What If We Just Burned All Our Trash?
AdultsHealthHumanNatureEnvironmentSociety... With Starbucks banning plastic straws and zero waste on trend, is the solution to plastic pollution and climate change burning all the trash?
How to Turn Cancer Against Itself
AdultsHealthHumanScience This video was made in partnership with the Swiss National Science Foundation.
I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel!
AdultsHealthHumanScienceEngineering... Aerogel has extraordinary properties but it can be tough to work with. This video looks at modifying aerogels to take advantage of their unique characteristics.
This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants
AdultsFoodHumanIndustryScienceEconomy... Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/
Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food.
Is Meat Bad for You? Is Meat Unhealthy?
AdultsAnimalsFoodHumanHealth... Over the last few years eating meat has increasingly been associated with health risks, like heart disease, cancer and an early death. How unhealthy is meat really?
You Don’t Want to Live Forever
AdultsBiologyHumanSciencePhilosophyLife... The idea of immortality has long been a prominent fixture in storytelling, and serves as a much sought after goal even here in real life.
How Sustainable Plantations Help Save Uganda’s Decimated Forests
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeEnvironmentEconomy... Sustainable forestry is helping the country electrify, cutting down on firewood use—and providing livelihoods.
Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?
AdultsHumanPoliticsWorldSocietyJustice... Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?
My Video Went Viral. Here's Why
AdultsCultureData ScienceHumanSocial MediaInternet Culture... My hypothesis is that the algorithm, rather than viewer preference, drives views on the site. As the algorithm shifts, various YouTubers experience burnout (as what used to work no longer works) and right now click-through rate is the key metric.
Can you spot the problem with these headlines?
AdultsBusinessHumanMediaHealth... Puzzle through a set of hypothetical health studies and headlines and see if you can spot what’s misleading about the headline.
The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?
AdultsHealthHumanScience Vaccines are one of our best tools to prevent dangerous diseases, but they come with side effects. So would it be safer not to vaccinate?
The Secrets of Extreme Breath Holding
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanPsychology... Humans can hold our breath longer than we think by taking advantage of our body’s innate survival instincts - and then ignoring them.
How to biohack your cells to fight cancer
AdultsBiologyHumanScienceHealthBiotechnology... Check out the science of biohacking, where biologists go into a patient’s genetic code and reprogram their immune system to recognize and fight cancer cells.