MinuteEarth
How To Name A Disease (Like COVID-19)
We’ve changed - and standardized - the way diseases get named because the old way was often stigmatizing and confusing.
SciShow
We May Be Able To Grow Human Organs In Animals. Should We?
Seventeen people in the US die /every day/ waiting for an organ transplant, usually a kidney. One approach is to grow extra kidneys in pigs, an idea known as xenotransplantation. We'll look at two recent milestones, as well as the...
SciShow
Why You Might Want Someone Else's Poop Inside You
Donating your blood could save someone's life. And so could donating your poop. Correction: The writer for this episode was actually Hannah Thomasy, who is wonderful.
Curated Video
Merkel visits Niger to strengthen bilateral ties
Germany can build a military logistics base in Niger as it seeks to strengthen the fight against extremism in the West African country and in neighbouring Mali, Niger's president said on Monday.President Mahamadou Issoufou spoke...
TED Talks
TED: You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams
As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving medications -- all while manufacturers and health care facilities systematically destroy perfectly good, surplus pills. Kiah Williams...
SciShow
SciShow Marches for Science
SciShow heads to Washington D.C. to join the March for Science and interview people about why they feel science is important to them.
TED Talks
TED: How to support and celebrate living artists | Swizz Beatz
Legendary hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz is on a mission to revolutionize the way artists do business. In this glorious talk, he shares some of the ways he's helping fellow creatives thrive, including a roving art fair that gives artists...
SciShow
7 Organs You Could Totally Live Without
Most people know that they don't need their appendix, but what other organs can humans live without?
SciShow
3 Ways You Can Join the Citizen Scientists Fighting COVID-19
If you’re getting restless from social distancing and wishing you could do more to help fight the global pandemic, here are some ways that you can help scientists fight COVID-19—all from the comfort of your home.
SciShow
Why You Might Want Someone Else's Poop Inside You
Donating your blood could save someone's life. And so could donating your poop.
SciShow
Why Can't You Donate Platelets After Taking Aspirin?
Curious why you can't donate platelets after taking aspirin? Wonder no more!
SciShow
Not quite an infinite liver hack #shorts #throwbackthursday #science #scishow
Not quite an infinite liver hack #shorts #throwbackthursday #science #scishow
Amoeba Sisters
Multiple Alleles (ABO Blood Types) and Punnett Squares
Learn how to set up and solve a genetic problem involving multiple alleles using ABO blood types as an example!
SciShow
Can You Keep Donating and Regrowing Your Liver?
Fun Fact: people can donate over half of their liver, and the tissue will grow back within a year! Knowing that, it seems pretty logical to assume that we could just keep donating and regrowing our livers over and over again, but is that...
Bozeman Science
Neutralization Reaction
In a neutralization reaction (or acid-base reaction) a proton is transferred from the Brinsted--Lowry acid to the Brinsted--Lowry base. Water is amphoteric and so it can serve as either an acid or a base in a neutralization reaction. The...
SciShow
Big Idea: Blood Transfusions
The idea of putting blood into a person was a radical one when it was first attempted 350 years ago, but today, more than 15 million pints of blood are donated each year in the U.S. to be used in transfusions to over 5 million patients....
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The strengths and weaknesses of acids and bases - George Zaidan and Charles Morton
Vinegar may have a powerful smell, but did you know it's actually a weak acid? In the chemical economy, acids actively give away their protons while bases actively collect them -- but some more aggressively than others. George Zaidan and...
SciShow
Why We Respond to Disasters with Altruism
The idea that humans react to disasters by losing control and acting selfishly is all too prevalent, especially in movies and television. But recent studies on altruism may provide evidence that this isn’t always the case, and this...
MinuteEarth
How To Name A Disease (Like COVID-19)
We’ve changed - and standardized - the way diseases get named because the old way was often stigmatizing and confusing.
Curated Video
The Power of Organ Donation: Saving Lives and Improving Quality of Life
This video provides information on organ donation and transplantation. It highlights the potential impact of organ donation, including saving up to 8 lives through organ donation and improving the lives of 75 others through skin and...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Top 10 Calls to Action (for the end of a speech)
Learn the Top 10 Ways to Call Listeners to Action at the end of a speech or presentation. This is Part 4 (of 4) of a series showing you how to write a persuasive speech. These are calls to action or CTAs and virtually all persuasive...
Curated Video
Living Green - Episode 72 - Recycling Clothes
A fabulous fashion show has been held in London recently starring a line of recycled clothing. The show is a part of the campaign by the environmental group INCAMS which aims to encourage people to give their clothes to charity rather...
The Business Professor
Political Action Committee (PAC)
In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a tax-exempt 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.