#  @scishow SciShow SciShow posts on YouTube about science, education, hosted, green the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +28% - [--] Month [---------] -20% - [--] Months [----------] +12% - [--] Year [----------] +2.50% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +19% - [--] Month [---] -71% - [--] Months [-----] +141% - [--] Year [-----] +108% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] no change - [--] Month [---------] +0.24% - [--] Months [---------] +1.50% - [--] Year [---------] +3% ### CreatorRank: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 8.99% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 3% [finance](/list/finance) 2.36% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 0.86% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 0.64% [stocks](/list/stocks) 0.43% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 0.21% [currencies](/list/currencies) 0.21% [products](/list/products) 0.21% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 0.21% **Social topic influence** [science](/topic/science) #336, [education](/topic/education) #484, [hosted](/topic/hosted) #51, [green](/topic/green) #128, [how to](/topic/how-to) 8.35%, [health](/topic/health) #3705, [what is](/topic/what-is) #1402, [history](/topic/history) 7.49%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 7.07%, [food](/topic/food) 4.93% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@notesbyniba](/creator/undefined) [@dkstudentoo](/creator/undefined) [@curein60_nt](/creator/undefined) [@n046641343439](/creator/undefined) [@n047222547336](/creator/undefined) [@taylorinoregonvideo6814975800459169029](/creator/undefined) [@lindsaynikole](/creator/undefined) [@lindsaynikolet8rb2kumfci2r1](/creator/undefined) [@montereyaq](/creator/undefined) [@montereybayaquarium](/creator/undefined) [@n082352343294](/creator/undefined) [@theesotericachannel](/creator/undefined) [@n0528780212071inphotolistk2o1tokrd7mx7b3m5zfmisk7o4tuf7tiyzlyogm66hd7qq4uotwn4vm2qvk16dshardvdyqs2h84r55sak5ykbry3yp8g6j7e](/creator/undefined) [@planetwild](/creator/undefined) [@tomlumperson](/creator/undefined) [@n0329768530604inphotolistmmxv2emmxururey34zfthjp](/creator/undefined) [@n004804568378](/creator/undefined) [@howtoadhd](/creator/undefined) [@tommocarroll](/creator/undefined) [@scishowpsych](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "The Largest Object in the Universe Breaks the Laws of Physics Try Rocket Money for free: https://rocketmoney.yt.link/o9h5UGq. In March [----] astronomers announced the "largest cosmic structure discovered to date". They called it Quipu. And Quipu is just the latest entry in a list of structures that are too big for cosmologists to explain without revisiting one of the most fundamental assumptions they have about the universe. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G0H3nu18HIc) 2025-06-20T15:00Z 8.4M followers, 444.7K engagements "Stonehenge Isn't A Henge (And Other Things You Didn't Know) See if the ACT could be the right test for you at https://www.act.org/SciShow You've heard of Stonehenge. It's that big rock circle over in England. But there's a lot more to it than that and researchers have been studying it for centuries. From the people who lived near it to how and when it was made here are seven of the coolest things we know about this iconic monument. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kwm-GU5fqN0) 2025-07-23T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 724.7K engagements "Some Women Are Ending Their Periods. Is That Safe Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Because periods are inconvenient many women are choosing to end them entirely with hormonal birth control. This episode explores the research on its safety. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5q4ExatWfUU) 2025-04-02T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 733K engagements "Why Is Lung Cancer in Non-smokers on the Rise Improve your career using our code SCISHOW for 30% off on all TripleTen's programs Sign up for a FREE TripleTen career consultation with the link: https://get.tripleten.com/scishow Lung Cancer has been stigmatized as something that mainly happens when you smoke cigarettes. But non-smoking lung cancer may be a new disease changing the narrative. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CYhncB9Ftt8) 2025-03-25T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M engagements "Why Some People Don't Have an Inner Monologue Do you always have an inner monologue Can you imagine not having one Or maybe you've never had an inner monologue and wondered what it would be like Psychologists are beginning to study that voice inside your headand it's much more complicated than you might think Join Hank Green for a fascinating new episode of SciShow all about your inner voice SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DRLkDafQbP8) 2020-07-22T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.2M engagements "Ghosts Aren't Real: [--] Scientific Explanations for Paranormal Activity Do you believe in ghosts While wandering an old dark building at night can be creepy we believe there's a scientific explanation for everything. Join Michael Aranda for a spook-tacular new episode of SciShow SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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 forever: Avi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MyQT78Bjt04) 2019-10-06T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 522.5K engagements "We solved Roman concrete #shorts #science #SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Lucas Principe: Writer Heather Hess: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Faith Schmidt: Script Supervisor Stefan Chin: Editor Savannah Geary: Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.add1602 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.2138/am-2017-5993CCBY/html" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wc7Q2UJ3WtE) 2023-03-13T21:32Z 8.4M followers, 24.1M engagements "The Pros & Cons of Your Blood Type Did you know that your blood type affects more than just who you can donate blood to There are certain traits about each blood type that can affect your health for better or worse Learn more with Olivia Gordon in this new episode of SciShow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Jeremy Peng Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cEhUj_BKzGI) 2017-02-13T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements "The Secrets of Deep Sea Mountain Ranges Ocean Complilation Mountains don't just exist on landdid you know there are vast mountain ranges at the bottom of the sea From spooky-looking towers that belch white "smoke" to a mountain range in the middle of the Atlantic ocean the seafloor is full of features as dynamic as the surface Join Michael Aranda for an exciting compilation of [--] SciShow Deep-Sea explorations Let's go SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e0HgkHNZlsY) 2021-04-21T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements "Why Can't Everyone Be Tall Height is one of the first things we notice about someone and it affects us all the time whether you struggle to find pants that are long enough or can't reach the top shelf. And the biology of how we reach our final adulthood heights is pretty complicated from genes to environment and a bit in the middle. Plus there are some pros and cons to your height whatever it is Hosted by: Madelyn Leembruggen (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4-oGyisP9Hw) 2026-02-12T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 85.5K engagements "How Honey Can Fight Deadly Bacteria Believe it or not that cute bear bottle has serious bacteria fighting powerbut how does it work Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow all about the amazing properties of honey Let's go Learn more about hydrogen peroxide: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=vVSC79nxCvI ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Coda Buchanan Lucy McGlasson Accalia Elementia Mark Terrio-Cameron" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7FlzHiURdTs) 2016-05-11T22:42Z 8.4M followers, 5.2M engagements "What is Restless Leg Syndrome We all get a jittery after sitting still for too long. But some people experience an irresistible urge to move their legs and it can seriously affect their daily lives. We've been nominated for a Webby Please vote: http://tinyurl.com/sswebby Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Coda Buchanan Lucy McGlasson Accalia Elementia Mark Terrio-Cameron Saul Kathy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AWkPVd4sSlQ) 2016-04-16T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M engagements "How Does Chickenpox Turn Into Shingles Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. You might know that chickenpox and shingles are both caused by the same virus varicella zoster. Here's why the symptoms and even the vaccines are different the second time around. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OyOZOkdadYU) 2023-06-01T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 786.1K engagements "Why HIV is No Longer a Death Sentence The HIV & AIDS epidemic claimed countless lives in the 80s and 90s and while it's still a devastating diagnosis medical technology has made significant advancements in treating HIV. In the second video of our two-part series on HIV and AIDS we look at the challenges that have kept scientists from developing a cure and the treatments that have managed to reduce the risk of death in those affected. Join Hank Green for an informative new episode of SciShow. We're conducting a survey of our viewers If you have time please give us feedback:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=U52g6ZlR1W0) 2017-12-13T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements "The Earth's Internet: How Fungi Help Plants Communicate Plants have their own interconnected networks that allow them to communicate with each other sometimes over considerable distances Hosted by: Olivia Gordon Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G Sam Lutfi Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles Southerland Patrick D. Ashmore Tim Curwick" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_tjt8WT5mRs) 2018-07-23T23:39Z 8.4M followers, 307.6K engagements "Surprising Uses for Fungi You May Not Know You've probably heard that theres a fungus among usbut how much of fungi are helpful vs harmful Turns out there's quite a grey area Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow and learn more about the multipurpose world of fungi SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- 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 forever: Bryan Cloer Sam Lutfi Kevin Bealer Jacob" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nxLfNnukioE) 2022-03-06T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 323.9K engagements "Did We Just De-Extinct Dire Wolves So you've probably heard by now that a biotech company called Colossal Biosciences has brought dire wolves back form extinction. Or at least. they SAY they did. We wanted to break down all the science in their claims and get to the bottom of the dire wolf dilemma before George R. R. Martin adopts all the wolf pups. Here's the truth on de-extinction de-mystified. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qFfYeFhAhmo) 2025-05-02T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 120.8K engagements "Ozempic Is Both Better And Worse Than You Think Semaglutide the drug famously sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy has boomed in popularity in just a handful of years. Its not limited to doing just one thing inside your body making it a double-edged sword with both benefits /and/ risks. Were starting to learn what all those things are and while some of it is great some of it is less great. So here are [--] things theyre not telling you about semaglutide. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sJzEMVkCCGg) 2025-11-05T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements "The Pernkopf Atlas: Medicine's Most Controversial Book The Pernkopf Atlas contains some of the most detailed illustrations of the human body ever created. That's why many surgeons and anatomists still consult it today. But the book has a dark past. Its author and illustrators were Nazis and many of the people depicted in it were political prisoners and petty criminals who never had a say about their inclusion. Content Warnings: 11:43-11:50: anatomical drawing from Anathomia corporis humani 13:01-13:11: anatomical drawing from De humani corporis fabrica 15:19-15:25: wax anatomical model of a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4VJfFZo1mPM) 2026-01-29T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 116.2K engagements "Will Humanity Ever Reach [--] on the Kardashev Scale Go to http://complexlylearnathon.com to check out the Learnathon schedule and support our cool stuff If you've heard of the Kardashev Scale you might be a fan of Sci-Fi. Or maybe you're just interested in when Earth will achieve that elusive Type [--] status. But since its inception people who aren't Kardashev have had the opportunity to iterate on his original idea.from thinking about where blue whales fall on the Scale to thinking up entirely *new* scales to describe humanity's relationship with the world around them. Hosted by: Hank Green" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OD3S-khg9r0) 2025-11-04T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 2M engagements "The Best Birthstone (According to Science) JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. The modern concept of birthstones might have started as some kind of marketing ploy but that doesn't mean the only thing these gems are good for is decoration. Let's walk through all [--] months of the year to find what else you can do with aquamarine peridot opal and more Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RvktoG4EGn8) 2025-11-11T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 860.1K engagements "How to Get the Most Out of Magnesium Stay fully informed by visiting https://ground.news/scishow or clicking the link in the description below to get 40% off unlimited access. Magnesium may be all the rage as a sleep aid but does it actually work We decided to dive into the research to find out and ended up learning a lot about mice along the way. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- 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 forever:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WngaKIqJ1mc) 2024-05-17T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 319.7K engagements "Exercise Actually Makes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Worse JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. ME/CFS or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is way more than being tired at the end of the day. And contrary to situations like that exercise is the last thing you'd want to do. Thanks to Jaime Seltzer director of #MEAction for consulting on this video. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) Correction: 5:24 We spelled "lightheadedness" wrong ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wxSwYUennBA) 2025-02-20T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 272.8K engagements "How to Make Fair DnD Dice from ANY Shape Try Rocket Money for free: https://rocketmoney.yt.link/fjwdHDO DnD (a.k.a. Dungeons and Dragons) is a game famous for having its players roll a bunch of differently shaped dice from the classic d20 to the atypical d3. To people used to rolling a bunch of 6-sided cubes this might seem a little weird. But thanks to one new computer model there's a way to make them look even weirder and still be fair Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-gp7AbYD9NI) 2025-10-27T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 365.8K engagements "The Science of Codes: An Intro to Cryptography Were you fascinated by The Da Vinci Code You might be interested in Cryptography There are lots of different ways to encrypt a message from early simple ciphers to the famous Enigma machine. Michael Aranda takes you through a fun and cryptic episode of SciShow all about codes ---------- SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove John Szymakowski Fatima" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-yFZGF8FHSg) 2015-08-06T19:02Z 8.4M followers, 1.3M engagements "Why We've Only Cured HIV Seven Times Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. As of [----] exactly seven people have been cured of HIV most recently the "next Berlin patient." Why aren't we sharing this cure with everyone living with HIV It's complicated. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5yonynHVue0) 2024-12-19T05:00Z 8.4M followers, 495.2K engagements "The World's Biggest Geode Is A Literal Cave If you were really into gift shops as a kid you probably loved to look at all the shiny geodes. But those little geodes are nothing compared to the mother of all geodes found is in Put In Bay Ohio. So let's talk about how this geode formed and the gorgeous sky-blue celestine crystals that we find inside it. Correction: 0:38 Oops "Lake Erie" is spelled incorrectly here. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7mdpWhM39AY) 2024-07-09T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 712.9K engagements "How Did Tuberculosis Get So Bad #science #scishow #tuberculosis #health We know tuberculosis is really dangerous but how did it get that way turns out the trick up it's sleeve is all about side-stepping our immune systems. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Emma Dauster: Writer Courtney Tern: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Savannah Geary: Script Supervisor Seth Gliksman: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer ----------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7odqXVLSkOg) 2023-12-13T22:54Z 8.4M followers, 563.5K engagements "Weve Lost Control of AI If you find these trends concerning and you want to make a difference you can go to http://controlai.com/scishow where ControlAI has created tools to help you easily voice your concerns to your lawmakers in less than a minute. ControlAI is a non-profit working to keep humanity in control of AI by mobilizing everyone from concerned citizens to experts to raise awareness of the risks of superintelligence and push for international action to address them. Artificial intelligence is making its way into every corner of our world. But when leaders in the AI space raise" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=90C3XVjUMqE) 2025-10-31T15:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.9M engagements "The [----] Pandemic Never Ended Try LMNT at https://DrinkLMNT.com/SciShow. Thanks to LMNT for sponsoring this video. The [----] pandemic infected over [---] million people but the virus that caused it didn't stop in [----]. 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 SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls Alisa Sherbow Dr. Melvin Sanicas Harrison Mills Adam Brainard Chris Peters charles george Piya Shedden Alex Hackman Christopher R Boucher" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9HbuE_fQctg) 2023-01-04T22:31Z 8.4M followers, 791.9K engagements "The [--] Largest Single Cell Organisms When you picture a single cell you probably imagine something super tiny that you had to look at through a microscope. But there are some huge exceptions to this rule. And we really do mean huge Join Michael Aranda and learn about some wild single-celled organisms in this episode of SciShow Check out Journey to the Microcosmos here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbnbBWJtwsf0jLGUwX5Q3g Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9SLYdENgsog) 2020-10-25T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.1M engagements "How PET Scans See Cancer Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. When someone gets a PET scan to detect tumors and how far a cancer has spread that machine is actually detecting sugar. Because cancer has a sweet tooth and this phenomenon called the Warburg effect may help us develop new cancer drugs and treatments Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=A90gwMVFFSY) 2023-07-18T21:52Z 8.4M followers, 451.3K engagements "This Is Where Were Gonna Bury The ISS In the middle of the South Pacific lies Point Nemo: the most remote location on Earth. This super isolated spot is home to a graveyard filled not with human remains but hundreds of broken up spacecraft and satellites. And after more than five decades of dumping our space junk there some scientists have started to worry about the consequences. Correction: 1:25 Our label says "Africa" but that's actually South America. It is the South Pacific Gyre after all Thank you to everyone who pointed this out. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AevLr16Bt3E) 2025-10-09T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 249K engagements "7 Life-Saving Medicines That Come From Deadly Animals While scorpion venom and insect poison sound really deadly turns out they have the power to save millions of lives through modern medicine Join Hank Green and learn about how scientists are increasingly turning poison into medication in this fascinating new episode of SciShow Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G Sam Lutfi Nicholas" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CRBy_netFfg) 2018-06-17T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 871.7K engagements "How Weed Works: THC Hank explains the science behind the effects of that wackiest of weeds cannabis sativa - aka marijuana. Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Citations http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html http://science.howstuffworks.com/marijuana3.htm http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/anandamide/ananh.htm http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.phpquestionID=637 The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan http://www.springerlink.com/content/q450642638287947/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FsJzCdFlpyQ) 2012-04-17T20:53Z 8.4M followers, 3.4M engagements "7 Wild Facts About Cows You Should Know Compilation Head to https://linode.com/scishow to get a $100 60-day credit on a new Linode account. Linode offers simple affordable and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. You may already know a few things about cows but did you know that cow burps can affect the weather Learn all about these [--] fun cow facts with Stefan Chin in this new episode of SciShow Let's mOOOOOve Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GgPZzxrNeZs) 2022-06-28T23:45Z 8.4M followers, 336.8K engagements "Germ Theory Is Older Than You Think People have been trying to prevent the spread of infectious disease forever yet we only got germ theory in the 19th century. Except for one 16th century Italian doctor who got it exactly right and was immediately forgotten. This video was inspired by Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe a new book by Carl Zimmer. If youd like to check it out head to https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. Made in partnership with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Sources: Air-borne by Carl Zimmer" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GhduhIbH-iM) 2025-12-15T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 120.1K engagements "Mercury Shouldn't Be Liquid. But It Is. Mercury a.k.a. quicksilver is famous for being a liquid at room temperature.and also below room temperature. But you can't use a high school chem class to explain why. Instead we need a little help from Einstein. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski Bryan Cloer charles george Chris Mackey Chris Peters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LaNlfOCn0Uc) 2024-02-21T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M engagements "Why We Can't Predict Earthquakes Earthquakes have the power to devastate entire communitiesa little advanced notice could make a world of difference with an impending earthquake. So why can't they be predicted Join Rose Bear Don't Walk for a new episode of SciShow and take a dive into the world of earthquake science Earthquake preparation links: https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/prepareqt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MRoCsb9qcyQ) 2021-09-01T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 302.9K engagements "Why Doesnt the Yucatn Have Rivers Send a Cake is a great way to show your loved ones just how much they mean to you Get 10% off your order by clicking the link and using the code SCISHOW: https://sendacake.com/scishowbirthdays1 Look at a map of the Yucatan Peninsula and youll immediately notice its lacking a feature thats pretty common nearly everywhere else on Earth: major /rivers/. So where does all the water go Turns out its hiding beneath our feet. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MzKEsZLCwlk) 2026-01-02T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 531.3K engagements "Weird Places: Mexico's Giant Crystal Cave SciShow explores a place thats as beautiful as it is dangerous: Mexicos Giant Crystal Cave where chemistry has created the worlds largest crystals -- but in an environment so hostile that youd only survive a few minutes if you saw them without the right protection. But its safe inside Come on in ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O7yfx0ejELg) 2014-11-03T23:51Z 8.4M followers, 926.7K engagements "Why On Earth Did We Think Urine Was Sterile Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. You've probably heard that urine is sterile. And we're only just learning that's not true. Understanding the urinary microbiome could help us find new ways to treat kidney stones UTIs and even bladder cancer. