Curated Video
Alice Coachman: the First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal
Alice Coachman Davis was an athlete who specialized in the high jump. She was the first black woman selected for the U.S. Olympic team and went on to become the first black woman of any nationality to win a gold medal at the Olympics...
SciShow
Great Minds: Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton is a pioneer for women in STEM, and her team's software saved Apollo 11's moon landing!
Professor Dave Explains
Synthetic Biology and Materials Science Part 2: Nature-Made Plastics
In the previous tutorial we outlined the basics regarding synthetic biology as applied to materials science. We can engineer microorganisms that will produce virtually any compound we want, via a series of reactions that are catalyzed by...
Brave Wilderness
Pickle Pop Challenge! New World Record?
On this episode of On Location, Coyote and Mario are in Wyoming and they come across PICKLE POPS! What is a pickle pop, you might ask? It's a delicious popsicle made of pickle juice! Get ready to watch Coyote take on the pickle pop...
60 Second Histories
The Black Death, an Eyewitness Account
An eye witness account of the Black Death which broke out in 1348, told by a medieval monk
NASA
NASA's LRO Earthrise 45th Anniversary Hangout
45 years ago, on December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts captured 'Earthrise' -- the first color photograph of Earth taken by a person in lunar orbit. NASA announces a new simulation of the events leading to the creation of 'Earthrise,'...
Curated Video
Exploring Mars with Astrobiological Cyborg Technology
The astrobiological Cyborg system, developed by scientist Patrick McGuire, combines video camera technology with image scanning software to assist astronauts exploring Mars. By detecting unusual patterns in rock surfaces that could...
Science360
Geomagic
What do space shuttle safety measures and modern shoemaking have in common? Both use a 3-D design and engineering technology that streamlines a wide range of inspection and manufacturing processes. Geomagic is an industry leader in the...
SciShow
Great Minds: Margaret Hamilton
Don't push that button! Margaret Hamilton wrote the computer codes that saved Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 from various glitches, including an astronaut pushing the wrong button at the wrong time. The video describes her groundbreaking work...