SciShow
The Quantum Internet of the Future
You might want to hold off on sending your family's secret chili recipe across the internet to your family member who lives out of state. Researchers are working on a way to harness quantum weirdness to send information super securely!
SciShow
Why Are Snowflakes Flat
We’re told that all snowflakes are unique. But when you really think about them, snowflakes get even more interesting - as ice crystals forming in 3D space, why are snowflakes basically 2D?
SciShow
What Studying Earth Can Tell Us About Life on Mars
Scientists conduct some pretty cool research experiments for Mars here on Earth. These terrestrial analogues have revealed some incredible discoveries!
TED Talks
TED: Stories from a home for terminally ill children | Kathy Hull
To honor and celebrate young lives cut short, Kathy Hull founded the first freestanding pediatric palliative care facility in the United States, the George Mark Children's House. Its mission: to give terminally ill children and their...
SciShow
The Mystery of the Black Diamond
There are still lots of unsolved mystery about carbonados ("black diamonds"), and geologists even think those mystery rocks come from outside of Earth.
MinuteEarth
How To Date A Planet
How do we know how old the Earth is? Learn how we date rocks, the moon, and planets.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain - Prumsodun Ok
"Moni Mekhala Ream Eyso" is the most sacred dance drama in Cambodia. It is performed every year in the buong suong ceremony, and explains the origins of lightning, thunder and rain according to the Khmer people. Prumsodun Ok tells this...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The World Machine | Think Like A Coder, Ep 10 | Alex Rosenthal
This is episode 10 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What is metallic glass? - Ashwini Bharathula
Steel and plastic are essential to much of our infrastructure and technology. Steel is strong and hard, but difficult to shape intricately. Plastic can take on just about any form, but it's weak and soft. Wouldn't it be nice if there...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to squeeze electricity out of crystals - Ashwini Bharathula
It might sound like science fiction, but if you press on a crystal of sugar, it will actually generate its own electricity. This simple crystal can act like a tiny power source because sugar happens to be piezoelectric. Ashwini...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Everything changed when the fire crystal got stolen - Alex Gendler
Someone has tripped the magical alarms in the Element Temple. When you and the other monks arrive on the scene, you know you have a disaster on your hands. Four young apprentices broke into the temple’s inner chamber to steal the sacred...
SciShow
The Strange Effects of Diamond Dust
Bright pillars of light... clouds of glowing dust... shimmering discs floating around the sun... signs of extraterrestrial activity, or is there a more rational and scientific explanation for this phenomenon?
SciShow
5 Types of Awesome Glass Made by Nature
When it comes to sparkly objects, the planet Earth has a lot to offer. Here are 5 especially awesome glasses made by nature! chapters OBSIDIAN 0:57 2 OPAL 4:09 3 TEKTITES 5:46 FULGURITE 6:27 GLASS SPONGES 8:07
Crash Course
Silicon - The Internet's Favorite Element: Crash Course Chemistry
In this episode, we talk about Silicon Valley's namesake and how network solids are at the heart of it all. Hank also discusses Solid-State Semiconductors, N-Type and P-Type Semiconductors, Diodes, Transistors, Computer Chips, and Binary...
SciShow Kids
Diamond, the Super Crystal!
One of the strongest rocks in the world is one that you might not expect, and the story of how it formed deep under the earth is intense!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What causes kidney stones? - Arash Shadman
The biggest kidney stone on record weighed more than a kilogram and was 17 centimeters in diameter. The patient didn't actually swallow a stone the size of a coconut; kidney stones form inside the body. So how do they grow in the first...
SciShow Kids
The Secret of Frozen Frogs! | Winter Science | SciShow Kids
On a cold day, sometimes people will say "I'm freezing!," even though they aren't actually frozen like ice. But there is a very special animal that can say "I'm freezing" and mean it: wood frogs! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about the...
SciShow
Here's What Kevlar and Your Smartphone Have in Common
You might not believe it, but the same chemistry that brought us bulletproof vests and modern sailing sails also gave us the technology to build your smart phone. But that doesn’t mean these chemists were thinking about these...
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
Hydrogen Bonding…but With Carbon | Great minds: June Sutor
Proteins, and by extension our bodies, depend on the fact that atoms are arranged, spaced, and linked to each other in specific ways. And thanks to June Sutor, we have a better understanding of how those atoms come together and interact...
SciShow
6 Gems and Minerals Much Rarer (and Cooler) Than Diamonds
No offense to that rock you may have on your finger, but these gems and minerals are so hard to find, they put most diamonds to shame.
SciShow
5 Delightful Color-Changing Minerals
From corundum to alexandrite, there are rare minerals have multi-colors caused by how they form their structure!
SciShow
How to Make Snow (If You're Not Elsa)
In this episode Hank explains how snow is made using science.