SciShow
Where Do Our Facial Expressions Come From?
Our facial expressions convey a lot about our emotions, but why? Hank explores how our evolution has helped form how we communicate with our faces. Hosted by: Hank Green
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What would happen if you lost your sense of touch? | Antonio Cataldo
We don't often think of touch as being a vital part of movement, but touch is one part of a network that oversees all the sensations arising from the surface and interior of our bodies. Touch, pain, temperature, and our spatial awareness...
SciShow
How Science Is Trying to Understand Consciousness
Figuring out exactly what consciousness is and whether or not it could emerge in non-human things has stumped us for centuries. Now, analyzing it from a scientific perspective might not just be possible, but necessary.
SciShow
Why You Can’t Listen to Music While You Work
Some people are capable of concentrating in a storm of noise and motion, and some get distracted by the slightest squeak of a classmate’s chair. This has to do with our brain’s ability to filter, and not only are both entirely natural,...
Amoeba Sisters
Characteristics of Life
We chose not to give a numerical value for how many characteristics of life there are, because we do not want to imply that what we are listing must be a specific order, or that it cannot be expanded upon or include exceptions....
SciShow
Silicon-Based Life: Could Living Rocks Exist?
It's possible life could form based on elements other than carbon, but they would look much different than the life we are used to.
SciShow
Why Does Spicy Taste 'Hot' and Minty Taste 'Cool'?
A Quick Question answer that explains the chemistry that makes minty things taste “cool” and spicy things taste “hot”.
SciShow
Where Do Our Facial Expressions Come From?
Our facial expressions convey a lot about our emotions, but why? Hank explores how our evolution has helped form how we communicate with our faces.
Crash Course
Tissues, Part 1: Crash Course A&P
In this episode of Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology, Hank gives you a brief history of histology and introduces you to the different types and functions of your body's tissues. -- Table of Contents: Nervous, Muscle, Epithelial &...
Science ABC
Why Do People Look Up When Thinking?
According to current research, we look up while thinking because the same brain structures involved in thinking evolved from pre-existing neural connections for searching visually. The same reason you move your eyes to search for a...
Curated Video
The Nervous System - Body’s Communication
Our bodies contain an intricate network of nerves and pathways which make up the Central Nervous System. How are they linked? And how do they connect different parts of our body to control bodily functions? Biology - Being Human -...
Curated Video
The Senses
We make sense of the world around us through touch, smell, sight, taste and sound. But what are these senses and how does the body and brain process them? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our senses detect information from our...
Curated Video
The Nervous System - Brain Function
Learn all about the function of the brain and the nervous system. Life processes - Body systems - The brain and body Learning Points The nervous system is the brain, spinal cord and a network of nerves. The senses transmit information to...
Curated Video
Living things
Some robots can be very lifelike but what makes something alive? Life processes - Living processes - Living things Learning Points All living things need nutrition and energy. All living things react to their environment, excrete waste...
Curated Video
Mapping the Living Brain: Understanding its Functions and Disorders
This video explores the complexity of the human brain and how new imaging techniques are helping neurologists and neuroscientists map and understand its functions. By detecting and analyzing the brain's magnetic fields, researchers are...
The Business Professor
Emotions (Organizational Behavior)
What are Emotions? How do emotions relate to Organizational Behavior? Emotions shape an individual's belief about the value of a job, a company, or a team. Emotions also affect behaviors at work. Research shows that individuals within...
The Business Professor
Perception
What is Perception? How does perception relate to organizational behavior? Perception in Organisational Behavior is defined as the process by which an individual selects, organizes and interprets stimuli into a meaningful and coherent...
Curated Video
Responding to Stimuli
Responding to Stimuli gives examples of stimuli organisms receive in their environment through example of plants and animals.
Curated Video
Unlocking the Mind: A Journey Through the Wonders of Memory
As you read this text, your eyes transmit signals to your working memory, briefly storing each word to ensure you comprehend the sentence without confusion. The reason you understand what you read lies in your long-term memory — or so at...
Curated Video
Why Does Scratching Your Back Feel So Satisfying?
We have all spent days staring at the computer screen with stiff backs, holding awkward positions without realizing it. Unconsciously, we move our fingers across our backs in motions similar to those of scratching. In no time at all,...
Mazz Media
Mouth
In this live-action program viewers will learn that your mouth engages in a complex series of events at the beginning of the digestion process. Students will come to understand digestion starts with mastication; the process chews or...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Andrew Gardner - Media Literacy & Social Emotional Learning
Andrew Gardner has more than a decade of experience teaching and integrating technology with young children. As Director of BrainPOP Educators, Andrew is building an online community of over 400,000 teachers, sharing his insight and...
Curated Video
Unraveling the Control and Coordination of Plant Growth: Understanding Phototropism and Gravitropism
The video discusses how plants grow and respond to changes in their environment through the use of plant hormones, specifically auxin. The presenter talks about the concept of tropism and how auxin controls the growth of both shoots and...
ProEdify
The Role of the Thalamus and Hypothalamus in the Nervous System
This video provides an in-depth lesson on the thalamus and the hypothalamus, two vital structures in the nervous system. Through detailed explanations and examples, the video highlights the critical functions of these brain regions in...