Instructional Video12:36
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: Jessi Knudsen Castañeda

12th - Higher Ed
Hank and the gang return with SciShow Quiz Show, where Sci Show's resident geniuses compete to win prizes for our subscribers!
Instructional Video21:15
SciShow

The Past, Present, and Future of Human Evolution | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
Humanity has changed a lot since the days of our ancestral species, and we have continued evolution to look forward to as well.
Instructional Video3:07
SciShow

New Ancient Human Fossils

12th - Higher Ed
With the analysis of seven hominin fossils discovered in 2014, researchers are now adding another piece to the human evolution puzzle. Also in this episode: we add a new face to the SciShow team!
Instructional Video5:53
SciShow

Some Elements can be Liquid and Solid at the Same Time | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Some elements can basically be liquids and solids at the same time, which is a whole new state of matter, and scientists have discovered a new species of human in the Republic of the Philippines!
Instructional Video2:50
SciShow

Concerning Hobbits

12th - Higher Ed
Hank takes us to the island of Flores, where a race of wee people walked beside pygmy elephants, dragons and giant tortoises; they lived underground and had simple lives...
Instructional Video3:53
SciShow

Where Did Humans Come From?

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tells us about new and confusing discoveries in the field of Human Evolution.
Instructional Video3:44
Be Smart

There Was No First Human

12th - Higher Ed
If you traced your family tree back 185 million generations, you wouldn't be looking at a human, a primate, or even a mammal. You'd be looking at a fish. So where along that line does the first human show up? The answer may surprise you
Instructional Video20:07
TED Talks

Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity

12th - Higher Ed
Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of "social technology" that allowed early human tribes to access a powerful new tool:...
Instructional Video12:11
SciShow

Facts about Human Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Hank brings you the facts, as they are understood by scientists today, about the evolution of humans from our humble primate ancestors. On the way to becoming Homo sapiens, game-changing evolutionary breakthroughs led to the development...
Instructional Video5:20
SciShow

Are Modern Humans Really Older Than We Thought?

12th - Higher Ed
Until recently, fossil evidence for modern humans has only gone back 200,000 years. A new discovery in Morocco and thermoluminescence dating may help extend that beyond 300,000 years. Chapters View all Homo sapiens 0:09...
Instructional Video15:29
TED Talks

Louise Leakey: A dig for humanity's origins

12th - Higher Ed
Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.
Instructional Video5:34
Be Smart

Why Do We Cook?

12th - Higher Ed
Why do humans cook? Holidays are celebrated in many ways, but chances are they involve eating, and eating a LOT. Ever wonder why we cook our food? We do it because it tastes good, of course, and because our customs and traditions are...
Instructional Video6:28
Professor Dave Explains

Paleoarcheology

9th - Higher Ed
Archeology is the study of human remains, but some archeologists choose to study the era just before humans came about, in order to examine the material remains of hominins other than Homo sapiens. This field is called paleoarcheology,...
Instructional Video2:48
Curated Video

Homo ergaster

3rd - 8th
El Homo ergaster tenía un cerebro enorme y vivía en complejos grupos sociales, pero su evolución se detuvo durante un millón de años, hasta que descubrió el fuego. Twig - Biología - La adaptación y evolución - La teoría de la...
Instructional Video4:21
Science ABC

Neanderthals Vs Homo Sapiens: Different Species Or Subspecies?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Most people believe that Homo sapiens are the only humans to have ever walked the face of the Earth. However, this isn’t true. We just happen to be the only human species left. The ever-so-familiar portrait of an ape evolving into a Homo...
Instructional Video2:48
Curated Video

Homo Ergaster

6th - 12th
Homo ergaster had a huge brain and lived in complex social groups, but his evolution was stunted for a million years, until he discovered fire. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Homo ergaster evolved from homo habilis...
Instructional Video9:43
Curated Video

Discovery of Skeleton Sparks Debate About Early Human Ancestors

3rd - Higher Ed
Meave Leakey and her team discovered a nearly complete skull and face in Kenya, claimed to be 3.5 million years old, sparking scientific debate. While they argue it represents a new species of early human, critics question the...
Instructional Video4:21
Curated Video

Neanderthals Vs Homo Sapiens: Different Species Or Subspecies?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Most people believe that Homo sapiens are the only humans to have ever walked the face of the Earth. However, this isn’t true. We just happen to be the only human species left. The ever-so-familiar portrait of an ape evolving into a Homo...
Instructional Video28:18
Neuro Transmissions

The Stoned Ape Theory is bad

12th - Higher Ed
Is it possible that psychedelics brought about human language, our huge brains, and essentially all elements of our modern culture? Well, I made a video recently about what psychedelics do in the brain, but a lot of you felt bothered by...
Instructional Video0:53
Next Animation Studio

Rhino bones excavated in Philippines suggest early human presence

12th - Higher Ed
Humans weren't believed to be in the Philippines until 60,000 years ago, but new findings suggest they were there much much earlier.
Instructional Video6:34
CuriosaMente

Quien fue el primer ser humano?

9th - 12th
Una explicacion animada del origen de la especie humana. Todos nacimos de otras personas. Entonces Quien fue la primer persona? Y si ella fue la primera De quien nacio? Pudo haber nacido de alguien que no fuera exactamente un ser humano?...
Instructional Video10:58
Weird History

Did Homosapiens Mate With Neanderthals?

12th - Higher Ed
Neanderthals coexisted with modern humans for tens of thousands of years, and the two groups certainly met. Evidence shows that Homo sapiens not only procreated with Neanderthals - they also slew and ate them.
Instructional Video12:07
Cerebellum

Prehistoric Man Human Evolution Lower Paleolithic - Homonids Leave Africa

9th - 12th
Experts now agree that Africa was the birthplace of humankind. Many of the oldest fossils have been discovered in Africa. Climatic changes and the Ice Age, which began close to three million years ago, gave rise to the spread of our...
Instructional Video9:40
AllTime 10s

10 Archaeological Discoveries That Rewrote History

12th - Higher Ed
These 10 amazing archaeological discoveries changed the way we think about the modern world! From finding the first ever computer to finding ancient humans the size of Hobbits.