TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades? | Dan Finkel
The underworld is overcrowded, and Zeus has ordered Hades to let some spirits out. Hades arranges all the souls of the dead in a line before Cerberus. When one of his three heads bites down on the soul in front of it, they'll get...
TED Talks
TED: The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools | Heejae Lim
When teachers and families work together, everyone wins, says education technology entrepreneur and TED Fellow Heejae Lim. She shines a light on an underutilized resource in US public education -- a family's love for their children --...
Crash Course
How Engineering Robots Works: Crash Course Engineering #33
In this episode we looked at robots and the engineering principles of robots. We learned how robots use sensors to interpret their environment, how actuators and effectors allow a robot to manipulate the objects around it to accomplish a...
SciShow Kids
Which Hand Is Stronger? Biology for Kids
Have you ever tried to write or color with both hands at the same time? It seems like it would save a ton of time, right? But for most people, one of their hands is way better at drawing or writing than the other!
SciShow
Can Danger Give You Super Strength?
Have you ever heard that you become more powerful in life-or-death situations? There are a lot of anecdotes about super strength, but is it a real thing?
SciShow
The Science of Lying
Hank gets into the dirty details behind our lying ways - how such behavior evolved, how pathological liars are different from the rest of us, and how scientists are getting better at spotting lies in many situations.
Be Smart
How Habits are Formed
Got a bad habit you just can't seem to break? That's because it's literally wired into your brain. Every single thought, action, and feeling changes your brain. When repeated enough times, a habit is formed. This week we'll talk about...
SciShow
How Other-Worldly Auroras Help Us Explore the Galaxy
Earth’s northern and southern lights are some of the most magical sights on our planet. But they’re not unique to Earth, and aside from being beautiful, auroras can also give us unusual insights into these other worlds.
SciShow
Could Complex Life Survive on Mars - SciShow News
The water on Mars probably doesn't have much oxygen, but new models show that life doesn't need as much O2 as we thought. And NASA is sending a claw machine to the red planet!
PBS
Cosmic Microwave Background Explained
HAS SPACE ALWAYS BEEN BLACK? As long as we've been around, YES. But the universe gets much more exciting, AND much BRIGHTER, as we start winding our clocks back to the early days of the universe. Near the beginning of the universe, when...
Crash Course
Intelligent Design: Crash Course Philosophy
Last week we introduced Thomas Aquinas’s four cosmological arguments for the existence of god; today we introduce his fifth argument: the teleological argument, and the ensuing dialogue it initiated.
Bozeman Science
Conservation of Electric Charge
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the conservation of charge applies to objects in a system. When a charged object induces charge or conducts charge to a neutral object the net total of charge will not change. Grounding allows...
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Lab 6: Molecular Biology
Paul Andersen explains the two major portions of the molecular biology lab in AP Biology. He starts by discussing the process of transformation. He explains how you can use the pGLO plasmid to produce glowing E. coli bacteria. He then...
TED Talks
TED: Want to be more creative? Go for a walk | Marily Oppezzo
When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to research by behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, getting up and going for a walk might be all it takes to get your creative juices...
SciShow Kids
Fungi: Why Mushrooms Are Awesome | Biology for Kids
What's something that's neither vegetable or meat, digests food on the outside of its body, glows and the dark, and can go on top of your pizza? The amazing mushroom!
SciShow
Choosing a Telescope: Bigger Isn't Always Better!
Before you take your relationship with space to a new level by getting a telescope, find out what you really need to make the most of your summer nights staring at the sky.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How many ways can you arrange a deck of cards? - Yannay Khaikin
One deck. Fifty-two cards. How many arrangements? Let's put it this way: Any time you pick up a well shuffled deck, you are almost certainly holding an arrangement of cards that has never before existed and might not exist again. Yannay...
MinuteEarth
The Basics Of Digital Illustration
Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made? This video explains the basics.
SciShow
Unexpected Ways Scientists Use GPS
GPS devices aren't just for keeping you from driving into a lake. They're also helping lots of scientists in unexpected ways.
SciShow
Your Nose Does More Than You Give It Credit For
You might thank your nose for letting you experience the lovely aromas of a good soup, but you probably wouldn't think to thank it for helping you experience other people's emotions!
TED Talks
TED: Two nerdy obsessions meet -- and it's magic | David Kwong
David Kwong is a magician who makes crossword puzzles -- in other words, a pretty nerdy guy. And for his next trick ...
Crash Course
The Singularity, Skynet, and the Future of Computing: Crash Course Computer Science
In our SERIES FINALE of Crash Course Computer Science we take a look towards the future! In the past 70 years electronic computing has fundamentally changed how we live our lives, and we believe it’s just getting started. From ubiquitous...
Bozeman Science
Metacognition: Learning about Learning
Paul Andersen gives ten tips on increasing comprehension.