The Geometry Of Life
YouthFunMathNatureScience Tiling patterns can be found thoughout the natural world - from honeycomb to fish scales.
The Biggest Project in Modern Mathematics
YouthMathScience Robert Langlands outlined striking conjectures that predicted a correspondence between two objects from completely different fields of math.
The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer
AdultsEducationMathScienceProblem-Solving The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
Combinations of 52 cards (52 factorial)
AdultsMathPsychologyScience Whenever you shuffle a deck of 52 cards, it is quite likely that you are achieving something never done before in history. The number of combinations is 52 factorial.
Moebius Strips
YouthMathScienceEducation Students make Moebius strips and use them to demonstrate the interconnectedness of an environment.
How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceMath A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality.
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve
AdultsEducationHistoryMathScience The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
AdultsEducationHumanMathPoliticsSociety After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy.
Why "Nothing" Matters in Science
AdultsData ScienceMathScience Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi
AdultsEducationHistoryMathScience For thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
Game theory challenge: Can you predict human behavior?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScienceMath Solve this classic game theory challenge: given integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to ⅔ of the average of all numbers guessed be?
What if a Radioactive Spider Bites You?
AdultsAnimalsMediaScienceMathGaming Everyone knows that when you're bitten by a radioactive animal, you get superpowers... right? Kyle weaves a web of facts and math to ensnare the truth in this week's Because Science!
How Hard Can You Hit a Golf Ball? (at 100,000 FPS)
AdultsMathMediaPhysicsScience We used a pressurized vacuum cannon to get the golf ball up to speeds of over 500 miles per hour.
April Fool's Day
TeachersEducationMathTeacher CafeHumorEntertainmentCulture April Fool's Day is the perfect time to play some light-hearted pranks on your friends, family, and co-workers; and if you’re a teacher, pulling an unexpected fast one on your students can be entertaining -- and memorable -- for everyone.