#  @SciShow SciShow
SciShow posts on YouTube about science, education, hosted, in the the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
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### Social Influence
**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries) 7.98% [finance](/list/finance) 2.73% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 2.52% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 1.47% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 1.26% [stocks](/list/stocks) 0.63% [products](/list/products) 0.21% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 0.21% [currencies](/list/currencies) 0.21% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 0.21%
**Social topic influence**
[science](/topic/science) #340, [education](/topic/education) #426, [hosted](/topic/hosted) #19, [in the](/topic/in-the) #4325, [how to](/topic/how-to) 8.82%, [health](/topic/health) #3806, [what is](/topic/what-is) #1149, [history](/topic/history) 7.56%, [green](/topic/green) #156, [food](/topic/food) 4.83%
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"Does "science" say to salt pasta water #shorts #throwbackthursday #science #SciShow Alex Billow: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Alexis Dahl: Script Editor Savannah Geary: Editor Associate Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Host Source: https://www.chem.fsu.edu/chemlab/chm1046course/colligative.html Calculations: Package directions call for [--] tsp salt in [--] qt water [--] qt water [----] L = [----] kg [--] tsp salt [-----] g [---] mol Boiling point elevation: T = iKbm T = change in temperature () i = dissociation constant = [--] Kb = boiling"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2OckdN2JPkw) 2022-08-04T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 4.8M engagements
"Why Do My Ears Pop Weve all experienced it that annoying pressure in our head when were flying in a plane or a storm front comes in then it pops Find out how this popping happens and things to avoid so you dont harm your ears. 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 Andreas Heydeck Justin Lentz Will and Sonja Marple Benny Chris Peters Tim Curwick Philippe von Bergen Patrick Fatima Iqbal"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4I9wqVohGOc) 2016-07-05T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 567.5K engagements
"The Invisible Line in the Indian Ocean Theres an invisible line between two groups of islands in the Indian Ocean with two totally different animal populations. It took three branches of science to figure out why it exists. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- 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 Satovsky Jr Philippe von Bergen"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6vcMQboy2Jg) 2017-07-26T21:50Z 8.4M followers, 370.2K engagements
"For Some Animals The World Moves in Slow-Motion Does your cat have a concept of time Is it different from a snapping turtle's Scientists study how animals process sensory information to figure out how they experience time. Spoilers: human kids and adults might experience time differently too 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: Jerry Perez Lazarus G Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6yhVuyE0e08) 2018-05-07T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 561.9K 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, 172.4K engagements
"We Can't Live Without You Synanthropic Animals From the spider in the corner of your house to the moths in your attic synanthropic species don't just live among us they literally depend on us to live. 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: Kevin Bealer Jacob Katie Marie Magnone D.A. Noe Charles"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BRovJG6sGlQ) 2020-05-17T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 242.9K engagements
"Electromagnetism - Electrostatic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4a Hank reaches the fourth and final of the four fundamental interactions in physics: electromagnetism. In this part he teaches us about the electrostatic force which builds up a charge in an object and can travel in the form of an electron stream. Stay tuned for Part II where we will finish up the series with the magnetic force. ---------- 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=GMnsZuEE_m8) 2012-06-26T21:27Z 8.4M followers, 804.8K engagements
"Why the Weak Nuclear Force is Ruining Physics What is the weak nuclear force and why is it ruining physics The weak force has been causing trouble for a century messing with everything physicists thought was true. But it might actually be responsible for your very existence Learn all about it with Hank Green in a 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=J4Ej3Q_QquA) 2018-09-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 973.4K engagements
"Why's a Meter a Meter Meter is the standard unit of length used by most countries around the world. But how did they define it Hosted by: Hank Green Want more SciShow in person We'll be at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th For more information go to http://www.nerdconnerdfighteria.com/ ---------- 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KSX6qXL4G20) 2017-02-06T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 592.1K engagements
"What Really Happened the First Time We Split a Heavy Atom in Half This episode was produced in collaboration with and sponsored by Emerson. Click here to learn more about their We Love STEM initiative: http://bit.ly/2fnBiHO When scientists first split the atom they didnt realize what theyd done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had discovered what we now call nuclear fission. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O2pyRDQgVjk) 2017-10-01T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"The Truth About Gingers There are many names for them but here at SciShow we lovingly refer to them as 'Gingers'. In this episode Hank explains what gene is responsible for the creation of redheads. ----------------- 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:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QNJkcr7u2TY) 2014-01-03T08:38Z 8.4M followers, 7.1M engagements
"The Terrifying Physics of Shaking Hands With an Alien Mark your calendars and go to http://complexlylearnathon.com to check out the schedule of events This riddle posed by Richard Feynman sounds silly but the answer contains one of the most important discoveries in physics. 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 ---------- Huge thanks go to"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R-6bvBtZ8r8) 2025-10-24T15:00Z 8.4M followers, 259.5K engagements
"The Earth's Mantle is Nothing Like You Thought When you learned about the center of the Earth in school you were probably shown a diagram that looked like a perfect layer cakebut in fact that diagram is wildly inaccurate Join Stefan Chin for a look into what the Earth's mantle REALLY looks like in this fun episode of SciShow Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their WAVES AND LIGHT course. The first [---] subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RLQpuPqDEfM) 2019-12-19T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 916K engagements
"Can Hypnosis Permanently Change Your Brain What exactly is hypnosis Some people think it's just a fun trick for magic shows but can it actually make you do things against your will Could it have the power to change our brains for the better Learn about the hypnotizing truth with Michael Aranda in a new episode of SciShow Learn more about amnesia: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fcKgL2su5ug Special Thanks to Elliot Moore for his pocket watch. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RWMYNTnoEyQ) 2016-11-10T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.8M engagements
"How Did North America End Up With a Marsupial SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. Both North and South America have their own species of marsupial the opossum but how they got so far away from their Australian relatives is a bit of a mystery. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RXMhNU8tNOg) 2021-11-17T22:34Z 8.4M followers, 369.5K engagements
"The Truth About Anti-Vaccination: A Scientific Look It's true that less children in the United States are getting vaccinated. What is causing these lower vaccination numbers and what are some of the myths and fears around vaccination In this episode of SciShow we'll break down the science of the anti-vax movement and discuss what effects it truly has on the health of our society. ---------- 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rzxr9FeZf1g) 2015-02-19T20:53Z 8.4M followers, 3.1M engagements
"Human Connectome Hank briefs us on a fascinating project that aims to map the anatomical and functional pathways of the brain - a neural network called the human connectome. Like SciShow: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow: http://www.twitter.com/scishow References http://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6076/1628 http://www.humanconnectomeproject.org/ http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2012/nimh-29.htm More about the nervous system: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=x4PPZCLnVkA human genome connectome scishow science biology neuroscience brain map nervous system neuron axon gray matter"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TxlV50P6NEI) 2012-08-09T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 224.9K engagements
"Circadian Rhythm and Your Brain's Clock Why do we sleep at night instead of during the day In this episode of SciShow Hank talks about circadian rhythms how they work and how they regulate different processes in our bodies. ---------- Our President of Space for this episode: http://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt ---------- 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:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UbQ0RxQu2gM) 2014-01-10T00:09Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water Does hot water freeze faster than cold water Turns out the answer to this question is a lot trickier than it seems 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 Philippe von Bergen Chris Peters Lilly Grainger Happy Birthday and Fatima Iqbal. ---------- 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=UjIdzcxSe3g) 2015-10-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 745.9K engagements
"Strong Interaction: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #1a Part one of a four part series on the fundamental forces (or interactions) of physics begins with the strong force or strong interaction - which on the small scale holds quarks together to form protons neutrons and other hadron particles. 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 ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yv3EMq2Dgq8) 2012-05-22T20:24Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements
"The Science of Lewy Body Dementia This week in SciShow News we dissect what a Lewy Body is and what they are capable of doing. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove David Campos Chris Peters Philippe von Bergen Lilly Grainger Happy Birthday Fatima Iqbal and Justin Lentz. ---------- 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIHTiY_68JI) 2015-11-13T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 610.6K engagements
"What If All Viruses Vanished In the past couple years you may have found yourself wishing that all the viruses in the world just disappear. But be careful what you wish for. 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 everyone forever: Bryan Cloer Chris Peters Matt Curls Kevin Bealer Jeffrey Mckishen Jacob Christopher R Boucher Nazara charles george Christoph"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cUP8bGWln6M) 2021-10-21T00:17Z 8.4M followers, 554.1K engagements
"Nuclear Bombs Made Art Forgery Way Harder Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Peggy Guggenheim purchased a painting she believed to be by the famous artist Fernand Leger. Almost immediately there were questions about its authenticity. But it took [--] years and an unlikely group of art detectives to solve the mystery. 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:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eKnU2rKcsmc) 2025-10-16T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 220K engagements