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OTIYcemQ_OQ) 2025-04-16T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 695.5K engagements "3 Diseases That Make You Stink Body odor is usually normal but when it's extreme it can be a sign of something gone wrong. To get your 23andMe kit go to: https://www.23andme.com/SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Benny Tim Curwick Scott Satovsky Jr Philippe von Bergen Bella Nash Bryce" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PntIKgV88PU) 2017-04-10T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 720K engagements "What Actually Caused Mad Cow Disease Do you remember the Mad Cow Disease scare from the 90s What really happened Did it go away Join Stefan Chin for a mad new episode of SciShow and learn all about what really happened to those cows. Let's go We're conducting a survey of our viewers If you have time please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: D.A. Noe Nicholas Smith Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pxojz6grwcU) 2017-09-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements "Orangutan Communication is Eerily Similar to Ours JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. One of the classic things that people say makes humans special is well the language we use to say we're special. But new research suggests that some of our evolutionary cousins might be hot on our tails when it comes to gossiping and it's not even our closest relatives. Here's what the latest research says about whether we can learn about language evolution from. orangutans Hosted by: Madelyn Leembruggen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TXUcB7SLcM0) 2026-02-10T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 153.6K engagements "Why More Young People Are Getting Colon Cancer More and more people under [--] are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. These young people dont seem to have any of the usual risk factors for colorectal cancer like an inherited genetic mutation. after some sleuthing scientists might have an answer in the form of E. coli and a toxin it produces in our own guts. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TlgTYZYu_S8) 2025-08-26T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 688.6K engagements "How to Grow a Beard According to Science Have you ever wondered why some people can grow a full beard and others can't One of the most commonly searched questions on the internet is "How Do I Grow a Beard" As usual science has an answer for that Hosted by Hank Green. Don't forget to ask YOUR most pressing questions with the hashtag #WMAQ - we'll answer a bunch of them in a new video November [--]. Watch more of the Worlds Most Asked Questions here: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLsNB4peY6C6L1A74436Ccy3pvDhb33fhi And dont forget to subscribe to http://youtube.com/scishow ---------- Like" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TuliHTVEZXI) 2014-10-20T15:54Z 8.4M followers, 8M engagements "The [--] Oldest Fossils Ever Discovered Sometimes it's hard to identify exactly what a fossil is frombut wouldnt it be cool to be able to point at a fossil and know that its the first plant Join Michael Aranda for a fun new episode of SciShow where we've put together a list of the oldest fossils of their kind that we know of so far Let's go If you liked this video check out more videos about natural history and paleontology on SciShow's sister channel Eons: https://www.youtube.com/eons Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TxmkZBYDPOQ) 2016-07-03T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.8M engagements "Why Sharks Don't Have Bones It's Shark Week and we've got some awesome shark facts for you. To start did you know that sharks don't have bones We'll tell you why in this bitingly good new episode of SciShow ---------- Messages from our Subbable subscribers: Maitrayee you are an awesome astrophysicist - Matheen Never lose your imagination - Michael Glibstrup ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=U4b-Mv_3e4U) 2014-08-11T18:11Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements "Incredible Facts About Color in Nature SciShow Compilation There is so much more to the colors of the natural world than meets the eye Sometimes the color of something in nature has nothing to do with beauty and everything to do with science Join Hank for a showcase of a few of our episodes all about coloration Let's go SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UlsETcQlVRk) 2020-10-07T21:36Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements "The Weirdest Kinds of Lightning You've Never Heard Of Lightning is super cool which is why we talk about it on this channel so much. Here's a few of the weirdest coolest stories about lightning from superbolts and laser-guided lightning to the practical question of what to do if you get hit by lightning. 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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VBaoW8-FtoI) 2024-06-11T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 364.1K engagements "The Ancient Crops We've Forgotten How to Grow Today humans live on just a few staple crops like maize rice and wheat. But in the early days of agriculture humans were domesticating foods left and right. Come with us as we discover the lost crops of North America like pitseed goosefoot maygrass and sumpweed. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VjFT4PC8YIQ) 2025-03-20T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 782.3K engagements "What The Heck Is Tuberculosis #science #scishow #medicine #johngreen You may have been hearing more about tuberculosis lately than you're used to. But what exactly is it Let's hear form guest host and friend of the channel John Green. Hosted by: John Green Emma Dauster: Writer Keren Turton: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Bill Mead: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Savannah Geary: Producer Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer ---------- Sources:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YIO0shDPsdA) 2023-12-20T20:00Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements "Why Do Fevers Get Worse at Night If youve ever noticed that being sick often sucks more at night that wasnt your imagination. Fevers do often rise at night Why do our bodies do that Is there a reason we have to suffer more SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. #SciShow #Health #Science Hosted by: Olivia Gordon SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aVi-zF0Yr8I) 2019-08-17T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 498.5K engagements "6 Types of Twins That Are Extremely Rare Did you know there are more types of twin than just identical or fraternal There are actually [--] types of twins that are extremely rare and can teach us a lot more about the science of human development. Join Hank Green for a interesting journey into the world of rare twins. SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bpWJNSBQo0k) 2020-02-09T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 5.7M engagements "How Teenagers' Brains Are Actually Wired Differently Have you ever wondered why teenagers truly seem like another species Turns out their brains are actually functioning in a completely different way during this stage of development In this episode Hank explains what is happening chemically during this angsty hormone fueled time in this new episode of SciShow Let's go ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hiduiTq1ei8) 2014-03-12T20:44Z 8.4M followers, 4.5M engagements "How HIV First Started in Humans The devastating AIDS epidemic has claimed hundreds of thousands of livesdid you know that a sick chimpanzee is part of what started it all In the first video of our two part series on HIV and AIDS join Michael Aranda and learn how scientists figured out what HIV is when the infection morphs into AIDS and where scientists think the virus originated. ---------- SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=izwomieBwG0) 2017-11-29T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 5.1M engagements "Youre Steeping Your Tea Too Long Go to Complexly.store to support Complexly this holiday season Green black herbal with milk in a bag cold brewed. the ways to make tea are endless. And depending on whether you drink it for the caffeine health boost nostalgia or whatever other reason your tea might look totally different from someone else's. Yes researchers have investigated the best tea for each of those scenarios. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) Correction: 3:30 That's not bergamot That's a Kaffir lime. Bergamot looks closer to a familiar orange." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jeTiNaEuiWA) 2025-12-09T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 330.7K engagements "How Leonardo Da Vinci Truly Changed the World How did Da Vinci change the world as we know it today A true "Renaissance Man" inventor artist & scholar Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most diversely talented individuals of all time. His "unquenchable curiosity" led him to make discoveries and inventions that were beyond his time not to mention his numerous artistic masterpieces. Today on SciShow Hank takes us into the mind of this incredible man and his lasting effect on society today. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kMf8hFBJylA) 2014-01-18T05:53Z 8.4M followers, 1.9M engagements "Science Proves There are More than Two Human Sexes We're taught that chromosomes define biological sex: XX = female and XY = male. However it's not quite that straightforward. Hank Green hosts as we explain how science proves that biological sex is a spectrum. SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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 forever: Eric Jensen Matt Curls" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kT0HJkr1jj4) 2019-11-14T01:19Z 8.4M followers, 2.3M engagements "The Biggest Mysteries Science Still Hasn't Solved Compilation Science is here to solve mysteries about your life the Earth and even the universe. But that doesn't mean we've figured out everything yet. There are a lot of mysteries that science still hasn't solved like everything in this compilation. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qJvT2kIW9kk) 2025-09-18T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 641.7K engagements "Why They Can't Make an HIV Vaccine (They're Trying) A lot of very smart people have been working for a very long time on vaccines for HIV/AIDS and they've come up empty. Thanks to broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) and mRNA vaccine technology that might be changing. Here's why we don't have a vaccine for HIV/AIDS yet. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qNOZlGkX0GM) 2024-10-07T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 485.6K engagements "7 First Aid Myths (And What To Do Instead) Send a Cake is a great way to show your loved ones just how much they mean to you Get 10% off your order by clicking the link and using the code SCISHOW: https://sendacake.com/scishowbirthdays3 Whether you're out in the wilderness or just walking down the street you might find yourself in a situation where somebody needs first aid. And while we all think we know what to do in an emergency there are a lot of myths out there that might end up causing more harm than help. So here are a few of the more common first aid myths out there and what to try" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rC7Fv6TXhTI) 2026-02-05T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 151.2K engagements "What Causes 'Old People Smell' If you've ever associated a smell with old age you weren't imagining itit all has to do with the chemistry of our skin. Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles Southerland Bader AlGhamdi James Harshaw Patrick Merrithew Patrick D. Ashmore Candy Tim Curwick charles george Saul Mark" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s7zVYJDj2Ok) 2018-02-06T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 387.6K engagements "A Strange Thing Is Happening Beneath North America The North American continent used to have deep roots extending far into the Earth's mantle. They melted. Here's how scientists think they disappeared. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uMhEjGzxHJE) 2025-09-02T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements "Tylenol Is Made From Crude Oil. Can We Change That A lot more depends on fossil fuels than you might expect. Like your medicine cabinet. No not the plastic pill bottles the pills /themselves/ might be derived from crude oil. It might be possible to change that and use plastic instead but we'll need some unexpected help. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vA4XAfo3sbI) 2026-02-09T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 52.1K engagements "Relative Humidity Isn't What You Think It Is This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out Aristarchus in the Rain here: https://youtu.be/kuD61YDmv6U Have you ever wondered why 75% humidity in the summer feels sticky but 75% humidity in the winter feels super dry Turns out the common definition of humidity is inconvenient and confusing. But there is a better way Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wB3Yyq4xy_Y) 2021-04-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 417.2K engagements "5 Regrettable Things People Did With Uranium Humans have known that uranium can cause health problems since at least the 1820s. But that hasn't stopped us from making stuff with uranium in it over the past two centuries. Like teeth toys and diabetes treatments Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x3O3VttNy6o) 2025-04-25T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 217.1K engagements "Why Hold Music Still Sucks Visit https://brilliant.org/SciShow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full [--] days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Listening to Muzak while on hold to make an appointment you don't even want to go to can be infuriating. Especially because the sound quality of music transmitted over the phone is so bad Here's why. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xcVm_s7W2Ns) 2026-02-04T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 193.9K engagements "Inbreeding with Yourself Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. **At the time this video was made it had been reported that Charlotte the round ray was pregnant. However new information has come out that she was never pregnant with parthenotes and in fact had a reproductive disorder which is a bummer. Everything else in this video is accurate and unchanged by this news but we wanted to be transparent that the introduction of this video contains outdated and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yFnNyC72FGY) 2024-04-26T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 378.6K engagements "Your DnD Party is Too Big Whether youre trying to play Dungeons and Dragons or one of the many other TTRPGs out there theres a good chance your last campaign failed because there were simply too many adventurers in the party. And by "too many" I mean like four. It turns out scheduling really *is* that hard. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0pc9Uf3vFDU) 2025-03-07T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements "How Science Solved The Mysteries of The Dead Sea Scrolls (and [--] Other Ancient Texts) JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. Sometimes an ancient document is lost to history. Sometimes you find it covered in mold and written over by an ancient scribe. Fortunately thanks to science lost doesn't quite mean what it used to. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FgLf3L0TF9I) 2025-03-11T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 283.5K engagements "How the Fall of the Roman Empire Made Animals Smaller Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full [--] days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Theres a saying that when Rome falls the whole world will fall. Which frankly seems a little melodramatic and egotistical on the part of the Romans. Except that they kinda had a point when you realize the fall of Rome affected basically everything in Europe up to and including /the body size of wild animals/. Here's how the fall of the Roman Empire made animals smaller. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKZje0rebE) 2026-02-11T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 180.4K engagements "SciShow's [--] Favorite Pins of the Month Compilation After five and a half years SciShow says goodbye to our Pin of the Month program. But not before celebrating our favorites and re-releasing the pins for a limited time. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=edejrvM4u00) 2024-12-03T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 191K engagements "Why Does Everything Decay Into Lead If you look at a copy of the periodic table you might notice that basically every element after lead is labelled as radioactive. And the vast majority of those elements wind up decaying into some version of lead eventually. But why is lead so special Hosted by: Reid Reimers ---------- 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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski Bryan Cloer charles george" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uhkvihpdkRE) 2024-02-27T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.4M engagements "What are Superfluids and Why Are They Important Can you imagine a cup of tea that doesn't obey the laws of physics One that pours out of the bottom of your cup while crawling up the sides to the top Join Hank Green for a fun new SciShow super episode all about superfluids SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zJblFBwqjPo) 2019-04-22T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.8M engagements "The Deadly Fog That Killed 12000: What Really Happened Could a fog really kill [-----] people Welcome to the Great Smog of London in [----]. Join Hank for a new episode of SciShow where we unpack this deadly pollution event and discuss how smog can actually affect life expectancy. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supportersAlexander Wadsworth Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Sultan Alkhulaifi Tim Curwick Scott" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4fkcTA7YX44) 2017-07-17T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements "Is Bismuth The Future Of Tech JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. Bismuth crystals aren't just pretty to look at. If you can get pieces thin enough they display something called the Anomalous Hall Effect. Physicists aren't entirely sure how they manage to do that but that doesn't stop them from thinking up applications. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5qK2PCLBDyE) 2025-06-03T17:18Z 8.4M followers, 193.3K engagements "Actually Understand Type [--] Diabetes Type [--] diabetes affects over [---] million people. It can be confusing and difficult to manage so in this video we'll answer all your questions about type [--] diabetes including what to eat what affects your risk and is there a cure. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) 00:00 Intro 00:52 What Is Type [--] Diabetes 01:58 Types of Diabetes 04:13 How T2D Affects the Body 05:53 Symptoms of T2D 07:26 Risk Factors for T2D 09:36 Living with Managing and Minimizing Unwanted Outcomes from T2D 12:12 Treatments and Is There a Cure ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6xIZMZCznjM) 2024-04-12T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 159.9K engagements "How Rare Are Extra Organs Some people are born with more to love. More organs that is. from double uteruses to bonus blood to extra spleens here are a few ways you can have extra pieces of yourself and what to do with your bonus body parts. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7853t_qABGU) 2025-11-27T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 104.8K engagements "Why the Appalachians Contain Some of the Oldest Fossils on Earth The Appalachian Mountains are some of the oldest geological features on earth. And they also hold fossils that tell us about some of the very earliest life forms that we'll ever manage to see in the fossil record. So how did these mountains manage to hang on to these precious fossils The story lies in a billion-year long game of bumper cars and in these plain-looking little rocks. Check out the SciShow Rocks Box https://complexly.store/rocks Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7OCoYti_If8) 2025-06-04T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.2M engagements "Why Do We Eat Raw Fish But Not Raw Chicken We might order fish raw but why don't we ever order chicken that way Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Benny Kyle Anderson Tim Curwick Scott Satovsky Jr Will and Sonja Marple Philippe von Bergen Bella Nash Bryce Daifuku Chris Peters Patrick D. Ashmore" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9aoTr9CbHew) 2017-02-14T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements "Why Don't Humans Ride Zebras Zebras and horses are very similar - so why do we only ride one but not the other Join Michael Aranda and learn about the history of horseback riding and why it did NOT translate to zebras in this new episode of SciShow Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-13 SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ----------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9pJzv73j2Yw) 2019-02-19T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 478.3K engagements "The Man Who Stole The Moon and the One Who Saved It Join the Moon Rock Protection Squad at https://complexly.store/MRPS In [----] a NASA intern stole a safe full of moon rocks from the Johnson Space Center. Around the same time a special agent there was devoting his life to retrieving moon rocks that had gone missing. This is the story of two men who for their own reasons became obsessed with a few grey pebblesand what those pebbles teach us about the universe. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Correction: 44:18 Correction: The conflict in Cyprus is between Christian Greeks in the south and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B-yFC4n6nfA) 2025-05-09T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 832K engagements "The Organ That Drove a Scientist to Kill In [----] Johann Wirsung was shot and killed outside his home but not before he named one of the men responsible. One rumor that has emerged over the years is the man was paid by one of Wirsung's former assistants who claimed Wirsung had taken credit for a discovery the assistant had made: that the pancreas actually does stuff critical to keeping you alive. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DCva1E7kFoQ) 2025-07-29T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 165.4K engagements "The Mushroom That Caused a Terrifying ALS Outbreak In a small town in the French Alps a lot of people started to get the neurodegenerative disease ALS. Could the culprit be mushrooms Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FFsLNHgYnTs) 2025-07-31T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 208.6K engagements "We Didnt Evolve Color Vision to See Color Use code scishow at https://incogni.com/scishow to get an exclusive 60% off. From birds of paradise (the bird) to birds of paradise (the flower) nature is full of colorful life. And these colors can communicate a bunch of different messages. But if no animal had eyes capable of perceiving those colors why would colorfulness evolve in the first place But if no life was super colorful why would color perception evolve Which came first Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GckqMcaz-3M) 2025-12-08T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 437.8K engagements "Why Do We Kiss Hank gets all up in your face about kissing -- where does it come from why do it we do it and do other animals do it From ancient India to that date you were on last night (which we won't tell anyone about if you won't) we explore the history of snogging and its role in human evolution. Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HZKvYbR3S9c) 2013-08-29T18:10Z 8.4M followers, 2M engagements "Can Cold Showers Actually Change Your Life Many people swear that a cold shower every morning has the power to change your life and improve your health- but can this be proved by science Join us as Hank Green dives into the world of cold showers and discusses whether these claims hold water. Speaking of cold showers and productivity Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free https://skl.sh/scishow15 Check out Michael Karnjanaprakorn's productivity class: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Real-Productivity-Create-Your-Ideal-Week/1067827918" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HsonXuJs8-s) 2018-09-15T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M engagements "8 Terrible Science Takes Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Have you ever seen a science take on the Internet that you're pretty sure is wrong but you aren't sure how to break it down Well good news we are taking care of that for you Here are just [--] of them from climate myths to health scares all explained and fact-checked for your enjoyment. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Losing Heat out of Your Head 2:19 Alpha Dogs 3:33 Iceberg Melting 4:43 CO2 and Plants 6:44 Seed Oils" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ikev3XcqAJM) 2024-05-09T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 664.4K engagements "Rosalind Franklin: Great Minds Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA but you most likely haven't heard of her. Hank will attempt to fix this gap in your knowledge on today's SciShow: Great Minds. Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JiME-W58KpU) 2013-07-09T21:11Z 8.4M followers, 383.5K engagements "6 Precious Gems Far More Rare Than Diamonds Diamonds may get all the credit in the media but there are way cooler minerals out there. Some of these gems and minerals are so rare they truly put diamonds to shame. Find out more with Hank in this new episode of SciShow Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-14 SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KASzVlj7_ec) 2019-04-07T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements "7 Of The Weirdest Fossil Forgeries Ever JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. You've heard of fake purses and fake food and fake concert tickets. But fake fossils Turns out forging evidence of life in the ancient past isn't as uncommon as you might think. From another work by the infamous forger of the Piltdown Man to the carved footprints that fueled a conspiracy theory here are seven of the weirdest fossil forgeries of all time. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LKsbG47rZWM) 2025-07-15T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 132.5K engagements "The Only Radiation Units You Need to Know In order to have a meaningful conversation about the dangers of radiation exposure its important to be clear about just how much radiation we are dealing with. Unfortunately the units we use are kind of a mess but SciShow is here with the only two you need to know. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MpQzhZ0RRDM) 2019-09-12T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 358.2K engagements "You Had A Cell That Was Larger Than A Bedsheet When she was pregnant a few years ago Hannah Yevick was reading about the placenta and learned it contained a cell whose surface spanned a whopping [--] square meterslarger than a King-sized bed sheet. The Brandeis University biophysicist was immediately fascinated and her research on this giant cell is now revealing a lot about how cells work in general. For this SciShow Field Trips episode we traveled to Yevick's lab to learn about the largest cell in the human body. 00:00 - Video start 17:51 - Skip here to skip discussion of preeclamsia 19:31 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RuN5HxSew7w) 2026-01-21T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 159.9K engagements "What Do Dogs See When They Watch TV Some dogs just seem to love watching TV. But are they really watching what we see We're conducting a survey of our viewers If you have time please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Bella Nash Charles Southerland" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SpC8U30Hnrs) 2018-01-09T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements "What Actually Happens to Your Cat on Catnip Why do cats love catnip so much What happens to their adorable little bodies when they get a whiff of the powerful stuff Science has found a possible evolutionary answer to this adorable feline phenomenon Join our host Rose Bear Don't Walk for an adorable kitty-centered episode of SciShow SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VSZ8ywgGNGM) 2021-04-06T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.3M engagements "Fools Gold Might Be Better Than the Real Thing This month's Rocks Box is pyrite also called fool's gold. But this fool's gold might not be so foolish since we can use it to get all kinds of other minerals we really need and it may be a key to getting real gold after all. 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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski Bryan Cloer charles george Chris" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W-G8lvsrdf0) 2024-05-01T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements "The Rocky Mountains Are in the Wrong Place Mountain ranges usually don't form in the middle of continents. Except for the Rocky Mountains. We'll go into the baffling Laramide Orogeny and a few possible reasons why the Rockies might be in the wrong place. 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 SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Bryan Cloer charles george Chris Mackey Chris Peters Christoph Schwanke" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WD1UUMpMPVY) 2023-09-28T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.7M engagements "The Hidden World of Coral Reefs Did you know that coral reefs are vital to the survival of our ecosystem And did you also know that reefs can be found as deep as [----] meters in the ocean As deep as they are those reefs are still not immune to the effects of human activities nor are we outside their sphere of influence. Learn all about these amazing reefs in a new episode of SciShow hosted by Rose Bear Don't Walk Thumbnail credit: NOAA's National Ocean Service Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WihqHrR7XLw) 2021-01-21T00:52Z 8.4M followers, 358K engagements "Don't put water in the microwave. #shorts #science #SciShow Microwaving water can be way more dangerous than you'd think Here's the science of why this can be an explosive mistake. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Emma Barratt: Writer Rachel Garner: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Faith Schmidt: Script Supervisor Savannah Geary: Editor Associate Producer Nate Biehl: Animator Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Stitch Source:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XggHhU16axk) 2023-05-09T00:00Z 8.4M followers, 10.9M engagements "A Researcher Hid This Fossil For Decades. Heres Why In [----] a research team discovered one of the oldest human ancestors ever called Sahelanthropus. For over twenty years most people thought that all they found was a skull. But a few researchers sworn to secrecy by their peers and the norms of the field knew that there were more. Here's the story of academic subterfuge investigative reporting and some full-on norm-shattering that ended up showing the world the femur of Touma. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YS60Tv3EXPs) 2025-10-23T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 390.1K engagements "Glia Are Your Brain's Most Mysterious Cells Instead of studying neurons like most neuroscientists Beth Stevens studies a kind of brain cell that generations of her colleagues ignored: glia. While these cells were once thought to be little more than the glue that held the brain together Stevens is learning that they may be the key to understanding multiple neurological diseases. In this SciShow Field Trips video we travel to Stevens's lab to learn why she had no intention of studying the thing neuroscientists are supposed to study. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock ---------- Support us for $8/month on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZVt3t5zmvT8) 2026-01-22T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 130.8K engagements "This Anti-Aging Supplement Might Actually Work Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. If you've wandered down a supplement aisle recently you may have come across a bottle for sale that has "anti-aging" ingredients to help your body make a molecule called NAD+ better known as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. Your body definitely does need NAD+ to keep ticking but what does the research actually say about taking supplements to make more of it Hosted by: Reid" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_M7VhhptSrU) 2025-01-28T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 320.6K engagements "The Successor to CRISPR May Be Even More World Changing When Feng Zhang was in his early 30s he used a set of genes found in bacteria called CRISPR to pioneer a new kind of gene editing tool in human cells. Today the MIT biochemist is studying a different set of microbial genes called TIGR. And they may be the key to developing CRISPR's successor. For this SciShow Field Trips video we traveled to Zhang's lab to learn about what may be the next generation of gene editing. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_UimlaolxiA) 2026-01-20T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 915.1K engagements "The Weird Connection Between Antidepressants and Cancer You might think that antidepressants are only for your brain. But theres research to suggest that antidepressants may be able to help with stuff like cancer. Yes for real here's how. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aE__5-iXHr0) 2025-10-13T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 329.4K engagements "Bamboo sequesters carbon but not how you think. #shorts #science #SciShow Bamboo is an invasive species in a lot of places. It could also be a key part of fighting climate change. Plus the secret to its success may lie in the fact that bamboo is really a team player. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Emma Dauster: Writer Heather Hess: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Savannah Geary: Script Supervisor Editor Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bb_rxju4MnU) 2023-04-03T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.8M engagements "The [--] Most Dangerous Chemicals on Earth Can you imagine a substance so deadly that even a millionth of a gram could kill you They explode when you touch them. They can even disable you with their horrifying smell. Join Hank Green for a new terrifying episode of SciShow that will introduce you to the most dangerous chemicals in the world. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA: http://dftba.com/scishow Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ckSoDW2-wrc) 2014-12-13T22:49Z 8.4M followers, 12M engagements "The Surprisingly Useful Medicines Hiding in Pee Your urine is mostly water but hidden in there are trace amounts of some very useful stuff Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles Southerland Bader AlGhamdi James Harshaw Patrick Merrithew Patrick D. Ashmore Candy Tim Curwick charles george Saul Mark" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e0tQjzAjZ5A) 2018-02-06T00:13Z 8.4M followers, 292.6K engagements "How Herpes Can Actually Be Good For You Can having Herpes actually have benefits While herpes viruses cause harmful or annoying afflictions like chickenpox and cold sores theres also evidence it can help your immune system fight unrelated attackers. Join Olivia Gordon for a new episode of SciShow that might blow your mind SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fmqy4rgSwGA) 2020-08-03T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements "Quarks: The Miracle That Saved Particle Physics To get [--] months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free click here: http://skl.sh/scishow12 Smaller than an atom but majorly important: introducing the quark Quarks helped make sense of particle physics and we'll tell you all about it in this new episode of SciShow Hosted by: Stefan Chin Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G Sam Lutfi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j-993mWNcHk) 2018-07-19T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 744.6K engagements "5 Bad Health Science Takes Does eating soy make you more feminine Is sunscreen actually bad for you (No.) Here are five bad takes about human health and the real truth behind them. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: J.V. Rosenbalm" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oJiiHAPXxL0) 2025-05-23T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 204.4K engagements "We Finally Made Synthetic Spider Silk The ability to produce synthetic spider silk would give us bulletproof vests better than Kevlar biocompatible sutures and wound dressings and even space elevators. The problem is being able to make it in large amounts. One group may have solved that problem and changed the definition of "toughness" in the process. 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 SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rLtOcr6gMaQ) 2024-02-05T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 459.9K engagements "Does Hair Ever Stop Growing Have you ever wondered why the hair on your head will continue to grow but your leg hair doesn't Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and discover the answer ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Christopher Prevoe Justin Ove John Szymakowski Peso255 Ruben Galvao Fatima Iqbal Justin Lentz and David Campos. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rf6BnOLb5xs) 2015-05-19T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements "The Brilliant Mind of Ada Lovelace: Victorian Countess & Computer Programmer Introducing a brilliant woman of science from the 1800s: Ada Lovelace. She was the daughter of Lord Byron became a countess and designed the first computer program.even though she lived more than a century before the first modern computer. Learn about her brilliance and creativity in this episode of Great Minds on SciShow Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Tardigrade Poster: http://vid.io/xom SciShow Mug: http://vid.io/xoa SciShow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uBbVbqRvqTM) 2013-04-05T17:29Z 8.4M followers, 714.9K engagements "How Radioactive Is Marie Curies Lab Today Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. There's a radioactivity museum in Paris in Marie Curie's lab. It's still got radiation in there. But Andra has removed the worst of it. BBC story: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vJzcWmi0erk) 2025-11-26T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 159.5K engagements "Mongols Attacked And The Earth Fought Back Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/yuyzxkx6 and make sure to use SCISHOW for 10% off your order And then take a nap The Mongol soldiers invaded places as far away as Hungary and Japan. But when they were unsuccessful paleoclimatologists have found that weather had often interfered. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vn3St2YkYJg) 2025-11-25T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 284.1K engagements "Why HPV Is Cancer In One Convenient Package Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. HPV isn't the only virus that causes cancer but it's one of the best at it. Here's what we've learned about this supervillain of a pathogen and how to stop it. 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xNJgf9Z5v4M) 2023-06-07T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 416.1K engagements "Everything You Didn't Want to Know About Viruses Compilation Go to http://complexlylearnathon.com to check out the Learnathon schedule and support our cool stuff They may not be our favorite thing to think about but viruses have shaped our lives for thousands of years. In this SciShow compilation we explore the most surprising things about themincluding the debate over whether they're even alive. Hosted by: Reid Reimers ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yTzW4yQrQbE) 2025-11-17T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 83.6K engagements "Why Cant We Make New Stradivari Violins Head to https://cometeer.com/scishow to bypass the waitlist and receive 50% off your Cometeer order Stradivarius are synonymous with quality but how we can replicate their sound is a mystery Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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 forever: Chris Peters Matt Curls Kevin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zOtQQRf0Fzc) 2021-08-31T01:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.9M engagements "Don't Drink The Ancient Forbidden Mineral Water We all love a good mineral water. All those tasty particles must be great right Well let's talk about the one kind of mineral water you shouldn't drink because it's trapped inside crystals. Also it might contain bacteria. Head to https://Complexly.store/rocks to check out all the rocks we have to offer Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0NooPlqpWxU) 2026-01-01T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 324.2K engagements "Many Crystals Take Millions of Years to Form Not These Subscribe to the SciShow Rocks Box to receive your own desert rose here https://complexly.info/desertrose This month's Rocks Box subscribers get a desert rose Its floral appearance comes from crystalline combinations of different minerals that come together in dry places like Qatar and Oklahoma. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2dGB9Fo4hnU) 2025-12-01T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 122.2K engagements "You Stopped Exercising. The Gains That Stuck Around Might Surprise You. JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. We all make the resolution to start exercising at the New Year only to quit mere weeks later. But research suggests that the time we spent trying to live healthier really was worth it. You can still build on those gains in next year's attempt Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HIXqy8hihbo) 2026-01-27T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 379.9K engagements "How Do Insects Survive the Winter Birds fly south humans bundle up but what do insects do to survive the winter From creating antifreeze-like alcohols to burrowing in the ground bugs have a few solutions to carry on. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to James Harshaw Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron Patrick Merrithew Accalia Elementia Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Benny Kyle Anderson Tim" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JSEQvyjACyA) 2016-11-08T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 367.5K engagements "The Coolest Fossils of [----] Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Every year we dig up the most amazing fossil discoveries and explore what they reveal about the ancient past. Here are the winners from [----] Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ----------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KVXWidca_Mw) 2025-12-31T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 168.3K engagements "This Gray Rock May Explain the Beginning of Life Subscribe to the SciShow Rocks Box to receive your own Shungite here https://complexly.store/collections/frontpage Not all minerals are beauty queens. But often the ones that aren't as interesting visually have a lot more to them than meets the eye. This month's SciShow Rocks Box star is a mineral called Shungite that may not look like much but it tells us about our planet's ancient past. And researchers could use this same ancient mineral to revolutionize our future. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Correction: 6:44 This should be spelled" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QFDM34QCClI) 2026-02-02T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 110K engagements "How Does Lava Make Perfect Hexagons The Giant's Causeway is a rock formation that is so otherworldly that it seems like it was made by supernatural beings. But these incredible hexagonal columns of rock aren't the result of giant masons. They formed through a quirk of volcanic activity that shows that hexagons really are the bestagons Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rYxoiHJrYmc) 2025-09-05T15:01Z 8.4M followers, 142.2K engagements "Mad Cow Disease Mostly Infects Teenagers Learn about Giving What We Cans 10% Pledge and Trial Pledge at https://givingwhatwecan.org/scishow When variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease AKA mad cow disease first emerged researchers noticed a weird trend in exactly who got sick. Mot patients were diagnosed in their twenties which would mean they got infected in their teens. Over thirty years after this infectious prion disease emerged researchers are just starting to understand why that is. Hosted by: Tom Lum (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tJ2gOTxOSys) 2024-12-11T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 210.4K engagements "The [--] Greatest Mysteries of Physics There are still some great mysteries of our universe that physicists can't explain. How is that possible Join us as we break down the [--] greatest mysteries of physics in this episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- 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 forever: Alisa Sherbow Silas Emrys Chris Peters Adam Brainard Dr. Melvin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w2ILA2P_n6M) 2021-11-06T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.7M engagements "No Fungus Didnt Cause The Salem Witch Trials Send a Cake is a great way to show your loved ones just how much they mean to you Get 10% off your order by clicking the link and using the code SCISHOW: https://sendacake.com/scishowbirthdays2 You've heard of the Salem Witch Trials a series of accusations and executions based on the idea that witches were rampant in the Puritan community of Salem MA. And you may have also heard that the reason for all this chaos was ergot a fungus on the flour that these people ate which caused them to hallucinate and become paranoid. We at SciShow are here to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1bUYXBxu9-0) 2026-01-13T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 137K engagements "Why Echidnas Are Evolutionary Misfits Go to Squarespace.com/SciShow for a free trial and use the offer code SCISHOW to support this channel and save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Its pretty well known that Australia is home to some strange animals but echidnas are especially weird evolutionary misfits. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth Piya" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4YB6mVWadKQ) 2018-02-15T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 671.5K engagements "Why dont naked mole rats age #shorts #science #scishow Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Ella Hubber: Writer Rachel Garner: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Stefan Chin: Editor Savannah Geary: Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.google.com/urlq=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/national-zoos-naked-mole-rat-colony-finally-crowns-its-queen-180971083/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1667237210278463&usg=AOvVaw08QOIkrCQryFeIQu_wbXbZ" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5LL_ESy3yDU) 2022-11-09T22:54Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements "Why Old School Gardening May Hold the Key to Our Future Survival Growing your own food is coming back in styleand turns out science has some answers to the best methods for home gardening Learn what science has to say about your garden in this episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6RSRg_rzZo8) 2020-05-07T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.2M engagements "Bananas Are Losing the War on Fungus The Gros Michel banana lost the battle with fungus in the 1950s but was replaced by the Cavendish. This time we might not have a new banana to come to the rescue. Could this be the end of bananas Hosted by: Hank Green Thank you Craig Benzine and The Good Stuff for the awesome Bluth's Bananas pic ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Chris Peters Philippe von Bergen Fatima Iqbal John Murrin Linnea Boyev Justin Lentz and David Campos. ---------- Like SciShow Want to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9H0dy8fv33M) 2015-12-18T22:20Z 8.4M followers, 506.5K engagements "Why Does Wasabi Burn Your Nose The answer to why wasabi is such a nose burner has to do with a compound that researchers are trying to use in a creative way Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Alex Hackman Andrew Finley Brenan Lazarus G Sam Lutfi D.A. Noe Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles Southerland Patrick D." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CN2rywFqoew) 2018-12-08T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 196.2K engagements "This Island Might Help Us Understand The Origins of Life Go to https://Complexly.store to support Complexly this holiday season The island of Surtsey off the coast of Iceland popped up basically in a week and it's been a perfect natural experiment for ecologists. See a new island means a sterile ecosystem that gets filled in in waves and learning how organisms do that helps us model what early life may have looked like. Here's the story of this baby island and what researchers can learn from it. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Idp_TRnrLfQ) 2025-12-02T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 214.9K engagements "How To Make A Baby With Three Parents Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full [--] days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. In [----] a baby boy was born in Mexico who was special. He had three genetic parents. In the nearly ten years since he's been joined by dozens of other babies who owe their existence to three genetic parents. Here's the science of how it happens why it's needed and where the research is going from here. Hosted by: @NotesByNiba ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OA5tgClCBLM) 2026-01-28T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 82.1K engagements "That Time Our Ancestors Almost Went Extinct Use our link https://porkbun.com/SciShow24 and code GETYOURBIO to get a .bio domain for less than $2 now at Porkbun There's a lot of humans on our planet. But our global domination was hardly a given. New evidence suggests that our ancestors were on the brink of total extinction nearly a million years ago. So let's talk about that time when the Homo erectus population dropped to as low as a thousand individuals. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xa6ngGg-Thk) 2024-08-31T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 845.9K engagements "5 Ways CRISPR Is About to Change Everything CRISPR-based gene therapies are already changing healthcare for things like sickle cell disease. But CRISPR is bigger than just medicine and it could revolutionize everything from food and agriculture to green energy fuels to plastics. