SciShow
Why We'll Never Build a Perfect Clock
We can make clocks that keep accurate time for millions of years. We can also make clocks with such high resolution they tick one billion billion times per second. So why can't we make a clock that does both?
SciShow
Liquid Water on Mars
Today, NASA announced that there is...occasionally...flowing, liquid water on the surface of Mars. What?!
Curated Video
Exclusive interview with Hans Blix
1. Wide shot interior United Nations office of Hans Blix, pan down from large satellite photographs of Iraq to Blix at his desk talking
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Hans Blix, Chief UN Weapons Inspector
"Well, we are not the ones who have...
Curated Video
FM spokesman reax as up to 20 killed in suspected US strike in Pakistan
1. Wide Exterior of Pakistan foreign office
2. Set up shoot of Pakistan foreign office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan foreign office spokesman:
"Well, the position of the government of...
Curated Video
German and Irish foreign ministers on Iraq
1. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen walking into briefing
2. Mid shot cameramen
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Joschka Fischer, German Foreign Minister:
"We are working very hard within the Security...
Curated Video
LEBANON: UN CHIEF KOFI ANNAN VISIT
English/Nat
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has hinted that Israel is willing to implement a 20 year old U-N Security Council resolution calling for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from South Lebanon.
Annan made the remarks...
Curated Video
US State Dept and White House briefings on Iran
White House Pool
1. Wide shot of White House Press Secretary Tony Snow entering briefing room
2. Snow at podium as journalist asks question
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary:
"Well, first, I would resist...
PBS
The Future of Space Telescopes
The Kepler mission has determined that terrestrial planets are extremely common, and may orbit most stars in the Milky Way. But these planets are difficult to directly image because they're dense and small. Our Sun is about ten billion...
SciShow
Liquid Water on Mars
Today, NASA announced that there is...occasionally...flowing, liquid water on the surface of Mars. What?!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Sajan Saini: How do self-driving cars "see"?
It's late, pitch dark and a self-driving car winds down a narrow country road. Suddenly, three hazards appear at the same time. With no human at the wheel, the car uses smart eyes, sensors that'll resolve these details all in a...
TED Talks
Neri Oxman: Design at the intersection of technology and biology
Designer and architect Neri Oxman is leading the search for ways in which digital fabrication technologies can interact with the biological world. Working at the intersection of computational design, additive manufacturing, materials...
SciShow
How to Stick to Your Resolutions This Year
Failed at keeping your resolutions in the past? Psychologists have some insights and advice for you to stick to them this year.
SciShow
Is An 8K TV Worth It
The newest 8K TVs have 33 million pixels - but can you even see that many?
SciShow
The First Time We Saw All of Venus: The Magellan Mission
NASA’s Magellan mission gave us unprecedented insight into Venus’s rocky surface, and even now, more than 25 years after the mission ended, it’s still one of our main tools for learning about our mysterious, next-door neighbor.
TED Talks
Mary Lou Jepsen: Could future devices read images from our brains?
As an expert on cutting-edge digital displays, Mary Lou Jepsen studies how to show our most creative ideas on screens. And as a brain surgery patient herself, she is driven to know more about the neural activity that underlies invention,...
SciShow
How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole - SciShow News
For the first time ever we have visual confirmation that black holes actually exist and we got it with a telescope the size of our planet.
TED Talks
TED: How radio telescopes show us unseen galaxies | Natasha Hurley-Walker
Our universe is strange, wonderful and vast, says astronomer Natasha Hurley-Walker. A spaceship can't carry you into its depths (yet) -- but a radio telescope can. In this mesmerizing talk, Hurley-Walker shows how she probes the...
Amoeba Sisters
Microscopes and How to Use a Light Microscope
Explore how to use a light microscope with the Amoeba Sisters! Includes microscope parts, how to use, and some helpful tips! Additionally, this video introduces a few types of light microscopes as well as electron microscopes. Expand...
3Blue1Brown
Hilbert's Curve: Is infinite math useful?
Drawing curves that fill all of space, and a philosophical take on why mathematics about infinite objects can still be useful in finite contexts.
Crash Course
History of the 4th of July Crash Course US History Special
In which John Green teaches you a bit about the 4th of July. In this special short Crash Course, John celebrates American Independence Day by teaching you how the holiday came to be on the 4th of July, and the many ways that Americans...
3Blue1Brown
Hilbert's Curve: Is infinite math useful?
Drawing curves that fill all of space, and a philosophical take on why mathematics about infinite objects can still be useful in finite contexts.
SciShow
The Evolution of Spy Satellites
Today we take a look at the history and capabilities of spy satellites.
SciShow
How We Discovered the Milky Way's Black Hole
The search began with a physicist checking for sources of static on phone calls in the 1930s, but it took several decades to finally make one of the biggest discoveries in astronomy, Sagittarius A*.