SciShow
Could Complex Life Survive on Mars?
Is there life on Mars? Is it likely? A video lesson analyzes the possibility of life on Mars. The discovery of water on Mars changes how scientists think about the likelihood of life on the red planet. Part of the SciShow Space series,...
Nature League
Nature + Philosophy
Scientists often define their underlying assumptions, but not always from a philosophical approach. Viewers learn about the philosophy of science from three experts in various fields. They discuss how the perception of science changes as...
Nature League
Can Complex Life Evolve Without Oxygen? - From A to B
Can complex life develop in an oxygen-depleted environment? Scholars listen to a discussion of the topic between two people: one interested in science without studying it and one working on a doctoral degree in science. The fourth video...
Nature League
Investigating Metabolism of Early Life - De-Natured
Even the titles of many published scientific journal articles confuse most people. The third video in the four-part series breaks down a very complex-sounding scientific journal article. The host avoids using jargon without losing the...
Nature League
What Is Life? - Lesson Plan
The first lesson in the five-part What is Life? series addresses the definition of life. It discusses characteristics, why the concept of carbon-based life is important, and the macro-molecules of life on Earth.
Veritasium
The Invention of Nuclear Weapons
Neutrons have approximately the same mass as a proton, but contain no charge. Something so seemingly insignificant changed the world thanks to nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, and nuclear radiation. Viewers learn more about the invention...
Veritasium
The Threat of AI Weapons
Will artificial intelligence weapons change the terms of war? As part of a larger playlist, a video about the future of AI weapons opens up the topic for discussion.
Nature League
Biodiversity and Extinction Vulnerability - De-Natured
Science benefits everyone, so why is the language in journal articles so difficult to understand? The third video in the four-part series on Biodiversity breaks down a journal article so everyone understands the content. The article...
Nature League
Everyday Biodiversity - Field Trip
Many pupils associate biodiversity with the rain forest or coral reefs, but there is so much more to learn. Join a virtual field trip into a pharmacy to explore the importance of biodiversity in all forms. The second video in a four-part...
Nature League
Increasing Night Life of Mammals - De-Natured
How do animals avoid predators, including humans, if they can't move to a new habitat? The third video in a four-part series explains a recently published article on the topic of adaptations. Many mammals shift their schedules to a more...
Nature League
What Are Adaptations? - Lesson Plan
Texas short-horned lizards shoot blood out of their eyes to deter predators. The unique adaption allows them to thrive in a hostile environment. Pupils learn more about this and other adaptations of plants, animals, and humans in the...
Veritasium
Can You Overdose on Vitamins?
Scholars learn how a vitamin deficiency causes blindness and death, while an overdose of the same vitamin also leads to death. Veritasium travels the world to research the role of vitamins in our lives, the best advice for taking or...
Veritasium
Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
Earth's magnetic field protects people from solar wind, radiation, and many other potentially catastrophic events. For reasons not yet understood, the magnetic field appears measurably weaker over the course of less than 200 years, a...
Veritasium
Why Are Mosquitoes Attracted to You?!
Small but mighty. Scientists study what makes mosquitoes attracted to people, how to fight mosquitoes, and the inheritability of related genes. As part of a larger science playlist, the video shares personal DNA markers, lab experiments,...
Veritasium
This Particle Breaks Time Symmetry
CPT theory is the basis for much of physics, but what happens when researchers disprove the theory piece by piece? Explore the idea with a video about the Nobel Prize-winning breakthroughs that shifted the entire way scientists...
Veritasium
World's First Car!
When scientists first wanted to study car safety, they didn't use crash test dummies—they were the testers! A short video traces the history of car safety innovations in engines, frames, brakes, and more.
Veritasium
This Toy Can Open Any Garage
Just how secure are those remote devices used to unlock cars and open garage doors? A short video follows two friends as they try to hack the codes using children's toys and sophisticated computer programs.
Veritasium
The Fungus on Your Head
Dinosaurs had dandruff? Check out a short video that follows scientists at a lab as they research the flakey problem that affects more than half the human population and affected many dinosaurs as well. The researchers take scalp...
Veritasium
The Scientific Benefits of Boredom
Can boredom, a time of unstructured thinking, be beneficial? People often use technology to fight off boredom, but should they? Scholars learn how brains react to boredom and the benefits of allowing time to just think. Part of the...
MinutePhysics
The Twins Paradox Hands-On Explanation — Special Relativity Chapter 8
The final video in a series on Special Relativity offers a new hands-on approach to solving the twins paradox developed by Paul Langevin over 100 years ago.
MinutePhysics
Relativistic Addition of Velocity — Special Relativity Chapter 6
Scientists know things can't travel faster than light speed, so how do scholars add together numbers close to light speed? The sixth video in the eight-part series on Special Relativity answers these questions and more. the narrator not...
MinutePhysics
Length Contraction and Time Dilation — Special Relativity Chapter 5
Special relativity provides rules for making time both shorter and longer simultaneously—and does the same for distances. This concept seems confusing, but with help from a spacetime globe and mathematical explanation, the concepts...
MinutePhysics
Lorentz Transformations — Special Relativity Chapter 3
Generally, Lorentz transformations require high level math skills, but conceptual understanding can slip just beyond the grasp of many. Using a story and graph about the time and motion of people and cats, viewers of a short video can...
MinutePhysics
Spacetime Diagrams — Special Relativity Chapter 2
The second video in the series on Special Relativity introduces the concept of perspective, relative distance, and graphing spacetime. Simple illustrations create clarity while describing each concept in depth.