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- https://www.howstuffworks.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Archaeology, Biology, Computing, Engineering, General Science, Nature, Technology
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- Blogs, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The brainchild of former North Carolina State University professor Marshall Brain, this site uses various media, including podcasts and videos, to explain how things work. It is essentially a popular science site but contains a great deal of high quality educational content and has now expanded to cover non-science subjects (see for example How Nepotism Works). Searching is made easier by a clear interface in which categories with their various subdivisions are simply displayed: the Engineering Videos page, for example, features categories such as Robotics, Buildings and Structures, Materials Science. The site’s videos and podcasts are supplemented by a number of blogs.
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- https://www.futurity.org/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Computing, Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Nature, Physics, Technology
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- Film/Video
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- Update
This website brings together news of the latest science research from universities in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the USA. There are four main categories: Earth and the Environment; Health & Medicine; Science & Technology and Society & Culture. Most of the news consists of articles illustrated with still photographs but some moving imagery is used, as in this article which looks at how quickly can glaciers grow (and melt)?, using a study of the prehistoric activity of Baffin Island’s glaciers with a view to developing accurate models to predict how climate change in the future will affect glaciers and ice sheets.
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- http://www.snagfilms.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Education, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, History, Literature, Nature, Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
Website offering over 3,000 streamed films, which are available to view for free and supported by advertising. Most of the content is documentary but there are some fiction and feature films. The site is searchable by subject and by channel, or production company and the films include synopses and credits. There is also a ‘Filmanthropy’ section where films are arranged thematically according to their power to inspire or enlighten the viewer and all the films are linked to related charitable causes. Due to licensing agreements not all the films are available to viewers in the United Kingdom.
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- https://aso.gov.au/education/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Art, Film Studies, History, Media Studies, Nature, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Archives/Museums, Footage Sources, Streaming/Download
A promotional and educational resource operated by the National Film and Sound Archive containing information about and extracts from a huge selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programmes, newsreels, short films, advertisements, animations, and home-movies produced over the last 100 years. The site brings together material from the collections of the National Film and Sound Archive, as well as the National Archives of Australia, the ABC, the Special Broadcasting Service, and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSI). As well as credits and transcripts, many of the film clips are accompanied by detailed notes for teachers, pointing out the educational value of the material. There are also video interviews with Australian filmmakers and a series of thematic essays on different parts of the collection, all illustrated with film clips, ranging from Horror in Australian Cinema, to A Short History of Indigenous Filmmaking and a look at the Roads and Traffic Authority Collection.
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- http://www.sciencenetwork.org/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Biology, General Science, Genetics, Medicine, Nature, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The stated aim of this resource is to create a public space to discuss issues at the point where science and social policy intersect. The site presents a series of lectures, interviews and readings from various conferences and symposia with the emphasis on serious current scientific research and its moral, ethical and philosophical implications. The subjects covered include cognitive science, neuroscience, stem cell research, oncology, evolution and aging. The site has much that is interesting but of particular note are the proceedings of the Beyond Belief conference, a lively wide-ranging conference on science and religion featuring a large group of eminent scientists and philosophers, including Richard Dawkins, biologist and philosopher Francisco J. Ayala, planetary scientist Carolyn Porco and co-founder and Director of The Science Network Roger Bingham. TSN’s website features streaming videos and podcasts, which are also available for download.
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- http://longnow.org/seminars/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
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- Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Information Studies, Music, Nature, Technology
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- Film/Video
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
A monthly seminar series, hosted by Stewart Brand, founder of The Long Now Foundation. The SALT seminars were started in 2003 with the aim of building "a compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking to help nudge civilization toward our goal of making long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare". The website includes podcasts from a wide range of speakers, including geneticist Craig Ventner, technologist Ray Kurzweil and musician Brian Eno. A recurring concern is the use of environmental resources, but all speakers, from whatever discipline, are encouraged to frame their thoughts with reference to the deep past and the deep future: ie. to look 10,000 years ahead to combat the short-term thinking that the Long Now Foundation sees as endemic in modern culture. The entire archive of podcasts is available and new seminars are streamed live. Video of the seminars is available to members of the Long Now Foundation.
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- https://www.youtube.com/user/NatureVideoChannel
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- Science and Technology
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- Agriculture, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Computing, Dentistry, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Physics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Technology
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A Youtube channel of short news items on science and technology posted by Nature Publishing Group, publishers of Nature and Scientific American. Leading scientists from around the world about talk about their discoveries, innovations and ideas in all areas of science and technology. Marvel at sticky tape that emits x-rays, discover the secrets of the world’s oldest computer, and watch Nature’s exclusive interview with British broadcasting legend Sir David Attenborough as he presents his views on Charles Darwin, natural selection and the Bible. Throughout 2011 the Nature YouTube channel will continue to provide you with groundbreaking streaming videos on the biggest scientific projects.
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- https://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/
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- Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Geology, Mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Physics, Psychology, Technology
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- Film/Video
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- Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Technology
This section of the New Scientist journal’s website features an ever-changing collection of short video clips relating to blog news posts. Organised by scientific area, but also sections on illusions and time-lapse footage, and two series of one-minute animated films giving simple explanations of difficult concepts in physics and maths.
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- http://www.richannel.org/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, General Science, Mathematics, Nature, Physics
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- Film/Video
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- Archives/Museums, Organisations, Streaming/Download
At the end of 2011 the Royal Institution launched the Ri channel, a website giving on-demand access to the very best science videos from the Ri and around the web. Alongside highlights from recent Ri events, including the Christmas Lectures, the Channel features re-digitised footage from the Ri archive and a range of high-quality videos from filmmakers and scientific institutions across the UK and beyond. New videos are added regularly. The collection is now organised under four categories: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. There is also an Interactive Games section which offers a wide range of educational games and quizzes to learn more about science, engineering and the natural world.
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- http://www.discoveryaccess.com/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Advertising, Architecture, Biology, Botany, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Nature, Technology
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Discovery Access is a stock footage archive, launched in 2011, giving worldwide access to more than 100,000 hours of non-fiction footage from Discovery’s 28 entertainment networks. From the website producers, directors and anyone in need of footage can search, preview, license and download clips of animals and nature, architecture, engineering, CGI, culture, medicine, mind, body, science, space, technology, travel and exploration, innovation, time lapse, etc. New content is added to the website on a daily basis.
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