Bozeman Science
Why do candles burn?
Paul Andersen explains how paraffin vapor combusts in a candle. He also describes energy and mass conversion and almost burns himself.
Bozeman Science
Position, Velocity and Acceleration
In this video Paul Andersen explains for the position of an object over time can be used to calculate the velocity and acceleration of the object. If a net force acts on a object it will experience an acceleration.
Bozeman Science
Operon
In this video Paul Andersen describes the elements of an operon. The promoter allows the RNA polymerase to transcribe the required genes. The operator and repressor regulate the expression of the genes by blocking the RNA polymerase. The...
SciShow
How Do Polarized Sunglasses Work?
The useful glare-blocking properties of polarized sunglasses are well-known to just about anyone who goes outside. What isn't so well-known is how they reduce glare in the first place. That answer is deceptively complicated!
Bozeman Science
Measuring the Magnetic Force
In this video Paul Andersen explains how a magnetic force arises when magnets or moving electric charges interact with one another. A magnetic dipole will orient towards a magnetic field. When an electric charge is moving it will...
Bozeman Science
Genetic Recombination and Gene Mapping
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the frequency of recombination between linked genes can be used to determine the relative location of genes on a chromosome. Thomas Hunt Morgan and Alfred Strutevant used the fruit fly to develop...
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Lab 11: Animal Behavior
Paul Andersen introduces the concept of ethology and contrasts kinesis and taxis. He explains the importance of courtship rituals in fruit flies. He finally shows you how to use a choice chamber to study behavior in pill bugs.
Crash Course
Web Search
Today we’re going to talk about search engines, which are just AI systems that try to help us find what we’re looking for. Search engines can be the sort that serve up a list of results, like during a Google or Bing search, using web...
Bozeman Science
Probability in Genetics: Multiplication and Addition Rules
Paul Andersen shows you how to use the rules of multiplication and addition to correctly solve genetics problems. The rule of multiplication can be applied to independent events in sequence. The rule of addition can be applied to...
Bozeman Science
Impulse
In this video Paul Andersen defines impulse as the product of the force applied and the time over which the force is applied. The impulse of an object is equivalent to the change in momentum of the object. Several problems related to...
Bozeman Science
Gravitational Field Strength
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the gravitational field strength is directly related to the mass of the object and indirectly related to the square of the distance from the center of mass. The equation for gravitational field...
Bozeman Science
Proteins
Paul Andersen explains the structure and importance of proteins. He describes how proteins are created from amino acids connected by dehydration synthesis. He shows the importance of chemical properties in the R-groups of individual...
SciShow Kids
Was There Water on Mars? | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids
When you look at a picture of Mars next to a picture of Earth, you might notice one big difference: Earth is covered in blue oceans and Mars doesn't seem to have any water at all! But scientists have discovered all kinds of clues that...
MinuteEarth
The Basics Of Digital Illustration
Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made? This video explains the basics.
TED Talks
TED: My underwater robot | David Lang
David Lang is a maker who taught himself to become an amateur oceanographer -- or, he taught a robot to be one for him. In a charming talk Lang, a TED Fellow, shows how he and a network of ocean lovers teamed up to build open-sourced,...
Curated Video
The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History
John Green teaches you about the so-called Dark Ages, which it turns out weren't as uniformly dark as you may have been led to believe. While Europe was indeed having some issues, many other parts of the world were thriving and...
Bozeman Science
Interference Patterns
In this video Paul Andersen explains how constructive and destructive interference can create interference patterns. Interference patterns can be created by all types of waves, including water, sound, and light. A classic experiment that...
Bozeman Science
Electron Configuration
In this video Paul Andersen explains how to write out the electron configuration for atoms on the periodic table. More importantly he shows you why electrons arrange themselves in shells, subshells and orbitals by using Coulomb's law and...
Bozeman Science
AP Physics Video Series - Overview
In this video Paul Andersen explains how his new video series for AP Physics 1 & 2 will be organized. He hopes to have the entire video series completed by this fall.
Bozeman Science
Ocean Acidification
In this video Paul Andersen shows how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is causing a decrease in the pH of the oceans. The carbon dioxide combines with the water to create carbonic acid which dissociates into bicarbonate and carbonate...
3Blue1Brown
Tattoos on Math
After a friend of mine got a tattoo with a representation of the cosecant function, it got me thinking about how there's another sense in which this function is a tattoo on math, so to speak.
Crash Course
Procrastination: Crash Course Study Skills
You're on YouTube right now, but you should probably be studying or writing that research paper. But as long as you're here, we're going to help you figure out how to get the better of your desire to procrastinate in the future. Just...
Crash Course
What Is Organic Chemistry - Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry is pretty much everywhere! In this episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry, we’re talking about the amazing diversity among organic molecules. We’ll learn about the origins of organic chemistry, how to write Lewis...