Does It Pay To Cheat?
Adults Economy
Human
Justice
For some birds, trying to cheat your neighbors into raising your babies is just as much work - and is no more successful - than doing it yourself.
What if We Nuke the Moon?
Adults Nature
Science
Space
What would happen if we were to detonate a very very powerful nuclear weapon on the moon?
The strange history of the world's most stolen painting
Adults Art
History
Justice
Discover Jan van Eyck’s masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece, and explore how it became the world’s most stolen artwork.
The Plant That’s Full Of Metal
Adults Education
Environment
Nature
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.
These SCP’s Could End The World
Adults Biotechnology
History
Human
The SCP Foundation has been responsible for keeping not only our world, but our universe safe. They contain some of the most deadly SCPs known to man, because if just one of these vicious SCPs got loose, it could spell the end of the world!
Christmas Turkey Stew | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
Jamie’s serving up one big comforting hug of a dish, turkey stew! This super-easy, one-pot wonder, is getting the old-school Oliver treatment with the added bonus of golden dumplings to the gorgeous stew.
How Investments Scams Work | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
Adults Human
Industry
Society
Mariana van Zeller travels to Israel to speak with a big player in the investment scam business, and learns more about how prevalent these scams are.
Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler
Adults Construction
Design
Industry
Explore the creation of China’s Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.
How to Harvest Pecans (In Slow Motion) - Smarter Every Day 248
Adults Food
Human
Nature
I hope you enjoyed learning about Pecan Harvesting as much as I did!
Can You Upload Your Mind & Live Forever? feat. Cyberpunk 2077
Adults Education
Human
Technology
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.
Best Of Spring | BBC Earth
Adults Ecology
Nature
World
In the first of our seasonal specials, we bring you the best spring moments from the BBC Earth archive.
The most colorful gemstones on Earth - Jeff Dekofsky
Adults Education
Nature
World
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
Human
Life
To get a fresh perspective on science, go to https://brilliant.org/Nutshell/ and sign up free. And there’s an extra perk for kurzgesagt viewers: the first 200 people to use the link get 20% off their annual membership, which lets you view all the daily problems in the archives and unlock every course. Thanks to our friends from Brilliant for supporting this channel.
Potatoes 3 Ways | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
You can do make many delicious things with the humble potato, so here is a little collection of Jamie' favourite recipes.
Collecting Honey the Hard Way | Primal Survivor
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
Hazen travels to the Dulong River Valley and works with the people living there to scale the side of a mountain, in order to harvest honey from a beehive.
Which bag should you use?
Adults Industry
Nature
World
Explore the environmental impact of three types of bags— plastic, paper, and cloth— to find out how they’re made, used and disposed of.
How to Make Lemon Meringue Pie | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
Jamie's going to show you an old school sweet treat that'll make your tastebuds sing, lemon meringue pie! Come tea time or dessert, this is one of our absolute favourites.
The Search for History’s Lost Slave Ships | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic
Adults Environment
History
Human
On the bottom of the world’s oceans lie historic treasures—the lost wrecks of ships that carried enslaved people from Africa to the Americas. Only a handful have been identified so far, but National Geographic explorer and Storytelling Fellow Tara Roberts is documenting the efforts of Black scuba divers and archaeologists to find more, hoping to finally bring their stories to light.
How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew
Adults Biology
Human
Science
Travel into the brain to see how its network of neurons transmit your thoughts and what factors determine how quickly you think.