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From SciShow. When it comes to piecing together what happened to civilizations that no longer exist, it can be challenging to solve the mystery. But research into Angkor, the Akkadian Empire, and even the Norse of Greenland, is helping us see that these three groups of people separated through time and geography mat have all…
From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. It’s no secret that cold can help treat a source of pain, like a sprained ankle or even a burn. But new technology might be able to…
From SciShow. TB kills thousands of people every day, and treating it takes a huge amount of time and effort. But, new research suggests that thanks to better drugs, we can cut that treatment duration by a third! Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Jesslyn Shields: Writer Courtney Tern: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Faith…
From SciShow. Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel. Get up to 60% off in your subscription here: https://go.babbel.com/t?bsc=1200m60-youtube-scishow-dec-2023&btp=default&utm_term=generic_v1&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_source=YouTube&utm_content=Influencer..scishow..USA..YouTube You’ve heard of the Human Genome Project, and how having all that info about our genes could help us treat /tons/ of diseases. But a newer project wants to zoom out a little…
From SciShow. Eurypterids are rare in the fossil record overall. But when we find these 400-million-year-old "sea scorpions," we find LOTS of them. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone…
From SciShow. We’ve all heard of getting wheezy from exercise or allergies, but it turns out that there’s another pastime that can be ruined by sudden-onset asthma: Sex. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Emma Dauster: Writer Courtney Tern : Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Script Supervisor Bill Mead:…
From SciShow. In 2024, NASA plans to send the first humans to the Moon (well, around the Moon) in over 50 years ago. And in order to get the necessary oomph to hurl those astronauts over there, NASA will be using its most powerful rocket ever: the controversial Space Launch System. Check out our rocket…
From SciShow. When you get two doses of a vaccine, you might assume that it doesn’t matter which arm gets the shots. But some evidence suggests that it does. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping…
From SciShow. Thank you to Trade Coffee for sponsoring this episode. Go to https://drinktrade.com/scishowoffer to get a free bag of coffee with any subscription purchase. It’s more than climate change putting coastal cities at risk of catastrophic flooding. Subsidence, or sinking, affects cities as they pump out groundwater to use. The solution might be as…
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From SciShow. One day, the world may partially run on clean hydrogen fuel. But a big barrier to that future is just how darn difficult it is to store hydrogen for later use. So one team of scientists have proposed making hydrogen "batteries" out of something we want to stop using as fuel: coal. Hosted…
From SciShow. Cranberries are a well-known home remedy for UTIs, but does science support the claim that these guys can stave off an infection? A recent meta-analysis might have gotten us closer to the answer. Hosted by: Niba Audrey Nirmal (she/her) Jesslyn Shields : Writer Courtney Tern : Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Stefan…
From SciShow. Order your 2024 SciShow Calendar, the Pin of the Month, and all SciShow merch here: https://dftba.com/scishow Occasionally, a volcano coughs up a ring of fog. How does it create that whimsical shape, and how similar is it to the smoke rings humans can make? Hosted by: Stefan Chin ———- Support SciShow by becoming…
From SciShow. There’s an abandoned Soviet nuclear bunker in Poland full of cannibal ants. And weird as it sounds, it’s helping us learn more about the behavior of social insects. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for…
From SciShow. Just in time for Thanksgiving, this SciShow compilation explores the science behind food substitutes such as applesauce in place of butter, animal-free meat, and artificial sweeteners. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support SciShowKids, our science channel for kids, at: https://www.patreon.com/scishowkids ———- Huge…
From SciShow. There’s a huge problem of getting tests like ultrasounds out to people in impoverished parts of the world. But thanks to som e major breakthroughs in tech, AI could be here to help. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Jesslyn Shields: Writer Courtney Tern: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Bill Mead: Editor Mackenna…
From SciShow. Recently, a group of scientists have declared that the start of the Anthropocene, the time of outsize human influence on Earth, to be Crawford Lake in Canada. But how can a time be a place? We’ll explain, and maybe grab some maple syrup. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ———- Support SciShow by becoming…
From SciShow. Being infected with a parasite is bad, right? So why are wolves in Yellowstone National Park infected with Toxoplasma gondii some of the most successful individuals Hosted by: Stefan Chin ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep…
From SciShow. If your go-to hot weather food is a salad, you’re not alone. Research shows that lots of animals tend towards leafy and green foods when temperatures rise! Jesslyn Shields: Writer Courtney Tern : Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Seth Gliksman: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Sam Schultz: Director…
From SciShow. Go to https://ground.news/scishow to stay fully informed on the latest science news, compare coverage and avoid media bias. Sign up or subscribe through this link for 30% off unlimited access. More than a decade after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, its operators are dumping once-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. Is…
From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. A person’s chronological age doesn’t tell us much about the health of their body’s various systems. That’s why scientists are beginning to study biological ages, and it…
