Monthly Archives: July 2020

People May Have Walked North America 30,000 Years Ago | SciShow News

Two new studies challenge what we thought we knew about the first humans in the Americas, sending the archaeology community buzzing. Could people have been on these continents 10 to 15 thousand years earlier than archaeologists previously thought? Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at […]

What We Learn When School Can’t Stop | Nora Flanagan | TEDxWrigleyville

TEDxWrigleyville 2020 Theme: “Humanity, a View From Inside the Pandemic,” filmed inside Wrigley Field (Chicago) amidst civil unrest and with full compliance of Covid-19 related quarantine restrictions. Nora Flanagan has been teaching high school English in the Chicago Public Schools for over 20 years. In her talk, “What We Learn When School Can’t Stop”, she […]

What’s Your Plate Like? | Tanmay Kulkarni | TEDxYouth@BrightRidersSchool

NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker’s personal views and understanding of diet. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf In this talk, Tanmay explores the impact of our diets […]

Scoring his own goals: Football and Freestyling | Archis Patil | TEDxBITSGoa

Picture this: a young, promising footballer just about to make his mark by transitioning to senior football gets his ankle shattered and is told that he can never play again. For most people, this would spell the end and it would be the point where they give up, but Archis Patil isn’t most people. Speaking […]

Beauty for life, along with changes and imperfections | Erica Steele | TEDxSnoIsleLibraries

This talk shares how to see beauty within ourselves, even as our bodies change throughout our lives. We can learn to see ourselves more fully, and believe in our beauty enough to believe others when they say they see it. How do we adapt to changes and continue to be our whole selves, while accepting […]

The C.H.O.I.C.E.S Connection | Jon-Adrian Velazquez | TEDxSingSing

Every day, we are faced with difficult decisions. We make constant choices about how to respond to problems, confrontation, celebration, and news. How impactful are those mundane, everyday choices? Jon-Adrian thinks they have the power to change our entire lives. Jon-Adrian Velasquez is the co-founder of the C.H.O.I.C.E.S program, which helps the children of incarcerated […]

Facebook showed this ad to 95% women. Is that a problem?

How algorithmic ad targeting can segregate us. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Or our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o In 2019, Facebook settled a lawsuit with civil rights groups following the revelation that advertisers using their platform could use the targeting options […]

China Is Launching Its Own Digital Currency, Here’s Why

China has officially started rolling out its new digital currency, and it’s got us thinking a lot about cash. More specifically, is a cashless society the new reality? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com China might be the first country to abandon physical money in […]

Only 10 Percent of Students Solved This

Can you solve this problem that stumped many advanced math students? References https://io9.gizmodo.com/ready-this-simple-puzzle-once-stumped-96-of-americas-1698814691 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/05/did-you-solve-it-are-you-in-the-smartest-10-per-cent https://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/206713-Puzzle-Or-A-Simple-Exercise http://puzzles.nigelcoldwell.co.uk/seventytwo.htm https://timss.bc.edu/timss1995i/TIMSSPDF/C_full.pdf Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address in video). I consider all ideas though can’t always reply! Like many YouTubers I use popular software to prepare my videos. You can search for animation software tutorials on YouTube […]

Can you solve the honeybee riddle? – Dan Finkel

Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ — You’re a biologist on a mission to keep the rare honeybee Apis Trifecta from going extinct. The last 60 bees of the species are in your terrarium. You’ve already constructed wire frames of the appropriate size and shape. Now you need to turn them into working beehives by filling […]

“Real” Programmers & Drum Memory – Computerphile

Discussing “Real” Programmers from the early days of computing with Dr Julian Onions. https://www.facebook.com/computerphile Tweets by computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: https://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran’s Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com

3 Ways to Prevent Hurricanes (Maybe)

Global Problem Solvers: The Series inspires kids to think as entrepreneurs, innovate as technologists, and act as social change agents. Learn more at https://bit.ly/gpsseries and watch Season 2 Storm Force at https://bit.ly/gpsseason2. To access teaching resources, such as games, discussion questions, lesson plans, and more visit https://bit.ly/gpsteacher. This free animated series follows a cast of […]

Where did all the Flour Go? Supply Chains and Covid | Sasha Duchnowski | TEDxWrigleyville

TEDxWrigleyville 2020 Theme: “Humanity, a View From Inside the Pandemic,” filmed inside Wrigley Field (Chicago) amidst civil unrest and with full compliance of Covid-19 related quarantine restrictions. Covid 19 provided many Americans with their first taste of shortage. In his talk, “Where did all the Flour Go? Supply Chains and Covid,” Sasha Duchnowski, a leading […]

