TED Talks
TED: The eco-creators helping the climate through social media | Zahra Biabani
Climate doom-ism, or a pessimistic outlook on the future of the planet, rivals climate denialism in holding up the fight against climate change, says activist Zahra Biabani. Illuminating how hope combats inaction, she takes us inside the...
TED Talks
Hans Rosling: The magic washing machine
What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity...
TED Talks
Es Devlin: Mind-blowing stage sculptures that fuse music and technology
It starts with a sketch. Then it evolves into a larger-than-life visual masterpiece, a celebration of human connection. Follow along as legendary artist and designer Es Devlin takes us on a visual tour of her work -- including iconic...
SciShow
Why These Squirrels Destroy Their Brains Every Winter
It seems like a terrible idea to destroy and rebuild your own brain, but that is exactly what some ground squirrels are doing all winter long.
SciShow
Sharknado Reloaded: Yep, Still Impossible
SciShow revisits Sharknado to discover the truth behind who would win in a battle between a tornado and a bomb. The answer... won't actually surprise you. But you might learn some interesting science along the way!
SciShow
7 of the Most Uniquely Fierce Sharks
Sharks come in a lot of different shapes and sizes and many of them don't look like the ones you see in movies. Here are seven sharks that went down some decidedly strange evolutionary paths.
MinuteEarth
Bitcoin mining is a lot like reindeer mating 🪙💖🦌
Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies, like NFTs, work a lot like reindeer mating.
MinuteEarth
Why It's Good To Have A Weak Hand
We might have a strong hand because having a weak hand is actually useful.
MinuteEarth
Does It Pay To Cheat?
For some birds, trying to cheat your neighbors into raising your babies is just as much work - and is no more successful - than doing it yourself.
SciShow
Purple Bacteria: Turning Poop Into Biofuel
Scientists are turning wastewater into fuel, using special bacteria, and other scientists have unveiled bionic mushrooms that can produce electricity!
Bozeman Science
PS1A - Structure and Properties of Matter
In the first physical science video for the Next Generation Science Standards Paul Andersen explains the structure and properties of matter. He starts by explaining how all matter is made of about 100 smaller particles called matter. He...
SciShow
Catching Solar Wind: A Truly Endless Energy Source?
We could quite possibly catch solar winds as a means for endless energy, and though it sounds like science fiction, we have the materials to do this now.
TED Talks
Alex Laskey: How behavioral science can lower your energy bill
What's a proven way to lower your energy costs? Would you believe: learning what your neighbor pays. Alex Laskey shows how a quirk of human behavior can make us all better, wiser energy users, with lower bills to prove it.
TED Talks
Kevin Kelly: Technology's epic story
In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking talk, Kevin Kelly muses on what technology means in our lives -- from its impact at the personal level to its place in the cosmos.
TED Talks
Richard Sears: Planning for the end of oil
As the world's attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, we present Richard Sears' talk from early February 2010. Sears, an expert in developing new energy resources, talks about our inevitable and necessary move away from oil....
Be Smart
Doomsday Machines
Nuclear weapons represent the darker side of E=mc^2. Science has given us the ability to understand what will happen if these weapons are ever used again.... and what will happen if they are *never* used again.
Bozeman Science
Kinetic Energy
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the kinetic energy of an object if due to the motion of an object. Objects can have kinetic energy but they cannot have potential energy unless they are part of a system. He then explains how to...
SciShow
How Liver Problems Can Lead to Brain Disease
We tend to focus on the brain in psychology, but it's part of an entire system! Other organs, even your liver, play a big role in psychological health.
Bozeman Science
Driving Nonspontaneous Processes
In this video Paul Andersen explains how you can drive non spontaneous processes by adding external energy (like electricity or light) or by coupling it to a spontaneous process (like the conversion of ATP to ADP)
TED Talks
TED: Nuclear power is our best hope to ditch fossil fuels | Isabelle Boemeke
Nuclear power is one of the safest, cleanest forms of energy -- yet to most people, it might not feel that way. Why is that? Isabelle Boemeke, the world's first nuclear energy influencer and creator of the social media persona Isodope,...
Be Smart
How to See Time Travel!!!
Build your own cloud chamber particle detector and test relativity at home!
Crash Course
Why It's So Hard To Make Better Batteries: Crash Course Engineering #32
There are batteries powering so many parts of our everyday lives, so today we’re going to talk about how they work and how we can make them better. We’ll explain how they provide power by discharging ions between a cathode and an anode,...
PBS
What Will Destroy Planet Earth?
Killing all the life on Earth is easy. But what about destroying the planet itself? That is DEFINITELY going to happen!! But HOW? Could it be Nukes? A Giant Asteroid? A Collision with another planet? And what's more, will anyone be...