Instructional Video6:48
SciShow

Blue Is the New Green (For Hydrogen)

12th - Higher Ed
We all want green energy to stop climate change, and one option is hydrogen. But achieving green hydrogen is tough, so some want to consider so-called blue hydrogen instead. Support for this video provided by Gates Ventures.
Instructional Video3:01
SciShow

The Hunt For Green Helium

12th - Higher Ed
Despite being a noble gas, helium has a carbon footprint. We haven't managed to find any helium reservoirs that don't also contain natural gas. But must they? Scientists and startups alike are on the hunt.
Instructional Video15:21
SciShow

Interview with EPA Administrator McCarthy

12th - Higher Ed
Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the...
Instructional Video6:50
SciShow

Man Made Earthquakes and More

12th - Higher Ed
Hank hits you with a ton of news this time - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has plans to retrieve Saturn V rocket engines from the bottom of the Atlantic; new research on the impacts from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill to life in the Gulf of...
Instructional Video11:03
Crash Course

Why Star Stuff Matters: Crash Course Big History 202

12th - Higher Ed
So, the stars made the elements, we're all made of star stuff, etc. But what does all this mean? This week Emily Graslie teaches you how the formation of chemical elements in the bellies of the earliest stars made life as we know it...
Instructional Video7:05
SciShow

Man Made Earthquakes and More

12th - Higher Ed
Hank hits you with a ton of news this time - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has plans to retrieve Saturn V rocket engines from the bottom of the Atlantic; new research on the impacts from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill to life in the Gulf of...
Instructional Video4:20
SciShow

How Engineers Are Turning Wind into Protein Powder

12th - Higher Ed
Alternative energy is great, but our infrastructure isn't exactly equipped to handle it. So scientists are coming up with other ways to use it, including turning it into food.
Instructional Video9:59
TED Talks

TED: Thorium, an alternative nuclear fuel | Kirk Sorensen

12th - Higher Ed
Kirk Sorensen shows us the liquid fuel thorium reactor -- a way to produce energy that is safer, cleaner and more efficient than current nuclear power.
Instructional Video26:57
TED Talks

Amory Lovins: A 40-year plan for energy

12th - Higher Ed
In this intimate talk filmed at TED's offices, energy innovator Amory Lovins shows how to get the US off oil and coal by 2050, $5 trillion cheaper, with no Act of Congress, led by business for profit. The key is integrating all four...
Instructional Video7:20
Crash Course

Humans and Energy: Crash Course World History 207

12th - Higher Ed
In which Stan Muller subs for John Green and teaches you about energy and humanity. Today we discuss the ideas put forth by Alfred Crosby in his book, Children of the Sun. Historically, almost all of the energy that humans use has been...
Instructional Video13:47
TED Talks

TED: We need nuclear power to solve climate change | Joe Lassiter

12th - Higher Ed
Joe Lassiter is a deep thinker and straight talker focused on developing clean, secure and carbon-neutral supplies of reliable, low-cost energy. His analysis of the world's energy realities puts a powerful lens on the stubbornly touchy...
Instructional Video20:30
TED Talks

TED: How to decarbonize the grid and electrify everything | John Doerr and Hal Harvey

12th - Higher Ed
The good news is it's now clearly cheaper to save the planet than to ruin it, says engineer and investor John Doerr. "The bad news is: we are fast running out of time." In this conversation with climate policy expert Hal Harvey, the two...
Instructional Video12:34
SciShow

Why Does the US Have So Many Power Outages?

12th - Higher Ed
The United States has a lot more power outages than other countries do, and fixing this problem will be a massive undertaking. Chapters View all Across the United States, the average customer loses power about once or twice a year, for a...
Instructional Video8:57
TED Talks

TED: Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air? | Tim Kruger

12th - Higher Ed
Could we cure climate change? Geoengineering researcher Tim Kruger wants to try. He shares one promising possibility: using natural gas to generate electricity in a way that takes carbon dioxide out of the air. Learn more -- both the...
Instructional Video14:56
TED Talks

TED: In praise of conflict | Jonathan Marks

12th - Higher Ed
Conflict is bad; compromise, consensus and collaboration are good -- or so we're told. Lawyer and bioethicist Jonathan Marks challenges this conventional wisdom, showing how governments can jeopardize public health, human rights and the...
Instructional Video8:33
TED Talks

TED: Let's launch a satellite to track a threatening greenhouse gas | Fred Krupp

12th - Higher Ed
When we talk about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide gets the most attention -- but methane, which often escapes unseen from pipes and wells, has a far greater immediate impact on global warming. Environmentalist Fred Krupp has an idea to...
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

The Door to Hell

12th - Higher Ed
In this episode of SciShow, Hank talks about a crater in Turkmenistan that has been on fire for decades and has earned itself the title of: The Door to Hell!
Instructional Video3:50
SciShow

Facts About Fracking

12th - Higher Ed
Hank gives us a summary of the important facts about fracking: what it is, why we do it, and how it actually isn't all butterflies and cupcakes.
Instructional Video19:48
SciShow

The Future of Driving | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
Self driving cars and self-repairing roads: the future of driving is bright, or at least less aggravating.
Instructional Video18:28
SciShow

5 Things You Should Know About Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
Here at SciShow we love digging into the subject of dinosaurs! Join Blake de Pastino, co-host and co-creator of the new series PBS Eons, as he takes you into the deep past for a few of our favorite dinosaur episodes!
Instructional Video11:07
SciShow

Sinkholes, Robotic Mules & Fluffy the Tarantula: SciShow Talk Show #7

12th - Higher Ed
Hank is joined by Peter Winkler with some news about sinkholes and DARPA's new robotic mule, and then the boys are joined by Jessi from Animal Wonders and her special friend "Fluffy" the Chilean rose hair tarantula.
Instructional Video15:44
SciShow

Interview with EPA Administrator McCarthy

12th - Higher Ed
Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the...
Instructional Video19:35
TED Talks

T. Boone Pickens: Let's transform energy -- with natural gas

12th - Higher Ed
The US consumes 25% of the world's oil -- but as energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens points out onstage, the country has no energy policy to prepare for the inevitable. Is alternative energy our bridge to an oil-free future? After losing $150...
Instructional Video14:16
TED Talks

TED: A new way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere | Jennifer Wilcox

12th - Higher Ed
Our planet has a carbon problem -- if we don't start removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, we'll grow hotter, faster. Chemical engineer Jennifer Wilcox previews some amazing technology to scrub carbon from the air, using chemical...