TED Talks
TED: Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them | Garry Kasparov
We must face our fears if we want to get the most out of technology -- and we must conquer those fears if we want to get the best out of humanity, says Garry Kasparov. One of the greatest chess players in history, Kasparov lost a...
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Big Breakthrough in Artificial Wombs | SciShow News
A new experimental design that can sustain mouse embryos outside the uterus means that soon, we may be able to watch mammalian embryo development in real time.
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Fun With Potatoes & Physics! A SciShow Experiment
Hank uses a favorite subject of the YouTube community - the potato gun - to teach us about the principles of pneumatics, which use the potential energy of compressed gas to do work in lots of useful machines every day.
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Johan Rockström: Let the environment guide our development
Human growth has strained the earth's resources, but as Johan Rockström reminds us, our advances also give us the science to recognize this and change behavior. His research has found nine "planetary boundaries" that can guide us in...
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Some Elements can be Liquid and Solid at the Same Time | SciShow News
Some elements can basically be liquids and solids at the same time, which is a whole new state of matter, and scientists have discovered a new species of human in the Republic of the Philippines!
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What Causes Pins and Needles?
Ever wondered what causes that strange tingling feeling? Well, settle in as Quick Questions explains how it works. Just be careful how you sit.
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Space Station Science and NASA's Flying Saucer
SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including a wrap-up of the experiments conducted in the last space station mission, a test of a new "flying saucer" device from NASA, and new life for our old friend, the...
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Can Hanging Upside Down Kill You?
When you were a kid, did anyone ever tell you that your head would explode if you hung upside down for too long? Well... they might have been on to something.
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4 Ways to Uncover Ancient Earthquakes
Earthquakes shake a lot of things up, but after decades or even centuries, it might be a little tough to figure out when or even where one may have happened. Luckily, nature has a few ways of letting us know.
TED Talks
TED: A dive into the reef's Twilight Zone | Richard Pyle
In this illuminating talk, Richard Pyle shows us thriving life on the cliffs of coral reefs and groundbreaking diving technologies he has pioneered to explore it. He and his team risk everything to reveal the secrets of undiscovered...
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David Gallo: Life in the deep oceans
With vibrant video clips captured by submarines, David Gallo takes us to some of Earth's darkest, most violent, toxic and beautiful habitats, the valleys and volcanic ridges of the oceans' depths, where life is bizarre, resilient and...
Crash Course Kids
The Life Hydrologic
Last week we went up up up a mountain. Well, today we're going down down down into the ocean to see what habitats await us there. Yep, the ocean has layers and the types of things we encounter there change the deeper we go.
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IDTIMWYTIM Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle might not mean what you think it means: Hank clears things up for us in this edition of IDTIMWYTIM, by distinguishing between the Uncertainty Principle and the Observer Effect, which are often conflated.
Amoeba Sisters
Osmosis and Water Potential (Updated)
Explore the process of osmosis in this updated Amoeba Sisters video! Video features real life examples of osmosis, important vocab, and introduces concept of water potential and turgor pressure in plant cells. Expand details for table of...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: If superpowers were real: Super strength - Joy Lin
What if super strength wasn't just the stuff of epic comic book stories? Is it scientifically possible to be super strong? In this series, Joy Lin tackles six superpowers and reveals just how scientifically realistic they can be to us...
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TED-ED: The terrors of sleep paralysis - Ami Angelowicz
Imagine you're fast asleep and then suddenly awake. You want to move but can't, as if someone is sitting on your chest. And you can't even scream! This is sleep paralysis, a creepy but common phenomenon caused by an overlap in REM sleep...
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The Truth About Chocolate and Your Health
There are claims floating around that chocolate might actually be good for you, and SciShow is here to help separate fact from fiction.
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Why Does Rubbing Tired Eyes Feel Good?
It can be a wonderful feeling to give your tired eyes a good rub. And rubbing your eyes can help keep them moist, but it turns out it also can affect your heart rate.
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How Long Would You Survive on Mars?
Just how long could you survive on the surface of Mars without a spacesuit? Find out what it'd be like to stand on the surface of Mars, if you forgot to pack properly.
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Sonoluminescence: When Sound Creates Light
So, a mantis shrimp's claws are pretty strong... so strong that they can produce a bubble that's about as hot as the sun and collapses with a flash of light when they snap... and scientists aren't quite sure how they do it!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is it bad to hold your pee? - Heba Shaheed
Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life force us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? Heba Shaheed takes us inside the...
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Why Athletes Choke Under Pressure
Even the most skilled athletes, musicians, and performers can make mistakes on relatively simple tasks, so what’s happening in our brains when we choke, and is there something we can do to overcome these moments?
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Victor Vescovo: What's at the bottom of the ocean -- and how we're getting there
Victor Vescovo is leading the first-ever manned expedition to the deepest point of each of the world's five oceans. In conversation with TED science curator David Biello, Vescovo discusses the technology that's powering the explorations...