Intro to Geology
Adults Education
Geology is the study of planet Earth, its origin and evolution, its fundamental structure, the properties of minerals, rocks, and fluids of which it is composed, and the evolution of its biosphere.
How We Learned That Water Isn't An Element
Adults Education
For thousands of years, water was thought to be an element. That is, until some of the greatest chemists in the world managed to crack it open.
4 things all great listeners know
Adults Education
Dig into different strategies that can improve your listening skills so you can become a high quality listener.
The world depends on a strange collection of items. They're not cheap
Adults Education
This government warehouse keeps our entire society up to standard.
Bite Sized Food Facts!
Adults Education
Did you know SciShow has a shorts section on Youtube? We’ve compiled a variety of bite sized shorts about food here for you to indulge in at your leisure!
Veritasium's Derek Muller Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
Adults Education
Veritasium's Derek Muller answers the web's most searched questions about himself. Where did the name 'Veritasium' come from? Is Veritasium a real element? Where does Derek live? Is he married? What was Veritasium's first video? Derek answers all these questions and much more!
Primitive Technology: Purifying Clay By Sedimentation and Making Pots
Adults Education
Naturally occurring clay usually has impurities such as rocks and sand in it. There's a way to remove these by mixing the clay in suspension and draining that water off leaving the impurities behind....
Why Don't We Shoot Nuclear Waste Into Space?
Adults Education
Here in the Kurzgesagt labs we test very important ideas to see what happens when you blow things up or play with black holes. Many of you suggested that we look into an idea that sounds reasonable: Shooting nuclear waste into space.
What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes
Adults Education
Energy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house? That's why we made these things spud-tacularly simple.
How to read music - Tim Hansen
Adults Education
Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm).
The Real Reason Leaves Change Color In the Fall
Adults Education
Want to learn more about the topic in this week’s video? Here are some keywords to get your googling started:
Leaf senescence, chlorophyll, carotenoid, anthocyanin
The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey
Adults Education
The ubiquitous yin-yang symbol holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy.
Primitive Technology: Rock-Throwing Catapult (Trebuchet)
Adults Education
I built a trebuchet, a type of catapult that uses a counter weight to store gravitational potential energy which is then used to fire a projectile via a sling.
Primitive Technology: Making Iron From Creek Sand
Adults Education
I made iron from ordinary sand in the creek. Sand contains a minor proportion of iron in the form of magnetite (and some hematite), the rest of the sand being other non iron minerals such as silica.
Why You Are Lonely and How to Make Friends
Adults Education
We want to be part of your friendship journey, so we’ve created a few things you can share with new and old friends:
World's Highest Jumping Robot
Adults Education
This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world.
Food Scientist Breaks Down Every Plant-Based Milk
Adults Education
ood scientist Rosemary Trout analyzes each and every plant-based milk. From household staples like almond milk and oak milk to the lesser-known hazelnut and banana milk, watch as Rosemary explains not only where these milks are drunk, but how they're cultivated and bottled.
Greatest Last Stands In History
Adults Education
There have been countless bloody battles in history, but sometimes the outnumbered army can find a way to come out victorious! Don't miss today's epic video all about the underdog to discover the greatest "Last Stands" in history!
Could a solar storm destroy modern civilization? - Fabio Pacucci
Adults Education
Explore the science of solar storms, and find out why they occur and just how prepared we are for a major event.
Why Water Dissolves (Almost) Everything
Adults Education
Water can dissolve more substances than anything else on earth...so why doesn't it dissolve everything away?