Instructional Video4:51
Amoeba Sisters

Archaea

12th - Higher Ed
What is the domain Archaea? Explore the archaeans with the Amoeba Sisters! This introductory video compares and contrasts characteristics of Archaea with bacteria. Time-Stamped Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:47 Extremophiles 1:00...
Instructional Video5:17
SciShow

Tourette Syndrome: What Makes People Tic

12th - Higher Ed
Tourette Syndrome in popular culture is often simplified to a poorly timed foul mouth, but that’s only a small part of the story—or sometimes not part of the story at all.
Instructional Video2:23
SciShow

How Can Orange Juice Make Your Kale Better?

12th - Higher Ed
No matter how much kale or spinach you eat, the bioavailability of non-heme iron doesn't increase, but the vitamin C in orange juice can actually help your body absorb more of it.
Instructional Video13:33
TED Talks

TED: A Republican mayor's plan to replace partisanship with policy | G.T. Bynum

12th - Higher Ed
Conventional wisdom says that to win an election, you need to play to your constituencies' basest, most divisive instincts. But as a candidate for mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, G.T. Bynum decided to skip the smear campaigns, tell voters what...
Instructional Video3:47
SciShow

Can Pets Be Allergic to People?

12th - Higher Ed
Maybe you have a dog or cat who greets you with a sneezing fit once you walk in the door from work. Is it possible you're the problem?
Instructional Video3:17
SciShow

Some Mammals Can Just… Pause Pregnancy

12th - Higher Ed
We generally think of pregnancy as a continuous process, but scientists have recently discovered mechanisms that allow for certain mammals to put the development of a fetus on pause.
Instructional Video18:46
TED Talks

Juan Enriquez: The next species of human

12th - Higher Ed
While the mega-banks were toppling in early 2009, Juan Enriquez took the stage to say: The really big reboot is yet to come. But don't look for it on the stock exchange or the political ballot. It'll come from science labs, and it...
Instructional Video2:08
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Mysteries of vernacular: Earwig - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Pre-K - Higher Ed
An earwig is neither an ear nor a wig; it is an insect. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how folklore gave this bug its name, combining entomology with etymology.
Instructional Video6:55
Crash Course

Controlling Bureaucracies: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
In which Craig Benzine tells you how we keep bureaucracy in check. So we've spent the last few episodes telling you all about what bureaucracies are and why they are formed. And throughout we've hinted about this ever-expanding power...
Instructional Video8:33
Crash Course

Socialization: Crash Course Sociology

12th - Higher Ed
Last week we introduced the idea of socialization and today we’re talking a little more about how it works, including an introduction to five main types of socialization. We’ll explore anticipatory socialization from your family, the...
Instructional Video5:28
SciShow

Do Any Stars NOT Have Planets?

12th - Higher Ed
Astronomers have used a few different methods to detect exoplanets, and improved telescopes are increasing the rate of discovery. But is it possible that any stars DON'T have planets, or are they just an expected feature of stellar...
Instructional Video4:08
SciShow

COVID-19 Reinfections Are a Thing: Here’s What We Know So Far | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Researchers believe you can get reinfected with COVID-19, but we're not quite sure if that's a bad thing yet.
Instructional Video3:36
SciShow

Where Are All the Dead Animals

12th - Higher Ed
We are surrounded by wildlife, like pigeons and squirrels, all the time. Sadly, all those animals eventually die, but why don't we see carcasses on the street? Where do they go?
Instructional Video3:18
SciShow Kids

Why Do Kangaroos Have Pouches? Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
What do kangaroos, koalas, and opossums all have in common? Find out when you learn all about marsupials!
Instructional Video5:00
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What's the big deal with gluten? - William D. Chey

Pre-K - Higher Ed
If you've been to a restaurant in the last few years, you've likely seen the words gluten-free written somewhere on the menu. But what exactly is gluten, and why can't some people process it? And why does it only seem to be a problem...
Instructional Video3:36
SciShow

What Happens If You're Struck By Lightning?

12th - Higher Ed
The chances of you being hit by lightning are small by comparison, but it does happen! Hank will go through what ultimately happens when you are struck by lightning because chances are you will survive to tell it to your friends.
Instructional Video2:19
SciShow

Why Do Stink Bugs Stink?

12th - Higher Ed
Turns out stink bugs and cilantro have some things in common.
Instructional Video3:11
SciShow

Spring, Time for Drunk Birds

12th - Higher Ed
As spring approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, we anticipate the fluttering butterflies and the capering baby lambs, and we can also expect to see some birds hammered out of their minds in the trees, and perhaps on the ground. In most...
Instructional Video4:44
TED-Ed

TED-ED: The history of marriage - Alex Gendler

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A white, puffy dress. Eternal love. A joint tax return. Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex Gendler traces the history of getting hitched, providing insights on polygamy,...
Instructional Video3:30
SciShow

World's Most Asked Questions How Can I Fall Asleep

12th - Higher Ed
People ask Google everything under the sun. One of the most commonly searched questions in the world is “How Can I Fall Asleep?” Allow us at SciShow to explain.
Instructional Video5:13
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What causes sleepwalking? | Emmanuel During

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Mumbling fantastical gibberish; devouring blocks of cheese in the nude; peeing in places that aren't toilets; and jumping out of windows. These are all things people have reportedly done while sleepwalking, a behavior that can be...
Instructional Video4:03
SciShow

3 Weird, Real Ways We Could Fix Icy Roads

12th - Higher Ed
Salting roads in the winter is pretty commonplace in areas of the world that see freezing temperatures, but it isn't the only solution.
Instructional Video5:14
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How do fish make electricity? - Eleanor Nelsen

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Nearly 350 species of fish have specialized anatomical structures that generate and detect electrical signals. Underwater, where light is scarce, electrical signals offer ways to communicate, navigate, find, and sometimes stun prey. But...
Instructional Video18:15
3Blue1Brown

Who cares about topology? (Inscribed rectangle problem)

12th - Higher Ed
This is an absolutely beautiful piece of math. It shows how certain ideas from topology, such as the mobius strip, can be used to solve a slightly softer form of an unsolved problem in geometry.