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The Personal Computer Revolution: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we're going to talk about the birth of personal computing. Up until the early 1970s components were just too expensive, or underpowered, for making a useful computer for an individual, but this would begin to change with the...
Curated Video
Understanding Computers: From Personal Devices to Servers
New ReviewComputers are electronic devices that manipulate data to create a wide range of digital content such as photos, movies, websites, and games. They consist of hardware components like internal parts and external peripherals, as well as...
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The Cold War and Consumerism: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to step back from hardware and software, and take a closer look at how the backdrop of the cold war and space race and the rise of consumerism and globalization brought us from huge, expensive codebreaking machines in...
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Graphical User Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science
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...
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The Internet: Crash Course Computer Science
Today, we're going to talk about how the Internet works. Specifically, how that stream of characters you punch into your browser's address bar, like "youtube.com", return this very website. Just to clarify we're talking in a broader...
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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...
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Operating Systems: Crash Course Computer Science
So as you may have noticed from last episode, computers keep getting faster and faster, and by the start of the 1950s they had gotten so fast that it often took longer to manually load programs via punch cards than to actually run them!...
SciShow
Can You Make A Computer Out Of Food?
Could an edible computer be in your future? Researchers are currently working on several of the components you find in them, from batteries to circuit boards to logic gates.
TED Talks
TED: How we're teaching computers to understand pictures | Fei-Fei Li
When a very young child looks at a picture, she can identify simple elements: "cat," "book," "chair." Now, computers are getting smart enough to do that too. What's next? In a thrilling talk, computer vision expert Fei-Fei Li describes...
TED Talks
TED: Welcome to the world of audio computers | Jason Rugolo
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Alan Kay - Inventing the Future Part 2
Alan Kay, is one of the earliest pioneers of object-oriented programming, personal computing, and graphical user interfaces. His contributions have been recognized with:the Charles Stark Draper Prize of the National Academy of...
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The Evolution of Computers
Computers have come a long way since the world s first computer, which cracked codes during World War 2. Silicon chips revolutionized the design and size of the Personal Computer.
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Computer scientist Mark Hill - ScienceLives
Mark Hill knows more about the inner workings of computer hardware than most. As Amdahl Professor of Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin, he studies the way computers transform 0s and 1s into social networks and EBay...
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PC Gaming: Crash Course Games
Today, we're FINALLY going to talk about PC Gaming. So the personal computer is the precursor to the console, but it's not quite accurate to say that it just led to the console. PCs and the video games created on them have and continue...
SciShow
How Are Search Engines So Fast?
Google can find something for you on the other side of the world in less than a second. Why does your personal computer take so much longer?
Curated Video
World of Computer Networking Your CCNA start - Checking Network Address Translation (NAT) Settings on a Wireless Router
This video demonstrates how to check NAT settings on a wireless router. This clip is from the chapter "Network Address Translation (NAT)" of the series "World of Computer Networking: Your CCNA start".This section introduces you to NAT.
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Computer Scientist Kyla McMullen - ScienceLives
While companies create visually enhanced movies, TVs and videogames to capitalize on the public fascination with 3-D technology, Kyla McMullen, assistant professor at Clemson University's Human-Centered Computing Lab, works on 3-D...
Great Big Story
The Programmer Who Invented Ctrl Alt Del
Explore the fascinating story behind the iconic control-alt-delete function, pioneered by Dr. Dave Bradley during his work on the IBM Personal Computer in 1980. Discover the challenges faced by early computer engineers and the innovative...
Curated Video
Liam Payne Death Probe: Argentina Police In Process Of Unlocking Personal Computer, Shares Details
The Argentina police released a statement regarding the investigation into the tragic death of Liam Payne. They are under the process of unlocking Liam's broken personal netbook to access data, as well as other seized devices. Watch-
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Software Engineering: Crash Course Computer Science
Today, we’re going to talk about how HUGE programs with millions of lines of code like Microsoft Office are built. Programs like these are way too complicated for a single person, but instead require teams of programmers using the tools...
Curated Video
Evolution of Home Computing: From PCs to Security Threats
The video discusses the evolution of home computing from the early 1990s to the present day, highlighting the dominance of Microsoft's Windows operating system and Apple's innovative design. It also addresses the challenges of spam...
TED Talks
Romain Lacombe: A personal air-quality tracker that lets you know what you're breathing
How often do you think about the air you're breathing? Probably not enough, says entrepreneur and TED Fellow Romain Lacombe. He introduces Flow: a personal air-quality tracker that fits in your hand and monitors pollution levels in real...
TED Talks
TED: How AI could compose a personalized soundtrack to your life | Pierre Barreau
Meet AIVA, an artificial intelligence that has been trained in the art of music composition by reading more than 30,000 of history's greatest scores. In a mesmerizing talk and demo, Pierre Barreau plays compositions created by AIVA and...
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Computer Science Teachers Speak Out!
Computer science teachers from across the country tell you what excites them about teaching computer science. A strong foundation in computer science--being able to apply foundational concepts, methods and tools--is required to excel in...