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Weird History
What Life Was Like While Working on the Manhattan Project
What was it like to live at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project? As thousands worked to build a top-secret atomic device, the US military tried to keep the entire city secret. All mail was screened and sent through a fake address at...
The Wall Street Journal
The 2018 "Women In The Workplace" Study Findings
Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company reviews the "2018 Women in the Workplace" report, a comprehensive study of more than 280 companies on the state of women in corporate America.
Curated Video
Manhattan Project Human Experiments
When scientists at the top secret 'Manhattan project' wanted to discover how radioactive bomb materials could affect the human body – they secretly injected terminally ill patients with uranium to find out.
Crash Course
Biomedicine: Crash Course History of Science
The history of science up until the Cold War is often overshadowed by the Manhattan Project. But, today we are going to talk about advances in biomedicine, or healthcare based on a biological understanding of human bodies and diseases.
Crash Course
The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science
The story picks up where we left off last time, with Einstein writing the president of his new homeland, the United States, urging him to build a nuclear weapon before Hitler. This is the tale of the most destructive force humans have...
Curated Video
The Legacy of the Atomic Bomb: From Hiroshima to the Cold War
This video provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of the impact of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, the subsequent nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, and the development of nuclear weapons through...
John D Ruddy
World War 2 in 7 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Second World War, the rise of fascism, how it started, the Manhattan Project, the Soviet front, London during the Blitz, Hiroshima etc.
Stories Podcast
Timeless Tales: The Giant's Daughter
This audio story tells the timeless tale of a sad princess giant and her father, the king giant, who wants to make his daughter happy again. The king announces that he is willing to sacrifice some of his wealth to see the princess smile...
Curated Video
Inside the Making of Oppenheimer: The Legacy of the Little Boy and Fat Man
Little Boy And Fat Man are the nicknames given to the two weapons of mass destruction that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, seem ridiculous when thinking about what they were capable of doing. Little Boy was the first nuclear bomb to...
Curated Video
Finding X Intercepts of Linear Functions by Factoring
In this video, the teacher explains how to find the X-intercepts or zeros of linear functions by factoring. They demonstrate the process with several examples and emphasize the importance of setting the function equal to zero and solving...
SciShow
Glenn Seaborg: Shaking Up the Periodic Table
Hank synopsizes the life and work of Glenn Seaborg, pioneer of synthetic elements, member of the Manhattan Project, and the architect of the last great shake-up of the periodic table. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and...
SciShow
Could Eye Drops Replace Your Glasses?
Getting older means it’s likely that your eyes will have trouble focusing on things at close distances, so we are often prescribed glasses to combat this problem. But what if there were eye drops that could achieve the same results?
Curated Video
Oppenheimer’s secret city, explained
How Los Alamos built Oppenheimer’s bomb. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Los Alamos quickly became the centerpiece of the Manhattan Project — the United States’ successful attempt...
Life Noggin
What Happens When the Doomsday Clock Hits Midnight?
The invasion that Russia has wrongfully started in Ukraine has led to more people talking about the threat of Nuclear war and World War 3. How does the Doomsday Clock relate to all this? Subscribe to Lifespan.io:...
Curated Video
How a Truck Driver "Rebuilt" the Atomic Bomb
John Coster-Mullen is a truck-driver with minimal college education who taught himself how to build the most detailed replica of an A-bomb ever made. "The secret of the atomic bomb is how easy they are to make," admits Coster-Mullen....
All In One Social Media
How To Use Instagram // Social Media Marketing for Beginners (2021)
This is video TWO of the Social Media Marketing for Beginners series highlighting how to use Instagram and all the bells and whistles to get you on the path for success.
Curated Video
Pigeons are gross. They're also wildly underrated.
This video will change the way you look at pigeons. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sources: Superdove: How the Pigeon took Manhattan... and the World...
Curated Video
How San Francisco erased a neighborhood
A hotel at the heart of San Francisco’s housing wars Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab With an explosion of tech companies and startups in recent decades, San Francisco has struggled with a massive affordable housing...
Curated Video
The tiny island in New York City that nobody is allowed to visit
There's a tiny island on the East River that you've probably never heard of, and you're not allowed to visit it. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand...
ARTiculations
How are Historic Buildings Renovated? | ARTiculations
Renovating a historic building is an art and a science! Let's take a look at the intricacies of how it works through the fascinating story of Carnegie Hall - one of the most iconic architectural landmarks in the world! #CarnegieHall...
National WWII Museum
Manhattan Project
What was the Manhattan Project, and how did it start? The video describes the project's quest to develop the atomic bomb. It also shows pupils why the project began, the top scientists involved, and how they contributed to the creation...
National Woman's History Museum
Women's History Minute: Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu
Born in Suzhou, China, experimental physicist Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu immigrated to the United States, where she worked on the Manhattan Project. A short video introduces viewers to the amazing achievements of this remarkable woman.
Crash Course
The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science #33
Einstein, a famous pacifist, sent a letter to FDR encouraging development of a nuclear weapon. An interesting video opens with this historical event and moves through the development of atomic bombs. It shares the use of atomic weapons...