SciShow
Will You be Iron Man?
We have the technology! We can rebuild...ourselves! Human interface technologies like Google Glass, robotic prosthetics, and bionic eyes have the potential to help people recover lost abilities, but also to grant us new abilities. Will...
Be Smart
Why Do We Itch?
It's one of the most annoying sensations our bodies can feel, but does anything feel better than when you scratch an itch? Ok, maybe *some* things. But itching and scratching are up there. How does this weird sensation work? And what is...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do schools of fish swim in harmony? - Nathan S. Jacobs
How do schools of fish swim in harmony? How do the tiny cells in your brain give rise to the complex thoughts, memories, and consciousness that are you? Oddly enough, those questions have the same general answer. Nathan S. Jacobs...
TED Talks
TED: We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely | Juan enriquez
For four billion years, what lived and died on earth depended on two principles: natural selection and random mutation. Then humans came along and changed everything - hybridizing plants, breeding animals, altering the environment and...
SciShow
Why Does Virtual Reality Make Me Sick?
You're enjoying a nice simulated drive using your VR headset, when you're suddenly jolted with nausea. What is causing this gross feeling? Check out this episode to learn how sensory input and VR simulation can throw your body off.
SciShow
The Sensor That Dissolves in Your Brain
In this week's SciShow News, we discuss two new types of sensors being developed. One tracks the content of certain molecules in your sweat while you exercise and the other is a brain implant that can be resorbed once it has finished its...
SciShow
The Science of Sweetness
Sugar, honey, listen up. Humans love the sweet taste of sweetness, but have you ever wondered why? What's the evolutionary purpose behind our love for sweets? Why can we taste sweet anyway? What are those sugar substitutes really made...
SciShow
Why You Can’t Listen to Music While You Work
Some people are capable of concentrating in a storm of noise and motion, and some get distracted by the slightest squeak of a classmate’s chair. This has to do with our brain’s ability to filter, and not only are both entirely natural,...
SciShow
Magenta Is All In Your Head
The world is full of colors. Almost all of them can be described by a wavelength of visible light, but there are some colors out there that are just in your head!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does alcohol cause hangovers? | Judy Grisel
The molecule responsible for hangovers is ethanol, which we colloquially refer to as alcohol. Ethanol is present in all alcoholic beverages, and generally speaking, the more ethanol, the greater the potential for a hangover. So, how...
SciShow
What's the Best Position to Sleep In
What's the best sleeping position? Well, with all the pseudoscience to consider, it might just depend on who you are. *The graphic shows the stomach on the wrong side of the body. It should be pictured on the left side of the body, not...
TED Talks
TED: Secrets of the mind and free will -- revealed by magic tricks | Alice Pailhès
Are you in control of your choices? Magic tricks might reveal otherwise, says scientist and illusionist Alice Pailhès. Watch closely as she performs magic tricks that unveil how your brain works, how you can be subtly influenced and what...
SciShow
How Your Baby Changes Your Brain
You might feel overwhelmed, and have no idea what you're doing when you first have a baby, but evolution has prepared you to take care of your kids.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks...
SciShow
SciShow: FAQ Compilation
We’ve compiled some of those frequent asks into one place, here, so hopefully, if you’ve ever wondered these curious questions, you can get a whole bunch of answers. Welcome to this episode of SciShow Compilation: FAQ!
SciShow
The Science of Sleep
If you celebrate American Thanksgiving, odds are you're full of food and pretty sleepy right about now. While you drift off for a post-feast nap, enjoy this compilation of episodes covering all kinds of different sleepy, science-y topics!
SciShow
What Neuroscience Can Learn from Meditation
Meditation methods and the scientific method are teaming up to explore some of the deepest questions about our existence and human nature.
TED Talks
Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains
Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility...
TED Talks
Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do
There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its...
TED Talks
TED: Everything you hear on film is a lie | Tasos Frantzolas
Sound design is built on deception -- when you watch a movie or TV show, nearly all of the sounds you hear are fake. In this audio-rich talk, Tasos Frantzolas explores the role of sound in storytelling and demonstrates just how easily...
SciShow
Your Brain and Stress | Compilation
Stress and anxiety are complex, and the brain chemistry involved in those experiences are no exception. Here we explore the chemicals responsible for your brain’s response to stress.
SciShow
We Don't All Have a "Mind's Eye" | Aphantasia
Some people don’t have or use visual imagination, or the “mind’s eye.” Many with this condition, called aphantasia, might not even realize that they’re experiencing the world differently, but this difference offers a new window into how...
SciShow
When Sex Makes You Sick Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome
Generally speaking, orgasms are pretty wonderful. But for some, they can be literally sickening.
SciShow
Your Head Might Be On Sideways
In your brain the right side controls the left half of your body and vice versa. We still aren't sure why this is, but some scientists have come up with a pretty bizarre explanation: that some ancient vertebrate ancestor was born with...