Why Do We Release So Much Gas?
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceEnvironmentGlobal WarmingThe carbon dioxide we’re pumping into the air every day is causing unprecedented global warming and climate change.
What Is The Best Shape For A Farm?
AdultsCreativityCultureHistoryScienceThe shape of a farm can tell you a surprising amount about the land it's on and the people that use it.
Why do you want to squeeze cute things?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScienceExplore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.
3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow
AdultsEducationScienceExperimentsIn this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods.
The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
AdultsLifeScienceSpaceSupernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power – if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.
Veritasium's Derek Muller Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
AdultsEducationFilmScienceMediaInternet CultureVeritasium's Derek Muller answers the web's most searched questions about himself. Where did the name 'Veritasium' come from? Is Veritasium a real element? Where does Derek live? Is he married? What was Veritasium's first video? Derek answers all these questions and much more!
What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes
AdultsEducationScienceEnergyTechnologyEnergy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house? That's why we made these things spud-tacularly simple.
4 Plants that Hunt Underground
AdultsEnvironmentLifeNatureScienceBiologyCarnivorous plants tend to live in environments where the soil can’t provide enough of the nutrients they need to survive, so they have developed all sorts of methods to trap and consume the critters of the area, including hunting underground!
How Entomologists Use Insects to Solve Crimes | WIRED
AdultsAnimalsIndustryLifeScienceJusticePsychology"Insects never lie. Insects are tiny witnesses," says forensic entomologist Dr. Paola Magni. On a crime scene, insects like maggots play a key role in determining time of death. Dr. Magni uses the learnings from these insects to give justice to victims.
Harp Seal Pups are Losing their Homes I Our Frozen Planet I BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeTravelEnvironmentScienceOn opposite ends of our planet, two remarkably similar stories are playing out... and what links them is our changing climate. Meet the scientists witnessing events unfold in these polar regions, and discover their hopes for a better future.
A Molecule-Thick Coating Changes What a Surface Does, Thanks to Nanoscience
AdultsCreativityEducationScienceThis episode was made in partnership with The Kavli Prize. The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience — transforming our understanding of the big, the small, and the complex.