Search Results: "policy towards offshore drilling in the us"
All Most Recent Most Viewed-
09:19 Popular
Monetary And Fiscal Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #48
817 views / 0 likes - addedToday, Craig is going to dive into the controversy of monetary and fiscal policy. Monetary and fiscal policy are ways the government, and most notably the Federal Reserve, influences the economy - for better or for worse. So we’re going to start by lookin
-
08:54
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
485 views / 0 likes - addedBasic mechanics of monetary and fiscal policy More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=ntxMOKXHlfo
-
02:40
Tax Lever of Fiscal Policy
456 views / 0 likes - addedHow government can effect aggregate demand through tax policy More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=BRXBCxKjiK8
-
10:00 Popular
Foreign Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #50
2,176 views / 1 likes - addedToday Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics by talking about both the least and most important aspect of government: foreign policy. Foreign policy is important because it has the potential to affect the largest number of people, bu
-
09:25 Popular
What's All The Yellen About? Monetary Policy And The Federal Reserve: Crash Course Economics #10
759 views / 0 likes - addedThis week on Crash Course Economics, we're talking about monetary policy. The reality of the world is that the United States (and most of the world's economies) are, to varying degrees, Keynesian. When things go wrong, economically, the central bank of th
-
08:54 Popular
Social Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #49
1,996 views / 2 likes - addedToday, Craig is going to talk about social policy - in the United States this means achieving one of three goals: protecting Americans from risk, promoting equal opportunity, or assisting the poor. Many Americans strongly believe in individualism, that is
-
04:20 Popular
What Can We Learn By Drilling Into The Earth's Mantle?
778 views / 0 likes - addedScientists have just discovered something deep in the earth's crust that could tell us a lot about outer space. What exactly did they find? Where Does Oil Come From? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1WhVW9r Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1m
-
11:54 Popular
Fiscal Policy And Stimulus: Crash Course Economics #8
1,203 views / 0 likes - addedIn which Jacob and Adriene teach you about the evils of fiscal policy and stimulus. Well, maybe the policies aren't evil, but there is an evil lair involved. In this episode we learn how government use taxes and spending influence the economy. Sometimes t
-
07:34
Drilling Through Ice in the Hunt for Celestial Life | That's Amazing
500 views / 0 likes - addedExplorer and engineer Bill Stone has been steadfast in his desire to travel to space since he watched the first astronauts land on the moon as a boy. Today, he’s closer than ever to launching his own inventions—advanced unmanned robots called “Cryobots”—
-
13:53 Popular
Drilling a hole in a living Egg... to save it
753 views / 0 likes - addedUnless you know what you're doing, don't. I have found a paper on 'safety holes'... very interesting. One could argue that chicks that are not strong enough to get out of the egg by themselves should not survive. I have a different opinion. To me all life
-
03:57
Honesty isn't always the best policy | The Words | Gumball | Cartoon Network
104 views / 0 likes - addedClick to watch more of The Amazing World of Gumball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2BjEH4u84&list=PL77ED97B132C66551Gumball, the amusing blue cat with a giant head and his best buddy Darwin, a pet goldfish who sprouted legs, step up the hilarity and
-
05:04 Popular
Fracking Explained: Opportunity Or Danger
832 views / 1 likes - addedFracking explained in five minutes. Fracking is a controversial topic. On the one side the gas drilling companies, on the other citizen opposed to this drilling method. Politicians are also divided on the matter. We try to take a neutral look on fracking.
-
03:29
This map of a Grand-Canyon-sized chasm off California took 15 years to create
433 views / 1 likes - addedJust offshore from the small town of Moss Landing, Calif.once an important West Coast fishing hub and now a center of oceanographic researchstretches one of the countrys most magnificent but little-known geologic features: Monterey Canyon. Please visit ou
-
05:26
G I A N T S - Whale sharks of Isla Mujeres
519 views / 2 likes - addedThe Yucatan peninsula is one of the busiest tourist destinations in the world and every year just offshore from Cancun, the largest fish in the ocean aggregates in vast numbers to feed. This very special aggregation is one of only a handful of such known
-
04:26
Scientists Just Discovered Fresh Water Under the Ocean, and Its HUGE
443 views / 1 likes - addedScientists found a freshwater aquifer under the ocean. And get this there's enough water to fill 1.1 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools. Oceanographic teams have known for a while that there are pockets of fresh water below the seafloor. They would run
-
05:41
Dropping a GoPro down a well
621 views / 1 likes - addedOur well drilling report from Barney Moravec mentioned that there were caves in the limestone at 110'. What could that possibly mean? We sent down a GoPro to find out. FORMATION 1: 0-53' SAND TILL & GRAVEL FORMATION 2: 53-110' LIMESTONE - CAVES AT 110
-
02:15
Ri Christmas Lectures 2010 - Quantum Levitation
95 views / 0 likes - addedLecture 3 - Why Are Mountains So Small?Is it possible to escape gravity? Tune in to find out...The first time Mark got into the harness to defy gravity it was unfortunately too tight in key places!The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_scienceand Fac
-
08:24 Popular
Cord drill and Pump drill
938 views / 0 likes - addedI made a cord drill and then upgraded it to a pump drill. A cord drill is basically a spindle with a fly wheel attached so it looks like a spinning top. the middle of a piece of cord is then put into a notch at the top of the spindle. The ends of the cord
-
01:40
Christmas Lectures 2011: The Stroop Test
108 views / 0 likes - addedThe Stroop Test involves reading the colour of words rather than the word itself. This is difficult in people who have damaged their frontal lobes because this part of the brain controls behaviour. This clip is part of the Christmas Lectures 2011 presente
-
57:37
Richard Dawkins - CHRISTMAS LECTURES 1991 - Growing up in the Universe
105 views / 0 likes - addedThe world-famous evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins presents the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES in 1991. Original broadcast live on the BBC, the series explored "our own growing knowledge of how life grows up in the universe."This is the first l
-
04:41
2012 Christmas Lectures - Burning a Diamond
110 views / 0 likes - addedDr Peter Wothers is assisted by Nobel prize winner Sir Harry Kroto. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeThe Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_scienceand Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitutionand Tumblr: http://
-
05:23
What to Do About Space Debris?
407 views / 0 likes - addedThere are over 18,000 artificial objects tracked orbiting our planet. How did they get there and how do we get rid of them? Hugh Lewis explains the problem of space debris. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Ri is on Twitt
-
03:41
Christmas Lectures 2011: Can you see anything strange?
