SciShow
What Does My Pee Say About Me?
The pee you just flushed without thinking could be a great sample to know what is going on in your body!
Crash Course
T-Tests A Matched Pair Made in Heaven - Crash Course Statistics
Today we're going to walk through a couple of statistical approaches to answer the question: "is coffee from the local cafe, Caf-fiend, better than that other cafe, The Blend Den?" We'll build a two sample t-test which will tell us how...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Who's at risk for colon cancer? - Amit H. Sachdev and Frank G. Gress
Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer and cancer death in the world. It is also one of the most preventable types of cancer, as it often takes about ten years for a small polyp to grow and develop into a cancerous one. So...
SciShow
How Stereotypes Affect Your Test Scores
It turns out stereotypes can affect you-whether you believe in them or not.
TED Talks
TED: Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers
After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it's better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their...
Crash Course
Probability Part 1 Rules and Patterns - Crash Course Statistics
Today we’re going to begin our discussion of probability. We’ll talk about how the addition (OR) rule, the multiplication (AND) rule, and conditional probabilities help us figure out the likelihood of sequences of events happening - from...
TED Talks
TED: Lessons from the longest study on human development | Helen Pearson
For the past 70 years, scientists in Britain have been studying thousands of children through their lives to find out why some end up happy and healthy while others struggle. It's the longest-running study of human development in the...
Crash Course
Eugenics and Francis Galton: Crash Course History of Science
After Darwin blew the doors off the scientific community, a lot of people did some weird and unscientific stuff with his ideas. Francis Galton and a few others decided natural selection could be used to make the human race "better" and...
Crash Course
Controversy of Intelligence: Crash Course Psychology
So, how many different kinds of intelligence are there? And what is the G-Factor? Eugenics? Have you ever taken an IQ Test? All of these things play into the fascinating and sometimes icky history of Intelligence Testing. In this episode...
SciShow
Why YOU Should Take a Break to Watch This Video
You’ve probably been there before, working hard on your job until your brain gets all mushy and fuzzy. But small breaks, like watching this video, can help you in multiple ways! Just, don’t fall into any cat video rabbit holes.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Are we living in a simulation? | Zohreh Davoudi
All life on Earth— living and inanimate, microscopic and cosmic— is governed by mathematical laws with apparently arbitrary constants. And this opens up a question: If the universe is completely governed by these laws, couldn't a...
SciShow Kids
How to Find a Meteorite!
Maybe you've seen a shooting star, a bright streak of light that zips across the sky! But did you know that those shooting stars are actually rocks falling from space? And sometimes you can find them on the ground! Find out how with...
Crash Course
Studying for Exams: Crash Course Study Skills
It turns out that saving all of your studying until after midnight on the night before your big exam is not actually a great way to prepare. Today, Thomas explains some test prep strategies that actually work.
Crash Course
Test Anxiety: Crash Course Study Skills
Exams can be terrifying. It's easy to feel like the weight of the world rests in these moments - like this one test determines your grades and, in turn, your whole future - even if you know, rationally, that this isn't really the case....
SciShow
Life on Mars
Hank reports on some new discoveries: one which points towards the existence of dark matter with the "majorana particle" and another, which points towards the existence of life on Mars. Exciting stuff!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do you know if you have a virus? | Cella Wright
A new virus emerges and spreads like wildfire. In order to contain it, researchers must first collect data about who's been infected. Two main viral testing techniques are critical: one tells you if you have the virus and the other shows...
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,...
SciShow
Does Photographic Memory Exist?
Don't you think it would be nice if you had a photographic memory? But is it actually a thing?
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...
Curated Video
GM and Dow Collaborate to Advance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
This video discusses the advancements in hydrogen fuel cell technology, specifically focusing on General Motors' collaboration with Dow Chemical Corporation to launch an industrial power generation unit. The unit uses hydrogen as a...
Curated Video
Get Hired: Technical Interview
What is a technical interview? It is when you are required to perform a specific activity or assignment to demonstrate your knowledge, ability, and method from start to finish. The variance of tasks may depend on your vocation and are...
Curated Video
Discovering the Dwarfing Gene: Implications for Wheat and Other Crops
This video discusses the discovery of a gene, RHT, that controls the dwarfing process in wheat plants. Scientists at the John Innes Agricultural Research Institute have found that this gene, when isolated and used in breeding, can...
Curated Video
What is a Disaster Recovery Plan? And How to Make one.
What would happen if a disruptive event meant you no longer have full access to your critical technology infrastructure or data? You need a Disaster Recovery Plan. While Business Continuity (BC) focuses on restoring and maintaining the...
Curated Video
New Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Testing: HPV and Pap Tests
The video discusses the importance of testing for the human papilloma virus (HPV) and conducting regular Pap tests to identify the risk of developing cervical cancer. The US FDA has issued new guidelines for testing, emphasizing the...