Ecogeeks : Untamed Science Video Podcast
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Ecogeeks : Untamed Science Video Podcast
A science video podcast that explains science topics in a fun and exciting way. Not only is it great for science teachers to download to show in the classroom, but its an ideal podcast for the nature lover. Videos are linked to informational pages on our new site untamedscience.com.
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Crazy Animal Births
It's spring and that means many animals are having babies. When most of us think of animals having and raising young though, what do we imagine? We ra...
When is Acceleration the Greatest in Skydiving?
Think about this question for a second - when is acceleration the greatest in skydiving? Is it when you jump out, right before you open your shoot, af...
World Water Day
Yep, that's right. It's time to think about water again. This video isn't about how to take shorter showers though. We're just here to celebrate the d...
Chemistry of Love
With Valentines Day upon us once again, we decided it was a good time to bring up these famous love chemicals - dopamine, serotonine, and adrenaline....
Hibernation: A Wintery Slumber
Did you know that bears don't hibernate like other animals? It's true. In fact, some bear biologists call them superhibernators. We're back to podcast...
Why is the turkey called a turkey?
Did you know that the turkey was in fact named after the country Turkey? In Turkey though, the name refers to coming from India. In India, it refers t...
The Chemistry of the Stinkiest Fruit Ever!
Here in the United States we are accustomed to eating only a handful of fruits such as apples, oranges and bananas. Yet, there are a lot of fruits tha...
Why do Animals Strand on Beaches
In the news this year there have been a lot of animals that have ended up on beaches. In fact, this last month Massachusetts had nearly 100 turtles en...
Dirt to Dinosaur: Paleontology 101
If you've ever watched a hollywood movie, like Jurrasic Park, you probably think paleontologists go out looking for beautifully preserved fossil skele...
Sampling so it doesn't take FOREVER!
Sampling is a technique used by ecologists so they can get an understanding of a population without having to count every individual in the population...
How Lakes Cycle
In this short episode, Rob describes the basic zones of a lake. He also explains the diversity of lakes. Lakes you see, come in all shapes and sizes....
Basics of Fracking
I must admit, we're not making this video to champion fracking as an activity. Yet, we've found that both the anti-oil types and the pro-drilling type...
Lab Grown Meat?
Did you know that with some high-tech lab techniques it is actually possible to grow muscle tissue in the lab – hence the topic “Lab Grown Meat”. As i...
Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall
Why do leaves change color in the fall. Turns out, not many people really know the answer to this. You might think it is simply because the green colo...
The Biology of Zombies
With Halloween right around the corner, we're all picking our costumes. Did you know that many of the creepy characters, like vampires, werewolves, wi...
The Bugs in Your Home
Did you know that your home likely has between 30 and 100 arthropod species living in it? This week, we went bug hunting with some researchers in Rale...
Flu Vaccine 101
Every winter the flu, also known as influenza, starts to spread across the US. The CDC estimates that 35,000 people die each year from it in the US al...
Science Behind the Redbull Stratos Jump
Millions of people watched Felix Baumgartner on October 14th 2012, break a few very impressive skydiving records. One of the most impressive was break...
Wave Energy
Ask anyone what alternative energy sources there are and they'll surely tell you about wind energy and solar energy. How many people would suggest ene...
Plant Nerdery
Today, I'm here to explain that plants are pretty cool. I'm not talking this time about how they'll kill you or how you can get high. In fact, I felt...
Ticks with a Twist of Lyme disease
Lyme disease is caused by a spirochaete bacteria that is transferred to humans by ticks. Ticks aren't born with the pathogen, however. They have to ta...
How to Track Baboons!
This isn't the start of a bad joke. In fact, it is a real question that researchers are figuring out at the Mpala research station in Kenya. We got th...
Conservation in the Deep Sea
If you think about it for a second, the majority of livable space on the planet is actually found in the deep sea. Recently, Rob and Haley were able t...
DIY Solar Energy Generator
With all this talk of mining asteroids to get fuel from water, we want to show you a cool little experiment that’ll make you realize how easy this can...
An Introduction to Invasive Plants: Weeds of Mass Destruction
Now that the weather has turned warmer and the days are getting longer, plants are starting to grow. The problem for us is that invasive plants often...
Asteroid Mining! Really?
Recently a company made of billionaires (including Google execs and James Cameron), have decided its going to be a good idea to mine asteroids for the...
What is Earth Day?
Earth day is one of the most popular holidays in the world. However, it seems that most people have little idea where it actually came from. To help u...
Production Update: Cycling Across Europe - The Grind
Every so often the Untamed Science team gets together to do something kind of crazy. This year, we decided to cycle across Europe from Italy to Sweden...
SpaceX - First Space Station Dock
The first SpaceX mission to dock with the international space station, summarized in 3 minutes by Haley. Watch the video of about SpaceX on our Youtub...
Wild Cabbage - A Cycling Adventure
Brassica oleracea is a small plant known by many as kale, brussels sprouts, broccoli, and kohlrabi. While known by many names, they are all the same s...
The Pacific Garbage Patch
In this Untamed Science video, Rob Nelson explores the claims by looking to the researchers. He was able to get footage from a research expedition int...
Tornado Damage Levels: F0-F5
Did you know that no other country in the world gets more tornadoes than we do right here in the United States of America? Because the cold air that c...
How do Olympic Kayakers use Buoyancy?
In this short video, Rob visits the US kayaking facility in Charlotte, NC to watch the kayaking team trials. His goal was to figure out how the kayake...
The Three Main Cloud Types
Clouds are fun to look at, especially if you know what it is in the sky. While there are several ways to classify clouds, we've made it very simple an...
Why do Athletes Train at Altitude
Have you ever wondered why certain athletes train at altitude? Is it because it helps their lungs, or their heart? Does altitude training really help...
History of Chemistry
The history of chemistry dates back to even before we called it chemistry. In this episode, Jonas and Louise take a look back at the year producing th...
Cooking up Chemistry
We are all chemists! Every day we are doing chemistry in our own homes. When we eat and prepare food, we are actually doing chemistry. In the preparat...
Music Video - Simple Machines
Simple Machines are a lot more fun to learn about when you have a music video. We put this short music video together as part of a longer series with...
World Biomes: An Introduction to Climate
The biomes of the world are determined by the dominant plants. Those plants are determined by the climate. This video is a short introduction to the...
The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle defines the flow of water through our lakes, streams, oceans, groundwater and in the air. In this episode we're taking a trip down th...