SciShow
Helium
Hank talks about everyone's favorite squeaky-voice gas and why it's important for more than party balloons.
Be Smart
What's The Hottest Hot and Coldest Cold?
The hottest and coldest temperatures in our universe are rarely witnessed, but in these rare spots, our understanding of physics is challenged. Weird things happen at extreme hot and absolute cold.
Crash Course
Doing Solids: Crash Course Chemistry
In which Hank blows our minds with the different kinds of Solids out there and talks about why they're all different and have different properties. Today, you'll learn about amorphous and crystalline solids, types of crystalline solids,...
Crash Course
Silicon, Semiconductors, & Solar Cells: Crash Course Engineering #22
Today we’re looking at silicon, and how introducing small amounts of other elements allow silicon layers to conduct currents, turning them into semiconductors. We’ll explore how putting two different types – N and P semiconductors –...
SciShow
IDTIMWYTIM Radiation
Hank explains the whole story about radiation - the good, the extremely helpful, and the bad.
SciShow
A New Way to Move Tiny Spacecraft Electrospray Propulsion
Big, fiery rocket launches are just too powerful for something like a toaster-sized CubeSat once it’s in space. Electrospray propulsion is a promising new way to move these little satellites.
SciShow
Will the Periodic Table Ever Be Complete?
Recently, humanity filled the periodic table up to atomic number 118, which nicely rounds out that row. But are we done yet? Have we discovered all of the different elements? And what is an "island of stability?"
Crash Course
Alkenes & Alkynes - Crash Course Chemistry
Today Hank talks about the deliciousness of alkenes & alkynes, their structures, and how to remember which is which by simply knowing the alphabet. Also, he breaks down hydrogenation, halogenation, polymerization, and triglycerides all...
Curated Video
What Is Fire?
Why does fire burn? What's the chemistry and physics of a flame? This week, learn about the beautiful science happening inside a flame!
SciShow
Why the Weak Nuclear Force Ruins Everything
The weak force has been causing trouble for a century, ruining everything physicists thought was true. But it might actually be responsible for your very existence.
MinuteEarth
The Hidden Side Of Proteins
You might already know that proteins are a fundamental part of your diet, but they're much more than that.
Bozeman Science
Radiation and Radioactive Decay
Mr. Andersen explains why radiation occurs and describes the major types of radiation. He also shows how alpha, beta, and gamma radiation affect the nucleus of a radioactive atom. Nuclear equations are also discussed.
SciShow
This Is Not What an Atom Looks Like
What does an atom look like? Throughout history scientists and philosophers have attempted to answer this question. As a result, they've come up with some useful models for understanding the building blocks of our universe.
Bozeman Science
Emission and Absorption Spectra
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the photons emitted from or absorbed by an atom or nuclei is directly related to electrons moving between energy level. Absorption and emission are a direct result of the conservation of energy....
Bozeman Science
Magnetic Properties
In this video Paul Andersen explains how all material has magnetic properties. Ferromagnetic material can be permanently magnetized, paramagnetic material will align with magnetic fields, and diamagnetic material will align weakly with...
MinutePhysics
How to Destroy a Magnet
Magnets are amazingly strong... but there's a very easy way to destroy them. All you need to know is a little bit about ferromagnetism, paramagnetism, and temperature!
SciShow
Plasma, The Most Common Phase of Matter in the Universe
Get to know plasma, the most common, but probably least understood, phase of matter in the universe!
SciShow
Graphene: The Next Big (But Thin) Thing
If you haven't heard of it before, you have now. And it may prove to be the next big thing in materials science. SciShow explains what it is, why it's so awesome, and what challenges we face in harnessing its amazing properties.
Crash Course
Network Solids and Carbon: Crash Course Chemistry
In this episode, Hank talks about Network solids and Carbon and how you can actually create a Diamond from plain old Carbon... well, YOU probably can't unless you own a bunch of elephants. It's a long story. BUT, within you will learn...
Bozeman Science
Matter
Mr. Andersen gives a brief description of matter. The five states of matter are also discussed.
Crash Course
The Ideal Gas Law: Crash Course Chemistry
Gases are everywhere, and this is good news and bad news for chemists. The good news: when they are behaving themselves, it's extremely easy to describe their behavior theoretically, experimentally and mathematically. The bad news is...
Crash Course
Hydrocarbon Power! - Crash Course Chemistry
In which Hank introduces us to the world of Organic Chemistry and, more specifically, the power of hydrocarbon. He talks about the classifications of organic compounds, the structures & properties of alkanes, isomers, and naming an...
Bozeman Science
Solids and Liquids
In this video Paul Andersen compares and contrasts the properties of solids and liquids. Solids have a more organized structure which can either be amorphous or crystalline. In liquids the intermolecular forces are lower and so the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why a sausage can do what your gloves cannot | Charles Wallace and Sajan Saini
In 2010, South Korea experienced a particularly cold winter. People couldn't activate their smartphones while wearing gloves, so they began wielding snack sausages— causing one company to see a 40% rise in sausage sales. So, what could...