Gerald Ford: Taking Tumbles (1974 – 1977)
Gerald Ford ascended to the presidency upon the resignation of Richard Nixon. Since he had been selected to replace Spiro Agnew as Nixon's Vice President the year prior, Ford is the only person to ever have served as both Vice President and President without having been elected to either o
From playlist American History
Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize 2018 David L. Donoho
The Gauss Prize is to honor scientists whose mathematical research has had an impact outside mathematics – either in technology, in business, or simply in people's everyday lives. The prize is awarded jointly by the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (German Mathematical Union) and the Inte
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http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Carl Sagan was the first astronomer to attain widespread acclaim in the era of TV and the popular culture. He spent most of his career at the University of Cornell where he was a respected planetary scientist and editor of the main journal of planetary scien
From playlist 27. Life in the Universe
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Four-Term Phenomenon (1933 – 1945)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a colossal figure in American History. He led the nation through the Great Depression, as well as World War II. He is the only president to be elected four times, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents of all time, along with Washington and Li
From playlist American History
Hausdorff School: Introduction by Karl-Theodor Sturm
Presentation of the Hausdorff School by Karl-Theodor Sturm, coordinator of the Hausdorff Center. The “Hausdorff School for Advanced Studies in Mathematics” is an innovative new program for postdocs by the Hausdorff Center. The official inauguration took place on October 20, 2015.
From playlist Inauguration of Hausdorff School 2015
Dwight Eisenhower: I Like Ike (1953 – 1961)
Dwight Eisenhower was the first military hero to become president since Ulysses Grant nearly a century earlier. But the post WWII era was much different from the post Civil War era. The military-industrial complex was taking shape, and the new foreign policy being sculpted by the Dulles br
From playlist American History
What is Einstein's General Relativity" by Prof Bala Iyer (RRI) - Part 1
Outreach 2014-15 College Work Shop on 13 Sept 2014
From playlist Outreach
Cafe Scientifique: The Stuff of Life: Hope When You Need It Most
with The Pegasus Physicians at Stanford (creative writing group): Hans Steiner, MD (Intro.), William Meffert, MD, Audrey Shafer, MD, Randall Weingarten, MD, & Ward Trueblood, MD. Our physician/writers will read their short stories and poems on the usage of blood products as life-saving in
From playlist Cafe Scientifique
System Wern ABC Slide Rule 1/3 -- Overview
The first part of a three part series on the System Wern ("ABC") slide rule. I introduce this unique circular slide rule which tracks the decimal point of your calculation! Correction/clarification: I list the U/V scales twice. According to the manual these are the conversion scales. They
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Who was Confucius? - Bryan W. Van Norden
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-was-confucius-bryan-w-van-norden Most people recognize his name and know that he is famous for having said something, but considering the long-lasting impact his teachings have had on the world, very few people know who Confucius really was,
From playlist New TED-Ed Originals
Project Hyena Diorama: Indiegogo Campaign!
YOU can be a part of The Field Museum's History -- Donate to the #ProjectHyenaDiorama and help the hyenas !! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-hyena-diorama Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop/ Twitters: @ehmee Facebook: http://www.facebook.co
From playlist The Brain Scoop: Recent Uploads
Global chiral symmetry, extra dimensions, and topology (Lecture - 02) by David B Kaplan
Nonperturbative and Numerical Approaches to Quantum Gravity, String Theory and Holography DATE:27 January 2018 to 03 February 2018 VENUE:Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore The program "Nonperturbative and Numerical Approaches to Quantum Gravity, String Theory and Holography" aims to
From playlist Nonperturbative and Numerical Approaches to Quantum Gravity, String Theory and Holography
Cello: Interview and demonstration with principal Jerry Grossman | Music | Khan Academy
Created by All Star Orchestra. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/music/music-instruments-orchestra/strings-music/v/bass-interview-and-demonstration-with-principal-alexander-hanna?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=music Missed the previous lesson? htt
From playlist Instruments of the orchestra | Music | Khan Academy
The Mystery of Chiral Gauge Theories (Lecture - 03) by David B Kaplan
Nonperturbative and Numerical Approaches to Quantum Gravity, String Theory and Holography DATE:27 January 2018 to 03 February 2018 VENUE:Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore The program "Nonperturbative and Numerical Approaches to Quantum Gravity, String Theory and Holography" aims to
From playlist Nonperturbative and Numerical Approaches to Quantum Gravity, String Theory and Holography
All you never wanted to know about 8 inch floppy drives
We connect an 8" floppy drive to a PC, learn the 11 ways they are different from standard PC floppies, and even design an adapter and make it available for all on Tindie. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:20 My 8" drives come from an HP 9895 02:37 The IBM 8" floppy and its media 06:03 Antoine's 8
From playlist HP Vintage Computers
Charles Proteus Steinmetz: A Fun Scientific Biography (Part 1: 1865-1894)
How and why Charles Proteus Steinmetz came to America, created his theory of hysteresis, the first 3-phase system in the US, and phasors, all before he became the "Wizard of Schenectady." Links: My mailing list: https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcome My Patreon Page: https://www.p
From playlist "The Lightning Tamers": A History of Electricity
Today we talk about my favorite Pixar Movie, Up! Did Carl really die? Is Up about the afterlife? Lets find out! A special note to all those people saying: "if this is the afterlife, then why isn't Ellie there?" Well, Ellie and the House symbolizes Carl's attachment to the physical world;
From playlist Pop Culture Theories
http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Albert Einstein was the most famous scientist of the twentieth century and perhaps of all time. The man who invented the theories of special and general relativity was an unconventional scientist who spent most of his career outside the mainstream. His Gree
From playlist 07. Geology and Physics