The March of Time
1939: COMMONWEALTH of the PHILIPPINES: Street scene w/ Legislative Building BG. Filipino male workers rolling large coils of Manila rope down sidewalk. Abaca, natural fiber, export, agriculture, well known.
MOT 1939: COMMONWEALTH of the PHILIPPINES: Street scene w/ Legislative Building BG. Filipino male workers rolling large coils of Manila rope down sidewalk. Abaca, natural fiber, export, agriculture, well known.
SciShow
Do Polar Bears Have Fiber Optic Fur?
Humans may use fiber optic technology to make everything from novelty desk toys to high speed internet cables, but Nature has its own ideas. For decades, scientists have debated to what extent polar bears may use the optical properties...
Curated Video
Illuminating Innovations: Harnessing Natural Light in Urban Spaces
Discover how innovative technologies are revolutionizing the way we light our homes and workplaces without relying on electricity. This documentary explores the use of light tubes, fiber optics, and even bioluminescent plants to enhance...
The March of Time
India factories steel mill hemp
MOT 1944: INDIA FACTORIES: LA MS Steel mill smoke pipes. INT LS Indian factory workers bessemer molten steel fire. VS Workers working w/ molten steel fire. INT LS Indian women working in hemp factory. MS Woman working w/ hemp.
MinutePhysics
Why Do Compressed Air Cans Get Cold?
This video is about compressed air cans (aka gas dusters) and why they get cold when you spray them. They cool off because the refrigerant inside (1,1-difluoroethane) is under pressure and boils off when the pressure lowers, and energy...
Curated Video
Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and Projects) A to Z - Probability Model: Conditional Probability in Machine Learning
In this video, we will cover conditional probability in machine learning. This clip is from the chapter "Basics for Data Science: Mastering Probability and Statistics in Python" of the series "Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory...
Maddie Moate
3 Types of Bee in a Hive | Beekeeping with Maddie
3 Types of Bee in a Hive | Beekeeping with Maddie
MinuteEarth
Why Don’t Sheep Shrink In The Rain?
Getting wet isn’t REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other...
SciShow
The Secret to Better Chocolate Was Inside Us All Along
Researchers have been able to engineer super-strong fibers made of muscle proteins with the help of protein-assembling microbes. And some other research might eliminate the need to temper chocolate, a part of the chocolate production...
SciShow
Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?
It's common knowledge: you drink a lot of coffee, you're definitely going to poop. What isn't common knowledge is why your body reacts that way
SciShow
5 Ways Biology Is Transforming Buildings
Throughout history humans have come up with lots of different ways to build shelters for themselves. But sometimes, inspiration for better construction materials comes from nature, in structures you might not expect — like the scales on a
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Effective Communication Skills When You're New to a Group or Team
Effective communication skills in groups and teams is really hard when you're new. These three group communication skills will help you jump right in, show effective communication skills, and make a contribution from your first meeting....
Virtually Passed
Conservation of Energy Part 5: Mechanical Energy and Conservative and non Conservative forces
Here I pool the results of all the previous videos together to get a fascinating result - the conservation of Mechanical Energy
Natural History Museum
What is castoreum? The odd link between beavers and ice cream | Natural History Museum
Beavers are large rodents that produce castoreum which they use to scent mark their territory. But what is the odd link between this substance, ice cream and perfume? We asked Museum scientist Dr James Rule. The Eurasian beaver, Castor...
Science360
Soldier scientists inventing lighter bullet proof vests, and more
Kit Parker is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve and has served multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan. Even when he's not in uniform, this Harvard University bioengineer makes it his mission to protect the men and women of the U.S....
The March of Time
1953: PAKISTAN: AGRICULTURE: VS Men harvesting tall jute stalks, retting in water, separating long bast fiber from stalk, separation. VS Workers bundling long jute fibers, bales being moved in bales by hand truck. Industrial, natural, textiles, ex
MOT 1953: PAKISTAN: AGRICULTURE: VS Men harvesting tall jute stalks, retting in water, separating long bast fiber from stalk, separation. VS Workers bundling long jute fibers, bales being moved in bales by hand truck. Industrial,...
SciShow
Why You Can’t Listen to Music While You Work
Some people are capable of concentrating in a storm of noise and motion, and some get distracted by the slightest squeak of a classmate’s chair. This has to do with our brain’s ability to filter, and not only are both entirely natural,...
Curated Video
The Versatility of Cotton
Cotton is a versatile and widely-used natural fiber that is cultivated from the cotton plant. It is used to make fabric for clothing and textile products like towels and handkerchiefs. Cotton by-products, such as linters and cotton seed...
SciShow
Snowstorms on Mars!
New research looks into how snow falls on Mars, and scientists have been looking into other things falling from the sky onto planets: diamonds!
Science ABC
Why Do Damp Clothes Smell Bad?
According to Mary Johnson, principal scientist at Procter & Gamble, over two-thirds of laundry dirt comes from the secretions of the outer body, namely in the forms of sweat and sebum. Sebum is the oily waxy substance that you feel on...
Curated Video
The Heliodome: Innovative Design and Community Impact
This segment explores the Heliodome, a unique passive ecological house in Alsace, France, designed by Eric Wasser. Using natural materials like wood fiber and cork for insulation and incorporating solar panels for hot water needs, the...
Rachel's English
How to Think in English
Do you want to know how to think in English? Would you like to start speaking English without translating in your head? Do you want to move beyond written English fluency to start speaking like a native English speaker? Great! I’ve got...
Next Animation Studio
220-pound ball of trash discovered in stomach of dead sperm whale
A sperm whale that became stranded and died on a Scottish beach had a large mass of marine waste found in its stomach.
Weird History
What Kind of Leader Was Cleopatra?
Who was Cleopatra, aside from a queen? Eventually, after her other siblings died or were killed, Cleopatra became sole ruler of Egypt, with Caesar's help. They conceived a secret love child, but after his death, she took up with his...