SciShow Kids
Use Your Brain!
You've had a lot of fun learning new stuff with us on SciShow Kids, but have you ever wondered how and why you remember all that awesome knowledge? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about how your brain helps you learn, and way more!
Crash Course
The Heart, part 1 - Under Pressure: Crash Course A&P
Your heart gets a lot of attention from poets, songwriters, and storytellers, but today Hank's gonna tell you how it really works. The heart's ventricles, atria, and valves create a pump that maintains both high and low pressure to...
SciShow Kids
Why Do Birds Sing? Animal Science for Kids
It's spring where Jessi and Squeaks lives, and that means the air is filled with the sounds of birds singing! But have you ever wondered why birds sing and who they're signing to?
SciShow
Why Do Birds Sing in the Morning?
You’re having a dream, and for some reason that giant rabbit that’s about to eat you starts to sing like a bird. You wake up to find that birds are singing outside your window! Check out this SciShow Quick Question to find out why those...
Crash Course
OCD & Anxiety Disorders: Crash Course Psychology
Ever call someone OCD because they like to have a clean apartment? Ever tell someone you have a phobia of spiders when, in fact, they just creep you out a little? In this episode of Crash Course psychology, Hank talks about OCD and...
SciShow Kids
What Do You Hear in a Seashell?
Have you ever put a seashell up to your ear and heard a roaring sound the sounds sort of like the ocean? Is it magic? No! It's science! Jessi and Squeaks explain what's up!
Bozeman Science
Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves
In this video Paul Andersen compares and contrasts mechanical and electromagnetic waves. Both types of waves transfer energy through oscillations but mechanical waves requires a medium. Several examples of each type of wave are included.
Crash Course
Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History
Our European history is going to start around 1500 with the Renaissance, but believe it or not, that is not the actual beginning of history in the continent. So, today, we're going to teach you the broad outlines of the so-called Middle...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Three anti-social skills to improve your writing - Nadia Kalman
You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few "anti-social skills," like eavesdropping and muttering to...
SciShow Kids
What Makes Music Sound So Good?
Jessi and Squeaks are dancing to some sweet tunes! But why does music make people so excited in the first place?
TED Talks
TED: 5 ways to listen better | Julian Treasure
In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and the world...
SciShow Kids
The Outrageous Octopus!
What has eight arms, three hearts, and and lives in the ocean? An octopus! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they take a dive into the amazing world of the super weird, super smart octopus!
SciShow
Invasive Species The Story of Bunny
Hank tells us the story of bunny and planet Wonderful, and the impacts of exotic invasive species on ecosystems while introducing us to a couple interesting individuals.
TED Talks
TED: A beatboxing lesson from a father-daughter duo | Nicole Paris and ed Cage
Nicole Paris was raised to be a beatboxer -- when she was young, her father, ed Cage, used to beatbox her to sleep at night. Now the duo is known for their beatbox battles and jam sessions, which mix classic rap beats with electronic...
TED Talks
TED: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them | Vernā Myers
Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we've seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York. Diversity advocate Vernā Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does stress cause pimples? - Claudia Aguirre
Which came first: the stress or the pimples? The physical reactions to stress can cause major breakouts, which, in turn, can be even more stressful! Claudia Aguirre gives just one more reason to get that stress under control.
TED Talks
TED: The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero
using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the everyday soundscape, even silence, makes music. "The world is alive with musical...
SciShow
Why Does Music Make You Emotional?
We all know that music tugs at our heartstrings. But the question of why music gives us the feels is a trickier one, and it’s something psychologists have been investigating for a long time.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The story behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree
In 1776, American colonists were taxed heavily for importing tea from Britain. The colonists, not fans of "taxation without representation", reacted by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor, a night now known as the Boston Tea Party. Ben...
SciShow Kids
Busy Bees
You see them when it's warm outside, hanging out in flowers and working away. Bees! Check out what these buzzing insects are up to, and how you can tell the difference between a bumblebee and a honey bee.
SciShow Kids
3 Fun Facts About Bats!
You don’t have to be Batman to think bats are awesome! Learn some fun facts about these furry flying mammals.