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  1. Socratica Streaming

    Link
    https://www.socratica.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, History, Languages, Literature, Mathematics, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Streaming/Download

    Educational videos on a wide variety of disciplines, inspired by the ethos that certain ideas and concepts benefit from being presented in an engaging audiovisual format. A blog on the ‘Socratica Method’ features highlights from the collection and information about the use of av material as a pedagogical tool. There are also four language channels: German, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Suitable for various levels, from primary to university. Although the videos are not arranged according to educational level it is generally clear from the context who the intended audience is.

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  2. Science Friday Streaming

    Link
    https://www.sciencefriday.com/
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, General Science, Genetics, Nature, Physics, Psychiatry, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Also known as Sci Fri, this popular American science podcast and radio programme has covered all aspects of science since 1991. One of the first US radio science talk shows, the programme has over the years featured such names as Carl Sagan, Jane Goodall, Sylvia Earle and Oliver Sacks and has a reputation for groundbreaking and original science reporting. According to the site, the show’s founder and executive producer Ira Flatow was the first person to use the word ‘podcast’ on the airwaves. Archives go back as far as 2004 but there is also a substantial amount of video content. A section of the attractively laid out website features a range of educational resources, mainly aimed at primary and secondary school level.

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  3. American Museum of Natural History Streaming

    Link
    www.amnh.org/
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Biology, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Geology, Nature, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Blogs, Information Sources, Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    The website offers over 200 podcasts on topics ranging from astrophysics and paleoanthropology to genetics and solar systems. There are podcasts of regular lectures including the annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate and Frontiers. In addition there are over 450 videos on a similar wide range of subjects including scientific classification, the greenhouse effect and asteroids.

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  4. Stephen Hawking Website Streaming

    Link
    http://www.hawking.org.uk
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Technology

    The official website of astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking. The Video tab lists the series Stephen Hawking’s Grand Designs, Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking and Stephen Hawking’s Universe with links to purchase at amazon.com. There are also links to interviews and lectures hosted on YouTube; these include Hawking’s appearance on The Simpsons, the 50th NASA Anniversary Lecture and a lecture delivered at the White House in 1998 introduced by Hillary Clinton. The site also provides transcripts of some of Hawking’s lectures and a list of his publications.

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  5. Faculti Streaming

    Link
    https://faculti.net/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Architecture, Astronomy, Business Studies, Economics, Education, Film Studies, General Science, History, Physics, Politics and Government, Russian Studies, Social Studies, Social Welfare
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Journals, Streaming/Download

    This site presents videos of academics from various disciplines, talking to camera about their interests and research. The aim is to communicate research in a way that is accessible to the wider public. The videos are professionally made and the participants present their ideas clearly in an unadorned, simple way, largely relying on direct, to camera communication, without any other audiovisual aids. Users can narrow their search by four broad categories: Arts and Humanities, Formal Sciences, Natural Sciences, Professional and Social Sciences. Amongst the disciplines currently represented on the site are Architecture, History, Philosophy, Sociology, Finance, Fashion, Film Studies, Management and Planetary Sciences. All content is free to view but there are various Licensing options for use of the content beyond the platform. A simple idea, well executed.

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  6. Explo.TV Streaming

    Link
    https://www.exploratorium.edu/tv/
    Subject
    Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, General Science, Physics, Psychology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    This resource is the television channel of a San Francisco science musuem called the Exploratorium, and features hundreds of webcasts, video clips, and podcasts on astronomy, chemistry, psychology, earth science, life science, medicine and physics.

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  7. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Video Library Streaming

    Link
    http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/video-library
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Video Sources

    The Perimeter Institute is a centre for scientific research, training and educational outreach in foundational theoretical physics, based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Since 2007 the institute has been creating video recordings of its seminars, conference talks and outreach events and making them freely available on its website. Each video is accompanied by an abstract and classified according to its speaker and research area. Subjects include condensed matter, quantum fields and strings, mathematical physics, quantum gravity and cosmology. The seminars are also available to view on the PIRSA or Perimeter Institute Recorded Seminar Archive: a ‘a permanent, free, searchable, and citable archive of recorded seminars’. The seminars here are available in Windows Media, Flash, MP3, and PDF of slide or presentation materials.

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  8. GEOSET Streaming

    Link
    http://www.geoset.info/
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Engineering, Ethnology, General Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Social Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Web Links

    GEOSET (Global Educational Outreach for Science, Engineering and Technology) is a freely accessible, searchable internet gateway to a selection of SET and related educational materials. Most of the videos take the form of ‘concept modules’ - rather than whole lectures or courses - focused on specific topics, in the form of split-screen presentations, in which the video of the presenter is in one window and the educational material synchronised and presented in a second window. GEOSET also links to other major sources of educational material such as at the Vega archive site and the Royal Society. Users can filter by age suitability, type of video, and subject.

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  9. New Books Network Streaming

    Link
    https://newbooksnetwork.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    American Studies, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Current Affairs, Dance, Drama, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Food, French Studies, Genetics, Geography, German Studies, History, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Photography, Physics, Politics and Government, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian Studies, Social Studies, Sports Science, Technology, Women’s Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Reviews, Streaming/Download

    This is a useful place to visit to keep track of recently published books in academia and scholarly research. The site consists of a series of podcasts/interviews in which authors and academics discuss their new publications.

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  10. Learners TV (inactive) Streaming

    Link
    http://www.learnerstv.com/index.php
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Astronomy, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computing, Dentistry, Economics, Engineering, General Science, Geography, History, Psychology, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    This site provides thousands of free downloadable video lectures on a wide range of academic subjects, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Computer Science, Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, Management, Accounting, Literature, Law, Economics and Philosophy. There are also over 400 interactive Science animations and a number of free trade journals and technical documents which are free to download.

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