92 views / 0 likes - addedThe Croydon Juggling Club do a fantastic demonstration and Professor Bruce Hood asks the audience to count how many times the orange baton. Can you count how many? Do you notice anything else?This clip is part of the Christmas Lectures 2011 presented by P
-
04:10
Brann the Clever Raven - 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES
474 views / 0 likes - addedCrows are known as some of the best problem solvers of the animal kingdom. In this clip from the 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Sophie Scott sets Brann the raven a tough puzzle. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lect
-
21:22
Q&A - Einstein's Greatest Mistake - with David Bodanis
467 views / 0 likes - addedWould you rather meet Einstein when he was young or old? Will any of today's scientists be remembered like he was? David Bodanis answers questions from the audience after his talk. Watch the full lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpTUjb-iKf4 S
-
1:09:43
Chemical Curiosities: Surprising Science and Dramatic Demonstrations - with Chris Bishop
109 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, leads us through a spectacular tour of the curious, and sometimes surprising, world of chemistry.Please help us transcribe this lecture: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_v
-
02:51
Christmas Lectures 2012 - Lighting a fire in 15% Oxygen
80 views / 1 likes - addedAs part of Lecture One of his 2012 Christmas Lectures, 'The Modern Alchemist', Dr Peter Wothers visits a research lab near Cambridge where they are investigating new fire prevention technologies.Normal air contains 21% Oxygen. Will Peter be able to light
-
07:12
Why Doesn't the Earth Fall into the Sun? - Monthly Mailbag #7
568 views / 0 likes - addedWhere does the Earth's angular momentum come from? Why do all planets move in the same direction? How did the solar system form in the first place? Jon answers questions from the comments. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Ch
-
02:04
Ri Christmas Lectures 2010 - Iron and Fireworks
97 views / 0 likes - addedLecture 2 - Why Chocolate Melts and Jet Engines Don'tWhy does an iron rod just heat up in a bunsen burner flame whilst iron filling produce fireworks?We got in a pyrotechnics specialist for this one. It was definitely the biggest Bunsen burner anyone at t
-
05:06 Popular
How do Microbes Survive in Stomach Acid? - Monthly Mailbag #12
1,008 views / 0 likes - addedThere is increasing evidence on how our gut microbiome plays an integral role in our overall health, but how do microbes even survive the stomach when the acids and enzymes attack everything that reaches it? Jon answers questions from the comment section.
-
02:36
Christmas Lectures 2011: Bruce Hood demonstrates the kanizsa illusion
91 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Bruce Hood demonstratse the kanizsa illusion on the audience. The kanizsa illusion , named after the psychologist Gaetano Kanizsa, shows how our brain can create the illusion that an object exists when sections of a shape is removed. This clip i
-
04:13
Why is Norway Rising? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson
337 views / 0 likes - addedSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeThe Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitutionand Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_scienceand Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitutionand Tumblr: http://ri-science.t
-
08:02
Testing LEGO Sea Defences!
49 views / 0 likes - addedUsing LEGO and LEGO Technic I test various types of coastal sea defences to see how well they resist erosion!I designed and built a LEGO wave pool generator to simulate the wave action hitting the shoreline where LEGO Batman is having a break on the beach
-
02:30
The German Town That's Literally Breaking Apart
657 views / 0 likes - addedThe town of Staufen, in the south-west of Germany, has a problem: a drilling operation in 2007 that went very wrong. Half a metre of movement might not sound like much, but in this town, that's enough for the buildings to crack and fall apart. Thanks to C
-
07:09
Government Spending and the IS-LM model
510 views / 0 likes - addedHow a change in fiscal policy shifts the IS curve More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=pzQnc_0eZA8
-
07:31
Can Blind Birds Navigate? - Monthly Mailbag #8
469 views / 0 likes - addedDo birds needs eyes to navigate? Can pigeons use the Earth's magnetic field for homing? Jon answers questions from the comments. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Check out the original talk by Jim Al-Khalili that sparked the
-
04:05
Laryngoscopy of an Opera Singer - 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES
570 views / 0 likes - addedWith the help of a specialist doctor and an opera singer, Sophie Scott investigates how the different parts of the voice box come together to create the human voice. Watch the full lecture here: https://youtu.be/MbvoQoOn2YE Link to the site the monkey poi
-
03:30 Popular
Mega Man: Fully Charged | Mega Man vs Drill Man | Cartoon Network
725 views / 0 likes - addedMega Man fights Drill Man and replicates his powers! At school, Aki struggles with the side effects of his newly replicated Drill Man schematics. Episode: Drilling Deep About Cartoon Network: Welcome to the Cartoon Network YouTube Channel, the destination
-
01:37
Christmas Lectures 2011: Change Blindness
97 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Bruce Hood shows an audience an images which changes with every blink, yet the audience fail to see big changes such as a disappearing tree and car. This is called change blindness. Everytime your eye blinks, your brain doesn't notice anything d
-
01:27
Christmas Lectures 2011: Einstein Hollow Mask
96 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Bruce Hood shows an illusion which involves a sculpted face, but instead of the usual convex human face of a sculpture, the sculpture is flipped and we're shown the inside of the face but human brains find it hard to recognise it is convex until
-
27:11
Q&A - Why Dirt and Microbes Could Be Good for Us - with B Brett Finlay
491 views / 0 likes - addedHow does drinking alcohol affect your gut bacteria? How can you boost gut microbiota? B Brett Finlay answers questions after his talk. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/xlEFI5A3QFM Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe B
-
03:57
The Viral Origins of the Placenta
239 views / 0 likes - addedDuring an ancient viral infection, a protein was embedded into the human genome, allowing the placenta to develop as it has.This animation was produced by Diana Gradinaru, supported by the Genetics Society in celebration of their 100th anniversary in 2019
-
03:55
The Chemistry of Heavy Water, Argon & Flamingos – Monthly Mailbag #6
675 views / 0 likes - addedCan you drink a whole glass of heavy water? What is Argon used for? Do flamingos have red and blue pigment in their feathers? Jon answers questions from the comments. Subscribe for weekly science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the original films!
-
04:09
Christmas Lectures 2011: Shrinking and Growing; The Ames Room
91 views / 0 likes - addedReality is created by the brain and uses past experiences to make sense of the world. But Professor Bruce Hood shows things are not always what they seem and demonstrates this with the Ames room and the Ponzo illusion. Bruce shows the brain is decieved by
-
03:37 Popular
How To Make Bath Bombs
719 views / 1 likes - addedBath bombs are surprisingly simple to make. Using just citric acid powder, bicarbonate of soda and water, you produce that vigorous fizzing reaction. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe --- A very special thank you to our Patre
-
00:57
The Hollow Mask Illusion - ExpeRimental Extra! [NO AUDIO]
445 views / 0 likes - addedAs Einstein rotates, what do you see? Does the face point towards you, or sink away? Use this video as a starting point for a great activity with kids, making their own 'hollow masks': https://youtu.be/0gCcWBnChVA For more science experiments to do at hom
-
16:36
Q&A - The Physics of Life: How Water Folds Proteins - with Sylvia McLain
596 views / 0 likes - addedCan we predict protein folding? How do you trap proteins? Sylvia McLain answers questions from the audience. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/SaSntOkK-Vk Sylvia McLain is a Research
-
03:33
Christmas Lectures 2012 - Worth your Weight in Gold
101 views / 0 likes - addedDr Peter Wothers weighs a volunteer from the 2012 Christmas Lectures audience with 24 carat pure gold. Finding himself a little short of the right amount, he calls in help from famous chemist Sir Harry Kroto and his gold Nobel Prize medal (awarded in 1996
-
06:58
What is special relativity?
