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Opinion | Should we edit our children’s genes? Would it be cruel not to? - The New York Times
Humanity’s Awesome, Terrifying Takeover of Evolution Walter Isaacson and Ezra Klein discuss the implications of humanity’s awesome, terrifying ... (2021)
Coming to Our Senses - By Neil deGrasse Tyson, Natural History Magazine
Our eyes are special detectors. They allow us to register information not only from across the room but from across the universe. Without vision, t... (2020)
Why Didn’t Saturn Eat Titan, Its Biggest Moon? - The New York Times
New simulations explain how the ringed planet ended up with one giant moon that domineers its tinier siblings. (2020)
The $1 billion bet: Pharma giant and U.S. government team up in all-out coronavirus vaccine push
Johnson & Johnson’s chief scientist describes nonprofit partnership to accelerate its candidate Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the... (2020)
New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics | Science | AAAS
Tiny proteins help power muscles and provide the toxic punch to many venoms (2019)
The Plague Killing Frogs Everywhere Is Far Worse Than Scientists Thought - The New York Times
As a threat to wildlife, an amphibian fungus has become “the most deadly pathogen known to science.” (2019)
She Invented a Board Game With Scientific Integrity. It’s Taking Off. - The New York Times
How Elizabeth Hargrave turned a passion for ornithology and spreadsheets into a popular game about birds. (2019)
The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change - The New York Times
Two European entrepreneurs want to remove carbon from the air at prices cheap enough to matter. (2019)
Telling the China Story: The Rise and Rise of Chinese Science Fiction
A very brief introduction to modern science fiction from the People’s Republic of China. (2019)
Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds - 2019- The New York Times
An analysis concluded that Earth’s oceans are heating up 40 percent faster on average than a United Nations panel estimated five years ago, a findi... (2019)
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here - The New York Times
What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth? (2018)
Nine sci-fi subgenres to help you understand the future — 2018 - Quartzy
Exploring the future beyond cyberpunk’s Neon and Noir. Writers and filmmakers are imagining the future in weird and wonderful new ways. (2018)
Here's (almost) everything you need to know about Israel's Moon lander | The Planetary Society
SpaceIL, a privately funded Israeli non-profit, will attempt to land a small spacecraft on the Moon in early 2019. (2018)
How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole? With a Telescope as Big as the Earth - The New York Times
A planet-spanning virtual observatory, years in the making, could change how we think about space, time and the nature of reality. Will it work? (2018)
Watch Plants Light Up When They Get Attacked - The New York Times
Scientists showed that plants are much less passive than they seem by revealing the secret workings of their threat communication systems. (2018)
The $250 Biohack That’s Revolutionizing Life With Diabetes - Bloomberg
DIYers used a security flaw to bypass the $8.3 billion insulin delivery business with a cobbled-together artificial pancreas. (2018)
Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
<p><em>[I am not a sleep specialist. Please consult with one before making any drastic changes or trying to treat anything serious.]</em></p> <p>.... (2018)
A Surprise From the Supervolcano Under Yellowstone
New York Times, 2017: "The conditions that lead to supereruptions can emerge within a single human lifetime, according to a study of the volcano’s ... (2018)
What’s really behind ‘gluten sensitivity’? | Science | AAAS
Conflicting research points to an immune reaction or indigestible carbs (2018)
The Very First Animal Appeared Amid an Explosion of DNA - The New York Times
Nobody knows what the first animal looked like. But many of its genes are still present in humans today... (2018)
Climate Change Is Messing With Your Dinner | Bloomberg
The future of food looks like lots of lobsters, Polish chardonnay and California coffee. (2018)
Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins - The New York Times
Sixty-eight percent of those 65 and older take vitamin supplements. Much of what we once believed about the benefits is wrong. (2018)
Scientists say we’re on the cusp of a carbon dioxide–recycling revolution | Science
New technologies could help combat climate change by turning carbon dioxide into fuel “Every year, the billions of metric tons of carbon dioxide... (2018)
All disk galaxies rotate once every billion years | Astronomy.com
In a study published March 14 in The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, astronomers announced the discovery that all galaxies rotat... (2018)
You probably won’t remember this, but the “forgetting curve” theory explains why learning is hard | Quartz
Learning has an evolutionary purpose: Among species, individuals that adapt to their environments will succeed. That's why your brain more easily r... (2018)
Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”? | Science
Over the past quarter-century, historical research has revealed how major industries from tobacco to lead to petroleum have meddled in science to c... (2018)
The Physics Travel Guide
The Physics Travel Guide is a tool that makes learning physics easier. Each page here contains three layers which contain explanations with increas... (2018)
The red and green specialists: why human colour vision is so odd | Aeon Ideas
Most mammals rely on scent rather than sight. Look at a dog’s eyes, for example: they’re usually on the sides of its face, not close together and f... (2018)
The Slick Science of Making Olympic Snow and Ice | Science | Smithsonian
Crafting the ideal ice rink or bobsled course takes patience, precision and the skill of an Ice Master "There’s a lot more to making ice than me... (2018)
The real culprit behind snowmelt floods isn’t temperature—it’s dirt | Science Magazine
Forecasting systems are using the wrong metric, researchers say (2018)
Where Did the Periodic Table ACTUALLY Come From?
