FOUR NEW VIDEOS! (yes, four)
We partnered with the Swiss National Science Foundation to make four (!) videos...
One for our channel: 2019-06-19 17:31:41 +0000 UTC View Post
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Help us test our interactive video! (TOP SECRET)
Dear patrons,
MinuteLabs has been hard at work putting together something that’s rarely been attempted; an interactive video. It’s almost ready for the general public, but we need beta te...
2019-06-14 18:33:27 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO: This Might be the World's Most Important Country
Dear patrons,
It's been awhile! We're finally posting another video, about a country that has something everyone else wants.
Click on the thumbnail or watch the video here: 2019-06-12 15:59:28 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW VIDEO! The Secrets of Extreme Breath Holding
Dear patrons,
Don't try this at home, but...
Humans can hold our breath longer than we think by taking advantage of our body’s innate survival instincts - and then ignoring them.
<... 2019-05-01 02:27:57 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! Why Is Lyme Disease Getting Worse?
Dear patrons,
Lyme disease is spreading like wildfire around the world: here's why.
To watch, click the thumbnail above, or click here: 2019-04-19 20:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW VIDEO! Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?
Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things.
Watch the video here: 2019-03-29 18:19:00 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW VIDEO & NEW APP! You Are A Fish / Tree of Life Explorer
Dear patrons,
We're excited to say that tomorrow, after 5 years of thinking, dreaming, and finally, doing, we're sharing our new app - 2019-03-20 22:58:04 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW VIDEO! The Problem With Concrete
Dear patrons,
Concrete is responsible for 8% of humanity’s carbon emissions because making its key ingredient - cement - chemically releases CO2, and because we burn fossil fuels to make it...
2019-03-01 16:51:03 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! Why Earthquakes Are So Hard To Predict
Scientists are trying to figure out if they can predict big earthquakes by simulating small quakes in labs and studying big quakes under the ocean.
Watch here: 2019-02-12 01:44:00 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW VIDEO: How Chaos Makes Your Fingerprints Unique
Dear patrons,
Because of the chaotic way fingerprints develop and the multiplying effect of compound probability, it's basically impossible for any two fingers to have matching prints.
...
2019-01-14 19:38:44 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! The Bird Poop That Changed The World
Dear patrons,
We made another poop video. Sorry not sorry.
This one's about how bird poop was the gateway fertilizer that turned humanity onto the imported-chemical-based farming system of mod...
2018-12-13 22:19:14 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO: These Names Can Kill Animals
Dear patrons,
Just like the names of products and companies, animals' names can affect how we feel about them...and changing the name of a species might actually help us save it.
Watch here: <...
2018-12-04 22:20:03 +0000 UTC View PostHelp us Beta-Test a SECRET PROJECT
Hello Minute Earthlings!
If you're a long-time supporter, you may remember an old project called MinuteLabs.io. It was a very new idea at the time that used interactive web technolo...
2018-11-27 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! The Mystery of The Exploding Appendix
Dear patrons,
Why do rates of appendicitis vary around the world?
Watch our latest video to find out: https://youtu.be/_eGrTowy...
2018-11-13 20:43:08 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! Why Do You Make So Many Poop Videos? (& Other Questions)
Dear patrons,
We made a Q&A video! Coincidentally, it's the 160th video we've made! That's a nice big round number, and those videos have only been possible because of your support - we want you...
2018-10-31 02:46:11 +0000 UTC View PostBehind the Scenes (Plus, come hang with us at ThinkerCon!)
Dear patrons,
When we’re making a video, we spend a ton of time figuring out the best way to make the visuals and narration match the story as well as possible. So recently we decided to create di...
2018-10-20 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees
Dear patrons,
Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.
Watch h...
2018-10-04 02:54:09 +0000 UTC View PostAsk us questions!
MinuteEarth just reached 2 million subscribers! To celebrate, we're making a Q&A video. Ask us questions you want us to answer!
2018-09-12 22:41:57 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! Why Malaria Isn’t Just A Tropical Disease
Dear patrons,
Until recently, malaria regularly killed people all over the world. We've beaten it back, including in some tropical places, but we’ve had the hardest time in Africa.
Watch her...
2018-09-11 21:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! Why Do Some Animals Eat Poop?
Dear patrons,
Have you ever wondered why animals eat poop? We did, so we looked into it, and it turns out there are a lot of good reasons, like accessing nutrients or the microbes to help digest tho...
2018-08-29 16:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! Why Are There Penguins At The Equator?
Dear patrons,
Penguins like cold - so why can some penguins live in the Galapagos Islands? It all comes down to ocean currents and ocean productivity.
Watch a sneak peek of the video her...
2018-08-01 16:43:29 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VID: Why Earth Has Two Levels
Hi Patrons!
Did you know that Earth’s outer shell is made of two materials whose different densities and thicknesses give rise to two distinct “levels” on the planet’s surface?
Here's ...
2018-07-11 22:26:22 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! The Similarity Trap
Hi Patrons!
Did you know that the words “emoticon” and “emoji” are not actually related? Or that one of these vultures is more closely related to a penguin than to the other vulture? T...
2018-06-27 01:32:01 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! Rise Of The Mesopredator (ft. ScienceWithTom)
Dear patrons,
We've never made anything like this, and we are all REALLY excited about it.
I know we say this often, but the fact that all of you support MinuteEarth makes it possible fo...
2018-06-14 03:22:07 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO: How Long Can We Live?
Hi Patrons! The current old-age record for humans on Earth is 122. But...how long can we ultimately live? The answer may be influenced, in part, by the way natural selection works.
Here's our ...
2018-05-25 13:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO: When Trees Go Nuts
Hello Patrons!
This week, we investigate the mystery of "mast years" – years when all the plants of a particular species across a whole big geographic region all produce an exorbitant n...
2018-05-09 15:07:07 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! Why You Shouldn't Give Ginger To Monkeys (and other animal sayings)
Dear patrons,
Did you know that humans from different cultures anthropomorphize different animals to represent the same human traits?
We had so much fun making the video: "Why Is A Group Of Cr...
2018-04-24 18:37:30 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO: Milk Is Just Filtered Blood
Dear patrons,
We were fascinated to learn how female mammals make milk! It's a cocktail of nutrients they filter out of their blood to provide their babies with life-giving nutrients.
NEW VIDEO: Are Plastics Too Strong?
Today we have just one word for you: Plastics.
Plastics are tough, light, cheap, and flexible, and they may well be the future. But the same chemistry that makes plastic such a perfect materia...
2018-04-06 15:46:56 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! How Much Food Is There On Earth?
Dear patrons,
We had a really fun time thinking through this question and doing the calculations to find an answer. We hope you enjoy watching it!
Watch here: 2018-03-22 15:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post