TED-Ed
TED-Ed: If molecules were people - George Zaidan and Charles Morton
When molecules collide, chemical reactions can occur -- causing major structural changes akin to getting a new arm on your face! George Zaidan and Charles Morton playfully imagine chemical systems as busy city streets, and the colliding...
TED Talks
Oliver Sacks: What hallucination reveals about our minds
Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome -- when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us...
Be Smart
Does Someone Else Have Your Face?
They say everyone has a doppelganger, but is that really true? This week we meet a young woman who found her own look-alike, and figure out how we actually recognize faces.
TED Talks
TED: The board game getting kids excited about school | Joel Baraka
Going to school in a refugee camp can be complicated: students encounter crowded classrooms, rigid curricula and limited access to teachers. Joel Baraka, who grew up in the Kyangwali refugee camp in Uganda, is determined to change that...
SciShow
Pareidolia: Why People Keep Seeing Crazy Stuff on Mars
Why do people supposedly see a woman in pictures sent from Mars by the Curiosity Rover? For the same reason that people see Pepe the Frog in their toast, or Jesus in a tortilla: a phenomenon known as pareidolia.
3Blue1Brown
Euler's Formula and Graph Duality - Part 2 of 4
A very clever proof of Euler's characteristic formula using spanning trees.
TED Talks
Siegfried Woldhek: The search for the true face of Leonardo
Mona Lisa is one of the best-known faces on the planet. But would you recognize an image of Leonardo da Vinci? Illustrator Siegfried Woldhek uses some thoughtful image-analysis techniques to find what he believes is the true face...
SciShow
We Had Catnip All Wrong
Why do cats love catnip so much? Researchers have found a possible evolutionary answer to this adorable feline phenomenon!
SciShow
Your Brain Probably has a "Pokemon Region" | SciShow News
If you're a Pokémon super-fan seeing Detective Pikachu this weekend, a little bit of your brain might light up that won’t light up in the brains of those that didn’t try to catch 'em all! Find out why that's important to understanding...
SciShow
Do "Game Faces" Really Work in Sports?
When it's time to play in the big game against your fiercest rivals, you might put on your "game face." But how much does this expression affect your opponents? And might you also be affecting yourself?
TED Talks
TED: Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face | Anne Madden
Behold the microscopic jungle in and around you: tiny organisms living on your cheeks, under your sofa and in the soil in your backyard. We have an adversarial relationship with these microbes -- we sanitize, exterminate and disinfect...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Are there universal expressions of emotion? | Sophie Zadeh
The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions. But do these expressions look the same and communicate the same meaning around the world regardless of culture? Is one...
SciShow
Would You Be Able to See Through Superman’s Disguise?
You might have wondered if putting on or taking off glasses is enough to completely transform Clark Kent/Superman’s appearance. Researchers have looked into this, and the result is pretty surprising.
TED Talks
Richard Seymour: How beauty feels
A story, a work of art, a face, a designed object -- how do we tell that something is beautiful? And why does it matter so much to us? Designer Richard Seymour explores our response to beauty and the surprising power of objects that...
3Blue1Brown
Euler's Formula and Graph Duality
A very clever proof of Euler's characteristic formula using spanning trees.
SciShow
Why Do You Feel Like You’re Being Watched?
Sometimes it just feels like someone is staring at you, even if you can’t see them. It can be annoying, but our brains have a reason for it.
SciShow
Why Our Brains Recognize Faces So Easily... or Fail at It
We are constantly recognizing faces countless times a day, but how do our brains distinguish those faces so easily?
SciShow
Why You Think You Look Better in Selfies
You might have had the experience of heading out for the night, feeling good, snapping a few selfies with friends that memorialize for all time how great your hair is looking. But the next day, you’re tagged in someone else’s photos and…...
Be Smart
The Superb Owl!
As we get ready to watch that big football game that my lawyers tell me I'm not allowed to say the name of, let's celebrate a champion of the bird world: Stealthy and silent owls! Learn how owls fly so silently, how they see in the dark,...
SciShow
Why Are There Animals on My Face?!
It's true. You have tiny mites living all around your face. But who are they? And how did they get there? QQ has the A!
SciShow
How Much Does Your ‘Type’ Really Matter
Everybody has their own preferences for ideal romantic partners. But what affects you when you decide your “type," and do those types even matter?
SciShow
Why Are There Animals on My Face!
It’s true. You have tiny mites living all around your face. But who are they? And how did they get there? QQ has the A!