SciShow
What's Next for the James Webb Space Telescope
It finally happened! The James Webb Space Telescope is on its way to capturing never-before-seen images of the universe! But now that it’s airborne and unfurled, what are its next steps before it can deliver the goods?
TED Talks
David Bolinsky: Visualizing the wonder of a living cell
Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 3 minutes of stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The physics of the "hardest move" in ballet - Arleen Sugano
In the third act of "Swan Lake", the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns, bobbing up and down on one pointed foot and spinning around and around and around thirty-two times. How is this move - which is called a...
SciShow
You Can Inherit Fear?
Everyone is afraid of something, and traditionally, we’ve thought that fears are learned. But the key to understanding some fears could lie in our DNA.
Bozeman Science
Wave Energy
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the energy of a wave if directly related to the amplitude of a wave. The wave energy of a sound wave is the volume of the wave.
MinutePhysics
How to Break the Speed of Light
You can break the speed of light in your back yard! (but don't worry, Einstein is still right)
TED Talks
Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks
From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs' iPhone launch, many great talks have a common structure that helps their message resonate with listeners. In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to...
SciShow Kids
4 Things You Didn't Know About Ravens
Here at SciShow Kids we're gearing up for the spookiest time of year! And today, we're going to learn all about ravens! Ravens may give you the creepy crawlies, but they have some awesome skills and behaviors that make them very clever...
SciShow
Talk Show: Henry Reich, Fluorescence, and a Half-moon Conure
Talk Show: Henry Reich, Fluorescence, and a Half-moon Conure
SciShow
5 Measurements You Might Not Realize Are Named After Scientists
Units are a major way we describe the world around us, and by looking at the scientists some of them are named after, we can get a sense of how we’ve learned so much about our universe.
3Blue1Brown
Triangle of Power
Logarithms are confusing, but perhaps some alternate notation could make them more intuitive.
Bozeman Science
The Reaction Path
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the reaction path can be described in an energy profile. Enough energy must be added to reach the activation energy required and stress the bonds. Eventually the bonds break and new bonds are...
Crash Course
The Economics of Happiness: Crash Course Econ
They say money can't buy happiness, but who are they? Can money buy happiness? The answer is: sort of. While money may not be able to buy true happiness, lack of money can cause very real misery. Today, we look at the economics of...
SciShow
Why Are Eggs ... Egg-Shaped?
Why are eggs egg-shaped? There's a logic to it, but it's ovoid!
Bozeman Science
Average Value of the Electric Field
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the average value of the electric field can be determined by dividing the potential difference by the displacement. Equipotential lines can be used to determine the potential in an electric field...
TED Talks
Richard Seymour: How beauty feels
A story, a work of art, a face, a designed object -- how do we tell that something is beautiful? And why does it matter so much to us? Designer Richard Seymour explores our response to beauty and the surprising power of objects that...
Bozeman Science
The Vector Properties of Angular Quantities
In this video Paul Andersen explains how a rotating system will have several quantities; including torque, angular velocity, angular acceleration and angular momentum. Each of these quantities have a vector property that can be...
SciShow
What Does "A 50% Chance of Rain" Actually Mean?
Your friendly local weather person says there's a 10% chance it will rain today, so you throw on your flip-flops and head out to enjoy a beautiful day. Next thing you know, you're running through puddles, trying to get out of a...
3Blue1Brown
Bayes theorem
A visual way to think about Bayes' theorem, together with discussion on what makes the laws of probability more intuitive.
3Blue1Brown
Limits, L'Hopital's rule, and epsilon delta definitions: Essence of Calculus - Part 7 of 11
What are limits? How are they defined? How are they used to define the derivative? What is L'Hospital's rule?
Crash Course
Meteors
Today Phil helps keep you from ticking off an astronomer in your life by making sure you know the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid. When the Earth plows through the stream emitted by a comet we get a meteor shower....
Bozeman Science
Angular Momentum of a System
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the angular momentum of a system can be calculated by determining the angular momentum of all individual objects within the system. An inquiry activity using a gyroscope is also included.
SciShow
Antarctica's Weird Warming
Hank gets to the bottom of two studies reporting high sea ice coverage and snowmass in Antarctica in the same year that the Arctic has reported a record low of sea ice. What is going on here?
SciShow
Why Do We Have Blind Spots?
Your brain is lying to you about what you see-- find out why in this Quick Question!