SciShow
A Brief History of Birth Control
Gym teacher Hank gives us the full story of the past, present, and future of birth control.
SciShow
Why Did You Skip a Period?
Have you had a normal menstrual cycle and then you suddenly miss a period? There are different reasons why this can happen, and if you don't experience a period you were expecting, you’ll probably want to talk to your health care...
TED Talks
TED: Why is it so hard to get effective birth control in the US? | Mark Edwards
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, the result of millions of people being unable to get the birth control method that works best for them. Reproductive health advocate and 2023 Audacious Project grantee...
TED Talks
TED: Let's put birth control back on the agenda | Melinda Gates
Contraception. The topic has become controversial in recent years. But should it be? Melinda Gates believes that many of the world's social change issues depend on ensuring that women are able to control their rate of having kids. In...
SciShow
Finally, A Male Pill?
Hank briefs us on the news that a team of biologists has developed the first contraceptive for males that is totally effective, easily reversible and doesn't mess with your hormones!
Crash Course
Where Are My Children: Crash Course Film Criticism
Before the Hayes Code was enacted, movies were a lot more brazen than we sometimes tend to think. Director/Producer Lois Weber spent much of her career making movies that challenged audiences. Her film, "Where Are My Children" is no...
SciShow
Why Did You Skip a Period?
Have you had a normal menstrual cycle and then you suddenly miss a period? There are different reasons why this can happen, and if you don't experience a period you were expecting, you’ll probably want to talk to your health care...
SciShow
What’s the Deal with Antibiotics and Birth Control
You might have heard that you should use a back-up method of protection if you’re taking birth control pills and antibiotics at the same time. Turns out, you might not have to worry about it.
SciShow
A New Male Birth Control?
Researchers have been studying a promising option for male birth control, and we've learned a bit more about how regeneration works in hydras!
SciShow
Does The Birth Control Pill Cause Depression?
Hormonal birth control has completely changed the game in health and letting people choose if and when they want to become pregnant. And like any medical treatment, it comes with some risks.
SciShow
A Brief History of Birth Control
Gym teacher Hank gives us the full story of the past, present, and future of birth control.
SciShow
Spinach That Detects Explosives!
What's both edible, and capable of sending you an email to let you know there's explosives nearby? Spinach! Well, spinach with some nanotechnology embedded within it. Learn how Popeye's favorite veggie is involved in the field of plant...
Crash Course
Women's Suffrage Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about American women in the Progressive Era and, well, the progress they made. So the big deal is, of course, the right to vote women gained when the 19th amendment was passed and ratified. But women made...
Curated Video
Human Population Growth - Crash Course Ecology
If being alive on Earth were a contest, humans would win it hands down. We're like the Michael Phelps of being alive, but with 250,000 times more gold medals. Today Hank is here to tell us the specifics of why and how human population...
Healthcare Triage
Why Isn't there a Birth Control Pill for Males?
Condoms and vasectomies remain pretty much the extent of birth control options for people who produce sperm, and both have problems. So why is almost all hormonal birth control aimed at those with ovaries? There have been some successes...
Curated Video
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: Free Speech in School
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to free speech. But when student journalists in Missouri wrote a series of articles on teen sex and divorce in 1983, their school appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for the...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Rammstein - Zeig Dich: Leaked Lyrics Analysis
Rammstein's new album is set to be released on May 17, 2019. It is their first album in 10 years. Recently the lyrics to one of their as of yet unreleased songs leaked online as part of some promotional art for the special vinyl edition...
Curated Video
Preventing Pregnancy
The following video compares abstinence to common birth control methods using a visual demonstration.
Hip Hughes History
The Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Decision Explained
A breakdown of the Supreme Court ruling, Burwell vs Hobby Lobby, taking a look at the issues of Constitutionality, Obamacare, religious liberty, corporate personhood as well as the majority and dissent opinions. I had to put on my Johnny...
Vlogbrothers
On Condom Failure
I have always thought that sex ed and statistics should be the same course. There's no better way to show how vital stats is to your every day life than to look at statistics. Probabilities are so easy to misunderstand, and there are a...
Curated Video
Trailblazing Women of the 20s - Marie Stopes
National Archives: Learn about Marie Stopes, a prominent campaigner for birth control in the 1920s. Marie is the eighth to feature in our Trailblazing Women of the 20s series; in each short film, we focus on an individual who led the way...
Healthcare Triage
The CDC's Preachy Recommendations on Pregnancy and Alcohol. and the Internet's Overreaction
The CDC's recommendations for women about alcohol and pregnancy caused an uproar on the internet recently. We've got Aaron's take on the situation.
Healthcare Triage
Addyi Isn't that Effective, and it Isn't Selling Very Well
No studies this week. We're actually going to do news. It's time for an Addyi update. Addyi, or Flibanserin was touted as the "female Viagra" despite the fact that it isn't very similar to Viagra. It still doesn't work very well or for...
Healthcare Triage
Should You Panic about the Breast Cancer/Birth Control Stories?
No. It turns out, media outlets sometimes sensationalize connections like this. Hormonal birth control is safe, and while it does come with some risks, the benefits very often outweigh the downsides. Aaron has the numbers on just how...