Animated Timelapse of The London Underground onto central London map

15min clip - ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS IMPROVE MANAGEMENT CONTROL” 1957 COMPUTER SCIENCE ANIMATED FILM

1min 25sec clip - Animated Maps: #Submarine #Cables 1989 to 2023

found via visualcapitalist - text from youtube "Deep on the ocean floor you will find communication cables made to carry signals from one land to another. The first undersea communications cables, laid in the 1850s, carried telegraphy. Now these cables carry our phone and Internet traffic. Yet, they remain relatively hidden in the depths of the ocean.

Music: Leaving Earth by Stanley Gurvich

42 sec @thepoke clip - The #Snowman remade as a serial #killer flick is terrifying

5min @TEDEd animated clip - A day in the life of a #Roman #soldier - Robert Garland

Text from youtube "The year is 15 CE, and the Roman Empire is prospering. Most of the credit will go to the emperor, but this success wouldn’t have been possible without loyal soldiers like Servius Felix. 

Robert Garland illuminates what life was like for a solider in the Roman army. Lesson by Robert Garland, animation by Brett Underhill.

5min 10sec @TEDEd animated clip - The #science of #skin - Emma Bryce

Text from youtube "Between you and the rest of the world lies an interface that makes up 16% of your physical weight. This is your skin, the largest organ in your body: laid out flat, it would cover close to 1.7 square metres of ground. But besides keeping your organs in, what is its purpose? Emma Bryce takes us into the integumentary system to find out. 

Lesson by Emma Bryce, animation by Augenblick Studios."

1min 40sec animated @wef clip - What's Wrong with #GDP as a measure?

Text from you tube "Is GDP really the best way to measure economic progress? There are several key questions it fails to answer. Might it be time to find more relevant targets to understand economic progress? "

#TEDEd 4min animated clip - Why do animals form #swarms? - Maria R. D'Orsogna

Text from youtube "When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that’s a swarm. From a handful of birds to billions of insects, swarms can be almost any size. They have no leader, and members interact only with their neighbors or through indirect cues. Members follow simple rules: travel in the same direction as those around you, stay close and avoid collisions. Maria R. D’Orsogna shares why. 

Lesson by Maria R. D’Orsogna, animation by Matt Reynolds."

5min 5sec #TEDEd animated clip - The first #asteroid ever #discovered 1801 - Carrie Nugent

Text from youtube "Over the course of history, we’ve discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how do astronomers discover these bits of rock and metal? How many have they found? And how do they tell asteroids apart? Carrie Nugent shares the story of the very first asteroid ever discovered and explains how asteroid hunters search for these celestial bodies.

Lesson by Carrie Nugent, directed by TED-Ed.
Animation by Reza Riahi: https://www.rezariahi.com/ "

5min @TEDEd animated clip - How the world's first subway system was built - Christian Wolmar

 
Text from youtube "It was the dawn of 1863, and London's not-yet-opened subway system — the first of its kind in the world — had the city in an uproar. Most people thought the project, which cost more than 100 million dollars in today's money, would never work. So how did they do it? Christian Wolmar explains how the London Underground was built at a time when no one had built a railway under a city before. 

Lesson by Christian Wolmar, animation by TED-Ed."

4min @TheEconomist animated clip - Sperm counts are in rapid decline. Is #male #fertility in #crisis ?

 
Text from youtube "Sperm counts have fallen by more than 50% in the past four decades. To understand what's going wrong, we need to stop seeing fertility as a woman's problem"

5min 5sec @TEDEd animated clip - Why should you #read "The #Handmaid's Tale"? - Naomi R. Mercer

Text from youtube "Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction masterpiece "A Handmaid's Tale" explores the consequences of complacency and how power can be wielded unfairly. Atwood’s chilling vision of a dystopian regime has captured readers' imaginations since its publication in 1985. How does this book maintain such staying power? Naomi R. Mercer investigates. Lesson by Naomi R. Mercer, directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen."

5min 9sec @TEDEd animated clip - How to manage your #time more effectively (according to #machines) - Brian Christian

Text from you tube "Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Over the last fifty or so years, computer scientists have learned a lot of good strategies for managing time effectively — and they have a lot of experience with what can go wrong. Brian Christian shares how we can use some of these insights to help make the most of our own lives. Lesson by Brian Christian, animation by Adriatic Animation."

5min 16sec @TEDEd #animated clip - Why should you read Charles Dickens? - Iseult Gillespie

2min animated @TEDEd clip - the hidden history of #surfing by Scott Laderman

Text from youtube 

"Today, surfing is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, with tens of millions of enthusiasts worldwide. For some it’s a serious sport; for others, just a way to let loose. But despite its casual association with fun and sun, surfing has a richer and deeper history than many realize. Scott Laderman shares the hidden history of surfing. 

Lesson by Scott Laderman, directed by Silvia Prietov."

1min 53sec @TEDEd animated clip - How #superglue was #invented - Jessica Oreck

Today, super glue is a nearly indispensable household item — but its incredibly sticky nature almost caused it to be abandoned in the development phase ... twice. 

Jessica Oreck shares the wartime origins of this sticky substance.

5min 14sec animated @TEDEd clip - What causes #kidney #stones? - Arash Shadman

From the YouTube Info " The biggest kidney stone on record weighed more than a kilogram and was 17 centimeters in diameter. The patient didn’t actually swallow a stone the size of a coconut; kidney stones form inside the body. So how do they grow in the first place? And why are they so painful to get out? Arash Shadman shares the science behind kidney stones. Lesson by Arash Shadman, animation by TED-Ed."

2min 21sec animated @TearFund clip - Renew our #Food

All around the world Christians pray 'Give us today our daily bread' yet while we pray, a third of all food produced is never eaten. Watch this video to find out more about how taking action on food waste will help people living poverty around the world.

4min 7sec @TEDEd animated clip - What can you learn from ancient #skeletons? ( #biological #anthropology) - Farnaz Khatibi

Ancient skeletons can tell us a great deal about the past, including the age, gender and even the social status of its former owner. But how can we know all of these details simply by examining some old, soil-caked bones? Farnaz Khatibi examines a fascinating branch of science known as biological anthropology.

5min 3sec @TEDEd animated clip - The #genius of Marie #Curie - Shohini Ghose

Marie Skłodowska Curie’s revolutionary research laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and nuclear physics, to name a few. But what did she actually do? Shohini Ghose expounds on some of Marie Skłodowska Curie’s most revolutionary discoveries.