SciShow
A User's Guide to the Human Body
If you've ever wondered why you crave certain foods or what your appendix actually does, there's something in this collection for you!
SciShow
Does Using Your Phone Really Hurt Your Sleep?
You've probably heard that some types of light, like the kind that comes from your phone or laptop, can be bad for your sleep if you use them too close to bedtime. But let's be real, nighttime is the best time to binge TV, so are we...
TED Talks
Jane Chen: A warm embrace that saves lives
In the developing world, access to incubators is limited by cost and distance, and millions of premature babies die each year. TED Fellow Jane Chen shows an invention that could keep millions of these infants warm -- a design that's...
SciShow
The Science of Flint's Water Crisis
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is a prime example of science being ignored, unknown, or even misused. Here's the chemistry behind how so many things went wrong.
SciShow
The Fog That Killed 12,000 People
How can smog affect the life expectancy of people? Scientists have investigated the causes and repercussions of The Great Smog of London in 1952, and continue to study the effects of air pollution around the world today.
TED Talks
TED: Why we're more honest with machines than people | Anne Scherer
TED talks about why we're more honest with machines than people | Anne Scherer
SciShow
Your Phone and You: How Your Cell Affects You
For most of us, our bodies are interacting with phones nearly all the time, whether we're looking at screens, listening to music, or carrying them in our pockets. If you are wondering about the health implications of a world filled with...
SciShow
3 Genes That Give People Superpowers
There are genetic mutations in the population today that can grant people some seemingly superhuman abilities.
Wonderscape
Short and Long-Term Health Risks of Smoking
Smoking in teens not only leads to addiction but also poses both immediate and long-term health risks. Learn about the many harmful effects of smoking from coughing and shortness of breath to cancers and coronary heart disease....
Curated Video
Air pollution
This film examines the tell-tale signs of air pollution and how its effects can be catastrophic to ecosystems. People and places -Human impact on the environment - Polluting the air Learning Points Acid rain and holes in the ozone layer...
Curated Video
Drug Use and Misuse
Dr. Forrester explains the difference between drugs that are beneficial to our bodies and drugs that are harmful. She describes the negative impact that the misuse of drugs and illegal drugs can have on each of the body’s systems.
AllTime 10s
10 Weirdest Medical Anomalies
At some point in our lives, we're bound to have one medical condition or another. Fortunately few of us have to deal with the anomalies in this list.
AllTime 10s
10 Tiny Health Problems That Are Signs Of Impending Doom
Do you find yourself overlooking little medical issues, after all it can sometimes be a real effort to go see a doctor about something that's probably nothing? Well, maybe you shouldn't. Alltime 10s brings you 10 seemingly tiny health...
SWPictures
SURVIVOR'S GUIDE - Teenage Mums
For many girls around the world motherhood comes all too quickly – and often it can be dangerous. Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death among teenage girls in developing countries. We went to India,...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Can Seaweed Save the World: Seaweed Expo
Professor Tim Flannery investigates how seaweed is helping to save the world. From growing the foods of the future, helping clean polluted water and even combating climate change. An international seaweed expo explores how seaweed can be...
Mr. Beat
How Jane Addams Changed the World
Mr. Beat tells you all about Jane Addams, one of the most important figures in American history.
Curated Video
Demerit Goods and Market Failure: Evaluating Externalities and Imperfect Information
This video is an educational tutorial about the microeconomic concept of demerit goods. It explains how demerit goods are over-consumed due to a divergence between the marginal private benefit curve and the marginal social benefit curve...
Religion for Breakfast
Exorcism: Ancient Medical Practice?
The ancients blamed all sorts of medical problems on demons: headaches? stomach pain? eye infection? They would say a demon caused it. But why associated demons with medicine?
Curated Video
Sample IELTS Task 2 Brainstorm Health and Government
Today you’ll get an example of a specific and strong brainstorm for a challenging Task 2 question.
Curated Video
Advanced Speaking: Illness & Health Vocabulary In English
Let me show you some advanced common illness and health vocabulary in English. This lesson is particularly useful for students preparing for the IELTS speaking exam.
Visual Learning Systems
Maintaining a Healthy Body: Introduction
Maintaining a healthy body is a fundamental part of leading a fulfilling, successful life. This series of videos highlights many of the basic things everyone can do to maintain a safe and healthy lifestyle. Concepts and terminology...
Wonderscape
Start Smart: The Dangers of Smoking and Vaping
This video highlights the dangers of smoking for young people, emphasizing the risks of addiction and the long-term health consequences. It also discusses other forms of tobacco, such as hookahs and e-cigarettes, and their potential...
Curated Video
Chemist digs for clues related to New Mexico atomic bomb
Scripps News followed Dr. Michael Ketterer as he collected dust and dirt samples to analyze. He is looking for plutonium from the Trinity bomb test.