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Illuminating the Universe: The History of Light

Adults History Technology
Beyond what we can touch, taste, smell, and hear, we experience the universe through light. But how did we come to discover light, and how did we learn light's true nature, as the fastest thing in the universe, an electromagnetic spectrum, a wave and particle capable of the most amazing things? Here is the history of light, according to physics.

Star Wars (1977) Teaser Trailer

Adults Art Film Marketing
Original teaser trailer for the 1977 film "Star Wars." Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guiness, Peter Cushing, David Prowse, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and James Earl Jones. Written & Directed by George Lucas.

The History and Future of Everything -- Time

Adults History World
Time makes sense in small pieces. But when you look at huge stretches of time, it's almost impossible to wrap your head around things. So we teamed up with the awesome blog "Wait but Why" and made this video to help you putting things in perspective with some infographics!

This Is How Your Brain Powers Your Thoughts

Adults Biology Neuroscience
Scientists have figured out how our brains process thoughts and the explanation will blow your mind.

The World's Deadliest Venom Could Save Your Life

Adults Animals Health Nature
Some animals produce venom that is lethal to both their prey and to humans, but scientists are finding ways to use these compounds as medicine.

GoPro Awards: Wingsuit Flight Between Skyscrapers with Brandon Mikesell

Adults Film Sports
Brandon Mikesell and his filmer, Ben Verde, complete the ultimate dream of wingsuiting between skyscrapers in Panama City, Panama.

Game Of Thrones Season 3: Trailer

Adults Art Film Marketing
Game of Thrones Season 3 is coming. The new season returns on March 31st at 9pm.

Ping Pong Trick Shots 3 | Dude Perfect

Adults Internet Culture Media Sports
We take Ping Pong Trick Shots to the next level!

Destroying Cancer Using Your Own Genetically Modified Cells

Adults Genetics Health Science
Scientists are taking cancer patients' immune cells and engineering them to fight cancer. How does it work?

The Beginning of Everything -- The Big Bang

Adults History Physics Space
How did everything get started? Has the universe a beginning or was it here since forever? Well, evidence suggests that there was indeed a starting point to this universe we are part of right now. But how can this be? How can something come from nothing? And what about time? We don't have all the answers yet so let's talk about what we know.

14-Year-Old Prodigy Programmer Dreams In Code

Adults Education Software Engineering
Fourteen-year-old programmer and software developer Santiago Gonzalez might just be the next Steve Jobs. He already has 15 iOS apps to his name and dreams of designing for Apple. At age 12, Santiago became a full-time college student and is on track to earn his bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering by age 16. By 17, when most teenagers are excited to just have their driver's license, Santiago will have his masters degree.

Are You Alone? (In The Universe)

Adults Life Space
Are you alone? To answer this question we have to take a look what "you" are first. What are you made of and where you stand in this universe. Are you your body? Your atoms? And how are your parts connected to the big picture?

Can you solve the three gods riddle? - Alex Gendler

Adults Creativity Math
You and your team have crash-landed on an ancient planet. Can you appease the three alien overlords who rule it and get your team safely home? Created by logician Raymond Smullyan, and popularized by his colleague George Boolos, this riddle has been called the hardest logic puzzle ever. Alex Gendler shows how to solve it.

Can you solve the virus riddle? - Lisa Winer

Adults Creativity Math
Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before the vents open and unleash a deadly airborne plague? Lisa Winer shows how.

Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food

Adults Genetics Health
Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?

5-Yr-Old Pool Prodigy

Adults Human Sports
Meet Keith O'Dell, a bonafide pool playing prodigy. At just five years old, Keith pockets balls like a pro. The sport is in Keith's genes - his parents play pool, his grandparents play pool, the family even eats dinner on the pool table. His father says Keith was "born to play pool." The question is, how will his incredible talent effect the life ahead of him?

How this guy found 83 messages in bottles

Adults Creativity Global Warming Science
Clint Buffington has found 83 messages in bottles - and you could probably do it too. Vox's Zachary Crockett and Phil Edwards found out how.

Minecraft isn't just a game. It's an art form.

Adults Art Creativity Gaming
Minecraft maps are unique worlds, but they can also be an art form.

Everything Scientists Could Learn By Looking At Your Skull

Adults Biology History Human
Our skulls are all unique, but they also share characteristics across groups of people. Scientists can use this information to learn a lot about the previous "owner" of the skull.

The incredible sport of cup stacking, explained

Adults Society Sports
Sport stacking, cup stacking, speed stacking - whatever you call it, this sport is mesmerizing to watch. Vox's Phil Edwards learned the basics about stacking.

How a 15-year-old solved a Rubik's Cube in 5.25 seconds

Adults Math Sports
Rubik's Cube world record-holder Collin Burns tells us how he did it.