The Pythagorean Theorem: Geometry's Most Elegant Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem: Geometry's Most Elegant Theorem
This lesson teaches students about the history of the Pythagorean theorem, along with proofs and applications.
MIT's Student Loan Art Program
MIT's Student Loan Art Program
Through this popular annual loan program, individual students and student groups may borrow original works of art from the collection for their private rooms and communal spaces.
MIT's automated 'coach' helps with social interactions
MIT's automated 'coach' helps with social interactions
Social phobias affect about 15 million adults in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and surveys show that public speaking is high on the list of such phobias. For some people, these fears of social situations can be especially ...
How to Create a B2B Content Marketing Strategy
How to Create a B2B Content Marketing Strategy
Sharmila C. Chatterjee, senior lecturer in marketing at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains how to create a smart content marketing strategy.
Predicting the popularity of tweets
Predicting the popularity of tweets
Tauhid Zaman, assistant professor of operations management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains how to predict the popularity of a Twitter post.
Trust Frameworks and Asymptotic Identity Proofing: A ...
Trust Frameworks and Asymptotic Identity Proofing: A Systems Approach
David Hartzband, D.Sc. Lecturer, MIT Engineering Systems Division
Exploding Wire
Exploding Wire
A 100uF capacitor is charged to 3kV (450 joules) and then discharged through a thin iron wire, causing it to explode.
Money to Burn
Money to Burn
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/behindthemagicInstructor: Bassam Shakhashiri, Jessica Harrop The old adage takes on new meaning . . . with the help of a little flash paper and isopropanol. (No money was harmed during the making of this video.) License: Creative Commons ...
Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning
Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning
A lecture and demonstration by Prof. Bassam Shakhashiri.
Steaming Gun
Steaming Gun
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/behindthemagicInstructor: John Dolhuh, Jessica Harrop License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu WARNING NOTICE:The experiments described in these materials are ...
Colorful Indicators
Colorful Indicators
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/behindthemagicInstructor: Bassam Shakhashiri, Jessica Harrop Colorful indicators tell the story of acids, bases, and the places in between. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at ...
Let It Snow
Let It Snow
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/behindthemagicInstructor: John Dolhuh, Jessica Harrop Discover what disposable diapers and fake snow have in common. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu WARNING NOTICE:The ...
Midas' Magic
Midas' Magic
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/behindthemagicInstructor: Bassam Shakhashiri, Jessica Harrop Mix these two clear and colorless liquids—that both look just like water—and the result is anything but clear and colorless. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information ...
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/behindthemagicInstructor: John Dolhuh, Jessica Harrop Mix two mystery ingredients with some table sugar, and the result is . . . mirror, mirror, fairest of them all. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore ...
Bringin' Home the Bacon
Bringin' Home the Bacon
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/behindthemagicInstructor: John Dolhuh, Jessica Harrop Dr. John Dolhun is hungry, but the bacon he’s got on the griddle isn’t for him. It’s for Bromine. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at ...