Magnets & Electricity
Kids Energy
This video describes some helpful facts about magnetism and electromagnets that you might not know.
Why Isn’t Thorium Changing the World?
Adults Energy
If Thorium molten salt reactors (MSRs) offer a safer, more efficient, and more scalable alternative to traditional nuclear power, then why isn’t there a single commercial reactor in operation today?
China’s MELTDOWN-PROOF Nuclear Reactor
Adults Energy
This year, the first next next generation nuclear reactor expected to enter operation passed a huge milestone. Scientists and engineers in China proved that the reactor was, in theory, MELTDOWN-PROOF.
You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral
Adults Energy
The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.
Is Nuclear Power “Too Expensive”?
Adults Energy
The best argument against nuclear power, maybe the only real argument, is that nuclear power is “too slow” to build and is “too expensive” to finance. Is this true?
How close are we to powering the world with nuclear fusion?
Adults Energy
Explore the possibility of nuclear fusion technology to create limitless, on-demand energy with almost no emissions.
I kissed nuclear waste to prove a point.
Adults Energy
The shadows of Chernobyl and Fukushima loom large over the topic of nuclear energy, fueling fears often unaligned with reality.
Are solar panels worth it?
Adults Energy
Today in many countries solar is the cheapest form of energy to produce. Millions of homes are equipped with rooftop solar, with most units paying for themselves in their first seven to 12 years and then generating further savings.
How Can We Store Renewable Energy?
Adults Energy
Decarbonizing our power production is vitally important if we want to curtail climate change, but there are some major logistical issues we’re going to have to overcome before we can do that.
What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes
Adults Energy
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.
Why Don’t We Cover The Desert With Solar Panels?
Youth Energy
Explore what would happen if we covered the Sahara Desert in solar panels, and the possibility of it solving our energy crisis.
The Grandmas Leading Africa’s Solar Revolution
Youth Energy
A group of grandmothers decided to change that, bringing light to their community by becoming the village’s first solar engineers.
How Fireflies Inspired Energy-Efficient Lights
Youth Energy
Electricity accounts for around 5% of greenhouse gas emissions. So how can we make it more efficient? Belgian physicist Jean-Pol Vigneron and his team found the answer could lie within a firefly's abdomen.
How do wind turbines work?
Adults Energy
Explore how wind turbines convert wind into electricity, and the challenges of powering the world entirely with wind energy.
What’s the best fuel for your car?
Adults Energy
Dig into which fuel— gasoline, electric, biofuels, or electrofuels— is both affordable for consumers and sustainable for the planet.
How much land does it take to power the world?
Adults Energy
Explore the sustainability of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy and how much space each of these power sources use.
How much electricity does it take to power the world?
Adults Energy
Discover how much electricity humanity uses, and how clean energy sources could help revolutionize our energy supply in the future.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
Adults Energy
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?
Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler
Adults Energy
Explore the creation of China’s Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.
How To Turn Poop Into Power
Adults Energy
We could generate a lot of usable energy from human and animal poop through greater adoption of a process for using microbes to break down poop into methane gas.