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Introducing Nicole Sweeney, Outrider's new fellow at @complexly.org's @scishow.bsky.social.

Sweeney’s appointment marks the first fellow in the Outrider New Media Accelerator, which supports digital creators across multimedia platforms.

Read the full announcement 👇
outrider.org/news/nicole-...

From L to R: Savannah Geary (host & producer), Nicole Sweeney (Executive Producer), and Amy Peterson (Script Editor) pose in front of the projector screen of their presentation titled : "Shaping Science Stories: How to Turn Simple Research into Engaging Narratives"

Science communication is totally our jam, and getting to talk about how we do what we do is always great! Thanks to everyone who sat in on our session during the #AAASmtg last week.

Thrilled to see so many #AAASmtg attendees at Sharing Science Stories session by @scishow.bsky.social You Tube creators (8M subscribers).

#UICAHS' Leah Lebowicz was interviewed for a recent episode of @scishow.bsky.social that explores the history, scientific significance and ethical complexities of the Pernkopf Atlas. The episode also showcases artwork by second-year #UICBVIS student Melinda Thompson.

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Complexly is excited to share that we are now a 501c3 nonprofit, built on the idea that good information is worth it.

New structure. Same mission. Bigger impact.

Find out how you can support free, independent, trustworthy education at Complexly.org

The latest Deep Dive is now available. Due to its sensitive nature we've decided to forego the premiere, so you can freely skip the more graphic details if you choose.

Watch it at youtu.be/4VJfFZo1mPM?...

A photograph of The Atlas of Topographical and Applied Human Anatomy on the SciShow set.

A warning that graphic "we're going to discuss a lot of difficult topics in this video and to do so, we will be showing illustrations of human remains, including some images from the Pernkopf Atlas. There will be an on-screen warning ahead of these images, and we will include time codes to skip in the description. Look for this graphic! All anatomical props in this video are replicas." Description of Graphic: An unfolded piece of paper that says "Warning: Sensitive image in 2" the number in this case being a countdown.

A head shot of host Danielle Bainbridge with a serious and pensive look on her face on set.

A screenshot of a story in the episode featuring some animations from our animations team, edited to include the set in the background.

Tomorrow we are unpacking the history behind a compendium of medical science that is so controversial it's been at the core of a moral debate for decades.⁠
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Join us at 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET for the live premiere, or tune in after if you want to skip the sensitive details.

Danielle Bainbridge is hosting the next Deep Dive. We'll be unpacking an important and disturbing part of science history Thursday, Jan 29th at youtube.com/scishow.⁠
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Warning: this Deep Dive will cover difficult topics and contain sensitive images. ⁠

That's a wrap on Field Trips! We had such a great time showing you around. ⁠
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Special thanks to @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social, @broadinstitute.org, and @bostonchildrens.bsky.social

with @sofishtication.bsky.social & @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social

Jaida and Dr. Stevens pose for a photo in the lab!

Dr. Stevens captivates the lab while talking about glia.

A member of Stevens's team is showing off some research images to our team.

A member of the lab preps a sample in a dish in the lab.

With a lab so big, Dr. Stevens’s team must be working on something huge!

That’s why we’re bringing you to the Stevens Lab to check it out!

with @sofishtication.bsky.social and @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social

YouTube video by SciShow The Neuroscientist Who Doesn't Study Neurons

The final stop on our Field Trips Tour is Dr. Beth Stevens’s lab at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Fun fact: the Stevens Lab is bigger than some entire university departments, and is spread across Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard, and MIT!
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When Hannah Yevick learned that the placenta contained a cell whose surface spanned 13 square meters, the biophysicist was fascinated. For this episode of @scishow.bsky.social Field Trips, we traveled to Yevick's lab to learn about the largest cell in the human body.
youtube.com/watch?v=RuN5HxSew7w

Jaida and Dr. Hannah Yevick during their sit-down interview.

A lab assistant shows Jaida some work in the lab.

Dr. Yevick prepping Jaida for what she will see under the microscope

a side view of a microscope with a petri dish sample on it.

