The Science Behind James Cameron’s Avatar
AdultsCreativityMediaTechnologyScienceFilmEnvironment... James Cameron is diving into the deep: this time, into the oceans of an alien world. The director shares how Earth's oceans inspired The Way of Water—and his hope it will motivate viewers to protect our own planet.
How To Terraform Mars - WITH LASERS
AdultsDesignScienceSpaceFuture... 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.
When Was The Worst Time In History To Die?
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanScience... By combining historical demography and epidemiology, we can (sort of) determine how people throughout history have died.
Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanScience... Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the observable universe.
I tested the US Military’s secret space weapon
AdultsConstructionHistoryScienceSpaceTechnology... 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
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceCulture... 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.
Black Hole Star – The Star That Shouldn't Exist
AdultsEducationScienceSpace 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.
Why do you want to squeeze cute things?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScience Explore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.
3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow
AdultsEducationScienceExperiments In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods.
Intro to Geology
AdultsEducationLifeScienceGeology... Geology is the study of planet Earth, its origin and evolution, its fundamental structure, the properties of minerals, rocks, and fluids of which it is composed, and the evolution of its biosphere.
The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
AdultsLifeScienceSpace Supernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power – if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.
How We Learned That Water Isn't An Element
AdultsEducationScienceChemistry For thousands of years, water was thought to be an element. That is, until some of the greatest chemists in the world managed to crack it open.
The world depends on a strange collection of items. They're not cheap
AdultsEducationLifeScienceSociety... This government warehouse keeps our entire society up to standard.
Veritasium's Derek Muller Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
AdultsEducationFilmScienceMediaInternet Culture... Veritasium's Derek Muller answers the web's most searched questions about himself. Where did the name 'Veritasium' come from? Is Veritasium a real element? Where does Derek live? Is he married? What was Veritasium's first video? Derek answers all these questions and much more!
What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes
AdultsEducationScienceEnergyTechnology... Energy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house? That's why we made these things spud-tacularly simple.
Food Myths: Do Carrots Improve Your Eyesight? | WIRED
AdultsHealthHumanLifeFoodScience... Your parents always told you to eat your veggies, especially carrots if you want good eyesight. But can they really improve your vision? WIRED takes a look.
Crash Course Physics Preview
AdultsEducationHow-toPhysicsScience... It's time! Crash Course Physics is coming soon and here is your introduction to our host for this series, Dr. Shini Somara. You can find out more about her linked below!
Fact vs. Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law… EXPLAINED!
AdultsEducationHow-toHumanScienceHistory... ome people try to attack things like evolution by natural selection and man-made climate change by saying “Oh, that’s just a THEORY!”