Ryan's Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur // 60 Second Docs
AdultsGlobal WarmingLeadershipSocietyBusinessEnvironmentWhen Ryan Hickman was just 3 years old, he went with his father to recycle for the first time. After sorting his bottles and cans, he became obsessed with recycling, and how it can help save the environment, and decided to start his own business - Ryan's Recycling Company. Now 7, Ryan has disposed of more than 200,000 bottles and cans and earned about $21,000. It's all in a hard day's work.
The Ocean Holds Enough Uranium To Power The Planet For 10,000 Years
AdultsGlobal WarmingNatureWorldScienceEnvironmentEnergyStanford University researchers have found a new way to extract particles of Uranium from seawater. Could this bring us closer to sustainable nuclear power?
How Did The Deepest Part Of The Ocean Get So Polluted?
AdultsEcologyGlobal WarmingNatureScienceEnvironmentScientists have found trash in the deepest parts of the ocean, the Mariana Trench. What does this mean for us and the organisms living there?
Scientists' Crazy Plan To Refreeze The Arctic
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyScienceEnvironmentAs the mean global temperature continues to rise, the arctic ice caps continue to melt. What are scientist planning to do about it? Here's a hint: it involves 10 million sea water pumps.
Top 10 Countries at Recycling
AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldEnvironmentSocietyThe ten countries that recycle the highest proportion of their municipal waste.
What If We Have A Nuclear War?
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyWorldSciencePoliticsWhat would happen if a nuclear weapon was dropped near you?
Do we really need pesticides?
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyNatureEnvironmentFoodHealthAnnually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply. But is it worth it, knowing what we do about the associated environmental and public health risks?
These Recycled Plastic Bricks Work Better Than Cement Blocks
AdultsConstructionGlobal WarmingEnvironmentByFusion is taking plastic waste from the ocean and building something wonderful.
"Dream"
AdultsAnimalsFilmGlobal WarmingWildlifeEnvironmentCome make a difference at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, taking place at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater in New York City, October 17-24.
This Device Uses Water To Boost Any Engines Performance
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyGadgetsEngineeringBosch WaterBoost uses demineralized water injected directly into the intake port.
How To (Literally) Save Earth
AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldEnvironmentScienceFarming erodes soil 50 times faster than it forms. We can change that, but will we?
Which sunscreen should you choose?
AdultsGlobal WarmingHealthEnvironmentScienceSunscreen comes in many forms, each with its own impacts on your body and the environment. With so many options, how do you choose which sunscreen is best for you?
Electric Cars Could Wreak Havoc
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportationAutomotiveEnvironmentFebruary 24 -- There are more than one billion cars on the road worldwide today, and only one tenth of one percent of them have a plug. OPEC contends that even in the year 2040, EVs will make up just one percent.
This Video Has Consumed 30.1 Household-Days of Electricity!
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyScienceThe title of this video is changing every 10 seconds to reflect an estimate of the actual energy used just by people (like you!) watching it. Thanks to Jasper Palfree for doing the computer magic that makes that possible!
Tesla Unveils Model 3, Its Most Important Electric Car Yet
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportationAutomotiveElon Musk shows off Tesla's $35,000 sedan for the masses.
Liam - An Innovation Story
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTrue innovation means considering what happens to a product at every stage of its life cycle. Liam disassembles your iPhone when it's no longer functioning, so the materials inside can live on.
Edible Cutlery
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingHealthFoodIndia is one of the world's largest consumers of disposable plastic cutlery, which has the makings of a huge health and environmental crisis written all over it.
How do solar panels work?
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyScienceEnergyThe Earth intercepts a lot of solar power: 173,000 terawatts. That's 10,000 times more power than the planet's population uses. So is it possible that one day the world could be completely reliant on solar energy? Richard Komp examines how solar panels convert solar energy to electrical energy.
Charger prototype
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportationCharger prototype finding its way to Model S
How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingNature"Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert," begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And terrifyingly, it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it.