Cardiologist Answers Heart Questions From Twitter
AdultsEducationHealthHuman Cardiologist Dr. Sunil Rao answers your questions about the heart from Twitter. How do you measure your maximum heart rate?
We're Probably Going to Cure MS
AdultsHealthHistoryScienceEducation... You've probably heard of multiple sclerosis, especially if you're a fan of The West Wing. But can we ever cure MS? Yes. But also, no. But also, probably? It's complicated.
Why Do All YouTube Videos Look Alike?
AdultsCreativityEducationMediaInternet CultureScience... Many crustaceans from all sorts of starting points evolve to end up looking similar, likely due to outside pressures. That’s sort of like what happens with YouTube videos.
The Paradox of an Infinite Universe
AdultsEducationScienceSpacePhilosophy... What is outside of the universe? We know that the universe had a beginning 14 billion years ago and that it has been expanding ever since.
3 Mysteries of the Universe
AdultsEducationScienceSpace We're still in the dark about what 95 percent of our universe is made of — and the standard model for understanding particle physics has hit a limit.
Why Are All Humans Unique? Meiosis: Crash Course Biology
AdultsBiologyHumanScienceEducation... Ever wonder why we aren’t exact clones of our parents, or why siblings aren’t exactly alike? The reason traces back to meiosis. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll discover how egg and sperm cells get made and learn why you’re a totally unique remix of your parents’ DNA.
Why Climbers Trust Rubber With Their Lives
AdultsEducationLifeScienceEngineering... Why is rubber so “sticky”? Why does rubber consistently have one of the highest coefficients of friction?
Why Does Everything Decay Into Lead
AdultsEducationHistoryScienceChemistry... If you look at a copy of the periodic table, you might notice that basically every element after lead is labelled as radioactive.
6 Tips on Being a Successful Entrepreneur | John Mullins | TED
AdultsEducationHumanLifeBusinessStartupsLeadership... Sometimes, you need to break the rules to innovate — but which ones? Entrepreneurship professor John Mullins shares six counter-conventional mindsets for entrepreneurs looking to think strategically, navigate challenges and change the world.
How Do We Get Energy? (Chemical Reactions): Crash Course Biology #26
AdultsEducationScienceBiology Cells need energy to power the chemical reactions that keep their microscopic cities running, and most of that energy comes from a chemical called ATP.
Did The Future Already Happen? - The Paradox of Time
AdultsEducationScienceSelfPhilosophyFuture... Is your future already written? Do your past, present, and future all exist right now? Surprisingly, the answer could be yes.
Can a Simple Brick Be the Next Great Battery?
AdultsEducationScienceTechnologyEnvironmentBiology... The world relies on manufacturing, and manufacturing relies on heat — a massive contributor to global carbon emissions, responsible for a quarter of the world's fossil fuel use.
A Tour of the Cell: Crash Course Biology #23
AdultsBiologyEducationHumanScience... The cell is the basic unit of life, and our understanding of it has advanced as science, and the tools available to scientists, has advanced.
This Nuclear Conspiracy Theory is CRAZY
AdultsEducationPhysicsSciencePolitics... When we published a video from Hiroshima, a new kind of conspiracy theorist crawled out of the woodwork.
How to Win an Interstellar War
AdultsEducationScienceSpaceFuture... Could aliens destroy us from light years away? Another day at Kurzgesagt Labs, where we answer the most important questions with science.