How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky
Adults Science
There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures.
How Can We Store Renewable Energy?
Adults Science
Decarbonizing our power production is vitally important if we want to curtail climate change, but there are some major logistical issues we’re going to have to overcome before we can do that.
Cute Aggression
Youth Science
Explore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.
Why Do Heart Attacks Cause *Arm* Pain?
Adults Science
When the brain receives pain from an internal organ, it often projects the pain in the wrong place because of the way sensory nerve paths converge.
How Airplanes Fly
Kids Science
As Squeaks continues to prepare for his big trip on a plane, he and Jessi learn the science behind how airplanes fly!
How to deal with rejection
Adults Science
Dig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience.
The Stickiest Non-Sticky Material
Adults Science
Adhesives based on gecko skin can hold huge weights – without sticking to anything.
Watch This If You're Scared Of Snakes
Youth Science
Travel around the world to visit some of nature’s most incredible snakes: vipers, and find out which are the most dangerous.
Paxi on The ISS
Kids Science
Our alien friend Paxi went to visit ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet on board the ISS where Thomas explains microorganisms on Earth and in space.
How To Terraform Mars - WITH LASERS
Adults Science
Mars is a disappointing hellhole lacking practically everything we need to stay alive. It looks like we’ll only ever have small crews spend a miserable time hidden underground.
Flame Rainbow
Youth Science
The rainbow flame chemistry demonstration, is one of the most colourful displays of chemistry known to humankind.
I tested the US Military’s secret space weapon
Adults Science
An engineer came up with a plan to drop tungsten telephone poles from space - the idea has been seriously considered on multiple occasions, so we tested it.
Anthropology’s Greatest Hoax
Adults Science
Scientists are sometimes deemed objective observers of the world in which we live, but that’s not entirely true. They’re still human and can find themselves victim to fraudsters just like the lot of us.
Why Do We Release So Much Gas?
Adults Science
The carbon dioxide we’re pumping into the air every day is causing unprecedented global warming and climate change.
How Can Straws Hold Weight?
Kids Science
Plastic straws: so light, so bendy. So how can we get them to hold up an entire water bottle?
Tell Me About: Roller Coasters
Kids Science
Ever wondered how roller coasters work? Or how they're built? Well hop on and go for a ride to find out.
Black Hole Star – The Star That Shouldn't Exist
Adults Science
Black hole stars may have been the largest stars to ever exist. They burned brighter than galaxies and were Larger than any star today or that could ever exist in the future.
How Animals Fly
Kids Science
As Squeaks continues to prepare for his big trip with Jessi, Mr. Brown helps him learn all about different kinds of wings and how they help animals and machines fly!
Why do you want to squeeze cute things?
Adults Science
Explore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.
How To Make Plastic From Seaweed
Youth Science
A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed.
3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow
Adults Science
In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods.