SciShow
The Only Radiation Units You Need to Know
In order to have a meaningful conversation about the dangers of radiation exposure, it’s important to be clear about just how much radiation we are dealing with. Unfortunately, the units we use are kind of a mess… but SciShow is here...
SciShow
How Movies and TV Get Radiation Sickness Wrong
Radiation sickness been portrayed in movies and television for more than 50 years. And those portrayals vary a lot. But if there’s one thing pretty much all these portrayals have in common, it’s that they get radiation sickness wrong—at...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Should we be looking for life elsewhere in the universe? - Aomawa Shields
As the number of _potentially habitable" planets that astronomers find continues to rise, we seem ever closer to answering the question, _Are we alone in the universe?" But should we be looking for life elsewhere? If we were to find life...
Healthcare Triage
Wellness Programs Don't Seem to Work as Advertised
The latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey on employer sponsored health insurance focused on the fact that growth in premiums in 2013 was as low as it has ever been in the 16 years of the survey. And that's awesome. Health insurance...
Curated Video
Reducing Radiation Risk
Radioactive substances can seriously damage health. Those that work with them must take care to reduce their effects. What methods can we use and how do they work? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. Exposure to...
Curated Video
Can Switching Off WiFi and Mobile Data Protect You From Radiation?
Simply switching off your phone data won’t completely eliminate radio wave emissions, even when your phone is on standby mode. This is because the phone needs to be connected to a nearby cell tower to be online and available for calls...
Next Animation Studio
Einstein’s theory of relativity passes major test
Einstein’s theory of relativity has passed a huge test involving pulsar stars — extremely dense neutron stars that emit beams of radiation and particles from their magnetic poles.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why do people fear the wrong things? - Gerd Gigerenzer
A new drug reduces the risk of heart attacks by 40%. Shark attacks are up by a factor of two. Drinking a liter of soda per day doubles your chance of developing cancer. These are all examples of a common way risk is presented in news...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Is radiation dangerous? - Matt Anticole
When we hear the word radiation, it's tempting to picture huge explosions and frightening mutations. But that's not the full story - radiation also applies to rainbows and a doctor examining an X-ray. So what is it, really, and how much...
SciShow Kids
How Do We Sing?
Sam the Bat is visiting today, and Jessi wants to use a cool trick to show him how we use a special part of our body to sing.
Flipping Physics
Introductory Newton's 2nd Law Example Problem and Demonstration
This video could also be called "Finding the Force of Friction between a Dynamics Cart and Track” because we use Newton’s Second Law to analyze a demonstration and show how negligible the force of friction really is.
NASA
How NASA Will Protect Astronauts From Space Radiation
August 1972, as NASA scientist Ian Richardson remembers it, was hot. In Surrey, England, where he grew up, the fields were brown and dry, and people tried to stay out of the Sun, indoors and televisions on. But for several days that...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Marianne Sowa and Jack Miller Discuss Radiation Science Using GeneLab
A conversation with and Marianne Sowa, branch chief of the Space Biosciences Research branch at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Jack Miller, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, about radiation science using GeneLab.
Curated Video
Types of Burns - Thermal, Chemical, Electrical, Radiation and Cold Burns
Explore the world of burns in this comprehensive video, breaking down the different types: thermal, chemical, electrical, radiation, and cold. Delve into the intricacies of thermal burns, distinguishing between dry and wet forms, and...
Curated Video
Understanding the Hazards and Benefits of Nuclear Radiation in Medicine
In this video, the different forms of radioactive emissions are discussed, including alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma radiation. The potential uses of nuclear radiation in medicine and its potential hazards are also explored....
Learn French With Alexa
Group 2 'IR' verbs: Past tense
Learn French Group 2 'IR' verbs in the past tense
Next Animation Studio
High levels of cellphone radiation linked to cancer in male rats
Researchers found evidence of links between tumors in male rats and exposure to radio frequency radiation.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Michael Hudson: Debt: The Politics and Economics of Restructuring 2/4
Michael Hudson, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, University of Missouri, Kansas City at the panel entitled "The Challenge of DeLeveraging and Overhangs of Debt II: The Politics and Economics of Restructuring" at the...
Music Matters
What's the Key of this Piece? - Music Theory
When you look at a melody how do you know in which key it is composed? This music theory lesson presents a short piece and explains how to determine the key of a given melody. It also talks about modulation to a different key. How good...
SciShow Kids
The Clues Glaciers Left Behind! | Winter Science | SciShow Kids
Mister Brown and Squeaks learn all about glaciers, and the clues they leave behind when they melt! Science and Engineering Practices: Developing and Using Models Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth - Some events...
FuseSchool
What Is Cancer?
What happens to cells for cancerous growths to occur? Your body is made up of millions and millions of cells. In fact there are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the body. These cells are dying and being replaced all the time. Cancer...
Curated Video
Scientists Overlooked How High Radiation Could Devastate Mars Exploration Missions
Scientists have long known high levels of radiation exists on Mars. But could it be so high that humans won't be able to handle when we get there? Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gaming,...
Wonderscape
The Chernobyl Disaster: A Nuclear Catastrophe
This video explores the events of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, where a reactor explosion released massive amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. Learn about the causes, the immediate response, and the long-term effects on the...
Wonderscape
The Fukushima Disaster: Japan's Nuclear Crisis
This video explores the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, triggered by Japan's most powerful earthquake and a devastating tsunami. Learn how natural forces overwhelmed the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, leading to reactor meltdowns,...