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  • 11:59 Should We Send Messages to Extraterrestrials?

    Should We Send Messages to Extraterrestrials?

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    Learn more about Surfshark with Incogni at: https://incogni.com/besmartSUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below There are hundreds of billions of planets in our galaxy. Scientists now think hundreds of millio

  • 14:38 How Scorpions Became Earths Ultimate Survivors

    How Scorpions Became Earths Ultimate Survivors

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    Were on PATREON! Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Scorpions have been terrorizing other creatures on Earth for hundreds of millions of years. Theyve evolved a perfect cocktail of venom that can mess

  • 17:00 How Do We Read? Its Magic (Almost)

    How Do We Read? Its Magic (Almost)

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    Check out Otherwords on @Storied! https://www.youtube.com/pbsstoried Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Reading. Youre doing it right now. I bet you dont even have to think about it. Bu

  • 19:25 Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective

    Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective

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    The title and thumbnail play a huge role in a video's success or failure.Check out http://kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month of any subscription! Special thanks to Patreon supporters: Alvaro Naranjo, Burt Humburg, Blake Byers, Dumky, Mik

  • 08:52 Why Britain Drinks 99,000 Megawatts of Tea Every Day | We The Curious

    Why Britain Drinks 99,000 Megawatts of Tea Every Day | We The Curious

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    The British love tea. But what happens when millions of people simultaneously decide to make a cuppa? Tom goes behind the scenes at the National Grid Control Centre to find out...Why It's Impossible To Engineer Earthquake-Proof Buildings: https://youtu.be

  • 15:06 How Scientists Made the Hottest Thing Ever

    How Scientists Made the Hottest Thing Ever

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    Learn more about Surfshark VPN at: https://surfshark.deals/besmart SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below At CERN, physicists are searching for answers to some of the biggest questions ever like how the uni

  • 10:32 Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?

    Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?

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    A solution to the cancer paradox? Cetacean needed!Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Why do whales, elephants, and other large animals not get cancer? Logically, the larger an animal is

  • 11:52 Are Humans Still Evolving?

    Are Humans Still Evolving?

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    Follow me to @PBS Origins ! https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsorigins Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Were living longer. Dying less. Human life expectancy has doubled in just a couple ce

  • 15:57 From Lab to Table: I Tasted the Worlds First Cultivated Meat!

    From Lab to Table: I Tasted the Worlds First Cultivated Meat!

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    Were on PATREON! Join the smart people family https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Our appetite for meat is one of the greatest environmental challenges we face. Join me on a mind-blowing visit to UPSIDE Foods, the world's

  • 11:39 How Did X Become the Unknown (and so much else)?

    How Did X Become the Unknown (and so much else)?

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    A truly X-cellent and X-ceptional videoJoin our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Despite being one of the rarest letters in English, the letter X is everywhere. We sign letters with it, we rate movies

  • 12:59 Space is Full of Junk. Heres How to Clean It Up

    Space is Full of Junk. Heres How to Clean It Up

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    Join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below We know pollution is a problem on earth, but were filling space with our junk too. And if we dont f

  • 19:53 Why You Cant Smell Yourself (and Other Ways Your Senses Lie to You)

    Why You Cant Smell Yourself (and Other Ways Your Senses Lie to You)

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    SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below There is an absolutely weird, but surprisingly common phenomenon called sensory adaptation

  • 14:47 The Deadly Chemistry That Made Life Interesting

    The Deadly Chemistry That Made Life Interesting

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    Were on PATREON! Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Lifes been around on Earth for at least 3.7 billion years. But for most of that time, it was incredibly boring just simple little cells squirming aro

  • 28:58 The Biggest Myth About Climate Change

    The Biggest Myth About Climate Change

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    Check out America Outdoors Understory on @PBS : https://youtu.be/s-R1p89zHnk Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Youve seen it in the comment section before: Climate change is natural. I

  • 13:12 How Much Of You Is Alive?

    How Much Of You Is Alive?

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    Follow me to Out of Our Elements! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp-FsXHVFoU Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Youre alive right now at least Im pretty sure you are. But youre not TOT

  • 19:05 Trying to Land a Plane (to Prove the Dunning-Kruger Effect)

    Trying to Land a Plane (to Prove the Dunning-Kruger Effect)

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    SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below You may not be an expert, but perhaps you feel pretty confident that you could ride a moto

  • 13:31 Can a Billion Oysters Save New York City?

    Can a Billion Oysters Save New York City?

