The rapid rise of Web video means that you can instantly communicate your research visually to a worldwide audience. Inexpensive video cameras and easy-to-use editing software enable you to produce professional-level videos with reasonable training and preparation. Chapter 13 of Explaining Research explains how to create your own research videos. See the References & Resources page for chapter 13 for more help.
These news, feature, and lecture videos exemplify the quality and impact possible with this new medium:
- Biointeractive, Howard Hughes Medical Institute videos and other resources for science education
- Catalyst, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Dance Your Ph.D. Contest, Gonzo Labs
- Discovery Channel
- experiMENTALS children's science show Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Entomological Society of America winners of 2014 insect video contest
- Honeywell Nobel Interactive Studio, interviews with and lectures by Nobelists
- Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University Microdocs videos on ecological sustainability
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Holiday Lectures
- How Stuff Works video collection
- IEEE Spectrum videos
- Inside Insides, Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Foods
- NASA "Seven minutes of Terror" video about Curiosity rover landing on Mars
- National Geographic videos
- Nature YouTube video channel
- New York Academy of Sciences eBriefings
- Nova Science Now, PBS
- NSF/Popular Science Vizzies visualization challenge
- PBS Science & Technology videos
- Physics World "100-second science." Physics questions answered in 100 seconds or less
- Research Channel
- Science Channel's YouTube channel
- Scientific American videos
- SciTalks
- SciVee
- Talking Science interviews with leading scientists and science communicators Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- University of California, San Diego Science Matters
- University of California, San Diego Grey Matters
- University of California, San Diego Atoms to xrays
- University of California, San Diego Molecules for the Media press workshops
- Wired top ten amazing biology videos
- Wired top ten amazing chemistry videos
- Wired top ten amazing physics videos