SciShow
Making Materials That Heal Themselves
You might not need to throw away your broken glasses and get new ones anymore, thanks to these unique materials that can heal themselves!
Crash Course
Kinetics: Chemistry's Demolition Derby - Crash Course Chemistry
Have you ever been to a Demolition Derby? Then you have an idea of how molecular collisions happen. In this episode, Hank talks about collisions between molecules and atoms, activation energy, writing rate laws, equilibrium expressions,...
Crash Course
Digestive System, Part 1: Crash Course A&P
Nachos are delicious. And versatile because today they're also going to help us learn a thing or two about your digestive system. Nachos can provide us with energy and raw materials, by first ingesting something nutritious, propelling it...
SciShow
Why Does Rain Smell?
Almost everyone loves the smell of rain, but where does the smell come from? Join Quick Questions as we stop and smell the chemistry!
SciShow
Air Conditioners: Coolest Idea Ever
All humans want to be comfy, but the first air conditioner wasn't built for us--it was for a printing press!
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Lab 2: Enzyme Catalysis
Paul Andersen starts with a brief description of enzymes and substrates. He then explains how you can measure the rate of an enzyme mediated reaction. Catalase from yeast is used to break hydrogen peroxide down into water and oxygen. ...
SciShow
What Do 'Natural' and 'Artificial' Flavors Really Mean?
What does it actually mean when your snack cake has "naturally flavored" on the package?
Bozeman Science
Cell Communication
Paul Andersen discusses cell communication. He begins by explaining how he communicates with other individuals using various forms of electronic communication. He them explains how cells communicate when the distance between them is big,...
SciShow
A Better Way to Do Nuclear Energy?
Nuclear energy has a bit of a bad rap, but there's an element out there that might make them safer and more efficient.
SciShow
How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
SciShow
Nitroglycerin: Explosive Heart Medication
Imagine a substance so powerful that it could blow you to bits or save your life depending on how you used it. Well imagine no more: such a substance exists and you've probably heard of it.
Crash Course
The Nucleus: Crash Course Chemistry
Hank does his best to convince us that chemistry is not torture, but is instead the amazing and beautiful science of stuff. Chemistry can tell us how three tiny particles - the proton, neutron and electron - come together in trillions of...
SciShow
3 Chemistry Experiments That Changed the World
Chemistry is the study of matter - stuff, and how it interacts with other stuff. Even though chemistry doesn't make a lot of news these days, chemists are making discoveries that change lives all the time. If Hank had to narrow down all...
SciShow
We’re Teaching Robots and AI to Design New Drugs
It might sound like a concept from science fiction, but artificial intelligence is already facilitating the development process behind some pharmaceuticals.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why doesn't anything stick to Teflon? - Ashwini Bharathula
Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used in the Manhattan project, and it may be in your kitchen, as the nonstick coating on frying pans and cookie sheets. So what is this slippery...
Bozeman Science
Chemical Change
In this video Paul Andersen explains how chemical differs from physical change. In the laboratory macroscopic observations are used to infer changes at the particulate level. Evidence for chemical change include gas production, change in...
SciShow
How AI Can Save Lives | SciShow Compilation
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an integral part of our everyday lives. Here’s a number of ways in which it manages to make life better for us humans.
SciShow
Why Can't You Compost Meat?
Composting becomes more widespread and accessible all the time, keeping millions of tons of food waste from ending up in landfills every year. But there is one quirk of some composting programs that can be a little annoying: they don't...
SciShow
What We Don't Know about E-Cigs
You might have one of them, e-cigarette. Some people switch to it from average tobacco to quit smoking. But is it really a better and safer option for you?
Crash Course
Hydrocarbon Derivatives - Crash Course Chemistry
Functional groups? Functional groups within functional groups? Hank takes today's Crash Course video to discuss some confusing ideas about Hydrocarbon Derivatives, but then makes it all make more sense.
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Bozeman Science
Signal Transmission and Gene Expression
Paul Andersen explains how signal transmission is used to alter both cellular function and gene expression. He uses the example of epinephrine release in humans and how it is used in the fight or flight response. Epinephrine causes liver...
SciShow
Algae Might One Day Rule the World
Algae is one of the oldest and most abundant forms of life on planet Earth, so it only makes sense that it offers a ton of solutions to unsustainable modern problems. Here are five ways in which algae continues to reshape the world.
Bozeman Science
Signal Transduction Pathways
Paul Andersen explains how signal transduction pathways are used by cells to convert chemical messages to cellular action. Epinephrine is used as a sample messenger to trigger the release of glucose from cells in the liver. The...
Crash Course
Silicon - The Internet's Favorite Element: Crash Course Chemistry
In this episode, we talk about Silicon Valley's namesake and how network solids are at the heart of it all. Hank also discusses Solid-State Semiconductors, N-Type and P-Type Semiconductors, Diodes, Transistors, Computer Chips, and Binary...