528 views / 0 likes - addedIf everything in the universe moved at the speed of light, would time exist? This is the question that Jon is puzzling over at this month's edition of Monthly Mailbag. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Does time slow down for
-
11:46
Politics and native relations in the New England colonies
576 views / 0 likes - addedAlthough the New England colonies differed from the Chesapeake colonies in their economies and environments, both regions shared forms of government that were unusually democratic for the time period, as well as a policy of excluding Native Americans from
-
1:22:22
The Magic of Chemistry - with Andrew Szydlo
336 views / 1 likes - addedSubscribe for more science videos :http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Help us transcribe this lecture: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=0g8lANs6zpQ If you were able to make a substance change colour, or turn from a solid to a liquid, would that be magic? A
-
03:46
How Is Black Fire Made?
572 views / 0 likes - addedSodium flames can appear black in the light of a sodium lamp. Natasha explains the physics behind it. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen,
-
05:26
How to Make a Simple Battery
500 views / 0 likes - addedThe first ever electrical battery used just copper, zinc and brine-soaked cardboard. Dan Plane shows you how to build your own. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help
-
03:50
The Double Slit Experiment - Monthly(ish) Mailbag #4
589 views / 0 likes - addedJim Al-Khalili’s explanation of the double slit experiment sparked lots of questions: Jon has the answers. Would the double slit experiment work with sand? Does the detector need to make some physical signal? Does it mean that things can be in two places
-
05:07
Ape Communication - CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2017
551 views / 0 likes - addedApes can learn human sign language but how do they communicate with each other in the wild? Sophie Scott and Cat Hobaiter investigate in this clip from the 2017 Christmas Lectures. Watch the full lecture: https://youtu.be/5aSfMh9ittI Subscribe for regular
-
04:08 Popular
What Happens Inside a Proton Collision? - with James Beacham
785 views / 0 likes - addedProton collisions are not like car crashes because quantum is weird. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe In this clip from his lecture on particle physics, James Beacham explains why proton collisions observed in a particle acc
-
09:57 Popular
How Seawater Sabotages Ships: Crash Course Engineering #43
1,133 views / 0 likes - addedThis week were headed out to sea for some marine engineering. How do we design ships to handle aquatic environments? How do we deal with marine life and corrosion and all of the other problems that come with engineering in the ocean? How can large maritim
-
05:29
What Eclipses Have Done for Science
472 views / 0 likes - addedEclipses have been aiding scientists throughout history, from helping measure the width of the Atlantic ocean and verifying Einstein's theory of general relativity, to allowing NASA to attempt a thermal mapping of Mercury. Subscribe for regular science vi
-
02:13
What We Eat Matters - by Giles Yeo
382 views / 0 likes - addedIs a calorie a calorie? Does it matter if we eat corn or corn syrup? Giles Yeo explains the nutritional difference between different foods and why it matters. Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/pOJYTMe_bp4 Calories in have to be less than calories out
-
56:29
Why Dirt and Microbes Could Be Good for Us - with B Brett Finlay
503 views / 0 likes - addedB Brett Finlay discusses whether we have taken our war on germs a step too far. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Although hygiene and antibiotics have overall improved our health, we might have taken our war against germs to
-
05:02
What is Consciousness?
468 views / 0 likes - addedWhere is it? Can it be measured? Replicated? Created? Marcus du Sautoy puzzles the problem of consciousness. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Brain imagining techniques have shown that our minds work differently when we're a
-
05:53
Science and Fire and Cake
216 views / 0 likes - addedTo celebrate us reaching a mind bending one million subscribers, we asked our friends Mike and Dave if they could cook up something special for us all. We only insisted that there be cake. And science.00:00 - Introduction00:30 - Making liquid oxygen02:58
-
05:47
Why do Shower Curtains Billow Inwards? - Monthly Mailbag #13
391 views / 0 likes - addedFor his last ever Mailbag, Jon tries to get to the bottom of the mystery of why shower curtains seem to want to grab you when you have a shower. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe We've all been there. You're trying to have a
-
1:42:57
The Chemistry of Fire and Gunpowder - with Andrew Szydlo
535 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew Szydlo gives a spectacular demo-filled talk of explosive science using gunpowder, energetic reactions and quite a few flames. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The talk was filmed on the eve of Bonfire Night, also know
-
03:11 Popular
Sign Language in a Mirror - with Charles Stirling
894 views / 0 likes - addedIs sign language left or right handed? Can it be mirrored without losing its message? Charles Stirling seeks answers to these questions in the 1992 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Our World Through the Looking Glass". Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.
-
06:19
How to Measure the Speed of Light with Marshmallows - Christmas Lectures with Neil Johnson
97 views / 0 likes - addedThis may not be something you'd thought of doing but now you know how the speed of light can be measured using only some marshmallows and a microwave oven.Watch the full second lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1999/arrow
-
05:09 Popular
How to Make a Fire Tornado (A Wee One)
809 views / 0 likes - addedFire tornadoes occurring in nature look cool but are terrifying and very dangerous. We made one on a smaller scale - still cool, less AAAARGH. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Dan knows of two ways of building a tabletop fir
-
45:08 Popular
The Physics of Life: How Water Folds Proteins - with Sylvia McLain
938 views / 0 likes - addedSorry about the audio problems for the first 30 seconds or so - stick with it, it levels out soon. Proteins are arguably the most important biological components in any living creature but only now are we beginning to look into the role water plays in the
-
02:29
Using a Cell Phone in 1985 - with David Pye
475 views / 0 likes - addedThe first commercially available mobile phone went on sale in 1984 – and cost around $4000. In this clip from the 1985 CHRISTMAS LECTURES 'Communicating', David Pye demonstrates the power of this (then) brand new technology on an unsuspecting member of th
-
02:45
How We Learn to Interpret Speech - Charles Taylor
487 views / 0 likes - addedBalloons are fun at parties, but with a bit of work, you can also make them talk. In this clip from the 1989 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Charles Taylor demonstrates what 'talking' balloons can tell us about how we process and understand speech. Subscribe for regu
-
02:40 Popular
Levitating pumpkins! Halloween science
706 views / 0 likes - added"And the cursed pumpkin rose up from the earth, carried to the sky by the spirits of All Hallows' Eve." Or in other words, Andy put a superconductor in a pumpkin and levitated it on a magnetic track. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiS
Featured -
01:45
Chameleon Communications - with Sir Colin Blakemore
476 views / 0 likes - addedChameleons are well known for being able to change their body colour to blend in with their surroundings. They can however also use this ability to communicate with other chameleons. In this clip from the 1982 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Common sense", Sir Colin
-
01:13
The Phone Book from 1880 - with Gareth Roberts
400 views / 0 likes - addedIn 1880, there were so few telephones in London that it was possible for '1' to be your phone number. In this clip from the 1988 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The home of the future", Gareth Roberts takes a look at a small, red book – the London telephone directory
