Crash Course
Cathedrals and Universities: Crash Course History of Science #11
How are so many medieval buildings still standing today? And, how did ancient builders learn such skills? Discover the amazing feats of medieval engineers with part 11 in a 15-installment History of Science series. The narrator describes...
Crash Course
Intro to History of Science: Crash Course History of Science #1
How, and where, did the scientific process as we know it begin? Journey back through time with the introductory video from Crash Course's History of Science series. The resource highlights what people do and don't know about the world,...
Be Smart
The Deadpool Salamander
Much like your favorite superhero, the axolotl has amazing super powers! Explore the extraordinary world of the salamander that never grows up in a video from a larger science playlist. Content includes axolotl behavior versus normal...
Crash Course
Henrietta Lacks, The Tuskegee Experiment, and Ethical Data Collection: Crash Course Statistics #12
I'm pleased to inform you that you've found a great video. The 12th video in the Crash Course Statistics series first explores the ideas of voluntariness, informed consent, dignity and autonomy, and beneficence in scientific experiments...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Seeing Single Molecules Move
Seeing is believing! Viewers observe the latest in technology—the ability to watch as a protein molecule searches for the appropriate binding site on a DNA molecule! A short video follows transcription factors SOX2 and OCT4 in their...
PBS
Solar Space Telescopes
See the sun shine as you've never seen it before! Captivate your class with an activity from NOVA's Sun Lab unit. Viewers learn about the advanced satellite-mounted telescopes NASA uses to monitor the sun at every wavelength of light,...
Macat
An Introduction to Alan Baddeley's Working Memory
The brain is an amazing and complex organ. A video summary of Alan Baddley's Working Memory provides an in-depth look at the brain, particularly how short-term memory works. Visual elements and clear narration help make the text more...
American Chemical Society
Does Homeopathy Work?
Of course it doesn't work—there's no scientific basis for it. Scholars learn about the basic tenets of homeopathy, as well as some examples. The video in the ACS Reactions series also explains the science that debunks homeopathy.
TED-Ed
Why Is It so Hard to Cure Cancer?
Cancer affects more than 14 million people at any given time. After exploring the basics of cancer cells and treatment, learners consider the characteristics of cancer that challenge scientists. Seemingly successful trials many times...
Veritasium
Is Most Published Research Wrong?
Don't believe everything you read! The Veritasium playlist offers a lesson describing the validity of published research. According to their information, there is cause to question most results.
Teacher's Pet
The Scientific Method
Examples of the scientific method in everyday life include: trial and error problem solving, making a budget, cooking, and designing an advertisement. The video explains the steps of the scientific method and two examples of it in real...
MinuteEarth
Which Parts Of The Brain Do What?
How did we figure out what parts of the brain are responsible for speaking, walking, and remembering? Young neurologists go back in time to witness the discoveries of Paul Broca, the first physician to conduct experiments to determine...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Natural Cycles—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 7
The most common argument against human-caused climate change is the natural cycle of our earth. The last video in the series of seven addresses this belief. It combines collected data with advanced models to determine which factors...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Solar Influence—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 6
Have scientists considered that the sun heating up might be a cause of global warming? The sixth of seven videos on the factors that affect the climate explains and tests this theory. It includes data collected from satellites, weather...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
How Much Warming?—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 5
In the past century, the global temperature has climbed 10 times faster than the average rate of Ice Age recovery warming. The fifth video in a series of seven on factors that affect climate change discusses just how much global...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Is Earth Warming?—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 2
What does it mean when scientists say the earth is warming? The second video in a seven-part series explains how scientists measure the temperature of the entire Earth. It links to factors that affect climate change through discussions...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
What is Climate?—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 1
In 1896, Svante Arrhenius discovered the connection between human carbon dioxide emissions and global warming. Over 100 years later, it is worse than he predicted, yet the science continues to support his findings. Now we know there are...
MinutePhysics
2012 Nobel Prize: How Do We See Light?
A most ingenious paradox! Through animation, the video describes the question answered by the 2012 Nobel prize winners: how do we see light? The narrator guides learners through the difficult process of measuring photons without actually...
MinutePhysics
Higgs Boson Part III: How to Discover a Particle
If you already know that something exists, do you really discover it when you see it for the first time? The final installment in a three-part series of short videos about the Higgs boson differentiates between true discovery and...
MinutePhysics
Faster Than Light Neutrinos (Maybe): Field Trip!
Walk in the shoes of a research scientist. A short video describes the hurdles necessary to prove that neutrinos are faster than light. The narrator describes the initial experiment and the follow-up research necessary to support the...
SciShow
More Higgs Boson News!
Did you know more than one laboratory in the world was searching for the Higgs Boson? The video interviews one of the physicists looking for the Higgs field. It briefly explains what they are looking for and why they are confident they...
SciShow Kids
Biologists! Scientists Who Love Life!
Life is everywhere in many different forms, and biology is the study of life. From marine biologists to plant biologists to microbiologists, there are many types of careers in the field of biology. Discover a living world of...
TED-Ed
The race to sequence the human genome
The world of genetics and DNA is much clearer than it was 25 years ago, in large part due to the success of the Human Genome Project. Watch a short, engaging video about the dueling organizations who raced to be the first to sequence the...
TED-Ed
The Hidden Worlds within Natural History Museums
Behind the closed doors of natural history museums lies a hidden world of scientific research and discovery that goes unseen for visitors. Follow along as this short video explores different scientific mysteries that have been...