SciShow
How Protein Shapes Help Us Make Medicine
Coming up with brand new drugs is all about pinpointing and exploiting a disease’s weakness. A big part of perfecting drug design will be learning to predict how proteins get their shapes because that has everything to do with how both...
TED Talks
Hamish Jolly: A shark-deterrent wetsuit (and it's not what you think)
Hamish Jolly, an ocean swimmer in Australia, wanted a wetsuit that would deter a curious shark from mistaking him for a potential source of nourishment. (Which, statistically, is rare, but certainly a fate worth avoiding.) Working with a...
SciShow Kids
What Are Clouds Made Of?
Clouds can look like castles made of cotton candy, or they can be thin and wispy. But have you ever wondered what clouds actually are?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The sexual deception of orchids - Anne Gaskett
Check out the fascinating ways orchids trick insects into pollinating, using sexual deception, pheromones and mimicking the shapes of other plants. -- Nearly 28,000 species of orchid grow all around the world, bearing every imaginable...
SciShow
The Really Important Reason Your Lungs Have Taste Receptors
Scientists believe that your taste receptors are meant for taste, but how do they explain the taste receptors on your lungs?
Crash Course
The Shape of Data Distributions - Crash Course Statistics
When collecting data to make observations about the world it usually just isn't possible to collect ALL THE DATA. So instead of asking every single person about student loan debt for instance we take a sample of the population, and then...
Crash Course
Tyranny of the Map: Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about borders. Borders can bring people together, evoke passion and war, divide, conquer, and solidify power. We’re going to focus on the tyranny of the map which is what happens when those in power draw...
MinuteEarth
The Basics Of Digital Illustration
Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made? This video explains the basics.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do crystals work? - Graham Baird
What makes crystals grow into their signature shapes? Dig into the atomic patterns and unique properties of crystals. -- Many crystals have signature shapes— like the cascade of pointed quartz or a pile of galena cubes. Every crystal’s...
SciShow
5 Periodic Tables We Don't Use (And One We Do)
From Mendeleev’s original design to physicist-favorite “left-step” rendition, the periodic table of elements has gone through many iterations since it was first used to organize elements 150 years ago - each with its own useful insights...
Crash Course
Galaxies, part 1
The Milky Way is our neighborhood in the universe. It’s a galaxy and there are many others out there. Galaxies contain gas, dust, and billions of stars or more. They come in four main shapes: elliptical, spiral, peculiar, and irregular....
TED Talks
Christopher Bahl: A new type of medicine, custom-made with tiny proteins
Some common life-saving medicines, such as insulin, are made of proteins so large and fragile that they need to be injected instead of ingested as pills. But a new generation of medicine -- made from smaller, more durable proteins known...
Crash Course
Screens & 2D Graphics: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we begin our discussion of computer graphics. So we ended last episode with the proliferation of command line (or text) interfaces, which sometimes used screens, but typically electronic typewriters or teletypes onto paper. But by...
SciShow Kids
What Makes Bridges So Strong?
A SciShow Kids viewer wrote us to ask how bridges are strong enough to carry cars and trucks! Jessi and Squeaks can explain -- with blocks!
Curated Video
Life of Pablo Picasso for Kids
New ReviewPablo Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. From his early Blue and Rose Periods to co-creating Cubism, Picasso constantly reinvented his style. He could draw realistically as a teenager, but he chose to...
Curated Video
Exploring the Fundamentals of Design: From Lines to Balance
New ReviewIn this video, the fundamentals of design are explored, highlighting essential elements such as line, shape, form, texture, and balance. The importance of these elements in various visual mediums, from fine art to modern web design, is...
Curated Video
Mastering the Fundamentals of Design: From Lines to Balance
New ReviewThis video provides an in-depth exploration of the fundamentals of design, highlighting key elements such as line, shape, form, texture, and balance. The presenter explains how these basic elements are integral to various visual mediums,...
Curated Video
Mastering SmartArt: Enhancing Your Presentations with Visual Graphics
New ReviewThis video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on how to effectively utilize SmartArt in PowerPoint presentations to visually communicate information. The instructor demonstrates how to select, insert, and customize SmartArt graphics...
Curated Video
Finding the Area of Compound Shapes | EasyTeaching
Area is the space inside a 2D shape. The rule for calculating the area of a rectangle is Length X Width.This formula doesn't work for compound shapes (shapes that are made up of two or more basic shapes).If we break down a compound shape...
Curated Video
How a Banana Sold for $150,000: Modern Art
Our cultural perspectives shape how we perceive art, including who we see as contributing to its most important movements. In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll get to the truth behind the creation of modernism and bust the...
Curated Video
How Does Smell Work? Investigating the Quantum Connection
How Does our Olfactory system work? How do we Smell? It turns out that quantum mechanics plays a big role. What you may not realize is that inside your nose rests a very sensitive quantum device that uses complex physics to give you the...
Wonderscape
Perimeter and Area in Geometry: From Ancient Greeks to Modern Mathematics
Math Kids Perimeter and Area of Regular and Irregular Figures. V1-0001 Perimeter is the distance around a shape, like the length of a fence enclosing an area. Area is the amount of space inside a shape, like the land enclosed by the...