Instructional Video9:20
SciShow

How We'll Beat Breast Cancer

12th - Higher Ed
Breast cancer is a shockingly common disease - as many as 13% of females may get it at some point in their lives. And there's a lot of confusing info out there about it, from hormones to BRCA genes to risks and treatments. So we're here...
Instructional Video6:27
SciShow Kids

Why Does Peppermint Taste So Cold? | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!
Instructional Video17:59
SciShow Kids

Winter Arc | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
In this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and Squeaks have a wonderful winter time learning the science of ice skating, why peppermint tastes so chilly, and how to build a gingerbread Fort!
Instructional Video8:29
PBS

Why Does Caffeine Exist?

12th - Higher Ed
Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of flowering plants, again and again?
Instructional Video10:34
SciShow

Fentanyl is Very Deadly… Here's Why

12th - Higher Ed
Fentanyl has become a primary cause of the opioid overdose epidemic in the past decade. But what is it about this drug that's so dangerous? There's more to the story than meets the eye. If you’re ever in the position where you think...
Instructional Video6:38
SciShow

The New Addiction Treatment We Found By Mistake

12th - Higher Ed
It's no secret that substance use disorders can wreak havoc on peoples' lives, so anything that we could do to mitigate those cravings and addictions is really important. Which is why it's such good news that research into drugs like...
Instructional Video3:08
MinuteEarth

How Caffeine Accidentally Took Over The World

12th - Higher Ed
Plants don't make caffeine just for us, so what DO they make it for?
Instructional Video3:44
SciShow

The Truth About Gingers

12th - Higher Ed
There are many names for them, but here at SciShow we lovingly refer to them as 'Gingers'. In this episode, Hank explains what gene is responsible for the creation of redheads.
Instructional Video4:03
SciShow

The Truth About Asparagus and Your Pee

12th - Higher Ed
An astonishing amount of research has gone into the question of whether asparagus really makes your urine smell funny. Sci Show explains it all inside!
Instructional Video2:55
SciShow

Placebos & Nocebos: How Your Brain Heals and Hurts You

12th - Higher Ed
You've probably heard how some drugs and treatments make people feel better, even when they turn out to be fake. That's the placebo effect, but how does it work? And could the same effect backfire, causing your brain to make you feel...
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow

How Does Cold Medicine Work?

12th - Higher Ed
The cold medicine you picked up at the store involves some cool chemistry to treat your symptoms. *Correction: This episode was written by Alison Caldwell.
Instructional Video5:32
SciShow

What Happens When a Venomous Snake Bites Itself?

12th - Higher Ed
Venomous snakes produce some of the world’s deadliest substances, so they have to be pretty careful about how they use it. But what happens if they accidentally inject themselves with their own harmful cocktail?
Instructional Video6:26
SciShow

The Second-Ever Case of Full HIV Remission | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
There’s still a lot of work to be done before HIV is cured, but this week scientists reported the second-ever case of full HIV remission in a patient.
Instructional Video7:09
SciShow

Scientists Want To Make (Some) People More Pessimistic

12th - Higher Ed
There's a downside to the upside, and believe it or not, an upside to the downside. Here's why considering the worst case might lead to better outcomes. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
Instructional Video9:56
SciShow

How Quantum Mechanics Affects Your Life

12th - Higher Ed
While you might not think about quantum mechanics being part of your everyday life, it turns out that it might play a role in some of the most familiar things, from the sunlight in the trees to the nose on your face!
Instructional Video3:58
SciShow

How Weed Works: THC

12th - Higher Ed
Hank explains the science behind the effects of that wackiest of weeds, cannabis sativa - aka marijuana.
Instructional Video2:23
SciShow

Why Does Wasabi Burn Your Nose?

12th - Higher Ed
The answer to why wasabi is such a nose burner has to do with a compound that researchers are trying to use in a creative way! Hosted by: Stefan Chin
Instructional Video6:59
SciShow

Does LSD Really Have A Medical Use?

12th - Higher Ed
Decades after being made illegal in the United States, new research into LSD is showing that it may have a variety of medical uses!
Instructional Video5:56
Bozeman Science

LS1D - Information Processing

12th - Higher Ed
In this video Paul Andersen explains how information is processed in in animals. He starts by describing the different forms of information and how they are received by receptors. He explains how information is received by the brain and...
Instructional Video2:34
SciShow

Why Can Mosquitoes Transmit Zika, But Not the Flu?

12th - Higher Ed
Mosquitoes transmit a number of terrible diseases like malaria, West Nile virus, and the Zika virus, but why not the flu?
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow

How Does Cold Medicine Work?

12th - Higher Ed
The cold medicine you picked up at the store involves some cool chemistry to treat your symptoms.
Instructional Video10:02
SciShow

8 Medications with Surprising Secondary Uses

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes medications that were developed to treat one condition can end up being useful for seemingly unrelated ailments. Chapters View all DEXTROMETHORPHAN & PSEUDOBULBAR AFFECT 1:48 MEMANTINE & OCD 2:25 NALTREXONE & BEHAVIORAL...
Instructional Video7:01
SciShow

Remote Control Brain Receptors

12th - Higher Ed
We have a powerful way to study how brains work thanks to a relatively new technology called chemogenetics. With chemogenetics, scientists can give an injection to mice that turns specific parts of their brains on or off!
Instructional Video4:57
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why people fall for misinformation | Joseph Isaac

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 1901, David Hänig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one...