Instructional Video3:46
SciShow

First Kisses and Spring!

12th - Higher Ed
Hank explores the science behind the first kiss -- and all the kisses that come after it -- and also sets you straight about the vernal equinox, what it is, and why this year's is special!
Instructional Video3:34
SciShow

New Earth-Size Planet and a Solar Eclipse

12th - Higher Ed
Caitlin Hofmeister gives you the latest news from around the universe, including Kepler's latest exoplanet discovery, an upcoming solar eclipse, and a breathtaking image from Hubble.
Instructional Video5:39
SciShow

When Blindsight is 20 20

12th - Higher Ed
We tend to think of physical blindness like a blindfold, but it’s much more complicated than that, and in some instances, people who have lost their vision can still "see" subconsciously.
Instructional Video19:15
TED Talks

The surprising decline in violence - Steven Pinker

12th - Higher Ed
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may...
Instructional Video2:24
SciShow

What's the Best Position for Pooping?

12th - Higher Ed
Everybody poops ... but is it possible that you're pooping all wrong? Learn the science behind the greatest debate of our time: squat vs. sit!
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow

The Science of Parkour

12th - Higher Ed
Traceurs, or parkour athletes, seem superhuman in their ability to scale up walls and drop down from rooftops without injury. But it turns out that there’s a fair amount of biomechanics at play behind these powers.
Instructional Video2:43
SciShow

Do Animals Mourn Their Dead?

12th - Higher Ed
We can't know if or how animals understand death, but behavioral changes in some species could mean they experience something similar to human grief.
Instructional Video3:14
SciShow

Meet The Black Swallower Natures Top Competitive Eater

12th - Higher Ed
Deep in the ocean lives a fish that seems pretty normal right up until dinner time, when it reveals its secret talent: devouring meals much larger than itself.
Instructional Video1:54
MinuteEarth

Why Don't Americans Eat Reindeer?

12th - Higher Ed
Reindeer meat could’ve entered North American cuisine and culture, but our turn of the century efforts to develop a reindeer industry were stymied by nature, the beef lobby, and the Great Depression....
Instructional Video2:34
MinuteEarth

The Science of Hobbit Gluttony

12th - Higher Ed
Because smaller animals have to eat more relative to their bodyweight, Tolkein’s hobbits need to eat a lot - not for comfort, but for survival.
Instructional Video11:10
MinuteEarth

Unintended Consequences | MinuteEarth Explains

12th - Higher Ed
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we learn that for pretty much every action we humans take, there’s an unintended consequence we didn’t see coming.
Instructional Video8:29
TED Talks

TED: Why I speak up about living with epilepsy | Sitawa Wafula

12th - Higher Ed
Once homebound by epilepsy, mental health advocate Sitawa Wafula found her strength in writing about it. Now, she advocates for others who are yet to find their voices, cutting through stigma and exclusion to talk about what it's like to...
Instructional Video17:23
TED Talks

TED: Make data more human | Jer Thorp

12th - Higher Ed
Jer Thorp creates beautiful data visualizations to put abstract data into a human context. At TEDxVancouver, he shares his moving projects, from graphing an entire year's news cycle, to mapping the way people share articles across the...
Instructional Video17:36
TED Talks

TED: The sound the universe makes | Janna Levin

12th - Higher Ed
We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack -- a sonic composition that records some of the most dramatic events in outer space. (Black holes, for instance, bang on spacetime like a...
Instructional Video6:49
TED Talks

TED: The mysterious world of underwater caves | Jill Heinerth

12th - Higher Ed
Cave diver Jill Heinerth explores the hidden underground waterways coursing through our planet. Working with biologists, climatologists and archaeologists, Heinerth unravels the mysteries of the life-forms that inhabit some of the...
Instructional Video3:37
SciShow

What's the Most Bitter Chemical

12th - Higher Ed
There is a chemical so bitter you can taste it in an Olympic-sized swimming pool and you probably have it in your home without even knowing it.
Instructional Video6:34
MinutePhysics

Length Contraction and Time Dilation | Special Relativity Ch. 5

12th - Higher Ed
This video is chapter 5 in my series on special relativity, and it covers how things that are moving (that is, moving relative to an inertial reference frame) at different speeds appear to be shorter in length... and longer in length....
Instructional Video3:35
TED Talks

Eric Berlow: Simplifying complexity

12th - Higher Ed
Ecologist Eric Berlow doesn't feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution. Illustrating the tips and tricks for breaking down big issues, he distills an...
Instructional Video4:19
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Inside a cartoonist's world - Liza Donnelly

Pre-K - Higher Ed
From cave drawings to the Sunday paper, artists have been visualizing ideas -- cartoons -- for centuries. New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly walks us through the many stages every cartoon goes through, starting with an idea and turning...
Instructional Video10:03
SciShow

7 Animals That Can't Be Trusted

12th - Higher Ed
Almost every human has told a lie at some point or another - but did you know that we are not the only species to do this? From dogs to cuttlefish to thornbills, these 7 animals also lie! Chapters MOURNING CUTTLEFISH 0:52 2 DOGS 2:41...
Instructional Video3:39
SciShow

Active Volcanoes: The Perfect Egg Incubators

12th - Higher Ed
You probably don't think of active volcanoes as the ideal place to build a nursery, but for some animals, they're the perfect spot to incubate their unborn babies!
Instructional Video5:44
SciShow

Why You Don't Really Know the Size of a Walrus

12th - Higher Ed
When you imagine a walrus, you probably picture it way smaller than it actually is. It’s because our brains meddle with our senses in more ways than you might expect.
Instructional Video4:03
SciShow

The Year-Long Twin Astronauts Experiment

12th - Higher Ed
Astronauts Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko will soon undertake a historic, record-breaking mission: to live in space for an entire year. And scientists will have some extra help studying the effects of this extended stay on the...
Instructional Video3:46
SciShow

New Supernova, and Internet on the Moon

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow Space shares the latest news from the around the universe, including the first supernova observed in real time, and Internet service on the moon. Finally!