"Sloths are incredible swimmers. #shorts #science #SciShow This video was originally posted to TikTok in April [----]. Hosted by: Alexis Dahl Christie Wilcox: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Alexis Dahl : Script Editor Savannah Geary: Editor Producer Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.1030200207 https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1960.24.1.152 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51022486 https://slothconservation.com/ Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thalassocnus.jpg"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ebJskv7KjbM) 2023-07-14T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 135.9K engagements
"The Secret to Big Gains Healthy Gut Bacteria #inmice SciShow News If you go to the gym often enough you might be familiar with protein powders and shakes but one study thinks that the secret to big gains might actually be your gut bacteria. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliants Daily Challenges. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fAgIQOTQF-Q) 2021-10-01T22:04Z 8.4M followers, 277.7K engagements
"Why Bats Carry Deadly Diseases Bats have a bad reputation for carrying nasty diseasesand biology has a reason for this While it's certainly not their fault there is actually a lot we can learn from their unique immune systems. Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow all about these adorable and potentially dangerous critters COVID-19 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLsNB4peY6C6IQediwz2GzMTNvm_dMzr47 ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Bealer Jacob KatieMarie Magnone D.A. Noe Charles"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2jDPgvbTY) 2020-03-25T23:17Z 8.4M followers, 1M 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, 127.2K engagements
"Why does cannabis smell so skunky #shorts #science #SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Lucas Principe: 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://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.1c04196 https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/24/5792"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l9Y16yEAack) 2022-10-27T00:03Z 8.4M followers, 6.7M engagements
"Can You Melt Wood Can you melt wood Most of the time the answer is no. But as with many things in science under the right circumstances it might just be possible. 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: Eric Jensen David Johnston Alan"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tyDB-_GvQ9o) 2025-08-19T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 235.6K engagements
"Five Horrible Computer Viruses That Will Ruin You You may have heard of the more common computer viruses but these five are a few more extra dangerous viruses you REALLY do not want on your computer. From taking your files ransom to foiling uranium enrichment Hank will teach you a little more about these viruses in a fun (and slightly unsettling) new episode of SciShow ---------- 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 Kevin Bealer"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wopM3A3tyTw) 2016-10-02T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 2M engagements
"Does COVID Cause Cancer There's a troubling link between COVID and certain cancers but as always it's complicated. 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 Mackey Chris Peters Christoph Schwanke Christopher R Boucher DrakoEsper Eric Jensen Friso Garrett Galloway Harrison Mills J. Copen Jaap Westera Jason A Saslow"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xG1vmGmuf-c) 2024-05-07T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 506.3K engagements
"What Makes Your Hair Curl We all have really different looking locks but what actually make our hair straight or curly Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- 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 Benny Kyle Anderson Tim Curwick Scott Satovsky Jr Will and Sonja Marple Philippe von Bergen Bella Nash Bryce Daifuku Chris Peters"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xXcb_Tar5gM) 2017-01-21T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 372K 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, 541K 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, 365K 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, 119K 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
"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, 323.6K 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 Long Does Sperm REALLY Live #science #scishow #STEM #hankgreen It won't come as a shock to learn that the life cycle of the average male gamete is pretty short. But as it turns out there are ways to help those swimmers stay alive and usable for a lot longer than you might expect. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Jesslyn Shields: Writer Courtney Tern: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Hiroka Matsushima: Videographer Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Script Supervisor Seth Gliksman: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Daniel Comiskey: Editorial"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0th4_9lo4i0) 2023-10-16T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.3M engagements
"CBD: Marijuana Without the High When most people hear about marijuana they think about the high caused by THC. But what if marijuana didnt cause a high Well it can happen with a little cannabinoid called CBD. 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 Jeremy Peng Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Benny Kyle Anderson Tim Curwick Scott"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=15ge75PPGfU) 2017-01-19T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 371.9K engagements
"How the Internet Came to Be Part [--] The history of the internet is fascinatingsome of us grew up without the internet and some of us don't know life without it Join Hank Green for part [--] of our History of the Internet series where he explains how public access became declared a human right ---------- 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1CsPHKJWiw0) 2017-03-29T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 382.3K engagements
"This Is Not What an Atom Looks Like What does an atom look like Throughout history scientists and philosophers have attempted to answer this question. As a result they've come up with some useful models for understanding the building blocks of our universe. Learn more about quantum physics: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=uWMTOrux0LM Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1StzvGFX4_c) 2017-01-16T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1M 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, 941.7K engagements
"Chemistry & Corpses: The Science of Bog Bodies SciShow explains the chemistry archaeology and history of bog bodies -- naturally mummified corpses (and other fun things) that have been discovered in Europe's peat bogs. ---------- 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:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1ySRAJY92wE) 2014-05-13T22:13Z 8.4M followers, 348.3K 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, 323.3K 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
"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, 122.1K engagements
"How to Live Forever Be a Jellyfish Hank introduces us to another amazing organism - the "immortal jellyfish" Turritopsis dohrnii - and explains how it can extend its life cycle indefinitely through a process known as transdifferentiation. Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15084518 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4357829/Immortal-jellyfish-swarming-across-the-world.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090130-immortal-jellyfish-swarm.html"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2kLSiE-eNjw) 2012-03-20T21:23Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M 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, 211.7K 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, 69.4K 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
"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, 112.5K engagements
"Solar Energy Hank explains the power of solar energy and describes how it may fit into our diversified energy future. Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow solar energy solar desert power watt photovoltaic photoelectric effect edmund becquerel efficient efficiency international space station polysilicon silicon n-type p-type distributed power concentrating solar power power plant plant turbine concentrated photovoltaic CPV gigawatt hydrogen fuel cell feasible feasibility law of conservation of energy climate change"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4uPVZUTLAvA) 2012-01-09T02:28Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Buckyball: Tiny Carbon Soccer Balls In [----] scientists discovered that [--] carbon atoms could join up to form one big soccer ball shape: a buckyball Its a strange little molecule. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4z8Q0aUKuUU) 2015-05-18T21:28Z 8.4M followers, 542.1K 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
"Bird Flu is Here Cows in North America are getting bird flu. What happened How did we get here And is this the next pandemic In this deep dive narrative history of avian influenza SciShow takes on these questions. For updates on bird flu from the CDC go to https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html Hosted by: Dr. Pardis Sabeti Correction: 38:50 This video's consultants should be listed as Kelly Hills MPH and Dr. Nicholas Evans ---------- 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=5CyVi4UzKxE) 2025-02-21T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 964.9K 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 You Shouldn't Trust All Health Food Trends SciShow Compilation Health food trends are often just thata trend. Not all healthy claims are actually based in scientific evidence so you should tread carefully next time you're reading about the latest fad diet. Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow where he unpacks some of these health food claims and if they're actually good for you 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=5OJLtSawqKg) 2020-07-02T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 870.1K engagements
"Can this Plant /Actually/ See 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 [--] day free trial. These South American plants can mimic other trees and it's possible that they can do this because they can SEE. These Plants Can Shapeshift 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: Matt Curls Alisa"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5UWWsYw9fH0) 2023-02-13T22:51Z 8.4M followers, 279K 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, 730.7K 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, 193.2K 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, 493.3K engagements
"How Do Wetsuits Keep You Warm Snorkelers surfers divers. They all use them wetsuits So how do they work to keep you warm It turns out layers of materials and water itself Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- 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 Benny Kyle Anderson Tim Curwick Scott Satovsky Jr Will and Sonja Marple"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6B05sU20-Jw) 2017-01-07T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 459.4K 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
"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, 159.7K engagements
