Instructional Video12:05
Crash Course

Psychology of Computing: Crash Course Computer Science

12th - Higher Ed
We’ve spent most of this series talking about computers. Which makes sense - this is Crash Course COMPUTER SCIENCE after all. But at their core computers are tools employed by humans and humans are pretty complicated. So today, we’re...
Instructional Video17:32
TED Talks

Paola Antonelli: Design and the Elastic Mind

12th - Higher Ed
MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli previews the groundbreaking show Design and the Elastic Mind -- full of products and designs that reflect the way we think now.
Instructional Video16:58
TED Talks

John Maeda: My journey in design

12th - Higher Ed
Designer John Maeda talks about his path from a Seattle tofu factory to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he became president in 2008. Maeda, a tireless experimenter and a witty observer, explores the crucial moment when design...
Instructional Video6:12
TED Talks

James Patten: The best computer interface? Maybe ... your hands

12th - Higher Ed
"The computer is an incredibly powerful means of creative expression," says designer and TED Fellow James Patten. But right now, we interact with computers, mainly, by typing and tapping. In this nifty talk and demo, Patten imagines a...
Instructional Video5:08
TED Talks

Jinha Lee: Reach into the computer and grab a pixel

12th - Higher Ed
The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants to dissolve it altogether. As he demonstrates in this short, gasp-inducing talk,...
Instructional Video4:42
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The Turing test: Can a computer pass for a human? - Alex Gendler

Pre-K - Higher Ed
What is consciousness? Can an artificial machine really think? For many, these have been vital considerations for the future of artificial intelligence. But British computer scientist Alan Turing decided to disregard all these questions...
Instructional Video9:33
Curated Video

High Performance Scientific Computing with C 1.2: Introduction – Why Use Computers for Math?

Higher Ed
Why is the history of computation so tied with mathematics? How are computers used today to solve mathematical problems? • Understand the need for computers to solve mathematical problems • Understand the problems for which computers are...
Instructional Video11:45
Crash Course

Advanced CPU Designs: Crash Course Computer Science

12th - Higher Ed
So now that we’ve built and programmed our very own CPU, we’re going to take a step back and look at how CPU speeds have rapidly increased from just a few cycles per second to gigahertz! Some of that improvement, of course, has come from...
Instructional Video12:21
Crash Course

Graphical User Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science

12th - Higher Ed
Today, we're going to discuss the critical role graphical user interfaces, or GUIs played in the adoption of computers. Before the mid 1980's the most common way people could interact with their devices was through command line...
Instructional Video7:23
Curated Video

History of Computer Science Made Easy

K - 5th
Discover how computer science began—from early calculators and codes to the powerful computers we use today. Meet key thinkers like Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing, and learn how programming, algorithms, and problem-solving led to the...
Instructional Video7:43
Curated Video

History of Computer Science for Kids | Bedtime History

K - 5th
Learn about the history of computer technology, from the abacus of the ancient world to smartphones of the modern age.
Instructional Video10:53
Crash Course

Computer Engineering & the End of Moore's Law: Crash Course Engineering #35

12th - Higher Ed
This week we’re exploring a field of engineering that is essential to how you’re watching this video: computers and computer engineering. We’ll explain differences between hardware and software, how engineers are working on making...
Instructional Video16:34
TED Talks

John Maeda: How art, technology and design inform creative leaders

12th - Higher Ed
John Maeda, former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, delivers a funny and charming talk that spans a lifetime of work in art, design and technology, concluding with a picture of creative leadership in the future. Watch for...
Instructional Video13:05
TED Talks

TED: Welcome to the world of audio computers | Jason Rugolo

12th - Higher Ed
In an exclusive preview of unreleased technology, designer and inventor Jason Rugolo unveils an entirely new kind of computer you can talk to like a friend. This "audio computer" — which can augment the sounds around you, translate...
Instructional Video11:03
TED Talks

TED: A delightful way to teach kids about computers | Linda Liukas

12th - Higher Ed
Computer code is the next universal language, and its syntax will be limited only by the imaginations of the next generation of programmers. Linda Liukas is helping to educate problem-solving kids, encouraging them to see computers not...
Instructional Video13:11
TED Talks

Ivan Poupyrev: Everything around you can become a computer

12th - Higher Ed
Designer Ivan Poupyrev wants to integrate technology into everyday objects to make them more useful and fun -- like a jacket you can use to answer phone calls or a houseplant you can play like a keyboard. In a talk and tech demo, he lays...
Instructional Video17:43
TED Talks

Yves Behar: Designing objects that tell stories

12th - Higher Ed
Designer Yves Behar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he's created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns to the witty, surprising, elegant objects he's working on now -- including the "$100...
Instructional Video5:11
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work - Chiara Decaroli

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Get to know the unique properties of quantum computers and the obstacles that have prevented this theoretical technology from becoming a reality. -- Quantum computers could eventually outstrip the computational limits of classical...
Instructional Video11:20
Crash Course

Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science

12th - Higher Ed
Hello, world! Welcome to Crash Course Computer Science! So today, we’re going to take a look at computing’s origins, because even though our digital computers are relatively new, the need for computation is not. Since the start of...
Instructional Video5:04
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How computer memory works - Kanawat Senanan

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In many ways, our memories make us who we are, helping us remember our past, learn and retain skills, and plan for the future. And for the computers that often act as extensions of ourselves, memory plays much the same role. Kanawat...
Instructional Video16:36
TED Talks

Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change

12th - Higher Ed
Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She's teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engages high schoolers' minds and...
Instructional Video11:40
SciShow

5 Computer Scientists Who Changed Programming Forever

12th - Higher Ed
It's taken the work of many programmers to turn computers into something we carry in our pockets, and here are five (technically 10!) that we think you should be aware of.
Instructional Video11:39
SciShow

5 Computer Scientists Who Changed Programming Forever

12th - Higher Ed
It's taken the work of many programmers to turn computers into something we carry in our pockets, and here are five (technically 10!) that we think you should be aware of.
Instructional Video17:15
TED Talks

Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers

12th - Higher Ed
From rockets to stock markets, many of humanity's most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach -- calculation by hand -- isn't just tedious, it's mostly...

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