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Mushroom Wars

AdultsLifeNatureScience...
Two mushroom guilds with vastly different strategies are locked in competition for forest dominance.

Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad

AdultsHealthHumanPsychology
Explore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.

Stress is Bad for Your Health: Crash Course Public Health #5

AdultsHealthHumanLife...
Our identities, societies, and health are all mixed together in cool, weird, and often deeply unfair ways. One of the big factors that comes out of that mix is stress.

King Penguins and Melting Glaciers I Our Frozen Planet I BBC Earth

AdultsAnimalsLifeNature...
Melting glaciers in South Georgia have opened up new habitat for penguin colonies, but the impacts of ice loss globally are far-reaching – with potentially devastating consequences. If Greenland’s ice sheet were to fully melt, global sea levels could rise by seven metres. Can we work together for a different future?

Exploring the Active Volcano of Mauna Loa | National Geographic

AdultsFoodLifeNature...
National Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo joins chef Melissa King in Hawaii to summit the world's largest active volcano, source local ingredients, and create a dish inspired by the island. Paid Content for Mazda.

Primitive Technology: Smelting Iron In Brick Furnaces

AdultsEducationLifeNature...
I made 3 furnaces from bricks using different configurations to test their effectiveness. The benefit of using bricks to make a furnace is that it's quicker, easier, re-useable and portable relative to a furnace constructed in-situ from clay.

Whiskey Lamb Shanks | Friday Night Feast | Jamie Oliver

AdultsFamilyFilmFood...
It's friday night and we've got an incredible recipe for you to try this weekend. This dish is inspired by Scotland, using the delicious flavours of haggis. The lamb is so tender it just falls off the bone, served with a rish sauce and cheesey mash. What more could you want!

There’s No Such Thing As “Warm-” Or “Cold-” Blooded

AdultsBiologyHealthLife...
The concept of warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals is outdated because there are actually tons of different animal thermoregulation strategies.

Is capitalism actually broken?

AdultsBusinessEconomyIndustry...
People have become increasingly worried that the threats we face today, like climate change and rising inequality, can’t be solved by a capitalist economic system. So, is that true? And if it is, can we fix capitalism or do we need to tear the system down and build a new one from scratch? Explore the different types of capitalism and the role it plays in our society.

How to read music - Tim Hansen

AdultsEducationMusicWriting
Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm).

World's Largest Horn Shatters Glass

AdultsConstructionCreativityScience...
I might upgrade my car horn to this.

The Real Reason Leaves Change Color In the Fall

AdultsEducationLifeNature...
Want to learn more about the topic in this week’s video? Here are some keywords to get your googling started: Leaf senescence, chlorophyll, carotenoid, anthocyanin

The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey

AdultsCultureEducationLife...
The ubiquitous yin-yang symbol holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy.

Which Healthcare System is Best?

AdultsHealthHistoryHuman...
Are you ready for the understatement of the century? Health care is complicated. Across the 200 or so countries on Earth, there are a lot of different ways people receive health care.

Civilian Tries on NASA Spacesuit For the First Time

AdultsConstructionScienceSpace...
How does WIRED's Brent Rose feel about being the first person outside of the space program to try on a pressurized space suit?

Adorable Seal Pup Starts to Explore

AdultsAnimalsLifeNature
Starting with a doggy paddle, this curious seal pup is taking his first dip into the icy Arctic waters, with a close eye from mum.

Protecting the Okavango Ecosystem | National Geographic

AdultsFilmLifeNature...
From the air to the ground, innovations in science and technology are helping scientists explore an ecosystem of rivers that supply water to the Okavango Delta in Botswana.