SciShow
Cloudy With A Chance Of Aliens: How We Look for Extraterrestrial Life
What do astronomers look for when they study exoplanets for signs of alien life? Hank explains how space telescopes are already yielding tantalizing clues of what other worlds might hold -- including water! -- and how the next generation...
MinuteEarth
Should We Contact Uncontacted Peoples
FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started: - isolated peoples: peoples living without significant contact with global...
TED Talks
TED: How the US fails working parents -- and what they need to thrive | Reshma Saujani
The pandemic brought into sharp focus the crisis in caregiving in the United States, which woefully under provides support for parents. Activist and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani has a proposal to address that -- something she...
Crash Course Kids
Bowled Over
So, variables. There are lots of them when trying to test an idea. The trick is to isolate one variable at a time to get reliable results every time. But, how do we do that? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how to...
MinuteEarth
How Much Food Is There On Earth?
Food already in cupboards, supermarkets, & warehouses could feed humanity for 4 months, but potential food - berries, termites & krill - could extend that by another year. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start...
MinuteEarth
Should We Grow Human Organs In Pigs?
An amazing new technology will let scientists grow new kidneys for patients using their own stem cells inside of pigs.
TED Talks
TED: The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore | Liu Thai Ker
Cities designed like families can last for generations. Skeptical? Look to master architect Liu Thai Ker, who transformed Singapore into a modern marvel with his unique approach to sustainable urban design. Liu shares creative wisdom and...
Crash Course
Pitching and Pre-Production: Crash Course Film Production
Pitching your movie to people can be hard. A studio, a friend, your mom... each of these entities will have different stressed and give you different results. But, what's important in a pitch? And what happens after the pitch? How do you...
TED Talks
TED: An action plan for solving the climate crisis | John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram
How much more damage do we have to endure before we realize that it's cheaper to save this planet than to ruin it? asks engineer and investor John Doerr. In conversation with Countdown cofounder Lindsay Levin, Doerr and systems innovator...
SciShow
Why Do We Procrastinate?
You know that thing you've been putting off for awhile, that could probably be done now but instead not doing 'cause it doesn't sound like fun' right now? Well here's an explanation as to why you probably feel that way.
TED Talks
TED: How COVID-19 reshaped US cities | Kevin J. Krizek
The pandemic spurred an unprecedented reclamation of urban space, ushering in a seemingly bygone era of pedestrian pastimes, as cars were sidelined in favor of citizens. Highlighting examples from across the United States, environmental...
TED Talks
TED: How to decarbonize the grid and electrify everything | John Doerr and Hal Harvey
The good news is it's now clearly cheaper to save the planet than to ruin it, says engineer and investor John Doerr. "The bad news is: we are fast running out of time." In this conversation with climate policy expert Hal Harvey, the two...
SciShow
Why Do We Hate Losing So Much?
Whether people are gambling, haggling, or just doing their best to save lives out there, losing is tough to deal with.
TED Talks
TED: I am a pirate | Rick Falkvinge
The Pirate Party fights for transparency, anonymity and sensible copyright laws. At TEDxOslo, Rick Falkvinge explains how he became the leader of Europe's tech-driven political party, which so far has won 17 seats across national...
SciShow
The Most Massive Dinosaur, and Are Earthquakes Contagious?
SciShow News introduces you to the most massive land animal ever to walk the earth (pretty much) and tells you what’s going on with all of these earthquakes lately.
SciShow
Football Disease, Moon Base Dreams, and the Deepest Vents Ever!
Hank breaks the news to you about your brain on football, the reality behind the latest moon-base plan, and an epic win -- and fail -- in the animal kingdom.
TED-Ed
The strange history of the world's most stolen painting | Noah Charney
Throughout six centuries, the Ghent Altarpiece, also called "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," has been burned, forged, and raided in three different wars. It is, in fact, the world's most stolen artwork— and is considered one of the...
SciShow
How Bad Are Satellite Constellations for Astronomy? - SciShow News
Imagine being excited to use one of the world's most advanced telescopes, only to see bright streaks of light on every picture! This is a problem facing some astronomers as satellites fill up the night sky.
TED Talks
TED: Fake videos of real people -- and how to spot them | Supasorn Suwajanakorn
Do you think you're good at spotting fake videos, where famous people say things they've never said in real life? See how they're made in this astonishing talk and tech demo. Computer scientist Supasorn Suwajanakorn shows how, as a grad...
SciShow
How to Make a Superbug, and an Even More Super-Collider!
SciShow News explains how evolution and antibiotics have teamed up to produce an ordinary germ that can now, sometimes, kill people. Also, our favorite piece of science equipment -- the Large Hadron Collider -- has big plans for this...
SciShow
Terpenes: The Most Common Language in the World
The most popular language on earth isn't spoken, it's smelled. Those smells are made up of terpenes, a multipurpose class of chemical compounds.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Can you solve the pirate riddle? - Alex Gendler
It's a good day to be a pirate. Amaro and his four mateys _ Bart, Charlotte, Daniel, and Eliza have struck gold _ a chest with 100 coins. But now, they must divvy up the booty according to the pirate code - and pirate code is notoriously...
SciShow
3 Ways to Save Earth from an Asteroid
Hank gives us the skinny on three plans NASA scientists have come up with to save Earth from an asteroid impact. Hopefully we'll never have to use any of them.
MinuteEarth
How To Solve Every Global Crisis
Lots of global problems seem intractable, but there’s a formula for success that we can follow.