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_L-t7Esup6s) 2024-08-07T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 585.3K engagements "What Dinosaurs Pyramids and the Atomic Bomb Have in Common Sometimes being an expert in one scientific field doesnt translate to another. But then theres Luis Alvarez a particle physicist who helped expand our knowledge of the world by investigating everything from atomic bombs to Egyptian pyramids to what actually killed the dinosaurs. This video was inspired by Collisions: A Physicists Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs a new book by Alec Nevala-Lee. If youd like to check it out head to https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. Made in partnership with The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gHzXraNg2hI) 2025-12-16T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 302.9K engagements "Slime Mold: A Brainless Blob that Seems Smart Slime molds look gross and. not smart but they definitely seem to communicate and plan even without neurons. Michael explains the science behind these clever eukaryotes. For 10% off Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/scishow Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supportersAlexander Wadsworth Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Sultan Alkhulaifi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mOI-JlNcDVs) 2017-07-27T21:29Z 8.4M followers, 490.1K engagements "How Does Icing an Injury Help SciShow is nominated for a Webby Vote for us https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2017/film-video/video-channels-and-networks/science-education-channels-and-networks Since your body is already pretty good at healing itself does icing an injury actually help Hosted by: Hank Green Why Are Paper Cuts So Painful: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=sK4b-m00OlQ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-P8Qh4MuyVc) 2017-04-15T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 541.1K engagements "Why Do Cats Do That Baffling Cat Questions Explained Are you curious why your cat has certain behaviors Why do they knead blankets Why do they love cardboard boxes Join Olivia Gorden for a fun new episode all about our lovable kittens and their strange cat-ttitudes Where Do Domestic Cats Come From: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=53Jb7Y6eUUU Why Do Cat Eyes Glow in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9xQQixUidPY Why Can't My Cat Roar: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=T_yxZFjqQUg Why Can't My Cat See a Treat in Front of Her Face: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=GBulWBs_xBg Why Is Your Cat So" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=50feMMYsFWY) 2019-10-30T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.3M engagements "How to Stop Getting Zapped By Static You just wanted to shuffle across the room in your pajamas and bunny slippers but when you go to reach for the door knob. you get shocked What gives What causes this strange effect Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: D.A. Noe Nicholas Smith Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Bella Nash Charles Southerland Patrick D. Ashmore Tim Curwick charles george Kevin Bealer Philippe von Bergen Chris" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gJhu9mH-RTM) 2017-09-12T21:51Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements "How Measles Made a Comeback SciShow News explores how a diseases that was officially eliminated in the U.S. has made a sudden comeback. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kjFPUoIXd80) 2015-02-13T19:59Z 8.4M followers, 678.1K engagements "Why Did These Ancient People Abandon Copper Most cultures who developed metalworking technology never let the skill go to waste. But in what's now Michigan Native Americans started making metal tools well before anyone else did and then stopped. And the reason why this happened is hiding in the very metal that they were working: Copper. Thanks to Alexis Dahl for joining us on this episode. Check her out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/alexisdahl If you want to learn more about SciShow Rocks Box head over to complexly.store/rocks Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) and Alexis Dahl" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lf7cKSFCeag) 2025-10-01T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 558.8K engagements "CRISPR Just Saved a Babys Life Millions Could Follow Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. In [----] researchers announced a first of its kind breakthrough: They'd created a customized gene editor made for just one person. And it probably saved this tiny infant from a devastating liver disease. Here's how CRISPR saved a baby's life. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nVQo76iEoms) 2025-12-03T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 356.2K engagements "Corn Shouldn't Be Food But It Is You probably have a bag of frozen corn in your freezer or have chowed down on a buttery ear of corn at a cookout. But not only did it take thousands of years for humans to domesticate teosinte to corral it into what we now know as corn but there's a whole bunch of reasons that it never should have reached staple crop status in our diets. It took a few thousand years of random coincidences for us to end up with that tasty side dish and avoid getting nasty diseases like pellagra on the way. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sSW9PW8dQVM) 2023-04-28T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 907K engagements "Bugs Use Tools You've heard of tool-making crows and chimps. But there's a whole world of insects spiders and bugs that manage to get crafty with the things in their environment. Even some spiders who use the bodies of other insects as the tools. Here's a few of the weirdest ways they do it. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-kSFFys72HI) 2025-12-30T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 119.1K engagements "How the Internet Was Invented: Part [--] Did you grow up with the internet Or maybe you knew a time with no internet at all While many of us have grown up in the digital age turns out the Internet is older than you might think Learn more about the creation of the internet with Olivia Gordon in this new episode of SciShow ---------- SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1UStbvRnwmQ) 2017-03-01T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 941.8K engagements "There Are Two Kinds of Curious JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. If you're dreading losing your spark as you age the science suggests you don't have to worry. Staying curious is associated with less cognitive decline. It just might look different from your youthful curiosity. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2FUkyaiXmxE) 2025-10-14T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 323.8K engagements "What's The Oldest Tree in the World Ancient trees are fascinating but the answer to the question in the title isn't as cut and dried as it might first seem. There are two major contenders for the superlative and Hank has all the important information on both of them in this episode of SciShow. Which one would you give the title to Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Zf6LE0HcFo) 2013-06-06T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements "Why Your Gluten Intolerance Gets Better on Vacation Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Some people avoid gluten in the US but eat it to their heart's content in Europe. There are reasons your body might respond differently to the gluten over there. But there are also reasons that you shouldn't even try it like if you have Celiac disease. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3AikVkgRPJ0) 2025-12-24T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 211.9K engagements "Why Do We Burp and Fart (So Much) We all do it but why Hank explains the whys and hows of our gaseous emissions. Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3CVoTfcdd4w) 2013-12-25T02:00Z 8.4M followers, 610.5K engagements "We don't fully understand maple syrup. #shorts #throwbackthursday #science #SciShow This video was originally posted to TikTok in April [----]. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Alexis Dahl: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Savannah Geary: Editor Associate Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Source: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ed084p1647 Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/tapping-sap-of-maple-tree-gm147004899-12241365 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/tapping-maple-sap-gm172914664-6161731" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4LoQjd_czyk) 2022-10-27T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 4M engagements "Why Do Cats Purr The smaller members of the felid family can purr but why Hank takes on this most adorable of life's mysteries in todays episode of SciShow. Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Tardigrade Poster: http://vid.io/xom SciShow Mug: http://vid.io/xoa SciShow Shirt: http://vid.io/xog -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com References for this episode can be found in the Google" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7KowU4tPi7Q) 2013-04-04T15:12Z 8.4M followers, 1.9M engagements "Ticks Can Spread An Allergy To Red Meat It's been about ten years since scientists categorized alpha-gal syndrome AKA the red meat allergy spread by ticks. But while researchers know more about it there's a chance that doctors don't. Hosted by: Hank Green (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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Bryan Cloer charles george Chris Mackey Chris Peters Christoph Schwanke Christopher R Boucher" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7kf4ad1WmJU) 2024-01-10T23:33Z 8.4M followers, 172.5K engagements "Why Do Some Cancers Cure Themselves Spontaneous remission happens more often than you might think. But that's still super rare. So understanding how cancer goes away on its own is mainly exciting in the development of new therapies. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8T34KMogl-4) 2026-01-14T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 169.4K engagements "Toxic Shock Syndrome: Way Beyond Tampons If you've heard of Toxic Shock Syndrome you might think you can only get it from tampons but the bacteria that cause this problem are surprisingly common and we still don't know why they sometimes turn deadly. Hosted by: Stefan Chin Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G Sam Lutfi D.A. Noe Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AOLzM_pDbas) 2018-10-10T21:49Z 8.4M followers, 373.1K engagements "Why You Can't Breathe Out of Your Nose When You're Sick Why does our nose get plugged up when we get sick Do you ever notice how one side of your nose always seems to be more stuffed than the other There's a scientific explanation Join Hank Green for a fun episode of Quick Questions that will give you a new found appreciation for your sniffer. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Christopher Prevoe Justin Ove John Szymakowski Peso255 Ruben Galvao Fatima Iqbal Justin Lentz and David Campos. ---------- Like" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BGACvb3Mm60) 2015-06-02T21:07Z 8.4M followers, 3.2M engagements "What Would Happen If We Just Kept Digging The deepest hole we've ever been able to dig is just [---] percent of the way to the center of the Earth. What would we encounter if we could drill all the way Cleo Abram video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=N0-ZZ9pLyWw Correction: 5:13 We mislabeled these These are ammonite fossils not trilobite fossils. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BOSe_24nGgU) 2025-01-03T05:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements "The Chimp War that Shocked The World In [----] the chimpanzees at Gombe National Park in Tanzania began a series of violent attacks that stunned researchers including Jane Goodall. Over the next four years the Kasekela chimpanzees would decimate the Kahama group. The twist These groups used to be one and the same. It's taken decades for researchers to understand why the chimp group split in two let alone why they fought so brutally. And just as researchers have started to understand the complex dynamics that led to this war another group split is beginning in Ngogo Uganda. Thanks to Ian Gilby" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ChO586cR3hQ) 2024-11-15T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.9M engagements "10 Mysteries We Solved with Archeology Compilation Archeology is all about uncovering ancient mysteries. There are so many that we made this compilation with our favorite ones. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: David" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DclgyWq3HU4) 2025-12-25T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 473.4K engagements "The Top [--] Deadliest Plants (They Can Kill You) Some plants and flowers can be beautiful but also extremely deadly. Join SciShow's Michael Aranda for a look into the top [--] deadliest plants and find out just how toxic they are to humans and animals. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Accalia Elementia Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Justin Lentz Fatima Iqbal Linnea Boyev Tomasz Jonarski Chris Peters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E9peKIdne44) 2016-03-13T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.4M engagements "When Did Humans ACTUALLY Get to the Americas Improve your career using our code SCISHOW for 30% off on all TripleTen's programs Sign up for a FREE TripleTen career consultation with the link: https://get.tripleten.com/scishow There are a lot of great debates in science and a major one is when exactly humans reached the Americas. There's contentious footprints and wishy-washy stone tools all of which has spurred some heated academic arguments. But the most controversial evidence called the Cerutti Mastodon suggests that if it's real humans may not have even been the first hominin species on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fs53QhJM9FA) 2025-05-15T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 298.7K engagements "The Highest PH on Earth: Meet the Superbase Acids are widely considered to be the scariest chemical compounds of all because of their corrosive naturebut bases can in fact be just as powerful. Most powerful of all are a special class of pH scale-defying bases called superbases Learn about these powerful bases and what they can do in the chemical world in this new episode of SciShow hosted by Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GrPQv6QEI8Y) 2017-02-02T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.1M engagements "The Weirdest Adoptions in the Animal Kingdom Want to restore the planets ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos The first [---] people to join Planet Wild with my code SCI11 will get the first month for free at: https://planetwild.com/r/scishow/join If you want to get to know them better first check out their project saving seahorses: https://planetwild.com/r/scishow/m25 From capuchins adopting howler monkeys to owls adopting snakes here are the weirdest times an animal has taken another species under its wing or paw or fin. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jsd459V-mKs) 2025-11-28T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 290K engagements "We Were Totally Wrong About Zebra Stripes Why do zebras have stripes This question has plagued scientists since Darwin and Wallace were alive and modern research has finally gotten us closer to the answer. Which is good because the last time SciShow tried to answer it we got it way wrong. Here's the real updated science about how zebras got their stripes. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LbVSYO-Y-kU) 2025-12-26T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 528.2K engagements "Quantum Computers Look Like Chandeliers. This is Why. Whether you saw a quantum computer featured in a tech news blog post or that Black Mirror episode "Joan is Awful" the chandelier-like look may have inspired the thought "Why does it look like that" Well it's not for the sci-fi aesthetic. It's to make sure it can actually compute stuff Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lhou8I2w_Ls) 2025-09-22T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 582.9K engagements "How Not Sleeping Actually Kills You The first [---] people to use our link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare https://skl.sh/scishow11241 Who among us hasn't uttered the phrase "I'll sleep when I'm dead" Well sleep deprivation can totally kill you. But you might be surprised to learn what the actual cause of death is and a technique you can use to stay awake for the rest of your natural lifespan (at least if you're a fruit fly). Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MbuzrFb7spw) 2024-11-11T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements "How Plant Grafting Actually Works and Why It's So Cool Have you heard of plant grafting With this age-old trick you can get a tree to bear fruit in half the time not to mention a myriad of other miracles Learn all about what grafting can do for you in this SciShow episode hosted by Rose Bear Don't Walk SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NN1Y_giTMeE) 2021-09-08T23:07Z 8.4M followers, 743.6K engagements "Your Coffee Mug is a Physics Disaster Go to http://complexlylearnathon.com to check out the Learnathon schedule and support our cool stuff Coffee spills more than most beverages. And it all comes down to an unlucky connection between your walking pace the cup and that tasty morning brew. Hosted by: Madelyn Leembruggen (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ----------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OdPszDEEFGU) 2025-11-14T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 470.8K engagements "Do These [--] Supplements ACTUALLY Work See if the ACT could be the right test for you at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/students-and-parents/sf-science.html In your travels on the Internet you might've seen some strange names and even stranger claims about supplements. From ashwagandha to valerian root l-lysine to vitamin D here's just a few of the most hyped supplements and whether or not they're worth your money. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P-TtlBydj6g) 2025-06-19T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 397.5K engagements "What Made The Bahamas "Atlantis" Rocks Check out Megalodons Mermaids and Climate Change: Answers to Your Ocean and Atmosphere Questions by Ellen Prager and Dave Jones at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding. There's a series of underground structures in the Bahamas that bears a striking resemblance to the fabled Atlantis. And while these concretions aren't the remnants of a lost city we do know that studying how they formed can give us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QNYvicQW2dA) 2025-12-22T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 62.7K engagements "Is There A Shortcut To Treating Tuberculosis #science #scishow #tuberculosis #health 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 Evelyn Schmidt: Videographer Stefan Chin: Script Supervisor Seth Gliksman: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Nicole" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QZKwBpVRVRQ) 2023-12-06T20:00Z 8.4M followers, 147.2K engagements "Is This The Biggest Mistake Science Ever Made Check out Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl Zimmer at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding. People have been trying to prevent the spread of infectious disease forever yet we only got germ theory in the 19th century. Except for one 16th century Italian doctor who got it exactly right and was immediately forgotten. Here's how we've been making slow progress for more than" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ReVabN-qZkM) 2025-12-15T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 116K engagements "DnD Really Is Therapy Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Playing tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons can be emotionally rewarding. In fact a lot of players like to joke that TTRPGs can be just as good as going to therapy. And that might even be true so here's how you could end up playing D&D with your therapist. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SvVmg2Xp-cA) 2025-12-10T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 165.8K engagements "JWST Made a Cosmological Crisis Worse Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Astronomers have two main ways to calculate how fast the universe is expanding. Unfortunately they don't agree with one another. The JWST was supposed to help solve this discrepancy known as "The Hubble Tension" or "The Crisis in Cosmology". It may just have made it worse. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SxcaeYdKTSA) 2025-02-26T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 962.8K engagements "The Asteroids Big Enough to Wipe Out All Life Narwal Flow isn't only a robotits a cleaning revolution Give your home the care it deserves. Check the link below to learn more US: https://bit.ly/45tpHj4 CA: https://bit.ly/45xON0w Correction 07:11 We made a conversion error The asteroid in this sentence should be [-----] meters or [--] km. The conclusion (water would be deadly hot and sterilized) is correct. Let's face it: The Earth is going to get hit by an asteroid someday. But how bad that'll be depends entirely how big it is. So how big would that space rock have to be to wipe us all out Let's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TeYGGwYdMBA) 2025-08-27T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 103.5K engagements "6 Supplements That Science Proved Will Actually Help You Are dietary supplements actually helpful Do they actually work More than half of Americans take a dietary supplement but the truth is most people don't need them. There are however a handful of supplements that scientists do recommend Join Hank Green for new health-focused episode of SciShow ---------- Sources: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/special-subjects/dietary-supplements/overview-of-dietary-supplements https://nccih.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance.htm https://nccih.nih.gov/health/supplements/wiseuse.htm" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TrYc0-NSZZg) 2018-03-04T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.7M engagements "How Baboons Led Us to a Lost Civilization This video was sponsored by Good Good Good. Go to https://www.goodgoodgood.co/goodnewspaper/complexlyvia=scishow to get your first Goodnewspaper for just $5 and can cancel any time. Everyone knows where Punt is right The Ancient Egyptians sure did they traded with them for millennia. But apparently they were *so* familiar with its location they never bothered to write it down for posterity. So archaeologists have been trying to find Punt for over a century.and they may have finally done it. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zv0myuOFIeY) 2024-07-23T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.3M engagements "5 Things That Shouldn't Be Able to Solve a Maze Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full [--] days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. When was the last time your struggled to solve a maze (or say find the shortest route between two stops on a roadtrip) If only you had a bit of slime mold or soapy milk or carefully crafted beams of light with you. It turns out you don't have to be particularly smart to solve a maze you just need the laws of physics on your side Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bKYdrGzbKFU) 2026-01-12T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 129.2K engagements "Whats the Truth about Acetaminophen and Autism You've probably heard the claim that there's a link between acetaminophen aka Tylenol and autism. And there are a lot of conflicting takes about what that claim means which research is right and what different studies really show. So heres some of the major studies that are being talked about their shortcomings and what it means for all the pregnant and autistic people out there. Hosted by: Savannah Geary ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bRrj14hnqeo) 2025-12-12T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 53.6K engagements "A User's Guide to the Human Body: Fun Facts You Should Know Have you ever wondered why you crave certain foods or what your appendix actually does for your body If so this is the episode for you Join Michael Aranda and learn why our bodies do the weird and amazing things that they do Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=buwz62Ns1x8) 2021-01-27T22:37Z 8.4M followers, 401.3K engagements "Do Glass Bottles Shed More Microplastics Than Plastic Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/yuyzxkx6 and make sure to use SCISHOW for 10% off your order And then take a nap A surprising study in [----] claimed that glass bottles deposit more microplastics in your drink than plastic bottles. Is this counterintuitive claim true And what can we do about it Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cebGggnKMGY) 2025-12-17T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 441.8K engagements "The Discovery of Bacteria Should Have Been Impossible Try Rocket Money for free: https://rocketmoney.yt.link/otfn1vb Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the father of microbiology and the first person to have observed bacteria. Which he should not have been able to do but did anyway. Here's why the discovery of bacteria should have been impossible. