TED Talks
Samantha Power: A complicated hero in the war on dictatorship
Would you negotiate with someone you knew to be evil, to save lives? Samantha Power tells a story of a complicated hero, Sergio Vieira de Mello. This UN diplomat walked a thin moral line, negotiating with the world's worst dictators to...
TED Talks
Beau Lotto + Amy O'Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included
What do science and play have in common? Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change perceptions. He's seconded by 12-year-old Amy O'Toole, who,...
SciShow
Why Lizards Don't Run Marathons
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.
SciShow
No, We Did Not Just Solve Dark Matter and Dark Energy - SciShow News
A paper published last week proposed a hypothesis that identified 95% of the missing stuff in the universe, but the headlines have been a little over-hyped.
TED Talks
Michael Hansmeyer: Building unimaginable shapes
Inspired by cell division, Michael Hansmeyer writes algorithms that design outrageously fascinating shapes and forms with millions of facets. No person could draft them by hand, but they're buildable -- and they could revolutionize the...
TED Talks
Samuel Cohen: Alzheimer's is not normal aging — and we can cure it
More than 40 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's disease, and that number is expected to increase drastically in the coming years. But no real progress has been made in the fight against the disease since its classification...
SciShow
A New Idea About Tabby's Star!
Astronomers might have finally discovered part of why Tabby's Star acts so strangely and we have some new ideas about what triggers a type Ia supernova.
SciShow
Can Cold Showers Really Improve Your Health?
Some people tout the health and productivity benefits of cold showers, but how much do they really do?
SciShow
On Venus, You're Walking on Eggshells | SciShow News
Earth's thick crust might one of the reasons our planet can support life. But scientists are looking for something a little more brittle.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Inside a cartoonist's world - Liza Donnelly
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...
SciShow
Why Does My Poop Float?
Ever wondered why poop floats? Turns out it’s not because of fat, like you may have heard.
TED Talks
Jay Walker: My library of human imagination
Jay Walker, curator of the Library of Human Imagination, conducts a surprising show-and-tell session highlighting a few of the intriguing artifacts that backdropped the 2008 TED stage.
SciShow
Why Diet Might Be a Big Deal for Mental Health
Mental health is super complicated. And many things, from your genetics to your environment, can affect it. But what you EAT might be having a big impact on your mental health, too.
SciShow
Cassini’s Last Hurrah & Hints About Saturn’s Rings
Cassini is about to take its final dive into the rings of Saturn, and scientists are still debating the status of water on our moon.
SciShow
Spotted One of the Fastest Pulsars Ever Seen SciShow News.mp4
Astronomers have found a new celestial object, and it's moving really, really fast!
SciShow Kids
How Do Helicopters Fly? | Experiment | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids
There's a helicopter on Mars, but you don't have to go that far to make one in your own home!
SciShow Kids
Art Day! | SciShow Kids Compilation
Squeaks and Jessi are spending the day making art and revisiting some videos to help them remember all the different ways they can do it!
SciShow
Giant Stars Don’t Follow the Rules - SciShow News
Astronomers are learning just how big early stars might have been, and how their deaths have shaped the universe. Some may have even been so massive that they skipped the whole star phase and collapsed straight into black holes!
Amoeba Sisters
Alleles and Genes
Join the Amoeba Sisters as they discuss the terms "gene" and "allele" in context of a gene involved in PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) taste sensitivity. Note: as mentioned throughout video, the ability to taste PTC may be more complex than a...
TED Talks
Leah Buechley: How to "sketch" with electronics
Designing electronics is generally cumbersome and expensive -- or was, until Leah Buechley and her team at MIT developed tools to treat electronics just like paper and pen. In this talk from TEDYouth 2011, Buechley shows some of her...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the virus riddle? - Lisa Winer
Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be...
SciShow
Planets Could Form Around Black Holes! SciShow News
This week in space. Scientists have discovered a black hole that could possibly everything we know about black holes, and also, evidence that planets, yes planets, could form around super massive black holes.
SciShow
Planet 9 Could Be a Black Hole! SciShow News
Two scientists have proposed that Planet Nine could actually be a black hole, and a handful of telescopes observed a distant black hole absolutely destroying a star!
MinutePhysics
Weigh a Million Dollars with Your Mind
A million dollars is a ton of money. But how much does it weigh?