SciShow
Great Minds: James Hutton, Founder of Geology
Don't get sedimental when you learn the history of geology. The video focuses on James Hutton who, in the 1700s, came up with a theory based on rock layers. Without using any modern dating tools, he was able to theorize the earth was...
Fuse School
Law of Conservation of Mass
New things are created all the time while others disappear, does the Law of Conservation of Mass mean your drone might be made out of dinosaurs? The 16th video in a series of 29 begins with a timeline of scientific discoveries related to...
Periodic Videos
Francium
After many false discovery reports from other scientists, Marguerite Perey first discovered francium in 1939. Learn about how she discovered it and the interesting story behind this famous scientist and her mentors. The video is the 87th...
Crash Course
Marie Curie and Spooky Rays: Crash Course History of Science #31
Marie Curie overcame limitations to become the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. A video presentation outlines her work and discoveries in radioactivity. The narrator gives a timeline of her achievements as she sacrificed her own...
Crash Course
Micro-Biology: Crash Course History of Science #24
Robert Koch and his team of scientists identified the germs that cause diphtheria, typhoid, pneumonia, gonorrhea, meningitis, whooping cough, tetanus, plague, leprosy, syphilis, and more—that's some important work! Over a period of 100...
SciShow
Top 10 New Species of the Year!
The only thing creepier than cockroaches are cockroaches that glow. Glowing cockroaches, or L. Luckae, made the top 10 new species of 2012. The other nine on the list are just as unique. Video focuses on why scientists just identified...
Fuse School
Mendeleev and the Periodic Table
Two hundred years before Mendeleev created the periodic table, scientists observed patterns in the elements and tried to sort them. The brief first video in a 15-part series explains the development of the periodic table and the many...
Periodic Videos
Seaborgium
Glenn Seaborg might be the only man to have an element named after him while he was still alive. Learn more about a great scientist and the element named to honor him in a scientific video. It includes photos, interviews with people who...
Crash Course
The Computer and Turing: Crash Course History of Science #36
Computers have changed the world but how have computers themselves changed? A Crash Course History of Science episode focuses on the the history of the computer. It opens with defining what a computer is and continues by introducing the...
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Great Minds: Rosalind Franklin
The first person to discover the structure of DNA is not the person who won the Nobel prize for the discovery. While we know Rosalind Franklin was the first to discover the structure of DNA, her work was shared with others who went on to...
American Chemical Society
Women in Chemistry: Heroes of the Periodic Table
Although Dimitri Mendeleev developed the periodic table in 1871, there have been many changes and discoveries since. A video lesson presents the contributions of two prominent women chemists: Maire Curie and Ida Tacke. The narrator...
MinuteEarth
Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
Most people think of a mathematical pattern as a series of numbers. A video discusses how math might explain the patterns of spots, stripes, and other shapes found on animals. It begins with the observation of various patterns, then...
SciShow
3 World-Changing Biology Experiments
Some experiments have changed society's general world view, and this video highlights three of them. Questionable methodologies used in these experiments still raise debate, but the results defined biology and led us to where we are today.
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Great Minds: Alfred Wegener
The first person to theorize continental drift was a meteorologist with a PhD in astronomy. Alfred Wegener was generally mocked at for his continental drift theory, but later science would prove him right. The video discusses his polar...
Fuse School
Buckyballs, Graphene, and Nanotubes
Graphene's uses increase almost daily since it is the strongest metal, but is also flexible, thin, and lightweight. Graphene, buckyballs, and nanotubes — all recent discoveries, revolutionized many industries. Their applications include...
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Great Minds: Pliny The Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus, known as Pliny the Elder, should not to be confused with Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, known as Pliny the Younger. Video describes the process of Pliny the Elder creating what turned into the first...
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Great Minds: Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock discovered mobile genetic elements and was eventually awarded a Nobel Prize, but people first laughed at her because of her gender. Learn more about her contributions to genetics with a biographical video.
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Neil Armstrong Tribute
An informative video is a tribute to the man best known for stepping onto the moon. Neil Armstrong was a pilot before he could drive, an engineer, and a symbol of human achievement whom shall never be forgotten.
Periodic Videos
Bohrium
Bohrium was originally named neilsbohrium until the IUPAC rejected the label because it included a Christian name. Viewers learn more about the creation of bohrium, its properties, and the many debates about the proper name for this...
Crash Course
The New Astronomy: Crash Course History of Science #13
Sword duels, religious unrest, war—who says science is boring? Aspiring astronomers discover fascinating facts about the famous scientists that dared challenge the accepted model of the solar system in the 13th video of a 16-part History...
TED-Ed
The Genius of Marie Curie
Can you name the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences? After watching a short video on the life, discoveries, and accomplishments of Marie Curie, you can!
SciShow
Great Minds: James Clerk Maxwell, Electromagnetic Hero
What do Saturn's rings, electromagnetism, and the first color photograph all have in common? James Clerk Maxwell discovered them all! Learn about one of the founders of modern physics with a video biography of his academic discoveries...
American Museum of Natural History
Poison For Good...Poison For Evil
The myths of Hercules and the Hydra and Jason and Medea open a resource about how poisons can be used as weapons of destruction or for beneficial purposes. After watching animated videos of the myths, users take a short quiz that tests...
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
MLK: Nonviolence is the Most Powerful Weapon
A short video interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provides young social scientists with an opportunity to hear directly from King about his commitment to non-violent organized resistance and why he believed it is the most powerful...
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