Despre acceptare, perseverență și iubire de sine | Ioana Chira | TEDxYouth@Cluj

Momentele în care viața te aruncă la pământ sunt cele în care realizezi că trebuie sa muncești mai mult. Prin acest discurs, Ioana ne-a amintit că viața este despre iubire, acceptare, perservență, iar eșecurile sunt doar niște bariere care ne ajută să ne descoperim pasiunea, să ne facem vocea auzită. “Ioana Chira s-a făcut cunoscută […]

Diamonds Could Unlock the Mysteries of Earth’s Core

We’ve never been able to journey to the center of the Earth, but thanks to an incredibly innovative experiment, we may not have to go there to understand what it’s like. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Historically, we’ve explored our planet’s interior using seismic […]

The Odd Number Rule

Subscribe to our Curiosity Box! https://www.curiositybox.com Learn more about our new Inquisitive Fellowship: https://www.curiositybox.com/pages/inquisitivefellowship follow me: Tweets by tweetsauce https://www.instagram.com/electricpants Buddy the dog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Buddy_(dog) Franz Ferdinand’s car: https://news.sky.com/story/a-ii-ii-18-franz-ferdinands-prophetic-number-plate-11551176 The beginnings of World War One: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/euro-hist/world-war-i-tutorial/v/assassination-of-franz-ferdinand-by-gavrilo-princip Galileo and the odd number rule: http://www.mcm.edu/academic/galileo/ars/arshtml/mathofmotion1.html A GREAT book about the history of our understanding of how things move […]

What is a Theory of Everything: Livestream

Join two epic livestreams about Theories of Everything! Sign up for prizes, a download link to the videos, and more at http://www.pbsspacetime.com/events. Please subscribe to Brian Keating’s YouTube Channel to watch one-on-one interviews with the guest speakers and more: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating July 28 @ 4pm Eastern (8pm UTC) – What is a Theory of Everything? Moderated […]

38 People on this Flight Got Sick. Why? – The Science of Ventilation

How likely are you to get sick on an airplane? How safe are airplanes? The science of ventilation and bioaerosol research. If you liked this video, check out: What stretching actually does to your body: Only some humans can see this type of light: Creator/Host: Dianna Cowern Video Editing: Levi Butner Research/writing: Sophia Chen Writing/Editing: […]

SD9066: Ultra High-Tech Ways Scientists Might Defeat COVID-19

Scientists are trying a little bit of everything to fight the virus that causes COVID-19, but some researchers are harnessing more than just the usual virus-fighting repertoire, from tiny sponges to viral RNA-destroying bubbles. Our COVID-19 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsNB4peY6C6IQediwz2GzMTNvm_dMzr47 Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at […]

If a virus could sing | Markus J. Buehler | TEDxBasel

Markus J. Buehler is the McAfee Professor of Engineering at MIT, a material scientist, and a composer of experimental, classical and electronic music, with an interest in sonification. Using an approach termed “materiomusic” (https://soundcloud.com/user-275864738), his work explores the creation of new forms of musical expression – such as those derived from the innate vibrations of […]

Puterea ascultării active | Virgil Iantu | TEDxYouth@Cluj

Un talk despre comunicarea deschisă și egală dintre părinți și copii, ascultare activă și construirea unei relații autentice cu tinerii. Valori pentru a deveni oameni puternici și de success. “Virgil este omul care ascultă mult, este fascinat de oameni și de potențialul lor de a fi excepțional de buni dacă primesc respect, înțelegere și educație. […]

Worst Phone Failures in History

Lets take a look at some of the wild events and bad/ interesting designs in mobile history. Music Video for the Closing Song: https://youtu.be/vomjz_kEn6U Mr. Mobile Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZi-7V11k8&t=50s — New Thinking Book written by Dagogo Altraide — This book was rated the 9th best technology history book by book authority. In the book you’ll learn […]

How Netflix Implements Big Data Is All about You

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Dungeon Numbers – Numberphile

Featuring Neil Sloane from the OEIS. Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brilliant.org/numberphile (sponsor)… More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Part 2: https://youtu.be/HFeKdMf01rQ Neil Sloane is the founder of the The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. Visit it here: https://oeis.org More Neil Sloane on Numberphile: http://bit.ly/Sloane_Numberphile Numberphile is supported […]

