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Your brain is wired for negative thoughts. Here's how to change it.

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Theres a reason that insults stick with us longer than compliments and it may serve an evolutionary purpose. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any new videos: http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY Is the glass half full or half empty? Turns out, the w
The covid vaccine developed super quickly. Here's why its still safe.

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Remember when the pandemic started and some people were really into baking bread? Lots of people embraced the comfort of sourdough to get them through the frightening first months of the pandemic. Ironically, the reason we can eat bread at all is because
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The Fascinating History of Animation

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Long before Pixar and today's CGI special effects extravaganzas, early animators of the silent era experimented and introduced new techniques into filmmaking. Mark Quigley gives us a tour of the silent animation collection at UCLA's Film & Television Arch
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Do High Fives Help Sports Teams Win?

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A UC Berkeley psychology professor examined NBA games to see if high fives actually help teams win. How Power Makes People Selfish: https://youtu.be/0vvl46PmCfE Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY The research highlighted in this video has been supported in
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Is Sugar in Fruit Different Than Sugar in Soda?

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How does the sugar in fruit compare to the sugar in processed foods like soda or cookies? Everyone loves a sweet treat, but on average, Americans eat nearly 66 pounds of added sugar per person per year. It's easy to exceed the daily recommended sugar inta
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Where Does Gold Come From?

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The iron in our blood or the oxygen that we breathe all formed during chemical reactions inside of a star, but when it comes to heavier elements such as gold, a different process might be at play. UC Santa Cruz's Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz has his own theory abo
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The Life Of A Star Explained In 1 Minute

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The iron in our blood, the silicon in your computer, the oxygen that we breath - all of those elements were synthesized inside a star. UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz walks us through the process from a star's beginning to its death. FEAT
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How Do Our Bodies Fight Off Dangerous Chemicals?

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UC San Diego's Amro Hamdoun explains how you can think of cells like night clubs. With every substance that a cell encounters it has to decide which to eliminate and which to let in. Since humans have generated over 80,000 synthetic compounds, it's now ev
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A Video Game That Teaches You How To Code

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"Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think,” Steve Jobs said in 1995. But for a beginner, learning to code can be intimidating. Enter CodeSpells. UC San Diego's Sarah Guthals has developed this vi
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Make The Best Pie Ever Using Science

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You may have Grandma’s recipe for the perfect crust, but do you really know what goes on at a molecular level? Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY What Does A Cancer Cell Look Like?: https://youtu.be/BhAP6IfykEQ UCLA biophysicist Amy Rowat shares some of the
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How Dust Is Holding Science Back

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To most of us dust is just something we clean off our furniture, but to scientists dust can cause big problems in the lab. Computer chips are put together and tested in what are called clean rooms. These environments use filters to limit the amount of par
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What Does Sugar Actually Do To Your Body?

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The effects of sugar can take your body down a vicious cycle known as metabolic syndrome. UC Davis' Kimber Stanhope altered the diets of a group of volunteers for her study. Instead of her subjects eating food like rice, pasta or bread, she had them consu
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Can Lasers Make The Internet Faster?

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Faster, faster, more and more data. Our demands for Internet speed are outpacing the technology. UC San Diego alum Janelle Shane has an answer: lasers. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY How Dust is Holding Science Back: https://youtu.be/JASaK6U9Frs As we t
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The search for a safer mosquito spray

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Safer, cheaper, better-smelling insect repellent is coming thanks to recent research from UC Riverside that lets researchers know what a bug’s nose knows. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY How Do Our Bodies Fight Off Dangerous Chemicals? https://youtu.be/8
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Could you go a week without producing any trash?

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Lauren Singer lives a nearly trash-free life, but she didn’t go zero waste overnight. Her story, and some easy tips to get started on reducing your own waste. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY Can poop power our cars? https://youtu.be/syj_TNogOs4 A growing
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What Captain America can teach us about science

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Materials scientist Suveen Mathaudhu shows us how both our favorite superheroes and real-world scientists create materials to save the world every day. Can Laser Make The Internet Faster?: https://youtu.be/ptKbyf7wMok Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY At U
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Do spoilers actually ruin stories?

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Next time someone is about to spoil your favorite show, don’t plug your ears: research shows that “spoilers” actually make you enjoy stories more. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY How Dr. Seuss Created "Green Eggs & Ham": https://youtu.be/jUkfO-TAOLY Taki
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The Science Behind Hollywood Explosions

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How do filmmakers create a big explosion? Theodore Kim explains how his software creates the smoke effects seen in many Hollywood films. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY The Fascinating History of Animation: https://youtu.be/gfH-NLo8tRk Nobody blows thing
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The Global Warming Facts You Need to Know

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Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 and 4 degrees by 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century. UC San Diego's climate scientist V. Ramanathan accurately predicted this trend
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Can We Use Wi-Fi To See Through Walls?

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We use Wi-Fi to stay connected, but Yasamin Mostofi shows that Wi-Fi can also be used to sense the world around us – even behind walls. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY A Video Game That Teaches You to Code: https://youtu.be/OxYW0bqtiTo The world wants to
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Could Poop Power Our Cars?

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Is brown the new green? UCLA researchers are using waste matter (yes, including poop) to make a new generation of advanced biofuels. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY The Climate Change Facts You Need to Know: https://youtu.be/6SRMiMb1xgI The U.S. alone an
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How glow-in-the-dark jellyfish inspired a scientific revolution

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What makes a jellyfish glow? For scientists, asking that simple question led to a powerful new tool that’s completely transformed medicine (and won the Nobel!) Basic research often leads to innovations that have had a significant impact on humanity. But f

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