Instructional Video5:01
SciShow

Why Are Celebrity Crushes So Intense?

12th - Higher Ed
Your love for Rihanna or Tom Hardy may be unrequited, but that doesn't necessarily make it unhealthy.
Instructional Video11:04
Crash Course

Digestive System, Part 1: Crash Course A&P

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video11:07
Crash Course

Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be back at war just a couple of decades later. As an added bonus, World War I changed the way...
Instructional Video9:55
Crash Course

Game Theory and Oligopoly: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
Would you like to play a game, Dr. Falken? Actually, this episode isn't really about games, or Matthew Broderick, or Thermonuclear War. But enough with the long references to 1983's best movie, War Games. Today Jacob and Adriene are...
Instructional Video10:43
Crash Course

Reproductive System, part 2 - Male Reproductive System: Crash Course A&P 41

12th - Higher Ed
Our month-long exploration of human reproduction continues with a look at testicular anatomy, the steps of sperm production, and how it's influenced by gonadotropin and testosterone. Hank also explains how sperm mature, and how they...
Instructional Video3:49
SciShow Kids

Why Does the Moon Change?

K - 5th
Have you ever wondered why, some nights, the moon looks like a big, bright circle, and some nights it looks like a little sliver? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about how the moon's orbit changes the way we see it here on Earth!
Instructional Video8:32
SciShow

The Two-Faced Role of Planetary Magnetic Fields

12th - Higher Ed
Given that Earth’s magnetic field helps protect its life-sustaining atmosphere, you might think that the stronger a planet’s magnetic field, the better. But as it turns out, some planets’ relationships with their magnetic fields are a...
Instructional Video12:21
Crash Course

Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology

12th - Higher Ed
In which Mike teaches you about the creation of the universe, with sex. This week we're talking about creations stories from Egypt, West Africa, Greece, China, and Persia that have a lot in common with human sexual reproduction. And also...
Instructional Video12:54
Crash Course

Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about Imperialism, but not from the perspective of the colonizers. This week John looks at some Asian perspectives on Imperialism, specifically writers from countries that were colonized by European...
Instructional Video11:56
Crash Course

Foreign Aid and Remittance: Crash Course Econ

12th - Higher Ed
What is foreign aid? How much foreign aid does the United States distribute each year. Comparatively, not much. In fact, foreign aid only accounts for a small fraction of most nations' overall spending. But it's hugely important. Foreign...
Instructional Video11:20
Crash Course

The Economics of Immigration: Crash Course Econ

12th - Higher Ed
Is Immigration good or bad? Immigration is a touchy subject in the United States. The 2016 election has been filled with debate about the subject, and both proponents and opponents have lots of reasons for their stance. But, this is a...
Instructional Video12:28
Crash Course

Taxes: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
We've been talking about the unavoidables recently. Last time, we covered Death. This time, it's taxes. So, what are taxes? Why do we pay taxes? What is all that tax money used for? This week, Adriene is going to cover all that and more....
Instructional Video11:01
Crash Course

World War II, A War for Resources: Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about World War II, and some of the causes behind the war. In a lot of ways, WWII was about resources, and especially about food. The expansionist aggression of both Germany and Japan were in a lot of ways...
Instructional Video9:50
Crash Course

Patents, Novelty, and Trolls: Crash Course Intellectual Property

12th - Higher Ed
This week, Stan teaches you about patents. It turns out, they're patently complicated! So, patents have some similarity to copyright, in that they grant a limited monopoly to people who invent things. The key difference in patents and...
Instructional Video11:10
Curated Video

The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green investigates the dawn of human civilization. John looks into how people gave up hunting and gathering to become agriculturalists, and how that change has influenced the world we live in today. Also, there are some...
Instructional Video12:17
Crash Course

100 Years of Solitude Part 2: Crash Course Literature 307

12th - Higher Ed
In which we continue our exhaustive look at One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Instructional Video10:16
Crash Course

Monopolies and Anti-Competitive Markets: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
What is a monopoly? It turns out, it's more than just a board game. It's a terrible, terrible economic practice in which giant corporations dominate markets and hurt consumers. Except when it isn't. In some industries, monopolies are the...
Instructional Video10:24
Crash Course

Inflation and Bubbles and Tulips: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
In which Adriene and Jacob teach you about how and why prices rise. Sometimes prices rise as a result of inflation, which is a pretty normal thing for economies to do. We'll talk about how across the board prices rise over time, and how...
Instructional Video10:01
Crash Course

Peripheral Nervous System: Crash Course A&P

12th - Higher Ed
It is now time to meet the system that helps your crazy brain stay in touch with the outside world. We follow up last week's tour of the central nervous system with a look at your peripheral nervous system, its afferent and efferent...
Instructional Video9:03
Crash Course

Specialization and Trade: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about specialization and trade, and how countries decide whether they're going to make stuff or trade for stuff. You'll learn about things like comparative advantage, the production...
Instructional Video10:53
Crash Course

The 2008 Financial Crisis: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
Today on Crash Course Economics, Adriene and Jacob talk about the 2008 financial crisis and the US Goverment's response to the troubles. So, all this starts with home mortgages, and the use of mortgages as an investment instrument. For...
Instructional Video12:06
Crash Course

Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons - Creation Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology

12th - Higher Ed
So, we're still talking about sex this week, but we're talking about Earth Mothers and their children. We'll start with Gaia, and her son Kronos, who had a classic childhood rebellion, and castrated his father. We'll also get into...
Instructional Video10:50
Crash Course

The Video Game Crash of 1983: Crash Course Games

12th - Higher Ed
So the 1980s was the golden age of arcade games. Games like Donkey Kong, Pac- Man, Space Invaders, and Centipede had become a cultural phenomenon. These games had expanded the gamer demographic and even encouraged the rise of competitive...
Instructional Video9:14
Crash Course

The Future of Virtual Reality: Crash Course Games

12th - Higher Ed
Today, we're going to take a look at a seemingly cutting-edge technology that has actually been around for decades - virtual reality. Virtual reality devices have been introduced multiple times in the video game era, but they never seem...