"The Sahara Used To Be Green. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. The Sahara is rather famously a desert but it wasn't always that way. And during the time of lush green forests there were plenty of people who lived there but they've been hard to study. However new genetic analysis has given us clues into just how the people of the Green Sahara really lived. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=74FreESaaPI) 2025-08-28T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 186.7K 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, 104.6K 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
"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
"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
"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, 711.3K 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, 563.1K 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, 791.8K 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
"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, 478.1K 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, 451.1K engagements
"The Human Genome Project Was a Failure 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. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AS4wKpK37NY) 2024-07-18T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 626.6K 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
"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, 831.5K engagements
"The Truth About Flint Michigan: A Clean Water Crisis The Flint Michigan water crisis was a big dealand while it was all over the news there's a lot the media didn't share. What really happened in Flint and why was the science being ignored In this episode of SciShow Hank Green shows us a look into the chemistry of what went wrong in Flint. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BAIXmt58iBU) 2018-11-28T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.3M 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
"Why Do We Have Butt Hair You've asked. Now we're answering. 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 -- 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 Philippe von Bergen Will and Sonja Marple and Mark Terrio-Cameron. ---------- 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=BgsdhmLrLPA) 2016-03-21T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 4.3M engagements
"Do Those Glasses Really Fix Colorblindness You've seen those viral videos of colorblind people putting on special glasses and reacting to colors they've never seen before Today we'll explore how colorblindness works and what those glasses try to do to fix it 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: Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew D.A. Noe Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Sultan Alkhulaifi Nicholas Smith Tim Curwick"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BrEyOkNRzGI) 2017-08-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"World's Most Asked Questions: What Is Energy What is Energy The short answer is EVERYTHING. But what does that mean Let SciShow explain. And if you're in New York join us to talk about energy more https://www.facebook.com/events/866662523353099 Check out the World's Most Asked Questions playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLsNB4peY6C6L1A74436Ccy3pvDhb33fhi ---------- 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/collections/scishow Or help"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CW0_S5YpYVo) 2014-10-28T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M 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
"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
"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, 165.2K engagements
"The [--] Worst Computer Viruses in History Have you heard of some of the infamous computer viruses that rattled the digital world Trust usyou do NOT want these bad boys on your computer. Join Michael Aranda and learn all about these nefarious viruses 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 supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Andreas Heydeck Justin Lentz Will and Sonja Marple Benny Chris Peters Tim Curwick Philippe von"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DF8Ka8Jh0BQ) 2016-06-26T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 7.8M 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
"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, 469.6K 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
"What Happens If You Use Your Feces as Fertilizer Being able to use human feces as fertilizer could be really helpful for human colonies on other planets. It could also be useful for human colonies on THIS planet And who doesnt love recycling Hosted by: Hank Green 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 Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth "
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FQWmz9-P0Bg) 2018-03-19T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 709.7K engagements
"Why Herpes is Different From Other Viruses You may know that unlike other viruses once you get herpes youre stuck with it for life. But just how do these master viruses accomplish this tricky feat Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and learn what makes Herpes different from the rest 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FTw6vE-xSwY) 2020-08-13T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 780.2K engagements
"Are Infectious Viruses Actually Alive What is the truth about viruses They evolve grow and can be killed by our immune system but are they actually alive Learn all about these ferocious little things in this new episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda 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 ---------- Huge"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FXqmzKwBB_w) 2021-05-05T22:22Z 8.4M followers, 770.7K 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, 283.1K engagements
"The Viruses That Changed Our World While viruses can be deadly and completely wreak havoc on humanity they can also sometimes change our world for the better. Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and learn the truth about the viruses that have shaped humanity over time 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: Kevin"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FmX8au0xGlY) 2020-01-16T01:10Z 8.4M followers, 503.5K 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, 297.7K 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
"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, 444.5K engagements
"How 18th-Century Medicine Killed George Washington What killed George Washington Turns out it was probably related to the bloodletting and other 18th-century medicine his doctors applied. ---------- 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 Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Fatima Iqbal Linnea Boyev Kathy & Tim Philip"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GFef0R1xwvY) 2016-02-15T22:01Z 8.4M followers, 777.3K 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, 433K engagements
"Whats the Largest Sofa You Can Move Around a Corner Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. It's not just fictional sitcom characters who struggle with navigating an oversized sofa around a tight corner. Mathematicians have their own version of the problem and have spent the last six decades trying to not just find the largest shape to pivot around a square corner but actually prove it. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GeJEJXqf2XI) 2025-07-25T15:00Z 8.4M followers, 165.4K 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, 336.6K 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, 120K engagements
"Everything We've Learned About Cancer Compilation SciShow has done a lot of videos about cancer lately which is not entirely a coincidence. When Hank Green was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma last year we all wanted to learn more about the disease. This compilation explores cancer from every angletesting treatment causes and prevention. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GkxrJSTLH_s) 2024-03-12T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 502.9K 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
"Viruses That Infect.Other Viruses Mysterious Pathogens You know that deadly viruses can wreak havoc on humans and animalsbut did you know that some viruses can actually infect other.viruses Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and learn all about this mysterious new 'virusception' phenomenon. Start protecting yourself on the web at https://NordVPN.com/SCISHOW or use code SCISHOW and save 77% 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GxCo5PcVAOc) 2018-06-28T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 967.6K 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, 378K 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
"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, 214.7K 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, 664.3K engagements
"3 Animals That Keep Their Whole Ecosystem Together What do gray wolves elephants and parrotfish have in common They're all keystone species which means they have an especially large impact on their habitat. SciShow explores how these animals keep their ecosystems running. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon Want more SciShow in person We'll be at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th For more information go to http://www.nerdconnerdfighteria.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JGcIp4YEKrc) 2017-01-30T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 776.6K 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, 383.3K 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, 288.7K 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
"Great Minds: James Hutton Founder of Geology Rocks are more than just rocks they're the key to Earth's history 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Andreas Heydeck Justin Lentz Will and Sonja Marple Benny Chris Peters Tim Curwick Philippe von Bergen Patrick Fatima Iqbal Lucy McGlasson Mark Terrio-Cameron Accalia Elementia Kathy & Tim Philip charles george Kevin Bealer Thomas J. and"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KKTXxZSz-9s) 2016-07-04T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 318.4K 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, 168.2K engagements
"This New Element is Lighter than Hydrogen. What Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and the first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. When we first learn about atoms we learn that the simplest has one electron buzzing around one proton aka hydrogen. But it turns out there's an atom that's even simpler than this. It's called muonium and it's an atom that's partially made of antimatter Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Muonium: The Atom That Breaks All The Rules ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KrabgulN1L8) 2023-02-02T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.1M 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, 723.1K engagements
"The Sharpest Object In The World Can't Cut Anything 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. Scientists like to measure things but they've had a heck of a time doing that with sharpness. And even if no one agrees on exactly how to measure it our search for better tools has recently led to some of the sharpest objects weve ever created. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LK5cPn6eGbc) 2023-03-13T22:34Z 8.4M followers, 6M 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
"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, 527.8K 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
"Antibiotics In Your Nose We have plenty of exciting news on holes in the earth and holes in your face One of them broke records and the other keeps you healthy. 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Andreas Heydeck Thomas J. Accalia Elementia Will and Sonja Marple. James Harshaw Justin Lentz Chris Peters Bader AlGhamdi Benny Tim Curwick Philippe von Bergen Patrick"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M56KSEv5gp8) 2016-08-05T20:59Z 8.4M followers, 205.4K engagements
