SciShow
Rosalind Franklin: Great Minds
Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA, but you most likely haven't heard of her. Hank will attempt to fix this gap in your knowledge on today's SciShow: Great Minds
SciShow
Bivalves Could Be the New Lab Rats
Bivalves—animals like mussels, clams and oysters—might be a more familiar sight in a restaurant than a lab. But it turns out that studying them might help us learn more about our own health.
Associated Press
US officials: strong culprit in vaping illnesses
US health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a "very strong culprit."
Associated Press
US officials: strong culprit in vaping illnesses
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SciShow
Bivalves Could Be the New Lab Rats
Bivalves—animals like mussels, clams and oysters—might be a more familiar sight in a restaurant than a lab. But it turns out that studying them might help us learn more about our own health.
TED Talks
Grégoire Courtine: The paralyzed rat that walked
A spinal cord injury can sever the communication between your brain and your body, leading to paralysis. Fresh from his lab, Grégoire Courtine shows a new method -- combining drugs, electrical stimulation and a robot -- that could...
SciShow
Can You Keep Donating and Regrowing Your Liver?
Fun Fact: people can donate over half of their liver, and the tissue will grow back within a year! Knowing that, it seems pretty logical to assume that we could just keep donating and regrowing our livers over and over again, but is that...
SciShow
Absolute Zero: Absolute Awesome
Hank explains absolute zero: -273.15 degrees Celsius - and the coldest place in the known universe may surprise you.
TED Talks
Jennifer Granholm: A clean energy proposal -- race to the top!
Kicking off the TED2013 conference, Jennifer Granholm asks a very American question with worldwide implications: How do we make more jobs? Her big idea: Invest in new alternative energy sources. And her big challenge: Can it be done with...
TED Talks
TED: A young scientist's quest for clean water | Deepika Kurup
Deepika Kurup has been determined to solve the global water crisis since she was 14 years old, after she saw kids outside her grandparents' house in India drinking water that looked too dirty even to touch. Her research began in her...
Amoeba Sisters
General Lab Safety
This Amoeba Sisters video introduces science lab safety guidelines with memorable illustrations and an accompanying handout listed under "safety". This video includes the discussion of proper lab attire, importance of proper disposal of...
SciShow
3 Chemistry Experiments That Changed the World
Chemistry is the study of matter - stuff, and how it interacts with other stuff. Even though chemistry doesn't make a lot of news these days, chemists are making discoveries that change lives all the time. If Hank had to narrow down all...
Bozeman Science
Ideal Gas Law
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the pressure, volume, amount, and temperature of an ideal gas are related. Absolute zero of a gas can be determined by varying the temperature and measuring the corresponding volume of a gas...
SciShow
The World's First Human-Made Nuclear Reactor
Today on SciShow, Hank brings us a little science history, telling us the tale of the world's first human-made nuclear reactor, which was built by a team of scientists and students led by Enrico Fermi in a converted squash court under a...
Bozeman Science
Chemical Change
In this video Paul Andersen explains how chemical differs from physical change. In the laboratory macroscopic observations are used to infer changes at the particulate level. Evidence for chemical change include gas production, change in...
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Lab 4: Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis
Paul Andersen explains how pigments can be separated using chromatography. He shows how you can calculate the Rf value for each pigment. He then explains how you can measure the rate of photosynthesis using leaf chads and water...
SciShow
3 Physics Experiments that Changed the World
Physics investigates why the universe behaves the way that it does, and today, Hank tells us about the three physics experiments that he thinks were the most awesome at helping us understand how the universe works.
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Lab 9: Transpiration
Paul Andersen starts by defining transpiration as evaporation off of a leaf. He then describes how a potometer can be used to measure the rate of transpiration in different environments.
TED Talks
Christopher Bahl: A new type of medicine, custom-made with tiny proteins
Some common life-saving medicines, such as insulin, are made of proteins so large and fragile that they need to be injected instead of ingested as pills. But a new generation of medicine -- made from smaller, more durable proteins known...
Bozeman Science
Osmosis Lab Walkthrough
Mr. Andersen shows you how to properly core potatoes for the osmosis lab. A thorough description of the lab protocol is included along with a brief description of percent mass change.
SciShow
Zombie Apocalypse?
Hank addresses recent news items that point toward a so-called "zombie apocalypse," and introduces us to some new additions to the periodic table.
Curated Video
Revolutionary Portable DNA Test Lab: Rapid Detection of Biological Threats
British scientists have developed a portable, fully automated test lab that can rapidly detect biological warfare agents and infectious diseases. This innovative system uses the polymerase chain reaction to amplify DNA and provide...
Seven Dimensions
Expert Evidence: Case Studies Part 1
This case study examines the error of acting outside one’s area of expertise. The expert is being asked to explain the process of ouchterlony, an immunological technique used to detect the presence of human haemoglobin. The expert is...
Great Big Story
Crime scene of the wild, unveiling the national Wildlife forensics lab
Explore the unique mission of the Oregon-based lab dedicated to solving wildlife crimes and preserving endangered species.