TED-Ed
TED-ED: Can you solve the river crossing riddle? - Lisa Winer
As a wildfire rages through the grasslands, three lions and three wildebeest flee for their lives. To escape the inferno, they must cross over to the left bank of a crocodile-infested river. Can you help them figure out how to get across...
SciShow
The Giant Wave on Venus
What was that giant swoop on Venus? And SpaceX continues to move forward.
SciShow
Asteroids, Exomoons, and a Crash on the Moon
Caitlin serves up the latest in space-science news, this week featuring developments in missions dedicated to sampling asteroids, detecting exomoons, and solving the mysteries of the moon.
SciShow Kids
What Happens When You Lose a Balloon?
Squeaks almost lost a balloon outside, but what would have happened to it had it floated away into the sky?
TED Talks
TED: An entertainment icon on living a life of meaning | Norman Lear
In the 1970s (and decades following), TV producer Norman Lear touched the lives of millions with culture-altering sitcoms like All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Good Times, pushing the boundaries of the era and giving a primetime...
TED Talks
TED: Life lessons from big cats | Beverly + Dereck Joubert
Beverly + Dereck Joubert live in the bush, filming and photographing lions and leopards in their natural habitat. With stunning footage (some never before seen), they discuss their personal relationships with these majestic animals --...
TED Talks
TED: Wild Women | Sunni Patterson
With lightning on her tongue, Sunni Patterson performs her powerful poem, "Wild Women," accompanied by the entrancing moves of dancer Chanice Holmes.
SciShow
How Do We Know We’re Tired?
Sleep is complicated. And there's still a lot we don't know about it, but zebrafish larvae are a surprisingly good place to look to learn more about what makes us sleepy.
SciShow
What Honeybees Can Teach Us About Democracy
Hank fills us in on the democratic ways of the honeybee and makes a request for more interpretive dance in our own political systems.
SciShow
SciShow Talk Show: Animal Adaptaions with Biologist Jeff Good & Jessi Knudsen Castañeda
Welcome to this episode of SciShow Talk Show! This week Hank talks with Jeff Good & Jessi Knudsen Castañeda with a Netherland Dwarf Rabbit named Cheeks.
SciShow
We Live in a Chimney
There are some captivating things when you look up at the night sky, but our location in the Milky Way may be fogging up our view.
SciShow
Apocalypse Averted, Colossal Squid, & Rocket to the Sun?
Hank tells us about near-earth objects & primordial black holes; new developments in evolutionary genetics; a giant squid & a giant radio telescope; & answers viewer questions about disposing of nuclear waste in space.
SciShow
We Know More About That Underground Lake on Mars | SciShow News
Scientists have taken a look at the underground lake found on Mars in 2018, and it might not be the only one! Plus, new clues might help us understand why the Sun’s atmosphere is so much hotter than the surface!
Amoeba Sisters
Classification
Explores classification in biology as well as taxonomy hierarchy: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species with The Amoeba Sisters! This video also discusses the importance of scientific names and why...
Bozeman Science
Mitochondria: The Powerhouse of the Cell
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the mitochondria generates energy for the cell through aerobic respiration. He also explains how research into the organelle has shown its importance in eukaryotic evolution.
PBS
The Last Time the Globe Warmed
Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic. Well there was a time -- and not too long ago -- when the world warmed more than any human has ever seen. (So far)
TED Talks
Carl Honoré: In praise of slowness
Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives.
TED Talks
Sophal Ear: Escaping the Khmer Rouge
TED Fellow Sophal Ear shares the compelling story of his family's escape from Cambodia under the rule of the Khmer Rouge. He recounts his mother's cunning and determination to save her children.
TED Talks
David Carson: Design and discovery
Great design is a never-ending journey of discovery -- for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. Sociologist and surfer-turned-designer David Carson walks through a gorgeous (and often quite funny) slide deck of his work and...
TED Talks
Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil
Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to...
SciShow
A Runaway Supermassive Black Hole
Black holes are a wondrous force of the universe! Hank explains how we found a supermassive rogue black hole & how DNA behaves in space!
SciShow
How Smells Trigger Memories
SciShow explains how smells can bring back early memories -- even memories that your brain didn't know you had.
TED Talks
Simon Berrow: How do you save a shark you know nothing about?
They're the second-largest fish in the world, they're almost extinct, and we know almost nothing about them. In this talk, Simon Berrow describes the fascinating basking shark ("great fish of the sun" in Irish), and the exceptional --...