-
54:25
How the Tyrannosaurs Ruled the World – with David Hone
504 views / 0 likes - addedHow did the Tyrannosaurus Rex and it's kind come to dominate their prehistoric world? Palaeontologist Dr David Hone explores the evolution, ecology and behaviour of these amazing dinosaurs, and explains what Jurassic Park got wrong. Watch the Q&A here: ht
-
03:47
How does GPS work? - Christmas Lecture with Neil Johnson
88 views / 0 likes - addedNeil Johnson shows how Global Positioning System devices use satellites and atomic clocks to work out your location.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full first lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-le
-
04:38 Popular
Liquid Metal Embrittlement - Gallium vs. Aluminium
876 views / 0 likes - addedBringing gallium and aluminium together has some interesting and occasionally rather explosive results, as Dan found out in this little tale from the prep room. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Liquid metal embrittlement is
-
04:52
Can All The Universes Fit In The Multiverse? - with Sean Carroll
288 views / 0 likes - addedGetting your head around the implications of the many worlds theory can be an almost incomprehensible task.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeIn this short clip from the Q&A following his talk on quantum mechanics, theoretical
-
07:04
Wave-Particle Duality Explained with Double Slit Experiments - Christmas Lectures with Neil Johnson
92 views / 0 likes - addedNeil Johnson demonstrates how light behaves both as a wave and as a particle using a series of double slit experiment setups. Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1999/arrows-of-time/shaping-the-future?u
-
03:11
Exploding Acetylene Pumpkins! Halloween Science
598 views / 0 likes - addedWhat would Halloween be without exploding pumpkins? In order to not find out, we enlisted Dan Plane, our resident pumpkin exploder, to investigate the explosive power of acetylene. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Calcium ca
-
02:13
What is Loop Quantum Gravity - with Carlo Rovelli
595 views / 0 likes - addedQuantum particles exist in space-time, but quanta of gravity are different - they are woven together to make space time itself. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe In this short clip from his talk on the Physics and Philosophy
-
05:57
The real reason streetcars are making a comeback
427 views / 0 likes - addedIt’s mostly about economic development. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Starting in the late 20th century, modern streetcar proposals started rippling across municipalities in the United States. They’re touted as infrastructure carrying ben
-
04:00
What is Symmetry in Physics? With Tara Shears
611 views / 0 likes - addedSymmetry underlines our whole understanding of the universe. And the deeper we look, the more symmetries we find, reflecting our world in new and beautiful ways. Subscribe for weekly science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Symmetry is vital to understan
-
05:47 Popular
How To Make a Hollow Mask Illusion - Psychology for Kids - ExpeRimental #22
989 views / 0 likes - addedBaffle your brain with the famous 'hollow mask illusion', and experiment with how it works by making your own. Watch the Einstein mask illusion: https://youtu.be/pH9dAbPOR6M Send us a photo of your masks, and you could win £100! http://www.rigb.org/famili
Featured -
03:59 Popular
Liquid Nitrogen and the Leidenfrost Effect
731 views / 0 likes - addedWhy do scientists and demo presenters often choose not to wear protective gloves when handling liquid nitrogen? This is due to a little nifty phenomenon called the Leidenfrost effect. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Lei
-
1:01:22 Popular
Artificial Intelligence, the History and Future - with Chris Bishop
876 views / 0 likes - addedChris Bishop discusses the progress and opportunities of artificial intelligence research. Subscribe for weekly science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The last five years have witnessed a dramatic resurgence of excitement in the goal of creating intell
-
06:16 Popular
Explaining Thermodynamics - Monthly(ish) Mailbag #3
886 views / 0 likes - addedJon answers questions from the comments sections, all about thermodynamics. What actually powers a ‘perpetual’ dippy bird (0:29)? Are there any non-transitive systems (1:33)? How does NASA’S EM drive work if it breaks the first law of thermodynamics (2:45
-
04:42
Visualising Resonance - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
641 views / 0 likes - addedWhat does resonance look like? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full third lecture of the series: http://rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion/vibration?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_
-
59:24
We Need to Talk About Physics - with Helen Czerski
449 views / 0 likes - addedHelen Czerski explores the everyday oddities that shed light on some of the most important science of our time. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/nAWHJViVfcU When we hear about physics, we
-
02:11
Mimicry vs Language - with Sir David Attenborough
552 views / 0 likes - addedSome animals have the physical equipment to mimic human speech, but that doesn’t mean they have the brain to understand human language. In this clip from ‘The language of animals’ (1973) Sir David Attenborough chats with a greater Indian hill myna. Subscr
-
46:56 Popular
The Microbes Within Us - with Ed Yong
1,046 views / 0 likes - addedEd Yong explores the tens of trillions of microbes swarming around your body, diving into the microbiome and the grand view of life it provides. Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/K4GBVDn_Ldg Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Yo
-
07:26
A Boy, a Robot and a Buzz Wire - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
524 views / 0 likes - addedRobots are remarkably good at some things that humans are not naturally so adept at. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full fourth lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in
-
02:16
The Cloud Chamber - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close
461 views / 0 likes - addedThe cloud chamber is an incredible piece of equipment that allows us to visualise ionising radiation. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1993/the-cosmic-onio
-
02:10
Musical Wooden Blocks - with Charles Taylor
620 views / 0 likes - addedThe frequency of sound waves and the pitch of the sound we hear are inextricably linked; the higher the frequency, the higher the pitch. Charles Taylor demonstrates this in our final Ri Advent clip from the 1989 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Exploring music", where
-
03:53
How to Speak Backwards - with Eric Laithwaite
551 views / 0 likes - addedWhen looking into a mirror, you see a likeness of yourself, but it is not you. Would you be able to communicate with your mirror double? Eric Laithwaite attempts speaking backwards as an option. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscR
-
03:02 Popular
What Keeps Airplanes Up? - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
712 views / 0 likes - addedHow do airplane wings generate lift? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion/under-control?utm_source=youtube&utm_medi
Featured -
05:04
What Happens Inside A Black Hole? - with Jerome Gauntlett
303 views / 0 likes - addedWhat would happen if you were to cross the event horizon and venture into a black hole?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeIn this short clip from his talk on black holes, theoretical physicist Jerome Gauntlett explains spaghett
-
09:07
How Do Nerve Cells Carry Information? - Christmas Lectures with David Pye
502 views / 0 likes - addedWhat is action potential and how does it help nerves carry information, such as pain or pleasure signals? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1985/communicati
-
07:44 Popular
What is Bandwidth - Christmas Lectures with David Pye
1,668 views / 0 likes - addedHow are signals transmitted and processed and what's the role of bandwidth within it? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1985/communicating/no-man-is-an-isla
