Instructional Video4:03
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How pigeons took over the world | Elizabeth Carlen and Joanna Moles

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Seeing their meat as a protein source and their poop as the perfect fertilizer, humans brought pigeons into captivity as far back as 10,000 years ago. As we carried pigeons around the world, they formed the wild urban flocks we're...
Instructional Video11:00
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: With the SciShow Space Reid Reimers!

12th - Higher Ed
Welcome to SciShow Quiz Show, where SciShow Space co-hosts Hank and Reid are back for another round!
Instructional Video9:30
SciShow

8 Strange New Deep Sea Creatures

12th - Higher Ed
Learn about some new sea creatures that recently made their debut to the land world!
Instructional Video10:25
TED Talks

TED: How Syria's architecture laid the foundation for brutal war | Marwa Al-Sabouni

12th - Higher Ed
What caused the war in Syria? Oppression, drought and religious differences all played key roles, but Marwa Al-Sabouni suggests another reason: architecture. Speaking to us over the Internet from Homs, where for the last six years she...
Instructional Video6:04
Be Smart

We Got Ants In Our Plants!

12th - Higher Ed
Rainforest Edition: Ants in The Rainforest.
Instructional Video3:10
TED Talks

TED: Leave only footprints that will wash away | Children of Palau

12th - Higher Ed
The people of Palau -- a pristine ocean state made up of more than 300 islands in the western Pacific -- warmly welcome travelers to their home every year. But the guests don't always know how to protect the country's beautiful beaches...
Instructional Video7:50
TED Talks

4 lessons the pandemic taught us about work, life and balance | Patty McCord

12th - Higher Ed
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work for good. Can it also change it for the better? Consultant Patty McCord reviews four key insights employers and employees alike gleaned from their shift to working from home -- and shares how...
Instructional Video4:52
TED Talks

Jake Wood: A new mission for veterans -- disaster relief

12th - Higher Ed
After fighting overseas, 92 percent of American veterans say they want to continue their service. Meanwhile, one after another, natural disasters continue to wreak havoc worldwide. What do these two challenges have in common? In telling...
Instructional Video12:01
TED Talks

TED: How to get back to work after a career break | Carol Fishman Cohen

12th - Higher Ed
If you've taken a career break and are now looking to return to the workforce, would you consider taking an internship? Career reentry expert Carol Fishman Cohen thinks you should. In this talk, hear about Cohen's own experience...
Instructional Video4:44
SciShow

Trojan Asteroids: Jupiter's Prisoners

12th - Higher Ed
Jupiter has a bunch of asteroids that are trapped in two specific points in its orbit!
Instructional Video10:31
TED Talks

TED: Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume | Regina Hartley

12th - Higher Ed
Given the choice between a job candidate with a perfect resume and one who has fought through difficulty, human resources executive Regina Hartley always gives the "Scrapper" a chance. As someone who grew up with adversity, Hartley knows...
Instructional Video24:37
SciShow

The Strangest Planets in the Universe | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
Sci-Fi worlds may have giant worms or twin suns, but those are pretty cozy compared to these wild worlds.
Instructional Video12:04
TED Talks

TED: Who belongs in a city? | OluTimehin Adegbeye

12th - Higher Ed
Underneath every shiny new megacity, there's often a story of communities displaced. In this moving, poetic talk, OluTimehin Adegbeye details how government land grabs are destroying the lives of thousands who live in the coastal...
Instructional Video14:13
SciShow Kids

The Science of Spring!

K - 5th
It's finally spring where Jessi and Squeaks live! Join them as they take a look back at some of their favorite springtime subjects like why it rains, how plants grow, and all the amazing bugs you can find in the spring!
Instructional Video4:16
SciShow

3 Odd Facts About Pigeons

12th - Higher Ed
They're probably the most successful birds in the history of birds. But what do you really know about pigeons? Hank shares three weird facts about the birds, from their amazing chick-raising trick to their history of heroism in wartime.
Instructional Video5:19
SciShow

How Different Types of Alcohol Affect Your Emotions

12th - Higher Ed
Despite popular belief, different types of drinks shouldn’t make you feel any differently because they’re all ethanol. Our brains are complicated, though, and there’s more to the story than just the drink itself.
Instructional Video4:52
Be Smart

23 Reasons to be Cheerful (Thanks to Science!)

12th - Higher Ed
23 Reasons Science Gave Us to be Cheerful
Instructional Video3:00
TED Talks

Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

12th - Higher Ed
Young poet, educator and activist Malcolm London performs his stirring poem about life on the front lines of high school. He tells of the "oceans of adolescence" who come to school "but never learn to swim," of "masculinity mimicked by...
Instructional Video3:07
SciShow

The Wasp That Reprograms Spiders

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have observed a new parasitic behavior between a wasp and a social species of spider, where the spider re-learned an ancestral behavior!
Instructional Video20:56
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: Pit Stains & Climate Change

12th - Higher Ed
Megan Toenyes, a former SciShow videomaker returns for a showdown with her former employer!
Instructional Video17:37
TED Talks

TED: An Iraq war movie crowd-sourced from soldiers | Deborah Scranton

12th - Higher Ed
Filmmaker Deborah Scranton talks about and shows clips from her documentary The War Tapes, which puts cameras in the hands of soldiers fighting in Iraq.
Instructional Video16:25
TED Talks

Melinda Gates: What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola

12th - Higher Ed
Melinda Gates makes a provocative case: What can nonprofits learn from mega-corporations like Coca-Cola, whose global network of marketers and distributors ensures that every remote village wants -- and can get -- an ice-cold Coke? Maybe...
Instructional Video7:12
TED Talks

TED: Stop being a bystander in your own life | Tracy Edwards

12th - Higher Ed
Life doesn't go from A to B -- it's messy, says sailing legend Tracy Edwards. In this inspiring talk, she tells how she went from teenage misfit to skipper of the first all-female crew in the toughest race on the seas -- and how she now...
Instructional Video22:05
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: Battle of the Brains!

12th - Higher Ed
It's the battle of the SciShow Psych Hosts: Brit Garner and Hank Green! Brit came prepared, but can Hank still win the game for his Patron?