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A Beautiful Mind
by Sylvia Nasar
Available on: Online Video
Dr. Sylvia Nasar, the author of "A Beautiful Mind" tells the extraordinary story of mathematician John Nash…
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Introduction to Human Anatomy
by John K. Young
Available on: Audio Download
Learn about your body with this lecture delivered by Professor John K. Young on the axial skeleton of the human. Professor Young starts the lecture with some definitions of basic human anatomy terms.
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The Life of Charles Darwin
by Chandak Sengoopta
Available on: Audio Download
In this lecture professor Chandak Sengoopta discusses the life of Charles Darwin covering the major events in Darwin's life including his voyage on the HMS Beagle and his eventual publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859.
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Introductory Astronomy
by Robert J. Nemiroff
Available on: Podcast
This video podcast will include class lectures brought to you by Michigan Tech Online Learning.
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Einstein & the Mind of God
by Paul Davies
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
Part one of this series takes Einstein's science as a starting point for exploring the great physicist's perspective on ideas such as mystery, eternity, and the mind of God.
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Consciousness, Creativity, and the Brain
by David Lynch
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio | Video Download | Online Video
Award-winning writer, director, and producer David Lynch answers questions on his films, his 32-year practice of Transcendental Meditation, and the role of consciousness in the creative process.
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General Biology 1B
Available on: Podcast | Online Video
General Biology. Lectures include; Roots, Structure and Development...
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Mammalian Cloning and Stem Cell Therapy
by Rudolf Jaenisch
Available on: Online Video
In this talk, leading genetist Rudolf Jaenisch delivers a clear overview of the challenges facing the cloning, dispelling many of the misconceptions about cloning that are pervasive in popular media.
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The Wonders of Electricity and Magnetism
by Walter Lewin
Available on: Online Video
The inimitable Walter Lewin gives a literally hair-raising performance in this MIT Museum lecture/demonstration for learners young and old.
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Parts Of a Whole
by David Bohm
Available on: Audio Download | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
This internationally known physicist has developed a theory of quantum physics which addresses the totality of existence, including matter and consciousness, as an unbroken whole.
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Zaadz Notes: The 80/20 Principle
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download
The 80-20 principle states that for many phenomena 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes.
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New Queries
by Richard P. Feynman
Available on: Online Video
What does it mean, and where is it all leading?
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How Cancer Begins
by Robert Weinberg
Available on: Online Video
If you’re worried about getting cancer, do yourself a favor: steer clear of red meat and rich foods, and avoid cigarettes. In this lecture, Robert Weinberg provides the scientific basis for this commonplace advice…
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Vilayanur Ramachandran: A Journey to the Center of Your Mind
by Vilayanur Ramachandran
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video | Video Download
Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.
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The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking, and God Part 1 of 2
by Fritz Schaefer
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio | Online Video
In this talk Dr. Schaefer weaves a discussion of cosmology with an informative biography of well-known physicist Stephen Hawking.
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Richard Dawkins: The Universe is Queerer Than We Can Suppose
by Richard Dawkins
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video | Video Download
Biologist Richard Dawkins makes a case for "thinking the improbable" by looking at how the human frame of reference limits our understanding of the universe.
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Jill Bolte Taylor's Stroke of Insight
by Jill Bolte Taylor
Available on: Audio Download | Video Download | Online Video
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one.
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Oliver Sacks: Musicophilia
by Oliver Sacks
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Neurologist Oliver Sacks discusses his newest book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain.
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Global Warming in Earth's History
by Michael B. McElroy
Available on: Audio Download
In this lecture professor Michael B. McElroy introduces the worldwide experiment we have embarked on through the increase in global temperature.
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MRI
by Laurie Hall
Available on: Online Video
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a powerful means of not only distinguishing between different types of tissue but also of identifying whether the tissues are normal or diseased.
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Nanotechnology
by Colin Blakemore
Available on: Online Video
What is nanotechnology? Will it change the world, as some have promised? What's all this about molecular machines in our blood?
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Architecture of the Brain
by Elly Nedivi
Available on: Online Video
In this lecture Elly Nedivi provides an overview on the basics of brain anatomy, working her way up the spinal column to the deepest recesses of the cerebral cortex.
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The Birth and Death of Stars
by Walter Lewin
Available on: Online Video
We know that some stars exist because we can see them with our own eyes. In this lecture Walter Lewin provides illuminating evidence of stars we cannot see.
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The Next 100 Years of Science
by Kevin Kelly
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Starting from this long-term view of science's past transformation, Kevin Kelly speculates on how the practice of science will change in the future.
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James Watson on How He Discovered DNA
by James Watson
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video | Video Download
Nobel laureate James Watson opens TED2005 with the frank and funny story of how he and his research partner, Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA.
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