"How Decision Making is Actually Science: Game Theory Explained With up to ten years in prison at stake will Wanda rat Fred out Welcome to game theory: looking at human interactions through the lens of mathematics. Want to learn more Join Hank Green and play along in this fun new episode of SciShow ---------- 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 Kevin Bealer Justin Lentz Mark Terrio-Cameron Patrick Merrithew Accalia Elementia"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MHS-htjGgSY) 2016-09-29T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 4.6M 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
"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, 358.1K engagements
"What Is Taurine and Why's It in My Energy Drink Energy drinks- you've had them or at least you're well aware of their presence in today's culture. But what is actually in these things Especially the mysterious ingredient TAURINE 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 Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Andreas Heydeck Thomas J. Accalia Elementia Will and Sonja Marple. James Harshaw Justin Lentz Chris"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ms0jj3vCLNY) 2016-07-19T21:01Z 8.4M followers, 906.8K 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, 522.3K 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, 529.2K 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, 743.3K 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, 926.6K 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
"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, 695.2K 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, 470.2K 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, 785.9K 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, 396.6K engagements
"How Do Toys Glow in the Dark Did you play with glow in the dark toys as a kid Theyre super cool but kind of mysterious. How do they glow after all Hank explains the phenomenon in this quick question. 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Andreas Heydeck Thomas J. Accalia Elementia Will and Sonja Marple. James Harshaw Justin Lentz Chris Peters Bader AlGhamdi Benny Tim"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PkO9xFd_BqM) 2016-07-26T20:56Z 8.4M followers, 389.7K engagements
"In Defense of Alchemy Alchemy might seem to us like the dark shameful side of chemistry. Yet alchemists through the pursuit of turning lead into gold via transmutation were sincerely trying to understand how the world works. And no one shows it better than the great Sir Isaac Newton himself. In this SciShow Deep Dive learn how alchemy has always been a science. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding Order your alchemy-themed t-shirt and all SciShow merch here:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PlUZv0BV7aw) 2025-10-17T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 469.6K 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, 719.7K engagements
"Learning Mnemonics: Can You Really Hack Your Memory There are lots of strategies to remember information when you need it most. These are shortcuts called mnemonics. 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Andreas Heydeck Thomas J. Accalia Elementia Will and Sonja Marple. James Harshaw Justin Lentz Chris Peters Bader AlGhamdi Benny Tim Curwick Philippe von Bergen"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PoSqNd1TE4A) 2016-07-27T21:01Z 8.4M followers, 427.8K engagements
"How Anglerfishes Become One With Their Partners Anglerfishes are pretty unique creatures but whats really unique is how some of these species mate. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Knowledge and Uncertainty course. The first [---] subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Hosted by: Stefan Chin 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=Pq6SbXsY2H4) 2020-09-15T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 177.9K 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
"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
"The Future Of Trees Is Liquid This video was sponsored by Spintronics. Head to https://upperstory.com/spintronics to learn more about the game and see it in action We love trees but the main problem is that they aren't exactly travel-sized. However new technology wants to bring the fresh-air benefits of trees to places that the real deal just can't thrive like dense urban areas 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QUGJPZ1a308) 2023-06-23T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 723.3K 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, 146.9K 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, 115.7K 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, 159.1K 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, 854K engagements
"Why Does Humidity Make It Feel Hotter It turns out there's a scientific explanation behind the saying "It's not the heat it's the humidity" Learn why a hot and humid day feels so dismal and some tips to avoid the really sweaty gross days on today's Quick Question Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SGHRz8wpj3E) 2017-08-01T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 777.8K 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, 164.1K 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, 962.7K engagements
"The Strange Mystery of the Black Diamond Have you heard of a black diamond There's still a lot that's hazy about carbonados ("black diamonds")geologists think those mystery rocks might even come from outside of Earth Find out more in a new 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 forever:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TKzeCwxoW4U) 2019-09-28T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 395.3K 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, 142.7K 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, 103.4K 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, 675.2K 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 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
"Why Is Fluoride Good for Teeth If our teeth are made mostly of calcium why do we use fluoride to keep them healthy Quick Questions explains why and how we finally figured it out. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- 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 becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TyVV0UDQ_f4) 2015-04-08T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 540.2K 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
"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, 364K engagements
"Einstein Didn't Want People To Study His Brain Go to https://sponsr.is/kinsta_scishow or scan QR Code on the screen to get your first month of Managed WordPress Hosting for free and migrate your website over at no cost After Albert Einstein died researchers studied his brain exhaustively trying to find the source of his genius. Here are their findings. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VaUNmxojwA0) 2025-05-30T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 302.9K 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, 782.2K 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
"Your Bones Do More Than You Think Visit http://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and the first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Bones you probably have them and they're for more than holding your body upright. 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: Toms Lagos Gonzlez Sam"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WPSZwVfzk7o) 2022-03-26T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 236.1K 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 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
"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, 319.6K engagements
"Why mRNA Vaccines Were Insanely Difficult to Make (it took [--] years) Why are vaccines so hard to make The FDA approved two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 but it was a challenge to make this type of vaccine work. In fact it took decades of research to get us to the point where scientists could make those vaccines as quickly as they did Learn all about it with Hank in this new episode of SciShow 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:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XPeeCyJReZw) 2021-02-04T01:26Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M 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, 843.8K 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
"The Addictive Truth About Caffeine We humans love our coffee but does caffeine love us In this new episode of SciShow Hank delves into the details about why we love caffeine and what it exactly does to our bodies Let's go Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow SOURCES http://coffeefaq.com/site/node/17 http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.phpArticle_ID=13971 http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-natural-sources-of-caffeine.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-kola-nut.htm"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xl1XBJLfIDU) 2012-03-27T20:45Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Why Are There Bacteria In My Yogurt Having bacteria in your food doesn't really sound great but you couldn't have yogurt without it Learn why in this week's QQ 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Accalia Elementia Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Justin Lentz Fatima Iqbal Thomas J. Chris Peters Tim Curwick Lucy McGlasson Andreas Heydeck Will and Sonja Marple Mark Terrio-Cameron Charles"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xs2xGeu6fHc) 2016-05-31T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 371.9K 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
"Are Energy-Efficient Windows Bad For Us Check out The Inner Clock by Lynne Peeples at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding. Low-E windows have reduced the amount of energy required to heat and cool our buildings a critical step in fighting climate change. But new research suggests we've lost something beneficial in the process. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YLMfUAI26Zc) 2024-12-20T05:00Z 8.4M followers, 419.7K 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, 389.7K 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, 146.4K engagements
"How Do Thermal Imaging Goggles Work Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free https://skl.sh/scishow16 Movies like Predator reveal how useful thermal imaging goggles can be but why do hot objects give off infrared radiation to begin with Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSozrAIfigE) 2018-10-16T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 268.1K 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, 129K 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
"The World's Bird Poop Obsession Here's something to think about the next time you clean your windshield. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Fritz Haber: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=tdEE5uvFhOM 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 Philippe von Bergen Bella Nash Bryce Daifuku Chris"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_H6pXsiOrVg) 2017-03-23T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 237K 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, 585.1K 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, 906.6K engagements
"This Element Doesn't Fit the Periodic Table 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. One of the most famous elements in the periodic table doesn't really belong anywhere chemists would like to put it. 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_tLA0JV7IWg) 2024-01-24T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 705.1K 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, 307.5K 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, 329K 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, 498.4K engagements
