SciShow
Keeping Bananas Apeelin'
Bananas! They’ve got a long trip from harvest to table, and a lot of science goes into keeping them delicious. This episode was produced in collaboration with and sponsored by Emerson.
SciShow
Mitochondria Are the Powerhouse of… Alzheimer’s?
Some researchers think mitochondria could be hiding the key to Alzheimer's disease. And we may have a new strategy to fight the threat that the global banana industry has been facing for decades.
SciShow
Bananas Are Losing the War on Fungus
The Gros Michel banana lost the battle with fungus in the 1950s, but was replaced by the Cavendish. This time we might not have a new banana to come to the rescue. Could this be the end of bananas? Hosted by: Hank Green
SciShow
Surprising Uses for Fungi You May Not Know
You've probably heard that theres a fungus among us—but how much of fungi are helpful vs harmful? Turns out there's quite a grey area! Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow and learn more about the multipurpose world of fungi!
SciShow
Why Tomatoes Are Fruits, and Strawberries Aren't Berries
Did you know that bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? A lot of thought goes into classifying fruits and vegetables, and it all has to do with anatomy.
SciShow
Where Did Last Year's Banana Trees Go?
Everyone loves bananas. But because banana trees die and grow back every year, researchers want to find ways to recycle all that biomass -- from bioplastic, to solar panels, to skateboards.
SciShow
Keeping Bananas Apeelin'
Bananas! They've got a long trip from harvest to table, and a lot of science goes into keeping them delicious
Crash Course
How did Detroit Become the Motor City? | Industrial Geography | Crash Course Geography
From shipping routes to airplane traffic to even the Internet, transportation planning is all about designing optimal transportation networks to move goods, information, and people around the globe. Today, we're going to discuss...
MinuteEarth
We don't know what a tree is (and this video won't tell you)
It turns out that defining what is and isn't a “tree” is way harder than it seems.
SciShow
The Many Functions of Fungi | Compilation
There’s no denying that fungus is all around us all the time. And not all of it is helpful, but neither is all of it harmful. Here are some of the many functions of fungi.
SciShow
Bananas Are Losing the War on Fungus
The Gros Michel banana lost the battle with fungus in the 1950s, but was replaced by the Cavendish. This time we might not have a new banana to come to the rescue. Could this be the end of bananas?
SciShow
The Terrifying Truth About Bananas
Hank loves bananas and is worried about their future, so he did some investigating and wrote this episode of SciShow to share some kinda scary banana truths with us.
Bozeman Science
The Nervous System
Paul Andersen begins this podcast with a discussion of brain lateralization and gives a brief demonstration of tests that were performed on split-brain individuals. He then discusses the major parts of a neuron and explains how action...
SciShow
Can Pickles and Bananas Really Help Athletes?
Some athletes swear by pickle juice and bananas, but how do they help? Quick Questions explains!
SciShow Kids
Where Do Bananas Come From? Botany for Kids
Jessi and Squeaks are getting ready to make some delicious banana bread, but did you know that bananas aren't your typical fruit?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The last banana: A thought experiment in probability - Leonardo Barichello
Imagine a game played with two players and two dice: if the biggest number rolled is one, two, three, or four, player 1 wins. If the biggest number rolled is five or six, player 2 wins. Who has the best probability of winning the game?...
MinuteEarth
Why Some Fruits Won’t Ripen On Your Counter
Trying to ripen some fruits on your kitchen counter is totally fruitless - here's why.
SciShow Kids
Snails, Slugs, and Slime! Animal Science for Kids
Jessi and Squeaks look at some amazing creatures that they found in their garden: snails and slugs!
Curated Video
Carbs and Sugar
Avril has major tummy trauma after eating too many candy apples at Greasy World. Fizzy calls Sully the Cell to teach us about simple sugars and complex sugars, and Freezer Burn drops a spooky song about the dangers of too much Halloween...
After Skool
5 Tips for Smart Healthy Grocery Shopping - Avoid the Rat Maze
Grocery stores are designed with 1 purpose in mind...to get you to spend AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE. From the parking lot to the register, grocery shopping is a rat maze designed to keep you in the store for as long as possible and spend...
Curated Video
Can Monkeys Write Shakespeare?
The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting a keyboard an infinite number of times will, at some point, end up typing the works of Shakespeare. Find out how to calculate the probability of independent events, and how many...
Curated Video
Liquid Nitrogen Demos
We look at how different materials change when they are exposed to liquid nitrogen. Flowers become frozen and stiff and the petals snap. A banana hardens and is strong enough to be used as a hammer and a squash ball becomes very brittle...
Maddie Moate
How do Bananas grow...in Iceland?!
What is the secret to growing tropical fruit in Iceland's cold, barren climate? I travel to Hveragerði, Iceland, to find out.