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    Heroes on the half shell Oyster power?SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below When people picture New York City they see skyscrapers, subways, and a concrete jungle. But the Big Apple is really a seaside cit

  • 19:21 The Weird Brain Illusion That Makes Movies Work

    The Weird Brain Illusion That Makes Movies Work

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    Thank you to Wren for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to https://wren.co/start/besmart Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Movies. Video games. YouTube videos. All of them work because

  • 18:08 Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now

    Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now

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    How close are we to having fully autonomous vehicles on the roads? Are they safe? In Chandler, Arizona a fleet of Waymo vehicles are already in operation. Waymo sponsored this video and provided access to their technology and personnel. Check out their sa

  • 10:19 Why No One Can Agree Whats REALLY the Tallest Mountain

    Why No One Can Agree Whats REALLY the Tallest Mountain

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    SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Check out Far Out on @PBS Terra : https://youtu.be/jpUjze3v_6c Check out Why Am I Like Thi

  • 13:31 Can We Solve the Air Conditioning Paradox?

    Can We Solve the Air Conditioning Paradox?

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    Were on PATREON! Join the communityhttps://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below As the Earth warms due to human-caused climate change, billions of people in the developing world will face life-threatening heat waves, raising the de

  • 15:16 Why NASA Punched an Asteroid

    Why NASA Punched an Asteroid

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    More info and sources below Where did life come from? Its one of the biggest questions humans have ever asked and the answer might be locked in ancient space rocks that were around before life began. To find out, NASA pulled off one of its most ambitious

  • 12:12 Whats Actually on the Other Side of a Mirror?

    Whats Actually on the Other Side of a Mirror?

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    Thank you to Brilliant for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to: https://brilliant.org/BeSmart/Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below How many times do you look in a mirror every day? Have

  • 15:31 The Truth About Butterfly Metamorphosis (It's VERY WEIRD)

    The Truth About Butterfly Metamorphosis (It's VERY WEIRD)

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    Check out @crashcourse Botany! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2th5lAd-77A More info and sources below Does any other creature on Earth undergo a life transformation as dramatic as the butterfly? I think not. Unfortunately, children's books about very hun

  • 13:57 The Cosmic Origin of Earths Most Precious Metals

    The Cosmic Origin of Earths Most Precious Metals

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    Follow me to The Bigger Picture on @PBS https://youtu.be/Wnr4RJxDifwSUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below Precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and rhodium are expensive because they're rare in Eart

  • 10:47 This Robot Walks, Flies, Skateboards, Slacklines

    This Robot Walks, Flies, Skateboards, Slacklines

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    This is a #robot that walks, flies, #skateboards, #slacklines, and might do much more one day. A portion of this video was sponsored by Bluehost. Start building a website with Bluehost today. Use my link to receive more than 65% off: https://bluehost.com/

  • 24:30 What Is Life? (featuring Prof. Brian Cox)

    What Is Life? (featuring Prof. Brian Cox)

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    Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more go to https://Policygenius.com/BeSmart Go clubbing in virtual reality with Subcultured @PBS Voices: https://youtu.be/ZRPjgSrQ8gA ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓

  • 15:58 What Is Nothing?

    What Is Nothing?

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    Thank you to M1 Finance for Supporting PBS. For more information please go to https://m1finance.com/besmart Take the PBS Digital Studios audience survey: https://to.pbs.org/2021survey More info and sources below This is a video about nothing. Hope you lea

  • 08:21 Popular Cryptography: The Science Of Making And Breaking Codes

    Cryptography: The Science Of Making And Breaking Codes

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    There are lots of different ways to encrypt a message, from early, simple ciphers to the famous Enigma machine. But it’s tough to make a code truly unbreakable. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -

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  • 16:22 Sand Dunes Shouldnt Exist (Heres Why They Do)

    Sand Dunes Shouldnt Exist (Heres Why They Do)

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    Check out Overview on @PBS Terra https://youtu.be/WWrb1iyCLlI Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below How can sand, blown by the wind, form such intricate and beautiful patterns as ripples a

  • 12:33 Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)

    Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)

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    SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are Earths most powerful storms, capable of un

  • 20:40 Can Illusions Teach Us How the Mind Works?

    Can Illusions Teach Us How the Mind Works?

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    Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to https://Policygenius.com/BeSmart More info and sources below Optical illusions are fun, but they can also teach us a lot about how our brains work. In particular, how our brains accomplish

  • 11:09 Why Does Every Animal Look Like This?

    Why Does Every Animal Look Like This?

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    Thank you to Brilliant for supporting PBSTo learn more, go to: https://brilliant.org/BeSmart/ More info and sources below In the race to survive, both predators and prey use visual tricks to get ahead. One nearly universal trick is countershading, a color

  • 12:59 I Rented A Helicopter To Settle A Physics Debate

    I Rented A Helicopter To Settle A Physics Debate

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    The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang? Visit https://SimpliSafe.com/veritasium to learn more and to get at least 30% off your SimpliSa

  • 15:01 Why Y Is a Vowel According to Physics (and so is W)

    Why Y Is a Vowel According to Physics (and so is W)

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    Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Human language is an incredible thing: a combination of mouth sounds that we combine into words, sentences, poems, and constitutions. They carry meani

  • 10:26 What's the Largest Living Thing On Earth?

