Instructional Video3:01
MinuteEarth

What Happens When Predators Disappear?

12th - Higher Ed
A world without predators. It sounds like a safer, happier world, but come on, this is science…
Instructional Video2:52
MinutePhysics

How To Discover Weird New Particles - Emergent Quantum Quasiparticles

12th - Higher Ed
This video is about weird condensed matter systems, aka materials that have bizarre emergent particles in them that are unlike most other particles in the universe.
Instructional Video2:57
MinuteEarth

Why do Bats Transmit So Many Diseases Like Ebola?

12th - Higher Ed
Why do Bats Transmit So Many Diseases Like Ebola
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow

Injured? Maybe Antlers Could Help

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have recently discovered the cells responsible for a deer's amazing ability to regrow antlers in just a few months. It may be the key to healing human wounds and broken bones faster.
Instructional Video11:43
SciShow

7 Ways Humans Change Color

12th - Higher Ed
We're all used to our bodies being more or less the color they always are. But there are a few different medical reason you may be seeing rainbow in the mirror, from benign to medically concerning. Here's just some of the reasons that...
Instructional Video3:24
SciShow

The Nuclear Bunker Full of Cannibal Ants

12th - Higher Ed
There's an abandoned Soviet nuclear bunker in Poland full of cannibal ants. And weird as it sounds, it's helping us learn more about the behavior of social insects.<br/>
Instructional Video2:54
MinuteEarth

Which Will Kill You First?

12th - Higher Ed
The body can get a whole lot colder - but not a whole lot hotter - before we die. Why is that?<br/>
Instructional Video4:38
SciShow

How Continent-Sized Dust Storms Form

12th - Higher Ed
In the future, we may see more continent-sized dust storms like the one nicknamed Godzilla, which crossed the Atlantic ocean in 2020. And since then, researchers have been looking into what caused such a colossal storm. If we can predict...
Instructional Video4:57
SciShow

Do We Need a Negative Leap Second?

12th - Higher Ed
Did you know that last year we had 28 of the fastest days ever recorded? Earth's rotation can be affected by a number of things, and scientists think we might someday need an unprecedented adjustment: deleting a second!
Instructional Video2:48
SciShow

If There's Acid Rain, Is There Basic Rain?

12th - Higher Ed
You've probably heard of acid rain: rain that's more acidic than normal because of pollution in the atmosphere. But, if rain can become more acidic, shouldn't it also be able to become more basic?
Instructional Video4:05
SciShow

Why Carbon Dating Might Be in Danger

12th - Higher Ed
Carbon dating transformed fields like archeology and paleontology, but its use might be in danger.
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

What Happens to Your Body if You Drink Heavy Water?

12th - Higher Ed
What is heavy water, and is it safe to drink? Heavy water, or deuterium oxide, has some pretty important scientific applications. But what would happen to your body if you actually drank it? Hosted by Hank Green.
Instructional Video1:55
SciShow

What Happens When You Faint?

12th - Higher Ed
Why do we faint? Because sometimes, your nervous system just doesn’t know what to do with itself.
Instructional Video4:40
SciShow

What Growing Mini Brains Has Taught Us, And What's Next

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have developed a way to grow miniature versions of human organs; some of the weirdest organoids are the mini brains.
Instructional Video5:09
SciShow

How Tattoos Really Work... At Least in Mice

12th - Higher Ed
People have been getting tattoos for thousands of years, but we've never quite been sure why the ink sticks around under our skin. A group of researchers now think they might have the answer. Plus, scientists are on the road to making...
Instructional Video2:08
SciShow

Why Did You Skip a Period?

12th - Higher Ed
Have you had a normal menstrual cycle and then you suddenly miss a period? There are different reasons why this can happen, and if you don't experience a period you were expecting, you’ll probably want to talk to your health care...
Instructional Video2:19
SciShow

What's the Best Position for Pooping?

12th - Higher Ed
Everybody poops ... but is it possible that you're pooping all wrong? Learn the science behind the greatest debate of our time: squat vs. sit! Thanks to Patreon Patron Maia for asking this important question!
Instructional Video11:38
TED Talks

TED: The truth about faking orgasms | Karen Gurney

12th - Higher Ed
Whose pleasure is prioritized during sex, and why? Psychosexologist Karen Gurney explains how a lack of equal pleasure in the bedroom actually reflects broader gender inequality in society -- and asks you to reconsider what dynamics are...
Instructional Video10:49
Be Smart

How Some Words Get Forgetted

12th - Higher Ed
English is a confusing language for many reasons. But the irregular verbs might be the most confusing part. Why is "told" the past tense of "tell" but "smold" isn't the past tense of "smell"? It turns out that the study of irregular...
Instructional Video2:12
MinuteEarth

What Are Brain Waves?

12th - Higher Ed
Even the parts of our brains that don't control physical movement show a lot of rhythm, and that might be integral to how our brains...
Instructional Video10:02
SciShow

8 Medications with Surprising Secondary Uses

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes medications that were developed to treat one condition can end up being useful for seemingly unrelated ailments. Chapters View all DEXTROMETHORPHAN & PSEUDOBULBAR AFFECT 1:48 MEMANTINE & OCD 2:25 NALTREXONE & BEHAVIORAL...
Instructional Video17:05
SciShow

Talk Show: Blake de Pastino & Corn Snakes!

12th - Higher Ed
Hank Green interviews Scishow's Chief Editor Blake de Pastino who explains his interest in writing about science, paleontology & anthropology. Special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda brings corn snakes for everyone to play with.
Instructional Video18:31
TED Talks

TED: How isolation fuels opioid addiction | Rachel Wurzman

12th - Higher Ed
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. What do Tourette syndrome, heroin addiction and social media obsession all have in common? They converge in an area...
Instructional Video6:11
SciShow

The Strange Case of the Hypatia Stone

12th - Higher Ed
The Hypatia stone is one of the weirdest rocks on the planet. It's not just out of this world, it might be out of this solar system!