PBS
What Happens If You Jump Into A Black Hole?
Meet Alice and Bob, famous explorers of the abstract landscape of theoretical physics. Heroes of the gerdankenexperiment—the thought experiment—whose life mission is to find contradictions in the deepest layers of our theories. Today our...
PBS
What Happens During a Quantum Jump?
Since the very beginning of quantum mechanics, a debate has raged about how to interpret its bizarre predictions. And at the heart and origin of that debate is the quantum jump or quantum leap - the seemingly miraculous and instantaneous...
SciShow
How to Increase Your Athletic Ability | The Scientific Truth
You may think you just have to run more, or lift more weights—but the truth is, there is a scientific way to increase your athletic ability! Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow and learn how you might be able to perform better,...
SciShow
The Mystery of the Biggest Genomes
3 billion base pairs is a pretty typical genome size for organisms like us, but there are a few plants and animals with genomes so huge they completely blow this number out of the water. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
SciShow
Why Do We Jump in Our Sleep?
Learn why you may experience jumping in your sleep, and how you can prevent it!
Crash Course
Indiana Jones & Pascal's Wager: Crash Course Philosophy
Today we conclude our unit on Philosophy of Religion and Hank gets a little help from Indiana Jones to explain religious pragmatism and Pascal’s Wager, fideism, and Kierkegaard’s leap to faith.
SciShow
Why Are Some World Records So Hard to Break
Why are some athletes able to crush world records when other records remain unbroken for years? The answer has to do with the kind of materials used in the competition and the type of athletic event one is competing in. Hank Green...
SciShow
Why You’ll Never See Your Eyes Move in a Mirror
Your brain does a lot to smooth out your visual experience of the world… including the closest thing we have to time travel.
SciShow
Springs, Bows, and Gears: Amazing Animal Jumpers
We're pretty good at moving around in the world, but there are some animals that have efficient mechanisms that allow them to leap and bound wherever they go. Gears, bows, and springs allow these animals to be amazing jumpers.
SciShow
Bloody Amazing Facts About Vampire Bats
It appears at night, sneaks up behind its prey, and sucks its blood! Is it a vampire? No, it's a vampire bat! Here are some bloody amazing facts about them for Halloween!
SciShow
Does Lactic Acid Really Cause Muscle Pain?
For decades, lactic acid has taken the blame for the muscle pain you feel when you exercise - but does it really deserve its bad reputation?
MinutePhysics
How Airplanes Are Made
Behind-the-Scenes of an Airbus A350 being built! Thanks to the folks at Airbus for bringing me to France, Germany, & the UK to visit their headquarters and facilities and see so much incredible engineering. As you can probably tell from...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the dark matter fuel riddle? - Daniel Finkel
An ancient, abandoned alien space station has been discovered. Can you beat everyone in the galaxy and reach it first? -- It’s an incredible discovery: an abandoned alien space station filled with precursor technology. Now every species...
PBS
What Planet Is Super Mario World?
We've run, jumped, and stomped all over the world of Super Mario, but, where in the universe is Super Mario EXACTLY? It's virtual so it obviously DOESN'T exist but if it did, could Super Mario world be in our solar system? And what do...
TED Talks
Smash fear, learn anything - Tim Ferriss
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. From the EG conference: Productivity guru Tim Ferriss' fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question --...
SciShow
Why Do We Jump in Our Sleep?
Learn why you may experience jumping in your sleep, and how you can prevent it!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The secret lives of baby fish - Amy McDermott
Coral reef fish, like the yellow tang surgeonfish, begin life in a fascinating and weird way - as tiny floating larvae! These babies are capable of drifting thousands of miles on ocean currents, far from the reefs where they were born....
SciShow
Airglow: Why The Night Sky Is Really Green
If you look closely enough, you'll see the night sky is actually a little green. SciShow Space explains the science behind the phenomenon known as airglow.
Crash Course
The Chemical Mind - Crash Course Psychology
BAHHHHHH! Did I scare you? What exactly happens when we get scared? How does our brain make our body react? Just what are Neurotransmitters? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes us to the simplest part of the complex...
Crash Course
Game Design: Crash Course Games
Good game design is essential for a positive player experience whether it's a board games, video game, or even dice game. So today, we're going to take some time to give you an introductory overview of the process of creating a game, and...
SciShow
Robot Ant Swarms Have Arrived!
Robot design commonly mimics the abilities of their human creators, but some researchers have been inspired by a possibly unexpected creature: an ant.
SciShow
Working on Pathfinder: SciShow Talk Show
Hank's friend from grad school, Bryan von Lossberg recounts his time working on NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission, and Jessi from Animal Wonders surprises us with Goma the red eyed tree frog!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: If matter falls down, does antimatter fall up? - Chlo_ Malbrunot
Like positive and negative, or debit and credit, matter and antimatter are equal and opposite. So if matter falls down, does antimatter fall up? Chloe Malbrunot investigates that question by placing two atoms - one made of matter, and...
SciShow Kids
Viewer Mail! - How Do Bugs Hang Upside-Down?
Jessi and Squeaks love getting interesting science questions from their friends! Join them as they check their email and answer questions from kids like you!