Crash Course
Air Travel and The Space Race: Crash Course History of Science
Like the Industrial or the Einsteinian Revolution, the Space Race is a trope, or way of organizing historical events into a story that makes sense. In this story, the two great powers that emerged after World War Two—the United States...
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Yellowstone Super Volcano
Hank reveals the details about the giant volcano in Yellowstone National Park.
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The Biggest Volcanic Eruption in Human History
Around 74,000 years ago, a volcano called Toba in Sumatra exploded, and some scientists think it had a serious impact on the human population and some...don't.
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Rogue Planet Discovered!
Today Hank brings us the news of a unique astronomical discovery - a rogue planet. He also allays our fears of an apocalyptic collision with Earth. So, this new planet is awesome, but it needs a different name - CFBDSIR...
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Climate Change
In which Hank details the five scariest things that will likely happen because of climate change.
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How Can It Be Too Hot To Fly?
How does heat affect airplanes? Turns out heat, speed and density connect to create dangerous situations.
SciShow Kids
How to Find a Meteorite!
Maybe you've seen a shooting star, a bright streak of light that zips across the sky! But did you know that those shooting stars are actually rocks falling from space? And sometimes you can find them on the ground! Find out how with...
Bozeman Science
ESS2D - Weather and Climate
In this video Paul Andersen describes both weather and climate. Weather is the day-to-day conditions on the Earth's surface, including temperature, wind, humidity, air pressure, and precipitation. Climate are the long term conditions on...
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What Really Killed the Dinosaurs
What wiped out the dinosaurs? Most of us were taught it was a killer asteroid—which is true. But it turns out there was more than one disaster movie playing at the cineplex that was Earth 66 million years ago.
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How the Space Shuttle Atlantis Changed Space Exploration
From launching probes to ferrying experiment racks to the ISS, the Space Shuttle Atlantis has left quite the legacy on space exploration and scientific research.
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The History of Life on Earth - Crash Course Ecology
With a solid understanding of biology on the small scale under our belts, it's time for the long view - for the next twelve weeks, we'll be learning how the living things that we've studied interact with and influence each other and...
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The Sun
Phil takes us for a closer (eye safe!) look at the two-octillion ton star that rules our solar system. We look at the sun's core, plasma, magnetic fields, sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and what all of that means for our...
Bozeman Science
Global Climate Change
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the climate on the earth is affected by the amount of solar radiation and the greenhouse affect. The addition of anthropogenic greenhouse gases has led to global warming which is impacting humans...
Bozeman Science
ESS2A - Earth Materials and Systems
In this video Paul Andersen describes the four major spheres on planet Earth. The geosphere makes up the mass of the planet and includes the major landforms. The hydrosphere is all of the water and the atmosphere is all of the gases. The...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Cloudy climate change: How clouds affect Earth's temperature - Jasper Kirkby
As the Earth's surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible. In order to do that, scientists need to understand more about aerosols and clouds....
Be Smart
Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets.... OH MY!!!
Learn about asteroids, meteors, and comets and how they can affect earth!
Bozeman Science
ESS3A - Natural Resources
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the resources required for survival come from the Earth. The resources are not evenly distributed on the planet and neither are the humans. According to the NGSS we need to limit the use of...
Crash Course Kids
The End Is Only The Beginning
It's the end of this first year of Crash Course Kids and we've learned so many things. In this episode, Sabrina takes us on a tour of some of the ideas we've talked about and how they fit into our lives. Also, what all of these ideas...
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New Jupiter Weirdness From Juno
Astronomers have announced the Juno space probe’s first findings from Jupiter!
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Juno Arriving at Jupiter!
NASA's Juno is arriving at the Jupiter System! This is our opportunity to find out whether or not Jupiter has a solid core, as well as snag some cool travel pics before descending into oblivion.
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Jupiter
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. The gas giant is NOT a failed star, but a really successful planet! It has a dynamic atmosphere with belts and zones, as well as an enormous red spot that’s actually a persistent...
TED Talks
TED: How pollution is changing the ocean's chemistry | Triona McGrath
As we keep pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, more of it is dissolving in the oceans, leading to drastic changes in the water's chemistry. Triona McGrath researches this process, known as ocean acidification, and in this talk...
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Saturn
Saturn is the crown jewel of the solar system, beautiful and fascinating. It is a gas giant, and has a broad set of rings made of ice particles. Moons create gaps in the rings via their gravity. Saturn has dozens of moons, including...
Crash Course Kids
Current Events
What are air currents? Air currents are like rivers of wind caused by areas of high and low pressure.The air above the land is warmer and less dense, so it rises. The air over the water is cooler and heavier. The cool air rushes in...