SciShow
We Finally Made Synthetic Spider Silk
The ability to produce synthetic spider silk would give us bulletproof vests better than Kevlar, biocompatible sutures and wound dressings, and even space elevators. The problem is being able to make it in large amounts. One group may...
SciShow
Why are Astronomers So Bad at Naming Things?
With star names like 2MASS J05551028+0724255, it might seem like astronomers are not so great at naming things. But if you know the code, these names can actually help you find the star in the sky.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What happens if you don't put your phone in airplane mode? | Lindsay DeMarchi
Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio waves carry information between computers, GPS systems, cell phones, and more. And the sky is flooded with interference from routers, satellites, and,...
PBS
Am Radio Is Fading. Here's Why Some Critics Are Concerned
In recent years, podcasts and streaming internet content have been challenging AM radio for listeners. Now, there’s another threat: electric automakers are installing radios without the AM band in new vehicles, citing interference from...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Kay Almere Read: The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god
Nanahuatl, weakest of the Aztec gods, sickly and covered in pimples, had been chosen to form a new world. There had already been four worlds, each set in motion by its own "Lord Sun," and each had been destroyed. For a new world to be...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Feedback loops: How nature gets its rhythms - Anje-Margriet Neutel
While feedback loops are a bummer at band practice, they are essential in nature. What does nature's feedback look like, and how does it build the resilience of our world? Anje-Margriet Neutel describes some common positive and negative...
Be Smart
The Amazing Science of DUST?
Some of the universe's biggest action is a result of its smallest stuff
TED Talks
TED: A few ways to fix a government | Charity Wayua
Charity Wayua put her skills as a cancer researcher to use on an unlikely patient: the government of her native Kenya. She shares how she helped her government drastically improve its process for opening up new businesses, a crucial part...
SciShow Kids
What Are Stitches For?
Squeaks got hurt playing outside and had to get stitches! Jessi explains what happens at the doctor's office and how stitches help us heal!
TED Talks
TED: 6 ways to save the internet | Roger McNamee
The next big shift is now, and it's not what you think: Facebook is the new Windows; Google must be sacrificed. Tech investor Roger McNamee presents 6 bold ways to prepare for the next internet.
TED Talks
Amanda Palmer: The art of asking
Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines the new relationship between artist and...
TED Talks
TED: How artists can (finally) get paid in the digital age | Jack Conte
It's been a weird 100 years for artists and creators, says musician and entrepreneur Jack Conte. The traditional ways we've turned art into money (like record sales) have been broken by the internet, leaving musicians, writers and...
SciShow
How 5G Cell Service Could Hurt Weather Forecasts
Good weather forecasts save lives, but scientists are worried that 5G transmissions could drown out frequencies measured by weather satellites, setting weather forecasts back decades.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the prisoner boxes riddle? - Yossi Elran
Your favorite band is great at playing musicbut not so great at being organized. They keep misplacing their instruments on tour, and it's driving their manager mad. Can you solve the brain-numbing riddle their manager assigns them and...
SciShow
Why Do We Keep Needing New "G"s?
What’s with all the "G"s and why do we keep having to develop new ones to use our phones in this technology.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors | Philip Freeman
One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp. Alexander had never seen anything like these tall, fierce-looking warriors with huge golden neck rings and...
SciShow
Why Is That Song Stuck in My Head?!
Why do songs get stuck in our heads? And what can we do to get rid of them!? Michael Aranda explains current scientific thought on the subject (and also does a pretty good Shia LaBeouf impression).
TED Talks
Vincent Moon and Naná Vasconcelos: Hidden music rituals around the world
Vincent Moon travels the world with a backpack and a camera, filming astonishing music and ritual the world rarely sees -- from a powerful Sufi ritual in Chechnya to an ayahuasca journey in Peru. He hopes his films can help people see...
SciShow
The Wow! Signal
Deep in an archive in Columbus, Ohio, there's a slip of paper with a bunch of random-looking letters and numbers printed on it called the âWow' signal.
SciShow
How Do We Know What the Milky Way Looks Like?
How do we know what the Milky Way looks like if we've never been outside of it?
MinuteEarth
Why So Many Meteorites Come From The Same Place
Because of space physics, one faraway asteroid is likely the progenitor of almost a third of all the meteorites on Earth. ___________________________________________ If you want to learn more about this topic, start your googling with...
Bozeman Science
Refraction of Light
In this video Paul Andersen explains how light can be refracted, or bent, as it moves from one medium to another. The amount of refraction is determined by the angle of incidence and the index of refraction. Snell's Law can be used to...
TED Talks
Tom Nash: The perks of being a pirate
In this deeply charming and humorous talk, DJ and self-professed pirate Tom Nash meditates on how facing adversity due to disability invited patience, ambition and pragmatism into his life in enlightening, unexpected ways. "We all have...
Curated Video
Perseverance: The Key to Achieving Your Goals
In this video, Bolivar the Beaver and Dylan teach us about the importance of perseverance. Bolivar shares his experiences as a hardworking beaver building dams, while Dylan learns to play the guitar and achieve his dream of being in a...