SciShow
The People Who Remember Every Moment of Their Lives
Imagine you could remember everything that ever happened to you. Would it be a blessing, or a curse? Super rememberers, people with highly superior autobiographical memory or HSAM, have the answer -- and may also be able to tell us how...
TED Talks
Your inner fire is your greatest strength | Xiye Bastida
Hope isn’t just a feeling, but a skill you can practice, explains climate activist Xiye Bastida. Taking cues from the resilience of nature, she shows why trusting Indigenous leaders who’ve protected the planet for generations can help...
TED Talks
What I learned about freedom in a secret Chinese prison | Lei Cheng
Accused of leaking state secrets, journalist Lei Cheng was imprisoned in China for more than three years, where she was detained in tight quarters and kept under constant supervision. “Freedom is wasted on the free,” she says, recounting...
SciShow
Do Animals Mourn Their Dead?
We can't know if or how animals understand death, but behavioral changes in some species could mean they experience something similar to human grief.
TED-Ed
How are microchips made? | George Zaidan and Sajan Saini
Globally, we produce more than a trillion computer chips every year. Which means about 20 trillion transistors are built every second— and this process is done in fewer than 500 fabrication plants. How do we build so many tiny,...
TED Talks
How to make anxiety your friend | David H. Rosmarin
When anxiety rears its head, we often just want it to go away. Clinical psychologist David H. Rosmarin asks us to consider instead the positive role anxiety can play in our lives, sharing four practical steps to transform it from your...
MinuteEarth
Why Do Butterflies Bother Being Caterpillars?
It seems wild that some animals basically trade in their bodies for new ones during their lifetime, but it's actually really common – and it makes a lot of sense.
MinuteEarth
Why Don't We Eat Carnivores?
Humans eat a lot of different animals, but almost none of them are carnivores - why?
TED Talks
Allyson Felix's Journey of Purpose, Perseverance, and Impact
Allyson Felix reflects on her transition from professional athlete to entrepreneur and advocate, describing it as a challenging but purposeful journey. Drawing on her experiences in sports, she emphasizes perseverance, adapting her...
TED Talks
Unveiling the Self: A Dialogue on Identity, Acting, and Consciousness
Yara Shahidi and Anil Seth explore the complexities of self-perception and identity, discussing how acting and neuroscience reveal the dynamic and multifaceted nature of the self. Shahidi reflects on how embodying characters deepens her...
TED Talks
Prioritizing Mental Health: Allyson Felix on Supporting Athletes Beyond the Game
Allyson Felix highlights the importance of addressing mental health in sports, advocating for improved resources like therapy and coaching training to create healthier environments for athletes. She emphasizes the need to reduce stigma,...
TED Talks
TED: The power of personalization in the age of AI | Mark Abraham
With all that spam clogging your inbox, a more personalized experience with the brands you interact with would be a refreshing change of pace. Sharing insights from his research into what brands can do to improve the experience of the...
TED Talks
TED: This refrigerator is saving lives | Norah Magero
TED Fellow and renewable energy expert Norah Magero envisions an Africa that pioneers its own technological future, shifting the narrative from dependence and consumption to self-reliance and innovation. She shares how she developed...
TED Talks
TED: Why do some bodies respond differently to disease? | Erika Moore
TED Fellow and equity bioengineer Erika Moore investigates how cells controlling inflammation behave differently depending on a patient's background. By focusing on the "who" behind the disease, Moore is uncovering why certain diseases...
TED Talks
TED: The hidden forces behind your food choices | Sarah Lake
What we eat is less about what we choose and more about what’s offered to us, says food and climate expert Sarah Lake. Unpacking how governments and companies have driven up meat consumption in the US through extensive marketing, she...
TED Talks
TED: Why violence is rising with global temperatures | Peter Schwartzstein
Climate change doesn't just melt ice caps, it also fuels conflict, corruption and division worldwide, explains TED Fellow and journalist Peter Schwartzstein. From droughts in Syria to rising seas in Bangladesh, he explores how climate...
PBS
In ‘Hope for Cynics,’ researcher explores how seeing the good in others is good for you
At Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory, scientists have spent years studying kindness, connection and empathy. But those can all seem in short supply at a time of deep divisions. But the head of that lab offers a data-driven reason...
MinutePhysics
Why It's Impossible to Tune a Piano
Pianos can't be perfectly tuned - it's a mathematical fact!
MinutePhysics
Relativistic Addition of Velocity | Special Relativity Ch. 6
This video is chapter 6 in my series on special relativity, and it covers the topic of relativistic addition of velocity: aka, how things that are moving relative to one inertial reference frame, which is moving relative to another...
MinutePhysics
Misconceptions Footnote †: Randomness and Feedback
Footnote to the main video here: https://youtu.be/HUti6vGctQM Feedback loops and spurious correlations! REFERENCES: Spurious correlations: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations Loopy by Nicky Case: http://ncase.me/loopy/...
MinuteEarth
How Risky Are Vaccines?
Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here's a keyword to get your googling started: herd immunity: immunity that occurs when the vaccination of a portion of a population provides protection for individuals who have...
MinutePhysics
Einstein's Proof of E=mc2
Ever wonder how Einstein proved E=mc2? This is how. Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old