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- https://wyss.harvard.edu
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, General Science, Medicine, Physics, Technology
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An institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University devoted to research and technology development to create new bioinspired materials and devices with high-impact applications in healthcare, manufacturing, robotics, energy, and sustainable architecture. The Multimedia section of the website offers videos, animations and podcasts. Content is organised into Focus Areas (e.g. 3D Organ Engineering, Molecular Robotics, Synthetic Biology), Technology Areas (e.g. Building Materials, Medical devices, Organs on Chips), Disciplines (from Aging, Architecture, Biochemestry and Design to Materials Science, Medicine and Physics), and Application Areas (e.g. Balance & Motor Control, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart, Kidney, Liver and Lung diseases).
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- https://www.exploratorium.edu
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, General Science, History, Mathematics, Nature, Physics, Technology
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A public learning laboratory, The Exploratorium, is devoted to just that: exploring the world through science, art and human perception. Their mission is ‘to create inquiry-based experiences that transform learning worldwide’ and perhaps more importantly their vision is ‘a world where people think for themselves and can confidently ask questions, question answers, and understand the world around them’. The museum makes available a vast range of, video programmes, organised by subjects, including: Arts (532 videos), Astronomy and Space (220), Biology (331), Chemistry (97), History (35), Mathematics (19), Nature of Science (13), Perception (55), Physics (215), and Social Science (575). There is also a Websites section with over 35, 000 pages of content, which can be explored by subject too.
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- https://www.calacademy.org
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Development Studies, Education, Environmental Studies, General Science, Nature, Technology
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A voice for biodiversity research and exploration, and environmental education, the California Academy of Science’s site offers a wide range of learning experiences via mobile applications, interactives and animal webcams. The Video Library showcases short films on the latest discoveries and research findings made by Academy scientists around the world. Prolific series include: Science Today, Ocean, Space, Human Impacts and Sustainability, Behind the Scenes and Weather and Climate. A significant number of past Lectures can be listened to as podcasts via iTunes and these are organised into four categories: Space, Life, Earth and Tech.
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- http://www.saps.org.uk
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- Science and Technology
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- Biology, Botany, Education, General Science
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Funded chiefly by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, SAPS creates opportunities for teachers and students to find out more about plants and to become more interested in plant science. The How To videos are designed to help teachers and technicians carry out a range of interesting new biology practical experiments with secondary and post-16 students. The videos are intended as quick guides through the necessary practical steps and also suggest how this can be used in the classroom. The Library offers access to a collection of over 200 images to help illustrate ecology, plant biology and plant-animal interactions. There are also links to online teaching resources, with a focus on plant science and related subjects; back issues of the printed Newsletter Osmosis, with teaching resources focusing on practical activity are available too.
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- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YBi5p40UZiU
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- Science and Technology
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- Biology, Chemistry, General Science, Geology
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Cody Reeder, a Geology student at Utah State University, has been uploading videos for a few years and now has over 1.5 million subscribers. All kinds of experiments are presented here: from geology to chemistry to gardening and everything in between including bee keeping, which is actually the play list with the largest number of videos on offer (109 so far). Other strands include Metal Refining and Recovering, Liquid Nitrogen and Cody’s Rocket Science.
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- https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/astronomy-podcasts
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, General Science
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Podcasts from the Naked Scientists team at the University of Cambridge aimed to help the general public to understand and engage with the world of astronomy. Episodes include the latest news from the stars and planets, and interviews with professional astronomers. There is also a blog with answers to your space science questions. The description of content is comprehensive and full transcripts are available for all episodes.
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- https://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts
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- General Science, Technology
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Podcast series published by the HowStuffWorks website and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. Episodes are released every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Topics are covered using popular culture as a reference which often gives the podcast comedic value. For example, Stuff You Missed in History Class is devoted to the story of Nell Donnelly Reed, which combines fashion, education, kidnapping and marital scandal. There is also a The Best Stuff We’ve Read This Week section and a Videos space which includes short films such as Internet Roundup: The Worst Study Ever? And The World’s Oldest Person; Lefty Grenades and The Exclamation Point!.
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- http://fungi.myspecies.info/
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- Bio-Medical
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- Botany, Environmental Studies, General Science, Nature
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The importance of fungi for all aspects of life on Earth and the size of the fungi kingdom, which is six times larger than the kingdom of plant species, makes research in this little studied field crucial: for example, last year a new species of fungi was discovered in Pakistan which is capable of digesting and breaking down plastic; this could be a part of the solution to the global challenge of clearing plastic in oceans and on the land. The Fungi and Lichens website provides technical (but approachable) accounts of the current status of species in the British Isles, including descriptions, images, distribution data, ecology and conservation information. It is aimed at those with a serious interest in fungi, either as natural historians or professional biologists. The project is run by the Mycology Department at Kew Gardens who has just published the 2018 State of the World’s Fungi report.
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- https://cosmicshambles.com/
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- Science and Technology
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- General Science
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Cosmic Shambles creates and curates entertaining content about the universe through science, art, history, philosophy, music, literature and comedy. The site was borne out of The Incomplete Map of Cosmic Genome, Utter Shambles and Book Shambles online magazines. A selection of the content from them is now available for free via Cosmic Shambles, but to access the entire back catalogue, which includes over 160 films, exclusive interviews and contributions from 150 well-known names in science, a paid subscription is needed. The free content in the Cosmic Shambles site is presented in the form of podcasts, documentaries, interviews and several blogs. The range of subjects covered is impressive. For example, neuroscientist Dr Dean Burnett explains differences in taste (why some of us love jazz and other hate it?); the life and work of physicist Richard Feynman is celebrated in the documentary All Genius, All Buffoon: 100 Years of Richard Feynman; there is also an in-depth interview with plastic surgeon Fiona Wood who invented the ‘spray on skin’ for burns victims.
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- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5VwXQiaY1IKHnc1B7FWSesu6xxg9vU0w
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, General Science, Physics
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- Streaming/Download, Technology
A series produced by Imperial College London, which looks at different aspects of science in hour-long videos. Themes so far include: Why does Saturn have rings?, What are stars made of? Are we alone? What is between the stars? and What causes auroras?
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