Skip to main content

Up Next

Ebola Explained

Ebola Explained

Season 3 Episode 1
7:33
Understanding Climate Science

Understanding Climate Science

Season 3 Episode 8
6:00
Do Other Animals Mourn Their Dead?

Do Other Animals Mourn Their Dead?

Season 3 Episode 52
4:59
Is Santa Real? (A Scientific Analysis)

Is Santa Real? (A Scientific Analysis)

Season 3 Episode 10
5:35
Does My Dog Know What I’m Thinking?

Does My Dog Know What I’m Thinking?

Season 3 Episode 11
6:14
How Many Smells Can You Smell?

How Many Smells Can You Smell?

Season 3 Episode 12
4:13
What is Deja Vu?!

What is Deja Vu?!

Season 3 Episode 15
3:43
Zombie Parasites!

Zombie Parasites!

Season 3 Episode 19
6:01
How Many Stars Are There?

How Many Stars Are There?

Season 3 Episode 22
3:30
%$?# Allergies!

%$?# Allergies!

Season 3 Episode 23
4:44
Are Dinosaurs Extinct?

Are Dinosaurs Extinct?

Season 3 Episode 31
6:05
The Ruin and Rise of Monterey Bay

The Ruin and Rise of Monterey Bay

Season 3 Episode 41
3:38
Back to Show
It's Okay to Be Smart

Why Do We Have to Sleep

Season 3 Episode 48

Why do we sleep? We spend a third of our lives in slumber, but science has yet to determine exactly why we have do it. Here’s a look at how sleep works, why we’re not getting enough sleep, what happens if you DON’T sleep, and an idea about where sleep came from in the first place.

Only Available with Passport Starting
Season
Space is Full of Junk. Here’s How to Clean It Up…
12:09
Learn about the space junk problem and the giant space claw named ClearSpace-1 that might
Why NASA Punched an Asteroid
14:28
These tiny pieces of an ancient asteroid could hold the secret to the origin of life.
Maybe We've Already Made First Contact…
10:28
What do scientists think are the best ways of reaching out to aliens?
I Don’t Know How to Feel About 2023
9:40
How bad is climate change in 2023? Can we do anything about it?
How Scientists Made the Hottest Thing Ever
13:38
A cosmic soup hadn’t existed in 13.8 billion years. Now, scientists cook it up in a lab.
Can a Billion Oysters Save New York City?
12:56
After a century of industrial pollution and superstorms, New York's waterways needs help!
Crash Test Science! (Hacking Physics To Save Lives)
37:33
Crashing a car is usually a terrible accident. But sometimes, it’s a way to save lives.
The Strange Psychology of Superfans
18:10
A huge part of our identities, emotions, and our lives get tied up...Why is that?
How Did X Become the Unknown (and so much else)?
10:57
X is everywhere and it’s probably thanks to math. But why is x the symbol for the unknown?
What Is The Most Average Thing?
17:34
What’s the most average thing in the universe? We’re on a mission to find it.
The Biggest Myth About Innovation
17:48
New ideas come from chance events and unexpected connections involved in working together.
Why Some of the Rainbow is Missing
11:18
Our universe locked incredible secrets in a code written in rainbows.
Active loading indicator