The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi
Adults Science
For thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
The Problem With Life Expectancy
Adults Science
In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.
What if the World turned to Gold? - The Gold Apocalypse
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Why Robots That Bend Are Better
Adults Science
Robots of the future may be softer, squishier and bendier than robots today. This could make them ideal for space exploration. Check out http://kiwico.com/Veritasium50? for 50% off your first month of any subscription!
Can loud music damage your hearing?
Adults Science
Dig into the properties of sound to find out just how bad loud music is for your hearing.
Four Reasons Our Brains Suck At Pandemics
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Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer
Adults Science
Explore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
Adults Science
Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
The Illusion Only Some Can See
Adults Science
Ames window illusion illustrates how we don't directly perceive external reality.
What if We Nuke the Moon?
Adults Science
What would happen if we were to detonate a very very powerful nuclear weapon on the moon?
The Plant That’s Full Of Metal
Adults Science
The amount of metal some special plants are able to take up from the soil would be toxic enough to an average plant to kill it several times over.
These SCP’s Could End The World
Adults Science
The SCP Foundation has been responsible for keeping not only our world, but our universe safe. They contain some of the most deadly SCPs known to man, because if just one of these vicious SCPs got loose, it could spell the end of the world!
The most colorful gemstones on Earth - Jeff Dekofsky
Adults Science
What gives opals their signature shimmering colors? Dig into the science of the gemstone’s formation, millions of years in the making.
What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth
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How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew
Adults Science
Travel into the brain to see how its network of neurons transmit your thoughts and what factors determine how quickly you think.
The Science of SPLAT!
Adults Science
Surprisingly, flattened fauna can teach us a lot about wildlife biology.
How Large Can a Bacteria get? Life & Size 3
Adults Science
In and out, in and out. Staying alive is about doing things. This very second, your cells are combusting glucose molecules with oxygen to make energy available, which keeps you alive for another precious moment. To get the oxygen to your cells you are breathing.
Why no one has measured the speed of light
Adults Science
Physics students learn the speed of light, c, is the same for all inertial observers but no one has ever actually measured it in one direction.
Can we build a "perfect" forest? - Jean-François Bastin
Adults Science
How can trees help in the fight against climate change? Dig into the efforts to rebuild damaged ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions.
Among Us Science - When Does Lying Go Too Far? ft. TheAmaazing
Adults Science
Gaslighting in Among Us? Probably okay. Gaslighting in a real relationship. Not so much!