SciShow
Boom Boom Thump: How to Make Quieter Supersonic Planes
Supersonic jets like the Concorde face concerns over safety, high carbon output, and cost. They also make loud sonic booms so loud that only transoceanic flights are legal. Now one NASA program is trying to make a quiet supersonic plane...
SciShow
Could a Shirt Hear Your Heartbeat? | SciShow News
Microphones keep getting smaller and smaller, but have you ever asked what it would be like to have a bigger one in the form of a shirt? And though we tend to incorrectly think that we’re having two-way conversations with our pets, we...
SciShow
Could a Shirt Hear Your Heartbeat? | SciShow News
Microphones keep getting smaller and smaller, but have you ever asked what it would be like to have a bigger one in the form of a shirt? And though we tend to incorrectly think that we’re having two-way conversations with our pets, we...
Be Smart
What's The Loudest Possible Sound?
What is the loudest possible sound? What about the quietest thing we can hear? And what do decibels measure, anyway? In this video you'll learn what makes sound
SciShow Kids
Why Does My Ear Hurt?
Squeaks is feeling a little under the weather! As if a sore throat and a stuffy head weren't bad enough, he also has an earache. Join him to learn why we get earaches and what we can do to help our bodies get over them faster!
SciShow
Why Do My Ears Pop?
We’ve all experienced it, that annoying pressure in our head when we’re flying in a plane or a storm front comes in, then it pops! Find out how this popping happens and things to avoid so you don’t harm your ears.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can loud music damage your hearing? | Heather Malyuk
After a concert, you find it difficult to hear your friend rave about the show. It sounds like they're speaking from across the room, and it's tough to make out their voice over the ringing in your ears. But, by the next morning, the...
Crash Course
Sound: Crash Course Physics
We learn a lot about our surroundings thanks to sound. But... what is it exactly? Sound, that is. What is sound? And how does it travel? And what is this Doppler Effect that we've heard so much about? In this episode of Crash Course...
Curated Video
The Science of Sound: How Sound Waves Reach Your Brain
This video explains how sound waves travel through the air, solids, and liquids to reach our ears. It explores how vibrations create sound waves, which are collected by our ears and make our eardrums vibrate. Our brain recognizes these...
Curated Video
How We Hear
How our ears hear different frequencies, and how they work with the brain to turn these into sounds which we understand. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Sounds are simply movements of air molecules. Our ears are extremely...
Curated Video
How do we hear? – Odd one out
Four different parts of the body are shown, but which is the odd one out? Physical processes - Sound - How do we hear? A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one out.
Curated Video
Hearing loss
Discover how exposure to high-volume sounds can damage hearing. Physical processes - Sound - Dangers of sound Learning Points High volume sounds can damage ears and cause hearing loss. Sound levels are measured in decibels. Ear damage...
Curated Video
Journey through the ear
Journey through an ear to discover how we hear sound... Physical processes - Sound - How do we hear? Learning Points The eardrum transmits vibrations to the ossicles. The cochlea sends signals to the auditory nerve. The auditory nerve...
Curated Video
The Hearing Song: How Hearing Works - it’s CRAZY!
Are you curious about how hearing works? From the sound waves entering to the tympanic membrane vibrating, to the malleus, incus, and stapes doing their job, all the way to what happens in the cochlea and brain - this song captures it...
Wonderscape
Understanding How We Perceive Sound
Delve into the fascinating process of hearing and how our ears transform sound waves into signals for our brains to interpret. Learn about the intricate anatomy of the ear and how it enables us to experience the richness of sound. Sound...
Curated Video
Exploring Human Hearing: From Basic Mechanics to Complex Perceptions
Dive into the intricacies of how we hear, from the journey of sound waves through the ear to the brain's ability to isolate and enhance conversations in noisy environments. Witness the fascinating tests conducted on diverse age groups to...
Curated Video
Can You Hear Me Now?
Dr. Forrester explains how sound behaves through different mediums.
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Strongest & Most Fascinating Muscles In Your Body
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses 5 amazing muscles that have unique functions when compared to the typical skeletal muscle. Some of these muscles can protect the body and even make life a little bit...
Curated Video
Chili Pepper Goes to the Vet
When Chili Pepper the Patagonian Cavy displayed something unusual he needed to be seen by a veterinarian. Join Jessi and Chili Pepper on their adventure to the vet!
Curated Video
Subjective Distortions
Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin relates the results of the fascinating double-blind tests to determine if expert musicians could tell new violins from old, and muses on how it's really hard to remove subjective...
Curated Video
Bug in my ear: What should I do? (Cockroach Emergency)
Learn why I don't agree with the "first line tips" provided by WebMD and other online guides. If you have a bug in the ear, and if it has crawled deep, it's always best to see a doctor to get it removed safely. 1) Why do bugs prefer ear...
Physics Girl
Can explosions work in space?
The most exciting SciFi movies have tons of space explosions. But how effective would explosions be in outer space with no atmosphere to carry the blast wave? Could a hypothetical explosion hurt you in space?
Science360
Listener fatigue prompts research and in-ear headphone redesign
A novel device with rock 'n' roll roots may protect listeners from potential dangers of personal listening devices and hearing aids. Engineers investigating "listener fatigue"--the discomfort and pain some people experience while using...
STAT
Boddities | Episode 4 | Why do our ears pop?
What causes our ears to pop and what are they doing, exactly?