Why These Bears “Waste” Food
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScience... Optimal foraging theory means that turning down food is sometimes more efficient than eating it - but even then, what’s “wasted” doesn’t necessarily go to waste.
Could you survive the real Twilight Zone?
AdultsEducationHumanScience Find out how a hatchetfish survives its daily journey from the depths of the ocean’s Twilight Zone to the resource-rich surface.
How An Infinite Hotel Ran Out Of Room
AdultsCreativityEducationLifePhilosophyScience... If there's a hotel with infinite rooms, could it ever be completely full? Could you run out of space to put everyone? The surprising answer is yes -- this is important to know if you're the manager of the Hilbert Hotel.
Why We Faint (When Other Animals Don't)
AdultsAnimalsHealthHumanScienceBiology... Humans are the only animals known to faint due to triggers like shock, fear, or pain; this is due to a combination of our massive brains and upright stance.
The Ultimate Guide to Black Holes
AdultsEducationScienceSpacePhysics... If you want to continue thinking about black holes a tad more, you can do so by getting one of the many black hole related things the Kurzgesagt team made with love:
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This Unstoppable Robot Could Save Your Life
AdultsConstructionCreativityScienceTechnology... This robot has applications to archaeology, space exploration, and search and rescue — with a simple elegant design inspired by a plant.
The Secret Culture of Orcas | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScience... Scientists are discovering that orcas, among the most social and intelligent of marine animals, have unique family structures and behaviors, passed from one generation to the next.
The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScience... Dig into the incredible fighting, feeding, and flying capabilities of hummingbirds.
Why every world map is wrong - Kayla Wolf
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldScience... Dig into the inaccuracies of flat maps and how different map designs can shift our point of view.
Why "Nothing" Matters in Science
AdultsData ScienceMathScience Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi
AdultsEducationHistoryMathScience... For thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
The Problem With Life Expectancy
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyBiologyScience... In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.