Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
Adults Education
After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy.
The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi
Adults Education
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.
How much electricity does it take to power the world?
Adults Education
Discover how much electricity humanity uses, and how clean energy sources could help revolutionize our energy supply in the future.
What if the World turned to Gold? - The Gold Apocalypse
Adults Education
The Map of Evolution and other sciency posters, researched and designed with love, are now available on the kurzgesagt shop.
Why Robots That Bend Are Better
Adults Education
Robots of the future may be softer, squishier and bendier than robots today. This could make them ideal for space exploration. Check out http://kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month of any subscription!
The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer
Adults Education
Explore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
Adults Education
Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One)
Adults Education
Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America.
The Illusion Only Some Can See
Adults Education
Ames window illusion illustrates how we don't directly perceive external reality.
These squids can fly... no, really - Robert Siddall
Adults Education
Dive into the incredible flying capabilities of squids, and how they use flight as a survival tactic.
The Plant That’s Full Of Metal
Adults Education
The amount of metal some special plants are able to take up from the soil would be toxic enough to an average plant to kill it several times over.
Can You Upload Your Mind & Live Forever? feat. Cyberpunk 2077
Adults Education
The desire to be free from the limits of the human experience is as old as our first stories. We exist in an endless universe, only bound by the laws of physics and yet, our consciousness is trapped in mortal machines made of meat.
The most colorful gemstones on Earth - Jeff Dekofsky
Adults Education
What gives opals their signature shimmering colors? Dig into the science of the gemstone’s formation, millions of years in the making.
What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth
Adults Education
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The Science of SPLAT!
Adults Education
Surprisingly, flattened fauna can teach us a lot about wildlife biology.
How Large Can a Bacteria get? Life & Size 3
Adults Education
In and out, in and out. Staying alive is about doing things. This very second, your cells are combusting glucose molecules with oxygen to make energy available, which keeps you alive for another precious moment. To get the oxygen to your cells you are breathing.
Why no one has measured the speed of light
Adults Education
Physics students learn the speed of light, c, is the same for all inertial observers but no one has ever actually measured it in one direction.
Do You Expand With The Universe?
Adults Education
As the universe expands, is said to "stretch" photons. But if it stretches photons, does it also stretch molecules, galaxies and you? A portion of this video was sponsored by Salesforce.
Which type of milk is best for you?
Adults Education
Dive into the most popular milks— dairy, almond, soy and oat— to find out which is healthiest for you and for the planet.