Instructional Video4:04
SciShow

Victorian Pseudosciences: Solving Murders with Eyeballs

12th - Higher Ed
In the 1800s, Wilhelm Kühne created an image of a window from the eyes of a rabbit. Was this technology applicable to humans? Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video8:01
SciShow

Does Getting COVID-19 Make You Immune to It? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Like a common cold or a cold sore, would it be possible to get a reinfection of COVID-19? Would we be able to build up long-term resistance to it?
Instructional Video3:29
SciShow

Why Tomatoes Are Fruits, and Strawberries Aren't Berries

12th - Higher Ed
Did you know that bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? A lot of thought goes into classifying fruits and vegetables, and it all has to do with anatomy.
Instructional Video11:27
SciShow

Why Haven't We Eradicated Polio?

12th - Higher Ed
If we’ve had vaccines for the polio virus for almost 70 years, why haven’t we been able to fully eradicate it from the globe? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
Instructional Video5:33
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The bizarre world of parasitic wasps | Miles Zhang

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A cockroach and jewel wasp are locked in battle. The wasp latches onto the cockroach and inserts her stinger into the cockroach's brain, where her venom blocks its fight-or-flight response. Now, the cockroach is essentially a zombie, and...
Instructional Video3:37
SciShow

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

12th - Higher Ed
Remember the last time you used your phone and it left a nice warm spot on your face? - Is that causing cancer? Michael Aranda tells you all about the radiation on your cell phone.
Instructional Video3:21
SciShow

Why Do Men Have Nipples?

12th - Higher Ed
If men can't nurse, then why do they have nipples? The answer has less to do with evolution and more to do with your personal development as a teeny tiny embryo. Short version: We're all girls -- at least at first. Hank explains!
Instructional Video12:57
TED Talks

TED: The next generation of African architects and designers | Christian Benimana

12th - Higher Ed
Christian Benimana wants to build a network of architects who can help Africa's booming cities flourish in sustainable, equitable ways -- balancing growth with values that are uniquely African. From Nigeria to Burkina Faso and beyond, he...
Instructional Video5:03
TED-Ed

These salamanders snack on each other (but don't die) | Luis Zambrano

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Axolotls are one of science's most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regeneration: they can flawlessly regenerate body parts ranging from amputated limbs and crushed spines to parts of their...
Instructional Video5:42
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: No one can figure out how eels have sex | Lucy Cooke

Pre-K - Higher Ed
From Ancient Greece to the 20th century, Aristotle, Freud, and numerous other scholars were all looking for the same thing: eel testicles. Freshwater eels could be found in rivers across Europe, but no one had ever seen them mate and no...
Instructional Video4:20
TED Talks

TED: Bio-lab on a microchip | Frederick Balagadde

12th - Higher Ed
Drugs alone can't stop disease in sub-Saharan Africa: We need diagnostic tools to match. TED Senior Fellow Frederick Balagadde shows how we can multiply the power and availability of an unwieldy, expensive diagnostic lab -- by...
Instructional Video2:18
MinuteEarth

MinuteEarth - The Story of Our Planet

12th - Higher Ed
Our first video ever! Agriculture, hula hoops, SARS, and THIS video: how long did they take to get around the earth?
Instructional Video15:20
TED Talks

TED: Is there a link between cancer and heart disease? | Nicholas Leeper

12th - Higher Ed
Does the key to stopping cancer lie in the heart? Cardiologist Nicholas Leeper digs into emerging scientific research on the link between the world's two leading causes of death, heart disease and cancer, sharing how their biological...
Instructional Video3:47
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What did dogs teach humans about diabetes? - Duncan C. Ferguson

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Diabetes has a history dating back to Ancient Greece. Our treatment of it, however, is more recent and was originally made possible with the help of man's best friend. Due to physiological traits shared with humans, dogs have saved...
Instructional Video3:18
MinuteEarth

Should We Grow Human Organs In Pigs?

12th - Higher Ed
An amazing new technology will let scientists grow new kidneys for patients using their own stem cells inside of pigs.
Instructional Video7:55
SciShow

Does Getting COVID-19 Make You Immune to It? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Like a common cold or a cold sore, would it be possible to get a reinfection of COVID-19? Would we be able to build up long-term resistance to it?
Instructional Video4:32
SciShow

The Tiny Fish That's Changing Modern Medicine

12th - Higher Ed
The little fish Danio rerio holds secrets to understanding how vertebrates develop, how diseases like cancer work, and how we might one day learn how to regenerate human heart tissue.
Instructional Video5:29
SciShow

Secrets of Life from A Giant Pool of Asphalt | Weird Places: Pitch Lake, Trinidad

12th - Higher Ed
Trinidad's Pitch Lake is a huge, oily, and filled with millions of tons of asphalt. It may not sound like a great place to live, but the lake is teeming with microscopic life! And learning more about these organisms could give us insight...
Instructional Video2:55
SciShow

Can You Learn Perfect Pitch?

12th - Higher Ed
Some people can identify a pitch without even looking at sheet music. Is it something they're born with or can it be learned?
Instructional Video4:24
SciShow

The First Human-Pig Chimeras

12th - Higher Ed
Heart transplants are hard to come by, but based on the results of two papers published this week, we might one day be able to grow all the organs we need!
Instructional Video3:09
SciShow

Crocodile Tears Are Real (And Could Help Cure Dry Eyes)

12th - Higher Ed
You may have thought that crocodile tears were just a figure of speech, but it turns out they're real, and may help those of us with dry eyes.
Instructional Video5:18
SciShow

Did Scientists Really Make Metallic Hydrogen?

12th - Higher Ed
The Researchers reconstructed the face of the organism which might be one of our earliest ancestors. Meanwhile, two researchers from Harvard announced that they have created solid metallic hydrogen.
Instructional Video4:15
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How do tornadoes form? - James Spann

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Tornadoes are the most violent storms on Earth, with wind velocities that can exceed 200 miles per hour. How do these terrifying cyclones form? Meteorologist James Spann sheds light on the lifespan of tornadoes as they go from supercell...
Instructional Video4:16
SciShow

Goodbye Glaciers, and Britain Doesn't Forget To Be Awesome

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow gives you latest in science news, including what "unstoppable" melting in Antarctica really means, and how you can help scientists increase the awesome through the 2014 Longitude Prize.