"The Most Important Explosion in History Not long after the supernova of [----] the telescope was invented. But astronomers would have to wait nearly FOUR CENTURIES to witness the next supernova that was visible to the naked eye. It was [----] and a blue supergiant in the Large Magellanic Cloud was replaced in the night sky with a violent explosion. And nearly four decades on astronomers are still unpacking what happened. Hosted by: @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=bjd2ci7B0v4) 2024-08-01T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 223.7K 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
"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, 401.1K 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
"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, 441.6K 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
"Weak Interaction: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #2 Hank continues our series on the four fundamental forces of physics by describing the weak interaction which operates at an infinitesimally small scale to cause particle decay. Watch the video on Strong Interaction: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=Yv3EMq2Dgq8 ---------- 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 ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cnL_nwmCLpY) 2012-06-07T22:03Z 8.4M followers, 812.7K engagements
"Electromagnetism - Magnetic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4b In this final segment on the four fundamental forces of physics Hank tackles the magnetic force the second of the two ways in which electromagnetism is apparent in the universe. ---------- 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 ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cy6kba3A8vY) 2012-06-28T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 953.9K engagements
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"Does "science" say to salt pasta water #shorts #throwbackthursday #science #SciShow Alex Billow: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Alexis Dahl: Script Editor Savannah Geary: Editor Associate Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Host Source: https://www.chem.fsu.edu/chemlab/chm1046course/colligative.html Calculations: Package directions call for [--] tsp salt in [--] qt water [--] qt water [----] L = [----] kg [--] tsp salt [-----] g [---] mol Boiling point elevation: T = iKbm T = change in temperature () i = dissociation constant = [--] Kb = boiling"
YouTube Link 2022-08-04T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 4.8M engagements
"Why Do My Ears Pop Weve all experienced it that annoying pressure in our head when were flying in a plane or a storm front comes in then it pops Find out how this popping happens and things to avoid so you dont harm your ears. 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 Andreas Heydeck Justin Lentz Will and Sonja Marple Benny Chris Peters Tim Curwick Philippe von Bergen Patrick Fatima Iqbal"
YouTube Link 2016-07-05T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 567.5K engagements
"The Invisible Line in the Indian Ocean Theres an invisible line between two groups of islands in the Indian Ocean with two totally different animal populations. It took three branches of science to figure out why it exists. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- 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 Satovsky Jr Philippe von Bergen"
YouTube Link 2017-07-26T21:50Z 8.4M followers, 370.2K engagements
"For Some Animals The World Moves in Slow-Motion Does your cat have a concept of time Is it different from a snapping turtle's Scientists study how animals process sensory information to figure out how they experience time. Spoilers: human kids and adults might experience time differently too 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: Jerry Perez Lazarus G Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp"
YouTube Link 2018-05-07T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 561.9K 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, 172.4K engagements
"We Can't Live Without You Synanthropic Animals From the spider in the corner of your house to the moths in your attic synanthropic species don't just live among us they literally depend on us to live. 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: Kevin Bealer Jacob Katie Marie Magnone D.A. Noe Charles"
YouTube Link 2020-05-17T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 242.9K engagements
"Electromagnetism - Electrostatic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4a Hank reaches the fourth and final of the four fundamental interactions in physics: electromagnetism. In this part he teaches us about the electrostatic force which builds up a charge in an object and can travel in the form of an electron stream. Stay tuned for Part II where we will finish up the series with the magnetic force. ---------- 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 2012-06-26T21:27Z 8.4M followers, 804.8K engagements
"Why the Weak Nuclear Force is Ruining Physics What is the weak nuclear force and why is it ruining physics The weak force has been causing trouble for a century messing with everything physicists thought was true. But it might actually be responsible for your very existence Learn all about it with Hank Green in a 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"
YouTube Link 2018-09-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 973.4K engagements
"Why's a Meter a Meter Meter is the standard unit of length used by most countries around the world. But how did they define it Hosted by: Hank Green Want more SciShow in person We'll be at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th For more information go to http://www.nerdconnerdfighteria.com/ ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2017-02-06T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 592.1K engagements
"What Really Happened the First Time We Split a Heavy Atom in Half This episode was produced in collaboration with and sponsored by Emerson. Click here to learn more about their We Love STEM initiative: http://bit.ly/2fnBiHO When scientists first split the atom they didnt realize what theyd done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had discovered what we now call nuclear fission. 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"
YouTube Link 2017-10-01T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"The Truth About Gingers There are many names for them but here at SciShow we lovingly refer to them as 'Gingers'. In this episode Hank explains what gene is responsible for the creation of redheads. ----------------- 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:"
YouTube Link 2014-01-03T08:38Z 8.4M followers, 7.1M engagements
"The Terrifying Physics of Shaking Hands With an Alien Mark your calendars and go to http://complexlylearnathon.com to check out the schedule of events This riddle posed by Richard Feynman sounds silly but the answer contains one of the most important discoveries in physics. 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 ---------- Huge thanks go to"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T15:00Z 8.4M followers, 259.5K engagements
"The Earth's Mantle is Nothing Like You Thought When you learned about the center of the Earth in school you were probably shown a diagram that looked like a perfect layer cakebut in fact that diagram is wildly inaccurate Join Stefan Chin for a look into what the Earth's mantle REALLY looks like in this fun episode of SciShow Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their WAVES AND LIGHT course. The first [---] subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org"
YouTube Link 2019-12-19T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 916K engagements
"Can Hypnosis Permanently Change Your Brain What exactly is hypnosis Some people think it's just a fun trick for magic shows but can it actually make you do things against your will Could it have the power to change our brains for the better Learn about the hypnotizing truth with Michael Aranda in a new episode of SciShow Learn more about amnesia: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fcKgL2su5ug Special Thanks to Elliot Moore for his pocket watch. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon"
YouTube Link 2016-11-10T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.8M engagements
"How Did North America End Up With a Marsupial SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. Both North and South America have their own species of marsupial the opossum but how they got so far away from their Australian relatives is a bit of a mystery. 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"
YouTube Link 2021-11-17T22:34Z 8.4M followers, 369.5K engagements
"The Truth About Anti-Vaccination: A Scientific Look It's true that less children in the United States are getting vaccinated. What is causing these lower vaccination numbers and what are some of the myths and fears around vaccination In this episode of SciShow we'll break down the science of the anti-vax movement and discuss what effects it truly has on the health of our society. ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2015-02-19T20:53Z 8.4M followers, 3.1M engagements
"Human Connectome Hank briefs us on a fascinating project that aims to map the anatomical and functional pathways of the brain - a neural network called the human connectome. Like SciShow: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow: http://www.twitter.com/scishow References http://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6076/1628 http://www.humanconnectomeproject.org/ http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2012/nimh-29.htm More about the nervous system: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=x4PPZCLnVkA human genome connectome scishow science biology neuroscience brain map nervous system neuron axon gray matter"
YouTube Link 2012-08-09T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 224.9K engagements
"Circadian Rhythm and Your Brain's Clock Why do we sleep at night instead of during the day In this episode of SciShow Hank talks about circadian rhythms how they work and how they regulate different processes in our bodies. ---------- Our President of Space for this episode: http://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt ---------- 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:"
YouTube Link 2014-01-10T00:09Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water Does hot water freeze faster than cold water Turns out the answer to this question is a lot trickier than it seems 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 Philippe von Bergen Chris Peters Lilly Grainger Happy Birthday and Fatima Iqbal. ---------- 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 2015-10-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 745.9K engagements
"Strong Interaction: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #1a Part one of a four part series on the fundamental forces (or interactions) of physics begins with the strong force or strong interaction - which on the small scale holds quarks together to form protons neutrons and other hadron particles. 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 ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet"
YouTube Link 2012-05-22T20:24Z 8.4M followers, 1M engagements
"The Science of Lewy Body Dementia This week in SciShow News we dissect what a Lewy Body is and what they are capable of doing. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove David Campos Chris Peters Philippe von Bergen Lilly Grainger Happy Birthday Fatima Iqbal and Justin Lentz. ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2015-11-13T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 610.6K engagements
"What If All Viruses Vanished In the past couple years you may have found yourself wishing that all the viruses in the world just disappear. But be careful what you wish for. 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 everyone forever: Bryan Cloer Chris Peters Matt Curls Kevin Bealer Jeffrey Mckishen Jacob Christopher R Boucher Nazara charles george Christoph"
YouTube Link 2021-10-21T00:17Z 8.4M followers, 554.1K engagements
"Nuclear Bombs Made Art Forgery Way Harder Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Peggy Guggenheim purchased a painting she believed to be by the famous artist Fernand Leger. Almost immediately there were questions about its authenticity. But it took [--] years and an unlikely group of art detectives to solve the mystery. 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:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 220K engagements
