadly, all those animals eventually die, but why don't we see carcasses on the street? Where do they go?
Be Smart
Understanding Climate Science
Scientists overwhelmingly agree that our climate is changing, Earth is getting warmer, sea levels are rising, and it's primarily because of humans putting lots of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Whether you already trust in the...
MinuteEarth
Why Sewers Around the World Keep Overflowing
The old combined sewer systems of many major cities are no match for modern storms and impermeable surfaces.
Bozeman Science
Position vs. Time Graph - Part 2
Mr. Andersen shows you how to read a position vs. time graph to determine the velocity of an object. Objects that are accelerating are covered in this podcast. He also introduces the tangent line (or the magic pen).
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What is leukemia? - Danilo Allegra and Dania Puggioni
Stem cells found in the bone marrow are crucial for our health because they are needed to become new blood cells that sustain and protect our bodies. But when the transformation goes wrong, harmful mutations can cause the cells to start...
TED Talks
Al Gore: What comes after An Inconvenient Truth?
At TED2009, Al Gore presents updated slides from around the globe to make the case that worrying climate trends are even worse than scientists predicted, and to make clear his stance on "clean coal."