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Post by WebDragon on Nov 19, 2012 2:56:00 GMT
Aside from the "Household hacker" there actually IS some decent science content on YouBoob.
Two of my favourite subscriptions are "minutephysics" and "numberphile".
This one recently caught my attention and I thought this was a good place to share it...
On a related note, I HIGHLY recommend James Burkes' "Connections" series. An amazing show that traces scientific "revolutions" through time in ways you may never have considered. Full episodes are available, if you search "connections".
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 22, 2012 0:07:40 GMT
Really cool and well made video! Thanks for sharing  |
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Post by blazerrose on Nov 29, 2012 5:58:12 GMT
Oh my, Connections - a show I wish Discovery would buy the rights to and rebroadcast. Even though it's nearly 30 years old now, it's still such a great series.
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Post by WebDragon on Dec 27, 2012 0:13:20 GMT
Oh my, Connections - a show I wish Discovery would buy the rights to and rebroadcast. Even though it's nearly 30 years old now, it's still such a great series. I love the pace and depth of "Connections", but also how the explanations (in vignettes style) come full circle and tie the whole episode together. An attribute sorrily lacking in today's production styles. I was also fully hooked on his second series, "The Day the Universe Changed", with its underlying smirk that the Universe didn't change, only our understanding of it.  James Burke had a way of rapidly, yet simply, explaining complex concepts AND their relationships to a wide audience. Once again... an attribute sorrily lacking in today's production styles. Einstein once said, "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." Richard Feynman, Carl Sagan, James Burke and now Neil Degrasse Tyson are among my favoured "mass" educators. I've studied, and understand, a lot of scientific theory but these people have given me further insight as to the whys and wherefores. Consequently, they've given me simpler ways / examples with which to pass this information on. Ie: We've all beaten the "Monty Hall problem" to death via math, but here's the best layman's explanation I've come across, @ AsapSCIENCE Their deck of cards example (@1/52) makes it abundantly evident why you should ALWAYS swap on Deal or no Deal (@1/26) and makes Montys deal (@1/3) child's play. I've included YouTube links above for James' series', but I'll add the following channel links for my current fave'd science subscriptions: MinutePhysicsNumberPhileAsapSCIENCEVsauceSixtySymbols |
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Post by srmarti on Dec 27, 2012 19:03:17 GMT
So what has the education community been doing about this for the last 100 years besides asking for more money?
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Post by WebDragon on Dec 28, 2012 6:03:47 GMT
So what has the education community been doing about this for the last 100 years besides asking for more money? Unlike who... the government? military? banks? oil companies? unions? You? Me? This thread is about sharing free science info contained on youtube. If you don't agree with the initial video posted, you're welcomed to leave a comment with "minutephysics". I'm sure they have a better grasp on American economics, education and budget allocations than I would. My 1st post-secondary degree scholarship was paid for by local industry and provincial government grants. The rest were paid by my employers, while I was drawing a salary. I merely posted that video as an introduction for us to share some free ideas / education. More or less what we're all here for, no ? |
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 28, 2012 8:06:47 GMT
That Video....(Cof) Birthplace of the worlds computing industry?......Charles Babbage was an american was he?...
Otherwise, valid points.
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Post by srmarti on Dec 28, 2012 17:49:25 GMT
So what has the education community been doing about this for the last 100 years besides asking for more money? Unlike who... the government? military? banks? oil companies? unions? You? Me? This thread is about sharing free science info contained on youtube. If you don't agree with the initial video posted, you're welcomed to leave a comment with "minutephysics". I'm sure they have a better grasp on American economics, education and budget allocations than I would. My 1st post-secondary degree scholarship was paid for by local industry and provincial government grants. The rest were paid by my employers, while I was drawing a salary. I merely posted that video as an introduction for us to share some free ideas / education. More or less what we're all here for, no ? And I merely voiced an opinion on the Education system. The video was addressed to the president. I'm wondering out loud why this condition exists and am questioning why the people being paid to teach don't seem to be making much noise about it. The education budget and teacher salaries go up on a regular basis, but the physics curriculum is 100 years behind? Videos on the web are interesting, but it's chaos out there. There is a huge amount of non-science garbage out there too. Just how does a student sort out the real from the wacko fictional nonsense? If the school doesn't do it's job well, the web is just as likely to spread nonsense as it does real knowledge. |
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Post by OziRiS on Dec 28, 2012 21:04:49 GMT
I agree fully with your last point srmarti. Which is also why one of our most important jobs as parents is to teach our kids to be critical of their sources. To not just believe anything and everything they read, hear or see.
If there's one thing I find reprehensible it's parents who think it's the school's job to raise their children. Parents who can't be bothered to teach their children simple things like manners, self-discipline and the value of working hard for what you want and not giving up when things are tough. Parents who think that every time their kids do something wrong or aren't doing well enough at this or that, it's someone else's fault. It's the world around them that's unfair or built wrong in some way. And the worst ones aren't even the ones that don't do anything about it. It's the ones that could've spent just a little more time being attentive and helpful to their kids, but instead spend oceans of time complaining, starting rallies and petitions and going on TV to tell the whole world how awful teachers and school administrators and local and national politicians are.
We have an old saying in Denmark: Sweep in front of your own door before you sweep in front of others'
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Post by WebDragon on Dec 29, 2012 4:42:22 GMT
I'm wondering out loud why this condition exists and am questioning why the people being paid to teach don't seem to be making much noise about it. The education budget and teacher salaries go up on a regular basis, but the physics curriculum is 100 years behind? Videos on the web are interesting, but it's chaos out there. There is a huge amount of non-science garbage out there too. Just how does a student sort out the real from the wacko fictional nonsense? If the school doesn't do it's job well, the web is just as likely to spread nonsense as it does real knowledge. Fair enough. I may have perceived some unintended snark in your previous post, my bad. In regards to your last paragraph, we're on the same page. My OP mentioned "The Household Hacker" and my will to identify and share some videos that have real science content. As a group with a common interest in science, we have a good ability to sift the garbage and highlight the gems. I started this thread for that purpose, to create a repository for these particular gems. * I should point out that TED Talks are welcomed too. |
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Post by srmarti on Dec 29, 2012 16:41:41 GMT
I agree fully with your last point srmarti. Which is also why one of our most important jobs as parents is to teach our kids to be critical of their sources. To not just believe anything and everything they read, hear or see. If there's one thing I find reprehensible it's parents who think it's the school's job to raise their children. ..... petitions and going on TV to tell the whole world how awful teachers and school administrators and local and national politicians are. We have an old saying in Denmark: Sweep in front of your own door before you sweep in front of others' Oh, the parents have their responsiblilities, certainly. But when a child comes home from school saying teacher says "asbestos grows on pipes in basements" (true story) and other nonsense, I think the education system is definitely part of the problem. |
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Post by OziRiS on Dec 29, 2012 23:21:29 GMT
No doubt about it! I've had my scuffles with teachers in the past, both my own and my son's. But the only reason I've had them at all is that I've been taught to be source critical from home and there's no doubt that I'm passing that along to the next generation whenever I see the chance!
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Post by privatepaddy on Jan 21, 2013 3:37:21 GMT
The full set of videos take around an hour to watch, but it is thought provoking and does explain sustainable growth.
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Post by c64 on Jan 22, 2013 21:58:19 GMT
Well, you've all seen those stupid "Battery hack" videos before and probably didn't like them if you know enough about batteries. But this one you should watch!
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