Join us at Brandeis University to visit Dr. Hannah Yevick’s Lab, where the focus is on billions of individual cells that fused together to become one super cell spanning 13 square meters!

That’s the kind of thing you want to see for yourself.

YouTube video by SciShow The Largest Human Cell Grows Outside of You

For the next stop of our Field Trips tour, we’re camping out under a tent made from the biggest cell in the human body! (metaphorically, of course).
youtu.be/RuN5HxSew7w?...

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Jaida Elcock and Dr. Feng Zheng pose for a photo during their interview.

Jaida Elcock dressed in lab gear giving an expression that says "can you believe this is happening?"

Dr. Zheng and Jaida engrossed in conversation about the specifics of the lab work.

Dr. Zheng showing off how some of the lab equipment works.

First stop on our Field Trip tour is Dr. Feng Zhang's lab at the Broad Institute.

You may already be familiar with Dr. Zhang’s work if you’ve ever heard of CRISPR… but how do you follow up a hit like that?

That’s a story big enough to tell in person.
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Introducing: SciShow Field Trips! A brand-new series created by Complexly in partnership with @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social. All week, we're taking you OUT of the studio and INTO real working labs around Boston.

Hosted by @sofishtication.bsky.social, at youtube.com/scishow

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For the first time in a long time, we were able to expand our SciShow Rocks Box Subscriptions! So, if you’re not signed up yet, but you really want an enhydro agate— and every rock that comes along after— sign up at complexly.info/Rocks2026.

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If you're missing us, don't panic! We are taking a break from uploads this week. We'll be back to regular uploads starting January 12th.

YouTube video by SciShow DnD Really Is Therapy

Besides being fun, what benefits have you gained from playing #roleplaying games?

@scishow.bsky.social talks about it and #NightWitchesRPG gets an early shout out! #TTRPGs #larp #gaming

TiL one of my favourite folks from @scishow.bsky.social has their own channel.

Savannah poses for a picture in the SciShow shirt that they designed for our handmade holidays merch!

If you love SciShow, get a handmade shirt! It was designed by host, producer, model, and talented artist Savannah! complexly.store

YouTube video by SciShow The Quantum Quest for a Perfectly Random d20

New @scishow.bsky.social episode I worked on! They actually pitched to ME to write an episode about quantum random number generators using Dungeons and Dragons as a framing device. I think it's fair to say I was the right person for the job. Check it out, it came out well!
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The Science Riff Off is starting now in our Learner Zone Discord! Go to complexlylearnathon.com to join!

This Saturday (November 15), tune into youtube.com/scishow to hang with some of the SciShow team (+1 person from the Crash Course team) while they ESCAPE THE LAB in a live Learn-a-thon event!

Learn-a-thon special merch: SciShow-branded TTRPG dice set purple galaxy dice with SciShow Green numbers and symbols.

Our SciShow-branded TTRPG dice set is available right now at complexlylearnathon.com, and every purchase supports the Learn-a-thon! ⁠
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(That means if you buy some dice, you'll get access to our supporter-exclusive Discord to participate in even more Learn-a-thon fun)

Good information is worth it!

Complexly Learn-a-thon 2025! Good Information Is Worth It! The Learn-a-thon is the time of year when the Complexly community comes together to raise funds for the ongoing production of our accessible, educational content. This ye...

Check out complexlylearnathon.com for more details, and to see what else is going on during our second-annual Learn-a-thon!

See you there.

Poster for our "Escape the Lab" SciShow TTRPG game, streaming live at youtube.com/scishow Saturday, November 15th at 10:00 AM PT.

Poster for our Science Riff-Along streaming live from our exclusive supporter discord, Thursday, November 20th, at 10:00 am PT.

We are counting the seconds until we get to spend some time with y'all during the 2026 Learn-a-thon!

Please join us Saturday, November 15th, for a Complexly team TTRPG on the SciShow channel, and Thursday, November 20th, for a science riff off in our donor-exclusive Discord "The Learner Zone!"