    What's the Largest Living Thing On Earth?

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    Check out American Veteran on @PBS Voices https://youtu.be/P8bt1bwllZg Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below The biggest thing that has ever lived on Earth is a tree? Hard to believe, but

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  • 11:54 How To Go Faster Than Light Speed (Seriously)

    How To Go Faster Than Light Speed (Seriously)

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    Thank you to Foreo for supporting PBS. For more information, go to https://foreo.se/fmg3 and use code PBSFOREO More info and sources below Nothing can travel faster than light in a vacuum. But when light slows down, sometimes matter can blaze past that sp

  • 12:12 Why Some of the Rainbow is Missing

    Why Some of the Rainbow is Missing

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    Were on PATREON! Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Over 200 years ago, scientists were looking at sunlight through a prism when they noticed that part of the rainbow was missing. There were dark lines

  • What Are Rocks and How Do They Form? Crash Course Geography #18

    What Are Rocks and How Do They Form? Crash Course Geography #18

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    From towering mountains to pebbles along a river, the Earth is made of a huge variety of rocks. In today's episode, we're going to follow the rock cycle of a piece of granite in the Himalayan mountains, and as you'll see, every rock has a far-reaching sto

  • 21:36 These Butt-Tickling Ants Are Endangered Butterfly Bodyguards | IN OUR NATURE

    These Butt-Tickling Ants Are Endangered Butterfly Bodyguards | IN OUR NATURE

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    Check out "Out of Our Elements" on PBS Terra! https://youtu.be/tp-FsXHVFoUIn Our Nature is a NEW special limited series on Its Okay To Be Smart!Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Seemin

  • What is an Animal? Crash Course Zoology #1

    What is an Animal? Crash Course Zoology #1

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    Check out Animal IQ on PBS Terra! https://youtu.be/Ejhbr_t7BlcSo what is an animal anyway? In our inaugural episode of Crash Course Zoology, well endeavor to answer just that because as it turns out, its complicated! But before we get there well need to i

  • 17:17 Dung Beetles: The Poop-Rolling Stargazers of the Serengeti | IN OUR NATURE

    Dung Beetles: The Poop-Rolling Stargazers of the Serengeti | IN OUR NATURE

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    In Our Nature is a NEW special limited series on Its Okay To Be Smart!Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprisi

  • 21:38 The Mystery of Earth's Disappearing Giants | IN OUR NATURE

    The Mystery of Earth's Disappearing Giants | IN OUR NATURE

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    In Our Nature is a NEW special limited series on Its Okay To Be Smart!Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprisi

  • 15:55 Why the Plastic Pollution Problem Is So Much Worse Than You Think

    Why the Plastic Pollution Problem Is So Much Worse Than You Think

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    Can we really clean our way out of this problem?Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Theres been a lot of talk on YouTube lately about ocean plastic pollution and #TeamSeas. But there has

  • 33:06 The Strange Number System Where Infinity Is Tiny

    The Strange Number System Where Infinity Is Tiny

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    There's a strange number system, featured in the work of a dozen Fields Medalists, that helps solve problems that are intractable with real numbers. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20%

  • 14:06 The Mathematical Code Hidden In Nature

    The Mathematical Code Hidden In Nature

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    Check out MEGAWOW from @PBS KIDS https://youtu.be/meU4f31gqYIWere on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below How do zebras get their stripes? How do leopards get their spots? And how do giraffes get

  • 15:34 How To Measure The Tiniest Forces In The Universe

    How To Measure The Tiniest Forces In The Universe

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    This lab measures the tiniest forces in the universe. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. You can get started for free, or the first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Thanks to Rich Press and N

  • 18:49 The Guy Who Figured Out How Snowflakes Work

    The Guy Who Figured Out How Snowflakes Work

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    Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up vi

  • 16:46 All The Times We Nearly Blew Up The World

    All The Times We Nearly Blew Up The World

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    This is a video about some of the many times we have nearly blown up the world. Head over tohttps://hensonshaving.com/veritasium and enter code 'Veritasium' for 100 free blades with the purchase of a razor. Make sure to add both the razor and the blades t

  • 31:11 We made an epic fireworks display to explain every aspect of fireworks

    We made an epic fireworks display to explain every aspect of fireworks

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    This is the biggest, brightest, hottest video there is about the science of fireworks. This video is brought to you by Kiwico go to https://kiwico.com/veritasium for your first month free!If you're looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms - a kit

