12 Essential Scientific Concepts
Explore 12 of science’s bedrock ideas in this course that introduces you to exciting fields like quantum theory, emergence, thermodynamics, and brain plasticity.
24 Lectures
1

The Miracle of Life
0 of 34 min
2

The Organization of Life
0 of 29 min
3

Evolution—The Tireless Tinkerer
0 of 29 min
4

Other Mechanisms of Evolution
0 of 30 min
5

DNA and Heritability
0 of 29 min
6

Epigenetics, Mutations, and Gene Insertion
0 of 30 min
7

The Illusion of Coherence—How We See
0 of 29 min
8

Acoustic Perception Deconstructed
0 of 29 min
9

Our Changing Brain
0 of 29 min
10

Plasticity, Brain Training, and Beyond
0 of 30 min
11

Magnetism and Its Magic
0 of 28 min
12

Electrical Forces, Fields, and Circuits
0 of 28 min
13

Thermodynamics—Heat, Energy, and Work
0 of 29 min
14

Metabolism—Energy in the Cell
0 of 31 min
15

Fluid Mechanics—Pressure, Buoyancy, Flow
0 of 28 min
16

Navigation and Propulsion in Fluids
0 of 29 min
17

The Big Bang That Didn’t
0 of 29 min
18

The Four Forces of Nature
0 of 31 min
19

The Elements of Everything
0 of 28 min
20

Looks like a Particle, Acts like a Wave
0 of 29 min
21

Quanta, Uncertainty, and a Cat
0 of 30 min
22

String Theory, Membranes, and the Multiverse
0 of 31 min
23

Emergence—Simple Rules, Complex Systems
0 of 31 min
24

Order out of Chaos
0 of 32 min
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