Be Smart
What Synesthesia Feels Like
New ReviewDid you know some people 'see' letters in color or 'taste' music? In this video, we’ll talk about synesthesia, how it works in the brain, and why some people experience these fascinating sensory connections while most of us don’t.
SciShow
Dyslexia: When Your Brain Makes Reading Tricky
While many researchers are focusing on finding a difference in brains of people with dyslexia, some new research suggests it might not just be in their brains, but in their eyes.
MinutePhysics
Ye Olde Debunking
Have you ever wondered where "Ye Olde" spelling comes from? Today we unravel this thorny linguistic issue.
MinuteEarth
Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?
Once it’s out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme? | Arika Okrent
Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of its messiness: take the “g-h” sound from “enough,” the “o” sound from “women” and the “t-i” sound from...
SciShow
What Does My Cancer Diagnosis ACTUALLY Mean?
You've probably heard of cancers having stages, but what do all those stages really mean? This video is a 101 to explain cancer diagnosis and decode the jargon for you. And even if you've heard of the numerical stages, you might not know...
Be Smart
The Unbelievable Science of How We Read
Reading. You’re doing it right now. I bet you don’t even have to think about it. But have you ever wondered what’s happening in your brain to turn all these weird symbols into meaning? This video will teach you how to read all over...
SciShow
How The Six Degrees Phenomenon Has Changed Science
You may have heard about the Six Degrees of Separation phenomenon, but it isn't just a fun celebrity game, it helps scientists understand the spread of epidemics, the structure of the internet, and even the neural networks in your brain!
SciShow
What Can You Actually Learn from Your Genome?
Genetic tests can give you advice about what lifestyle, diet, and level of exercise are best for you. But you should take those suggestions with a grain of salt, because, when it comes to our bodies, our genes aren’t so much an open...
PBS
Veteran graffiti artist RISK on his evolving art form
"For more than 30 years, Los Angeles-based artist RISK has made the world his canvas, creating colorful murals on everything from highway overpasses -- known ..."
PBS
Judy Blume, Honored by the National Book Foundation for 'Distinguished Contribution to American Letters' (Dec. 13, 2004)
Judy Blume, honored by the National Book Foundation for "distinguished contribution to American letters" (Dec. 13, 2004) (Author Interview)
PBS
Lynne Cheney: A is for Abigail
Lynne Cheney, author of "A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women" (Oct. 1, 2003) (Author Interview)
PBS
Poet Willie Perdomo on the value of writing letters in a digital world
Texting and emailing have revolutionized the way we communicate, enabling us to be more efficient and stay in touch more easily. But they have also altered the dynamics of some of our most important relationships. Within this new digital...
MinuteEarth
Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?
Once it’s out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these...
Bozeman Science
What is CRISPR?
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the CRISPR/Cas immune system was identified in bacteria and how the CRISPR/Cas9 system was developed to edit genomes.
SciShow
What Can You Actually Learn from Your Genome?
Genetic tests can give you advice about what lifestyle, diet, and level of exercise are best for you. But you should take those suggestions with a grain of salt, because, when it comes to our bodies, our genes aren’t so much an open...
Crash Course
Natural Language Processing
So far in this series, we've mostly focused on how AI can interpret images, but one of the most common ways we interact with computers is through language - we type questions into search engines, use our smart assistants like Siri and...
SciShow
Pneumatic Tubes: Transportation of the Past... And Future?
Wouldn't it be nice if our transportation was as sleek as in The Jetsons or Futurama? Flying cars are cool, but what about a giant network of human-sized tubes that run through buildings and across entire cities? Well guess what? The...
Crash Course
The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History
The European Renaissance may have started in Florence, but it pretty quickly moved out of Italy and spread the art, architecture, literature, and humanism across Europe to places like France, Spain, England, and the Low Countries....
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The Chasm | Think Like A Coder, Ep 6 | Alex Rosenthal
This is episode 6 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...
Crash Course
Representing Numbers and Letters with Binary: Crash Course Computer Science
Today, we’re going to take a look at how computers use a stream of 1s and 0s to represent all of our data - from our text messages and photos to music and webpages. We’re going to focus on how these binary values are used to represent...