  • Whats the Most Animal Animal? Crash Course Zoology #2

    Whats the Most Animal Animal? Crash Course Zoology #2

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    Thank you to The Great Courses Plus for supporting PBS. For more information and a trial, go tohttp://ow.ly/zREQ30rDCDz. Picture an animal in your mind right now. What does it look like? A dog? A lion? Maybe a sloth, pangolin,naked mole-rat, or even just

  • 16:09 Why 8 Eyes Are Better Than 2 (If You're a Spider )

    Why 8 Eyes Are Better Than 2 (If You're a Spider )

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    Check out Rogue History on @PBS Origins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuT35ud41QQ More info and sources below Why do spiders have 8 eyes? Its a seemingly simple question with a surprisingly complex answer. Well be hanging out with some jumping spiders

  • 13:50 The Unbelievable Story of Earths Most Epic Flood

    The Unbelievable Story of Earths Most Epic Flood

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    Head to http://actnow.climeworks.com/besmart and learn more about removing CO from the air. More info and sources below One day around 15,000 years ago, a wall of ice 2,000 feet tall and 30 miles wide suddenly broke wide open, and it unleashed the largest

  • 18:32 The world depends on a strange collection of items. They're not cheap

    The world depends on a strange collection of items. They're not cheap

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    This government warehouse keeps our entire society up to standard. Part of this video was sponsored by Google Domains. Take the first step to get online with a domain name from Google Domains - go to domains.google/veritasium to get 20% off your first yea

  • 19:58 The Genius of 3D Printed Rockets

    The Genius of 3D Printed Rockets

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    3D printed rockets save on up front tooling, enable rapid iteration, decrease part count, and facilitate radically new designs. For your chance to win 2 seats on one of the first Virgin Galactic flights to Space and support a great cause, go to https://ww

  • 10:41 Popular Muscles, Part 2 - Organismal Level: Crash Course A&P #22

    Muscles, Part 2 - Organismal Level: Crash Course A&P #22

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    Hank calls in a friend to do his push ups for him today to explain how skeletal muscles work together to create and reverse movements. Hank and Claire also demonstrate the role size plays in motor units, the three phase cycle of muscle twitches, and how t

  • 11:22 Popular We Built An Unrideable Bike To Show How Bikes Work

    We Built An Unrideable Bike To Show How Bikes Work

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    Why are bicycles stable? The most common answer is gyroscopic effects, but this is not right. This video was sponsored by Kiwico. Get 50% off your first month of any crate at https://kiwico.com/veritasium50Huge thanks to Rick Cavallaro for creating this b

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  • 27:35 Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

    Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

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    Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. A huge thank

  • 23:05 World's Strongest Magnet!

    World's Strongest Magnet!

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    The world's strongest magnet is a million times stronger than Earth's magnetic field. Learn more about sustainability and Googles efforts at sustainability.google. Part of this video was sponsored by Google.Trends insights for the past year are based on G

  • 10:19 The Most Controversial Problem in Philosophy

    The Most Controversial Problem in Philosophy

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    For decades, the Sleeping Beauty Problem has divided people between two answers. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 of you will get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Many thanks to Dr. Mike Tit

  • 24:03 Explaining concrete while getting buried in it

    Explaining concrete while getting buried in it

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    Concrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://wren.co/veritasium . For the first 100 people who sign up, I will personally pay for the first month of your subscrip

  • 18:43 The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines

    The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines

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    Sewing machines are mechanical marvels heres how they work. Get your first month of KiwiCo FREE at https://www.kiwico.com/veritasiumA huge thanks to Prof. Andy Ruina for suggesting this video topic, guiding us in the research, and giving deeply insightful

  • 25:34 How NASA Reinvented The Wheel

    How NASA Reinvented The Wheel

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    NASA have made a wheel capable of withstanding tough Martian terrain, but just how indestructible is it? Head to https://hensonshaving.com/veritasium and enter code 'Veritasium' for 100 free blades with the purchase of a razor. Make sure to add both the r

  • 18:56 Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Invention Ever

    Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Invention Ever

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    Lightbulbs might be the best idea ever just not for light. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.A huge thanks to David Lovett for showing me his aweso

  • 19:47 A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

    A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

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    This is an image of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Visit https://www.kiwico.com/veritasium30 to get 30% off your first month of any crate! Image of Sgr A* from EHT collaboration Event Horizon Telescope

  • 13:16 World's Highest Jumping Robot

    World's Highest Jumping Robot

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    This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription.Huge thanks to Dr. Elliot Hawkes and the rest of

  • Have You Met a Hagfish? Its About Slime | Deep Look

    Have You Met a Hagfish? Its About Slime | Deep Look

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    What keeps the boneless, jawless hagfish thriving after more than 300 million years? SLIME. The goop it exudes a mix of mucus and special protein cells expands to 10,000 times its original volume in less than half a second, potentially clogging the gills