-
03:36
Energy! The Song - with Jonny Berliner
613 views / 0 likes - addedA majestic musical tribute to the first law of thermodynamics, and energy itself. Day 7 of our thermodynamics advent calendar: http://www.rigb.org/advent?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=201612_channel_advent With a disco beat and infuria
-
06:21
Tensile Strength Challenge: Cotton vs. Steel - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling
455 views / 0 likes - addedThere are situations where cotton is stronger than steel.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1992/our-world-through-the-looking-glass/in-t
-
05:35
How To Debunk Perpetual Motion Machines - with Tom Scott
622 views / 1 likes - addedWarning: Contains flashing images Have you seen those YouTube videos showing working perpetual motion machines? They’re fake. Tom Scott helps us explain how to debunk them. Watch his video on wheels, bombs and perpetual motion machines here: https://youtu
-
03:14
Glow In The Dark Worm Genes - Christmas Lectures with Alison Woollard
376 views / 0 likes - addedAlison Woollard shows how we can use special genes to make worms' muscle cells glow in the dark. Watch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/2013/life-fantastic/where-do-i-come-from?utm_source=youtube&utm_medi
-
06:20
Looking for Dark Matter - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close
419 views / 0 likes - addedFrank Close looks at how observations from galaxy rotation and gravitational lensing can imply the existence of dark matter. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/wat
-
03:08
Firefly Signalling - Christmas Lectures with David Pye
444 views / 0 likes - addedFireflies use their bio-luminescence to communicate with each other to find a mate. And to lure unsuspecting prey with false signalling. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture:http://www.rigb.org/christmas-l
-
11:04 Popular
How Pasteur Demonstrated Molecular Asymmetry - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling
1,307 views / 0 likes - addedLouis Pasteur showed how some molecules are optically asymmetrical by investigating tartaric acid compounds present in wine.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/chr
-
02:04
How Helium Changes our Voice - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers
339 views / 0 likes - addedEric M Rogers demonstrates how helium can change our voice with comedic effect.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/atoms-for-enquiring-minds/electrified-atoms?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&
-
05:18
Visualising Antimatter with Bubble Chambers - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close
540 views / 0 likes - addedYou can use a bubble chamber to visualise the passage of negatively charged electrons and their positively charged antimatter counterparts - positrons. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb
-
07:01
The Mechanics of the Piano - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor
333 views / 0 likes - addedWhat makes a piano produce a sound?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1989/exploring-music/scales-synthesizers-and-samplers?utm_source=yo
-
11:50 Popular
The Golden Angle - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart
982 views / 0 likes - addedThr golden angle is a mathematical concept, closely related to the golden ratio and Fibonacci numbers. Where can you find it and how is it formed? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/
-
05:08 Popular
Explaining Gravitational Waves - Monthly(ish) Mailbag #2
721 views / 0 likes - addedOK, so ‘Monthly Mailbag’, might have been a slightly over-ambitious title. But we’re back answering questions from the comments section, this time on the stick topic of gravitational waves. Do the gravitational waves of black holes affect us here on Earth
-
02:42
Your Nose Can Tell Left From Right - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling
529 views / 0 likes - addedThe handedness of molecules can change how they smell, Charles Striling demonstrates this using the carvone molecule.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fourth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas
-
05:41
What makes Delhi's air so deadly
326 views / 0 likes - addedThe policy behind the pollution.Become a Video Lab member!http://bit.ly/video-labEvery November, Northern India experiences some of the most dangerous air pollution levels in the world. Typical pollution sources like car exhaust, construction dust, and in
-
04:15 Popular
How Does Gel Electrophoresis Work? - Christmas Lectures with Walter Bodmer
1,032 views / 0 likes - addedGel electrophoresis is used to study DNA and other complex molecules with the help of electricity. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/19
-
04:09 Popular
What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?
1,231 views / 2 likes - addedWith the a little hydrogen, a few balloons and a couple of makeshift rockets, Valeska Ting launches into an explanation of what the first law of thermodynamics is, and why it matters to our lives. Day 5 of our 2016 advent calendar. Open each day here: htt
-
03:13
Early 3D Movement Analysis - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
423 views / 0 likes - addedToday's impressive motion capture technology couldn't exist without the work done in the 1970s and 80s. One such example is the CODA, demonstrated here in 1983. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full sixth lecture o
-
04:33
The Science of Vortex Rings
606 views / 1 likes - addedHow are smoke rings formed? Natasha heads to the prep room to test out air cannons. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe A toroidal vortex ring is formed when a fast moving fluid moves through a relatively still other or differe
-
04:08 Popular
What Keeps a Nucleus Together? - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close
1,186 views / 0 likes - addedPositive charge repels other positive charges. So what kind of force keeps the proton filled nucleus from exploding apart? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch
-
02:46
A Basic Explanation on Why (Almost) All Tortoiseshell Cats Are Female - with Walter Bodmer
353 views / 0 likes - addedTortoiseshell cats almost all female because the genes coding for fur colour are on the X chromosomes - the black fur gene on one and the orange one on the other. In each cell, only one X chromosome is activated, giving a patchwork pattern. Subscribe for
-
02:21
How We Harness the Energy of a Chain Reaction - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers
324 views / 0 likes - addedEric M Rogers demonstrates how we can harness the power of uranium-235 atoms, with help from a giant mousetrap.Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/atoms-for-enquiring-minds/atoms-and-energy?utm_so
-
03:45
Checking the Weather Report in 1985 - Christmas Lectures with David Pye
478 views / 0 likes - addedComputers had come a long way by the 1980s. With only a few gadgets you could even get the weather report right to your computer screen without having to wait for the evening news. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the
-
03:40
How Jets Are Used to Attitude Control Satellites - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
487 views / 0 likes - addedControlling the orientation of an object is called attitude control. Leonard Maunders shows how small jets are used to control the attitude of satellites. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full second lecture of the
-
05:42
Tyndall's Experiments on Resonance - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor
626 views / 0 likes - addedCharles Taylor recreates John Tyndall's experiments demonstrating resonance.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1989/exploring-music/the-
-
05:20
The Hidden Significance of Shell Chirality - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling
491 views / 0 likes - addedSnails with right-handed shells cannot mate with those with left-handed ones. But you can predict the presence of oil in a location by looking at their ratios. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full second lecture of
-
03:17
What is the Third Law of Thermodynamics?
