Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation

www.ted.com Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED [...]

World Science Festival 2009: 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”, from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009. For related content, please view the full “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus” program at our website: www.worldsciencefestival.com

Science Is The Dumbest Religion!

Have they really found the missing link? Or are Darwinianists just blindly worshipping roadkill again?

Lec 1 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008

Lecture 1: Goals of the course; what is computation; introduction to data types, operators, and variables Instructors: Prof. Eric Grimson, Prof. John Guttag View the complete course at: ocw.mit.edu License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at ocw.mit.edu More courses at ocw.mit.edu

Skewed views of science

A look at the pitfalls of arguing against science from incomprehension or emotion.

Homeopathy & Nutritionists vs Real Science!

Dara O’Briain sets the record straight about the public understanding of science. www.senseaboutscience.org.uk

Mr. Deity and the Science Advisor

Mr. Deity is told that his design for the humans leaves something to be desired.

Make Glow Sticks – The Science

We show how to make glow sticks and go through all the chemicals needed as well as how to make different colors. We also talk about the chemistry and scientifically research a proposed mechanism. To make the glow stick mix together the following: 10mL Diethyl Phthalate (solvent) 3mg of fluorescent dye (see below) 50mg TCPO [...]

Symphony of Science – ‘The Unbroken Thread’ (ft. Attenborough, Goodall, Sagan)

MP3: symphonyofscience.com “The Unbroken Thread” is the fourth video in the Symphony of Science series, and it features David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, and Carl Sagan. The clips used in this installment come from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, David Attenborough’s Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life, The Life of Mammals, The Living Planet, BBC Life, XVIVO [...]

The Temper Trap – Science of Fear

The Temper Trap’s new video for ‘Science of Fear’