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=elJcBe6Qwz4) 2025-12-23T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 134.5K engagements "All Penguins Are From Australia When you think of animals of Antarctica there's nothing more classic than a penguin. But new research suggests that these lovable waddling water birds didn't get their start on the icy continent. Turns out they're from Australia Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=epuEQw5tMm8) 2025-12-29T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 241.3K engagements "Do blue light glasses prevent eye strain #shorts #science #SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Attabey Rodrguez Bentez: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Savannah Geary: Editor Associate Producer Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor Script Editor Nicole Sweeney: Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30570598/ https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210115/do-blue-light-glasses-work https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eyestrain/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20372403 Image Sources:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ff1mT1QX8gs) 2023-02-10T23:24Z 8.4M followers, 926.1K engagements "We're Probably Going to Cure MS You've probably heard of multiple sclerosis especially if you're a fan of The West Wing. But can we ever cure MS Yes. But also no. But also probably It's complicated. To learn more about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) visit: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/multiple-sclerosis 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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gWzJXhdLTGs) 2024-02-29T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 770.5K engagements "The Biggest Things Ever Compilation For this SciShow compilation we gathered our videos on the biggest things in the universefrom natural disasters to giant crystals mass migrations to huge comets. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gjCOt1uaiZc) 2024-08-06T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 779K engagements "What Is the Autism Spectrum Autism spectrum disorder is called that for a reason. There's a huge range of experiences that fall under the diagnosis. So heres what we know today about the entire spectrum of autismwhere it comes from how to recognize it and how it's treated. Hosted by: Hank Green (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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski Bryan Cloer charles george Chris" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gyuP7Q1fk9g) 2024-04-17T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.2M engagements "An Intro to Forensics: The Science of Crime Do you enjoy crime shows and murder podcasts If so forensics may be for you In this episode of SciShow were going to investigate a murder using forensics which is the science of criminal law -- but the truth is it's a little different than what you see on TV. Let's go Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Justin Lentz David Campos Chris Peters and Fatima Iqbal. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h3-Pj-zbEq8) 2015-10-02T20:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.7M engagements "Why Humans May Actually Be Fish Is there a chance that more species may actually be closer to fish than we originally thought Thanks again to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for collaborating with us on this episode They think it would /beavery/ cool if you checked out their social channels or https://montereybayaquarium.org. Follow Monterey Bay Aquarium: Twitter: @MontereyAq Facebook: @montereybayaquarium Instagram: @montereybayaquarium Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MontereyBayAquarium Tumblr: @montereybayaquarium TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@montereyaq Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hVjSJV0WoDQ) 2022-10-13T21:11Z 8.4M followers, 442.5K engagements "How Will Humans Evolve in the Future Evolution Compilation Human Evolution has come pretty far during our time on Earth. But do you ever wonder what humans could evolve to look like [---] [---] or [----] years from now How might we be different Join Hank and learn what could be possible in this new episode of SciShow Hosted by Hank Green. SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hsqwtiiUsfs) 2021-12-01T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 469K engagements "Is Breast Milk Actually Better Than Formula Science Explains The phrase breast is best" has made its rounds through the parenting community for many years. But is it actually true What's the real science behind breast milk and baby formula and does one have significant benefits over the other Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and let's settle these feeding myths for good Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-15 Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i1UMnKduosE) 2019-05-08T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 593.5K engagements "The Single Bolt of Lightning that Killed [---] Sheep JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. In [----] [---] sheep were killed by a single bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm in Pine Canyon Utah. This was far from the last time literally hundreds of animals suffered a similar fate but how could such a fate befall them Well it has to do with the fact that there are more ways you can get struck by lightning than just the classic thunder god-smiting-you type. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=izxsNApA8gk) 2025-12-04T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 127.3K engagements "What Dinosaurs Pyramids and the Atomic Bomb Have in Common What Dinosaurs Pyramids and the Atomic Bomb Have in Common - Inspired by Collisions video: Check out Collisions: A Physicist's Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs by Alec Nevala-Lee at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding. Sometimes being an expert in one scientific field doesnt translate to another. But then there's Luis Alvarez a particle physicist who helped expand" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jEeZkXgFIJo) 2025-12-16T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 126.1K engagements "Can Your Environment Affect Your DNA Epigenetics Explained Did you know that your environment and lived experiences can actually affect your DNA Welcome to the world of epigenetics In this fun episode of SciShow Hank & his clone Circus Hank explain the power of epigenetics which studies the factors that determine how much or whether some genes are expressed in your body. Let's go Like SciShow on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/scishow More SciShow Solar Energy - http://youtu.be/4uPVZUTLAvA Foldit Gamers FTW -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kp1bZEUgqVI) 2012-01-22T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.7M engagements "The Rise and Fall of Stem Cell Research Pre-order your NEAR Shoemaker pin all this month here: https://dftba.com/scishow Sometimes science surprises us with twists that we never could have predictedand stem cell research is one of them In this episode of SciShow we'll dive into the development of iPSCs and what we've learned along the way Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk (she/her) SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lWgRbOS9Y8A) 2022-11-10T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 247.4K engagements "The Genius Spiders Changing How We Think About Brains Go to https://complexly.store/ to support Complexly this holiday season Despite having a brain the size of a pinhead jumping spiders in the genus Portia can plan ahead learn through trial and error and even lie. How are they so smart They're changing what we know about cognition. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lwPryksCmIo) 2025-12-05T16:01Z 8.4M followers, 354.6K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@scishow SciShow
SciShow posts on YouTube about science, education, hosted, green the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Engagements: [-------] #
- [--] Week [---------] +28%
- [--] Month [---------] -20%
- [--] Months [----------] +12%
- [--] Year [----------] +2.50%
Mentions: [---] #
- [--] Week [---] +19%
- [--] Month [---] -71%
- [--] Months [-----] +141%
- [--] Year [-----] +108%
Followers: [---------] #
- [--] Week [---------] no change
- [--] Month [---------] +0.24%
- [--] Months [---------] +1.50%
- [--] Year [---------] +3%
CreatorRank: [------] #
Social Influence
Social category influence countries 8.99% travel destinations 3% finance 2.36% technology brands 0.86% social networks 0.64% stocks 0.43% celebrities 0.21% currencies 0.21% products 0.21% automotive brands 0.21%
Social topic influence science #336, education #484, hosted #51, green #128, how to 8.35%, health #3705, what is #1402, history 7.49%, in the 7.07%, food 4.93%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @notesbyniba @dkstudentoo @curein60_nt @n046641343439 @n047222547336 @taylorinoregonvideo6814975800459169029 @lindsaynikole @lindsaynikolet8rb2kumfci2r1 @montereyaq @montereybayaquarium @n082352343294 @theesotericachannel @n0528780212071inphotolistk2o1tokrd7mx7b3m5zfmisk7o4tuf7tiyzlyogm66hd7qq4uotwn4vm2qvk16dshardvdyqs2h84r55sak5ykbry3yp8g6j7e @planetwild @tomlumperson @n0329768530604inphotolistmmxv2emmxururey34zfthjp @n004804568378 @howtoadhd @tommocarroll @scishowpsych
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"The Largest Object in the Universe Breaks the Laws of Physics Try Rocket Money for free: https://rocketmoney.yt.link/o9h5UGq. In March [----] astronomers announced the "largest cosmic structure discovered to date". They called it Quipu. And Quipu is just the latest entry in a list of structures that are too big for cosmologists to explain without revisiting one of the most fundamental assumptions they have about the universe. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-20T15:00Z 8.4M followers, 444.7K engagements
"Stonehenge Isn't A Henge (And Other Things You Didn't Know) See if the ACT could be the right test for you at https://www.act.org/SciShow You've heard of Stonehenge. It's that big rock circle over in England. But there's a lot more to it than that and researchers have been studying it for centuries. From the people who lived near it to how and when it was made here are seven of the coolest things we know about this iconic monument. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 724.7K engagements
"Some Women Are Ending Their Periods. Is That Safe Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Because periods are inconvenient many women are choosing to end them entirely with hormonal birth control. This episode explores the research on its safety. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to"
YouTube Link 2025-04-02T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 733K engagements
"Why Is Lung Cancer in Non-smokers on the Rise Improve your career using our code SCISHOW for 30% off on all TripleTen's programs Sign up for a FREE TripleTen career consultation with the link: https://get.tripleten.com/scishow Lung Cancer has been stigmatized as something that mainly happens when you smoke cigarettes. But non-smoking lung cancer may be a new disease changing the narrative. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow"
YouTube Link 2025-03-25T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Why Some People Don't Have an Inner Monologue Do you always have an inner monologue Can you imagine not having one Or maybe you've never had an inner monologue and wondered what it would be like Psychologists are beginning to study that voice inside your headand it's much more complicated than you might think Join Hank Green for a fascinating new episode of SciShow all about your inner voice SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2020-07-22T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.2M engagements
"Ghosts Aren't Real: [--] Scientific Explanations for Paranormal Activity Do you believe in ghosts While wandering an old dark building at night can be creepy we believe there's a scientific explanation for everything. Join Michael Aranda for a spook-tacular new episode of SciShow SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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 forever: Avi"
YouTube Link 2019-10-06T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 522.5K engagements
"We solved Roman concrete #shorts #science #SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Lucas Principe: Writer Heather Hess: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Faith Schmidt: Script Supervisor Stefan Chin: Editor Savannah Geary: Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.add1602 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.2138/am-2017-5993CCBY/html"
YouTube Link 2023-03-13T21:32Z 8.4M followers, 24.1M engagements
"The Pros & Cons of Your Blood Type Did you know that your blood type affects more than just who you can donate blood to There are certain traits about each blood type that can affect your health for better or worse Learn more with Olivia Gordon in this new episode of SciShow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Jeremy Peng Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal"
YouTube Link 2017-02-13T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"The Secrets of Deep Sea Mountain Ranges Ocean Complilation Mountains don't just exist on landdid you know there are vast mountain ranges at the bottom of the sea From spooky-looking towers that belch white "smoke" to a mountain range in the middle of the Atlantic ocean the seafloor is full of features as dynamic as the surface Join Michael Aranda for an exciting compilation of [--] SciShow Deep-Sea explorations Let's go SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2021-04-21T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Why Can't Everyone Be Tall Height is one of the first things we notice about someone and it affects us all the time whether you struggle to find pants that are long enough or can't reach the top shelf. And the biology of how we reach our final adulthood heights is pretty complicated from genes to environment and a bit in the middle. Plus there are some pros and cons to your height whatever it is Hosted by: Madelyn Leembruggen (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 85.5K engagements
"How Honey Can Fight Deadly Bacteria Believe it or not that cute bear bottle has serious bacteria fighting powerbut how does it work Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow all about the amazing properties of honey Let's go Learn more about hydrogen peroxide: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=vVSC79nxCvI ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Coda Buchanan Lucy McGlasson Accalia Elementia Mark Terrio-Cameron"
YouTube Link 2016-05-11T22:42Z 8.4M followers, 5.2M engagements
"What is Restless Leg Syndrome We all get a jittery after sitting still for too long. But some people experience an irresistible urge to move their legs and it can seriously affect their daily lives. We've been nominated for a Webby Please vote: http://tinyurl.com/sswebby Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Coda Buchanan Lucy McGlasson Accalia Elementia Mark Terrio-Cameron Saul Kathy"
YouTube Link 2016-04-16T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M engagements
"How Does Chickenpox Turn Into Shingles Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. You might know that chickenpox and shingles are both caused by the same virus varicella zoster. Here's why the symptoms and even the vaccines are different the second time around. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us"
YouTube Link 2023-06-01T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 786.1K engagements
"Why HIV is No Longer a Death Sentence The HIV & AIDS epidemic claimed countless lives in the 80s and 90s and while it's still a devastating diagnosis medical technology has made significant advancements in treating HIV. In the second video of our two-part series on HIV and AIDS we look at the challenges that have kept scientists from developing a cure and the treatments that have managed to reduce the risk of death in those affected. Join Hank Green for an informative new episode of SciShow. We're conducting a survey of our viewers If you have time please give us feedback:"
YouTube Link 2017-12-13T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
"The Earth's Internet: How Fungi Help Plants Communicate Plants have their own interconnected networks that allow them to communicate with each other sometimes over considerable distances Hosted by: Olivia Gordon Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G Sam Lutfi Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles Southerland Patrick D. Ashmore Tim Curwick"
YouTube Link 2018-07-23T23:39Z 8.4M followers, 307.6K engagements
"Surprising Uses for Fungi You May Not Know You've probably heard that theres a fungus among usbut how much of fungi are helpful vs harmful Turns out there's quite a grey area Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow and learn more about the multipurpose world of fungi SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- 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 forever: Bryan Cloer Sam Lutfi Kevin Bealer Jacob"
YouTube Link 2022-03-06T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 323.9K engagements
"Did We Just De-Extinct Dire Wolves So you've probably heard by now that a biotech company called Colossal Biosciences has brought dire wolves back form extinction. Or at least. they SAY they did. We wanted to break down all the science in their claims and get to the bottom of the dire wolf dilemma before George R. R. Martin adopts all the wolf pups. Here's the truth on de-extinction de-mystified. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join"
YouTube Link 2025-05-02T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 120.8K engagements
"Ozempic Is Both Better And Worse Than You Think Semaglutide the drug famously sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy has boomed in popularity in just a handful of years. Its not limited to doing just one thing inside your body making it a double-edged sword with both benefits /and/ risks. Were starting to learn what all those things are and while some of it is great some of it is less great. So here are [--] things theyre not telling you about semaglutide. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"The Pernkopf Atlas: Medicine's Most Controversial Book The Pernkopf Atlas contains some of the most detailed illustrations of the human body ever created. That's why many surgeons and anatomists still consult it today. But the book has a dark past. Its author and illustrators were Nazis and many of the people depicted in it were political prisoners and petty criminals who never had a say about their inclusion. Content Warnings: 11:43-11:50: anatomical drawing from Anathomia corporis humani 13:01-13:11: anatomical drawing from De humani corporis fabrica 15:19-15:25: wax anatomical model of a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 116.2K engagements
"Will Humanity Ever Reach [--] on the Kardashev Scale Go to http://complexlylearnathon.com to check out the Learnathon schedule and support our cool stuff If you've heard of the Kardashev Scale you might be a fan of Sci-Fi. Or maybe you're just interested in when Earth will achieve that elusive Type [--] status. But since its inception people who aren't Kardashev have had the opportunity to iterate on his original idea.from thinking about where blue whales fall on the Scale to thinking up entirely new scales to describe humanity's relationship with the world around them. Hosted by: Hank Green"
YouTube Link 2025-11-04T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 2M engagements
"The Best Birthstone (According to Science) JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. The modern concept of birthstones might have started as some kind of marketing ploy but that doesn't mean the only thing these gems are good for is decoration. Let's walk through all [--] months of the year to find what else you can do with aquamarine peridot opal and more Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or"
YouTube Link 2025-11-11T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 860.1K engagements
"How to Get the Most Out of Magnesium Stay fully informed by visiting https://ground.news/scishow or clicking the link in the description below to get 40% off unlimited access. Magnesium may be all the rage as a sleep aid but does it actually work We decided to dive into the research to find out and ended up learning a lot about mice along the way. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- 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 forever:"
YouTube Link 2024-05-17T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 319.7K engagements
"Exercise Actually Makes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Worse JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. ME/CFS or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is way more than being tired at the end of the day. And contrary to situations like that exercise is the last thing you'd want to do. Thanks to Jaime Seltzer director of #MEAction for consulting on this video. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) Correction: 5:24 We spelled "lightheadedness" wrong ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon"
YouTube Link 2025-02-20T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 272.8K engagements
"How to Make Fair DnD Dice from ANY Shape Try Rocket Money for free: https://rocketmoney.yt.link/fjwdHDO DnD (a.k.a. Dungeons and Dragons) is a game famous for having its players roll a bunch of differently shaped dice from the classic d20 to the atypical d3. To people used to rolling a bunch of 6-sided cubes this might seem a little weird. But thanks to one new computer model there's a way to make them look even weirder and still be fair Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us"
YouTube Link 2025-10-27T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 365.8K engagements
"The Science of Codes: An Intro to Cryptography Were you fascinated by The Da Vinci Code You might be interested in Cryptography There are lots of different ways to encrypt a message from early simple ciphers to the famous Enigma machine. Michael Aranda takes you through a fun and cryptic episode of SciShow all about codes ---------- SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove John Szymakowski Fatima"
YouTube Link 2015-08-06T19:02Z 8.4M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Why We've Only Cured HIV Seven Times Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. As of [----] exactly seven people have been cured of HIV most recently the "next Berlin patient." Why aren't we sharing this cure with everyone living with HIV It's complicated. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email"
YouTube Link 2024-12-19T05:00Z 8.4M followers, 495.2K engagements
"The World's Biggest Geode Is A Literal Cave If you were really into gift shops as a kid you probably loved to look at all the shiny geodes. But those little geodes are nothing compared to the mother of all geodes found is in Put In Bay Ohio. So let's talk about how this geode formed and the gorgeous sky-blue celestine crystals that we find inside it. Correction: 0:38 Oops "Lake Erie" is spelled incorrectly here. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join"
YouTube Link 2024-07-09T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 712.9K engagements
"How Did Tuberculosis Get So Bad #science #scishow #tuberculosis #health We know tuberculosis is really dangerous but how did it get that way turns out the trick up it's sleeve is all about side-stepping our immune systems. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Emma Dauster: Writer Courtney Tern: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Savannah Geary: Script Supervisor Seth Gliksman: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer ----------"
YouTube Link 2023-12-13T22:54Z 8.4M followers, 563.5K engagements
"Weve Lost Control of AI If you find these trends concerning and you want to make a difference you can go to http://controlai.com/scishow where ControlAI has created tools to help you easily voice your concerns to your lawmakers in less than a minute. ControlAI is a non-profit working to keep humanity in control of AI by mobilizing everyone from concerned citizens to experts to raise awareness of the risks of superintelligence and push for international action to address them. Artificial intelligence is making its way into every corner of our world. But when leaders in the AI space raise"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T15:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.9M engagements
"The [----] Pandemic Never Ended Try LMNT at https://DrinkLMNT.com/SciShow. Thanks to LMNT for sponsoring this video. The [----] pandemic infected over [---] million people but the virus that caused it didn't stop in [----]. 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 SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls Alisa Sherbow Dr. Melvin Sanicas Harrison Mills Adam Brainard Chris Peters charles george Piya Shedden Alex Hackman Christopher R Boucher"
YouTube Link 2023-01-04T22:31Z 8.4M followers, 791.9K engagements
"The [--] Largest Single Cell Organisms When you picture a single cell you probably imagine something super tiny that you had to look at through a microscope. But there are some huge exceptions to this rule. And we really do mean huge Join Michael Aranda and learn about some wild single-celled organisms in this episode of SciShow Check out Journey to the Microcosmos here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbnbBWJtwsf0jLGUwX5Q3g Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming"
YouTube Link 2020-10-25T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.1M engagements
"How PET Scans See Cancer Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. When someone gets a PET scan to detect tumors and how far a cancer has spread that machine is actually detecting sugar. Because cancer has a sweet tooth and this phenomenon called the Warburg effect may help us develop new cancer drugs and treatments Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the"
YouTube Link 2023-07-18T21:52Z 8.4M followers, 451.3K engagements
