TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Phenology and nature's shifting rhythms - Regina Brinker
With rapidly rising global temperatures come seasonal changes. As spring comes earlier for some plant species, there are ripple effects throughout the food web. Regina Brinker explains how phenology, or the natural cycles of plants and...
Crash Course Kids
Normal Stuff in Not-So-Normal Places
So, what happens to normal stuff (like water) when it goes to not so normal places? What happens if you take a glass of water to the top of Mt. Everest? Or Space? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how matter is...
TED Talks
TED: How the military fights climate change | David Titley
Military leaders have known for millennia that the time to prepare for a challenge is before it hits you, says scientist and retired US Navy officer David Titley. He takes us from the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria to the icy shores...
PBS
The Great American Eclipse
Get your eclipse glasses ready because the a total solar eclipse is an astronomical event unlike any other.
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Stability - Level 5 - Feedback
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on feedback. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Controller - component of feedback...
Crash Course
Derivatives: Crash Course Physics
CALCULUS! Today we take our first steps into the language of Physics; mathematics. Every branch of science has its own way to describe the things that it investigates. And, with Physics, that's math. In this episode, Shini talks us...
TED Talks
Kim Gorgens: The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime
Here's a shocking statistic: 50 to 80 percent of people in the criminal justice system in the US have had a traumatic brain injury. In the general public, that number is less than five percent. Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens shares her...
TED Talks
Joseph Nye: Global power shifts
Historian and diplomat Joseph Nye gives us the 30,000-foot view of the shifts in power between China and the US, and the global implications as economic, political and "soft" power shifts and moves around the globe.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why should you read Kurt Vonnegut? - Mia Nacamulli
Kurt Vonnegut found the tidy, satisfying arcs of many stories at odds with reality, and he set out to explore the ambiguity between good and bad fortune in his own novels. He tried to make sense of human behavior by studying the shapes...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Energy - Level 6 - Conservation of Energy
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on the conservation of energy. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Energy - the...
SciShow
An Ode to Salps: Our Gelatinous Marine Cousins
Salps are more than just strange balls of goo drifting through the sea—in fact, they’re more closely related to us than they are to jellyfish, and play a huge role in marine ecosystems and the global carbon cycle as the “vacuum cleaners...
TED Talks
TED: How to make a profit while making a difference | Audrey Choi
Can global capital markets become catalysts for social change? According to investment expert Audrey Choi, individuals own almost half of all global capital, giving them (us!) the power to make a difference by investing in companies that...
Crash Course
Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History
In the aftermath of the revolutions and upheaval in 18th and early 19th century Europe, there was a hunger for reform across the continent. Reformers like Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Auguste Comte proposed radical new ideas, and at...
SciShow
Why Do We Need Yearly Flu Shots, but Not Measles Shots?
Unlike measles, Influenza requires a fresh shot of vaccines every year. But why?
Be Smart
Why I Love PBS
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SciShow
Living Fossils Are Dead! Long Live Living Fossils
Scientists are looking to end how we categorize living fossils, and in doing so, give the phrase new life.
SciShow
Why Do Fetuses Kick So Much?
The feeling of a kicking fetus is perhaps one of the more fun parts of having a baby, but these movements serve a purpose well beyond letting you know that that little thing is in there!
SciShow
The Times and Troubles of the Scientific Method
UPDATE: We got a couple of things wrong when it comes to gravity (particularly that it has nothing to do with photons). Science is working tirelessly night and day to disprove its own theories about how the universe works (or at least,...
SciShow
Why Our Nights Are Getting Hot
The average global temperature is on the rise, evidenced by the ten warmest years on record happening since 2005. But this isn’t just about greenhouse gases preventing heat from escaping. Another culprit comes in the form of…clouds.
TED Talks
TED: The next manufacturing revolution is here | Olivier Scalabre
economic growth has been slowing for the past 50 years, but relief might come from an unexpected place -- a new form of manufacturing that is neither what you thought it was nor where you thought it was. Industrial systems thinker...
SciShow
Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?
You might have heard about animals behaving oddly right before an earthquake hits. But are these reports more than just anecdotes?
3Blue1Brown
Oh, wait, actually the best Wordle opener is not “crane”…
Contents: 0:00 - The Bug 3:31 - How the best first guess is chosen 8:54 - Does this ruin the game?
SciShow
Could Your Blood Type Ever Change?
From A positive to O negative, everyone's born with a blood type, and they're stuck with that blood type for their whole lives... or are they?
TED Talks
Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking
Megan Washington is one of Australia's premier singer/songwriters. And, since childhood, she has had a stutter. In this bold and personal talk, she reveals how she copes with this speech impediment—from avoiding the letter combination...