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Molten Aluminum Vs 'Spitballs'

Adults Science
I packed a fishtank completely full of water balls (water beads, water balz, orbeez, spitballs...). Im guessing there are over 10,000 in there! Anyway, I melted a bunch of old aluminum pipes and poured them into the fishtank hoping to create a cool design. And it worked perfectly! These are really unique, no two pieces are alike.

Colour Mixing: The Mystery of Magenta

Adults Science
Why doesn't magenta appear in the rainbow? The answer lies not in physics but in biology.

How Long Will You Live?

Adults Science
Cell biology gives clues to why we age and lobsters don't.

Oversalting Our Food?

Adults Science
We're Oversalting Our Food, And It's Not What You Think

What causes motion sickness?

Adults Science
A weekly show where we endeavor to answer one of your big questions. This week, Craig asks, "What causes motion sickness?"

Genetics

Adults Science
7 MYTHS You Still Believe About Genetics

Snatoms! The Magnetic Molecular Modeling Kit

Adults Science
I've created an educational product to help people learn chemistry.

Science Of Persuasion

Adults Science
This animated video describes the six universal Principles of Persuasion that have been scientifically proven to make you most effective based on the research in Dr. Cialdini's groundbreaking book, Influence. This video is narrated by Dr. Robert Cialdini and Steve Martin, CMCT.

Can You Shatter Glass With Your Voice?

Adults Science
Physics suggests that a voice should be able to break glass. Let's find out...

Future Of Practical Power

Adults Science
The Wendelstein 7-X was a nightmare to build, but if it works it may light a new path to fusion energy.

Why is my voice different when I hear a recording?

Adults Science
A weekly show where we endeavor to answer one of your big questions. This week, Kristina Bailey asks, "Why does our voice sound different when we hear an audio or video recording of it?"

Can You Be Scared To Death?

Adults Science
Is it possible to be scared to death?

The Brightest Part of a Shadow is in the Middle

Adults Science
Why is there a bright spot behind spherical objects?

Why Do We Cry?

Adults Science
Why does your face leak when you're sad or emotional?

RED 4K Video of Colorful Liquid in Space

Adults Science
Astronauts on the International Space Station dissolved an effervescent tablet in a floating ball of water, and captured images using a camera capable of recording four times the resolution of normal high-definition cameras. The higher resolution images and higher frame rate videos can reveal more information when used on science investigations, giving researchers a valuable new tool aboard the space station.

The War on Science

Adults Science
Please VOTE for science!

Is Glass a Liquid?

Adults Science
Stained glass is thicker at the bottom - so is it a liquid? Earth's mantle enables plate tectonics, so is it a liquid?

Why Do We Have To Sleep?

Adults Science
Why do we sleep? We spend a third of our lives in slumber, but science has yet to determine exactly why we have do it. Here's a look at how sleep works, why we're not getting enough sleep, what happens if you DON'T sleep, and an idea about where sleep came from in the first place.

Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law

Adults Science
Think you know the difference?

Elon Musk Might Be A Super Villain

Adults Science
Elon Musk is either trying to save the world or destroy it. Stephen's not sure which one.

Is time travel possible?

Adults Science
Time travel is a staple of science fiction stories, but is it actually possible? It turns out nature does allow a way of bending time, an exciting possibility suggested by Albert Einstein when he discovered special relativity over one hundred years ago. Colin Stuart imagines where (or, when) this fascinating phenomenon, time dilation, may one day take us.