TED Talks
TED: How rest can make you better at your job | Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Yes, you need to take breaks at work. Not only is resting good for your brain — it might even make you more creative. Here are consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's four tips to help you step away and return to your job with more energy to...
SciShow
How Do Skiers Win Races?
Winning an alpine skiing race can come down to a tiny margin, so the skiers have to make sure they prepare their skis just right!
SciShow
When Athletes Dope ... & Einstein FTW
This week's SciShow news has Hank bringing us a primer on the science behind various illegal and illicit ways in which athletes "improve" their bodies, proof of general relativity that we can actually see, and a new way to measure how...
TED Talks
TED: The exploitation of US college athletes | Tim Nevius
Colleges and universities in the US make billions of dollars each year from sports, compromising the health and education of athletes -- who are disproportionately Black -- in the name of money, power and pride. Sports lawyer and former...
SciShow
The Secret to Big Gains? Healthy Gut Bacteria #inmice | SciShow News
If you go to the gym often enough, you might be familiar with protein powders and shakes, but one study thinks that the secret to big gains might actually be your gut bacteria.
SciShow
Why Are Some World Records So Hard to Break
Why are some athletes able to crush world records when other records remain unbroken for years? The answer has to do with the kind of materials used in the competition and the type of athletic event one is competing in. Hank Green...
PBS
Are Olympic Competitors Geniuses?
Everyone is obsessed with the Olympics right now, watching these geniuses push the boundaries of their field. Wait, did we say GENIUSES? Yes! We normally associate the word "genius" with intellectual accomplishments, but athletes are...
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How Do Skiers Win Races?
Winning an alpine skiing race can come down to a tiny margin, so the skiers have to make sure they prepare their skis just right!
SciShow
Science for Getting Swole: An Exercise Compilation
New Year's resolutions often include a goal to exercise more, so we've put together a few of our favorite fitness-themed episodes into one place for our lovely viewers!
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Why Are So Many Pro Athletes Lefties
Only 10% of the world is left handed, so why are so many athletes lefties?
TED Talks
David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?
When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to...
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Ice Quakes Your Brain on Pot & the Body Language of Victory
Hank enlightens you with the science behind the news, including the dynamics of recent "ice quakes," new insights into the neurology of marijuana, and the body language of victorious athletes. Winning!
SciShow
The Science of Parkour
Traceurs, or parkour athletes, seem superhuman in their ability to scale up walls and drop down from rooftops without injury. But it turns out that there’s a fair amount of biomechanics at play behind these powers.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene
Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at...
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Why Athletes Are Worried About COVID: Its Toll on the Heart
We tend to think of COVID-19 as a lung infection, but there's more evidence that it might also be affecting the hearts of healthy athletes without them even knowing it.
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Growing Lambs in High-Tech Plastic Bags
We're closer than ever to growing life in artificial wombs, and we've learned a bit more about how glucose and protein affect exercise endurance.
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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?
TED Talks
TED: Special Olympics let me be myself -- a champion | Matthew Williams
How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? Special Olympics champion and ambassador Matthew Williams is proof that athletic competition and the camaraderie it fosters can transform lives, both on and off the field. Together...
SciShow
Can Pickles and Bananas Really Help Athletes?
Some athletes swear by pickle juice and bananas, but how do they help? Quick Questions explains!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim
Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That's equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even if we haven't had enough sleep - but it can...
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Performance Enhancing Drugs
You've heard about them, but do you how they work? Or why they suck? Hank explains the science behind performance enhancers, including steroids, blood doping, and that stuff supposedly made out of deer antlers. You'll never look at...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Equality, sports, and Title IX - Erin Buzuvis and Kristine Newhall
In 1972, U.S. Congress passed Title IX, a law which prohibited discrimination against women in schools, colleges, and universities -- including school-sponsored sports. Before this law, female athletes were few and far between, and...
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Unexpected Dangers of Sports
From turf toe to toxic Zamboni's, sports injuries aren't just for pro athletes.