How Eclipses Changed History-Quest special 21 Aug-USA solar eclipse
Newton and Einstein had big ideas, but needed an eclipse to prove them. And scientists are still pursuing secrets of the universe one eclipse at a time.
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What Eclipses Have Done for Science -Quest special 21 Aug-USA solar eclipse
For the first time in nearly 100 years, a total solar eclipse will be visible across the entire contiguous United States. Professor Frank Close, particle physicist, former Christmas Lecturer and eclipse enthusiast takes us on a journey through history to uncover how these celestial events have helped us...
Getting Something from Nothing-Zero
Once upon a time, zero wasn’t really a number. Its journey to the fully fledged number we know and love today was a meandering one. Today, zero is both a placeholder, and tool, within our number system signifying an absence of a value, and as a number in...
This Circuit Board Will Self-Destruct in 5, 4, 3…-IEEE
Under the cover of night, enemy agents capture an elite solider unit. The agents hold down the commander and cut through the skin of his upper arm, pulling out a slim, transparent circuit board containing the unit’s military directives. But as soon as the agents remove the device,...
Science of Surveillance
From every cell phone call to every credit card swipe, we leave an electronic trail. But at what price? Explorer takes viewers into the disturbing world of surveillance technology and scans the latest and future technologies used to even spy on the private lives of citizens. From London’s...
Can you solve the virus riddle?Ted-Ed
Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you’re just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before...
Exploding a Lithium Ion Battery-From Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2016
Saiful Islam drops a nail through a lithium battery, and explains what it is that causes mobile phones to explode [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”true” initial_volume=”70″ disable_keyboard=”0″]X2UgnEWuY3M[/wpdevart_youtube]
How does your body process medicine?Ted-education
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place?...
What role does food play in our lives? “Your Plate. Our Planet.” Nobel Week Dialogue 2016
Panelists Elizabeth Blackburn (2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine), Eduardo Nilson, Claude Fischler and Richard Wrangham discuss the important role food plays in our daily lives. Discussion is moderated by Zeinab Badawi. Nobel Week Dialogue is a free of charge, full-day event and part of the official...
