Every good idea has a beginning, but every good idea's beginning is different. Penicillin was the result of a messy lab and an observation. Post-It notes were an attempt to create a super adhesive. Both of these examples demonstrate that inventions and solutions can come about it a multitude of ways. The key is to always be thinking, wondering and asking. Below is a list of podcasts and YouTube channels that may give you something to think, wonder or ask about. Your task is to listen to or watch some of the content and generate 5 potential research ideas or questions. Don't worry about flushing out the idea just yet, this is just an idea generating activity.

Podcasts

Brain Stuff (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Curious Minds (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

How Stuff Works (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Science Underground (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

YouTube Channels

Smarter Every Day (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

BBC Earth Unplugged (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

VSauce (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Veritasium (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Bozeman Science (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Websites

Science Daily (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Wired Magazine (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Ars Technica (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

New York Times (Science Section) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.