  • 20:25 Inside The Navy's Indoor Ocean

    Inside The Navy's Indoor Ocean

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    The US Navy has an indoor ocean that can simulate any wave in the world. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. You can get started for free, or the first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Thanks

  • 31:22 The Trillion Dollar Equation

    The Trillion Dollar Equation

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    The most famous equation in finance, the Black-Scholes/Merton equation, came from physics. It launched an industry worth trillions of dollars and led to the worlds best investments. Go to https://www.eightsleep.com/veritasium and use the code Veritasium f

  • 19:03 Inside Japans Earthquake Simulator

    Inside Japans Earthquake Simulator

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    This is the worlds largest earthquake simulator, heres how it works. For a free trial to Shopify go to https://www.shopify.com/veritasium.If youre looking for a molecular modeling kit, head to https://ve42.co/SnatomsV to try Snatoms a kit I invented where

  • 18:25 Popular The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong

    The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong

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    How an SAT question became a mathematical paradox. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.I invented Snatoms, a molecule modeling kit where the atoms sn

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  • 22:09 The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve

    The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve

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    The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veri

  • 35:21 How The Most Useless Branch of Math Could Save Your Life

    How The Most Useless Branch of Math Could Save Your Life

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    There is an entire branch of math simply devoted to knots and it has changed the world. Well rope you in. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Huge th

  • 13:19 The Stickiest *Non-Sticky* Substance

    The Stickiest *Non-Sticky* Substance

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    How the Most Expensive Swords in the World Are Made

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    How Do Night Vision Goggles Work? (There's 3 types)

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    We visited the US Navy to test the best night vision goggles in the world. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If youre looking for a molecular model

  • 24:31 How Electricity Actually Works

    How Electricity Actually Works

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    How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented

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    The Big Misconception About Electricity

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    The misconception is that electrons carry potential energy around a complete conducting loop, transferring their energy to the load. This video was sponsored by Caséta by Lutron. Learn more at https://Lutron.com/veritasium Further analysis of the l

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    Yellowjackets Roll Tiny Meatballs For The Babies | Deep Look

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    Why is that yellowjacket crashing your BBQ? Well, she wants what you're having: burgers, hot dogs, fish and turkey. But she doesn't eat them herself. Her nest's larvae need that protein to develop. So she carves up your dinner and makes teeny-tiny meatbal

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    How To Get Venom From The World's Deadliest Spider

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    The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer

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  • 18:39 Extreme Breath-Holding

    Extreme Breath-Holding

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    These Solar-Powered Carnivorous Flatworms Divide and Conquer | Deep Look

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    Tiny marine flatworms called acoels hunt for prey in coral reefs. They're referred to as plant-animals'' because they've got a partnership with photosynthetic algae that live inside of them. But this acoel's real superpower is its ability to regenerate an

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    Why is this number everywhere?

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    Sharpshooter Insects are Real Wizzes at Whizzing | Deep Look

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    Do People Understand The Scale Of The Universe?

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    So Where do Jellyfish REALLY Come From?? | Deep Look

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    When grown-up jellyfish love each other very much, they make huge numbers of teeny-tiny potato-shaped larvae. Those larvae grow into little polyps that cling to rocks and catch prey with their stinging tentacles. But their best trick is when they clone th

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    The Strange Science of Why We Dream

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    The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions

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    YES, THIS IS A REUPLOAD. The original was age-restricted and demonetized. To support the channel directly, you can buy Snatoms: https://ve42.co/snatoms1 https://ve42.co/amzn or support on Patreon: https://ve42.co/pFritz Haber is the scientist who arguably

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    This Weevil Has Puppet Vibes But Drills Like a Power Tool | Deep Look

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    This fuzzy acorn weevil cant crack open acorns like a woodpecker or chomp through them like a squirrel. Instead, she uses her incredibly long snout, called a rostrum, to power-drill through an acorns tough and resilient shell. And it's not just lunch on h

  • 24:39 Testing the US Militarys Worst Idea

    Testing the US Militarys Worst Idea

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  • 03:59 A Drain Flys Happy Place Is Down Your Pipes | Deep Look

    A Drain Flys Happy Place Is Down Your Pipes | Deep Look

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    The 4 things it takes to be an expert

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    Which experts have real expertise? This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription.Thanks to https://www.chess24.com/ and Chessable for the clip of Magnus.Chase,

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    Watch Ladybugs Go From Goth to Glam | Deep Look

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    Ladybugs may be the cutest insects around, but they don't start off that way. Also called lady beetles or ladybirds, they pop out of their eggs as prickly mini-monsters with an insatiable hunger for aphids. Once they've bulked up, they transform, shedding

  • 21:27 Should Airships Make a Comeback?

    Should Airships Make a Comeback?