646 views / 0 likes - addedValeska Ting explains the relationship between entropy, temperature and absolute zero. Watch all four laws films: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZxmZmL3fZHPTeoUO8amBox2 Enter our survey about our videos and win £100: https://www.surveymo
-
04:17 Popular
How Encryption Keys Work - with Chris Bishop
1,408 views / 1 likes - addedWhat does the padlock icon on your internet browser mean and why is encryption important? In this clip from 2008 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Hi-tech trek", Chris Bishop uses coloured water to demonstrate how information is transferred on the internet. Subscribe f
Featured -
05:11
Using Radar to Detect and Identify Movement - Christmas Lectures with David Pye
386 views / 0 likes - addedRadars can be used to detect and identify all sorts of moving objects. David Pye demonstrates a handheld one and also shows how birds and planes can be detected. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http:
-
31:20
The Chemistry of Coins | Szydlo's At Home Science
306 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew shows around some of the more unusual glasswear in his collection, before taking a look at the chemisty of a simple copper coinSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeChapters:00:00 - A tour of an unusual chemical apparatus09
-
02:59
The Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart
428 views / 0 likes - addedIan Stewart demonstrates the classic oscillating BZ reaction as an example of symmetry breaking or non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectur
-
09:34
How Does an Organ Work? - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor
573 views / 0 likes - addedCharles Taylor goes inside a church organ to see how the different sounds are produced.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fourth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1989/exploring
-
08:17
How Would We Communicate with Alien Life? - with Carl Sagan
598 views / 0 likes - addedIf life exists elsewhere in the Universe, would we be able to communicate with it? In this clip from the 1977 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The planets", Carl Sagan demonstrates how we could send a signal that would make sense to intelligent beings that have evolve
-
03:59
The DNA Code - with Alison Woollard
513 views / 0 likes - addedDNA is the instruction manual for life on Earth. In this clip from the 2013 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Life fantastic", Alison Woollard explains how the DNA code stores the information to make all living things. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.l
-
04:02
Memory Tricks with Chirality - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling
519 views / 0 likes - addedDo you remember which way the Mona Lisa faces? Or the Queen on a 10p coin? Test your memory and ability to tell left from right in this clip from the 1992 Christmas Lectures.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fir
-
01:36
Can Objects Have Personalities? - with Bruce Hood
396 views / 0 likes - addedAs humans, we sometimes project our thoughts and emotions onto things that aren't human. In this clip from the 2011 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Meet Your Brain", Bruce Hood shows how we can interpret shapes as having their own "personalities", just by the way the
-
09:41
Demonstrating Resonance with Chladni Figures - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor
349 views / 0 likes - addedCharles Taylor recreates the famous Chadni figures and shows how vibrating plates are used to make music in various instruments.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org
-
05:10
Making Machines Speak - with David Pye
482 views / 0 likes - addedModern speech synthesisers can simulate human speech so perfectly that it's nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. In this clip from the 1985 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, David Pye demonstrates earlier versions of mechanical and electronic speech synthesise
-
03:58
Electron Microscopy - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close
450 views / 0 likes - addedWhat does the world look like at an atomic level? Frank Close dons his 'atomic spectacles' and takes a look at copper and iron atoms. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lec
-
03:20
The Laser Eavesdropper - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones
461 views / 0 likes - addedRV Jones demonstrates the hottest spy gadget in espionage stories at the time - a laser eavesdropper. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1981/from-magna-cart
-
04:49
Tricks of Perspective - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers
317 views / 0 likes - addedEric M Rogers gives us a warning about the way we attach new unfamiliar knowledge to old familiar things that we already know.Watch the full sixth, and final, lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/atoms-for-enquiring-mi
-
05:39
Types of Oscillators - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison
481 views / 0 likes - addedWhat are the similarities and differences between pendulums and spring oscillators? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture:http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1968/gullivers-travels/beyond-the-map?u
-
04:49
Controlling Your Body With Electricity - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES
73 views / 0 likes - addedAlison Woollard finds her movement controlled by a child when theyre connected via electric wires in Saiful Islams 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES. In the second of his CHRISTMAS LECTURES, chemist Saiful Islam continues his exploration of one of the most importan
-
02:20
How Stick Insects Use Camouflage - with Richard Dawkins
515 views / 0 likes - addedSome insects have evolved incredibly detailed foms of camouflage, so they appear to blend almost perfectly into their surroundings. In this clip from 1991 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Growing up in the Universe"', Richard Dawkins gets into a sticky situation with
-
05:08
Facial Character Analysis - with Heinz Wolff
506 views / 0 likes - addedOur faces display messages to the world around us by expressing what we are thinking or feeling, and giving clues about our character. In this clip from the 1975 CHRISTMAS LECTURES 'Signals from the interior', Heinz Wolff analyses the characters of an aud
-
02:13 Popular
Demonstrating How Sound Can't Travel Through a Vacuum - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor
15.9k views / 0 likes - addedSound cannot travel in a vacuum as is demonstrated in this clip from Charles Taylor's first 1989 Christmas LectureSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lec
-
02:04 Popular
How to Extract DNA at Home - Christmas Lectures with Walter Bodmer
790 views / 0 likes - addedIt is easy to extract DNA from something like strawberries at home, as Walter Bodmer demonstrates in this clip from his second Christmas Lecture. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full second lecture of the series:
-
04:33
Fractals: The Geometry of Chaos - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart
534 views / 0 likes - addedUsing a simple set of mathematical rules, a very intricate geometry can be created in the form of fractals. The Sierpinski triangle is a famous example. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rig
-
02:08 Popular
Mysteries Of Vernacular: Inaugurate - Jessica Oreck
969 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-inaugurate-jessica-oreck From avian omens to the beginning of a new policy or the reign of a new politician, Jessica Oreck follows the flight path of the word inaugurate. Lesson and anima
-
02:28 Popular
The Doppler Effect - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones
997 views / 0 likes - addedPolice sirens change pitch when going past us due to the Doppler effect. This phenomenon can also be used to measure speeds, even of faraway objects, like stars. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http:
-
04:16
Seeing in the Dark - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones
560 views / 0 likes - addedHow to keep an eye on intruders in total darkness? RV Jones gets a helping hand from an infrared camera. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1981/from-magna-c
-
05:01
How Does Hedonic Adaptation Affect the Pursuit of Happiness? - with Joe Gladstone
354 views / 0 likes - addedIn this clip from a longer talk, Joe Gladstone explains what hedonic adaptation is and how it can hinder us becoming more happy. Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/6Gpxjeq2CJ8 Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Hedonic adap
-
08:02
What's a Laserdisc? - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones
397 views / 0 likes - addedLaserdisc was the very first optical disk, able to hold recordings of images, audio and video. RV Jones explains the mechanism of how it works. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/chr
-
08:01
Optical Fiber Cables - Christmas Lectures with David Pye
426 views / 0 likes - addedIn 1985, fiber optic cables were just starting to get widely adopted. David Pye shows the principles behind them and how old telephone cables were swapped out for new ones. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lec
-
05:06
How Do Maglev Trains Work? - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
465 views / 0 likes - addedMaglev stands for magnetic levitation which is how these trains hover and are pushed along the tracks. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe While only three countries currently have operational maglev trains, China, Japan and So
-
59:40
Christmas Lectures 2018: Where Do I Come From? - Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght
455 views / 0 likes - addedIn the first lecture of the 2018 Christmas Lectures Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght explore the tree of life and see where humans come from. Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social
-
13:43 Popular
Macroeconomics: Crash Course Economics #5
1,069 views / 0 likes - addedThis week, Adriene and Jacob teach you about macroeconomics. This is the stuff of big picture economics, and the major movers in the economy. Like taxes and monetary policy and inflation and policy. We need this stuff, because if you don't have a big pict
-
04:04
Properties of Liquid Nitrogen - Christmas Lectures with EM Rogers
537 views / 1 likes - addedEric Rogers explores some of the properties of liquid nitrogen in this clip from his first Christmas Lecture in 1979.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-
-
04:54
How Ants Defend Their Home Trees - with Sue Hartley
447 views / 0 likes - addedPlants may seem passive and defenceless, but they have plenty of ways to fight off attackers. In this clip from the 2009 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The 300 Million Year War", Sue Hartley demonstrates a particularly gruesome strategy used by some plants to protec
-
34:43
How Photos Were Taken 100 Years Ago | Szydlo's At Home Science
233 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew uses a Victorian era camera to demonstrate the full process of photography from setting up the camera to exposing the photographic paper. Of course, it wouldn't be Andrew Szydlo without an explosion, so of course some magnesium flash powder is used
-
09:55
Can You Guess What These Balloons Will Do? - with Greg Foot
565 views / 0 likes - addedIf you had to predict what will happen when these two balloons are connected, what would you guess? Would the air flow from the big ball to the small one or vice versa?Learn all about science communication with Greg's new free course: https://www.youtube.