"This Is Where Were Gonna Bury The ISS In the middle of the South Pacific lies Point Nemo: the most remote location on Earth. This super isolated spot is home to a graveyard filled not with human remains but hundreds of broken up spacecraft and satellites. And after more than five decades of dumping our space junk there some scientists have started to worry about the consequences. Correction: 1:25 Our label says "Africa" but that's actually South America. It is the South Pacific Gyre after all Thank you to everyone who pointed this out. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for"
YouTube Link 2025-10-09T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 249K engagements
"7 Life-Saving Medicines That Come From Deadly Animals While scorpion venom and insect poison sound really deadly turns out they have the power to save millions of lives through modern medicine Join Hank Green and learn about how scientists are increasingly turning poison into medication in this fascinating new episode of SciShow Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G Sam Lutfi Nicholas"
YouTube Link 2018-06-17T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 871.7K engagements
"How Weed Works: THC Hank explains the science behind the effects of that wackiest of weeds cannabis sativa - aka marijuana. Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Citations http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html http://science.howstuffworks.com/marijuana3.htm http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/anandamide/ananh.htm http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.phpquestionID=637 The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan http://www.springerlink.com/content/q450642638287947/"
YouTube Link 2012-04-17T20:53Z 8.4M followers, 3.4M engagements
"7 Wild Facts About Cows You Should Know Compilation Head to https://linode.com/scishow to get a $100 60-day credit on a new Linode account. Linode offers simple affordable and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. You may already know a few things about cows but did you know that cow burps can affect the weather Learn all about these [--] fun cow facts with Stefan Chin in this new episode of SciShow Let's mOOOOOve Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2022-06-28T23:45Z 8.4M followers, 336.8K engagements
"Germ Theory Is Older Than You Think People have been trying to prevent the spread of infectious disease forever yet we only got germ theory in the 19th century. Except for one 16th century Italian doctor who got it exactly right and was immediately forgotten. This video was inspired by Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe a new book by Carl Zimmer. If youd like to check it out head to https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. Made in partnership with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Sources: Air-borne by Carl Zimmer"
YouTube Link 2025-12-15T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 120.1K engagements
"Mercury Shouldn't Be Liquid. But It Is. Mercury a.k.a. quicksilver is famous for being a liquid at room temperature.and also below room temperature. But you can't use a high school chem class to explain why. Instead we need a little help from Einstein. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski Bryan Cloer charles george Chris Mackey Chris Peters"
YouTube Link 2024-02-21T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Why We Can't Predict Earthquakes Earthquakes have the power to devastate entire communitiesa little advanced notice could make a world of difference with an impending earthquake. So why can't they be predicted Join Rose Bear Don't Walk for a new episode of SciShow and take a dive into the world of earthquake science Earthquake preparation links: https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/prepareqt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support"
YouTube Link 2021-09-01T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 302.9K engagements
"Why Doesnt the Yucatn Have Rivers Send a Cake is a great way to show your loved ones just how much they mean to you Get 10% off your order by clicking the link and using the code SCISHOW: https://sendacake.com/scishowbirthdays1 Look at a map of the Yucatan Peninsula and youll immediately notice its lacking a feature thats pretty common nearly everywhere else on Earth: major /rivers/. So where does all the water go Turns out its hiding beneath our feet. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 531.3K engagements
"Weird Places: Mexico's Giant Crystal Cave SciShow explores a place thats as beautiful as it is dangerous: Mexicos Giant Crystal Cave where chemistry has created the worlds largest crystals -- but in an environment so hostile that youd only survive a few minutes if you saw them without the right protection. But its safe inside Come on in ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on"
YouTube Link 2014-11-03T23:51Z 8.4M followers, 926.7K engagements
"Why On Earth Did We Think Urine Was Sterile Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. You've probably heard that urine is sterile. And we're only just learning that's not true. Understanding the urinary microbiome could help us find new ways to treat kidney stones UTIs and even bladder cancer. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-04-16T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 695.5K engagements
"3 Diseases That Make You Stink Body odor is usually normal but when it's extreme it can be a sign of something gone wrong. To get your 23andMe kit go to: https://www.23andme.com/SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Benny Tim Curwick Scott Satovsky Jr Philippe von Bergen Bella Nash Bryce"
YouTube Link 2017-04-10T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 720K engagements
"What Actually Caused Mad Cow Disease Do you remember the Mad Cow Disease scare from the 90s What really happened Did it go away Join Stefan Chin for a mad new episode of SciShow and learn all about what really happened to those cows. Let's go We're conducting a survey of our viewers If you have time please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: D.A. Noe Nicholas Smith Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott"
YouTube Link 2017-09-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Orangutan Communication is Eerily Similar to Ours JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. One of the classic things that people say makes humans special is well the language we use to say we're special. But new research suggests that some of our evolutionary cousins might be hot on our tails when it comes to gossiping and it's not even our closest relatives. Here's what the latest research says about whether we can learn about language evolution from. orangutans Hosted by: Madelyn Leembruggen"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 153.6K engagements
"Why More Young People Are Getting Colon Cancer More and more people under [--] are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. These young people dont seem to have any of the usual risk factors for colorectal cancer like an inherited genetic mutation. after some sleuthing scientists might have an answer in the form of E. coli and a toxin it produces in our own guts. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news"
YouTube Link 2025-08-26T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 688.6K engagements
"How to Grow a Beard According to Science Have you ever wondered why some people can grow a full beard and others can't One of the most commonly searched questions on the internet is "How Do I Grow a Beard" As usual science has an answer for that Hosted by Hank Green. Don't forget to ask YOUR most pressing questions with the hashtag #WMAQ - we'll answer a bunch of them in a new video November [--]. Watch more of the Worlds Most Asked Questions here: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLsNB4peY6C6L1A74436Ccy3pvDhb33fhi And dont forget to subscribe to http://youtube.com/scishow ---------- Like"
YouTube Link 2014-10-20T15:54Z 8.4M followers, 8M engagements
"The [--] Oldest Fossils Ever Discovered Sometimes it's hard to identify exactly what a fossil is frombut wouldnt it be cool to be able to point at a fossil and know that its the first plant Join Michael Aranda for a fun new episode of SciShow where we've put together a list of the oldest fossils of their kind that we know of so far Let's go If you liked this video check out more videos about natural history and paleontology on SciShow's sister channel Eons: https://www.youtube.com/eons Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2016-07-03T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Why Sharks Don't Have Bones It's Shark Week and we've got some awesome shark facts for you. To start did you know that sharks don't have bones We'll tell you why in this bitingly good new episode of SciShow ---------- Messages from our Subbable subscribers: Maitrayee you are an awesome astrophysicist - Matheen Never lose your imagination - Michael Glibstrup ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by"
YouTube Link 2014-08-11T18:11Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Incredible Facts About Color in Nature SciShow Compilation There is so much more to the colors of the natural world than meets the eye Sometimes the color of something in nature has nothing to do with beauty and everything to do with science Join Hank for a showcase of a few of our episodes all about coloration Let's go SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us"
YouTube Link 2020-10-07T21:36Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"The Weirdest Kinds of Lightning You've Never Heard Of Lightning is super cool which is why we talk about it on this channel so much. Here's a few of the weirdest coolest stories about lightning from superbolts and laser-guided lightning to the practical question of what to do if you get hit by lightning. 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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski"
YouTube Link 2024-06-11T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 364.1K engagements
"The Ancient Crops We've Forgotten How to Grow Today humans live on just a few staple crops like maize rice and wheat. But in the early days of agriculture humans were domesticating foods left and right. Come with us as we discover the lost crops of North America like pitseed goosefoot maygrass and sumpweed. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-20T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 782.3K engagements
"What The Heck Is Tuberculosis #science #scishow #medicine #johngreen You may have been hearing more about tuberculosis lately than you're used to. But what exactly is it Let's hear form guest host and friend of the channel John Green. Hosted by: John Green Emma Dauster: Writer Keren Turton: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Bill Mead: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Savannah Geary: Producer Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer ---------- Sources:"
YouTube Link 2023-12-20T20:00Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements
"Why Do Fevers Get Worse at Night If youve ever noticed that being sick often sucks more at night that wasnt your imagination. Fevers do often rise at night Why do our bodies do that Is there a reason we have to suffer more SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. #SciShow #Health #Science Hosted by: Olivia Gordon SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2019-08-17T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 498.5K engagements
"6 Types of Twins That Are Extremely Rare Did you know there are more types of twin than just identical or fraternal There are actually [--] types of twins that are extremely rare and can teach us a lot more about the science of human development. Join Hank Green for a interesting journey into the world of rare twins. SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2020-02-09T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 5.7M engagements
"How Teenagers' Brains Are Actually Wired Differently Have you ever wondered why teenagers truly seem like another species Turns out their brains are actually functioning in a completely different way during this stage of development In this episode Hank explains what is happening chemically during this angsty hormone fueled time in this new episode of SciShow Let's go ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help"
YouTube Link 2014-03-12T20:44Z 8.4M followers, 4.5M engagements
"How HIV First Started in Humans The devastating AIDS epidemic has claimed hundreds of thousands of livesdid you know that a sick chimpanzee is part of what started it all In the first video of our two part series on HIV and AIDS join Michael Aranda and learn how scientists figured out what HIV is when the infection morphs into AIDS and where scientists think the virus originated. ---------- SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2017-11-29T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 5.1M engagements
"Youre Steeping Your Tea Too Long Go to Complexly.store to support Complexly this holiday season Green black herbal with milk in a bag cold brewed. the ways to make tea are endless. And depending on whether you drink it for the caffeine health boost nostalgia or whatever other reason your tea might look totally different from someone else's. Yes researchers have investigated the best tea for each of those scenarios. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) Correction: 3:30 That's not bergamot That's a Kaffir lime. Bergamot looks closer to a familiar orange."
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 330.7K engagements
"How Leonardo Da Vinci Truly Changed the World How did Da Vinci change the world as we know it today A true "Renaissance Man" inventor artist & scholar Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most diversely talented individuals of all time. His "unquenchable curiosity" led him to make discoveries and inventions that were beyond his time not to mention his numerous artistic masterpieces. Today on SciShow Hank takes us into the mind of this incredible man and his lasting effect on society today. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso"
YouTube Link 2014-01-18T05:53Z 8.4M followers, 1.9M engagements
"Science Proves There are More than Two Human Sexes We're taught that chromosomes define biological sex: XX = female and XY = male. However it's not quite that straightforward. Hank Green hosts as we explain how science proves that biological sex is a spectrum. SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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 forever: Eric Jensen Matt Curls"
YouTube Link 2019-11-14T01:19Z 8.4M followers, 2.3M engagements
"The Biggest Mysteries Science Still Hasn't Solved Compilation Science is here to solve mysteries about your life the Earth and even the universe. But that doesn't mean we've figured out everything yet. There are a lot of mysteries that science still hasn't solved like everything in this compilation. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email"
YouTube Link 2025-09-18T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 641.7K engagements
"Why They Can't Make an HIV Vaccine (They're Trying) A lot of very smart people have been working for a very long time on vaccines for HIV/AIDS and they've come up empty. Thanks to broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) and mRNA vaccine technology that might be changing. Here's why we don't have a vaccine for HIV/AIDS yet. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:"
YouTube Link 2024-10-07T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 485.6K engagements
"7 First Aid Myths (And What To Do Instead) Send a Cake is a great way to show your loved ones just how much they mean to you Get 10% off your order by clicking the link and using the code SCISHOW: https://sendacake.com/scishowbirthdays3 Whether you're out in the wilderness or just walking down the street you might find yourself in a situation where somebody needs first aid. And while we all think we know what to do in an emergency there are a lot of myths out there that might end up causing more harm than help. So here are a few of the more common first aid myths out there and what to try"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 151.2K engagements
"What Causes 'Old People Smell' If you've ever associated a smell with old age you weren't imagining itit all has to do with the chemistry of our skin. Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles Southerland Bader AlGhamdi James Harshaw Patrick Merrithew Patrick D. Ashmore Candy Tim Curwick charles george Saul Mark"
YouTube Link 2018-02-06T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 387.6K engagements
"A Strange Thing Is Happening Beneath North America The North American continent used to have deep roots extending far into the Earth's mantle. They melted. Here's how scientists think they disappeared. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone"
YouTube Link 2025-09-02T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Tylenol Is Made From Crude Oil. Can We Change That A lot more depends on fossil fuels than you might expect. Like your medicine cabinet. No not the plastic pill bottles the pills /themselves/ might be derived from crude oil. It might be possible to change that and use plastic instead but we'll need some unexpected help. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 52.1K engagements
"Relative Humidity Isn't What You Think It Is This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out Aristarchus in the Rain here: https://youtu.be/kuD61YDmv6U Have you ever wondered why 75% humidity in the summer feels sticky but 75% humidity in the winter feels super dry Turns out the common definition of humidity is inconvenient and confusing. But there is a better way Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at"
YouTube Link 2021-04-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 417.2K engagements
"5 Regrettable Things People Did With Uranium Humans have known that uranium can cause health problems since at least the 1820s. But that hasn't stopped us from making stuff with uranium in it over the past two centuries. Like teeth toys and diabetes treatments Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following"
YouTube Link 2025-04-25T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 217.1K engagements
"Why Hold Music Still Sucks Visit https://brilliant.org/SciShow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full [--] days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Listening to Muzak while on hold to make an appointment you don't even want to go to can be infuriating. Especially because the sound quality of music transmitted over the phone is so bad Here's why. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 193.9K engagements
"Inbreeding with Yourself Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. **At the time this video was made it had been reported that Charlotte the round ray was pregnant. However new information has come out that she was never pregnant with parthenotes and in fact had a reproductive disorder which is a bummer. Everything else in this video is accurate and unchanged by this news but we wanted to be transparent that the introduction of this video contains outdated and"
YouTube Link 2024-04-26T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 378.6K engagements
"Your DnD Party is Too Big Whether youre trying to play Dungeons and Dragons or one of the many other TTRPGs out there theres a good chance your last campaign failed because there were simply too many adventurers in the party. And by "too many" I mean like four. It turns out scheduling really is that hard. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email"
YouTube Link 2025-03-07T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"How Science Solved The Mysteries of The Dead Sea Scrolls (and [--] Other Ancient Texts) JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. Sometimes an ancient document is lost to history. Sometimes you find it covered in mold and written over by an ancient scribe. Fortunately thanks to science lost doesn't quite mean what it used to. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-11T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 283.5K engagements
"How the Fall of the Roman Empire Made Animals Smaller Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full [--] days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Theres a saying that when Rome falls the whole world will fall. Which frankly seems a little melodramatic and egotistical on the part of the Romans. Except that they kinda had a point when you realize the fall of Rome affected basically everything in Europe up to and including /the body size of wild animals/. Here's how the fall of the Roman Empire made animals smaller. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 180.4K engagements
"SciShow's [--] Favorite Pins of the Month Compilation After five and a half years SciShow says goodbye to our Pin of the Month program. But not before celebrating our favorites and re-releasing the pins for a limited time. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free"
YouTube Link 2024-12-03T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 191K engagements
"Why Does Everything Decay Into Lead If you look at a copy of the periodic table you might notice that basically every element after lead is labelled as radioactive. And the vast majority of those elements wind up decaying into some version of lead eventually. But why is lead so special Hosted by: Reid Reimers ---------- 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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski Bryan Cloer charles george"
YouTube Link 2024-02-27T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.4M engagements
"What are Superfluids and Why Are They Important Can you imagine a cup of tea that doesn't obey the laws of physics One that pours out of the bottom of your cup while crawling up the sides to the top Join Hank Green for a fun new SciShow super episode all about superfluids SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2019-04-22T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.8M engagements
"The Deadly Fog That Killed 12000: What Really Happened Could a fog really kill [-----] people Welcome to the Great Smog of London in [----]. Join Hank for a new episode of SciShow where we unpack this deadly pollution event and discuss how smog can actually affect life expectancy. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supportersAlexander Wadsworth Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Sultan Alkhulaifi Tim Curwick Scott"
YouTube Link 2017-07-17T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements
"Is Bismuth The Future Of Tech JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. Bismuth crystals aren't just pretty to look at. If you can get pieces thin enough they display something called the Anomalous Hall Effect. Physicists aren't entirely sure how they manage to do that but that doesn't stop them from thinking up applications. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-03T17:18Z 8.4M followers, 193.3K engagements
"Actually Understand Type [--] Diabetes Type [--] diabetes affects over [---] million people. It can be confusing and difficult to manage so in this video we'll answer all your questions about type [--] diabetes including what to eat what affects your risk and is there a cure. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) 00:00 Intro 00:52 What Is Type [--] Diabetes 01:58 Types of Diabetes 04:13 How T2D Affects the Body 05:53 Symptoms of T2D 07:26 Risk Factors for T2D 09:36 Living with Managing and Minimizing Unwanted Outcomes from T2D 12:12 Treatments and Is There a Cure ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron"
YouTube Link 2024-04-12T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 159.9K engagements
"How Rare Are Extra Organs Some people are born with more to love. More organs that is. from double uteruses to bonus blood to extra spleens here are a few ways you can have extra pieces of yourself and what to do with your bonus body parts. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for"
YouTube Link 2025-11-27T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 104.8K engagements
"Why the Appalachians Contain Some of the Oldest Fossils on Earth The Appalachian Mountains are some of the oldest geological features on earth. And they also hold fossils that tell us about some of the very earliest life forms that we'll ever manage to see in the fossil record. So how did these mountains manage to hang on to these precious fossils The story lies in a billion-year long game of bumper cars and in these plain-looking little rocks. Check out the SciShow Rocks Box https://complexly.store/rocks Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep"
YouTube Link 2025-06-04T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Why Do We Eat Raw Fish But Not Raw Chicken We might order fish raw but why don't we ever order chicken that way Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Benny Kyle Anderson Tim Curwick Scott Satovsky Jr Will and Sonja Marple Philippe von Bergen Bella Nash Bryce Daifuku Chris Peters Patrick D. Ashmore"
YouTube Link 2017-02-14T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Why Don't Humans Ride Zebras Zebras and horses are very similar - so why do we only ride one but not the other Join Michael Aranda and learn about the history of horseback riding and why it did NOT translate to zebras in this new episode of SciShow Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-13 SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ----------"
YouTube Link 2019-02-19T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 478.3K engagements
