Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explain the history of makeup, the chemistry behind the ingredients of makeup and what keeps these chemicals from being deadly in makeup form. Historically ancient Egyptians would grind up a mineral substance containing primarily lead(ii) sulfide by to rim around their eyesm creating…
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AsapSCIENCE Breaks Down the Statistics of How People Are Most Likely to Die
AsapSCIENCE broke down the statistics of the most common ways people die so viewers can predict how they are most likely to met their end. On their companion channel AsapTHOUGHT, host Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown discussed the top five regrets people have before dying.
AsapSCIENCE Breaks Down the Math of Pizza and How to Get the Maximum Amount of Pizza
AsapSCIENCE breaks down the math of pizza and explains how to get the maximum amount of pizza for the least amount of money by always ordering the largest size possible. Diners get more total pizza area than they may realize by order larger sizes. On their AsapTHOUGHT channel, hosts Mitchell…
AsapSCIENCE Turns to the Natural World to Search for Pokémon in Real Life
AsapSCIENCE has turned to the natural world to search for Pokémon in real life after the popularity of Pokémon Go. The episode highlights some strange animals found in nature and encourages players to explore the world around them while hunting for Pokémon in the game using the hashtags #PokemonIRL and…
AsapSCIENCE Tricks the Viewer’s Brain Into Seeing a Black and White Image as Color
An episode of AsapSCIENCE about how the eyes perceive and process color tricks the viewer’s brain into seeing a black and white photo. The effect is known as an afterimage, and is a result of a person looking at a single image for a long time. submitted via Laughing Squid…
AsapSCIENCE Explains the Ways Smartphones Change the Bodies and Brains of Users
AsapSCIENCE explained the ways smartphones change the bodies and brains of users in their latest video. The video’s companion piece on the AsapTHOUGHT channel suggests six reasons that one could benefit from taking a break from smartphone use.
Bill Nye and AsapSCIENCE Explain What Would Happen If All the Ice on Earth Melted
AsapSCIENCE was joined by special guest Bill Nye to explain what would happen if all the ice on Earth melted. Since many major cities were built along the Earth’s coasts, sea level rise caused by melting ice could have a catastrophic impact on the world.
The Extremely Adverse Effects That Loneliness Can Have on a Person’s Physical and Mental Health
In a melancholy episode of AsapSCIENCE, creators Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain via whiteboard animation how loneliness created around a person’s lack of satisfying social interactions can adversely affect their health, thus increasing their chance of an earlier death. Research has found that lonely people have 209 different gene…
