How Cells Hack Entropy to Live
SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. One of the most fundamental ideas in physics is that the disorder of the universe, also known as entropy, is constantly increasing. But, life’s...
Atavisms: 4 Lost Traits That Returned
Every once in a while, traits thought to be lost forever suddenly reappear, like a dolphin or a whale born with complete hind limbs! Known as atavisms, these occurrences can teach us all sorts of things, like how limbs actually grow. Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a...
The Most Metal Algorithm in Computer Science
Have a problem with many competing variables? Why not solve it with a computer algorithm based on cooling metal?Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org----------Support SciShow by...
Why Do Neutrinos Have Mass? A Small Question with Huge Consequences
Neutrinos are weird. But all the big unsolved problems in physics are somehow connected to one unsolved mystery: Why do neutrinos have mass? Hosted by: Stefan ChinSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at...
Some Mammals Can Just… Pause Pregnancy
SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. We generally think of pregnancy as a continuous process, but scientists have recently discovered mechanisms that allow for certain mammals to...
How to Fight COVID-19… with a Virus
When it comes to fighting COVID-19, scientists are throwing every bit of science we’ve got at it. A creative technique some researchers are looking into involves using gene therapy to fight this virus with… another virus!Hosted by: Michael ArandaCOVID-19 News &Updates...
How to Eat When You Don’t Have a Mouth: Lessons From 5 Animals
Not all animals have a mouth, or even need one to eat! These different feeding strategies can teach us a lot about our ancestors and how they went from not needing a mouth at all to only eating with one.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called...
Raccoons Don’t Really Wash Their Food
Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. The first 200 subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription.Raccoons are famous for "washing" their food, but this behavior, called dousing, isn't really about cleanliness.Hosted by:...
Poop: Our Newest Ally in the Fight Against COVID-19?
Right now, scientists need additional COVID-19 monitoring methods. And our poops might help!Hosted by: Hank GreenCOVID-19 News &Updates playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at...
Why Aren’t Commercial Jets Getting Faster?
Airplanes are one of the quickest ways to get anywhere, but commercial jets haven't gotten much fast since the 1950's. Why is that?Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at...
The Great Lakes Tropical Storm of 1996
Tropical storms can be devastating but at least we usually know where they're going to appear. The exception being a very strange week in 1996, on Lake Huron.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at...
Kids, Kawasaki Disease, and COVID-19: What Parents Should Know
While children are only a small minority of those who test positive for COVID-19, we’re starting to see evidence of a rare, but serious, complication in children that resembles a condition known as Kawasaki disease. Here’s what doctors say we should watch out...
4 Algorithms We Borrowed from Nature
We use algorithms every day for things like image searches, predictive text, and securing sensitive data. Algorithms show up all over nature, too, in places like your immune system and schools of fish, and computer scientists have learned a lot from studying them....
Active Volcanoes: The Perfect Egg Incubators
SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. You probably don't think of active volcanoes as the ideal place to build a nursery, but for some animals, they're the perfect spot to incubate...