Did This Poison Help Create Life On Earth?
YouthAstronomyBiologyChemistryScienceSpaceYouth 120Youth 125Youth 130Dr Jiangfeng Xu investigates whether cyanide could have played a surprising role in creating the building blocks of life, and what Mars might reveal about our own planet's mysterious origins.
How Do Hearing Aids Work?
KidsDesignDisabilityInclusionKids 125Kids 130ScienceTechnologyDr. Xand is talking about how hearing aid works for the deaf.
OK Go Sandbox - Illusions
YouthLearningNeurosciencePsychologyScienceVisionYouth 110Youth 115Join the OK Go team to learn the neuroscience behind illusions and how they trick our brains.
You're Washing Your Dishes Wrong
AdultsCookingEnvironmentLifestyleScienceWe all do dishes. And we think we do it the best way. But should you rinse the suds off? Is hand-washing better on germs and the environment than machines? Does the two-tub technique reign supreme? We dug into the science.
The Heaviest Part of a Forest Is NOT What You Think
AdultsEcologyScienceIn the 1850s, German scientists were trying to figure out how to weigh a forest – but they weren’t particularly interested in the trees. Because as it turns out, forests are much more than trees, and trees aren't the heaviest – or even the second heaviest – part of a forest.
This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method
AdultsHealthScienceTechnologyIn a battle against cancer, could viruses be our allies? When Croatian virologist Dr. Beata Halassy’s breast cancer returned for the third time, she made a bold decision: to experiment on herself using millions of viruses grown in her own lab.
Let's Build A City
YouthEngineeringProblem-SolvingScienceTechnologyYouth 110Youth 115Youth 120Youth 125Youth 130In this episode, Sabrina shows us what we need to think about when we start engineering something as huge and full of problems as a city!