Instructional Video4:22
SciShow

Water on Ganymede, and NASA Needs Your Help!

12th - Higher Ed
Which is a bigger deal to you? The discovery that there's probably more water on Jupiter's moon Ganymede than all the oceans on Earth? Or the fact that you can now help NASA find asteroids? Learn about both, then decide for yourself!
Instructional Video21:04
TED Talks

TED: My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality | Martine Rothblatt

12th - Higher Ed
The founder of Sirius XM satellite radio, Martine Rothblatt now heads up a drug company that makes life-saving medicines for rare diseases (including one drug that saved her own daughter's life). Meanwhile she is working to preserve the...
Instructional Video2:53
SciShow

Where Do Camels Store Their Water?

12th - Higher Ed
When camels drink, they do so at a rate that would kill most other animals. But where does all of that water go? Hint: It's not their humps!
Instructional Video3:09
SciShow

What Are Eyeballs Made Of?

12th - Higher Ed
Eyeballs are unique organs, providing many animals with the ability to interpret the light waves in the world around them, but what are these squishy parts made of?
Instructional Video4:56
SciShow

Studying Poop to Save Species

12th - Higher Ed
Poop kind of stinks, but the stuff inside of poop can tell us a lot about the natural world.
Instructional Video4:15
SciShow

The Trick to Not Freezing During Hibernation

12th - Higher Ed
You may wish that you could pack on a few pounds and sleep the next few months away, and scientists are one step closer to understanding how some animals are capable of doing this.
Instructional Video4:48
SciShow

The Unsung Mission That Made Apollo Possible

12th - Higher Ed
Before we could set foot on the moon, the Surveyor missions were sent to give future astronauts some sure footing.
Instructional Video11:23
SciShow

An Alzheimer’s Drug That Doesn’t Treat Alzheimer’s?

12th - Higher Ed
In 2021, the FDA approved a treatment that claims to stop Alzheimer's at the source, removing the plaques in the brain long thought to cause the symptoms of the disease. But, as is often the case, things are more complicated than they...
Instructional Video7:58
Bozeman Science

Teaching Science at Home: A Survival Guide for Parents

12th - Higher Ed
A short guide for parents teaching science during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020.
Instructional Video7:09
TED Talks

TED: How I built a jet suit | Richard Browning

12th - Higher Ed
We've all dreamed of flying -- but for Richard Browning, flight is an obsession. He's built an Iron Man-like suit that leans on an elegant collaboration of mind, body and technology, bringing science fiction dreams a little closer to...
Instructional Video3:40
SciShow

Horseshoe Crabs Saved My Life

12th - Higher Ed
Horseshoe crabs aren't really crabs, but they are super old, super cool, and they deserve your respect. Because they may have already saved your life. SciShow explains!
Instructional Video5:23
SciShow

NASA Just Launched a New, Planet-Hunting Telescope!

12th - Higher Ed
From launching a new satellite, to finding diamonds from a lost world, researchers have been hard at work transforming how we think about our planet, the solar system, and the rest of the universe.
Instructional Video10:58
TED Talks

Carson Bruns: Could a tattoo help you stay healthy?

12th - Higher Ed
Can we make tattoos both beautiful and functional? Nanotechnologist Carson Bruns shares his work creating high-tech tattoos that react to their environment -- like color-changing ink that can tell you when you're getting a sunburn -- and...
Instructional Video11:28
TED Talks

Reniqua Allen: The story we tell about millennials -- and who we leave out

12th - Higher Ed
Millennials are now the largest, most diverse adult population in the US -- but far too often, they're reduced to the worn-out stereotype of lazy, entitled avocado toast lovers, says author Reniqua Allen. In this revealing talk, she...
Instructional Video12:52
TED Talks

TED: The secrets of spider venom | Michel Dugon

12th - Higher Ed
Spider venom can stop your heart within minutes, cause unimaginable pain -- and potentially save your life, says zoologist Michel Dugon. As a tarantula crawls up and down his arm, Dugon explains the medical properties of this potent...
Instructional Video12:04
TED Talks

Graham Hawkes: A flight through the ocean

12th - Higher Ed
Graham Hawkes takes us aboard his graceful, winged submarines to the depths of planet Ocean (a.k.a. "Earth"). It's a deep blue world we landlubbers rarely see in 3D.