The Kid Should See This

E=mc² explained in two minutes by Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Rion NakayaApril 3, 2019November 29, 2022

Picking up NASA’s 2,200 degree thermal tiles with bare hands

Rion NakayaJune 5, 2013February 2, 2018

Dr. Mae Jemison, NASA Astronaut: I Wanted To Go Into Space

Rion NakayaAugust 5, 2014February 1, 2021

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Rion NakayaJanuary 27, 2012September 10, 2020

The Sagan Series: The Frontier Is Everywhere

Rion NakayaSeptember 1, 2011November 7, 2016

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The Alien Pyramid Riddle

Rion NakayaFebruary 1, 2023

Educators & upper elementary or middle school students: Before you watch the video for this Alien Pyramid riddle (or at least, before you watch the solution), try...

Hungry sea otters crack and eat shellfish at Oregon Zoo

Rion NakayaFebruary 1, 2023January 31, 2023

“Oysterous and boisterous.” Spend a minute and a half watching and listening to these hungry sea otters crack and eat shellfish in their pool at the Oregon...

The Parthenon and Ancient Athens, an animated virtual tour

Rion NakayaJanuary 31, 2023

Go back in time to Ancient Athens in the late 5th century B.C.E., “the way it would look in the years before the defeat in the Peloponnesian...

Hepatic Tanagers bring bright colors to bustling West Texas Feeder Cam

Rion NakayaJanuary 31, 2023January 30, 2023

There’s a lot of competition at any bird feeder, but this West Texas Feeder is absolutely bustling as a bunch of colorful birds compete for suet, a...

The Thrill of Skiing, an Awesome Alaskan Kids video

Rion NakayaJanuary 30, 2023

“Ida loves to ski on the mountains and trails near her home in Alaska. Whether downhill or skate skiing, there’s always a new skill to master, not...

How to eco-print at home with flowers

Rion NakayaJanuary 30, 2023

Eco-printing is a technique that transfers the natural pigments of flowers and plants onto cloth and paper. France-based designer and natural dye crafter Ceilidh Chaplin of BillyNou...

The art of Slinky manipulation

Rion NakayaJanuary 30, 2023January 30, 2023

There’s playing with a Slinky, which can be super fun, and then there’s slinky-ing—or slinking—which can flat-out dazzle. Slinky manipulation is a relatively new art form that...

Joseph Plumb Martin and A Starving Winter Soldier’s Meager Meal

Rion NakayaJanuary 27, 2023

There are many stories about how George Washington’s army went hungry during the winter of 1777-1778 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. As the National Park Service notes, “The...

Penguins Crowd Surf Over Hundreds of Sea Lions

Rion NakayaJanuary 27, 2023

“Here on the coast of Peru, there are so many seabirds fishing in the offshore waters that the cliffs are covered in droppings over a metre thick....

Building a Queen Anne-style popsicle stick house, stick by stick

Rion NakayaJanuary 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Popsicle stick house construction is a popular activity among crafters on YouTube, and though Guldies is better known , this 2018 video expedition into DIY model crafting...

The Kite, Martin Smatana’s animated short about joy, loss, grief, and renewal

Rion NakayaJanuary 24, 2023January 25, 2023

A wordless animated short for children, The Kite shares the story of a little boy who visits his grandfather in the countryside. Together, they fly a kite,...

The prehistoric cave paintings of Caverna De Pedra Pintada

Rion NakayaJanuary 24, 2023

Follow archaeologists Anna Roosevelt and Christopher Davis into Caverna De Pedra Pintada, Portuguese for “Cave of the Painted Rock.” This prehistoric rock shelter, located in the Amazon...

Storm the sheepdog gathers ewes of the hill

Rion NakayaJanuary 23, 2023January 23, 2023

On a sunny day in the rural Scottish countryside, 27-year-old shepherd and stockman Sean the Sheepman heads out to gather ewes of the hill with his smart...

Raising a Zebra Finch, from tiny egg to itty bitty hatchling to small bird

Rion NakayaJanuary 23, 2023January 23, 2023

“This is the smallest bird I’ve ever hatched,” explains Alwyn Wils from the bird (and squirrel) rescue-focused YouTube channel A Chick Called Albert. “After a little Finch...

Kerepakupai Merú: Venezuela’s Angel Falls in 360°

Rion NakayaJanuary 23, 2023

AirPano VR specializes in creating high-resolution 360° virtual videos in stunning and historic locales around the globe. In the video above, they capture the tallest uninterrupted waterfall...

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