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    Will we see a new generation of airships roaming our skies? Head to https://www.odoo.com/r/veritasium to start building your own website for free.If youre looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms a kit I invented where the atoms snap together mag

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    Fire Ants Turn Into a Stinging Life Raft to Survive Floods | Deep Look

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    During hurricane season, as floodwater flows into their nest, red fire ants build a terrifying raft out of their own interlocking bodies. If you wade into this ant raft nightmare, youll likely get a vicious bite and sting.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! https://w

  • 21:48 3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow

    3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow

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    In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods. Part of this video was sponsored by Caseta by Lutron. Find out more at https://casetawireless.com/veritasiumTh

  • 32:52 Why Oppenheimer Deserves His Own Movie

    Why Oppenheimer Deserves His Own Movie

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    J. Robert Oppenheimer forever changed the course of history. He may be the most important physicist to have ever lived. Part of this video is sponsored by Wren. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://www.wren.co/start/veritasium1 For the first 100

  • 21:42 Future Computers Will Be Radically Different

    Future Computers Will Be Radically Different

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    Visit https://brilliant.org/Veritasium/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Digital computers have served us well for decades, but the rise of artificial intelligence demands

  • 25:22 The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth

    The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth

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    Welcome to Micromouse, the fastest maze-solving competition on Earth. Join Onshapes community of over 3 million CAD users by creating a free account here: https://Onshape.pro/Veritasium.A huge thank you to Peter Harrison for all of his help introducing us

  • 28:01 How Hidden Technology Transformed Bowling

    How Hidden Technology Transformed Bowling

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    Bowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins. A portion of this video was sponsored by Salesforce. Go to https://salesforce.com/verita

  • 03:58 Cockroach vs. Hydraulic Press: Who Wins? | Deep Look

    Cockroach vs. Hydraulic Press: Who Wins? | Deep Look

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    Do cockroaches -- those daring, disgusting disease vectors -- have anything at all to offer us? Scientists think so. They compressed American roaches with a hydraulic press, subjecting them to the force of 900 times their body weight. Don't worry (or do):

  • 04:59 This Fly Torpedoes a Bindweed Bees Nest | Deep Look

    This Fly Torpedoes a Bindweed Bees Nest | Deep Look

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    A bee fly looks a bit like a bee, but its a freeloader that takes advantage of a bindweed turret bees hard work. The bees dig underground nests and fill them with pollen they collect in the form of stylish pollen pants. As the bees are toiling on their ne

  • 04:06 This Snail Goes Fishing With a Net Made of Slime | Deep Look

    This Snail Goes Fishing With a Net Made of Slime | Deep Look

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    Most of the sea snails in this tide pool cruise around searching for food. But not the scaled wormsnail. It cements its shell to a rock and snags its meals using the one thing a snail has plenty of: mucus!SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! https://www.youtube.com/us

  • 20:13 The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of

    The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of

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  • 03:31 You Can't Unsee the Assassin Bugs Dirty Work | Deep Look

    You Can't Unsee the Assassin Bugs Dirty Work | Deep Look

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    Under the bright yellow petals of a tarweed plant, an insect known as the assassin bug kills its caterpillar victim by stabbing it over and over. But does this perpetrator have an accomplice? Sticky droplets all over the plant could be a clue.SUBSCRIBE to

  • 04:43 Popular The Axolotl Salamander Doesnt Wanna Grow Up | Deep Look

    The Axolotl Salamander Doesnt Wanna Grow Up | Deep Look

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    Native to the lakes of Mexico City, the axolotl stays in the water its whole life, swimming with a tail fin and breathing through frilly external gills. Its nearly extinct in the wild, but survives in research labs the world over, studied for its amazing

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    The Rainiest Place On Earth

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  • 23:26 What The Longest-Running Study on Happiness Reveals

    What The Longest-Running Study on Happiness Reveals

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    How to lead a happier, healthier and longer life. Check out our sponsor: https://betterhelp.com/veritasium to get matched with a professional therapist who will listen and help.A huge thanks to Prof. Robert Waldinger for all his help with this video. To l

  • 05:02 Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones | Deep Look

    Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones | Deep Look

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    Female aphids are the matriarchs of a successful family operation taking over your garden. But dont lose hope; these pests have some serious predators and creepy parasites looking to take them down. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqtPlease join

  • 05:14 Silkworms Spin Cocoons That Spell Their Own Doom | Deep Look

    Silkworms Spin Cocoons That Spell Their Own Doom | Deep Look

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    Those precious silk garments in your closet were made by the caterpillar of a fuzzy white moth thousands of them. Silkworms spin a cocoon with a single strand of silk up to ten city blocks long. Humans have bred these insects into weaving machines that ca

