Instructional Video14:22
PBS

Where Is The Center of The Universe?

12th - Higher Ed
Today we’re going to ask a simple-seeming question that will lead to so pretty wacky places. The question is this: If the universe has a center, where is it?
Instructional Video14:14
PBS

Neutron Stars: The Most Extreme Objects in the Universe

12th - Higher Ed
We’ve traveled to lots of weird places on this show - from the interiors of black holes to the time before the big bang. But today I want to take you on a journey to what has got to be the weirdest place in the modern universe - a place...
Instructional Video13:38
SciShow

The Weight of “Nothing” Could Mean Everything (to Physics)

12th - Higher Ed
Deep in a Sardinian mine, researchers are constructing an experiment that hopes to solve what's known as The Worst Prediction In The History of Physics, and pin down the true identity of dark energy.
Instructional Video10:46
SciShow

The 4 Greatest Mysteries of Physics

12th - Higher Ed
There are still some great mysteries of our universe that physicists can't explain. How is that possible? Join us as we break down the 4 greatest mysteries of physics in this episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda!
Instructional Video7:01
SciShow

When The Universe Will End

12th - Higher Ed
Hank serves up a buffet of news items that includes an approximate date for the end of everything, scientific proof that when it comes to sex bigger IS better, and a look behind how the London Olympics are going green. Bon appetit!
Instructional Video4:55
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The battle that formed the universe | Fabio Pacucci

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It's time for the biggest battle in the Universe: the Big Bang. In one corner is gravity— the force that brings all matter together. In the other is pressure— the force that can push matter away. Over the next several hundred thousand...
Instructional Video7:24
SciShow Kids

What Was the Big Bang and Other Space Questions Answered! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Sam the Bat team up to answer your questions about space, like: How was the universe created?
Instructional Video14:46
Crash Course

The Evolutionary Epic Crash Course Big History 5

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about evolution. So, in the last 3.8 billion years, life on Earth has evolved from single-celled prokaryotes to the dizzying array of life we have today. So how did all this...
Instructional Video12:03
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Chris Anderson (TED): Questions no one knows the answers to

Pre-K - Higher Ed
TED curator Chris Anderson shares his obsession with questions that no one (yet) knows the answers to. A short intro leads into two questions: Why can't we see evidence of alien life? And how many universes are there?
Instructional Video14:36
Crash Course

Exploring the Universe: Crash Course Big History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about what happened in the Universe after the big bang. They'll teach you about cosmic background radiation, how a bunch of hydrogen and helium turned into stars, formed...
Instructional Video14:24
Crash Course

The Big Bang: Crash Course Big History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about, well, everything. Big History is the history of everything. We're going to start with the Big Bang, take you right through all of history (recorded and otherwise), and...
Instructional Video11:03
Crash Course

Why Star Stuff Matters: Crash Course Big History 202

12th - Higher Ed
So, the stars made the elements, we're all made of star stuff, etc. But what does all this mean? This week Emily Graslie teaches you how the formation of chemical elements in the bellies of the earliest stars made life as we know it...
Instructional Video10:33
SciShow

4 of Physics’ (Other) Greatest Mysteries

12th - Higher Ed
Physicists are interested in the big questions like "Where did we come from?" and "What is all this stuff?". But the answers to some of these questions, just lead to more questions.
Instructional Video5:52
SciShow

Antimatter Light Spectrum Discovered!

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists were able to measure the emission lines of antimatter! And we may have some new clues about how dinosaurs lost their teeth on the way to becoming birds.
Instructional Video13:10
Crash Course

Life Begins Crash Course Big History 4

12th - Higher Ed
In which Hank and John Green teach you about life on Earth. They won't be giving advice on how life should be lived, because this is a history series. Instead, they'll teach you about the earliest forms of life on Earth, and some of the...
Instructional Video14:22
Crash Course

Exploring the Universe Crash Course Big History 2

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about what happened in the Universe after the big bang. They'll teach you about cosmic background radiation, how a bunch of hydrogen and helium turned into stars, formed...
Instructional Video4:45
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Three ways the universe could end - Venus Keus

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Our universe started with the Big Bang, but how will it end? Explore cosmologists’ three possible scenarios: the Big Crunch, the Big Freeze and the Big Rip. -- We know about our universe’s past: the Big Bang theory predicts that all...
Instructional Video9:36
SciShow

5 Baffling Mysteries About the Universe

12th - Higher Ed
At the beginning of the 20th century, many scientists thought that we had learned all there was to know about physics. The problem is, the better we get at measuring things and building models of our universe, the more we discover that...
Instructional Video13:41
Crash Course

The Modern Revolution Crash Course Big History 8

12th - Higher Ed
In which Hank and John Green teach you a Crash Course on the modern revolution, and the upside of the progress that humanity has made in the last 500 years or so. And while there are two sides to every history, and many of these changes...
Instructional Video5:53
SciShow

Why We're Building Underground Telescopes

12th - Higher Ed
Obviously most telescopes need to see the sky to do their job, but when you are studying a wave that can pass right through the earth, the best place for your telescope might be underground.
Instructional Video5:44
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What is the universe expanding into? - Sajan Saini

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The universe began in a Big Bang nearly fourteen billion years ago, and has been expanding ever since. But how does the universe expand and what is it expanding into? Sajan Saini explains the existing theories around the Big Bang and...
Instructional Video14:14
Crash Course

The Sun & The Earth Crash Course Big History 3

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about our Sun, and the formation of the planets. We're going to focus on the formation and development of the Earth, because that's where people live. You'll learn about the...
Instructional Video12:07
TED Talks

Chris Anderson (TED): Questions no one knows the answers to

12th - Higher Ed
TED curator Chris Anderson shares his obsession with questions that no one (yet) knows the answers to. A short intro leads into two questions: Why can't we see evidence of alien life? And how many universes are there?
Instructional Video13:30
Crash Course

The Deep Future: Crash Course Big History

12th - Higher Ed
Finally, after what seems like eons and eons, the end is nigh. We're talking not only about the end of Crash Course Big History, but also the end of everything. The end of humanity and the end of the universe.John and Hank Green will...