TED Talks
Freeman Hrabowski: 4 pillars of college success in science
At age 12, Freeman Hrabowski marched with Martin Luther King. Now he's president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he works to create an environment that helps under-represented students -- specifically...
Science360
Who inspired you in science or math? #ThankaTeacher
National Science Foundation staff take time out to thank a teacher who challenged, supported and encouraged them toward a career path in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
Zach Star
How to Excel at Math and Science
This video covers a summary of the book "how to excel at math and science." Whether you are a high school student struggling with math and science, or a college student studying engineering, math, physics, etc and are doing well, the...
Science360
PAEMST Awardee and Math Teacher Matthew Owens Sees a Digital Age of Math and Science Students
Matthew Montgomery Owens is a 7th-12th grade math teacher at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C. He is also a 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching awardee. For more information go to...
Zach Star
How to Prepare For a Major (or Career) in Engineering, Math, or Science
How to Prepare For a Major (or Career) in Engineering, Math, or Science
Curated Video
Understanding Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
This video explains the difference between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The video provides examples of both types of statistics and discusses the key components of each.
Curated Video
From Gardens to Labs: Uncover the Math Behind Scotts Miracle-Gro
Ever wondered how math helps grow beautiful gardens and thriving lawns?🌻 Join us on a behind-the-scenes journey with Scotts Miracle-Gro scientists as they reveal the essential role of math in creating the products that keep your plants...
Science360
PAEMST Awardee and Math Teacher Angela Miller Discusses Inspiring Math Students
Angela Miller is a 7th grade math teacher at Eisenhower Middle School in Manhattan, Kan. She is also a 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching awardee. For more information go to...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
How to Use Coordinating Conjunctions in German: und, oder, aber, denn & more!
Learn how to use the German coordinating conjunctions und, oder, aber, denn and a whole lot more with this German lesson for beginners. If you are just starting to learn German, mastering these coordinating conjunctions will boost your...
TED Talks
Honor Harger: A history of the universe in sound
Artist-technologist Honor Harger listens to the weird and wonderful noises of stars and planets and pulsars. In her work, she tracks the radio waves emitted by ancient celestial objects and turns them into sound, including "the oldest...
Curated Video
How to Excel at Math and Science
Buy the Book (Associate Link): http://amzn.to/2z0XJek Other Amazon Product Recommendations: https://www.amazon.com/shop/majorprep This video covers a summary of the book "how to excel at math and science." Whether you are a high school...
TED Talks
TED: The beautiful math behind the world's ugliest music | Scott Rickard
Scott Rickard set out to engineer the ugliest possible piece of music, devoid of repetition, using a mathematical concept known as the Costas Array. In this surprisingly entertaining talk, he shares the math behind musical beauty ... and...
Crash Course
How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we're going to talk about a fundamental part of all modern computers. The thing that basically everything else uses - the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (or the ALU). The ALU may not have the most exciting name, but it is the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Kay: People, Not Iron Ore: The Limits of Math in Economics (4/5)
In part four of this INET interview, John Kay suggests that economists need to broaden their skill set and reconnect with the humanities and other social sciences. While math is a useful tool, it is not the only language appropriate for...
Wonderscape
Katherine Johnson: A Brilliant Mind in Math and Science
This video explores the early years of Katherine Johnson, a trailblazing mathematician who played a critical role in NASA’s space program. Learn about her early love for math, her education journey, and how her dedication to learning led...
PBS
New Results in Quantum Tunneling vs. The Speed of Light
Paradoxically, the most promising prospects for moving matter around faster than light may be to put a metaphorical brick wall in its way. New efforts in quantum tunneling - both theory and experiment - show that superluminal motion may...
PBS
The Real Science of the EHT Black Hole
So, how do you take a picture of a black hole? The beast in question is the supermassive black hole in the center of this – the M87 elliptical galaxy. It has an estimated mass of several billion times that of the Sun, which gives it an...
PBS
The NEW Crisis in Cosmology
I have good news and bad news. Bad news first: two years ago we reported on the Crisis in Cosmology. Since then, it’s only gotten worse. And actually, the good news is also that the crisis in cosmology has actually gotten worse, which...
PBS
Neutron Stars: The Most Extreme Objects in the Universe
We’ve traveled to lots of weird places on this show - from the interiors of black holes to the time before the big bang. But today I want to take you on a journey to what has got to be the weirdest place in the modern universe - a place...
PBS
How To Build The Universe in a Computer
We routinely simulate the universe on all of its scales, from planets to large fractions of the cosmos. Today we’re going to see how it’s possible to build a universe in a computer - and see whether there’s a limit to what we can simulate.
PBS
Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe
Why does it appear, that humanity is the lone intelligence in the universe? The answer might be that planet Earth is more unique than we've previously assumed. The rare earth hypothesis posits exactly this - that a range of factors made...
PBS
Can Free Will be Saved in a Deterministic Universe?
Physicists have a long history of sticking our noses where they don’t belong - and one of our favorite places to step beyond our expertise is the question of consciousness and free will. Sometimes our musings are insightful, sometimes...
PBS
Building Black Holes in a Lab
Black holes are about the worst subjects for direct study in the universe. But at this stage, it’s all we can do to convince ourselves of their existence. Actually studying the physics of real black holes is much, much harder. I mean, we...
Curated Video
Why Did Quantum Entanglement Win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
The Nobel prize in physics is typically awarded to scientists who make sense of nature; those whose discoveries render the universe more comprehensible. But the 2022 Nobel has been awarded to three physicists who revealed that the...