Instructional Video4:23
SciShow

Scott Kelly's Return and an Atlantic Meteoroid

12th - Higher Ed
In this episode of SciShow Space News, Hank tells us about Scott Kelly's return from the ISS and the Atlantic Meteroid you didn't hear about.
Instructional Video4:00
SciShow

Inside the Nepal Earthquake

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News explains the forces at work behind the earthquake in Nepal, introduces you to a new species of dinosaur, and reveals a discovery in Antarctica.
Instructional Video10:24
Crash Course

Inflation and Bubbles and Tulips: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
In which Adriene and Jacob teach you about how and why prices rise. Sometimes prices rise as a result of inflation, which is a pretty normal thing for economies to do. We'll talk about how across the board prices rise over time, and how...
Instructional Video4:36
SciShow Kids

How Do Rockets Fly? | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Rockets are super amazing, but how do we get something that weighs as much as 100 elephants all the way into space?
Instructional Video3:31
SciShow

Why Can't You Compost Meat?

12th - Higher Ed
Composting becomes more widespread and accessible all the time, keeping millions of tons of food waste from ending up in landfills every year. But there is one quirk of some composting programs that can be a little annoying: they don't...
Instructional Video5:30
SciShow

How to Build a Rocket Engine in Your Kitchen (Experiment Episode)

12th - Higher Ed
Hank demonstrates how to build a hybrid rocket engine in your kitchen!
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow

Why You Think You Look Better in Selfies

12th - Higher Ed
You might have had the experience of heading out for the night, feeling good, snapping a few selfies with friends that memorialize for all time how great your hair is looking. But the next day, you’re tagged in someone else’s photos and…...
Instructional Video4:46
SciShow Kids

Weird and Wonderful Forms of Ice! | Winter Science | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks found a branch growing what looked like white hair! So they brought the branch back to the Fort to run some tests and found out that it isn't hair at all... it's ice! Second Grade Next Generation Science...
Instructional Video3:33
SciShow Kids

Taking Pictures With the Sun!

K - 5th
Did you know there's a way to make art using the light from the sun? It's called a cyanotype, and Mister Brown is going to tell you all about how they work, and how to make your own!
Instructional Video16:11
TED Talks

TED: My failed mission to find God -- and what I found instead | Anjali Kumar

12th - Higher Ed
Anjali Kumar went looking for God and ended up finding something else entirely. In an uplifting, funny talk about our shared humanity, she takes us on a spiritual pilgrimage to meet witches in New York, a shaman in Peru, an infamous...
Instructional Video25:39
SciShow

Plants Are Way Cooler Than We Give Them Credit For

12th - Higher Ed
Plants! If oxygen and good smells aren't enough for you, here's a collection of episodes that might win you over.
Instructional Video13:07
SciShow

SciShow: Bees Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
We are in spring! And with spring come bees! In this episode of SciShow Compilation we bring the best episodes of bees and honey!
Instructional Video17:20
SciShow Kids

Happy Earth Day!

K - 5th
Join Jessi and Squeaks as they talk about some things you can do to make the earth a better place!
Instructional Video4:02
SciShow Kids

Why Do We Put Salt on Icy Sidewalks? | Winter Science | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
It's snowing and Mister Brown needs to go put some salt on the Fort's front steps. But Squeaks wants to know, why do we put salt on icy sidewalks? Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A:...
Instructional Video10:30
TED Talks

Yvonne van Amerongen: The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care

12th - Higher Ed
How would you prefer to spend the last years of your life: in a sterile, hospital-like institution or in a village with a supermarket, pub, theater and park within easy walking distance? The answer seems obvious now, but when Yvonne van...
Instructional Video5:04
SciShow Kids

Make Your Own Compass!

K - 5th
Mister Brown and Squeaks are here to teach you all about the compass - and they will even help you make your own! NGSS Performance Expectations: 3-PS2-3: Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic...
Instructional Video11:25
SciShow

6 Everyday Ways Science Protects You from Your Poop

12th - Higher Ed
It's easy to take waste disposal for granted, so here are six ways modern technology has made your poop safer and less... gross. Chapters S-BEND (TRAP) 1:15 TOILET SPRAY 2:33 TOILET LIDS 3:49 CHEMICAL TOILETS 5:35 VACUUM TOILETS 7:14...
Instructional Video3:56
SciShow

The Biggest Stars in the Galaxy

12th - Higher Ed
Learn about hypergiant stars -- stars that make the sun look ridiculously tiny.
Instructional Video5:10
SciShow

How Being Sick Changes Your Brain

12th - Higher Ed
When you’re sick you just want to be left alone. Sometimes that’s because you physically can’t move, but other times, it might have more to do with the way your immune system is connected to your brain.
Instructional Video12:16
TED Talks

TED: How many lives can you live? | Sarah Kay

12th - Higher Ed
Spoken-word poet Sarah Kay was stunned to find she couldn't be a princess, ballerina and astronaut all in one lifetime. In this talk, she delivers two powerful poems that show us how we can live other lives. Sarah is also the host of...
Instructional Video3:57
SciShow Kids

Why Does Cooking Eggs Make Them Hard?

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks grab a snack and learn all about why boiling eggs makes them hard! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter - Different kinds of matter exist and...
Instructional Video3:36
SciShow Kids

The Great Button Solution! | Solving Problems with Engineering | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Bill and Webb want to reach a button that is really high up on the wall, so Mister Brown teaches them how to use engineering and teamwork to make a high up button pusher! K-2 Next Generation Science Standards Science and Engineering...
Instructional Video13:46
TED Talks

TED: Talk about your death while you're still healthy | Michelle Knox

12th - Higher Ed
Do you know what you want when you die? Do you know how you want to be remembered? In a candid, heartfelt talk about a subject most of us would rather not discuss, Michelle Knox asks each of us to reflect on our core values around death...
Instructional Video8:35
Crash Course

Screenplays: Crash Course Film Production

12th - Higher Ed
If you want to make a movie, generally you're going to want to start with a script. In this episode of Crash Course Film Production, Lily Gladstone talks about the basics of screenplays and how to get started thinking about and actually...