Today we create a game and then build an AI to destroy it. Our game is called TrashBlaster, and it’s like Asteroids but with trash in the ocean, and instead of a spaceship John Green Bot is wielding a laser. We'll use machine learning...

Two of the vaccines we have for COVID-19 have the distinction of being the first mRNA vaccines to see widespread use in humans. But how do they work, and how are they different from the litany of immunizations you probably got as a kid?

A meteor shower happens when rocks from space burn up in the atmosphere and make a beautiful light show! Lately, though, Squeaks has been wondering what would happen if one of those space rocks made it through the atmosphere to the...

Centuries of inequality can't be solved with access to technology alone -- we need to connect people with training and support too, says tech inclusionist 'Gbenga Sesan. Sharing the work behind the Paradigm Initiative, a social...

From shipping routes to airplane traffic to even the Internet, transportation planning is all about designing optimal transportation networks to move goods, information, and people around the globe. Today, we're going to discuss...

In 4 minutes, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of the massive scientific effort behind the bold headlines on climate change, with her team -- one of thousands who contributed -- taking a risky flight over the rainforest...

Have you ever seen an airplane high in the sky leave a long trail behind it? That's called a contrail! It's kind of like a cloud, or your breath on a cold day. Jessi and Squeaks explain the special circumstances that make contrails happen!

Jessi and Squeaks learn all about crystallization while they make some yummy rock candy!



Second Grade Next Generation Science

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PS1.A: Structure and Properties...

There's a lot more to Saturn's rings than just looking awesome! Find out why!

At the 2008 EG conference, famed puzzle designer Scott Kim takes us inside the puzzle-maker's frame of mind. Sampling his career's work, he introduces a few of the most popular types, and shares the fascinations that inspired some of his...

Government deficits have gotten a bad rap, says economist Stephanie Kelton. In this groundbreaking talk, she makes the case to stop looking at government spending as a path towards frightening piles of debt, but rather as a financial...

Jessi and Squeaks show you how to make a pinhole viewer so you can safely watch the solar eclipse!

Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some key words/phrases to get your googling started:

- Condensation - the process of water molecules glomming together into visible dro
plets
- Condensation...

This arthropod may look modest, but it actually used brilliant engineering to become the world’s most resilient beetle - and we might be able to use its design for our own engineering purposes.

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on Objects and Pieces. TERMS Characteristic - a feature or quality belonging to a thing Object - a material thing that can be seen and touched Piece - a part or...

Have you ever looked up at night and seen a streak of light flash across the sky? Some people call that a "shooting star," but it's not actually a star at all! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn what shooting stars really are and how they...

Humans are fascinated by shiny stuff. Not only do we find these things attractive, but we also tend to perceive them as being high quality. Well, turns out this infatuation may be related to our evolutionary relationship to water.

Ouch! Getting a splinter can really hurt, and sometimes having a splinter pulled out can hurt even worse! Jessi's here to tell you why it's important to get your splinters removed, and some tips to make it easier!

No astronauts were harmed in the making of this video.

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on the conservation of matter.


TERMS
Matter - physical
substances
Atoms - the basic un
it of elements
Conservation - the quantity of a...

You might think most planes look the same, but here are five of the most bizarre aircraft that, no matter their appearance, still managed to fly. Chapters SR-71 BLACKBIRD 1:20 GRUMMAN X-29 3:01 AERO SPACELINES 377PG 5:14 BOEING...

Squeaks almost lost a balloon outside, but what would have happened to it had it floated away into the sky?

Jessi and Squeaks learn some amazing turkey facts, from the sounds they make to what their poop looks like!

Astronomers have found a new celestial object, and it's moving really, really fast!