Bozeman Science
Agriculture
New ReviewIn this video Paul Andersen describes the pros and cons of industrial agriculture including: monocropping, irrigation, and the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and GMOs.
SciShow
Can You Drink Snake Venom?
Can you actually drink that steaming mug of snake venom? The science comes down to the difference between poisons and venoms, and to the oral toxicity of the venom itself.
SciShow
How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
PBS
Could indoor farming help address future food shortages?
By 2050, Earth’s population is expected to rise to 10 billion, while the
resources on the planet continue to shrink. Researchers in the Netherlands
are experimenting with one way to feed more people with less: growing crops
indoors....
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Feedback loops: How nature gets its rhythms - Anje-Margriet Neutel
While feedback loops are a bummer at band practice, they are essential in nature. What does nature's feedback look like, and how does it build the resilience of our world? Anje-Margriet Neutel describes some common positive and negative...
MinuteEarth
The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees
Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.
SciShow
Weird Things Whales Lost on Their Journey to the Sea
When the ancestor of cetaceans went back into the water some 50 million years ago, it left a few things behind—including the functioning of certain genes that seem like they’d be hard to live without.
SciShow
Can You Drink Snake Venom?
Can you actually drink that steaming mug of snake venom? The science comes down to the difference between poisons and venoms, and to the oral toxicity of the venom itself.
SciShow
What Does "Organic" Mean, and Should You Buy Organic Foods?
There’s a lot of confusion over what organic means, and food with that label might not be as healthy or environmentally friendly as you think.
SciShow
How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
MinuteEarth
The Secret Global Sewer System
Ditches and drain pipes help crops survive but can negatively impact the broader landscape.
Bozeman Science
Agriculture
In this video Paul Andersen describes the pros and cons of industrial agriculture including: monocropping, irrigation, and the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and GMOs.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Do we really need pesticides? - Fernan Perez-Galvez
Annually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply. But is it worth it, knowing what we do about the associated...
Crash Course
Controlling the Environment: Crash Course History of Science
Well, it wouldn't be too long after we started developing Ecology that we would try to control the environment. In some ways this was helpful and likely prevented a lot of people from starving. But, there have been a few downsides.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang
Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what's its environmental impact? Angel...
SciShow
What's Happening to Honey Bees
You've probably heard about the sudden and mysterious drop in honey bee populations throughout the U.S.A. and Europe. Beekeepers used to report average losses in their worker bees of about 5-10% a year, but starting around 2006, that...
Be Smart
Why Are The Bees Dying?
Bees, wild and domesticated, are in big trouble. Bee colonies are dying off at alarming rates, and the cause isn't clear. Pesticides, habitat loss, disease, there's a laundry list of likely culprits. We rely on these tiny pollinators for...
Curated Video
Water Quality
This video, titled "Water Quality," discusses the pollutants of groundwater.
Curated Video
America's Family Farmers - America's FoodPrint
America's Family Farmers - America's FoodPrint
Curated Video
Insectageddon | People & Power
Humanity relies heavily on insects to pollinate the crops that feed the world, but have pesticides, intensive farming and climate change wrought irreparable damage on that crucial ecosystem?
Curated Video
Is Organic Better for You?
"I buy organic fruits and vegetables because I worry about pesticides and i want to make sure they get the best food in their bodies." Many Americans don't seem to mind paying extra for organic food. In fact, nearly 40 percent say they...
Curated Video
How to Handle a Bed Bug Infestation
Howcast - Learn what to do about bed bugs in this Howcast pest control video with expert Jeff White.
Curated Video
Are Bed Bugs a Recurring Epidemic?
Howcast - Learn if bed bugs are a recurring epidemic in this Howcast pest control video with expert Jeff White.