Science, fiction and thought provoking ideas. With a little imagination and inventiveness it is possible to improve the world. All provided by your host M J Murcott, some viewers come here for the ASMR, but I am not deliberately creating content for those wanting to experience ASMR. If you like what you find here feel free to share it with your friends, if you think there is a topic I should cover feel free to comment, I am always looking for new subjects. From the 5th Feb 2016 I have been using an upgraded camera, however due to the large number of videos using the older equipment these will still be retained even if the quality isn't as good. Recent changes in lighting have again improved the videos so they look less ghostly as one person described it. The channels page now features the toast train a podcast I did a couple of interviews on which can be found on the live section of their channel.

What is a wildlife corridor and why are they important in protecting wildlife?
4:55
What is a wildlife corridor and why are they important in protecting wildlife?
Evolution and the human eye, without the need for a divine watchmaker.
8:34
Evolution and the human eye, without the need for a divine watchmaker.
Ash trees and what is ash dieback and what are the wider implications of the disease?
6:46
Ash trees and what is ash dieback and what are the wider implications of the disease?
Why is there a rise in narcissists in society?
6:41
Why is there a rise in narcissists in society?
Why does biodiversity matter? Why is it important to save some tiny beetle or fungi?
6:44
Why does biodiversity matter? Why is it important to save some tiny beetle or fungi?
Powering electronic devices on probes using Radio Thermic Generators or betavoltaic batteries.
4:34
Powering electronic devices on probes using Radio Thermic Generators or betavoltaic batteries.
What is the Peter principle? How can the issues created by the principle be tackled?
8:16
What is the Peter principle? How can the issues created by the principle be tackled?
Where do the metals from the polymetalic nodules come from and how are the nodules formed?
4:13
Where do the metals from the polymetalic nodules come from and how are the nodules formed?
The Clarion-Clipperton zone, nematodes, polymetalic nodules and the creation of oxygen without light
6:50
The Clarion-Clipperton zone, nematodes, polymetalic nodules and the creation of oxygen without light
Crime, criminals, prisons, education and reoffending rates, what can politicians do about them all?
4:14
Crime, criminals, prisons, education and reoffending rates, what can politicians do about them all?
What are krill, what is their relationship to baleen whales like the blue whale and coccolithophores
5:11
What are krill, what is their relationship to baleen whales like the blue whale and coccolithophores
Is there such a thing as free will and freedom of choice? Determinism and the impact on society.
5:50
Is there such a thing as free will and freedom of choice? Determinism and the impact on society.
Where is the future of science and how can individuals make a difference?
6:40
Where is the future of science and how can individuals make a difference?
Is it possible to predict earthquakes and what are some of the issues involved in doing so?
4:37
Is it possible to predict earthquakes and what are some of the issues involved in doing so?
What is it that makes us humans and separates humanity from other animals?
4:19
What is it that makes us humans and separates humanity from other animals?
The impact of climate change on the fishing industry, diets and available fish.
4:47
The impact of climate change on the fishing industry, diets and available fish.
METI or Messaging Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, contacting potential intelligent alien species.
13:31
METI or Messaging Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, contacting potential intelligent alien species.
What is the Gateway mission to the Moon?
7:16
What is the Gateway mission to the Moon?
Some of the common political systems their flaws and issues and could Sortition be an alternative?
21:42
Some of the common political systems their flaws and issues and could Sortition be an alternative?
NASA's mission to 16 Psyche and the potential future of asteroid mining.
9:46
NASA's mission to 16 Psyche and the potential future of asteroid mining.
Wildfires, pyrophytic plants and beavers, how beavers can help stop the spread of wildfires.
7:09
Wildfires, pyrophytic plants and beavers, how beavers can help stop the spread of wildfires.
Why do paper cuts hurt so much?
2:56
Why do paper cuts hurt so much?
What is the paradox of success, how does it happen and why is it important?
3:50
What is the paradox of success, how does it happen and why is it important?
The structure of the Earth and large low shear velocity provinces (LLSVP) theories on their origin.
5:02
The structure of the Earth and large low shear velocity provinces (LLSVP) theories on their origin.
Dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever, the spread of the disease due to climate change.
4:12
Dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever, the spread of the disease due to climate change.
Warm air and changing air density, the impact on gliders, refrigerators and freezers.
2:46
Warm air and changing air density, the impact on gliders, refrigerators and freezers.
Wind driven waves and Tsunamis, the differences in how they are formed and the threat of a Tsunami
6:10
Wind driven waves and Tsunamis, the differences in how they are formed and the threat of a Tsunami
Europa, the intriguing icy Galilean moon of Jupiter. The structure and mechanics of the moon.
5:01
Europa, the intriguing icy Galilean moon of Jupiter. The structure and mechanics of the moon.
Ethics and morals the distinction between the two and their development in society.
4:43
Ethics and morals the distinction between the two and their development in society.
Vision and saccadic masking, how the brain copes with tracking a fast moving object.
4:50
Vision and saccadic masking, how the brain copes with tracking a fast moving object.