YouTube isn't just for watching funny videos about cats, it's also a great place to get educated. No, really! Take SciShow, for example. This channel is dedicated to teaching the masses interesting things about science, computers, and all things geeky, in a highly entertaining way, thanks mostly in part to the adorably nerdy host, Hank. Get schooled on things like solar energy, mind reading, Read more

In a policy revision announced this week, Google will be instituting one blanket privacy policy across their many web products with the reasoning that they're building a streamlined user experience. The data from your activity and habits on one Google-owned site will be stored in their servers and shared across all their sites. The legal speak details for Google's new Terms of Service are Read more

At one point, YouTube beauty videos may have seemed to be just a blip on the radar. But as a group of beauty gurus is proving, there's more to it than creating cute looks on camera. In fact, some are getting into the retail game, launching products as an extenuation of their Internet personas. Fashion and beauty YouTube stars Elle and Blair Fowler have come out with a line of bedazzled and Read more

In a recent episode of the BBC's A Night With the Stars, physicist Brian Cox (similar in reputation to Neil deGrasse Tyson, except British) enlisted the help of actor and geek we love, Simon Pegg, to explain the physics of why atoms are so vast yet empty. Brian leads Simon and physicist Jim Al-Khalili in a giggly demonstration of standing wave principles in relation to the characteristics of Read more

Now that the Christmas buying madness is over — and your little lady's room is probably stocked full of new princess toys and your son has scored some new trucks — watch this future feminist's rant against the gender stereotyping of toys. The adorable little Riley is not happy that toy manufacturers keep forcing pink and princesses on little girls, who she says like other colors and Read more

It's hard to go a couple days (or hours) without a friend, parent, or co-worker directing you to the "most amazing video EVER" on YouTube. Following the world's video sharing trends closely, YouTube unveiled the Top 10 YouTube videos of 2011. We'll admit we've watched videos one through 10 multiple times, but have our own list of top five favorites. While "Friday" was catchy, it didn't make our Read more

Each year brings a new slew of beauty videos to the web. And on YouTube, it was a year dominated by music video looks, a certain sultry celebrity, and even a Disney princess. This year's most-viewed beauty video was the above tutorial, based on LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It," which pulled a whopping 12 million views. To see the rest of the top five, just keep reading. Read more

Many have often lamented about the confusing and unfocused look of the YouTube homepage, but now users will be greeted with a brand new homepage that focuses more on what you like, and less on what you don't. The entire page has gotten a sleek makeover, much in the way of Google+, which makes videos easier to find. The left-hand side of the homepage will now be your hub for your subscriptions, Read more

Prepare to have your mind blown: the Internet weighs as much as a strawberry. This, according to professors and scientists, and explained in layman's terms by Michael from YouTube channel VSauce. Read more