SciShow
What This Video Will Do to Your Friends' Brains
The way your brain reacts to stimuli might tell us more about who you're friends with, and swatting at mosquitoes might one day bring us positive results.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What percentage of your brain do you use? - Richard E. Cytowic
Two thirds of the population believes a myth that has been propagated for over a century: that we use only 10% of our brains. Hardly! Our neuron-dense brains have evolved to use the least amount of energy while carrying the most...
SciShow
What Do Mirror Neurons Really Do?
Mirror neurons are a very cool part of our brains but some people are taking it way further by making claims that they are responsible for telepathy and ESP. It goes without saying that this isn’t true, but what exactly do mirror neurons...
SciShow
Why Can’t I Remember My Dreams?
Everyone has dreams, but some people are better at remembering them than others. Scientists aren't sure why we dream, but remembering them has a lot to do with the activity in your brain, and with how well you sleep.
SciShow
What Are Eye Boogers?
Eye boogers: Not the most glamorous of bodily secretions, but important all the same. Learn why the heck you have sand in your eyes in the morning in this episode of Quick Questions.
SciShow
You Don't Have as Much Control as You Think You Do
Like a scene from a horror film, you are in a elevator, you push the close button ,Hurry! The murderer is coming at you! However, again you push the close button, the door won't close! Psych! The button is fake. But why is that most of...
SciShow
How Being Sick Changes Your Brain
When you’re sick you just want to be left alone. Sometimes that’s because you physically can’t move, but other times, it might have more to do with the way your immune system is connected to your brain.
SciShow
Geophysics and Earthquake Prediction
Hank and Dr. Rebecca Bendick talk about her work in the science of earthquake forecasting, and then Jessi joins the show to show off Sandy the sand boa!
SciShow Kids
Amazing Ways to Live in the Desert!
Life in a desert can be tough, but the plants, animals, and people that live there have some special skills to help them survive!
Crash Course
What Are Volcanoes? Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to take a closer look at these beautiful but dangerous landforms as we explore the different types of volcanoes and trace the patterns of volcanic activity around the world. From the explosive power of a stratovolcano...
SciShow
Are People Really Left-Brained or Right-Brained?
SciShow explains how some great, Nobel-winning research into the human brain turned into a meme of misunderstanding that lasted for decades.
SciShow
9 Groundbreaking Discoveries About Sleep
There's a lot about sleep that we don't understand, like why we even sleep in the first place, for example. Here are some amazing discoveries biologists have made while trying to solve the mystery of sleep.
Be Smart
Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?
Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far between. In this video, we'll look at some very cool butterflies with Bob Robbins, Ph.D. from Smithsonian's...
SciShow
Kids and Sugar The SweetandLowdown
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Parents blaming their kids' active behavior on sugar. But is it true? Hank gives you sweet-and-lowdown on the extent to which sugar can and can't affect behavior, in kids and...
SciShow
The Biggest Volcano in the Solar System
Get to know Olympus Mons on Mars, the biggest volcano in the solar system, and find out why a planet that's smaller than Earth has volcanoes that are bigger than ours!
Curated Video
Exploring Africa: The Fascinating World of Zebras
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of zebras. From their unique black and white stripes that provide camouflage to their gregarious nature and strong family bonds, zebras are truly remarkable animals. They are adaptable to...
Curated Video
Learning the Value of Patience
In this video, the host introduces a new co-host, Kiwi, and the official Human Nature Band. The first guest, Hannah the Hummingbird, discusses the importance of patience and how hummingbirds practice patience during their slow-paced...
Curated Video
The human body in numbers
Learning what your body does during your life will give you a newfound appreciation for the amazing machine that allows you to be YOU!
Curated Video
Cyber Security for Absolute Beginners - 2022 Edition - Part 02 - Windows 10 Hardening - Enabling the Smart Screen Filter
Here, we will look at the next step in hardening the Windows 10 OS using smart screen filtering to enhance the protection of your OS.
Curated Video
Cyber Security for Absolute Beginners - 2022 Edition - Part 02 - Windows 10 Hardening - The Windows 10 Firewall
Here, we will understand a firewall, how it works, and how it can protect the Windows 10 OS.
Curated Video
Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - Host Discovery Controls
In this lesson, we will look at the different probes used by the NMAP, including ICMP Echo request, TCP Syn packet to port 443, TCP ACK packet to port 80, and ICMP timestamp request.
Curated Video
These Diseases Love a Warmer World But Which Should We Worry
As our world gets warmer and our climate gets more extreme, the weather isn’t the only thing that’s changing and becoming more dangerous. Disease vectors are also spreading and becoming riskier to humans. In this episode of Weathered, we...
Great Big Story
Climbing beyond limits, the journey of amputees on Cayambe Volcano
Join Kionte Storey and amputees as they climb Ecuador's Cayambe Volcano, proving nothing is impossible.
Curated Video
Active transport
The use of energy to move particles across a cell membrane from a lower concentration to a higher concentration. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...