TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How high altitude affects your body | Andrew Lovering
If you teleported from sea level to the top of Mount Everest, things would go bad fast. At an altitude of 8,848 meters, you would likely suffocate in minutes. However, for people that make this journey over the course of a month, it's...
Bozeman Science
Dipole Forces
In this video Paul Andersen describes the intermolecular forces associated with dipoles. A dipole is a molecule that has split charge. Dipole may form associations with other dipoles, induced dipoles or ions. An important type of...
Crash Course
Stoichiometry: Chemistry for Massive Creatures - Crash Course Chemistry
Chemists need stoichiometry to make the scale of chemistry more understandable - Hank is here to explain why, and to teach us how to use it. Table of Contents Atomic Mass Units 2:24 Moles 5:12 Molar Mass 5:59 Equation Balancing 8:45...
Crash Course
Hydrocarbon Derivatives - Crash Course Chemistry
Functional groups? Functional groups within functional groups? Hank takes today's Crash Course video to discuss some confusing ideas about Hydrocarbon Derivatives, but then makes it all make more sense.
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SciShow
Plants Are Way Cooler Than We Give Them Credit For
Plants! If oxygen and good smells aren't enough for you, here's a collection of episodes that might win you over.
TED-Ed
The sharks that hunt in forests | Luka Seamus Wright
Forests don't usually come to mind as a habitat for sharks. But marine forests provide a home for 35% of the world's sharks. Mangrove forests in particular function as an essential bridge between land and sea and have evolved various...
SciShow
Lead: The Original Artificial Sweetener
Lead is really useful when you add it to things like paint and gasoline. Problem is, it's also poisonous.
SciShow
Could Complex Life Survive on Mars - SciShow News
The water on Mars probably doesn't have much oxygen, but new models show that life doesn't need as much O2 as we thought. And NASA is sending a claw machine to the red planet!
Amoeba Sisters
Photosynthesis: The Amazing Process of Plant Food Production
Explore one of the most fascinating processes plants can do: photosynthesis! In this Amoeba Sisters updated photosynthesis video, you will find a general overview of the light dependent and light independent reactions (Calvin Cycle) and...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How does the thyroid manage your metabolism? - Emma Bryce
Nestled in the tissues of your neck is a small, unassuming organ that wields enormous power over your body: the thyroid. Emma Bryce explains how the thyroid, like the operations manager in a company, is tasked with making sure that all...
TED Talks
TED: Life in Biosphere 2 | Jane Poynter
Jane Poynter tells her story of living two years and 20 minutes in Biosphere 2 -- an experience that provoked her to explore how we might sustain life in the harshest of environments.
Crash Course
Photosynthesis: Crash Course Biology
Hank explains the extremely complex series of reactions whereby plants feed themselves on sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and also create some by products we're pretty fond of as well.
SciShow
5 Things Your Nails Can Say About Your Health
Your nails can do more than just look pretty. They can tell you some things about your health!
SciShow
Algae Might One Day Rule the World
Algae is one of the oldest and most abundant forms of life on planet Earth, so it only makes sense that it offers a ton of solutions to unsustainable modern problems. Here are five ways in which algae continues to reshape the world.
SciShow
Do You Really Have a New Body Every 7 Years?
You may have heard the rumor. Every seven years your body becomes a whole new person. But is there anything to this? Check out this SciShow episode to find out!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What happens during a stroke? - Vaibhav Goswami
Every two seconds, someone in the world has a stroke. One out of every six people will have a stroke at some point in their lives. Strokes deprive brain cells of oxygen and are one of the most common causes of death, and a leading cause...
Crash Course Kids
Living Things Change
Have you ever heard of the Peppered Moth? It's a great example of how living things can change because their environment has changed. And it's not just them! There used to be giant insects roaming the world, but they got smaller through...
Crash Course
Silicon - The Internet's Favorite Element: Crash Course Chemistry
In this episode, we talk about Silicon Valley's namesake and how network solids are at the heart of it all. Hank also discusses Solid-State Semiconductors, N-Type and P-Type Semiconductors, Diodes, Transistors, Computer Chips, and Binary...
SciShow
Why Aren't There Giant Insects
Hank and physiologist Jon Harrison discuss the question of insect size and major theories that attempt to explain why there is a limit to how large insects can get with current conditions on Earth.
Bozeman Science
Water: A Polar Molecule
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the polarity of water makes life on the planet possible. Oxygen is highly electronegative and pulls the electrons closely creating a partial negative charge. The polarity of water (and the...
SciShow
5 Problems With Plastic and How We Can Fix Them | Compilation
Though not everyone is excited about it, plastics are pretty much everywhere. But what problems are they causing and is there anything we can do to solve those problems?
SciShow
Should You Use Hydrogen Peroxide to Clean Wounds?
Hydrogen Peroxide: It fizzes, it stings, but does it actually do you any good? Find out on this week's Quick Question!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The genes you don't get from your parents (but can't live without) | Devin Shuman
Inside our cells, each of us has a second set of genes completely separate from our 23 pairs of chromosomes. And this isn't just true for humans— it's true of every animal, plant, and fungus on Earth. This second genome belongs to our...
SciShow
How People Have Evolved to Live in the Clouds
High elevations can be a problem for humans. Since the air is thinner, you get less oxygen with every breath, leading to all kinds of negative side effects. But there are millions of people around the world who spend their whole lives at...