Instructional Video25:01
SciShow

Conservation Genomics and Kizmit the Porcupine: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Brit Garner, host of SciShow Psych, talks about the research she's doing in conservation genetics/genomics, and Jessi from Animal Wonders shows off an African crested porcupine!
Instructional Video2:47
SciShow

Why Yapoks Need a Pouch for Their Junk

12th - Higher Ed
Yapoks are cute aquatic marsupials, and they're the only living creatures that need pouches for their sacs.
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

What Happens to Your Body if You Drink Heavy Water?

12th - Higher Ed
What is heavy water, and is it safe to drink? Heavy water, or deuterium oxide, has some pretty important scientific applications. But what would happen to your body if you actually drank it? Hosted by Hank Green.
Instructional Video5:29
SciShow

What are Superfluids and Why Are They Important?

12th - Higher Ed
Can you imagine a cup of tea that doesn't obey the laws of physics? One that pours out of the bottom of your cup while crawling up the sides to the top? Join Hank Green for a fun new SciShow super episode all about superfluids!
Instructional Video4:03
SciShow

Weird Places: The Lava Lake in Antarctica

12th - Higher Ed
What could be cooler than a permanent lava lake surrounded by snow!?
Instructional Video5:30
SciShow

Cephalopods Have a Totally Wild Way of Adapting

12th - Higher Ed
With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates them from most other animals on...
Instructional Video2:34
SciShow

Can It Be Too Hot To Fly?

12th - Higher Ed
How does heat affect airplanes? Turns out heat, speed and density connect to create dangerous situations.
Instructional Video28:13
SciShow

Invasive Plants & Restoration Ecology | SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Today Hank talks with Dr. Cara Nelson about invasive plants that use toxic chemicals and rapid reproduction to outcompete native plants, and Jessi brings some adorable invasive birds. Dr. Nelson is a professor of Restoration Ecology at...
Instructional Video2:50
SciShow

Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR): Energy for the Future?

12th - Higher Ed
Hank addresses a highly requested topic - liquid fluoride thorium reactors - and tells us how LFTR might be the future of energy in ... China?
Instructional Video4:51
SciShow

Is Glass a Liquid?

12th - Higher Ed
Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video42:23
SciShow

Sex Research: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
This week on SciShow Talk Show, Dr. Lindsey Doe sexplains to Hank some of the difficulties in conducting sex research and discusses the past leaders of the field. Later, Jessi from Animal Wonders drops by with Stumpy the Dumpy Tree Frog.
Instructional Video3:08
SciShow

Why You Can't Bake a Mason Jar

12th - Higher Ed
Regular old glass like the kind that makes up a mason jar can shatter and explode if put in the oven. But we do have types of glass that you can bake your pie or brownies in and it's all thanks to some neat chemical tricks.
Instructional Video2:00
SciShow

Why Does Body-Temperature Air Feel Hot?

12th - Higher Ed
You'd think that air that was the same temperature as your body would feel neutral, but if you've ever been outside when it's 37 degrees Celsius out... you know that's not the case! Hosted by: Stefan Chin
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

Where Do Camels Store Their Water?

12th - Higher Ed
When camels drink, they do so at a rate that would kill most other animals. But where does all of that water go? Hint: It's not their humps!
Instructional Video14:18
TED Talks

TED: Nature, art and magical blocks of flying concrete | Lonneke Gordijn

12th - Higher Ed
Our bodies instinctually respond to the movements and rhythms of nature, like the uplifting feeling you get when walking in a forest. Can art evoke the same emotions? Experiential artist Lonneke Gordijn takes us through her studio's...
Instructional Video5:32
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: 1816: The year with no summer | David Biello

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted and its emissions spread across the globe, blotting out the sun for almost an entire year. This wreaked havoc on agriculture, leading to famines all across the Northern hemisphere. It was the year without...
Instructional Video12:11
TED Talks

TED: How to feng shui your fridge -- and other happy climate hacks | Jiaying Zhao

12th - Higher Ed
Is it possible for taking action on climate change to make you feel happy? Behavioral scientist Jiaying Zhao believes that's the only way we'll create lasting, sustainable change. From treat meals to feng shui fridges, she offers eight...
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow Kids

Where Do Caves Come From? | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks is back from visiting Sam the Bat’s cave and is excited to learn all about how different caves form and why they look the ways they do!
Instructional Video17:50
SciShow Kids

Guess That Animal: Winter Edition | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
With winter in full swing, Jessi and Squeaks are snowed in for the day and passing the time with their favorite game: Guess That Animal!
Instructional Video22:02
SciShow Kids

Fun in the Sun | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
It’s a sunny day at The Fort, so Squeaks and Mr. Brown are watching videos from the past to remind themselves of all the fun experiments they can do when it’s sunny outside!
Instructional Video4:41
SciShow Kids

What's Inside a Pinecone? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks learn all about pine cones and their seeds today! Did you know that pine cones can open and close to help protect their seeds?
Instructional Video20:40
SciShow Kids

Bird Watching | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mr. Brown saw some really cool birds while they were birdwatching at The Fort, so they’re revisiting old videos to remind themselves about a bunch of really cool birds!
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow Kids

Why Does Popcorn Pop? | The Science of Food! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mister Brown are making popcorn for all of their friends, and learning all about how heat makes popcorn kernels pop!
Instructional Video12:29
TED Talks

TED: How video games can level up the way you learn | Kris Alexander

12th - Higher Ed
Video games naturally tap into the way we learn: they focus our attention and track our progress as we head toward a clear goal. Kris Alexander, a professor of video game design and passionate gamer himself, thinks the same elements...