How Kodak Detected the Atomic Bomb
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanScience... Kodak detected the first atomic bomb before anyone else figured it out. Then they made a deal not to tell anyone. Thanks to HBO Max, and their new show raised by Wolves for sponsoring this video!
Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions - Nina Medvinskaya
AdultsEducationScienceWorldPhilosophy... Dive into Albert Camus’ philosophy of the absurd, and explore the question: if the world is meaningless, could our lives still hold value?
When Trees Go Nuts
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScienceEnvironment... Every once in a while, all the oaks or spruces or other plants in a region suddenly produce a tremendous bounty of seeds – up to 100 times more than usual. But why do they do it, and how do they all manage to sync up?
A brief history of plastic
AdultsEnvironmentHistoryHumanScience... Trace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.
Why Don’t Sheep Shrink In The Rain?
AdultsAnimalsEducationScienceBiology... Getting wet isn’t REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other in a process called “felting.”
Is the weather actually becoming more extreme?
AdultsScienceWeatherWorldEnvironment... Explore the differences between weather and climate – what they are, how we predict them, and what those predictions can tell us.
The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal
AdultsAnimalsHistoryNatureScienceWildlifeBiology... Dig into how scientists are attempting to revive the functionally extinct northern white rhino through artificial reproduction.
Can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors? - Elizabeth Cox
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanPsychologyScience... Dig into the false cause fallacy, which assumes that one event causes another, and learn how to distinguish between correlation and causation.
What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like?
AdultsEducationHumanSpaceScience... The observable universe is a big place that has been around for more than 13 billion years. Up to two trillion galaxies made up of something like 20,000 billion billion stars surround our home galaxy.
The big-beaked, rock-munching fish that protect coral reefs - Mike Gil
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScienceWildlife... Discover the quirky creature known as the parrotfish, and the key role it plays in keeping coral reefs healthy and thriving.
What makes volcanoes erupt? - Steven Anderson
AdultsNaturePhysicsScienceGeology... Dig into the science of how new volcanoes form, and what causes their unpredictable eruptions.
Artificial Intelligence - Mind Field (Ep 4)
AdultsEducationScienceTechnology So you say you love your computer or smartphone...but can it love you back? As we become more dependent on technology, and our technology becomes more lifelike, where does the line between human and computer lie?
What makes volcanoes erupt? - Steven Anderson
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScience Dig into the science of how new volcanoes form, and what causes their unpredictable eruptions.
7 Habits That Are KILLING Your Motivation
AdultsHumanPsychologyScience These are the habits that are killing your motivation, and destroying your chances of success. If you want to learn that success habits that are good for you and not bad for you, then watch this… this isn’t a motivational video - this is an educational one.
The greatest mathematician that never lived - Pratik Aghor
AdultsHistoryHumanScience Dig into the mystery of Nicolas Bourbaki— one of the most influential mathematicians of all time… who never actually existed.