Curated Video
Catatumbo Lightning: What Is The Beacon Of Maracaibo?
Beacon of Maracaibo (also called Maracaibo lightning/Catatumbo lightning) refers to the phenomenon of relentless lightning which goes on for nearly 300 days in a calendar year and for over 9 hours in each of those days. This seemingly...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Gloria Ladson-Billings - Critical Race Theory
Gloria Ladson-Billings is the former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and faculty affiliate in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of...
Science360
Researchers explore how babies learn! NSF Science Now 30
In this week’s episode, we explore how babies learn, discover what is threatening coral reefs, see how coffee house hackers are stealing computer data and, finally, we explore our memories. Check it out!
Physics Girl
STRANGE Sand Acts Like Liquid
Bubbling air through sand can cause it to act like a liquid. Dianna Cowern and William Osman try to reproduce this popular GIF on Physics Girl. Sand liquefied!
Professor Dave Explains
Methods of Testing in Psychology: Observation, Self-Report, and Experimentation
Psychology may not be as rigidly empirical as physics or chemistry, but it is a science nonetheless. So how precisely do psychologists do science? What methods do they utilize to gather data? What is a case study, and how can these be...
Curated Video
The Science Behind Rainbows
This video provides a clear and concise explanation of how rainbows are formed through the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of sunlight by water droplets in the atmosphere. It also explores different types of rainbows, such as...
AllTime 10s
10 Weirdest Things To Fall From The Sky
You've probably had a bird poop on you at some point, but trust me it could be so much worse. From space debris to raining fish, here are the 10 weirdest things to fall from the sky.
Curated Video
China, Crescent Lake in the Singing Sand Dune
. It is located north of the Echoing-Sand Mountain and about six kilometers (four miles) south of Dunhuang City. It can be considered a natural wonder of the Gobi Desert. Just as its name implies, the lake appears like a crescent moon...
Curated Video
Pareidolia: The Phenomenon of Seeing Faces Everywhere
This video explores the psychological phenomenon of pareidolia, where our brains perceive patterns and faces in random stimuli. It explains how pareidolia is responsible for seeing faces in objects, such as car grilles, and even...
Physics Girl
Crazy tic tac bounce!? | EVERYDAY MYSTERIES
Tic tacs have the strangest behavior when you bounce them on a very hard surface. What is going on?! Find out the physics.
Physics Girl
This phenomenon only happens in Hawaii . . . and Cuba & Nigeria & Indonesia & Peru & Sudan & Laos &…
There are apparently no shadows in these images. But they were taken during the brightest part of the day. There are only certain parts of the year and certain times of day when you can experience the subsolar point or Lahaina noon....
NASA
NASA | Goddard's Speedy MMS Instruments Will Measure Mysterious Physics
Host Katrina Jackson talks with Craig Pollock and Ulrik Gliese about Goddard's contribution to the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission - the Fast Plasma Investigation suite of instruments. These instruments will study a little-understood...
NASA
Live Q&A: Hubble Detects Farthest Star Ever Seen
Join NASA scientists live to learn more about a new broken record from Hubble – the farthest star ever seen! We’ll discuss how Hubble made this major discovery and what comes next. Stay tuned for an audience Q&A!
Curated Video
Chemiluminescence: The Science Behind Glowing Reactions
Chemiluminescence is a light emission phenomenon due to a chemical reaction. Let's learn how and why this type of chemical reaction occurs. Luminescence part 1/3
Curated Video
The McGurk Effect: How Our Eyes Influence What We Hear
Learn all about the McGurk effect, a perceptual phenomenon that demonstrates how our hearing can be influenced by what we see. The video presents various examples where the audio and visual inputs create different perceptions of the...
Curated Video
What are Sundown Towns?
A sundown or sunset town was a city, town or neighborhood in the US that excluded non-whites after dark. The term sundown came from the signs that were posted at the towns borders stating "Negro, Don't Let the Sun Set On You Here." A...
Next Animation Studio
Gum inflammation triggered by vaping may lead to gum diseases
A team of researchers has found unhealthy bacteria and inflammation in the gums of e-cigarette smokers that could lead to more severe gum diseases.
Curated Video
Night Hag Syndrome: Exploring Sleep Paralysis and Hallucinations
Learn about the phenomenon of sleep paralysis, also known as the night hag syndrome. This video explains how sleep paralysis occurs when the body is in a sleep-like state while the mind and eyes are awake, causing a feeling of being...
JJ Medicine
Introduction to Raynaud’s Phenomenon (Syndrome) | Pathophysiology, Triggers, Symptoms, Treatment
Lesson on Raynaud’s phenomenon. Raynaud’s phenomenon or syndrome is a relatively common rheumatological condition that leads to an exaggerated vasoconstrictive response in the hands, feet, and other areas of the body. Raynaud’s is...
Curated Video
The Autokinetic Effect: When Your Eyes Play Tricks on You
The autokinetic effect causes us to see objects in the distance as moving when they're actually stationary. The more tired we are, the more likely this is to happen. Learn more about autokinesis! Illusions part 3/11
Professor Dave Explains
Metallic Bonds
We've learned about ionic and covalent bonds, so we understand the interactions that will occur between a metal and a nonmetal, or between two nonmetals. But what about two metals? Metallic bonding! This ends up being sort of like ionic...
Curated Video
Why Do Power Lines Buzz?
The buzzing sound that power lines produce is caused by corona discharge. Corona discharge is an electrical discharge that occurs when a fluid (like air) surrounding an electrically-charged conductor becomes ionized. In simple terms,...
Curated Video
How Do Sunflowers Face The Sun?
Young sunflowers face the sun when it rises in the east and then track its motion in the sky throughout the day till it sets in the west in the evening. The process repeats the next day, as sunflowers return to their ‘starting’ position,...
Professor Dave Explains
Selective Precipitation
We know that insoluble compounds can form precipitates in solution when their constituent ions meet. But what if there are multiple possible precipitates? They actually may not all form at equivalent rates. We have to consult the Ksp...