  • 04:50 This is NOT a Dandelion. | Deep Look

    This is NOT a Dandelion. | Deep Look

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    Not every yellow bloom or fluffy white globe taking over your backyard is a dandelion. Some of them are close relatives called catsears. But both of them have a little secret. To tell them apart and discover why they’re so successful you need to pee

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    This Daring Fly Swims in a Shimmering Bubble Shield | Deep Look

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    Covered in a shiny bubble, the alkali fly scuba dives into the harsh waters of California's Mono Lake. Thanks to an abundance of hair and water-repellent wax, this remarkable insect remains dry while embarking on a quest for tasty algae and a place to lay

  • 04:26 The Vinegaroon Sprays Acid to Foil Its Foes | Deep Look

    The Vinegaroon Sprays Acid to Foil Its Foes | Deep Look

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    The vinegaroon also known as a whip scorpion looks like a Frankenstein creation of monster body parts. But unlike true scorpions, it doesnt use venom to defend itself from predators. Instead, it aims its tail at their face and sprays a blast of acid that

  • 04:01 These Silk-Swinging Caterpillars Will Ruin Your Picnic | Deep Look

    These Silk-Swinging Caterpillars Will Ruin Your Picnic | Deep Look

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    California oak moth caterpillars eat all the leaves on an oak, leaving a brown skeleton. Then they rappel down on a strand of silk, twirling and swinging. If you were enjoying the shade, good luck getting out of their way. For the oak, the caterpillars ar

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    What The Prisoner's Dilemma Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything

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    This is a video about the most famous problem in Game Theory, the Prisoners Dilemma. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If youre looking for a molec

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    Glasswing Butterflies Want To Make Something Perfectly Clear | Deep Look

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    Ever wanted to be invisible? The elusive glasswing butterfly knows just how to do it. Its transparent wings, covered in an anti-glare nano-coating, help it hide from its predators in the rainforest. Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreo

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    Once a Spawn a Time: Horseshoe Crabs Mob the Beach | Deep Look

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    Horseshoe crabs may look scary, but when it's springtime in Delaware Bay, millions of these arthropods show they're lovers, not fighters. They lay masses of blue-green eggs up on the shore. At just the right time, they pop and release the larvae within th

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    How The Coronavirus Attacks Your Lungs | Deep Look

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    You Wish You Had Mites Like This Hissing Cockroach | Deep Look

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    Not all roaches are filthy. The Madagascar hissing cockroach actually makes a pretty sweet pet, thanks to the hungry mites that serve as its cleaning crew.Check out Antarctic Extremes on PBS Terra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvRAuy1ZmTcSUBSCRIBE to D

  • 04:34 This Freaky Fruit Fly Lays Eggs in Your Strawberries | Deep Look

    This Freaky Fruit Fly Lays Eggs in Your Strawberries | Deep Look

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    The spotted wing drosophila may look like a common fruit fly, but its so much worse. Just as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are ripening in the field, this fly saws into them and lays her eggs inside. The growing maggots turn the

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    Firebrats and Silverfish Are Rocking Some Old-School Looks | Deep Look

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    What *is* that bizarre fishlike thing squirming in your sink at night? Firebrats and silverfish are pretty darn similar to some of the earliest insects on Earth. With three long filaments poking out their back, no wings and mini-me babies, they have somet

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    How Horses Save Humans From Snake Bites

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    This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. To make antivenom, you first need to collect venom from the worlds most deadly snakes.Huge thanks to the Australi

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    The Curious Webspinner Insect Knits a Cozy Home | Deep Look

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    To protect herself and her eggs, female webspinners shoot super-fine silk from their front feet. They weave the strands to build a shelter that serves as a tent, umbrella and invisibility cloak. But shooting silk from her feet requires her to moonwalk to

  • 24:29 How Quantum Computers Break The Internet... Starting Now

    How Quantum Computers Break The Internet... Starting Now

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    A quantum computer in the next decade could crack the encryption our society relies on using Shor's Algorithm. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.A

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    Cape Sundews Trap Bugs In A Sticky Situation | Deep Look

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    Cape sundews are carnivorous plants that grow in bogs, where they don't have access to many nutrients. So they exude sweet, shimmering droplets from their tentacles to lure in unsuspecting insects. Once their prey is hopelessly stuck, they wrap it up and

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    This Dangerous Mosquito Lays Her Armored Eggs in Your House | Deep Look

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    The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can transmit dengue fever and Zika, makes a meal of us around our homes. And her eggs are hardy. They can dry out, but remain alive for months, waiting for a little water so they can hatch into squiggly larvae.Please join

  • 04:16 Why Did the Mexican Jumping Bean Jump? | Deep Look

    Why Did the Mexican Jumping Bean Jump? | Deep Look

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    To find its place in the shade! Each hollowed-out seed is home to a head-banging moth larva, just trying to survive the harsh Sonoran Desert sun.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/dee

