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Making Music With Brain Waves And Heartbeats
Please support our video productions: http://www.patreon.com/scifri Equipped with both the skills of a computer engineer and the artistry of an accomplished musician, Grace Leslie has developed a technique to use her own brain and body as a musical instrument. Grace’s … Continue reading
Is the colour in space images “real”?
Are you fascinated by beautiful pictures of objects in space but always left wondering whether the colour shown is “real”? This video is all about how astronomers use colour in images to best highlight the physics that is going on … Continue reading
What Is A Dinosaur And What Isn’t?
There’s a lot of confusion out there about what is and isn’t a dinosaur. And you’d be forgiven for being kinda confused. Maybe paleontologists are just messing with us. Or… maybe the question of what is and isn’t a dinosaur … Continue reading
Has confinement turned us all into hikikomori? – ScienceBlog.com
After two months of lockdown, have we become like the hikikomori – the Japanese youngsters who choose to live in isolation, shunning the outside world? Natacha Vellut, a psychosociologist at the CERMES3 laboratory and co-author of a book on the … Continue reading
6 Animals Living Their Best Lives in Cities | Synurbic Species
When humans build a city, most species in the area tend to disappear. But there are some, called synurbic species, that are living their best lives in our concrete jungles.
How Birds Really See the World
Ever wonder what it looks like from a birds-eye-view? Hank explains they see more than you think!
Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus”. Watch the full program here: https://youtu.be/S0kCUss0g9Q The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and … Continue reading
How Music Hacks The Brain | Answers With Joe
Music is a universal language. It kind-of makes us human. But why? Why does every culture around the world understand music? The answer may lie in what it does in our brains. From mood regulation to immune system support, listening … Continue reading
I Dipped my Hand into Boiling Hot Oil – Leidenfrost Effect?
Dipping hand in boiling hot oil to demonstrate physical properties! Check out Prideland on PBS Voices: https://youtu.be/ZETEru4Xepk Check out PBS Deep Look https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3S… Check out PBS Above the Noise https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4K1… Water in Boiling Oil – Nick Moore Check Out Nick’s … Continue reading
Meet Me At The Stairs
Ten years ago at the age of 21, I underwent a procedure that saved my life. A kidney transplant. My father donated one of his kidneys to someone that neither of us knew for me to receive a healthy organ, … Continue reading
