SciShow
The Climate Crisis Is Changing the Circle of Life
When you think about the impact of climate change on the circle of life, you likely picture polar bears or Bengal tigers struggling in new conditions. But the impacts on the world go all the way down to the tiniest creatures who do some...
Crash Course Kids
Resources: Welcome to the Neighborhood
Welcome to the Neighborhood! Humans need a lot of things to survive (I'm sure you've noticed). We need food, water, and shelter and it takes a lot of resources to get all of those things. What are resources? In this episode of Crash...
SciShow
How to Survive a Nuclear Attack
If you want to be prepared for a nuclear attack, here’s a science-based guide to help you get there.
TED Talks
TED: Stop being a bystander in your own life | Tracy Edwards
Life doesn't go from A to B -- it's messy, says sailing legend Tracy Edwards. In this inspiring talk, she tells how she went from teenage misfit to skipper of the first all-female crew in the toughest race on the seas -- and how she now...
TED Talks
TED: Inside a school for suicide bombers | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy takes on a terrifying question: How does the Taliban convince children to become suicide bombers? Propaganda footage from a training camp is intercut with her interviews of young camp graduates. A shocking...
Crash Course
Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been...
TED Talks
Irwin Redlener: How to survive a nuclear attack
The face of nuclear terror has changed since the Cold War, but disaster-medicine expert Irwin Redlener reminds us the threat is still real. He looks at some of history's farcical countermeasures and offers practical advice on how to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The myth of Zeus' test | Iseult Gillespie
It was dark when two mysterious, shrouded figures appeared in a hillside village. The strangers knocked on every door in town, asking for food and shelter. But, again and again, they were turned away. Soon, there was just one door left:...
Crash Course
Hurricane Katrina: Crash Course Black American History #49
In this episode, Clint Smith details his experience as a teenager in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005. The widespread devastation of Hurricane Katrina was a result of faulty levees and a fumbled response by FEMA,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you survive nuclear fallout? - Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder
Nuclear weapons are some of the most powerful tools of destruction on Earth, and the full scope of a nuclear detonation is almost unimaginable. However, there is a scientifically supported plan of action that could save thousands of...
SciShow
The Climate Crisis Is Changing the Circle of Life
When you think about the impact of climate change on the circle of life, you likely picture polar bears or Bengal tigers struggling in new conditions. But the impacts on the world go all the way down to the tiniest creatures who do some...
SciShow
These Bats Make Tiny Snow Caves
One might not think that snow could help anything stay warm through a harsh winter, but these tiny bats have found a way to utilize the insulation provided by the snow: they make little forts to wait out the winter.
TED Talks
Shigeru Ban: Emergency shelters made from paper
Long before sustainability was a buzzword, architect Shigeru Ban was using ecologically sound building materials such as cardboard tubes. He uses them to build remarkable temporary structures for disaster-struck nations such as Haiti,...
TED Talks
TED: Love letters to what we hold dear | Debbie Millman
In a series of visual, animated love letters, designer Debbie Millman reflects on the things she's grateful for by exploring the wonders of her garden, New York City, travel and storytelling. "As we navigate through this crisis, I'm...
TED-Ed
The sharks that hunt in forests | Luka Seamus Wright
Forests don't usually come to mind as a habitat for sharks. But marine forests provide a home for 35% of the world's sharks. Mangrove forests in particular function as an essential bridge between land and sea and have evolved various...
Crash Course
The Binomial Distribution - Crash Course Statistics
Today we're going to discuss the Binomial Distribution and a special case of this distribution known as a Bernoulli Distribution. The formulas that define these distributions provide us with shortcuts for calculating the probabilities of...
Bozeman Science
LS2A - Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
In this video Paul Andersen explains the important relationships that exist in ecosystems. He starts by delineating between organisms and their environment. He explains how food webs can be used to show energy and matter flow in a...
Curated Video
Ecological Transformation of Urban Spaces
Explore the endless possibilities of ecological habitats, where greener architecture transforms our world. Discover how the Pajol Marketplace in Paris' 18th arrondissement has been revitalized from an old railway freight station into a...
Curated Video
Disaster Preparedness 101
What are the most important essentials you’ll need to comfortably survive a disaster? In this episode of Weathered, Maiya explains the basics of disaster prep and shows you what she keeps in her own go-bag and pantry. She also explains...
Curated Video
Niche
The position or role of a species within a particular ecosystem. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Extreme Living: The Frozen North
How the inhabitants of one of the coldest environments on the planet have adapted their lifestyle to survive. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. People native to northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska and...
Curated Video
Volcanoes: LEDC Response
In 2002, the Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupted. As a Less Economically Developed Country, the DRC was unprepared and less able to mount an effective response to the disaster. Earth Science - Geology -...
Curated Video
Choosing suitable materials
If you were an alien who had just landed on Earth, what materials would you use to help you survive? Material processes - Classifying materials - Choosing suitable materials Learning Points The properties of a material determine how it...
Curated Video
What every animal needs
All animals have the same basic needs. Find out what they are. Life processes - Humans and other animals - Humans' and other animals' needs Learning Points Humans and other animals all need food, water, oxygen and shelter. The level of...