"The Man Who Stole The Moon and the One Who Saved It Join the Moon Rock Protection Squad at https://complexly.store/MRPS In [----] a NASA intern stole a safe full of moon rocks from the Johnson Space Center. Around the same time a special agent there was devoting his life to retrieving moon rocks that had gone missing. This is the story of two men who for their own reasons became obsessed with a few grey pebblesand what those pebbles teach us about the universe. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Correction: 44:18 Correction: The conflict in Cyprus is between Christian Greeks in the south and"
YouTube Link 2025-05-09T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 832K engagements
"The Organ That Drove a Scientist to Kill In [----] Johann Wirsung was shot and killed outside his home but not before he named one of the men responsible. One rumor that has emerged over the years is the man was paid by one of Wirsung's former assistants who claimed Wirsung had taken credit for a discovery the assistant had made: that the pancreas actually does stuff critical to keeping you alive. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join"
YouTube Link 2025-07-29T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 165.4K engagements
"The Mushroom That Caused a Terrifying ALS Outbreak In a small town in the French Alps a lot of people started to get the neurodegenerative disease ALS. Could the culprit be mushrooms Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-31T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 208.6K engagements
"We Didnt Evolve Color Vision to See Color Use code scishow at https://incogni.com/scishow to get an exclusive 60% off. From birds of paradise (the bird) to birds of paradise (the flower) nature is full of colorful life. And these colors can communicate a bunch of different messages. But if no animal had eyes capable of perceiving those colors why would colorfulness evolve in the first place But if no life was super colorful why would color perception evolve Which came first Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 437.8K engagements
"Why Do We Kiss Hank gets all up in your face about kissing -- where does it come from why do it we do it and do other animals do it From ancient India to that date you were on last night (which we won't tell anyone about if you won't) we explore the history of snogging and its role in human evolution. Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2013-08-29T18:10Z 8.4M followers, 2M engagements
"Can Cold Showers Actually Change Your Life Many people swear that a cold shower every morning has the power to change your life and improve your health- but can this be proved by science Join us as Hank Green dives into the world of cold showers and discusses whether these claims hold water. Speaking of cold showers and productivity Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free https://skl.sh/scishow15 Check out Michael Karnjanaprakorn's productivity class: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Real-Productivity-Create-Your-Ideal-Week/1067827918"
YouTube Link 2018-09-15T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M engagements
"8 Terrible Science Takes Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Have you ever seen a science take on the Internet that you're pretty sure is wrong but you aren't sure how to break it down Well good news we are taking care of that for you Here are just [--] of them from climate myths to health scares all explained and fact-checked for your enjoyment. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Losing Heat out of Your Head 2:19 Alpha Dogs 3:33 Iceberg Melting 4:43 CO2 and Plants 6:44 Seed Oils"
YouTube Link 2024-05-09T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 664.4K engagements
"Rosalind Franklin: Great Minds Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA but you most likely haven't heard of her. Hank will attempt to fix this gap in your knowledge on today's SciShow: Great Minds. Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr:"
YouTube Link 2013-07-09T21:11Z 8.4M followers, 383.5K engagements
"6 Precious Gems Far More Rare Than Diamonds Diamonds may get all the credit in the media but there are way cooler minerals out there. Some of these gems and minerals are so rare they truly put diamonds to shame. Find out more with Hank in this new episode of SciShow Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-14 SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2019-04-07T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"7 Of The Weirdest Fossil Forgeries Ever JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. You've heard of fake purses and fake food and fake concert tickets. But fake fossils Turns out forging evidence of life in the ancient past isn't as uncommon as you might think. From another work by the infamous forger of the Piltdown Man to the carved footprints that fueled a conspiracy theory here are seven of the weirdest fossil forgeries of all time. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us"
YouTube Link 2025-07-15T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 132.5K engagements
"The Only Radiation Units You Need to Know In order to have a meaningful conversation about the dangers of radiation exposure its important to be clear about just how much radiation we are dealing with. Unfortunately the units we use are kind of a mess but SciShow is here with the only two you need to know. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for"
YouTube Link 2019-09-12T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 358.2K engagements
"You Had A Cell That Was Larger Than A Bedsheet When she was pregnant a few years ago Hannah Yevick was reading about the placenta and learned it contained a cell whose surface spanned a whopping [--] square meterslarger than a King-sized bed sheet. The Brandeis University biophysicist was immediately fascinated and her research on this giant cell is now revealing a lot about how cells work in general. For this SciShow Field Trips episode we traveled to Yevick's lab to learn about the largest cell in the human body. 00:00 - Video start 17:51 - Skip here to skip discussion of preeclamsia 19:31 -"
YouTube Link 2026-01-21T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 159.9K engagements
"What Do Dogs See When They Watch TV Some dogs just seem to love watching TV. But are they really watching what we see We're conducting a survey of our viewers If you have time please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Bella Nash Charles Southerland"
YouTube Link 2018-01-09T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements
"What Actually Happens to Your Cat on Catnip Why do cats love catnip so much What happens to their adorable little bodies when they get a whiff of the powerful stuff Science has found a possible evolutionary answer to this adorable feline phenomenon Join our host Rose Bear Don't Walk for an adorable kitty-centered episode of SciShow SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for"
YouTube Link 2021-04-06T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Fools Gold Might Be Better Than the Real Thing This month's Rocks Box is pyrite also called fool's gold. But this fool's gold might not be so foolish since we can use it to get all kinds of other minerals we really need and it may be a key to getting real gold after all. 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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski Bryan Cloer charles george Chris"
YouTube Link 2024-05-01T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"The Rocky Mountains Are in the Wrong Place Mountain ranges usually don't form in the middle of continents. Except for the Rocky Mountains. We'll go into the baffling Laramide Orogeny and a few possible reasons why the Rockies might be in the wrong place. 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 SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Bryan Cloer charles george Chris Mackey Chris Peters Christoph Schwanke"
YouTube Link 2023-09-28T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.7M engagements
"The Hidden World of Coral Reefs Did you know that coral reefs are vital to the survival of our ecosystem And did you also know that reefs can be found as deep as [----] meters in the ocean As deep as they are those reefs are still not immune to the effects of human activities nor are we outside their sphere of influence. Learn all about these amazing reefs in a new episode of SciShow hosted by Rose Bear Don't Walk Thumbnail credit: NOAA's National Ocean Service Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at"
YouTube Link 2021-01-21T00:52Z 8.4M followers, 358K engagements
"Don't put water in the microwave. #shorts #science #SciShow Microwaving water can be way more dangerous than you'd think Here's the science of why this can be an explosive mistake. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Emma Barratt: Writer Rachel Garner: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Faith Schmidt: Script Supervisor Savannah Geary: Editor Associate Producer Nate Biehl: Animator Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Stitch Source:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-09T00:00Z 8.4M followers, 10.9M engagements
"A Researcher Hid This Fossil For Decades. Heres Why In [----] a research team discovered one of the oldest human ancestors ever called Sahelanthropus. For over twenty years most people thought that all they found was a skull. But a few researchers sworn to secrecy by their peers and the norms of the field knew that there were more. Here's the story of academic subterfuge investigative reporting and some full-on norm-shattering that ended up showing the world the femur of Touma. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
YouTube Link 2025-10-23T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 390.1K engagements
"Glia Are Your Brain's Most Mysterious Cells Instead of studying neurons like most neuroscientists Beth Stevens studies a kind of brain cell that generations of her colleagues ignored: glia. While these cells were once thought to be little more than the glue that held the brain together Stevens is learning that they may be the key to understanding multiple neurological diseases. In this SciShow Field Trips video we travel to Stevens's lab to learn why she had no intention of studying the thing neuroscientists are supposed to study. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock ---------- Support us for $8/month on"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 130.8K engagements
"This Anti-Aging Supplement Might Actually Work Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. If you've wandered down a supplement aisle recently you may have come across a bottle for sale that has "anti-aging" ingredients to help your body make a molecule called NAD+ better known as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. Your body definitely does need NAD+ to keep ticking but what does the research actually say about taking supplements to make more of it Hosted by: Reid"
YouTube Link 2025-01-28T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 320.6K engagements
"The Successor to CRISPR May Be Even More World Changing When Feng Zhang was in his early 30s he used a set of genes found in bacteria called CRISPR to pioneer a new kind of gene editing tool in human cells. Today the MIT biochemist is studying a different set of microbial genes called TIGR. And they may be the key to developing CRISPR's successor. For this SciShow Field Trips video we traveled to Zhang's lab to learn about what may be the next generation of gene editing. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 915.1K engagements
"The Weird Connection Between Antidepressants and Cancer You might think that antidepressants are only for your brain. But theres research to suggest that antidepressants may be able to help with stuff like cancer. Yes for real here's how. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping"
YouTube Link 2025-10-13T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 329.4K engagements
"Bamboo sequesters carbon but not how you think. #shorts #science #SciShow Bamboo is an invasive species in a lot of places. It could also be a key part of fighting climate change. Plus the secret to its success may lie in the fact that bamboo is really a team player. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Emma Dauster: Writer Heather Hess: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Savannah Geary: Script Supervisor Editor Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources:"
YouTube Link 2023-04-03T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.8M engagements
"The [--] Most Dangerous Chemicals on Earth Can you imagine a substance so deadly that even a millionth of a gram could kill you They explode when you touch them. They can even disable you with their horrifying smell. Join Hank Green for a new terrifying episode of SciShow that will introduce you to the most dangerous chemicals in the world. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA: http://dftba.com/scishow Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2014-12-13T22:49Z 8.4M followers, 12M engagements
"The Surprisingly Useful Medicines Hiding in Pee Your urine is mostly water but hidden in there are trace amounts of some very useful stuff Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles Southerland Bader AlGhamdi James Harshaw Patrick Merrithew Patrick D. Ashmore Candy Tim Curwick charles george Saul Mark"
YouTube Link 2018-02-06T00:13Z 8.4M followers, 292.6K engagements
"How Herpes Can Actually Be Good For You Can having Herpes actually have benefits While herpes viruses cause harmful or annoying afflictions like chickenpox and cold sores theres also evidence it can help your immune system fight unrelated attackers. Join Olivia Gordon for a new episode of SciShow that might blow your mind SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us"
YouTube Link 2020-08-03T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Quarks: The Miracle That Saved Particle Physics To get [--] months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free click here: http://skl.sh/scishow12 Smaller than an atom but majorly important: introducing the quark Quarks helped make sense of particle physics and we'll tell you all about it in this new episode of SciShow Hosted by: Stefan Chin Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G Sam Lutfi"
YouTube Link 2018-07-19T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 744.6K engagements
"5 Bad Health Science Takes Does eating soy make you more feminine Is sunscreen actually bad for you (No.) Here are five bad takes about human health and the real truth behind them. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: J.V. Rosenbalm"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 204.4K engagements
"We Finally Made Synthetic Spider Silk The ability to produce synthetic spider silk would give us bulletproof vests better than Kevlar biocompatible sutures and wound dressings and even space elevators. The problem is being able to make it in large amounts. One group may have solved that problem and changed the definition of "toughness" in the process. 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 SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard"
YouTube Link 2024-02-05T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 459.9K engagements
"Does Hair Ever Stop Growing Have you ever wondered why the hair on your head will continue to grow but your leg hair doesn't Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and discover the answer ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Christopher Prevoe Justin Ove John Szymakowski Peso255 Ruben Galvao Fatima Iqbal Justin Lentz and David Campos. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA"
YouTube Link 2015-05-19T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"The Brilliant Mind of Ada Lovelace: Victorian Countess & Computer Programmer Introducing a brilliant woman of science from the 1800s: Ada Lovelace. She was the daughter of Lord Byron became a countess and designed the first computer program.even though she lived more than a century before the first modern computer. Learn about her brilliance and creativity in this episode of Great Minds on SciShow Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Tardigrade Poster: http://vid.io/xom SciShow Mug: http://vid.io/xoa SciShow"
YouTube Link 2013-04-05T17:29Z 8.4M followers, 714.9K engagements
"How Radioactive Is Marie Curies Lab Today Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. There's a radioactivity museum in Paris in Marie Curie's lab. It's still got radiation in there. But Andra has removed the worst of it. BBC story: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-11-26T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 159.5K engagements
"Mongols Attacked And The Earth Fought Back Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/yuyzxkx6 and make sure to use SCISHOW for 10% off your order And then take a nap The Mongol soldiers invaded places as far away as Hungary and Japan. But when they were unsuccessful paleoclimatologists have found that weather had often interfered. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:"
YouTube Link 2025-11-25T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 284.1K engagements
"Why HPV Is Cancer In One Convenient Package Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. HPV isn't the only virus that causes cancer but it's one of the best at it. Here's what we've learned about this supervillain of a pathogen and how to stop it. 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"
YouTube Link 2023-06-07T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 416.1K engagements
"Everything You Didn't Want to Know About Viruses Compilation Go to http://complexlylearnathon.com to check out the Learnathon schedule and support our cool stuff They may not be our favorite thing to think about but viruses have shaped our lives for thousands of years. In this SciShow compilation we explore the most surprising things about themincluding the debate over whether they're even alive. Hosted by: Reid Reimers ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow"
YouTube Link 2025-11-17T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 83.6K engagements
"Why Cant We Make New Stradivari Violins Head to https://cometeer.com/scishow to bypass the waitlist and receive 50% off your Cometeer order Stradivarius are synonymous with quality but how we can replicate their sound is a mystery Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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 forever: Chris Peters Matt Curls Kevin"
YouTube Link 2021-08-31T01:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.9M engagements
"Don't Drink The Ancient Forbidden Mineral Water We all love a good mineral water. All those tasty particles must be great right Well let's talk about the one kind of mineral water you shouldn't drink because it's trapped inside crystals. Also it might contain bacteria. Head to https://Complexly.store/rocks to check out all the rocks we have to offer Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 324.2K engagements
"Many Crystals Take Millions of Years to Form Not These Subscribe to the SciShow Rocks Box to receive your own desert rose here https://complexly.info/desertrose This month's Rocks Box subscribers get a desert rose Its floral appearance comes from crystalline combinations of different minerals that come together in dry places like Qatar and Oklahoma. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and"
YouTube Link 2025-12-01T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 122.2K engagements
"You Stopped Exercising. The Gains That Stuck Around Might Surprise You. JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. We all make the resolution to start exercising at the New Year only to quit mere weeks later. But research suggests that the time we spent trying to live healthier really was worth it. You can still build on those gains in next year's attempt Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 379.9K engagements
"How Do Insects Survive the Winter Birds fly south humans bundle up but what do insects do to survive the winter From creating antifreeze-like alcohols to burrowing in the ground bugs have a few solutions to carry on. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to James Harshaw Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron Patrick Merrithew Accalia Elementia Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Benny Kyle Anderson Tim"
YouTube Link 2016-11-08T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 367.5K engagements
"The Coolest Fossils of [----] Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Every year we dig up the most amazing fossil discoveries and explore what they reveal about the ancient past. Here are the winners from [----] Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ----------"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 168.3K engagements
"This Gray Rock May Explain the Beginning of Life Subscribe to the SciShow Rocks Box to receive your own Shungite here https://complexly.store/collections/frontpage Not all minerals are beauty queens. But often the ones that aren't as interesting visually have a lot more to them than meets the eye. This month's SciShow Rocks Box star is a mineral called Shungite that may not look like much but it tells us about our planet's ancient past. And researchers could use this same ancient mineral to revolutionize our future. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Correction: 6:44 This should be spelled"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 110K engagements
"How Does Lava Make Perfect Hexagons The Giant's Causeway is a rock formation that is so otherworldly that it seems like it was made by supernatural beings. But these incredible hexagonal columns of rock aren't the result of giant masons. They formed through a quirk of volcanic activity that shows that hexagons really are the bestagons Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-05T15:01Z 8.4M followers, 142.2K engagements
"Mad Cow Disease Mostly Infects Teenagers Learn about Giving What We Cans 10% Pledge and Trial Pledge at https://givingwhatwecan.org/scishow When variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease AKA mad cow disease first emerged researchers noticed a weird trend in exactly who got sick. Mot patients were diagnosed in their twenties which would mean they got infected in their teens. Over thirty years after this infectious prion disease emerged researchers are just starting to understand why that is. Hosted by: Tom Lum (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
YouTube Link 2024-12-11T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 210.4K engagements
"The [--] Greatest Mysteries of Physics There are still some great mysteries of our universe that physicists can't explain. How is that possible Join us as we break down the [--] greatest mysteries of physics in this episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- 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 forever: Alisa Sherbow Silas Emrys Chris Peters Adam Brainard Dr. Melvin"
YouTube Link 2021-11-06T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.7M engagements
"No Fungus Didnt Cause The Salem Witch Trials Send a Cake is a great way to show your loved ones just how much they mean to you Get 10% off your order by clicking the link and using the code SCISHOW: https://sendacake.com/scishowbirthdays2 You've heard of the Salem Witch Trials a series of accusations and executions based on the idea that witches were rampant in the Puritan community of Salem MA. And you may have also heard that the reason for all this chaos was ergot a fungus on the flour that these people ate which caused them to hallucinate and become paranoid. We at SciShow are here to"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 137K engagements
"Why Echidnas Are Evolutionary Misfits Go to Squarespace.com/SciShow for a free trial and use the offer code SCISHOW to support this channel and save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Its pretty well known that Australia is home to some strange animals but echidnas are especially weird evolutionary misfits. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth Piya"
YouTube Link 2018-02-15T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 671.5K engagements
"Why dont naked mole rats age #shorts #science #scishow Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Ella Hubber: Writer Rachel Garner: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Stefan Chin: Editor Savannah Geary: Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.google.com/urlq=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/national-zoos-naked-mole-rat-colony-finally-crowns-its-queen-180971083/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1667237210278463&usg=AOvVaw08QOIkrCQryFeIQu_wbXbZ"
YouTube Link 2022-11-09T22:54Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Why Old School Gardening May Hold the Key to Our Future Survival Growing your own food is coming back in styleand turns out science has some answers to the best methods for home gardening Learn what science has to say about your garden in this episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2020-05-07T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Bananas Are Losing the War on Fungus The Gros Michel banana lost the battle with fungus in the 1950s but was replaced by the Cavendish. This time we might not have a new banana to come to the rescue. Could this be the end of bananas Hosted by: Hank Green Thank you Craig Benzine and The Good Stuff for the awesome Bluth's Bananas pic ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Chris Peters Philippe von Bergen Fatima Iqbal John Murrin Linnea Boyev Justin Lentz and David Campos. ---------- Like SciShow Want to"
YouTube Link 2015-12-18T22:20Z 8.4M followers, 506.5K engagements
"Why Does Wasabi Burn Your Nose The answer to why wasabi is such a nose burner has to do with a compound that researchers are trying to use in a creative way Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Alex Hackman Andrew Finley Brenan Lazarus G Sam Lutfi D.A. Noe Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles Southerland Patrick D."
