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What's the Best Way to Pour Beer
Be the hit of your party and learn how to pour the perfect beer-- (with the additional party trick of knowing the chemistry behind why, of course!)
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The Mysterious Green Glass on the Moon (Plus: How to See Comet NEOWISE!) | SciShow News
Earlier this month, a Chinese moon rover discovered a mysterious glittery substance at the bottom of a lunar crater. How did it get there? Also, Comet NEOWISE takes thousands of years to circle the Sun, and right now we can see it in our...
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World’s Most Asked Questions: How Much Water Should I Drink a Day?
People ask Google everything under the sun. One of the most commonly searched questions in the world is “How much water should I drink a day?” SciShow has the answer!
TED Talks
TED: Why glass towers are bad for city life -- and what we need instead | Justin Davidson
There's a creepy transformation taking over our cities, says architecture critic Justin Davidson. From Houston, Texas to Guangzhou, China, shiny towers of concrete and steel covered with glass are cropping up like an invasive species....
TED Talks
Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids
Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as...
TED Talks
TED: The trick to regaining your childlike wonder | Zach King
When we ditch our assumptions, new ideas can enter the world, says filmmaker Zach King. In an entertaining talk full of props and surprises, King shows us the trick to regaining our sense of childlike wonder through the power of...
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Ammonite Fossils and Sharp Animals w/Kallie from PBS Eons | SciShow Talk Show
Talk Show all-star Kallie Moore returns to tell us about the exciting things happening over at Eons, and Jessi stops by with not one but two poke-y guests!
TED Talks
Dan Phillips: Creative houses from reclaimed stuff
In this funny and inspiring talk, Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he's built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in wildly creative ways. Brilliant, low-tech design details will refresh your own drive to make more...
TED Talks
TED: How a dead duck changed my life | Kees Moeliker
One afternoon, Kees Moeliker got a research opportunity few ornithologists would wish for: A flying duck slammed into his glass office building, died, and then ... what happened next would change his life. [Note: Contains graphic images...
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5D, Holograms, & DNA: Amazing Hard Drives of the Future
Today's data storage solutions have an expiration date. What's on the horizon to replace them?
TED Talks
Dustin Yellin: A journey through the mind of an artist
Dustin Yellin makes mesmerizing artwork that tells complex, myth-inspired stories. How did he develop his style? In this disarming talk, he shares the journey of an artist -- starting from age 8 -- and his idiosyncratic way of thinking...
SciShow Kids
Why Do I Feel Sick in the Car?
Road trips can be fun, but have you ever gotten sick from riding in a car? That's called motion sickness, and it turns out that it's a really common problem!
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Can You Get a Sunburn Behind a Window?
If you’re not lounging on the beach on a hot summer day, why would you think to put on sunscreen? Well, you might need sunscreen more often than you think.
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Why Scientists Want to Build a Shoebox-Sized Particle Accelerator
If you want to make particles move really fast, you have to build a particle accelerator that is really big, right? Not anymore!
TED Talks
Evan Grant: Making sound visible through cymatics
Evan Grant demonstrates the science and art of cymatics, a process for making soundwaves visible. Useful for analyzing complex sounds (like dolphin calls), it also makes complex and beautiful designs.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why is glass transparent? - Mark Miodownik
If you look through your glasses, binoculars or a window, you see the world on the other side. How is it that something so solid can be so invisible? Mark Miodownik melts the scientific secret behind amorphous solids.
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The Truth About 'Truth Serum'
Sodium pentothal, the so-called "truth serum,' is real! But does it work? Find out what "truth serums' do, and how your brain lets you tell lies.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why don't oil and water mix? - John Pollard
Salt dissolves in water; oil does not. But why? You can think of that glass of water as a big, bumpin' dance party where the water molecules are always switching dance partners -- and they'd much rather dance with a salt ion. John...
SciShow Kids
Fizzy Soda Experiment!
You're just in time to help Jessi and Squeaks with their baking soda and vinegar experiment! Then, stick around to learn all about chemists, special scientists who study chemicals!
TED Talks
Willard Wigan: Hold your breath for micro-sculpture
Willard Wigan tells the story of how a difficult and lonely childhood drove him to discover his unique ability -- to create art so tiny that it can't be seen with the naked eye. His slideshow of figures, as seen through a microscope, can...
TED Talks
TED: A stellar history of modern astronomy | Emily Levesque
Astronomers once gazed upon the night sky and counted every star in the galaxy by hand. The process has evolved since then, but the thirst for celestial knowledge remains the same. Join astrophysicist Emily Levesque for an anecdote-rich...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does Time Exist? - Andrew Zimmerman Jones
The earliest time measurements were observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to build calendars. More precise time-keeping eventually came along to put time in more...
SciShow Kids
More Animal Valentines! | Valentine's Day | A SciShow Kids Compilation
Mister Brown and Squeaks open Valentines from a bunch of their animal pals!