How to disrupt philanthropy in response to crisis | Darren Walker

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. If we want to build back better after the pandemic, we must reconsider philanthropy and create a new kind of capitalism that’s rooted in generosity and accountability, says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. In this vital […]

What You Still Don’t Know About NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is finally launching. Here’s how the Perseverance rover will search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. » Subscribe to Seeker!http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com If anyone knows anything about exploring the landscape of Mars it’s NASA. Their four previous […]

Ethical dilemma: The burger murders – George Siedel and Christine Ladwig

What’s the best way to handle a crisis in business? Dig into how different strategies can work when faced with an ethical dilemma. — You founded a company that manufactures meatless burgers that are sold in stores worldwide. But you’ve recently received awful news: three people in one city died after eating your burgers. A […]

A friendly, autonomous robot that delivers your food | Ali Kashani

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Meet the friendly robot that could deliver your next burrito. Ali Kashani introduces us to Postmates’ autonomous delivery robot and explains how it could help reduce carbon emissions and free up valuable real estate in cities everywhere. Learn […]

Trasformare la solitudine | Gabriele Camelo | TEDxOretoRiver

Non so se tutto ciò ci ha davvero permesso di diventare bambini, e per chi crede, di entrare nel regno dei cieli. Ma sono sicuro che se c’è un Dio, Allah, o chiunque guardi dall’alto, potrà solo guardare con dolcezza chi ha fatto fare capriole alla propria solitudine. “Mio padre diceva che prima di stare […]

The future of digital communication and privacy | Will Cathcart

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. People send 100 billion WhatsApp messages every day — and they’re all encrypted to protect them from potentially curious entities like companies, governments and even WhatsApp itself. With our increased reliance on digital communication tools during the COVID-19 […]

Think Excellence | Fortune Nkwanyana | TEDxGreshamPlace

Fortune Nkwanyana says excellence is a behaviour he learnt from the age of nine with some of his principles of excellence coming from his grandfather. He breaks down the price of excelling while being black and challenges some assumptions on what excellence is while redefining it according to his lessons growing up as a black […]

No Ears, No Problem: Frogs Can Hear With Their Lungs

Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Waves and Light course. The first 200 subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. If you’ve ever looked at a frog’s head, you might have noticed that they don’t have external ears. So How do they hear? Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called […]

What was TEKOI?

‣ Director’s Commentary: https://www.patreon.com/posts/live-what-was-39816399 ## Related Videos Exploring Tekoi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABMV4wXx6Xo Defeated by Tumbleweeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FeXPOFRxp0 ## Special Thanks Gregory Waltz ## Crowdfunders Steven Snow, Bob Kunz, John Buchan, Nevin Spoljaric, Donal Botkin, BN-12 , Chris Chapin, Richard Jenkins, Phil Gardner, Martin, Steven Grimm, سليمان العقل, Elliot Lepley, Colin Millions, David F Watson, Saki Comandao, Ben Schwab, […]

What You Still Don’t Know About NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is finally launching. Here’s how the Perseverance rover will search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. » Subscribe to Seeker!http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com If anyone knows anything about exploring the landscape of Mars it’s NASA. Their four previous […]

No one can figure out how eels have sex – Lucy Cooke

Check out Lucy Cooke’s “The Truth About Animals”: https://bit.ly/TruthAboutAnimals — From Ancient Greece to the 20th century, Aristotle, Freud, and numerous other scholars were all looking for the same thing: eel testicles. Freshwater eels could be found in rivers across Europe, but no one had ever seen them mate and no researcher could find eel […]

Immune NETs: What COVID and Snake Venoms Have in Common

When faced with threats ranging from snake bites to COVID infections, some white blood cells retaliate with a peculiar tactic: spewing out their own DNA to form pathogen-trapping nets. But research suggests that sometimes this web-deploying response might do our bodies more harm than good. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s […]

Fitness for All: Are you worth it? | Simone Robinson | TEDxYouth@Frisco

This talk is a candid account of the journey we often all take to define whether we’re worth the life, time, and care we deserve. From the lens of a plus-size teen learning her place in this world, this talk is jam-packed with stories, lessons, and moments of growth that led to the all-important question, […]

Play As A Right For All Children: From K Through 16 | Gina Miele & Debbie Piescor | TEDxYouth@LES

Uninterrupted time for free play is essential to developing critical thinkers, problem solvers, and intellectually flexible learners. Journey along with educators Gina Miele and Debbie Piescor as they explore the concept of rebuilding the bridge of critical thinking and problem solving from nursery age to university level. Filmed on May 30, 2019. Dr. Gina M. […]