  • 31:33 The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math

    The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math

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    Do odd perfect numbers exist? Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If youre looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where

  • 04:13 These Mites Rain Down To Save Your Strawberries | Deep Look

    These Mites Rain Down To Save Your Strawberries | Deep Look

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    Two tiny mites duke it out on strawberry plants throughout California. One is a spider mite that sucks the juices out of the delicious crop and destroys it. The other, persimilis, is a crafty predator that growers drop by the thousands from high-tech dron

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    These Acrobatic Beach Hoppers Shred All Night Long | Deep Look

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    As the sun sets, hordes of tiny crustaceans called beach hoppers also known as sand hoppers emerge from underground burrows to frolic and feast. They eat so much decaying seaweed and other beach wrack that by morning all thats left are ghostly outlines in

  • 04:44 Is a Spider's Web a Part of Its Mind? | Deep Look

    Is a Spider's Web a Part of Its Mind? | Deep Look

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    Orb weaver spiders build exquisite spiral webs not only to catch insects, but to extend their senses. Once they shrink-wrap their prey with silk, the nearly blind spiders can store them for later, and read their web's strands as a kind of memory map to gu

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    Watch These Peregrine Falcons Become Fierce Parents | Deep Look

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    High up in their 300-foot tower penthouse, falcon stars Annie and Grinnell's romance quickly gets real, as they face the tough demands of raising a family. They furiously guard their eggs from invaders, then stuff their screaming newborn chicks with meat.

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    California Floater Mussels Take Fish For an Epic Joyride | Deep Look

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    The California floater mussel does a surprising amount of travel - for a bivalve. First it gets ejected from its parent's shell into the wide watery wilderness. Then it leads a nomad's life clamped on the fins or gills of a fish. Once it's all grown up, t

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    What Actually Makes Water Roll Off a Duck's Back? | Deep Look

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    Ducks and geese spend *a lot* of time preening their all-weather feathers. This obsessive grooming and a little styling wax from a hidden spot on their back side maintains the microscopic feather structure that keeps them warm and dry in frigid waters.Ple

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    How One Line in the Oldest Math Text Hinted at Hidden Universes

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    Discover strange new universes that turn up at the core of Einsteins General Relativity. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If youre looking for a m

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    Walking Sticks Stop, Drop and Clone to Survive | Deep Look

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    Indian walking sticks are more than just twig impersonators. They even clone themselves into a surprising variety of colors to stay hidden in plain sight from predators.Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplookSUBSCRIBE to Dee

  • 04:56 A Tsetse Fly Births One Enormous Milk-Fed Baby | Deep Look

    A Tsetse Fly Births One Enormous Milk-Fed Baby | Deep Look

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    Mammalian moms, you're not alone! A female tsetse fly pushes out a single squiggly larva almost as big as herself, which she nourished with her own milk.Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplookSUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://g

  • 27:15 The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics

    The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics

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    One of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If you're looking for a molecular mo

  • 33:45 Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

    Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

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    The blue LED was supposed to be impossibleuntil a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If youre looking for a

  • 04:34 Here's How That Annoying Fly Dodges Your Swatter | Deep Look

    Here's How That Annoying Fly Dodges Your Swatter | Deep Look

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    A fly has a pair of tiny, dumbbell-shaped limbs called halteres that were once a second pair of wings. They wield them to make razor-sharp turns and land out of reach on your ceiling. But don't despair there *is* a trick to smacking these infuriating inse

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    Starfish Gallop With Hundreds of Tubular Feet | Deep Look

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    They may look cute and colorful, but starfish are actually voracious predators. To sniff out and capture their prey, they rely on hundreds of water-propelled tube feet, each with a fiercely independent streak. Watch the new PBS Terra science show, OVERVIE

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    Kangaroo Rats Are Furry, Spring-Loaded Ninjas | Deep Look

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    Kangaroo rats use their exceptional hearing and powerful hind legs to jump clear of rattlesnakes or even deliver a stunning kick in the face.Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplookSUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt

  • 26:33 The Algorithm That Transformed The World

    The Algorithm That Transformed The World

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    The Fast Fourier Transform is used everywhere but it has a fascinating origin story that could have ended the nuclear arms race. This video is sponsored by 80,000 Hours. Head to http://80000hours.org/veritasium to sign up for their newsletter and get sent

  • 22:41 The Fatal Physics of Falling Objects

    The Fatal Physics of Falling Objects

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    This video is sponsored by Brilliant. You can get started for free, or the first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Check out Adam Savage's video: https://youtu.be/h_zytOcMwysA massive thanks to A

  • 04:07 Why Crickets Just Won't Shut Up | Deep Look

    Why Crickets Just Won't Shut Up | Deep Look

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