You use paper towels to dry your hands every day, but chances are, you're doing it wrong. In this enlightening and funny short talk, Joe Smith reveals the trick to perfect paper towel technique.

From something as familiar as our bodies to things vast as the formation of galaxies, we can observe the process of self-assembly, or when unordered parts come together in an organized structure. Skylar Tibbits explains how we see...

You use paper towels to dry your hands every day, but chances are, you're doing it wrong. In this enlightening and funny short talk, Joe Smith reveals the trick to perfect paper towel technique.

Join Jessi, Squeaks, and a special guest to celebrate the seasons changing by making paper snowflakes!

Origami, which literally translates to "folding paper," is a Japanese practice dating back to at least the 17th century. In origami, a single, traditionally square sheet of paper can be transformed into almost any shape, purely by...

Learn how to make a great paper airplane, and find out what makes it fly!

iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own stories, from the walls of caves to his...

Hank summarizes the five reasons why infrared telescopes were supposed to be impossible to build, and then describes how a team of scientists and engineers overcame those obstacles to build the James Webb Space Telescope.

Birthday math has never been more fun.

You might already know that proteins are a fundamental part of your diet, but they're much more than that.

Mountains are some of the biggest things in the world, but today, we're going to teach you how to make some of your own, right on your kitchen table!

Paul Andersen explains the structure and importance of proteins. He describes how proteins are created from amino acids connected by dehydration synthesis. He shows the importance of chemical properties in the R-groups of individual...

Paul Andersen describes the macromolecules that make up living organisms. He starts with a brief description of organic chemistry and the importance of functional groups. He also covers both dehydration and hydrolysis in...

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Howcast - Dress shirts are best kept on a hanger in a closet, but if you're pressed for closet space, here's the next best way to store them.

Howcast - This isn't your grandma's paper snowflake! Get creative and add a new dimension to your winter decorations.

Howcast - Why buy when you can make it yourself? Get creative and have the satisfaction of making something for dirt cheap with stuff you were going to recycle anyway.

Howcast - A piece of paper and some common household supplies are all you need to make yourself a wallet. Inspired by the Instructables <a href='http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Wallet/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>project</a>='http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Wallet/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>project

Howcast - Learn how to make a balloon bear by following magician Jonas Cain's step-by-step instructions in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to make a balloon flower by following magician Jonas Cain's step-by-step instructions in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to make a balloon tiger by following magician Jonas Cain's step-by-step instructions in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to make a balloon pig by following magician Jonas Cain's step-by-step instructions in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to make a balloon fish by following magician Jonas Cain's step-by-step instructions in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to do the broken and restored toothpick trick from professional illusionist Ben Nemzer in this Howcast magic tricks video.