SciShow
New York Citys Microbiome
You might guess that big city subways would be filled with all sorts of nasty pathogens just waiting to infect the nearest unsuspecting human, but science doesn’t back this up at all.
SciShow
Why Getting Sick in Space Is the Worst
We've talked about some of the ways microgravity can negatively affect humans, but for bacteria, being in space might be quite beneficial!
Bozeman Science
Practice 1 - Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Paul Andersen explains how asking questions is the first step in both science and engineering. Questions allow scientists to direct inquiry with a goal of understanding the phenomena in the Universe. Questions allow engineers to define...
SciShow
Kids and Sugar The SweetandLowdown
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Parents blaming their kids' active behavior on sugar. But is it true? Hank gives you sweet-and-lowdown on the extent to which sugar can and can't affect behavior, in kids and...
SciShow
Is Passive-Aggressiveness a Personality Disorder?
You might have a roommate who rolls their eyes a lot and leaves sassy sticky notes all over the place, but no matter how frustrating it is, it’s probably not a personality disorder.
SciShow
How to Take the Best Notes, According to Psychology
It's the beginning of a new semester! We have some psychological tips that can help you to take better notes.
SciShow
Why Do You Sabotage Yourself Before a Big Test? Self-Handicapping
It’s pretty common to procrastinate before a big exam or an important presentation, and those self-handicapping has to do with protecting yourself from negative feelings.
Crash Course
P-Hacking - Crash Course Statistics
Today we're going to talk about p-hacking (also called data dredging or data fishing). P-hacking is when data is analyzed to find patterns that produce statistically significant results, even if there really isn't an underlying effect,...
PBS
Does Math Really Exist?
Math is invisible. Unlike physics, chemistry, and biology we can't see it, smell it, or even directly observe it in the universe. And so that has made a lot of really smart people ask, does it actually even EXIST?!?!
SciShow
Did a Planet Escape the Solar System?
Astronomers still aren't sure about how our solar system might have formed, but they have simulations to help them get closer to the answer!
Bozeman Science
Metacognition: Learning about Learning
Paul Andersen gives ten tips on increasing comprehension.
Crash Course
Memory: Crash Course Study Skills
An essential part of learning and studying is remembering things, so this week Thomas explains some of how your memory works so that you can spend less time working against your memory's limitations and more time playing to its real...
SciShow
What Does Anesthesia Do to Your Brain?
Scientists know that anesthesia drugs are really good at knocking you out. What they don't know is how.
SciShow
The Hidden Biases in WEIRD Psychology Research
Psychology studies can be really skewed by the WEIRD population (western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic). Why does this hidden bias exist?
SciShow
Why an Entire Field of Psychology Is in Trouble
Learn why an entire field of Psychology is in trouble.
SciShow
Is Psychology a Science?
Psychology research can be tricky, because brains are complicated. But does that mean it isn't a science?
Crash Course
Intro to Psychology - Crash Course Psychology
What does Psychology mean? Where does it come from? Hank gives you a 10 minute intro to one of the more tricky sciences and talks about some of the big names in the development of the field. Welcome to Crash Course Psychology!!!
TED-Ed
How do personality tests work? | Merve Emre
In 1942, a mother-daughter duo named Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers developed a questionnaire that classified people's personalities into 16 types. Called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, or MBTI, it would go on to become...
TED Talks
TED: The most Martian place on Earth | Armando Azua-Bustos
How can you study Mars without a spaceship? Head to the most Martian place on Earth -- the Atacama Desert in Chile. Astrobiologist Armando Azua-Bustos grew up in this vast, arid landscape and now studies the rare life forms that have...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What’s the point(e) of ballet?
A baby cursed at birth. A fierce battle of good and evil. A true love awoken with a kiss. Since premiering in 1890, “The Sleeping Beauty” has become one of the most frequently staged ballets in history. So what makes this piece so...
Bozeman Science
ETS2A - Interdependence of Science, Engineering and Technology
In this video Paul Andersen explains how science is dependent upon engineering which is dependent upon science which is dependent up engineering which is dependent upon science which is dependent up engineering which is dependent upon...
TED Talks
TED: The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero
using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the everyday soundscape, even silence, makes music. "The world is alive with musical...
Crash Course
Religion: Crash Course Sociology
Today we’re turning our sociological eye to another major social institution: religion. We’ll use symbolic interactionism to help us understand the dichotomy of the Sacred vs. the Profane. We’ll compare the perspectives of structural...
Bozeman Science
Environmental Science
In this video Paul Andersen outlines the AP Environmental Science course. He explains how environmental science studies the interaction between earth and human systems. A planetary boundary model is used to explain the importance of...