From the American Chemical Society: Basics of Chemistry is a new miniseries from the American Chemical Society about the basics of Chemistry. In this episode we’re talking isotopes, what are they and why are they important? [Reactions]
66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid, larger than Mount Everest is tall, slammed our planet with the force of ten billion atomic bombs, unleashing giant fireballs, crushing tsunamis, continent-shaking earthquakes, and suffocating darkness. This was the cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, which drove the dinosaurs off the planet almost overnight. Or so we […]
Are wormholes real or are they just magic disguised as physics and maths? And if they are real how do they work and where can we find them? Find out in this episode of “In a Nutshell.” [Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell]
The human body is an incredible feat of evolutionary achievement, but just how much does this complex machine do every minute? That’s what we’ll explore today, in this episode of The Infographics Show- What will happen inside your body in the next 60 seconds. [The Infographics Show | Via Neatorama]
A quick 3D comparison that shows the extension of the different layers of the Earth on a real scale by Youtuber MetaBallStudios. [MetaBallStudios]
You already know that donating your blood could save someone’s life… but did you know that your poop can also do the same? [SciShow]
A small collection of some really cool physics gadgets! Please note that all of these are available for purchase via the links below: 1. helicone 2. hypnogizmo 3. swinging sticks 4. maxwell’s wheel 5. euler’s disk 6. solids of constant width 7. vortex dome [brusspup]
Even if you don’t notice that your bread is fuzzy before you chow down, it’s not going to kill you… probably. [SciShow]
Watch as a bird takes off from the hand of Smarter Every Day host Destin Sandlin at 20,000 frames per second. Fascinating! [Smarter Every Day]
The human voice is capable of incredible variety and range. As we age, our bodies undergo two major changes which explore that range. So how exactly does our voice box work, and what causes these shifts in speech? Shaylin A. Schundler describes how and why our voices change when we get older. [TED Ed]