Is radiation dangerous?
AdultsHealthScienceWhen 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 should we worry about its effects? Matt Anticole describes the different types of radiation.
Transporters and Quantum Teleportation
AdultsPhysicsTransportationScienceTechnologyHow Transporters and Quantum Teleportation Work
Do These Liquids Look Alive?
AdultsFoodPhysicsScienceExperimentsWhy do droplets of food coloring attract, repel, and chase each other?
Pouring Molten salt into Water - Explosion!
AdultsFilmInternet CultureScienceExperimentsI'm so glad I'm able to watch him do this crazily dangerous experiment at my safe, safe home.
4 Logical Paradoxes!!
AdultsInternet CulturePhilosophyScience4 Logical Paradoxes That Will Boggle Your Mind
What is deja vu? What is deja vu?
AdultsNeurosciencePsychologyScienceYou might have felt it -- the feeling that you've experienced something before, but, in reality, the experience is brand new. There are over 40 theories that attempt to explain the phenomenon of deja vu. Michael Molina explains how neuroimaging and cognitive psychology have narrowed down the theories that could explain that feeling you're having...again.
This Is the Most Amazing Biomimetic Robot Hand You've Ever Seen
AdultsBiotechnologyHumanScienceThird arm? Robot tentacle? My dreams of having extra tentacles may come true!
How do dogs "see" with their noses?s
AdultsBiologyPetsScienceYou may have heard the expression that dogs 'see with their noses.' But these creature's amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see. Alexandra Horowitz illustrates how the dog's nose can smell the past, the future and even things that can't be seen at all.
How I found a mythical boiling river in the Amazon
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceCultureWhen Andres Ruzo was a young boy in Peru, his grandfather told him a story with an odd detail: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it.
The Specious Present
AdultsHumanNeurosciencePsychologyScienceEducationWhat is the specious present? And how do our brains perceive time?
The Speed of Life Veritasium
AdultsPsychologySocietyScienceEducationWhy does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down?
The benefits of a good night's sleep
AdultsHealthNeuroscienceScienceIt's 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You've been studying for days, but you still don't feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep? Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way that's crucial for how our memory works.
The Science of Internet Trolls
AdultsInternet CultureSciencePsychologyTime to troll the trolls with some SCIENCE!
The Science Of Motivation
AdultsPsychologyProductivityScienceWhat's the best way to stay motivated?
Freezing soap bubbles at -15 celsius
AdultsPhotographyScienceNatureMy name is Pablo Zaluska and I'm a photographer and videographer living in Warsaw, Poland. An inspiration for this session was a conversation with my 3-year-old daughter while dressing up to go out. Post