The periodic table is probably the most iconic image in science. Join me to hear the story about its origins, from ancient philosophers speculating... (2025)
Can AI Catch What Doctors Miss? | Eric Topol | TED
AI could propel the biggest transformation in the history of medicine, says physician-scientist Eric Topol. He explains how sophisticated AI models... (2023)
The Unanswered Questions of Space: Quantum Entanglement, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy
Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist John Mather illuminates the universe's deepest mysteries. In this episode, we delve into the search for extrater... (2023)
The Original Double Slit Experiment
Light is so common that we rarely think about what it really is. But just over two hundred years ago, a groundbreaking experiment answered the ques... (2023)
Double Slit Experiment | Answers With Joe
The Double Slit Experiment started as a way to determine if light is a wave or a particle - but it uncovered mysteries that have baffled science to... (2023)
Where Does Grounded Electricity Actually Go?
Grounding is one of the most confusing and misunderstood aspects of the grid. (2023)
The Speed of Light is NOT About Light
Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetimeSign up for the mailing list to get episode notific... (2023)
Black hole the size of 20 million suns speeding through space
Astronomers have discovered a runaway supermassive black hole, the size of 20 million suns, speeding through space.The discovery is the first obser... (2023)
I Misunderstood the Greenhouse Effect. Here's How It Works.
Global warming: I Misunderstood the Greenhouse Effect. Here's How It Works. (2023)
The Absurd Search For Dark Matter - Veritasium
The Absurd Search For Dark Matter - Veritasium (2022)
Why this Hydrogen Breakthrough Matters
Why this Hydrogen Breakthrough Matters (2022)
How Electricity Actually Works
How Electricity Actually Works (2022)
David Deutsch: A new way to explain explanation
For tens of thousands of years our ancestors understood the world through myths, and the pace of change was glacial. The rise of scientific underst... (2022)
NSF's merit review process determines which research has the greatest potential
NSF receives about 50,000 research proposals every year. The Foundation's mission is to promote the progress of science, but it's able to support o... (2022)
Critical Reasoning - Karl Popper, Science, & Pseudoscience: Crash Course Philosophy #8
The early 1900s was an amazing time for Western science, as Albert Einstein was developing his theories of relativity and psychology was born, as S... (2022)
10 Things You have Heard and Re-told but are Completely False - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains 10 things that we have heard all our life and re-told but are completely false. Other Neil deGrasse Tyson Videos-What ... (2022)
Why Gravity is NOT a Force
The General Theory of Relativity tells us gravity is not a force, gravitational fields don't exist. Objects tend to move on straight paths through ... (2021)
The Big Misconception about Electricity
The Big Misconception about Electricity (2021)
Flat Earth "Science" -- Wrong, but not Stupid
In this video I explain what flat earthers believe, why they believe it, and why I think scientists should take flat earthers more seriously.The CN... (2021)
Hawking's black hole paradox explained - Fabio Pacucci
Where does quantum information go when it enters a black hole? Investigate the theories of the black hole information paradox. --Today, one of the ... (2021)
Sam Harris and David Deutsch - remarks by Brett Hall
Some remarks about their second "Waking Up" podcast together.If you would like to support this endeavor, do consider making a one off donation by c... (2021)
TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K)
TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K) How's it all gonna end? This experience ... (2021)
Why former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold is taking the highest-resolution snowflake photos ever
Former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold spent 18 months building a custom 100MP camera to take pictures of snowflakes. We chat with him about why :-) ... (2020)
How Did Our Ancestors Evolve? | Big History Project
All life on earth shares a common ancestor. After the dinosaurs became extinct, biodiversity flourished. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com... (2020)
Why Human Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History 204
This week on Crash Course Big History, Emily is talking about process of human evolution, and the knack for innovation that has allowed humans to b... (2020)
Human Evolution: Crash Course Big History #6
In which John Green and Hank Green teach you about how human primates moved out of Africa and turned Earth into a real-life Planet of the Apes. And... (2020)
Threshold 6: Humans and Collective Learning | Big History Project
About 200,000 years ago, man evolved to become the most important force for change on the Earth's surface. What makes us so different from other li... (2020)
