TED Talks
Alexa Meade: Your body is my canvas
Alexa Meade takes an innovative approach to art. Not for her a life of sketching and stretching canvases. Instead, she selects a topic and then paints it--literally. She covers everything in a scene--people, chairs, food, you name it--in...
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Reid Reimers
Michael Aranda hosts SciShow's new Quiz Show! Hank and Reid have a battle of wits to win prizes for two lucky Subbable Subscribers! Chapters View all MICHAEL ARANDA 0:17 REID REIMERS 0:28 KEITH CHEIM 1:34 SPERM WHALE 4:26 COLLOID 5:30 A...
SciShow
3 Surprising Things That Act Like Fluids
Sometimes being in a traffic jam can feel like being stuck in a clogged pipe. And it turns out, maybe that feeling isn’t too far off. Today we look at 3 things that are remarkably unlike fluids, yet still behave in liquid-like ways.
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Weird Animal Parenting
How do adult strawberry poison frogs pass on toxins to their tadpoles? What happens when scientists add iodine to axolotl tanks? Find out, as our How To Adult hosts Rachel Calderon-Navarro, Project Manager at DFTBA, and Hank Green face...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality - Lillian Faderman
Learn about the life and tragic death of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, California’s first openly gay public official. -- By 1973, Harvey Milk had already been many things: naval officer, high school teacher, bit-part actor and...
TED Talks
Josette Sheeran: Ending hunger now
Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN's World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war. Her vision: "Food is one issue that...
Be Smart
The Invisible Creatures That Keep You Alive!
A complete microbiome lives inside us, and believe it or not, that's a good thing.
TED Talks
TED: Got millet? How marketing could improve the lives of African farmers | Zoë Karl-Waithaka
From "got milk?" to "avocados from Mexico," marketing influences what you eat more than you may realize. But despite the known power of food marketing, farmers in Africa are more likely to receive funding for seed and fertilizer than...
SciShow
Milk, and the Mutants That Love It
Got milk? Fact is, most people don't -- and shouldn't -- because for them, ice cream and milkshakes are basically toxic. So why can some people drink milk and survive? Turns out they're mutants! SciShow explains.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The three different ways mammals give birth - Kate Slabosky
All mammals share certain characteristics, like warm blood and backbones. But despite their similarities, these creatures also have many biological differences - and one of the most remarkable differences is how they give birth. Kate...
SciShow
Extreme Animal Milks You Probably Don't Want To Drink
All mammals produce milk, but you probably wouldn't want to dip your cookies in all of them.
SciShow
5 Reasons Breastfeeding is Awesome
Hank gives us the top 5 scientifically documented reasons why breastfeeding is awesome - for both mom and baby.
MinuteEarth
Milk Is Just Filtered Blood
Female mammals make milk, a cocktail of filtered blood, to provide their babies with vital nutrients. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: Mammal: Endothermic vertebrates...
SciShow
Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?
You might have heard about animals behaving oddly right before an earthquake hits. But are these reports more than just anecdotes?
SciShow
We Were So Wrong about Allergies
Food allergies aren’t exactly rare, but previous attempts to prevent them may have actually made them more common than they would have been otherwise.
SciShow
10 Plants That Could Kill You
Learn about 10 plants that could kill you in SciShow’s first List Show!
SciShow
Are There Really Insects in Yogurt?
Do you think your strawberry yogurt is purely colored by the natural color of berries? Think again!
SciShow Kids
4 Reasons Cows are Awesome!
Did you know that there were over 200 types of cows? Join Jessi and Squeaks as they discuss some cool facts about these amazing animals.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? - James Earle
Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She's the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the 'Mona Lisa of the North.' But what makes this painting...
SciShow
The Poison Squads: The Stupid, Risky First Food Safety Tests
It can be easy to take for granted the fact that there isn’t formaldehyde in your milk.
SciShow Kids
Why Does Some Cheese Have Holes?
Cheese is a great snack! One of the best things about it is that there's so many different kinds: cheddar, mozzarella, provolone, gouda... the list goes on and on! But have you ever wondered why some cheeses, like Swiss, are full of...
SciShow
How to Milk a Cockroach
Cow, almond, soy, goat. There are a lot of choices when it comes to milk, but if you're looking for that nutritious boost of vitamins and minerals in the morning, have you considered cockroach milk?
Be Smart
20 MILLION Year-Old Spider!! Unweaving Spider Silk
Living things have engineered some pretty awesome materials, but I'm not sure anything measures up to spider silk. It's as strong, as stretchy, and as resilient than even humans' most advanced creations like Kevlar and steel. So how do...