Instructional Video11:43
Crash Course

USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big...
Instructional Video13:00
Crash Course

America in World War I Crash Course US History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about American involvement in World War I, which at the time was called the Great War. They didn't know there was going to be a second one, though they probably should have guessed, 'cause this one didn't...
Instructional Video11:09
Crash Course

Ancient Egypt Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green.
Instructional Video11:06
Crash Course

Christianity from Judaism to Constantine Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way,...
Instructional Video5:03
TED-Ed

TED-ED: The benefits of a bilingual brain - Mia Nacamulli

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It's obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier - like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Mia Nacamulli details...
Instructional Video2:57
SciShow Kids

How Do Fish Breathe? Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks adopted a new fish! They have him all set up in a nice fish tank, but now they have a big question: how do fish breathe underwater?!
Instructional Video3:23
SciShow Kids

Snails, Slugs, and Slime! Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks look at some amazing creatures that they found in their garden: snails and slugs!
Instructional Video13:55
Crash Course

The Great Depression Crash Course US History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about the Great Depression. So, everybody knows that the Great Depression started with the stock market crash in 1929, right? Not exactly. The Depression happened after the stock market crash, but wasn't...
Instructional Video14:35
TED Talks

Daniel Reisel: The neuroscience of restorative justice

12th - Higher Ed
Daniel Reisel studies the brains of criminal psychopaths (and mice). And he asks a big question: Instead of warehousing these criminals, shouldn't we be using what we know about the brain to help them rehabilitate? Put another way: If...
Instructional Video4:04
SciShow Kids

How Plastic Hurts the World

K - 5th
Recycling trash is one really important way that we can help the Earth stay clean! It's much better to recycle things than throw them away, but it's super important to recycle plastic! Jessi is here to tell you why!
Instructional Video11:41
Crash Course

Unsupervised Learning

12th - Higher Ed
Today, we’re moving on from artificial intelligence that needs training labels, called Supervised Learning, to Unsupervised Learning which is learning by finding patterns in the world. We’ll focus on the performing unsupervised...
Instructional Video2:03
SciShow Kids

Why Are There Seasons?

K - 5th
You know we have four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. But do you know why we have seasons? Jessi shares the answer!
Instructional Video3:54
SciShow Kids

Where Did Earth Come From?

K - 5th
Earth is a huge planet full of incredible sights and amazing creatures! But have you ever wondered where the Earth came from in the first place? Well, by looking at other stars and planets, scientists think they have a pretty good idea!
Instructional Video2:57
SciShow Kids

Take a Tour of the Space Station

K - 5th
Did you know some astronauts live in space for months at a time? Join Jessi and Squeaks for a tour of the International Space Station and learn what life is like in low gravity!
Instructional Video5:26
SciShow Kids

Sink or Float?

K - 5th
Join Jessi and some new friends for an experiment to see what sinks, and what floats!
Instructional Video3:59
SciShow

New Jupiter Weirdness From Juno

12th - Higher Ed
Astronomers have announced the Juno space probe’s first findings from Jupiter!
Instructional Video5:13
SciShow Kids

Life as a Tree!

K - 5th
Did you know you can read the story of a tree's life? By looking at a tree's rings, you can figure out way more than just how old it is! Jessi and Squeaks are here to show you what to look for next time you're on a hike and find a tree...
Instructional Video8:55
TED Talks

Tom Nash: The perks of being a pirate

12th - Higher Ed
In this deeply charming and humorous talk, DJ and self-professed pirate Tom Nash meditates on how facing adversity due to disability invited patience, ambition and pragmatism into his life in enlightening, unexpected ways. "We all have...
Instructional Video4:08
SciShow Kids

The 5 Fabulous Food Groups

K - 5th
Learn about our 5 main food groups with Jessi and Squeaks, then see if you can name them all!
Instructional Video5:38
SciShow

How to Take the Best Notes, According to Psychology

12th - Higher Ed
It's the beginning of a new semester! We have some psychological tips that can help you to take better notes.
Instructional Video12:54
Crash Course

Imperialism Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empires way back in the 16th century, but businesses really took off in the 19th century, especially in Asia and...
Instructional Video4:13
SciShow Kids

Meet the 5 Dwarf Planets!

K - 5th
Jessi introduces you to some of the most newly-named members of the solar system: the five dwarf planets!
Instructional Video6:53
Crash Course

Battles of the Civil War Crash Course US History

12th - Higher Ed
Disclaimer: This is very different than the usual Crash Course US History episode. In which John Green lists a whole lot of the battles of the US Civil War in seven and a half minutes. We get a lot of requests for military history, so we...
Instructional Video12:49
Crash Course

Latin American Revolutions Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created...