SciShow
7 Super Toxic U.S. Sites
Let's face it: Humans are pretty messy. Industrial processes like mining and manufacturing are important parts of keeping civilization going, but they all impact the environment. Sometimes that impact is particularly big and messy,...
TED Talks
TED: Why are these 32 symbols found in ancient caves all over europe? | Genevieve von Petzinger
Written language, the hallmark of human civilization, didn't just suddenly appear one day. Thousands of years before the first fully developed writing systems, our ancestors scrawled geometric signs across the walls of the caves they...
Crash Course
Click Restraint: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #9
The architecture of the social internet itself tells us not to be patient - to load more tweets, to hit refresh for new posts, and to click the top search results. But just because information is new, or algorithmically determined to be...
SciShow
How Archaeologists Are Literally Recreating the Past | Experimental Archaeology
Archaeology might make you think about excavating dinosaur bones or exploring ancient ruins, but we can also learn a lot about the past through experimentation, sometimes with some pretty tasty results!
SciShow
People May Have Walked North America 30,000 Years Ago | SciShow News
Two new studies challenge what we thought we knew about the first humans in the Americas, sending the archaeology community buzzing. Could people have been on these continents 10 to 15 thousand years earlier than archaeologists...
MinuteEarth
How Birds Fooled Military Radar
A technology to ignore birds on radar ended up being useful to study and conserve them.
SciShow
Is Public WiFi Safe
You might want to think twice before signing into that too-good-to-be-true "Free Airport Wi-Fi." It might not be what you think it is.
SciShow
What Does Facebook Really Know About Your Personality?
Facebook has access to extensive data about its millions of users across the world, but what exactly can they learn from that information?
TED Talks
TED: The race to a zero-emission world starts now⇥ | António Guterres
If we don't act now on climate change, this coming century may be one of humanity's last, says António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Guterres urges us to use this...
TED Talks
TED: The case for a decentralized internet | Tamas Kocsis
Who controls the internet? Increasingly, the answer is large corporations and governments -- a trend that's threatening digital privacy and access to information online, says web developer Tamas Kocsis. In this informative talk, Kocsis...
SciShow
SciShow: Bees Compilation
We are in spring! And with spring come bees! In this episode of SciShow Compilation we bring the best episodes of bees and honey!
SciShow
The Data Explosion | The History of the Internet, Part 3
Nearly twenty years after the dot-com bubble burst, the internet is an essential piece of the modern world, with the public side mostly commanded by a few powerful companies.
TED Talks
Nathan Wolfe: The jungle search for viruses
Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa -- before they claim...
Curated Video
Unveiling the World of Digital Tracking: How Websites Know Your Every Move
This video explores how websites track your browsing habits to create targeted advertisements through methods like tracking cookies and probabilistic matching. While this raises privacy concerns, it also enables personalized...
Curated Video
Understanding Private Browsing: Protecting Your Online Privacy
This video explains the concept of private browsing and how it can help users keep their online activities confidential by not saving browsing history. It highlights scenarios where private browsing is useful, such as shopping for...
Curated Video
Critical Thinking Online: How to Evaluate Information for Reliability
This video emphasizes the importance of critically evaluating online information to distinguish between factual content and misinformation or bias. It provides practical tips on verifying the reliability of websites, identifying and...
Curated Video
What to Know Before Visiting Jordan | Travel Guide
What to Know Before Visiting Jordan | Travel Guide
Curated Video
How to Make Blood Sugar Testing Less Painful
How to Make Blood Sugar Testing Less Painful
Curated Video
How to Track Down an Old Flame
Howcast - Are you curious about the one that got away? Find out what happened to that long-lost love, and maybe even rekindle your old-school romance.
Curated Video
How Can I Get My Video Game Published?
Howcast - Learn what you need to do to get your video game published from gaming industry expert Anthony Castoro in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Share Digital Photos Online
Howcast - So you've captured your two-year-old working out advanced mathematical proofs on your digital camera, but how do you post it online to prove it to your sister 2,000 miles away? By following these tips, of course.
Curated Video
How to Follow the Freedom Trail
Howcast - Learn how to follow The Freedom Trail, a 2.5 mile historical route through Boston, in this Howcast travel video.
Curated Video
How to Use Coupons to Save on Travel
Howcast - Learn how to use coupons to save on travel in this Howcast video about how to save money using coupons.
Curated Video
How to Use Deal-of-the-Day Sites
Howcast - Learn how to use deal-of-the-day sites in this Howcast video about how to save money using coupons.