-
01:58 Popular
Bioluminescence - with David Attenborough
839 views / 0 likes - addedMany animals, especially insects and deep sea marine species, produce light to send signals to those around them. This is called bioluminescence. In this clip from the 1973 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The languages of animals", Sir David Attenborough performs sim
-
02:55
Trying Out Battery Powered Welding - with Saiful Islam
522 views / 0 likes - addedBatteries are everywhere in modern life, but these amazing pieces of technology can often seem all too familiar. In this clip from the 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Supercharged: Fuelling the Future", Saiful Islam makes sparks fly, and writes a message with a
-
03:51 Popular
Simulating Tastes and Smells Using a Digital Lollipop - with Danielle George
726 views / 0 likes - addedWe can use technology to send sounds and images to people far away – but what about our other senses? In this clip from the 2014 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "'Sparks will fly: How to hack your home", Danielle George demonstrates a device for sharing tastes and sme
Featured -
01:57
Water Rockets - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers
344 views / 0 likes - addedEric M. Rogers gives a brief explanation of water rocket with a demonstration to cap it all off.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/
-
08:48
The art of misdirection | Apollo Robbins
157 views / 0 likes - addedVisit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch
-
04:33
Measuring the Average Foot - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones
519 views / 0 likes - addedHow can one estimate the average length of a foot? RV Jones shows a simple yet elegant demonstration. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1981/from-magna-cart
-
01:54
The Guthrie Test - Christmas Lectures with Walter Bodmer
402 views / 0 likes - addedA version of the newborn blood spot test or Guthrie test is to this day administered for early detection of diseases such as PKU, sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full sixth
-
05:19
Offering A Plant A Radioactive Cocktail - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers
349 views / 0 likes - addedEric M Rogers puts real radioactivity to use, demonstrating how a tomato plant drinks up radioactive water.Watch the full fourth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/atoms-for-enquiring-minds/atoms-that-explode?utm_sou
-
04:39 Popular
What Happened to the Dinosaurs?
1,222 views / 3 likes - addedJessi and Squeaks love science mysteries, and today they've teamed up with their friend, Dino, to try and solve one of the biggest mysteries of all: what happened to the dinosaurs? Photo Credit: Plaza Grande, Mérida, Mexico by Niek van Son ---------- Love
Featured -
02:04
Non-Euclidean Geometry of a Sphere - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison
538 views / 0 likes - addedAccording to Euclidean geometry the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees. Philip Morrison shows an example of where this isn't true, and non-Euclidean geometry applies. Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1968/gulliv
-
05:50 Popular
Why is Cracking a Whip So Loud?
791 views / 0 likes - addedCracking a whip causes a small sonic boom as the end travels faster than the speed of sound. Top science bloke Marty Jopson explains the science behind this phenomenon. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The key to how a whip
Featured -
04:21
Why is Multitasking So Hard? Psychology for Kids – ExpeRimental #25
455 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how different parts of your brain deal with different tasks, test your multitasking skills, and explore how some activities 'interfere' with each other. Tell us what you think, and you could win £100: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZGHPJ7H Downloa
-
08:15 Popular
The Mathematics of Locomotion - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart
1,139 views / 0 likes - addedThe scof all living things is governed by nerve impulses that follow a pattern of travelling waves. This is true for the trot of a horse, the tripod gait of an ant, the undulating movement of the millipede and even the slither of a snake. Subscribe for re
-
08:01 Popular
Surface Area to Volume Ratios - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison
829 views / 0 likes - addedThe mathematicians of Lilliput assumed that Gulliver would need 1728 times as much food as an individual Lilliput. Philip Morrison shows why this is not true, using surface area to volume ratios. Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectu
-
06:07
What Happens During a Space Walk - with Kevin Fong and Dan Tani
540 views / 0 likes - addedSpace walks are one of the most dangerous things an astronaut must face - clear communication between the astronauts out in space, inside the International Space Station and engineers on the ground at Mission Control is critical. In this clip from the 201
-
07:09
Why is There More Matter Than Antimatter in the Universe?
292 views / 0 likes - addedLHCb has observed CP violations in charm quarks. What implications does this have on our quest to find out why there's more matter than antimatter in the universe?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeTara Shears is Professor of P
-
04:42 Popular
The Mathematics of Error Correction - with Marcus du Sautoy
797 views / 0 likes - addedComputers use error-correcting codes to detect mistakes in binary notations - even just a single change from 0 to 1. In this clip from the 2006 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The num8er my5teries", Marcus du Sautoy runs error-correcting code tests with an audience m
-
03:19 Popular
Visualising Brownian Motion - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison
1,216 views / 0 likes - addedPhilip Morrison uses a microscope and a model made of small ball bearings and a magnetic field to demonstrate Brownian motion. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/w
-
05:01 Popular
Velocity of a Bullet - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones
741 views / 0 likes - addedRV Jones demonstrates a way to measure the speed of an air rifle pellet with a method similar to one that has been used to measure the speed of molecules – and even the speed of light. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch
-
05:04
Why Do Volcanic Eruptions Form Mushrooms Clouds? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson
558 views / 1 likes - addedVolcanic eruptions form distinctive mushroom clouds when the extremely hot mixture of gas, magma and rocks shoots out of the volcano at high speed.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1995/planet-earth-
-
03:42
What is the Sun Made Of? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson
270 views / 0 likes - addedWhat is the sun made of? And can the answers we find there help us figure out what' deep inside our own planet - Earth?Watch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1995/planet-earth-an-explorers-guide/on-the-ed
-
05:03
How to Store Food with Science
450 views / 0 likes - addedEggs - to refrigerate or not to refrigerate? What about tomatoes or potatoes? Rice? Bananas? Lisa dons her food detective hat and shares the correct food storage methods for some common foods. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRib
-
03:13 Popular
Acrobatic DNA Replication - Christmas Lectures with Alison Woollard
782 views / 0 likes - addedAlison Woollard demonstrates how DNA replicates when it divides, with some acrobatic help from the Infinity Elites cheerleaders. Watch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/2013/life-fantastic/am-i-a-mutant?u
-
05:51
The Mathematics of Walking and Gait - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison
479 views / 0 likes - addedJust like the extent of the swing of a pendulum is proportional to the length of the pendulum, the pace of an animal walking is proportional to the length of the leg of the animal. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the
-
06:40
Bringing Dinosaurs Back To Life - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris
290 views / 0 likes - addedSimon Conway Morris shows what the world would have looked like when ancient animals like the Brachiosaurus were alive.Watch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/the-fossils-com
-
01:36 Popular
Michael Faraday's Electric Frogs
1,625 views / 2 likes - addedWhy did the Royal Institution used to have a froggery? Before more sophisticated methods for detecting electricity emerged, Michael Faraday and his colleagues used a rather brutal method… No frogs were harmed in the making of this video. Well, not since t
Featured -
07:54 Popular
Amazing Body Illusions! Psychology for Kids - ExpeRimental #24
1,030 views / 0 likes - addedTry 8 illusions that'll confuse your body, and investigate your sense of proprioception in this fun experiment for families! Download the infosheet here for more instructions: http://www.rigb.org/families/experimental/proprioception Tell us what you think
Featured -
03:38 Popular
Properties of Resistors - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison
1,038 views / 0 likes - addedWhat's the relationship of a resistors size to its electrical resistance? And how does resistance change when resistors are set in a series or in parallel? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.
