Visual Learning Systems
Your Science Fair Project: the Scientific Method
The scientific method is the foundation of work for scientists. In this video the scientific method is explained in detail serving as the basis for your science fair project. The process of creating a science fair project along with...
SciShow
The Awesome Power of Citizen Science
You don't have to be a professional scientist to make a contribution to our collective knowledge. Today, we look at several projects that have benefitted from the power of citizen science!
SciShow
Shrimp Treadmills and 5 Other Odd Research Projects
Science isn't always a straightforward process. Here are 6 seemingly odd but absolutely creative ways researchers have approached their subjects.
SciShow
Shrimp Treadmills and 5 Other Odd Research Projects
Science isn't always a straightforward process. Here are 6 seemingly odd but absolutely creative ways researchers have approached their subjects.
Catalyst University
What are the Physiological Mechanisms of Dietary Fiber?
We have all heard that dietary fiber is necessary for good GI and overall health. Human intestinal cells do not have enzymes to break down fiber, so how could this be? Here we will discuss the role of bacteria in fiber metabolism and...
Curated Video
The Big Bang Theory vs. Steady State Theory: Explaining the Evolution and Expansion of the Universe
The video discusses two theories that try to explain the expansion and evolution of the universe - the steady state theory and the Big Bang theory. The video covers the concept of redshift of light exhibited by galaxies moving away from...
Science360
Engineers re-create tsunami debris impacts to measure their force - Science Nation
In a tsunami, devastation is created by far more than the wave itself. Debris that hits homes and other structures plays a huge role in a tsunami's destructive power. But until now, engineers could only estimate the forces at work when...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Speak In A Soft Gentle Way
In this video Janet Treasure discusses how sometimes people suffering with eating disorders can get to a point where they are forced to enter hospital against their will under the mental health act.
Science360
Next-generation optogenetics -- early concept brain research
Researchers all over the world use a technology called optogenetics, which allows them to turn neurons on and off in living laboratory organisms, by exposing them to certain types of light. Stephen Boppart of the University of Illinois...
Mazz Media
Heat of Fusion
In this video viewers will learn that heat of fusion is equal to the amount of heat that must be added or given off to melt or freeze one gram or kilogram of a substance and it’s expressed J/g or J/kg. Students will learn what units are...
Brian McLogan
Percent of change
👉 Learn how to solve problems using percents. When solving problems with percents we will either convert the percents to decimal form or use proportions to solve. We will look to solve for the percent of change, the original price,...
Science360
CAVE2 immerses scientists and engineers in their research literally!
With support from the National Science Foundation, computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world in which a researcher wearing 3D glasses...
Science360
Increasing the field of view -- early concept brain research
Compare a boxy 1980s TV to the sleek high-definition TVs of today: That’s a 25-fold difference. Spencer Smith’s microscope is a 100-fold difference over the microscopes used today. Smith, of the University of North Carolina’s School of...
Next Animation Studio
Chinese man build giant tsunami pods
A farmer from Qiantun village in Henan, south of Beijing, has built seven survival pods to save people from natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes. Liu Qiyuan's tsunami survival pods are built using a steel frame, a...
Science360
The complexities of social behavior -- early concept brain research
What goes into fruit fly courtship? It might seem like an odd question, but understanding its neural underpinnings – and studying the male-female interactions at the milliscale level -- could help us better understand the complexities of...
Science360
Chemical investigations -- early concept brain research
Dopamine is a special chemical, neurologically speaking. The neurotransmitter is crucial for decision-making, learning, movement and more. Scientists know that varying dopamine levels affect neurons, but don’t yet have a method to...
Curated Video
The Human Genome Project: Understanding the Potential Applications in Medicine
This video provides an overview of the Human Genome Project, a major international scientific research project aimed at sequencing and mapping all the genes that make up human DNA. The video describes how the project was carried out,...
Ancient Lights Media
Italy
This clip looks at the physical features, history, climate and culture of Italy
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Carol Dweck - Mindset The New Psychology of Success
Carol S. Dweck is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. She graduated from Barnard College in 1967 and earned a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1972. She taught at Columbia University, Harvard...
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Journey of Sperm Cells: Production, Development, and Maturation
This video explores the process of sperm cell production in the male reproductive system, including the anatomy of the testes, the seminiferous tubules where sperm cells are produced, and the epididymis where they mature and become...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Geert Barentsen Talks About Bringing People Together To Contribute to Exoplanet Science
A conversation with Geert Barentsen, the Guest Observer Office director for the Kepler and K2 mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
SciShow
Could Scientists Predict the Next Political Crisis?
Thanks to modern science and technology, we can predict what the weather will be like in 5 days, but it’s still a bit more challenging to predict what will happen to us and our societies.
SciShow Kids
How to Build a Pillow Fort!
Learn how to build a pillow fort with the help of the force called compression. Just save some room for us!
Bozeman Science
Cellular Variation
Paul Andersen explains how variation is created within a cell. He starts by showing how molecular variation can increase fitness at the local level. He explains how an additional chlorophyll molecule allows plants to absorb more light...