Scientist? Artist. Pirate! Who Is Joe Davis?
Call him what you want, Joe Davis is a one-of-a-kind individual. He's sailing the uncharted waters between art and science, madness and creativity—and bringing back souvenirs of what he finds to share with the world. NOVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https:/
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Ulysses S. Grant: Civil War Hero (1869 - 1877)
Ulysses S. Grant is best known as the general of the Union Army that brought an end to the Civil War, by getting General Robert E. Lee to surrender. But he also served as a two-term president, and he wasn't a bad one at that. He has been accused of considerable corruption, but he also did
From playlist American History
TEDxCaltech - Mark E. Davis - Nanomedicines: Nanobiotech v. Cancer
Mark E. Davis is the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering at Caltech and a member of the Experimental Therapeutics Program of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the City of Hope. He has over 350 scientific publications, two textbooks, and over 50 patents. He i
From playlist TEDxCaltech - 1/14/11
Lyndon B. Johnson: A Tragic Figure (1963 – 1969)
Lyndon Johnson ascended to the presidency upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was a large, imposing man, who had been an influential Senate Majority Leader and Vice President. And as President, it is difficult to say whether he is remembered better for his incredible domestic acc
From playlist American History
David Mayhew: The Imprint of Congress
Professor Mayhew is widely considered one of the leading scholars on the American Congress. He has authored numerous works on Congress, political parties, elections, and policymaking, including “Congress: The Electoral Connection,” “Divided We Govern,” “America’s Congress,” “Electoral Real
From playlist The MacMillan Report
Everything Matters | Beryllium | Dr. Jay Daniel | Exploratorium
Join Dr. Jay Daniel, Director of Engineering at L-3 Integrated Optical Systems Tinsley, to explore beryllium’s central role in the future James Webb Space Telescope. Jay Daniel is the chief engineer at Tinsley Laboratories in Richmond CA. Tinsley Labs is a precision optics manufacturer
From playlist Tales from the Periodic Table
Introduction to quadrature domains (Lecture 1) by Kaushal Verma
PROGRAM CAUCHY-RIEMANN EQUATIONS IN HIGHER DIMENSIONS ORGANIZERS: Sivaguru, Diganta Borah and Debraj Chakrabarti DATE: 15 July 2019 to 02 August 2019 VENUE: Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore Complex analysis is one of the central areas of modern mathematics, and deals with holomo
From playlist Cauchy-Riemann Equations in Higher Dimensions 2019
Lecture 12. Depression and Double V (continued)
American History: From Emancipation to the Present (AFAM 162) In this lecture, Professor Holloway continues discussing African American political possibilities in the second half of the 1930s by examining the new mentality at work in black America. He focuses on the National Negro Congres
From playlist American History: From Emancipation to the Present
Alan Pryce-Jones - This I Believe (1950s) - Radio broadcast
Alan Payan Pryce-Jones was a British book critic, author, journalist, Liberal Party politician. Pryce-Jones edited the Times Literary Supplement from 1948 to 1959. An episode of the CBS Radio Network programme hosted by Edward R. Murrow from 1951 to 1955.
From playlist Voices of History
TEDxCaltech - Stephen Hawking, John Preskill, Rives, Kip Thorne - Finding Things Out
Stephen Hawking is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes. He has also achieved su
From playlist TEDxCaltech - 1/14/11
The Story of the Davy Lamp and Tsar's Cup - with Frank James
Frank James showcases' Humphry Davy's experimental development of his miners' safety lamp, that saved thousands of lives. Watch our short film about the Davy lamp: https://youtu.be/rhavaxv3a40 Watch the Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i22r058GC0 One of the last acts of Tsar Ale
From playlist Ri Talks
St James's Street, London: A History Guy Travelogue
The History Guy finds history at a legendary hat shop on a London street in a special series originally created for The History Guy patrons on Patreon. If you would like exclusive content and interaction with The History Guy, consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/TheHistory
From playlist Great Britain
Sudoku Experts Vs The Return Of The Obra Dinn Part 6
Simon & Mark continue their quest to discover the secrets of the Obra Dinn.
From playlist Sudoku Experts Play Return Of The Obra Dinn
INTERVIEW AT CIRM: PETER SARNAK
Peter Sarnak is a South African-born mathematician with dual South-African and American nationalities. He has been Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University since 2002, succeeding Andrew Wiles, and is an editor of the Annals of Mathematics. He is known for his work in
From playlist Jean-Morlet Chair's guests - Interviews
The Apollo Program's Loneliest Astronauts
Michael Collins isn't as recognizable a name as Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, but his job on the Apollo 11 mission was just as important. Host: Reid Reimers Learn more about SpaceX's attempts to land on a drone ship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZdrvOfr-Pw ---------- Support SciSh
From playlist SciShow Space
The Return Of The Obra Dinn "Sudoku'd" Part 5
Simon & Mark continue their quest to discover the secrets of the Obra Dinn.
From playlist Sudoku Experts Play Return Of The Obra Dinn
The Return Of The Obra Dinn "Sudoku'd" Part 3
Simon & Mark embark on a quest to discover the secrets of the Obra Dinn.
From playlist Sudoku Experts Play Return Of The Obra Dinn
V. Guedj - Quasi-psh envelopes and supersolutions
Using and extending an approximation process due to Berman, we show that the quasi-psh envelope of a viscosity super-solution is a pluripotential super-solution of a given complex Monge-Ampère equation. We apply these ideas to Kahler-Einstein geometry (joint work with H.C.Lu and A.Zeriahi)
From playlist Complex analytic and differential geometry - a conference in honor of Jean-Pierre Demailly - 6-9 juin 2017
The Return Of The Obra Dinn "Sudoku'd" Part 4
Simon & Mark continue their quest to discover the secrets of the Obra Dinn.
From playlist Sudoku Experts Play Return Of The Obra Dinn
George W. Bush: A War on Terror (2001 – 2009)
George W. Bush is the second son of a former president to become president, after John Quincy Adams all the way back in 1825. Always the black sheep of the Bush dynasty, he eventually became governor of Texas, and then ran for president in 2000, an election that would go down in history du
From playlist American History