TED Talks
TED: Every pollen grain has a story | Jonathan Drori
Pollen goes unnoticed by most of us, except when hay fever strikes. But microscopes reveal it comes in stunning colors and shapes -- and travels remarkably well. Jonathan Drori gives an up-close glimpse of these fascinating flecks of...
SciShow
3 Ways the Milky Way Will Change During Your Lifetime
It’s easy to imagine that our galaxy is basically frozen in time from the perspective of a human lifespan, but in fact, the Milky Way is incredibly dynamic and will undergo some pretty amazing changes in only a few decades!
SciShow
Misattribution: How We Mistake Fear for Love
Some emotions can feel so similar that you might mix them up and pick the wrong emotion.
TED Talks
TED: Your fingerprints reveal more than you think | Simona Francese
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Our fingerprints are what make us unique -- but they're also home to a world of information hidden in molecules...
MinutePhysics
Higgs Boson Part III - How to Discover a Particle
How do you know when you've "discovered" a particle? What do we mean by "discovery"?
SciShow
The First Conservation Efforts Protected… Poop?!
The idea of conservation might seem like a thing that’s only popped up in the last century or so, but organized efforts to conserve resources that directly benefit humans go back centuries!
SciShow
What Is Neurofeedback Therapy?
Neurofeedback therapy claims to help you change behaviors by monitoring your brain waves - but how does that actually work? And what does the science behind it look like?
TED Talks
TED: How to discover your authentic self -- at any age | Bevy Smith
In a talk packed with wry wisdom, pop culture queen Bevy Smith shares hard-earned lessons about authenticity, confidence, mature success and why, if you put in the work, "life gets greater later."
TED Talks
TED: Want to be happier? Stay in the moment | Matt Killingsworth
When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app, Track Your Happiness, that let people report their feelings in real time. Among the surprising results: We're often happiest when we're lost in...
SciShow
International Skeptics Day Playlist
In honor of October 13th, International Skeptics Day, Hank has put together this playlist of some of the most interesting science-y, skeptic-y videos from all around YouTube.
SciShow
The Secret Behind Those Beautiful Hubble Images
Since it launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped more than a million images and changed the way we see the universe, literally.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How to create cleaner coal - Emma Bryce
It takes a lot of fuel to heat our homes, preserve our food, and power our gadgets. And for 40 percent of the world, cheap, plentiful coal gets the job done. But coal also releases pollutants into the air, causing environmental damage...
SciShow
Are Blue Eyes Endangered?
SciShow explains the genetics -- and physics -- behind why blue eyes are blue, and what the future may be for the trait. Spoiler alert: Blue eyes aren't really blue! SciShow explains!
MinutePhysics
Theory of Everything (intro)
A brief intro to the current theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics. It's like cake, only universal.
SciShow
Why Gooey Creatures Might Outlast Us All
Although gelatinous animals might seem like simple creatures, they'll probably outlast the rest of us, because being gelatinous might turn out to be the ultimate survival strategy.
TED Talks
TED: Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild
What can we learn from the slimy, smelly side of life? In this playful talk, science journalist Anna Rothschild shows us the hidden wisdom of "gross stuff" and explains why avoiding the creepy underbelly of nature, medicine and...
TED Talks
TED: The playful wonderland behind great inventions | Steven Johnson
Necessity is the mother of invention, right? Well, not always. Steven Johnson shows us how some of the most transformative ideas and technologies, like the computer, didn't emerge out of necessity at all but instead from the strange...
TED Talks
Lesley Hazleton: The doubt essential to faith
When Lesley Hazleton was writing a biography of Muhammad, she was struck by something: The night he received the revelation of the Koran, according to early accounts, his first reaction was doubt, awe, even fear. And yet this experience...
SciShow
Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks?
I’t teach an old dog new tricks — but that saying might not be as trustworthy as you’d think.
TED Talks
TED: Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water | Raymond Tang
How do we find fulfillment in a world that's constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he found a passage comparing goodness to water,...
SciShow
Wheezy Waiter on Movie Science, Mutant Flu Facts, and 2 Sounds You've Never Heard!
Wheezy Waiter announces the SciShow nominees for "Worst Science in a Film," & Hank talks about the bird flu and shares two sounds that had never been heard by human ears until very recently.
SciShow
IDTIMWYTIM Bird or Dinosaur
Hank fixes those of us who are probably wrong about what is and is not a dinosaur... and gives a refresher to those of us who do know this already.
TED Talks
David Bolinsky: Visualizing the wonder of a living cell
Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 3 minutes of stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell.