Why Robots That Bend Are Better
AdultsEducationScienceTechnologySpace... 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!
Can loud music damage your hearing?
AdultsHealthHumanMusicScience... Dig into the properties of sound to find out just how bad loud music is for your hearing.
Four Reasons Our Brains Suck At Pandemics
AdultsHumanNaturePsychologyMental HealthHealthScience... You can read Bill & Melinda Gates' 2021 letter at http://gatesnot.es/3opAPWK
Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
Speedy Sausage Pizza | Keep Cooking Family Favourites | Jamie Oliver
AdultsFamilyFilmFoodCooking... "Fancy trying something new? Jamie's got a new pizza flavour combination to get your taste buds tingling.
The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanArtScienceNeuroscience... Explore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.
I Asked Bill Gates What's The Next Crisis?
AdultsHistoryHumanLifePoliticsHealthSociety... I got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster?
Ultimate French Toast | Jamie Oliver
AdultsFamilyFilmFoodCooking... French toast the Jamie Oliver way. Make it for some one you love, or someone you want to love you.
What if every satellite suddenly disappeared? - Moriba Jah
AdultsHumanLifeWorld Explore what would happen if all of humanity’s satellites disappeared and the real-life scenarios that could lead to such a catastrophe.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
AdultsEducationEnvironmentHistoryEnergyHealthScience... 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?
A brief history of divorce - Rod Phillips
AdultsHealthHistoryLife Dig into the complicated history of divorce— from the earliest known divorce laws in ancient Mesopotamia to modern day.
Feathers in Flight: The Bird Genoscape Project | National Geographic
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature Billions of birds migrate annually across the Western Hemisphere… but if we don’t know where they go when they leave their breeding grounds, how can we protect them?
The rise of the Ottoman Empire - Mostafa Minawi
AdultsHistoryHumanWorld Explore the early days of the Ottoman Empire, as shrewd political rulers grew the principality into an intercontinental empire.
Wildlife Disappearing at the Border | National Geographic
AdultsAnimalsHistoryNature The San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge marks the convergence of the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts in a grassland valley at the base of the Peloncillo mountains.
Most Spoiled Kids in the World
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology Some parents spoil their kids with whatever they want, but when your parents are Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey being spoiled gets taken to a whole new level.
Mesmerising Owl Moments | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature With the ability to fly silently and detect prey with stunning acuracy, owls are master arial predators. Enjoy this selection of owl moments taken from the BBC Earth library.
Why Blue in Japan Looks Like Green to Americans
AdultsCultureLifeSociety Do you think green should be blue? Wait... what?
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One)
AdultsEducationHumanListening Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America.
Who decides how long a second is?
AdultsCultureHistoryHuman Discover how scientists developed atomic clocks, which use the vibrations of atoms to measure and maintain a globally consistent time.
Would Living on the Moon Suck? - Dear Blocko #31
AdultsHumanLifeSpace Animation by Steven Lawson
Written by Michael Sago