Curated Video
The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science
The story picks up where we left off last time, with Einstein writing the president of his new homeland, the United States, urging him to build a nuclear weapon before Hitler. This is the tale of the most destructive force humans have...
SciShow
The Nuclear City Lost Under Ice | Camp Century
Hidden beneath Greenland’s ice and powered by a nuclear reactor, Camp Century made for an interesting US military base. But life under the ice came with unique struggles; and although it wasn’t mainly constructed for science, the base...
TED Talks
Taylor Wilson: My radical plan for small nuclear fission reactors
Taylor Wilson was 14 when he built a nuclear fusion reactor in his parents' garage. Now 19, he returns to the TED stage to present a new take on an old topic: fission. Wilson, who has won backing to create a company to realize his...
Espresso Media
Garwin: The History of FAS and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
Garwin part 8/11: This video features a conversation about the history of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and their work in reducing nuclear dangers and advocating for civilian control of nuclear technology. It also discusses...
Espresso Media
Garwin: The History of Los Alamos
Garwin part 2/11: This video explores the history of Los Alamos and its role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. It highlights the isolation and secrecy of the Los Alamos Laboratory, as well as the experiences of...
SciShow
The World's First Human-Made Nuclear Reactor
Today on SciShow, Hank brings us a little science history, telling us the tale of the world's first human-made nuclear reactor, which was built by a team of scientists and students led by Enrico Fermi in a converted squash court under a...
MinuteEarth
Why It's Impossible To Win a Nuclear War
Nuclear war is a terrifying existential threat, but we shouldn't only fear the blasts because the ensuing smoke is the real killer.
One Minute History
004 Salvador Dali - One Minute History
Salvador Dali is born in Figueres, Spain, where his first public art show opens at the Municipal Theatre. Salvador is expelled from art school for declaring his examiners too incompetent to judge him. He spends time with Picasso and Miro...
MinuteEarth
What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes
Energy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house? That's why we made these things spud-tacularly simple.
Science360
NSF Physics Frontiers Centers Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution for ...
Thursday, July 30, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET: NSF-funded Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs) are pushing the frontiers of science across the disciplines of physics. The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution of the...
Curated Video
GCSE Chemistry - History of the Model of the Atom #7
This video covers: - Democritus - Atomic Theory - John Dalton - Solid spheres - JJ Thomson - Plumb Pudding model - Ernest Rutherford - Nuclear Model - Niels Bohr - Electron shells - James Chadwick - Neutrons General info: - Suitable for...
Makematic
Castle Bravo: The Largest Nuclear Explosion in US History
In 1954, the US Government conducted a series of secret nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands. The idyllic coral island Bikini Atoll became the epicentre of the largest nuclear test disaster in US history. The affects of radiation...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Earthquakes Around the World
This video provides an overview of earthquakes, including their causes, measurement, and notable earthquakes in history. It also discusses the importance of earthquake preparedness and provides tips on how to create an emergency plan and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity | TED-Ed
With the invention of the atomic bomb, humanity gained the power to destroy itself for the first time in our history. Since then, our risk of either extinction or the collapse of civilization has steadily increased. Just how likely are...
TED Talks
TED: How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion? | Charles C. Mann
By 2050, an estimated 10 billion people will live on earth. How are we going to provide everybody with basic needs while also avoiding the worst impacts of climate change? In a talk packed with wit and wisdom, science journalist Charles...
TED-Ed
The woman who stared at the sun | Alex Gendler
In 1944, amateur astronomer Hisako Koyama's latest endeavor was sketching the sun's shifting surface. She spent weeks angling her telescope towards the sun and tracking every change she saw with drawings. Little did she know, these...
Curated Video
The “Accident” That Revealed More About Our Cosmos | SciShow News
Brown dwarfs are celestial oddballs, and recently one citizen scientist discovered one that is truly ancient, and weird.
SciShow
The World's First Human-Made Nuclear Reactor
Today on SciShow, Hank brings us a little science history, telling us the tale of the world's first human-made nuclear reactor, which was built by a team of scientists and students led by Enrico Fermi in a converted squash court under a...
National Geographic
A Nuclear-Powered Space Mission | Mission Saturn
The Cassini mission required more nuclear power than any other mission in NASA’s history. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ MISSION SATURN AIRS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15 at 9/8c. About Mission Saturn: NASA’s biggest spacecraft...
AsapSCIENCE
What If We Have A Nuclear War?
What would happen if a nuclear weapon was dropped near you? How To Survive A Nuclear War: https://youtu.be/iONIkV0IHOc Subscribe! http://bit.ly/asapsci GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Created by: Mitchell Moffit...
Life Noggin
Could Humans Survive a Nuclear Winter?
In the event of a nuclear war, on top of all the damage from the bombs themselves, our world may enter what’s known as a nuclear winter. Could we survive it? Watch More: What if the Cold War Went Nuclear? ►►►►...
RealLifeLore
The Terrifying True Scale of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons have come a long way and come in all types of different sizes. Some are relatively small while others are enormous, so big they boggle the mind at what they can be capable of. This video analyzes the sizes and impacts of...
RealLifeLore
How Close Do You Live to a Nuclear Bomb?
Nuclear weapons are terrifying in two ways. What they're capable of, and how close they may actually be located to you. You may have spent your entire life living near one and never knew about it, or maybe not. Either way if you want to...