TED-Ed - Flatland
I was invited to collaborate with TED-Ed to create an animation to introduce the novella "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott. I was responsible for all a... (2020)
How We Proved An Asteroid Wiped Out The Dinosaurs | Big History Project
Geologist Walter Alvarez gets to the bottom of a scientific murder mystery.. (2020)
DNA Structure and Replication: Crash Course Biology #10
Hank introduces us to that wondrous molecule deoxyribonucleic acid - also known as DNA - and explains how it replicates itself in our cells. Crash ... (2020)
Exploring Mars To Better Understand Earth - On Point | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from On Point on Spotify. Was Mars once like Earth? Can you imagine the red planet once a verdant green? That might be stret... (2021)
"Is Everything A Hallucination?" with Anil Seth - Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps on Spotify. When you see the colour blue, is it the same as when I see the ... (2023)
64 - The Journey to the Big Bang - Why This Universe? | Podcast on Spotify
The Big Bang is well accepted today as the leading theory of how our universe evolved over time - but in today's episode, we talk through all the v... (2023)
Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I explain how dopamine dynamics — meaning changes and interactions between ou... (2023)
David Deutsch: Knowledge Creation and The Human Race - Naval | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Naval on Spotify. Introduction 0:00 The Human Race 2:11 Knowledge Creation 12:34 AGI 15:50 Taking Children Seriously 23... (2023)
ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Episode 37 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): what it is, the co... (2022)
Thomas Zurbuchen: Adventures in Astrophysics [The Knowledge Project Ep. #108]
In this episode, Thomas and Shane discuss the origin of his passion for astrophysics, commercial spaceflight, exciting experiments going on at the ... (2021)
a16z Podcast: On Vaccines and Vaccinology, in COVID and Beyond
WHEN are we going to have a COVID-19 vaccine, and how the heck are we going from 12 years of vaccine development compressed into 12 months or so? W... (2020)
Should We Dim the Skies to Save the World? Podcast Crazy/ Genius from The Atlantic on Spotify
Climate change could be the most important problem facing humanity. To address it, scientists are thinking seriously about an idea that might sound... (2018)
NASA Scientist Says Wind, Flooding And Rainfall Increase The Intensity Of A Hurricane | WLRN
Thousands of scientists are working on research related to climate change and extreme weather. Dr. Tim Hall is one of them. Dr. Hall is a Senior Re... (2018)
UFO investigations at the Pentagon, DOD | The New York Times
NY. Times | The Daily “There was military footage of unidentified flying objects that couldn’t be explained, and a decade of hidden funding in t... (2017)
A Mind For Numbers, by Barbara Oakley, PhD
The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn" Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill... (2025)
The Character of Consciousness
In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundb... (2023)
Mendeleyev's Dream
In 1869 Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev was puzzling over a way to bring order to the fledgling science of chemistry. Wearied by the effort, he... (2023)
The Electric State
NPR Best Books of 2018 A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of R... (2023)
Being You - by Anil Seth
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Best Book of 2021—Bloomberg Businessweek; A Best Science Book of 2021—The Guardian; A Best Science Book of 2021—Financia... (2023)
Ideas: a history of thought and invention, from fire to Freud
Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics,... (2021)
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
In the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, with more than n... (2020)
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
"My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates "A terrific book...[Pinker] recounts the progress across a broad array of metrics, from health... (2018)
Resource Library | National Geographic Education
a collection of educational resources, in a Resource Library - from the National Geographic Foundation (2019)
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles,... (2023)
Changing Seas TV - PBS
Now in its 10th Season, Changing Seas is a public television series produced by WPBT2 South Florida PBS in Miami, Florida. Since 2009, the series h... (2019)
Mystery Science: Open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.
Mystery Science offers open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science. The hook, visuals, and activity have all been prepared for you. Less ... (2018)
Curious Kids – The Conversation – page 1
Browse Curious Kids news, research and analysis from The Conversation (2018)