SciShow
The Fastest Runaway Star in the Galaxy
Most stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Some stars don't. Learn what scientists think is going on, with Reid Reimers!
TED Talks
Damon Horowitz: We need a "moral operating system"
Damon Horowitz reviews the enormous new powers that technology gives us: to know more -- and more about each other -- than ever before. Drawing the audience into a philosophical discussion, Horowitz invites us to pay new attention to the...
TED Talks
TED: How AI can enhance our memory, work and social lives | Tom Gruber
How smart can our machines make us? Tom Gruber, co-creator of Siri, wants to make "humanistic AI" that augments and collaborates with us instead of competing with (or replacing) us. He shares his vision for a future where AI helps us...
TED Talks
TED: The simple genius of a good graphic | Tommy McCall
In a talk that's part history lesson, part love letter to graphics, information designer Tommy McCall traces the centuries-long evolution of charts and diagrams -- and shows how complex data can be sculpted into beautiful shapes....
TED Talks
TED: The nightmare videos of children's YouTube -- and what's wrong with the internet today | James Bridle
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Writer and artist James Bridle uncovers a dark, strange corner of the internet, where unknown people or groups on...
SciShow
What You Need to Know About the Delta Variant
Several COVID-19 variants are acting uniquely enough to qualify as a distinct strain. And you might have heard about one on the news: the Delta variant. Today we’re going to talk about what it is, why it’s here, and what you need to know...
TED Talks
TED: Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands | Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser
Investing in green energy, holding large corporations accountable for their pollution, stopping pipeline and oil extraction initiatives -- these are non-negotiable actions to protect the planet, but they are still just the bare minimum,...
TED Talks
TED: Abundance is our future | Peter Diamandis
Onstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism -- that we'll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. "I’m not saying we don’t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we...
MinutePhysics
Can We Predict Everything
Einstein didn't like quantum mechanics because it wasn't able to make perfect predictions... but science is not about what you like, it's about what's true!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Inside OKCupid: The math of online dating - Christian Rudder
When two people join a dating website, they are matched according to shared interests and how they answer a number of personal questions. But how do sites calculate the likelihood of a successful relationship? Christian Rudder, one of...
TED Talks
TED: How AI can save our humanity | Kai-Fu Lee
AI is massively transforming our world, but there's one thing it cannot do: love. In a visionary talk, computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee details how the US and China are driving a deep learning revolution -- and shares a blueprint for how...
TED Talks
TED: Forget Wi-Fi. Meet the new Li-Fi Internet | Harald Haas
What if we could use existing technologies to provide Internet access to the more than 4 billion people living in places where the infrastructure can't support it? using off-the-shelf LeDs and solar cells, Harald Haas and his team have...
TED Talks
TED: What makes something go viral? | Dao Nguyen
What's the secret to making content people love? Join BuzzFeed's Publisher Dao Nguyen for a glimpse at how her team creates their tempting quizzes, lists and videos -- and learn more about how they've developed a system to understand how...
SciShow
3 Messages We've Sent to Extraterrestrials
In the 1970s, astronomers Carl Sagan and Frank Drake developed the first messages intentionally sent out of our solar system. But how do you describe yourself to beings who have no concept of life on Earth?
SciShow
Maybe There's No Phosphine on Venus | SciShow News
Remember when astrophysicists thought they'd found signs of life on Venus? A different team re-crunched the numbers, and their results raised some questions about that claim. Also, a bunch of exoplanets are doing a really precise dance...
SciShow
Why Is the Sun's Corona So Hot?
The Sun's corona is hotter than its surface, but where do scientists think such immense heat comes from?
TED Talks
TED: The jobs we'll lose to machines -- and the ones we won't | Anthony Goldbloom
Machine learning isn't just for simple tasks like assessing credit risk and sorting mail anymore -- today, it's capable of far more complex applications, like grading essays and diagnosing diseases. With these advances comes an uneasy...
TED Talks
TED: We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads | Zeynep Tufekci
We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci. In an eye-opening talk, she details how the same algorithms companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon use to get...
SciShow
The Mysterious Ridges Near Pluto's Heart
Astronomers may have figured out some cool geology on Pluto, and Barnard's star is back in the running for having a planet!
TED Talks
Juan Enriquez: Will our kids be a different species?
Throughout human evolution, multiple versions of humans co-existed. Could we be mid-upgrade now? Juan Enriquez sweeps across time and space to bring us to the present moment -- and shows how technology is revealing evidence that suggests...
TED Talks
Alessandro Acquisti: What will a future without secrets look like?
The line between public and private has blurred in the past decade, both online and in real life, and Alessandro Acquisti is here to explain what this means and why it matters. In this thought-provoking, slightly chilling talk, he shares...
SciShow
Dark Energy Camera
Hank brings us news of the most sensitive digital camera in the universe, poised to help astronomers explain the mystery of why the universe is speeding up instead of slowing down as Einstein's theory of General Relativity would predict.
SciShow
Can This AI Hear Alzheimer’s on the Phone?
It can be tough to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, but a team of researchers believes that artificial intelligence might be able to do it just by listening.
SciShow
These Strawberries Aren't Red!
It has been two years since "The Dress" divided the internet. A Japanese psychology professor created the new mind-boggling image that has been making the rounds on the internet. Meanwhile, the new study shows the truth about sex...