Instructional Video16:55
SciShow

Talk Show: Owls and Pigeons

12th - Higher Ed
Hank talks with Owl Research Institute founder Denver Holt. Then Jessi introduces the bird lovers to a pigeon. Warning: watch your ears for wing flapping into the microphone.
Instructional Video15:28
TED Talks

TED: Juggle and jest | Raspyni Brothers

12th - Higher Ed
Illustrious jugglers the Raspyni Brothers show off their uncanny balance, agility, coordination and willingness to sacrifice (others). Now, if you'll just stand completely still...
Instructional Video5:52
TED Talks

Einstein the Parrot: A talking, squawking parrot

12th - Higher Ed
This whimsical wrap-up of TED2006 -- presented by Einstein, the African grey parrot, and her trainer, Stephanie White -- simply tickles. Watch for the moment when Einstein has a moment with Al Gore.
Instructional Video4:15
Be Smart

How Many Trees Are There?

12th - Higher Ed
It may be an impossible questions, but we can at least get close.
Instructional Video24:05
TED Talks

Jennifer Lin: Improvising on piano, aged 14

12th - Higher Ed
Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a moving solo piece based on a random sequence of notes.
Instructional Video17:11
TED Talks

Jon Ronson: When online shaming goes too far

12th - Higher Ed
Twitter gives a voice to the voiceless, a way to speak up and hit back at perceived injustice. But sometimes, says Jon Ronson, things go too far. In a jaw-dropping story of how one un-funny tweet ruined a woman's life and career, Ronson...
Instructional Video5:16
SciShow

Why Is It So Hard to Let Go of Grudges?

12th - Higher Ed
We all have some displeasing memories from the past that still make our blood boil. Why are those grudges so hard to let go of?
Instructional Video5:24
SciShow

How Music Can Heal the Brain

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes you hear music and you automatically tap your foot, or do a little dance, or walk to the beat. What’s happening in your brain that makes your body move like that? Can music’s effects on movement or speech rewire your brain?
Instructional Video16:15
SciShow

SciShow Talk Show: The Science of Corvids & Dick Cheney Masks

12th - Higher Ed
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show where Hank talks to interesting people about interesting things! In this episode Hank discusses corvids with John Marzluff of the University of Washington.
Instructional Video12:17
Crash Course

Understanding Financial Statements and Accounting: Crash Course Entrepreneurship

12th - Higher Ed
Honestly, “spreadsheets” are kind of the vegetables of the business world -- the very idea of them makes some people queasy. But that’s ok! They can be intimidating, but they’re not impossible to understand. Today we’re going to learn to...
Instructional Video4:30
Be Smart

Ghosts of Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
What does a ginkgo tree have in common with a dinosaur?
Instructional Video2:41
SciShow

Litmus Test SciShow Experiments

12th - Higher Ed
Do science at home with Hank in this episode of SciShow - you'll learn how to make your own litmus paper, what it's good for, and how it works.
Instructional Video19:13
SciShow

SciShow Talk Show: Biocrust with Rebecca Durham

12th - Higher Ed
Welcome back to Scishow TalkShow! In this episode Hank learns more about Biocrust explained by Rebecca Durham. Jessi Knudsen Castañeda also brings a ball python named Puzzle.
Instructional Video14:48
TED Talks

Molly Stevens: A new way to grow bone

12th - Higher Ed
What does it take to regrow bone in mass quantities? Typical bone regeneration -- wherein bone is taken from a patient’s hip and grafted onto damaged bone elsewhere in the body -- is limited and can cause great pain just a few years...
Instructional Video6:47
TED Talks

Don Levy: A cinematic journey through visual effects

12th - Higher Ed
It's been 110 years since Georges Méliès sent a spaceship slamming into the eye of the man on the moon. So how far have visual effects come since then? Working closely with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Don Levy takes...
Instructional Video15:31
TED Talks

Rob Forbes: Ways of seeing

12th - Higher Ed
Rob Forbes, the founder of Design Within Reach, shows a gallery of snapshots that inform his way of seeing the world. Charming juxtapositions, found art, urban patterns -- this slideshow will open your eyes to the world around you.
Instructional Video5:50
SciShow

The Old Sailors' Tool That Saved Apollo 13

12th - Higher Ed
In the 1700s, sailors used sextants to navigate the seas. Centuries later, these old-timey tools saved the day on not one, but two of the Apollo missions!
Instructional Video13:55
SciShow

All About Poop, Plus a Tortoise: SciShow Talk Show #15

12th - Higher Ed
The SciShow Talk Show has a new look! And a new guest who isn't new at all - Jessi Knudsen Castañeda from Animal Wonders joins Hank to talk about one of her favorite subjects: poop! They are joined by Augusto Castañeda and Yucca the...
Instructional Video5:23
SciShow Kids

How to Make a Paper Snowflake! Project for Kids

K - 5th
Join Jessi, Squeaks, and a special guest to celebrate the seasons changing by making paper snowflakes!
Instructional Video0:55
MinutePhysics

What is Quantum Tunneling

12th - Higher Ed
In this episode we explain what quantum tunneling is and how it works!
Instructional Video5:51
SciShow Kids

How Compost Is Made: A Field Trip!

K - 5th
Composting is a way to turn scraps of food you aren't going to eat anymore into healthy soil for your garden! But how does food turn in to dirt?! Mister Brown and Squeaks take a trip to SoilCycle, a place that makes compost in...
Instructional Video2:23
SciShow

Why Do Your Farts Smell Worse in the Shower?

12th - Higher Ed
If you've ever farted in the shower, you know that they smell REALLY bad in there, but why is that?
Instructional Video17:23
TED Talks

Will Hurd: A wall won't solve America's border problems

12th - Higher Ed
"Building a 30-foot-high concrete structure from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security," says Congressman Will Hurd, a Republican from Texas whose district encompasses two times zones and...
Instructional Video6:29
SciShow

Hydrogen: The Savior of the Shipping Industry

12th - Higher Ed
Huge container ships relying on fossil fuels transport all kinds of goods across the ocean, creating a huge climate change impact. But there's a better way to power this transport using, of all things, water.