SciShow
Intergalactic Gardeners | Compilation
Gardening doesn't need to be a hobby just here on Earth. In fact, it might help life outside of Earth quite a bit to take that pastime to the stars.
Be Smart
Could We Clone Ourselves?
Is the science of Orphan Black realistic? Could we clone humans, or engineer them to have customized traits? We take a look at today's genetic engineering technologies to find out if designer babies and human cloning is, or should be, a...
SciShow
What Happens If You Eat Mold?
Even if you don’t notice that your bread is fuzzy before you chow down, it’s not going to kill you … probably.
TED Talks
TED: A new weapon in the fight against superbugs | David Brenner
Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we've tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve -- but this strategy isn't working. Drug-resistant bacteria known as superbugs killed nearly 700,000 people last...
SciShow
How Can a Saw Know What It’s Cutting?
Table saws, while quite useful for woodworking, are also dangerous machines, which is why some incredible safety mechanisms have been invented to help you remain one with your body parts.
SciShow Kids
Can You Guess the Emotions? | Squeaks and Jessi Play a Guessing Game! | SciShow Kids Compilation
We have so many different emotions that pop up from time to time, so Squeaks and Jessi are playing a guessing game while they watch videos that remind them why we have certain emotions!
TED Talks
Laurie Santos: A monkey economy as irrational as ours
Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too.
TED Talks
Edward Snowden: Here's how we take back the Internet
Appearing by telepresence robot, Edward Snowden speaks at TED2014 about surveillance and Internet freedom. The right to data privacy, he suggests, is not a partisan issue, but requires a fundamental rethink of the role of the internet in...
TED Talks
TED: What it's like to be a war refugee | Zarlasht Halaimzai
Living under the constant threat of violence has a lasting effect -- even after you escape from danger, says writer and refugee advocate Zarlasht Halaimzai. One of the millions of people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced by...
TED Talks
TED: A flying camera ... on a leash | Sergei Lupashin
Let's admit it: aerial photo drones and UAVs are a little creepy, and they come with big regulatory and safety problems. But aerial photos can be a powerful way of telling the truth about the world: the size of a protest, the spread of...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: If you're scared of snakes, watch this | Andrew Whitworth
As of 2021, there are 368 species of viper worldwide. The name comes from the term viviparity, which means giving birth to live young. Vipers are often highly venomous, with two hollow, extra long fangs that unfold into imposing weapons...
SciShow
Fish Pee: The Coral Reef Superfood
Fish consider the ocean their own personal toilet. Well, researchers found out that's not such a bad thing!
Crash Course Kids
Feed Me: Classifying Organisms
FEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And how do plants fit in to all of this? This first...
TED Talks
TED: A safe pathway to resettlement for migrants and refugees | Becca Heller
Human migration is both inevitable and growing. What are we as a global community doing to address it? asks human rights lawyer Becca Heller, who believes that every refugee and migrant deserves a safe pathway to resettlement. Through...
SciShow
How Basic Psychology Can Save Kids’ Lives
Knowing a few things about human psychology can help us avoid some of the thousands of accidents that injure or kill children around the world every year.
SciShow
A Deadly Mistake That Led to Safer Medicine | Elixir Sulfanilamide
In the 1930s, a mistake that cost over a hundred lives helped usher in a new era of safer medicine.
SciShow
Why Is Fake Blood so Hard to Make?
Functional artificial blood could solve a lot of problems, so why hasn't it been created yet?
Crash Course
Hackers & Cyber Attacks: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we're going to talk about hackers and their strategies for breaking into computer systems. Now, not all hackers are malicious cybercriminals intent on stealing your data (these people are known as Black Hats). There are also White...
TED Talks
TED: Body parts on a chip | Geraldine Hamilton
It's relatively easy to imagine a new medicine -- the hard part is testing it, and that can delay promising new cures for years. In this well-explained talk, Geraldine Hamilton shows how her lab creates organs and body parts on a chip,...
SciShow
Why Do We Eat Raw Fish But Not Raw Chicken?
We might order fish raw, but why don't we ever order chicken that way?
SciShow Kids
Animal Guessing Game! | Compilation | SciShow Kids
Squeaks and Jessi are spending the afternoon playing "Guess That Animal" and learning about some of their favorites!
Bozeman Science
Health Impacts of Pollution
In this video Paul Andersen explains how chemicals can cause both chronic and acute diseases. A discussion of the five main types of toxins; neurotoxins, carcinogens, teratogens, endocrine disruptors, and allergens is including. The LD50...
TED Talks
TED: The awesome potential of many metaverses | Agnes Larsson
In the multitude of metaverses that exist there are infinite possibilities for inclusivity and creativity. Inviting us to craft our own digital universes, Minecraft's game director Agnes Larsson shares how the experience of building and...
SciShow
Meet Your Microglia: Your Brain's Overlooked Superheroes
When talking about the brain, neurons have been dazzling scientists for a long time. But behind every successful neuron is a glial cell - particularly one type of them: microglia.