MinutePhysics
Why Isn't It Faster To Fly West?
If the earth is spinning to the east at 1000 miles per hour... why can't we fly west more easily?
SciShow
The World’s Biggest Aircraft Can Fly for a Week
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a... peach emoji? The Airlander 10 is the world's biggest currently operational aircraft, and though it won't be setting any speed records, it may hold the key to greener, more sustainable commercial and...
SciShow
Why NASA Uses Satellites and Airplanes to Study Frogs
Why NASA Uses Satellites and Airplanes to Study Frogs
SciShow
The Engineering Secrets of the World's Toughest Beetle
This arthropod may look modest, but it actually used brilliant engineering to become the world’s most resilient beetle - and we might be able to use its design for our own engineering purposes.
SciShow Kids
Where Does Wind Come From? | The Science of Flying | SciShow Kids
As Squeaks continues to prep for his big trip with Jessi, Mr. Brown helps him learn all about how the wind outside the fort will also affect how long his airplane ride with Jessi takes!
TED Talks
Ellen 't Hoen: Pool medical patents, save lives
Patenting a new drug helps finance its immense cost to develop -- but that same patent can put advanced treatments out of reach for sick people in developing nations, at deadly cost. Ellen 't Hoen talks about an elegant, working solution...
SciShow
Why Don't Birds Have Vertical Tails Like Airplanes?
How do you tell a plane from a bird? The vertical tail, of course! By why can birds fly without a vertical tail, and how do planes use their vertical tails to stay in the air?
MinutePhysics
How Airplanes Are Made
Behind-the-Scenes of an Airbus A350 being built! Thanks to the folks at Airbus for bringing me to France, Germany, & the UK to visit their headquarters and facilities and see so much incredible engineering. As you can probably tell from...
SciShow
The Engineering Secrets of the World's Toughest Beetle
This arthropod may look modest, but it actually used brilliant engineering to become the world’s most resilient beetle - and we might be able to use its design for our own engineering purposes.
TED Talks
TED: 3 ways to make flying more climate-friendly | Ryah Whalen
Air travel opens our eyes to the world, but it also comes at a high cost to the environment. Piloting us into a future of green aviation, innovator Ryah Whalen shares three ways to lower the industry's carbon footprint through smarter...
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Eons Edition!
Hank Green presides over this battle between the other two hosts of Eons. They know dinosaurs, but how much do they really know about industrial grease?
SciShow
Electric Airplanes for the Future!
Hank tells us the outcome of the 2011 Green Flight Challenge and tells us why electric airplanes are the future of air travel.
SciShow
Why NASA Uses Satellites and Airplanes to Study Frogs
Frogs falling victim in the past to one of the biggest destroyers of biodiversity didn’t have much hope, that is, until humans thought to get a bird’s eye view.
TED Talks
Lawrence Lessig: Laws that choke creativity
Lawrence Lessig, the Net’s most celebrated lawyer, cites John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights and the "ASCAP cartel" in his argument for reviving our creative culture.
TED Talks
Stephen Lawler: Tour Microsoft's Virtual Earth
Microsoft's Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyper-real cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity, a remarkable feat that requires staggering amounts of data to bring into focus.
TED-Ed
Why are airplanes slower than they used to be? | Alex Gendler
In 1996, a British Airways plane flew from New York to London in a record-breaking two hours and fifty-three minutes. Today, however, passengers flying the same route can expect to spend no less than six hours in the air — twice as long....
MinutePhysics
Why Isn't It Faster To Fly West?
If the earth is spinning to the east at 1000 miles per hour... why can't we fly west more easily?
SciShow
5 Beautifully Complex Ways to Fly
Up in the air, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's... A SQUID!
SciShow
The Ups and Downs of Air Turbulence
Ever wonder why sometimes the airplane you're flying on decides to lurch suddenly and cause your little baggie of peanuts to spill all over the place? Join Hank on SciShow today as he explores the in and outs and the ups and downs of...
Crash Course
Specialization and Trade: Crash Course Economics
In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about specialization and trade, and how countries decide whether they're going to make stuff or trade for stuff. You'll learn about things like comparative advantage, the production...
SciShow Kids
Solve Problems Be an Engineer!
Learn about engineers, who dream up a lot of the things you use every day, from toys to tools!
Curated Video
The JetBlue Crew Member Born to Help Others
When you see someone follow their calling in life, it's a remarkable sight. As a child, Debbie Martin grew up in a rough neighborhood, wishing she could help those who needed it. She followed that desire to a customer service career at...
Curated Video
Ukraine's Zelenskyy unveils newly arrived F-16 fighter jets to boost country's war effort
The US-made F-16 is an iconic fighter jet that’s been the frontline combat plane of choice for the NATO alliance and numerous air forces worldwide for 50 years.
Curated Video
Ukraine's Zelenskyy displays newly arrived F-16 fighter jets to boost country's war effort
The American-made F-16 is an iconic fighter jet that’s been the front-line combat plane of choice for the NATO alliance and numerous air forces around the world for 50 years.