"Sloths are incredible swimmers. #shorts #science #SciShow This video was originally posted to TikTok in April [----]. Hosted by: Alexis Dahl Christie Wilcox: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Alexis Dahl : Script Editor Savannah Geary: Editor Producer Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.1030200207 https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1960.24.1.152 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51022486 https://slothconservation.com/ Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thalassocnus.jpg"
YouTube Link 2023-07-14T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 135.9K engagements
"The Secret to Big Gains Healthy Gut Bacteria #inmice SciShow News If you go to the gym often enough you might be familiar with protein powders and shakes but one study thinks that the secret to big gains might actually be your gut bacteria. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliants Daily Challenges. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. 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"
YouTube Link 2021-10-01T22:04Z 8.4M followers, 277.7K engagements
"Why Bats Carry Deadly Diseases Bats have a bad reputation for carrying nasty diseasesand biology has a reason for this While it's certainly not their fault there is actually a lot we can learn from their unique immune systems. Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow all about these adorable and potentially dangerous critters COVID-19 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLsNB4peY6C6IQediwz2GzMTNvm_dMzr47 ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Bealer Jacob KatieMarie Magnone D.A. Noe Charles"
YouTube Link 2020-03-25T23:17Z 8.4M followers, 1M 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, 127.2K engagements
"Why does cannabis smell so skunky #shorts #science #SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Lucas Principe: 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://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.1c04196 https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/24/5792"
YouTube Link 2022-10-27T00:03Z 8.4M followers, 6.7M engagements
"Can You Melt Wood Can you melt wood Most of the time the answer is no. But as with many things in science under the right circumstances it might just be possible. 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: Eric Jensen David Johnston Alan"
YouTube Link 2025-08-19T17:01Z 8.4M followers, 235.6K engagements
"Five Horrible Computer Viruses That Will Ruin You You may have heard of the more common computer viruses but these five are a few more extra dangerous viruses you REALLY do not want on your computer. From taking your files ransom to foiling uranium enrichment Hank will teach you a little more about these viruses in a fun (and slightly unsettling) new episode of SciShow ---------- 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 Kevin Bealer"
YouTube Link 2016-10-02T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 2M engagements
"Does COVID Cause Cancer There's a troubling link between COVID and certain cancers but as always it's complicated. 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 Mackey Chris Peters Christoph Schwanke Christopher R Boucher DrakoEsper Eric Jensen Friso Garrett Galloway Harrison Mills J. Copen Jaap Westera Jason A Saslow"
YouTube Link 2024-05-07T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 506.3K engagements
"What Makes Your Hair Curl We all have really different looking locks but what actually make our hair straight or curly Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- 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 Benny Kyle Anderson Tim Curwick Scott Satovsky Jr Will and Sonja Marple Philippe von Bergen Bella Nash Bryce Daifuku Chris Peters"
YouTube Link 2017-01-21T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 372K 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, 541K 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, 365K 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, 119K 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
"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, 323.6K 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 Long Does Sperm REALLY Live #science #scishow #STEM #hankgreen It won't come as a shock to learn that the life cycle of the average male gamete is pretty short. But as it turns out there are ways to help those swimmers stay alive and usable for a lot longer than you might expect. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Jesslyn Shields: Writer Courtney Tern: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Hiroka Matsushima: Videographer Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Script Supervisor Seth Gliksman: Editor Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer Aimee Roberts: Art Director Daniel Comiskey: Editorial"
YouTube Link 2023-10-16T19:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.3M engagements
"CBD: Marijuana Without the High When most people hear about marijuana they think about the high caused by THC. But what if marijuana didnt cause a high Well it can happen with a little cannabinoid called CBD. 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 Jeremy Peng Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Benny Kyle Anderson Tim Curwick Scott"
YouTube Link 2017-01-19T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 371.9K engagements
"How the Internet Came to Be Part [--] The history of the internet is fascinatingsome of us grew up without the internet and some of us don't know life without it Join Hank Green for part [--] of our History of the Internet series where he explains how public access became declared a human right ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2017-03-29T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 382.3K engagements
"This Is Not What an Atom Looks Like What does an atom look like Throughout history scientists and philosophers have attempted to answer this question. As a result they've come up with some useful models for understanding the building blocks of our universe. Learn more about quantum physics: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=uWMTOrux0LM Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2017-01-16T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1M 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, 941.7K engagements
"Chemistry & Corpses: The Science of Bog Bodies SciShow explains the chemistry archaeology and history of bog bodies -- naturally mummified corpses (and other fun things) that have been discovered in Europe's peat bogs. ---------- 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:"
YouTube Link 2014-05-13T22:13Z 8.4M followers, 348.3K 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, 323.3K 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
"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, 122.1K engagements
"How to Live Forever Be a Jellyfish Hank introduces us to another amazing organism - the "immortal jellyfish" Turritopsis dohrnii - and explains how it can extend its life cycle indefinitely through a process known as transdifferentiation. Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15084518 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4357829/Immortal-jellyfish-swarming-across-the-world.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090130-immortal-jellyfish-swarm.html"
YouTube Link 2012-03-20T21:23Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M 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, 211.7K 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, 69.4K 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
"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, 112.5K engagements
"Solar Energy Hank explains the power of solar energy and describes how it may fit into our diversified energy future. Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow solar energy solar desert power watt photovoltaic photoelectric effect edmund becquerel efficient efficiency international space station polysilicon silicon n-type p-type distributed power concentrating solar power power plant plant turbine concentrated photovoltaic CPV gigawatt hydrogen fuel cell feasible feasibility law of conservation of energy climate change"
YouTube Link 2012-01-09T02:28Z 8.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Buckyball: Tiny Carbon Soccer Balls In [----] scientists discovered that [--] carbon atoms could join up to form one big soccer ball shape: a buckyball Its a strange little molecule. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2015-05-18T21:28Z 8.4M followers, 542.1K 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
"Bird Flu is Here Cows in North America are getting bird flu. What happened How did we get here And is this the next pandemic In this deep dive narrative history of avian influenza SciShow takes on these questions. For updates on bird flu from the CDC go to https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html Hosted by: Dr. Pardis Sabeti Correction: 38:50 This video's consultants should be listed as Kelly Hills MPH and Dr. Nicholas Evans ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly:"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 964.9K 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 You Shouldn't Trust All Health Food Trends SciShow Compilation Health food trends are often just thata trend. Not all healthy claims are actually based in scientific evidence so you should tread carefully next time you're reading about the latest fad diet. Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow where he unpacks some of these health food claims and if they're actually good for you 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 2020-07-02T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 870.1K engagements
"Can this Plant /Actually/ See 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 [--] day free trial. These South American plants can mimic other trees and it's possible that they can do this because they can SEE. These Plants Can Shapeshift 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: Matt Curls Alisa"
YouTube Link 2023-02-13T22:51Z 8.4M followers, 279K 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, 730.7K 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, 193.2K 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, 493.3K engagements
"How Do Wetsuits Keep You Warm Snorkelers surfers divers. They all use them wetsuits So how do they work to keep you warm It turns out layers of materials and water itself Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- 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 Benny Kyle Anderson Tim Curwick Scott Satovsky Jr Will and Sonja Marple"
YouTube Link 2017-01-07T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 459.4K 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
"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, 159.7K engagements
"The Sahara Used To Be Green. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. The Sahara is rather famously a desert but it wasn't always that way. And during the time of lush green forests there were plenty of people who lived there but they've been hard to study. However new genetic analysis has given us clues into just how the people of the Green Sahara really lived. 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-28T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 186.7K 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, 104.6K 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
"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
"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
"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, 711.3K 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, 563.1K 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, 791.8K 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
"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, 478.1K 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, 451.1K engagements