From SciShow. Tuna are big, fast-swimming ocean fish. They’re hardly the natural prey of cats, whose ancestors evolved in the desert. Yet a study of taste receptors in cats shows that they’re predisposed to LOVE tuna. Hosted by: Stefan Chin ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to…
From SciShow. Just as smaller theropods survived the extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, smaller birds seem to have an advantage in a time of climate change. Becki Robins: Writer Courtney Tern : Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Script Supervisor Madison Lynn: Editor/Videographer Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director…
From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Animals eating other animals seems like a tale as old as time, but it’s only almost that old. Predation had to evolve in the Ediacaran period —…
From SciShow. This episode is made in partnership with our friends at What’s Watt, a new show about electricity. Head to their channel now to learn more about this invisible topic: / @whatswattbynexans6959 In 2021, the Parker Solar Probe fulfilled its mission to “touch the Sun”. But the temperature over there was millions of degrees…
From SciShow. How can you find where a river was after it’s gone? Turns out, the answer might be in the aquatic citizens it left behind! Hosted by: Niba Audrey Nirmal (she/her) Elisa Bonnin : Writer Courtney Tern : Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Bill Mead: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art…
From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Thomas Edison often gets credit for the invention of the light bulb, but a good argument can be made that they were around centuries earlier in the…
From SciShow. The Ice Bucket Challenge raised millions of dollars for research into treatments for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Where did that money go? Into characterizing new genes that we may be able to target with chemotherapy drugs like paclitaxel! Check out our original ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMa6afz4TH0 Hosted by: Savannah…
From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Sure, potions of invisibility and immortality may be a little hard to come by in the real world, but there’s some legit science behind less fantastic ones.…
From SciShow. The world’s biggest non-polar desert is the Sahara – and it’s getting bigger. But an traditional technique could slow it down! Becki Robins: Writer Courtney Tern : Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer/Editor Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Script Supervisor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Sam Schultz: Director of…
From SciShow. The bubonic plague killed so many people in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa that that natural selection event is still rippling through our genomes today. But the same genes that helped your ancestors survive the Black Death may be contributing to autoimmune disease today. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ———- Support…
From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. In 2023, Joseph Dituri set a world record for the longest continuous stay underwater. And that 100 day stay had effects on both his body and mind.…
From SciShow. Polio has been around for decades, and it’s almost fully eradicated – so why are we just now getting a new polio vaccine? Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Jesslyn Shields : Writer Courtney Tern : Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Script Supervisor Bill Mead: Editor Mackenna…
From SciShow. Humans have been hurling spacecraft at the Moon for over 60 years. But even with all that practice, it’s still quite the challenge to successfully land something on the surface. Case in point: in August 2023, two missions attempted to land near the lunar south pole, and only one succeeded. Hosted by: Reid…
From SciShow. When it comes to climate-cooling strategies, we’re all looking for creative solutions. And it turns out that the color of your fields can help keep the planet cool, too! So plants like sunflowers can do a lot more than just brighten your day. Hosted by: Niba Audrey Nirmal (she/her) Emma Dauster: Writer Courtney…
From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Are there any non-human animals that take a task they don’t want to do and think to themselves "Eh, I’ll do it tomorrow"? Even if they know…
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From SciShow. We all remember the woes and trials of our adolescence. But what you may not have realized is that your middle-school bout with surging hormone’s wasn’t the first time you went through a sort of puberty. From surging hormones to hair loss and gain, here’s a few of the things that you don’t…
From SciShow. We all want green energy to stop climate change, and one option is hydrogen. But achieving green hydrogen is tough, so some want to consider so-called blue hydrogen instead. Support for this video provided by Gates Ventures. Hosted by: Hank Green (He/Him) ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———-…
From SciShow. Thank you to Trade Coffee for sponsoring this episode. Go to https://drinktrade.com/SciShowOffer to get a free bag of coffee with any subscription purchase. On her way to winning the 2023 Nobel Prize for her pioneering work on mRNA vaccines, Katalin Karikó lived a life made for the big screen. Hosted by: Savannah Geary…
From SciShow. This video was originally posted to TikTok in November 2020. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Christie Wilcox: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Alexis Dahl: Script Editor Savannah Geary: Editor, Producer Savannah Geary: Producer Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-003-0032-4 https://doi.org/10.1038/225760a0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0421-7_6 Image Sources: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37124651 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ventricaria_ventricosa.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valonia_ventricosa.jpg
From SciShow. Right now, LMNT is offering SciShow viewers a free sample pack with any order. That’s 8 single serving packets free with any LMNT order. It’s a great way to try all 8 flavors or share with a friend! Get yours at https://DrinkLMNT.com/SciShow. In this Halloween-themed SciShow compilation, we explore the science behind why…