YouTube Link 2018-12-08T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 196.2K engagements
"This Island Might Help Us Understand The Origins of Life Go to https://Complexly.store to support Complexly this holiday season The island of Surtsey off the coast of Iceland popped up basically in a week and it's been a perfect natural experiment for ecologists. See a new island means a sterile ecosystem that gets filled in in waves and learning how organisms do that helps us model what early life may have looked like. Here's the story of this baby island and what researchers can learn from it. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow"
YouTube Link 2025-12-02T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 214.9K engagements
"How To Make A Baby With Three Parents Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full [--] days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. In [----] a baby boy was born in Mexico who was special. He had three genetic parents. In the nearly ten years since he's been joined by dozens of other babies who owe their existence to three genetic parents. Here's the science of how it happens why it's needed and where the research is going from here. Hosted by: @NotesByNiba ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
YouTube Link 2026-01-28T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 82.1K engagements
"That Time Our Ancestors Almost Went Extinct Use our link https://porkbun.com/SciShow24 and code GETYOURBIO to get a .bio domain for less than $2 now at Porkbun There's a lot of humans on our planet. But our global domination was hardly a given. New evidence suggests that our ancestors were on the brink of total extinction nearly a million years ago. So let's talk about that time when the Homo erectus population dropped to as low as a thousand individuals. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or"
YouTube Link 2024-08-31T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 845.9K engagements
"5 Ways CRISPR Is About to Change Everything CRISPR-based gene therapies are already changing healthcare for things like sickle cell disease. But CRISPR is bigger than just medicine and it could revolutionize everything from food and agriculture to green energy fuels to plastics. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go"
YouTube Link 2024-08-07T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 585.3K engagements
"What Dinosaurs Pyramids and the Atomic Bomb Have in Common Sometimes being an expert in one scientific field doesnt translate to another. But then theres Luis Alvarez a particle physicist who helped expand our knowledge of the world by investigating everything from atomic bombs to Egyptian pyramids to what actually killed the dinosaurs. This video was inspired by Collisions: A Physicists Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs a new book by Alec Nevala-Lee. If youd like to check it out head to https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. Made in partnership with The"
YouTube Link 2025-12-16T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 302.9K engagements
"Slime Mold: A Brainless Blob that Seems Smart Slime molds look gross and. not smart but they definitely seem to communicate and plan even without neurons. Michael explains the science behind these clever eukaryotes. For 10% off Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/scishow Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supportersAlexander Wadsworth Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Sultan Alkhulaifi"
YouTube Link 2017-07-27T21:29Z 8.4M followers, 490.1K engagements
"How Does Icing an Injury Help SciShow is nominated for a Webby Vote for us https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2017/film-video/video-channels-and-networks/science-education-channels-and-networks Since your body is already pretty good at healing itself does icing an injury actually help Hosted by: Hank Green Why Are Paper Cuts So Painful: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=sK4b-m00OlQ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to"
YouTube Link 2017-04-15T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 541.1K engagements
"Why Do Cats Do That Baffling Cat Questions Explained Are you curious why your cat has certain behaviors Why do they knead blankets Why do they love cardboard boxes Join Olivia Gorden for a fun new episode all about our lovable kittens and their strange cat-ttitudes Where Do Domestic Cats Come From: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=53Jb7Y6eUUU Why Do Cat Eyes Glow in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9xQQixUidPY Why Can't My Cat Roar: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=T_yxZFjqQUg Why Can't My Cat See a Treat in Front of Her Face: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=GBulWBs_xBg Why Is Your Cat So"
YouTube Link 2019-10-30T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.3M engagements
"How to Stop Getting Zapped By Static You just wanted to shuffle across the room in your pajamas and bunny slippers but when you go to reach for the door knob. you get shocked What gives What causes this strange effect Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: D.A. Noe Nicholas Smith Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Bella Nash Charles Southerland Patrick D. Ashmore Tim Curwick charles george Kevin Bealer Philippe von Bergen Chris"
YouTube Link 2017-09-12T21:51Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements
"How Measles Made a Comeback SciShow News explores how a diseases that was officially eliminated in the U.S. has made a sudden comeback. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr:"
YouTube Link 2015-02-13T19:59Z 8.4M followers, 678.1K engagements
"Why Did These Ancient People Abandon Copper Most cultures who developed metalworking technology never let the skill go to waste. But in what's now Michigan Native Americans started making metal tools well before anyone else did and then stopped. And the reason why this happened is hiding in the very metal that they were working: Copper. Thanks to Alexis Dahl for joining us on this episode. Check her out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/alexisdahl If you want to learn more about SciShow Rocks Box head over to complexly.store/rocks Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) and Alexis Dahl"
YouTube Link 2025-10-01T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 558.8K engagements
"CRISPR Just Saved a Babys Life Millions Could Follow Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. In [----] researchers announced a first of its kind breakthrough: They'd created a customized gene editor made for just one person. And it probably saved this tiny infant from a devastating liver disease. Here's how CRISPR saved a baby's life. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-03T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 356.2K engagements
"Corn Shouldn't Be Food But It Is You probably have a bag of frozen corn in your freezer or have chowed down on a buttery ear of corn at a cookout. But not only did it take thousands of years for humans to domesticate teosinte to corral it into what we now know as corn but there's a whole bunch of reasons that it never should have reached staple crop status in our diets. It took a few thousand years of random coincidences for us to end up with that tasty side dish and avoid getting nasty diseases like pellagra on the way. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a"
YouTube Link 2023-04-28T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 907K engagements
"Bugs Use Tools You've heard of tool-making crows and chimps. But there's a whole world of insects spiders and bugs that manage to get crafty with the things in their environment. Even some spiders who use the bodies of other insects as the tools. Here's a few of the weirdest ways they do it. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge"
YouTube Link 2025-12-30T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 119.1K engagements
"How the Internet Was Invented: Part [--] Did you grow up with the internet Or maybe you knew a time with no internet at all While many of us have grown up in the digital age turns out the Internet is older than you might think Learn more about the creation of the internet with Olivia Gordon in this new episode of SciShow ---------- SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe"
YouTube Link 2017-03-01T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 941.8K engagements
"There Are Two Kinds of Curious JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. If you're dreading losing your spark as you age the science suggests you don't have to worry. Staying curious is associated with less cognitive decline. It just might look different from your youthful curiosity. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list"
YouTube Link 2025-10-14T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 323.8K engagements
"What's The Oldest Tree in the World Ancient trees are fascinating but the answer to the question in the title isn't as cut and dried as it might first seem. There are two major contenders for the superlative and Hank has all the important information on both of them in this episode of SciShow. Which one would you give the title to Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2013-06-06T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Why Your Gluten Intolerance Gets Better on Vacation Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Some people avoid gluten in the US but eat it to their heart's content in Europe. There are reasons your body might respond differently to the gluten over there. But there are also reasons that you shouldn't even try it like if you have Celiac disease. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 211.9K engagements
"Why Do We Burp and Fart (So Much) We all do it but why Hank explains the whys and hows of our gaseous emissions. Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr:"
YouTube Link 2013-12-25T02:00Z 8.4M followers, 610.5K engagements
"We don't fully understand maple syrup. #shorts #throwbackthursday #science #SciShow This video was originally posted to TikTok in April [----]. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Alexis Dahl: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Savannah Geary: Editor Associate Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Source: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ed084p1647 Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/tapping-sap-of-maple-tree-gm147004899-12241365 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/tapping-maple-sap-gm172914664-6161731"
YouTube Link 2022-10-27T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 4M engagements
"Why Do Cats Purr The smaller members of the felid family can purr but why Hank takes on this most adorable of life's mysteries in todays episode of SciShow. Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso and hold your liquids Tardigrade Poster: http://vid.io/xom SciShow Mug: http://vid.io/xoa SciShow Shirt: http://vid.io/xog -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com References for this episode can be found in the Google"
YouTube Link 2013-04-04T15:12Z 8.4M followers, 1.9M engagements
"Ticks Can Spread An Allergy To Red Meat It's been about ten years since scientists categorized alpha-gal syndrome AKA the red meat allergy spread by ticks. But while researchers know more about it there's a chance that doctors don't. Hosted by: Hank Green (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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Bryan Cloer charles george Chris Mackey Chris Peters Christoph Schwanke Christopher R Boucher"
YouTube Link 2024-01-10T23:33Z 8.4M followers, 172.5K engagements
"Why Do Some Cancers Cure Themselves Spontaneous remission happens more often than you might think. But that's still super rare. So understanding how cancer goes away on its own is mainly exciting in the development of new therapies. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us"
YouTube Link 2026-01-14T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 169.4K engagements
"Toxic Shock Syndrome: Way Beyond Tampons If you've heard of Toxic Shock Syndrome you might think you can only get it from tampons but the bacteria that cause this problem are surprisingly common and we still don't know why they sometimes turn deadly. Hosted by: Stefan Chin Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G Sam Lutfi D.A. Noe Piya Shedden KatieMarie Magnone Scott Satovsky Jr Charles"
YouTube Link 2018-10-10T21:49Z 8.4M followers, 373.1K engagements
"Why You Can't Breathe Out of Your Nose When You're Sick Why does our nose get plugged up when we get sick Do you ever notice how one side of your nose always seems to be more stuffed than the other There's a scientific explanation Join Hank Green for a fun episode of Quick Questions that will give you a new found appreciation for your sniffer. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Christopher Prevoe Justin Ove John Szymakowski Peso255 Ruben Galvao Fatima Iqbal Justin Lentz and David Campos. ---------- Like"
YouTube Link 2015-06-02T21:07Z 8.4M followers, 3.2M engagements
"What Would Happen If We Just Kept Digging The deepest hole we've ever been able to dig is just [---] percent of the way to the center of the Earth. What would we encounter if we could drill all the way Cleo Abram video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=N0-ZZ9pLyWw Correction: 5:13 We mislabeled these These are ammonite fossils not trilobite fossils. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and"
YouTube Link 2025-01-03T05:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"The Chimp War that Shocked The World In [----] the chimpanzees at Gombe National Park in Tanzania began a series of violent attacks that stunned researchers including Jane Goodall. Over the next four years the Kasekela chimpanzees would decimate the Kahama group. The twist These groups used to be one and the same. It's taken decades for researchers to understand why the chimp group split in two let alone why they fought so brutally. And just as researchers have started to understand the complex dynamics that led to this war another group split is beginning in Ngogo Uganda. Thanks to Ian Gilby"
YouTube Link 2024-11-15T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.9M engagements
"10 Mysteries We Solved with Archeology Compilation Archeology is all about uncovering ancient mysteries. There are so many that we made this compilation with our favorite ones. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: David"
YouTube Link 2025-12-25T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 473.4K engagements
"The Top [--] Deadliest Plants (They Can Kill You) Some plants and flowers can be beautiful but also extremely deadly. Join SciShow's Michael Aranda for a look into the top [--] deadliest plants and find out just how toxic they are to humans and animals. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Accalia Elementia Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Justin Lentz Fatima Iqbal Linnea Boyev Tomasz Jonarski Chris Peters"
YouTube Link 2016-03-13T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 3.4M engagements
"When Did Humans ACTUALLY Get to the Americas Improve your career using our code SCISHOW for 30% off on all TripleTen's programs Sign up for a FREE TripleTen career consultation with the link: https://get.tripleten.com/scishow There are a lot of great debates in science and a major one is when exactly humans reached the Americas. There's contentious footprints and wishy-washy stone tools all of which has spurred some heated academic arguments. But the most controversial evidence called the Cerutti Mastodon suggests that if it's real humans may not have even been the first hominin species on"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 298.7K engagements
"The Highest PH on Earth: Meet the Superbase Acids are widely considered to be the scariest chemical compounds of all because of their corrosive naturebut bases can in fact be just as powerful. Most powerful of all are a special class of pH scale-defying bases called superbases Learn about these powerful bases and what they can do in the chemical world in this new episode of SciShow hosted by Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporterswe couldn't make SciShow without"
YouTube Link 2017-02-02T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.1M engagements
"The Weirdest Adoptions in the Animal Kingdom Want to restore the planets ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos The first [---] people to join Planet Wild with my code SCI11 will get the first month for free at: https://planetwild.com/r/scishow/join If you want to get to know them better first check out their project saving seahorses: https://planetwild.com/r/scishow/m25 From capuchins adopting howler monkeys to owls adopting snakes here are the weirdest times an animal has taken another species under its wing or paw or fin. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us"
YouTube Link 2025-11-28T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 290K engagements
"We Were Totally Wrong About Zebra Stripes Why do zebras have stripes This question has plagued scientists since Darwin and Wallace were alive and modern research has finally gotten us closer to the answer. Which is good because the last time SciShow tried to answer it we got it way wrong. Here's the real updated science about how zebras got their stripes. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest"
YouTube Link 2025-12-26T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 528.2K engagements
"Quantum Computers Look Like Chandeliers. This is Why. Whether you saw a quantum computer featured in a tech news blog post or that Black Mirror episode "Joan is Awful" the chandelier-like look may have inspired the thought "Why does it look like that" Well it's not for the sci-fi aesthetic. It's to make sure it can actually compute stuff Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 582.9K engagements
"How Not Sleeping Actually Kills You The first [---] people to use our link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare https://skl.sh/scishow11241 Who among us hasn't uttered the phrase "I'll sleep when I'm dead" Well sleep deprivation can totally kill you. But you might be surprised to learn what the actual cause of death is and a technique you can use to stay awake for the rest of your natural lifespan (at least if you're a fruit fly). Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2024-11-11T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
"How Plant Grafting Actually Works and Why It's So Cool Have you heard of plant grafting With this age-old trick you can get a tree to bear fruit in half the time not to mention a myriad of other miracles Learn all about what grafting can do for you in this SciShow episode hosted by Rose Bear Don't Walk SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2021-09-08T23:07Z 8.4M followers, 743.6K engagements
"Your Coffee Mug is a Physics Disaster Go to http://complexlylearnathon.com to check out the Learnathon schedule and support our cool stuff Coffee spills more than most beverages. And it all comes down to an unlucky connection between your walking pace the cup and that tasty morning brew. Hosted by: Madelyn Leembruggen (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ----------"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 470.8K engagements
"Do These [--] Supplements ACTUALLY Work See if the ACT could be the right test for you at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/students-and-parents/sf-science.html In your travels on the Internet you might've seen some strange names and even stranger claims about supplements. From ashwagandha to valerian root l-lysine to vitamin D here's just a few of the most hyped supplements and whether or not they're worth your money. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-19T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 397.5K engagements
"What Made The Bahamas "Atlantis" Rocks Check out Megalodons Mermaids and Climate Change: Answers to Your Ocean and Atmosphere Questions by Ellen Prager and Dave Jones at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding. There's a series of underground structures in the Bahamas that bears a striking resemblance to the fabled Atlantis. And while these concretions aren't the remnants of a lost city we do know that studying how they formed can give us"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 62.7K engagements
"Is There A Shortcut To Treating Tuberculosis #science #scishow #tuberculosis #health 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 Evelyn Schmidt: Videographer Stefan Chin: Script Supervisor Seth Gliksman: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Nicole"
YouTube Link 2023-12-06T20:00Z 8.4M followers, 147.2K engagements
"Is This The Biggest Mistake Science Ever Made Check out Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl Zimmer at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding. People have been trying to prevent the spread of infectious disease forever yet we only got germ theory in the 19th century. Except for one 16th century Italian doctor who got it exactly right and was immediately forgotten. Here's how we've been making slow progress for more than"
YouTube Link 2025-12-15T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 116K engagements
"DnD Really Is Therapy Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Playing tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons can be emotionally rewarding. In fact a lot of players like to joke that TTRPGs can be just as good as going to therapy. And that might even be true so here's how you could end up playing D&D with your therapist. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-10T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 165.8K engagements
"JWST Made a Cosmological Crisis Worse Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free. The first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30-day free trial. Astronomers have two main ways to calculate how fast the universe is expanding. Unfortunately they don't agree with one another. The JWST was supposed to help solve this discrepancy known as "The Hubble Tension" or "The Crisis in Cosmology". It may just have made it worse. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
YouTube Link 2025-02-26T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 962.8K engagements
"The Asteroids Big Enough to Wipe Out All Life Narwal Flow isn't only a robotits a cleaning revolution Give your home the care it deserves. Check the link below to learn more US: https://bit.ly/45tpHj4 CA: https://bit.ly/45xON0w Correction 07:11 We made a conversion error The asteroid in this sentence should be [-----] meters or [--] km. The conclusion (water would be deadly hot and sterilized) is correct. Let's face it: The Earth is going to get hit by an asteroid someday. But how bad that'll be depends entirely how big it is. So how big would that space rock have to be to wipe us all out Let's"
YouTube Link 2025-08-27T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 103.5K engagements
"6 Supplements That Science Proved Will Actually Help You Are dietary supplements actually helpful Do they actually work More than half of Americans take a dietary supplement but the truth is most people don't need them. There are however a handful of supplements that scientists do recommend Join Hank Green for new health-focused episode of SciShow ---------- Sources: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/special-subjects/dietary-supplements/overview-of-dietary-supplements https://nccih.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance.htm https://nccih.nih.gov/health/supplements/wiseuse.htm"
YouTube Link 2018-03-04T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.7M engagements
"How Baboons Led Us to a Lost Civilization This video was sponsored by Good Good Good. Go to https://www.goodgoodgood.co/goodnewspaper/complexlyvia=scishow to get your first Goodnewspaper for just $5 and can cancel any time. Everyone knows where Punt is right The Ancient Egyptians sure did they traded with them for millennia. But apparently they were so familiar with its location they never bothered to write it down for posterity. So archaeologists have been trying to find Punt for over a century.and they may have finally done it. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for"
YouTube Link 2024-07-23T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.3M engagements
"5 Things That Shouldn't Be Able to Solve a Maze Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full [--] days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. When was the last time your struggled to solve a maze (or say find the shortest route between two stops on a roadtrip) If only you had a bit of slime mold or soapy milk or carefully crafted beams of light with you. It turns out you don't have to be particularly smart to solve a maze you just need the laws of physics on your side Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 129.2K engagements
"Whats the Truth about Acetaminophen and Autism You've probably heard the claim that there's a link between acetaminophen aka Tylenol and autism. And there are a lot of conflicting takes about what that claim means which research is right and what different studies really show. So heres some of the major studies that are being talked about their shortcomings and what it means for all the pregnant and autistic people out there. Hosted by: Savannah Geary ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 53.6K engagements
"A User's Guide to the Human Body: Fun Facts You Should Know Have you ever wondered why you crave certain foods or what your appendix actually does for your body If so this is the episode for you Join Michael Aranda and learn why our bodies do the weird and amazing things that they do Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2021-01-27T22:37Z 8.4M followers, 401.3K engagements
"Do Glass Bottles Shed More Microplastics Than Plastic Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/yuyzxkx6 and make sure to use SCISHOW for 10% off your order And then take a nap A surprising study in [----] claimed that glass bottles deposit more microplastics in your drink than plastic bottles. Is this counterintuitive claim true And what can we do about it Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-17T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 441.8K engagements
"The Discovery of Bacteria Should Have Been Impossible Try Rocket Money for free: https://rocketmoney.yt.link/otfn1vb Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the father of microbiology and the first person to have observed bacteria. Which he should not have been able to do but did anyway. Here's why the discovery of bacteria should have been impossible. Hosted by: Niba @NotesbyNiba (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and"
YouTube Link 2025-12-23T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 134.5K engagements
"All Penguins Are From Australia When you think of animals of Antarctica there's nothing more classic than a penguin. But new research suggests that these lovable waddling water birds didn't get their start on the icy continent. Turns out they're from Australia Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 241.3K engagements
"Do blue light glasses prevent eye strain #shorts #science #SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Attabey Rodrguez Bentez: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Savannah Geary: Editor Associate Producer Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor Script Editor Nicole Sweeney: Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30570598/ https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210115/do-blue-light-glasses-work https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eyestrain/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20372403 Image Sources:"
YouTube Link 2023-02-10T23:24Z 8.4M followers, 926.1K engagements
"We're Probably Going to Cure MS You've probably heard of multiple sclerosis especially if you're a fan of The West Wing. But can we ever cure MS Yes. But also no. But also probably It's complicated. To learn more about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) visit: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/multiple-sclerosis 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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash"
YouTube Link 2024-02-29T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 770.5K engagements
"The Biggest Things Ever Compilation For this SciShow compilation we gathered our videos on the biggest things in the universefrom natural disasters to giant crystals mass migrations to huge comets. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone"
YouTube Link 2024-08-06T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 779K engagements
"What Is the Autism Spectrum Autism spectrum disorder is called that for a reason. There's a huge range of experiences that fall under the diagnosis. So heres what we know today about the entire spectrum of autismwhere it comes from how to recognize it and how it's treated. Hosted by: Hank Green (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 forever: Adam Brainard Alex Hackman Ash Benjamin Carleski Bryan Cloer charles george Chris"
YouTube Link 2024-04-17T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"An Intro to Forensics: The Science of Crime Do you enjoy crime shows and murder podcasts If so forensics may be for you In this episode of SciShow were going to investigate a murder using forensics which is the science of criminal law -- but the truth is it's a little different than what you see on TV. Let's go Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Justin Lentz David Campos Chris Peters and Fatima Iqbal. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to"
YouTube Link 2015-10-02T20:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.7M engagements
"Why Humans May Actually Be Fish Is there a chance that more species may actually be closer to fish than we originally thought Thanks again to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for collaborating with us on this episode They think it would /beavery/ cool if you checked out their social channels or https://montereybayaquarium.org. Follow Monterey Bay Aquarium: Twitter: @MontereyAq Facebook: @montereybayaquarium Instagram: @montereybayaquarium Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MontereyBayAquarium Tumblr: @montereybayaquarium TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@montereyaq Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)"
YouTube Link 2022-10-13T21:11Z 8.4M followers, 442.5K engagements
"How Will Humans Evolve in the Future Evolution Compilation Human Evolution has come pretty far during our time on Earth. But do you ever wonder what humans could evolve to look like [---] [---] or [----] years from now How might we be different Join Hank and learn what could be possible in this new episode of SciShow Hosted by Hank Green. SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2021-12-01T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 469K engagements
"Is Breast Milk Actually Better Than Formula Science Explains The phrase breast is best" has made its rounds through the parenting community for many years. But is it actually true What's the real science behind breast milk and baby formula and does one have significant benefits over the other Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and let's settle these feeding myths for good Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-15 Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow"
YouTube Link 2019-05-08T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 593.5K engagements
"The Single Bolt of Lightning that Killed [---] Sheep JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. In [----] [---] sheep were killed by a single bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm in Pine Canyon Utah. This was far from the last time literally hundreds of animals suffered a similar fate but how could such a fate befall them Well it has to do with the fact that there are more ways you can get struck by lightning than just the classic thunder god-smiting-you type. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)"
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T18:01Z 8.4M followers, 127.3K engagements
"What Dinosaurs Pyramids and the Atomic Bomb Have in Common What Dinosaurs Pyramids and the Atomic Bomb Have in Common - Inspired by Collisions video: Check out Collisions: A Physicist's Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs by Alec Nevala-Lee at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding. Sometimes being an expert in one scientific field doesnt translate to another. But then there's Luis Alvarez a particle physicist who helped expand"
YouTube Link 2025-12-16T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 126.1K engagements
"Can Your Environment Affect Your DNA Epigenetics Explained Did you know that your environment and lived experiences can actually affect your DNA Welcome to the world of epigenetics In this fun episode of SciShow Hank & his clone Circus Hank explain the power of epigenetics which studies the factors that determine how much or whether some genes are expressed in your body. Let's go Like SciShow on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/scishow More SciShow Solar Energy - http://youtu.be/4uPVZUTLAvA Foldit Gamers FTW -"
YouTube Link 2012-01-22T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.7M engagements
"The Rise and Fall of Stem Cell Research Pre-order your NEAR Shoemaker pin all this month here: https://dftba.com/scishow Sometimes science surprises us with twists that we never could have predictedand stem cell research is one of them In this episode of SciShow we'll dive into the development of iPSCs and what we've learned along the way Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk (she/her) SciShow is on TikTok Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon"
YouTube Link 2022-11-10T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 247.4K engagements
"The Genius Spiders Changing How We Think About Brains Go to https://complexly.store/ to support Complexly this holiday season Despite having a brain the size of a pinhead jumping spiders in the genus Portia can plan ahead learn through trial and error and even lie. How are they so smart They're changing what we know about cognition. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T16:01Z 8.4M followers, 354.6K engagements
Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing