Crash Course
The Computer and Turing: Crash Course History of Science
Computers and computing have changed a lot over the History of Science but ESPECIALLY over the last 100 years. In this episode of Crash Course History of Science, we have a look at that history around World War Two and how that conflict...
Curated Video
History of Computer Science for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the history of computer technology, from the abacus of the ancient world to smartphones of the modern age.
Crash Course
The Internet and Computing: Crash Course History of Science
We’ve talked a lot about advances in biotech. But none of those could have happened without advances in computing. It’s time to get back to data and explore the unlikely birth, strange life, and potential futures of the Internet. In this...
Be Smart
The History of Money (From Barter To Bitcoin)
Money. We all use it. But is it real? I mean, you can touch a coin or bill, but who decided that’s worth anything? And what about all those 1’s and 0’s getting swapped and traded by computers thousands of times per second? How are those...
Crash Course
The History of Electrical Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #4
Next stop on our tour of engineering’s major fields: electrical engineering. In this episode we’ll explore the history of telecommunications, electric power and lighting, and computers. We’ll introduce topics like magnetism, electrical...
SciShow
How the Web Became a Thing | The History of the Internet, Part 2
In part 2 of our History of the Internet series, Hank explains how public access became declared a human right!
SciShow
A Brief History of Robotics
Why don’t we have robots taking care of our every need by now? A little history of the field of robotics might help you understand how hard it is to get machines to perform tasks, and how far we’ve come in just a few decades.
SciShow
The Data Explosion | The History of the Internet, Part 3
Nearly twenty years after the dot-com bubble burst, the internet is an essential piece of the modern world, with the public side mostly commanded by a few powerful companies.
SciShow
The Data Explosion | The History of the Internet, Part 3
Nearly twenty years after the dot-com bubble burst, the internet is an essential piece of the modern world, with the public side mostly commanded by a few powerful companies.
Crash Course
Alan Turing: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to take a step back from programming and discuss the person who formulated many of the theoretical concepts that underlie modern computation - the father of computer science himself: Alan Turing. Now normally we try to...
Curated Video
History of Computer Science Made Easy
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...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler
Trace the storied history of the game of chess, from its origins in 7th century India to the computer software we use today. -- The attacking infantry advances, their elephants already having broken the defensive line. The king tries to...
Curated Video
Create a computer vision system using decision tree algorithms to solve a real-world problem : A Brief History of Autonomous Vehicles
From the section: Introduction to Self-Driving Cars. In this section, we’ll cover a brief history and an overall outcome that you can expect by the end of this course. Introduction to Self-Driving Cars: A Brief History of Autonomous...
Zach Star
The History of Mathematics and Its Applications
The History of Mathematics and Its Applications
Curated Video
History of Steve Jobs for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about Steve Jobs and his journey to the creation of Apple computers and modern devices such as the iPad and iPhone.
TED Talks
TED: A 30-year history of the future | Nicholas Negroponte
MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte takes you on a journey through the last 30 years of tech. The consummate predictor highlights interfaces and innovations he foresaw in the 1970s and 1980s that were scoffed at then but are...
World Science Festival
Walter Isaacson: The History Of The Future
The history of computers is a history of competition and collaboration: Innovators have worked together, but also clashed over the place of computers in society and how they should function. Those clashes—between privacy and openness,...
One Minute History
Elon Musk - One Minute History
Born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, Elon Musk becomes an entrepreneur at twelve years old after selling the code for a video game he created called Blastar. Bullied as a child, Musk escapes into the world of computers and...
One Minute History
102 Elon Musk -One Minute History
Born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, Elon Musk becomes an entrepreneur at twelve years old after selling the code for a video game he created called Blastar. Bullied as a child, Musk escapes into the world of computers and...
Crash Course
Early Programming: Crash Course Computer Science
Since Joseph Marie Jacquard’s textile loom in 1801, there has been a demonstrated need to give our machines instructions. In the last few episodes, our instructions were already in our computer’s memory, but we need to talk about how...
Crash Course
Memory & Storage: Crash Course Computer Science
So we’ve talked about computer memory a couple times in this series, but what we haven’t talked about is storage. Data written to storage, like your hard drive, is a little different, because it will still be there even if the power goes...
Bedtime History
The History of Minecraft
Markus Persson learned how to program his father’s computer by the age of seven and then created his first computer game by the age of eight. As an adult, Persson designed his own game, called Minecraft, which allowed players to use...
Curated Video
History of Minecraft for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the history of the creation of Minecraft, from its original version by Markus Persson to the many mods and newer versions now built by Microsoft.