"The Human Genome Project Was a Failure 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. 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"
YouTube Link 2024-07-18T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 626.6K 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
"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, 831.5K engagements
"The Truth About Flint Michigan: A Clean Water Crisis The Flint Michigan water crisis was a big dealand while it was all over the news there's a lot the media didn't share. What really happened in Flint and why was the science being ignored In this episode of SciShow Hank Green shows us a look into the chemistry of what went wrong in Flint. 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"
YouTube Link 2018-11-28T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.3M 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
"Why Do We Have Butt Hair You've asked. Now we're answering. 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 -- 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 Philippe von Bergen Will and Sonja Marple and Mark Terrio-Cameron. ---------- Like SciShow Want to help support us and also get things to put on your walls cover your torso"
YouTube Link 2016-03-21T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 4.3M engagements
"Do Those Glasses Really Fix Colorblindness You've seen those viral videos of colorblind people putting on special glasses and reacting to colors they've never seen before Today we'll explore how colorblindness works and what those glasses try to do to fix it 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: Kevin Bealer Mark Terrio-Cameron KatieMarie Magnone Patrick Merrithew D.A. Noe Charles Southerland Fatima Iqbal Sultan Alkhulaifi Nicholas Smith Tim Curwick"
YouTube Link 2017-08-20T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"World's Most Asked Questions: What Is Energy What is Energy The short answer is EVERYTHING. But what does that mean Let SciShow explain. And if you're in New York join us to talk about energy more https://www.facebook.com/events/866662523353099 Check out the World's Most Asked Questions playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLsNB4peY6C6L1A74436Ccy3pvDhb33fhi ---------- 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/collections/scishow Or help"
YouTube Link 2014-10-28T16:00Z 8.4M followers, 1.4M 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
"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
"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, 165.2K engagements
"The [--] Worst Computer Viruses in History Have you heard of some of the infamous computer viruses that rattled the digital world Trust usyou do NOT want these bad boys on your computer. Join Michael Aranda and learn all about these nefarious viruses 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 supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Andreas Heydeck Justin Lentz Will and Sonja Marple Benny Chris Peters Tim Curwick Philippe von"
YouTube Link 2016-06-26T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 7.8M 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
"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, 469.6K 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
"What Happens If You Use Your Feces as Fertilizer Being able to use human feces as fertilizer could be really helpful for human colonies on other planets. It could also be useful for human colonies on THIS planet And who doesnt love recycling Hosted by: Hank Green 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 Kelly Landrum Jones Sam Lutfi Kevin Knupp Nicholas Smith D.A. Noe alexander wadsworth "
YouTube Link 2018-03-19T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 709.7K engagements
"Why Herpes is Different From Other Viruses You may know that unlike other viruses once you get herpes youre stuck with it for life. But just how do these master viruses accomplish this tricky feat Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and learn what makes Herpes different from the rest 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"
YouTube Link 2020-08-13T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 780.2K engagements
"Are Infectious Viruses Actually Alive What is the truth about viruses They evolve grow and can be killed by our immune system but are they actually alive Learn all about these ferocious little things in this new episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda 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 ---------- Huge"
YouTube Link 2021-05-05T22:22Z 8.4M followers, 770.7K 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, 283.1K engagements
"The Viruses That Changed Our World While viruses can be deadly and completely wreak havoc on humanity they can also sometimes change our world for the better. Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and learn the truth about the viruses that have shaped humanity over time 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: Kevin"
YouTube Link 2020-01-16T01:10Z 8.4M followers, 503.5K 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, 297.7K 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
"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, 444.5K engagements
"How 18th-Century Medicine Killed George Washington What killed George Washington Turns out it was probably related to the bloodletting and other 18th-century medicine his doctors applied. ---------- 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 Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Fatima Iqbal Linnea Boyev Kathy & Tim Philip"
YouTube Link 2016-02-15T22:01Z 8.4M followers, 777.3K 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, 433K engagements
"Whats the Largest Sofa You Can Move Around a Corner Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. It's not just fictional sitcom characters who struggle with navigating an oversized sofa around a tight corner. Mathematicians have their own version of the problem and have spent the last six decades trying to not just find the largest shape to pivot around a square corner but actually prove it. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
YouTube Link 2025-07-25T15:00Z 8.4M followers, 165.4K 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, 336.6K 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, 120K engagements
"Everything We've Learned About Cancer Compilation SciShow has done a lot of videos about cancer lately which is not entirely a coincidence. When Hank Green was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma last year we all wanted to learn more about the disease. This compilation explores cancer from every angletesting treatment causes and prevention. 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"
YouTube Link 2024-03-12T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 502.9K 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
"Viruses That Infect.Other Viruses Mysterious Pathogens You know that deadly viruses can wreak havoc on humans and animalsbut did you know that some viruses can actually infect other.viruses Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and learn all about this mysterious new 'virusception' phenomenon. Start protecting yourself on the web at https://NordVPN.com/SCISHOW or use code SCISHOW and save 77% 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"
YouTube Link 2018-06-28T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 967.6K 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, 378K 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
"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, 214.7K 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, 664.3K engagements
"3 Animals That Keep Their Whole Ecosystem Together What do gray wolves elephants and parrotfish have in common They're all keystone species which means they have an especially large impact on their habitat. SciShow explores how these animals keep their ecosystems running. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon Want more SciShow in person We'll be at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th For more information go to http://www.nerdconnerdfighteria.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the"
YouTube Link 2017-01-30T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 776.6K 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, 383.3K 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, 288.7K 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
"Great Minds: James Hutton Founder of Geology Rocks are more than just rocks they're the key to Earth's history 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Andreas Heydeck Justin Lentz Will and Sonja Marple Benny Chris Peters Tim Curwick Philippe von Bergen Patrick Fatima Iqbal Lucy McGlasson Mark Terrio-Cameron Accalia Elementia Kathy & Tim Philip charles george Kevin Bealer Thomas J. and"
YouTube Link 2016-07-04T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 318.4K 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, 168.2K engagements
"This New Element is Lighter than Hydrogen. What Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and the first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. When we first learn about atoms we learn that the simplest has one electron buzzing around one proton aka hydrogen. But it turns out there's an atom that's even simpler than this. It's called muonium and it's an atom that's partially made of antimatter Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Muonium: The Atom That Breaks All The Rules ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2023-02-02T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 2.1M 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, 723.1K engagements
"The Sharpest Object In The World Can't Cut Anything 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. Scientists like to measure things but they've had a heck of a time doing that with sharpness. And even if no one agrees on exactly how to measure it our search for better tools has recently led to some of the sharpest objects weve ever created. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2023-03-13T22:34Z 8.4M followers, 6M 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
"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, 527.8K 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
"Antibiotics In Your Nose We have plenty of exciting news on holes in the earth and holes in your face One of them broke records and the other keeps you healthy. 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Andreas Heydeck Thomas J. Accalia Elementia Will and Sonja Marple. James Harshaw Justin Lentz Chris Peters Bader AlGhamdi Benny Tim Curwick Philippe von Bergen Patrick"
YouTube Link 2016-08-05T20:59Z 8.4M followers, 205.4K engagements
"How Decision Making is Actually Science: Game Theory Explained With up to ten years in prison at stake will Wanda rat Fred out Welcome to game theory: looking at human interactions through the lens of mathematics. Want to learn more Join Hank Green and play along in this fun new episode of SciShow ---------- 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 Kevin Bealer Justin Lentz Mark Terrio-Cameron Patrick Merrithew Accalia Elementia"
YouTube Link 2016-09-29T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 4.6M 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
"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, 358.1K engagements
"What Is Taurine and Why's It in My Energy Drink Energy drinks- you've had them or at least you're well aware of their presence in today's culture. But what is actually in these things Especially the mysterious ingredient TAURINE 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 Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Andreas Heydeck Thomas J. Accalia Elementia Will and Sonja Marple. James Harshaw Justin Lentz Chris"
YouTube Link 2016-07-19T21:01Z 8.4M followers, 906.8K 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, 522.3K 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, 529.2K 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, 743.3K 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, 926.6K 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
