Science

Human Evolution

Human Evolution Overview

From the extinction of the dinosaurs to humanity, Salman Khan of the Khan Academy explains how our species of homo sapiens came to be today. He covers an enormous span of time in just twelve minutes. The lecture is informative and the great visuals make for a quick and easy overview.

carol greider

Advancing Cancer Research

Carol Greider is a molecular biologist at John Hopkins University and a Nobel Prize-winner. In this lecture at UCSB, her former school, she describes how she helped develop new strategies for cancer research after solving a fundamental biology problem

lorimer moseley

Is pain just in our minds?

Did you know that more Australians suffer from chronic pain than diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer combined? And every day this costs the Australian people almost a million dollars. Professor Lorimer Moseley is an Australian neuroscientist who believes the mind is a powerful thing, and he asks the question: is pain just all in our heads?

fukushima panel

Facts about nuclear safety after Fukushima

Thomas McKone, Edward Morse and Robert Budnitz are all Berkeley In the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, National Laboratory scientists Thomas McKone, Edward Morse and Robert Budnitz discuss the facts about radiation safety and risks, detection and the implications for human health and the environment.

sean carroll

Distant time and the hint of a multiverse

In an entertaining and thought-provoking tour through the nature of time and the universe, cosmologist Sean Carroll asks a deceptively simple question: Why does time exist at all? The potential answers point to a surprising view of the nature of the universe, and our place in it.

mark wrighton

Science and Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan

The recent meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan following the devastating tsunami and earthquake have raised some serious health and science questions.

anil ananthaswamy

Extreme Astrophysics Around the World

All over the planet, giant telescopes and detectors are looking (and listening) for clues to the workings of the universe. In this video, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy gives us a tour of these amazing installations, taking us to some of the most remote and silent places on Earth.

t boone pickens

T. Boone Pickens on Solutions to America’s Energy Crisis

T. Boone Pickens discussed America’s energy crisis at Yale. Pickens has been lobbying for the “Pickens Plan,” which calls for switching to natural gas for transportation fuels and investing in renewable energy sources such as wind farms and solar energy.

kristen stubbs

Robots in Education

Robotics is one of the most exciting fields today. One which is capable of changing almost every over field and even life as we know it. In this lecture by Dr. Kristen Stubbs, we learn how robots are enhancing the field of education.

david christian

Big History: A History of the Universe in 18 Minutes

Think it’s impossible to describe the complete history of the universe in under 18 minutes? Historian, David Christian, accepts your challenge. In this video, he takes you on a journey from the Big Bang to the Internet through the use of stunning illustrations.