TED Talks
TED: Why smell matters more than you think | Paule Joseph
TED Fellow and chemosensory researcher Paule Joseph unveils the hidden power of a sense that's too often overlooked: smell. She delves into the science behind smell — from how it evokes memory and emotion to its potential for early...
TED Talks
TED: The single most important parenting strategy | Becky Kennedy
Everyone loses their temper from time to time — but the stakes are dizzyingly high when the focus of your fury is your own child. Clinical psychologist and renowned parenting whisperer Becky Kennedy is here to help. Not only does she...
SciShow
Why Are Champagne Bubbles So Tidy?
Have you ever noticed that the bubbles in your glass of Champagne are just.... fancier than other sparkling drinks? They form those lovely little columns of bubbles in a way that nothing else does - and it turns out there's some neat...
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9 Scientific Cooking Techniques
All cooking is science: we use chemistry and physics to steam, fry, bake, or microwave almost all of our meals. However, there are some cooking methods that delve into even deeper and stranger scientific territory.
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How Do Pineapples Eat Us Back?
The pineapple. Sweet, juicy, and kind of painful. What is it about this tropical fruit that seems to bite us back?
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5 Science-Backed Barbecue Tips
It's barbecue season around the SciShow office, which means applying our knowledge of science to this delicious outdoor past-time.
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The Best Way to Cook Food, According to Science | SciShow Compilation
Did you know that there are good and bad ways to cook your food, according to science? From frying and baking, to zapping and roasting, here are a few scientifically backed dos and don’ts of food preparation and cooking. Let's go!
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Is the Five-Second Rule Real?
Oops! You drop your precious midnight snack on the floor! You just picked it up really quick, like less than five seconds, so it is ok to eat, right? But is the 5-second rule really legit? Hosted by: Michael Aranda ----------
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Why You Should Never Put Tomatoes in the Fridge!
Without refrigerators, we'd have spoiled milk, moldy cheese, and warm sodas. However, there are some foods that don't fare so well in a chilly fridge, including tomatoes. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
TED Talks
TED: The secret ingredients of great hospitality | Will Guidara
Restaurateur Will Guidara's life changed when he decided to serve a two-dollar hot dog in his fancy four-star restaurant, creating a personalized experience for some out-of-town customers craving authentic New York City street food. The...
PBS
Cape Town drought limits people to 13 gallons of water a day
Fearing the complete depletion of their water supply amid an extreme drought, officials in South Africa's second most populous city have limited water consumption to 13 gallons per resident a day. Police are also fining people for...
PBS
A Culinary Tradition For The Persian New Year
Nowruz, the Persian holiday celebrating the new year, is observed in Iran and parts of Western and Central Asia. It marks the first day of the vernal equinox. Najmieh Batmanglij, author of eight cookbooks on Iranian cuisine that are...
PBS
People in recovery find the recipe for a fresh start in cooking career training
Blocks from the White House, DC Central Kitchen is the nation's largest community kitchen, putting out 5,000 meals a day to homeless shelters, schools, halfway houses and other nonprofits. But the kitchen's other output is training men...
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Award-winning baker Bryan Ford on drawing from his Honduran roots
Bryan Ford catapulted to prominence during the pandemic's bread-making frenzy, inspiring millions online with innovative twists on sourdough bread, all while celebrating the baking cultures of Latin America. Geoff Bennett spent some time...
PBS
How Some Election Officials Are Trying To Verify The Vote More Easily
How are state and local governments verifying the accuracy of the vote in
this critical election year? One approach designed to simplify a major
challenge for election officials as the ballots arrive is the risk-limiting
audit, which...
PBS
In Long Island kitchen, refugees offer flavors of their native lands
New York City is known for the stunning variety of ethnic cuisines available on its street corners, and one local entrepreneur is looking to expand that breadth even further -- by leveraging the city's most recent arrivals. William...
PBS
To improve patients' diets, the doctor is in the kitchen
More and more primary care doctors are using the kitchen as the place to prescribe a powerful medicine: healthy food. With poor diets linked to many deaths from preventable diseases, research has found that changing diet and becoming...
SciShow
Is the Five-Second Rule Real?
Oops! You drop your precious midnight snack on the floor! You just picked it up really quick, like less than five seconds, so it is ok to eat, right? But is the 5-second rule really legit?
SciShow Kids
3 Cool Facts About Cats!
Even if you have a cat of your own, you might not know these three amazing things about our furry friends!
TED Talks
How AI can help shatter barriers to equality | Jamila Gordon
Jamila Gordon believes in the power of human connection -- and artificial intelligence -- to help people who might otherwise be left behind. Telling the story of her own path from refugee to global tech executive, she shows how AI is...
TED Talks
Arthur Potts Dawson: A vision for sustainable restaurants
If you've been in a restaurant kitchen, you've seen how much food, water and energy can be wasted there. Chef Arthur Potts-Dawson shares his very personal vision for drastically reducing restaurant, and supermarket, waste -- creating...
SciShow Kids
How to Say Goodbye
Jessi and Squeaks are getting ready to go on a big trip to a different state... but that mean they're going to have to leave the Fort for a long time! Join them one last time and learn why it can be so sad to say goodbye, and why it can...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: RNAi: Slicing, dicing and serving your cells - Alex Dainis
RNA, the genetic messenger, makes sure the DNA recipe gives your cells exactly what they ordered. But sometimes that means inhibiting some other RNA that got the recipe wrong. This process is called RNA interference (RNAi), and it acts...
SciShow Kids
Why Do Onions Make Me Cry?
Squeaks is worried because Jessi is crying, but it's not because she is sad. She's cutting onions!