¿Qué diferencia a los aztecas de los mayas? – CuriosaMente 68
La mexica o «azteca» y la maya, son dos culturas muy diferentes, aunqe en muchos medios masivos las suelen confundir o mezclar (incluso hasta con la inca, en una cultura genérica a la que se ha dado en llamar «mayincatec»). Guión: Tonatiuh Moreno Ilustraciones: Ruy Fernando Estrada Voz: Javier Lacroix Música: Mary Camarena y Jorge […]
Sistemas económicos explicados con vacas
Caricatura de los sistemas económicos explicados con vacas (Socialismo, comunismo, fascismo, burocratismo, capitalismo tradicional y capitalismo de capital riesgo) (Fuente: E-Cow-nomics). Es una explicación simplista con un toque de humor, exagerando tópicos. No pretende ser ninguna tesis. http://academiaplay.es/
Draw my life – Miguel de Cervantes
Uno de los más célebres escritores de la literatura universal, os dejamos este Draw my Life con la azarosa vida de Don Miguel Cervantes Saavedra. ¡Ayuda al canal en Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/academiaplay
¿A qué generación perteneces?
En este vídeo hablamos de las distintas generaciones desde el año 46 hasta hoy. Sus gustos, sus medios de comunicación y qué manifestaciones culturales han influenciado a cada una. http://academiaplay.es/
Why is glass transparent? – Mark Miodownik
If you look through your glasses, binoculars or a window, you see the world on the other side. How is it that something so solid can be so invisible? Mark Miodownik melts the scientific secret behind amorphous solids. Lesson by Mark Miodownik, animation by Provincia Studio.
Einstein’s brilliant mistake: Entangled states – Chad Orzel
When you think about Einstein and physics, E=mc^2 is probably the first thing that comes to mind. But one of his greatest contributions to the field actually came in the form of an odd philosophical footnote in a 1935 paper he co-wrote — which ended up being wrong. Chad Orzel details Einstein’s «EPR» paper and […]
Who am I? A philosophical inquiry – Amy Adkins
Throughout the history of mankind, the subject of identity has sent poets to the blank page, philosophers to the agora and seekers to the oracles. These murky waters of abstract thinking are tricky to navigate, so it’s probably fitting that to demonstrate the complexity, the Greek historian Plutarch used the story of a ship. Amy […]
The Map of Physics
Everything we know about physics – and a few things we don’t – in a simple map. Also you can download a digital version here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9586967…
Your Quantum Nose: How Smell Works
Your nose uses quantum tunnelling to smell! This crazy conclusion comes from the latest interpretations of the evidence about how our smell receptors detect odour molecules. This video summarises the two models of smell: shape theory and vibration theory, and concludes that you need both to explain how we smell. I have also made a […]
Myths and misconceptions about evolution – Alex Gendler
How does evolution really work? Actually, not how some of our common evolutionary metaphors would have us believe. For instance, it’s species, not individual organisms, that adapt to produce evolution, and genes don’t «want» to be passed on — a gene can’t want anything at all! Alex Gendler sets the record straight on the finer […]
The science of smog – Kim Preshoff
On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn’t an act of war. It was smog. So what is this thick gray haze actually made of? And why […]
Myths and Facts About Superintelligent AI
We live in an era of self driving cars, autonomous drones, deep learning algorithms, computers that beat humans at chess and go, and so on. So it’s natural to ask, will artificial superintelligence replace humans, take our jobs, and destroy human civilization? Or will AI just become tools like regular computers. AI researcher Max Tegmark […]
The amazing ways plants defend themselves – Valentin Hammoudi
Plants are constantly under attack. They face threats ranging from microscopic fungi to small herbivores like caterpillars, up to large herbivores like elephants. But plants are ready, with a whole series of internal and external defenses that make them a less appealing meal — or even a deadly one. Valentin Hammoudi explains some of the […]
The Map of Chemistry
The entire field of chemistry summarised in 12mins from simple atoms to the molecules that keep you alive.This video was sponsored by The Great Courses Plus, start your free trial and help out this channel here http://ow.ly/crsQ30beNOZ I have also made a version available for educational use which you can find here: https://flic.kr/p/UBS4mf and a widescreen version: https://flic.kr/p/UNA1LW