SciShow
How Knots Help Us Understand the World
Knots are everywhere in our daily lives, but a new branch of mathematics is taking things to the next level.
TED Talks
Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains
Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility...
TED Talks
TED: This company pays kids to do their math homework | Mohamad Jebara
Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics -- but he's concerned that too many students grow up thinking that this beautiful, rewarding subject is difficult and boring. His company is experimenting with a bold idea: paying students for completing...
SciShow
If the Sun Became a Black Hole Would Earth Fall In
If our sun turned into a black hole, you might think our solar system would be doomed, but in reality that's just not how black holes work.
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Inverse matrices, column space and null space | Essence of linear algebra, chapter 6
How do you think about the column space and null space of a matrix visually? How do you think about the inverse of a matrix?
SciShow
4 Weird Unsolved Mysteries of Math
There are lots of unsolved mysteries in the world of math, and many of them start off with a deceptively simple premise, like: What's the biggest couch you can slide around a 90-degree corner? Chapters MOVING SOFA PROBLEM 0:35 MOSER'S...
PBS
Can We Hear Shapes?
Mathematician Mark Kac asked the question "Can we hear the shape of a drum?" It was a question that took over 20 years to answer. Sine waves, fundamental frequencies, eigenvalues, this episode has got it all!
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Rediscovering Euler's formula with a mug (not that Euler's formula) - Part 4 of 4
A classic puzzle in graph theory, the "Utilities problem", a description of why it is unsolvable on a plane, and how it becomes solvable on surfaces with a different topology.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the risky disk riddle? | James Tanton
Your antivirus squad is up against a code that's hijacked your mainframe. What you've learned from other infected systems, right before they went dark, is that it likes to toy with antivirus agents in a very peculiar way— and you're the...
TED Talks
JoAnn Kuchera-Morin: Stunning data visualization in the AlloSphere
JoAnn Kuchera-Morin demos the AlloSphere, a new way to see, hear and interpret scientific data. Dive into the brain, feel electron spin, hear the music of the elements ... and detect previously unseen patterns that could lead to new...
SciShow
Do Black Holes Have Quantum Hair?
We don’t know what happens to stuff when it gets sucked into a black hole, but in the same instance, we don’t know what happens to the black hole. There’s a possibility that sucked up stuff might actually give the black hole “quantum hair”.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The Gauntlet | Think Like A Coder, Ep 8 | Alex Rosenthal
This is episode 8 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The exceptional life of Benjamin Banneker - Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua
Born in 1731 to freed slaves on a farm in Baltimore, Benjamin Banneker was obsessed with math and science. And his appetite for knowledge only grew as he taught himself astronomy, mathematics, engineering, and the study of the natural...
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Taylor series | Chapter 10, Essence of calculus
Taylor series are extremely useful in engineering and math, but what are they? This video shows why they're useful, and how to make sense of the formula.
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The paradox of the derivative: Essence of Calculus - Part 2 of 11
An introduction to what a derivative is, and how it formalizes an otherwise paradoxical idea.
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Essence of calculus, chapter 1
An overview of what calculus is all about, with an emphasis on making it seem like something students could discover for themselves. The central example is that of rediscovering the formula for a circle's area, and how this is an...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The Tower of Epiphany | Think Like A Coder, Ep 7 | Alex Rosenthal
This is episode 7 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and...
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Essence of linear algebra preview
The introduction to a series on visualizing core ideas of linear algebra.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? | Alex Rosenthal
They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale. Today's pre-flight test fails dramatically, and upon inspection,...
SciShow
There's an Interstellar Asteroid Hiding Near Jupiter
We may have found another interstellar asteroid and scientists have some new ideas about how Saturn's moons got their weird shapes.
TED Talks
TED: How algorithms shape our world | Kevin Slavin
We live in a world run by algorithms, computer programs that make decisions or solve problems for us. In this riveting, funny talk, Kevin Slavin shows how modern algorithms determine stock prices, espionage tactics, even the movies you...
TED Talks
TED: A vision for the future of Afghanistan | Ashraf Ghani
Offering a vision of Afghanistan that goes beyond what's often depicted in the media, President Ashraf Ghani shares his thoughts on peacemaking, the true cost of war, the nation's COVID-19 response strategy and the sweeping economic and...
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Science YouTubers attempting a graph theory puzzle
A classic puzzle in graph theory, the "Utilities problem", a description of why it is unsolvable on a plane, and how it becomes solvable on surfaces with a different topology.