"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, 695.2K 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, 470.2K 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, 785.9K 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, 396.6K engagements
"How Do Toys Glow in the Dark Did you play with glow in the dark toys as a kid Theyre super cool but kind of mysterious. How do they glow after all Hank explains the phenomenon in this quick question. 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Andreas Heydeck Thomas J. Accalia Elementia Will and Sonja Marple. James Harshaw Justin Lentz Chris Peters Bader AlGhamdi Benny Tim"
YouTube Link 2016-07-26T20:56Z 8.4M followers, 389.7K engagements
"In Defense of Alchemy Alchemy might seem to us like the dark shameful side of chemistry. Yet alchemists through the pursuit of turning lead into gold via transmutation were sincerely trying to understand how the world works. And no one shows it better than the great Sir Isaac Newton himself. In this SciShow Deep Dive learn how alchemy has always been a science. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding Order your alchemy-themed t-shirt and all SciShow merch here:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-17T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 469.6K 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, 719.7K engagements
"Learning Mnemonics: Can You Really Hack Your Memory There are lots of strategies to remember information when you need it most. These are shortcuts called mnemonics. 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Andreas Heydeck Thomas J. Accalia Elementia Will and Sonja Marple. James Harshaw Justin Lentz Chris Peters Bader AlGhamdi Benny Tim Curwick Philippe von Bergen"
YouTube Link 2016-07-27T21:01Z 8.4M followers, 427.8K engagements
"How Anglerfishes Become One With Their Partners Anglerfishes are pretty unique creatures but whats really unique is how some of these species mate. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Knowledge and Uncertainty course. The first [---] subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Hosted by: Stefan Chin 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 2020-09-15T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 177.9K 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
"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
"The Future Of Trees Is Liquid This video was sponsored by Spintronics. Head to https://upperstory.com/spintronics to learn more about the game and see it in action We love trees but the main problem is that they aren't exactly travel-sized. However new technology wants to bring the fresh-air benefits of trees to places that the real deal just can't thrive like dense urban areas 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"
YouTube Link 2023-06-23T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 723.3K 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, 146.9K 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, 115.7K 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, 159.1K 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, 854K engagements
"Why Does Humidity Make It Feel Hotter It turns out there's a scientific explanation behind the saying "It's not the heat it's the humidity" Learn why a hot and humid day feels so dismal and some tips to avoid the really sweaty gross days on today's Quick Question Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- 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"
YouTube Link 2017-08-01T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 777.8K 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, 164.1K 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, 962.7K engagements
"The Strange Mystery of the Black Diamond Have you heard of a black diamond There's still a lot that's hazy about carbonados ("black diamonds")geologists think those mystery rocks might even come from outside of Earth Find out more in a new 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 forever:"
YouTube Link 2019-09-28T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 395.3K 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, 142.7K 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, 103.4K 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, 675.2K 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 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
"Why Is Fluoride Good for Teeth If our teeth are made mostly of calcium why do we use fluoride to keep them healthy Quick Questions explains why and how we finally figured it out. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- 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 becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow"
YouTube Link 2015-04-08T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 540.2K 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
"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, 364K engagements
"Einstein Didn't Want People To Study His Brain Go to https://sponsr.is/kinsta_scishow or scan QR Code on the screen to get your first month of Managed WordPress Hosting for free and migrate your website over at no cost After Albert Einstein died researchers studied his brain exhaustively trying to find the source of his genius. Here are their findings. 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"
YouTube Link 2025-05-30T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 302.9K 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, 782.2K 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
"Your Bones Do More Than You Think Visit http://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free and the first [---] people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Bones you probably have them and they're for more than holding your body upright. 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: Toms Lagos Gonzlez Sam"
YouTube Link 2022-03-26T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 236.1K 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 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
"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, 319.6K engagements
"Why mRNA Vaccines Were Insanely Difficult to Make (it took [--] years) Why are vaccines so hard to make The FDA approved two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 but it was a challenge to make this type of vaccine work. In fact it took decades of research to get us to the point where scientists could make those vaccines as quickly as they did Learn all about it with Hank in this new episode of SciShow 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:"
YouTube Link 2021-02-04T01:26Z 8.4M followers, 1.6M 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, 843.8K 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
"The Addictive Truth About Caffeine We humans love our coffee but does caffeine love us In this new episode of SciShow Hank delves into the details about why we love caffeine and what it exactly does to our bodies Let's go Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow SOURCES http://coffeefaq.com/site/node/17 http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.phpArticle_ID=13971 http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-natural-sources-of-caffeine.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-kola-nut.htm"
YouTube Link 2012-03-27T20:45Z 8.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Why Are There Bacteria In My Yogurt Having bacteria in your food doesn't really sound great but you couldn't have yogurt without it Learn why in this week's QQ 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 -- we couldn't make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove Accalia Elementia Kathy & Tim Philip Kevin Bealer Justin Lentz Fatima Iqbal Thomas J. Chris Peters Tim Curwick Lucy McGlasson Andreas Heydeck Will and Sonja Marple Mark Terrio-Cameron Charles"
YouTube Link 2016-05-31T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 371.9K 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
"Are Energy-Efficient Windows Bad For Us Check out The Inner Clock by Lynne Peeples at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Sloan Foundation. To learn more head to https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding. Low-E windows have reduced the amount of energy required to heat and cool our buildings a critical step in fighting climate change. But new research suggests we've lost something beneficial in the process. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going"
YouTube Link 2024-12-20T05:00Z 8.4M followers, 419.7K 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, 389.7K 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, 146.4K engagements
"How Do Thermal Imaging Goggles Work Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free https://skl.sh/scishow16 Movies like Predator reveal how useful thermal imaging goggles can be but why do hot objects give off infrared radiation to begin with Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- SciShow has a spinoff podcast It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2018-10-16T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 268.1K 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, 129K 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
"The World's Bird Poop Obsession Here's something to think about the next time you clean your windshield. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Fritz Haber: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=tdEE5uvFhOM 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 Philippe von Bergen Bella Nash Bryce Daifuku Chris"
YouTube Link 2017-03-23T21:00Z 8.4M followers, 237K 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, 585.1K 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, 906.6K engagements
"This Element Doesn't Fit the Periodic Table 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. One of the most famous elements in the periodic table doesn't really belong anywhere chemists would like to put it. 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"
YouTube Link 2024-01-24T22:00Z 8.4M followers, 705.1K 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, 307.5K 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, 329K 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, 498.4K engagements
"The Most Important Explosion in History Not long after the supernova of [----] the telescope was invented. But astronomers would have to wait nearly FOUR CENTURIES to witness the next supernova that was visible to the naked eye. It was [----] and a blue supergiant in the Large Magellanic Cloud was replaced in the night sky with a violent explosion. And nearly four decades on astronomers are still unpacking what happened. Hosted by: @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 2024-08-01T17:00Z 8.4M followers, 223.7K 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
"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, 401.1K 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
"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, 441.6K 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
"Weak Interaction: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #2 Hank continues our series on the four fundamental forces of physics by describing the weak interaction which operates at an infinitesimally small scale to cause particle decay. Watch the video on Strong Interaction: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=Yv3EMq2Dgq8 ---------- 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 ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2012-06-07T22:03Z 8.4M followers, 812.7K engagements
"Electromagnetism - Magnetic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4b In this final segment on the four fundamental forces of physics Hank tackles the magnetic force the second of the two ways in which electromagnetism is apparent in the universe. ---------- 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 ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter:"
YouTube Link 2012-06-28T18:00Z 8.4M followers, 953.9K engagements
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