Tag: education
Is light a particle or a wave?
Can we accurately describe light as exclusively a wave or just a particle? Are the two mutually exclusive? In this third part of his series on light and color, Colm Kelleher discusses wave-particle duality and its relationship to how we see light and, the...
What’s the smallest thing in the universe?
If you were to take a coffee cup, and break it in half, then in half again, and keep carrying on, where would you end up? Could you keep on going forever? Or would you eventually find a set of indivisible building blocks out of which everything is made? J...
Just How Small is an Atom?
Just how small are atoms? And what's inside them? The answers turn out to be astounding, even for those who think they know. This fast-paced animation uses spectacular metaphors (imagine a blueberry the size of a football stadium!) to give a visceral sens...
Jonah Nilsson: How to Harmonize a Dirty Loops song
Ever wondered how the harmonies on the Dirty Loops songs are created? Jonah Nilsson from Dirty Loops breaks down his approach to harmony and arrangement in this 2 part video series!
How big is infinity?
Using the fundamentals of set theory, explore the mind-bending concept of the "infinity of infinities" -- and how it led mathematicians to conclude that math itself contains unanswerable questions.
Does time exist?
The earliest time measurements were observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to build calendars.
Is math discovered or invented?
Explore some of the most famous arguments in the ancient debate: is math a human construct or part of the fabric of the universe?
Essential Music Skills
This is a three lesson system including: Ear Training, Sight Reading and finally Musicianship.
The Anglo-Saxons: A Brief History
Anglo-Saxon runes are an extended version of Elder Futhark consisting of between 26 and 33 letters. It is thought that they were used to write Old English / Anglo-Saxon and Old Frisian from about the 5th century AD.
The Names of the Runes (Elder Futhark)
The Elder Futhark, also known as the Older Futhark, Old Futhark, or Germanic Futhark, is the oldest form of the runic alphabets. It was a writing system used by Germanic peoples for Northwest Germanic dialects in the Migration Period.
How Nadia Boulanger Raised a Generation of Composers
Juliette Nadia Boulanger was a French music teacher and conductor. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist.
Music's Greatest Loss: Why Listen to Lili Boulanger
Marie-Juliette Olga "Lili" Boulanger was a French composer and the first female winner of the Prix de Rome composition prize. Her older sister was the noted composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger.
Why Listen to Mahler?
Gustav Mahler has been one of my favorite composers since I discovered Classical Music – and in this video I try to explain why he holds that place, from many angles, channelled through the extraordinary, moving story of Mahler’s life and works.
Satie's Furniture Music: Designed to be Ignored?
What is Satie's Furniture Music, and did it give birth to modern-day Muzak, and even more beloved forms of background music such as film music?
I Tested The World's LARGEST Jelly Gouache Paint Set
Rae is testing out the largest jelly gouache set available. This guy is BEEFY.