-
58:25
Will Computers Ever Think Like Human Beings? - with Vint Cerf
684 views / 0 likes - addedThe rise of artificial intelligence has seen computers beating chess experts and performing incredibly complex tasks. But why cant they think the same way we do?Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/Gwa38tzo2NcWe have built incredibly powerful, multi-layered, n
-
05:28
Liquid Nitrogen Fossilisation - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris
309 views / 0 likes - addedSimon Conway Morris shows how animals became fossilised, speeding up the process using liquid nitrogen.Watch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/staring-into-the-abyss?utm_sourc
-
59:13
Christmas Lectures 2020: Engine Earth - with Chris Jackson
173 views / 0 likes - addedIn the first lecture of the 2020 Christmas Lectures, geologist Chris Jackson shows us how the planets oldest rocks and fossils tell a story of radical climate changes throughout history and how the Earths finely balanced tectonic system volcanoes has cont
-
02:38
1971 Nixon Shock: The End of US Dollars Convertibility to Gold
573 views / 0 likes - addedOn August 15th 1971 President Richard Nixon made a major announcement stating that the US Dollar would no longer be redeemable for gold. This meant that the Bretton Woods Monetary System was now over. This was a major shift in money and monetary policy. T
-
35:42 Popular
The Archimedes Principle | Szydlo's At Home Science
996 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew explores the well know but perhaps not so well understood Archimedes principle.We start off in ancient Sicily for a surprising dip in the bath with Archimedes, followed by a variety of experiments and demonstrations back in Andrew's basement lab. t
-
05:41
How Do We Know That the Earth's Magnetic Poles Have Flipped? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson
423 views / 0 likes - addedVolcanic rocks contain small bits of iron oxide that get magnetised in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field as they cool. Comparing rocks of different ages reveals the magnetic history of our planet.Watch the full second lecture of the series: http
-
04:18
Burning Lightning into Wood: Lichtenberg Figures
491 views / 0 likes - addedLichtenberg figures are formed by running a electricity across a non-conductive surface. Natasha explains the science behind them.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeLichtenberg figures are beautiful branching patterns that can
-
52:13
Einstein's Greatest Mistake - with David Bodanis
619 views / 0 likes - addedAlbert Einstein is widely considered to be the greatest genius of all time. But in the final decades of his life, he was mostly ignored by his colleagues. Writer David Bodanis explores the genius and hubris of the titan of modern science. Watch the Q&A: h
-
04:01 Popular
How Nylon Was Discovered - Christmas Lectures with George Porter
720 views / 0 likes - addedGeorge Porter shows how nylon was discovered by chemists, and gives a demonstration of how we can spin nylon threads.Watch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/the-natural-history-of-a-sunbeam/light-and
-
01:48
Haptic Technology Demonstration - with Danielle George
585 views / 0 likes - addedHaptic technology recreates the sensation of touch through forces and vibrations. In this clip from the 2014 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Sparks will fly: How to hack your home", Danielle George and a young audience member experiment with haptic technology. This p
-
03:53
Projecting Sunlight Pictures Onto Plants - Christmas Lectures with George Porter
263 views / 0 likes - addedGeorge Porter shows how we can project pictures onto geranium leaves using sunlight.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/the-natural-history-of-a-sunbeam/a-leaf-from-nature?utm_source=youtube&utm_m
-
04:50
Becoming A Pterodactyl - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris
335 views / 0 likes - addedSimon Conway Morris demonstrates how awesomely huge pterodactyls were, with a little help from some members of the audience. Watch the full fourth lecture of the series:https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/innovation
-
05:53
What Happens To Sunbeams On Their Journey To Earth? - Christmas Lectures with George Porter
447 views / 0 likes - addedGeorge Porter shows what happens on a sunbeams journey from the sun to Earth, with some help from John Tyndalls blue sky tube.Watch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/the-natural-history-of-a-sunbeam/f
-
08:25
How to Create the Perfect Floating Ball Illusion - The Science Behind Jeff Koons' Art
506 views / 0 likes - addedNo wizardry or sleights of hand are involved in creating this illusion of a perfectly balanced basketball floating in pure water.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeFran's has been a science presenter for the BBC and Channel 4,
-
44:41
How to Fix a Leaking Tap with Chemistry | Szydlo's At Home Science
287 views / 1 likes - addedAndrew explores some of the chemical and mechical causes for leaking taps as well as explaining the inner mechanisms of various taps.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeChapters:00:00 - Introduction02:53 - The chemistry of limes
-
39:16
Chemical Electricity | Szydlo's At Home Science
291 views / 0 likes - addedStarting with the Ris own Michael Faraday, Andrew explores the varied and sometimes explosive chemistry of batteries and electricity. From the pioneering work of Volta, right up to most recent Nobel prizes, join Andrew Szydlo for this exciting electrical
-
03:51
The Recipe For Life - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris
321 views / 0 likes - addedSimon Conway Morris gives us a demonstration of the quantities of chemical elements needed to create life.Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/feet-on-the-ground-head-in-th
-
02:35
Living Medicines - Christmas Lectures with Alison Woollard
381 views / 0 likes - addedAlison Woollard explains how we can now use cell therapy to create living medicines, with help from Natalie Mount from Cell Therapy Catapult.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/2013/life-fantastic/coul
>> View policy offshore drilling web videos