Instructional Video6:15
SciShow

Should You Get Multiple Shots in the Same Arm?

12th - Higher Ed
When you get two doses of a vaccine, you might assume that it doesn't matter which arm gets the shots. But some evidence suggests that it does.
Instructional Video14:32
PBS

Will Wormholes Allow Fast Interstellar Travel?

12th - Higher Ed
From Stargate to Interstellar, wormholes are our favorite method for traveling across fictional universes. But they are also a very serious field of study for some of our greatest minds over the last century. So what’s the holdup? When...
Instructional Video2:29
SciShow

Why Do Peaches Make My Mouth Itch?

12th - Higher Ed
Allergies can already be a bummer, but did you know they can eventually stop you from enjoying your favorite foods?
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow

How 18th-Century Medicine Killed George Washington

12th - Higher Ed
What killed George Washington? Turns out it was probably related to the bloodletting and other 18th-century medicine his doctors applied.
Instructional Video5:03
SciShow

How Tongues Helped Vertebrates Conquer Land

12th - Higher Ed
You might not think much of your tongue, but without it, we may have never conquered dry land and the world as we know it.
Instructional Video3:06
SciShow

Why Lizards Don't Run Marathons

12th - Higher Ed
Lizards tend to scurry around in short bursts rather than running long distances, and the reason why might be nearly as old as life on land. Hosted by: Stefan Chin
Instructional Video5:06
SciShow

How Tongues Helped Vertebrates Conquer Land

12th - Higher Ed
You might not think much of your tongue, but without it, we may have never conquered dry land and the world as we know it.
Instructional Video3:58
SciShow Kids

Viewer Mail from Scotland! Science for Kids

K - 5th
Join Jessi and Squeaks as they answer questions in the first viewer mail episode from SciShow Kids!
Instructional Video1:24
SciShow

Why Does Alcohol Burn When You Drink It?

12th - Higher Ed
Why does alcohol cause that burning sensation on its way down?
Instructional Video4:20
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why do some people snore so loudly? | Alayna Vaughan

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A leather mask that clamps the mouth shut. A cannonball sewn into a soldier's uniform. A machine that delivers sudden electrical pulses. These were all treatments for a problem that has haunted humanity for millennia: snoring. It might...
Instructional Video5:01
TED-Ed

Real-life "Alien" jaws | Darien Satterfield

Pre-K - Higher Ed
After stalking a cuttlefish, a moray eel finally pounces. As the eel snags the mollusk in its teeth, its prey struggles to escape. But before it can wiggle away, a second set of teeth lunge from the eel's throat. This adaptation is...
Instructional Video4:19
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What is HPV and how can you protect yourself from it? - Emma Bryce

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Get informed on the causes and risks of human papillomavirus, HPV, and how to protect yourself from the infection. -- At some point, most sexually active people will be infected with human papillomavirus, or HPV. There are over 100 types...
Instructional Video3:11
SciShow

Why Lizards Don't Run Marathons

12th - Higher Ed
Lizards tend to scurry around in short bursts rather than running long distances, and the reason why might be nearly as old as life on land.
Instructional Video2:23
SciShow

What Does Your Uvula Do?

12th - Higher Ed
Ever wonder what that dangling thing in the back of your throat is good for? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions.
Instructional Video20:31
SciShow

Working on Pathfinder: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Hank's friend from grad school, Bryan von Lossberg recounts his time working on NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission, and Jessi from Animal Wonders surprises us with Goma the red eyed tree frog!
Instructional Video2:02
SciShow

Why Do I Have Tonsil Stones?

12th - Higher Ed
If you found the whiteish-yellowish lump on your throat, that might be a tonsil stone. But where does the lump come from? Why do you have it?
Instructional Video19:25
TED Talks

Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?

12th - Higher Ed
Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. Telling stories from his own long...
Instructional Video2:22
SciShow

What Causes Brain Freeze?

12th - Higher Ed
That terrible pain the befalls us when enjoying an icy treat! How does that happen? Is there a cure? Let Hank explain.
Instructional Video1:53
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Mysteries of vernacular: Gorgeous - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Pre-K - Higher Ed
From whirlpools and ravines to superlative beauty, what is the trajectory of the word gorgeous? Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel reveal the surprising variations in meaning (and what turtleneck-like fashion has to do with it).
Instructional Video17:20
TED Talks

Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst: What happens in your throat when you beatbox?

12th - Higher Ed
Viral beatboxer Tom Thum has an orchestra in his mouth, but how does he make all those sounds? Get an up-close-and-personal look as laryngeal surgeon Matthew Broadhurst sticks a camera down Thum's throat while he creates a mind-boggling...
Instructional Video6:18
TED Talks

TED: The press trampled on my privacy. Here's how I took back my story | Kate Stone

12th - Higher Ed
After a horrific accident put her in the tabloid headlines, Kate Stone found a way to take control of her narrative -- and help prevent others from losing their privacy, too. Learn how she reclaimed her story in this personal talk...
Instructional Video3:11
SciShow

Spring, Time for Drunk Birds

12th - Higher Ed
As spring approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, we anticipate the fluttering butterflies and the capering baby lambs, and we can also expect to see some birds hammered out of their minds in the trees, and perhaps on the ground. In most...
Instructional Video3:17
SciShow Kids

Why Does Ice Cream Hurt My Head?

K - 5th
Ice cream is a great treat, but you have to eat it slowly! Otherwise, you'll get what some people call a 'brain freeze,' which is a super bad headache that lasts for a couple seconds. But how does ice cream hurt your head?!
Instructional Video15:18
SciShow Kids

Squeaks Loves Music! | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Sometimes, Squeaks needs to recharge his batteries. And when he does, he hangs out in his room and listens to his favorite music!