Using foundational computer science theories, Colin Morris focuses on understanding trends in popular music. Borrowing from the areas of bioinformatics and compression algorithms, he shows that the lyrics... continue reading

posted by notarobot 6 years ago • 140 views • 14:23

"... an educational video produced by The Computer Museum and hosted by David Neil of PBS's Newton's Apple. Join David Neil and his four young companions on an entertaining and illuminating trek through... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 30 views • 26:32

youtube- TEDx Talks Published on Sep 7, 2017 Imagine a global "Hive Mind" that can tap the knowledge, wisdom, insights, and intuitions of millions of people, and produce a super-intelligence that is... continue reading

posted by Buck 7 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 119 views • 15:59

Computers store text (or, at least, English text) as eight bits per character. There are plenty of more efficient ways that could work: so why don't we use them? And how can we fit more text into less... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 64 views • 6:31

His girlfriend is a hell of a good sport. ------------------------------------------------------------ I made a freeze ray! Im basically a bonafide evil genius now. Freeze your cat, girlfriend, or... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 38 views • 4:36

YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-transistors-work-gokul-j-krishnan Modern computers are revolutionizing our lives, performing tasks unimaginable only decades ago.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,489 views • 4:54

YouTube: Disenchanted with the out-of-date curriculum of traditional college, Jeremy Rossmann dropped out of MIT. Within a few years, he and co-founder Ashu Desai, started The Make School, a college replacement... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months 1 week ago • 493 views • 4:02

YouTube Description: Visit Rob's Channel the Obsolete Geek: https://www.youtube.com/user/robivy64 Visit me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the8bitguy In this video, we'll cover 3 different... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 5 months ago • 595 views • 8:45

Abstract: Hydrographic printing is a well-known technique in industry for transferring color inks on a thin film to the surface of a manufactured 3D object. It enables high-quality coloring of object... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 years 10 months 1 week ago • 883 views • 4:55

It was the change that no-one saw coming: the idea that we could take a book, a painting or a song and send it through cables and wires and even thin air to the other end of the world - and it would be... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 8 months ago • 653 views • 5:43

"When a science-mad A.I. system (voiced by GLaDOS actress Ellen McLain) is installed at NASA, two hapless computer technicians learn the process behind nuclear fusion in the Sun, and how it differs from fission..." ... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 1 year 1 week ago • 85 views • 9:00

A bug in Google Chrome allows malicious websites to turn users’ computers into clandestine listening devices, a programmer discovered. Tal Atler, a web developer in Israel, discovered that once you... continue reading

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 decade 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 47 views • 4:06

From YT: How does a transistor work? Our lives depend on this device. When I mentioned to people that I was doing a video on transistors, they would say "as in a transistor radio?" Yes! That's exactly... continue reading

posted by mxxcon 1 decade 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 55 views • 6:00

From YT: The open cluster M67 has traditionally been considered a possible birthplace for the Sun, though computer modelling may throw a spanner in the works? Will astronomers ever learn where our star... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 2 years 5 months 1 week ago • 487 views • 4:50