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Bananas Are Losing The War On Fungus

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The Gros Michel banana lost the battle with fungus in the 1950s, but was replaced by the Cavendish. This time we might not have a new banana to come to the rescue. Could this be the end of bananas? Hosted by: Hank Green Thank you Craig Benzine and The Goo
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Do Animals Sound More Realistic in Japanese or English?

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I noticed that the sound that animals made were different in Japanese and English. Which animals do you think sound more realistic in Japanese vs. English? What do animals sound like where you're from? Here are the names of animals and the sounds they mak
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How Do Lakes Form? | Goodbye, Mister Brown! | SciShow Kids

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Mister Brown is moving away to Wisconsin, so Jessi, Squeaks and all of his Fort friends are here to say goodbye. But before he goes, Mister Brown want to teach everyone about the place he's moving to and all the amazing glacial lakes he'll be living near!
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Japanese Green Tea: From Farm to Table

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If you're like me and had no clue that most of the world's tea, including Japanese green tea, comes from the same plant, then come along for a tea learning journey!Special thanks to d:matcha for giving me a behind-the-scenes look at how it all happens in
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The Truth About Chocolate and Your Health

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There are claims floating around that chocolate might actually be good for you, and SciShow is here to help separate fact from fiction. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scis
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Why Are Your Headphones Always in a Knot?

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Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free! https://skl.sh/scishow15 Check out Davina Choy's knitting basics class: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Knitting-I-Learn-the-Basics-with-a-Simple-Scarf/495264
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Why Do You Always Get Sick After Final Exams?

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Does it seem like every year you get sick the MINUTE you start your vacation? Anna explores why. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Study on the effects
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Are Multivitamins Really Good For You?

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People spend billions of dollars every year trying to boost their health with multivitamins- but are they actually good for you? Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow --------
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Moon Phases: Crash Course Astronomy #4

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In this episode of Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes you through the cause and name of the Moon's phases. -- Why the Moon Has Phases 0:36.1 Spheres in Orbit 1:05.4 Name of the Moon Phases 2:25.5 How We See It 7:48.2 -- PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube
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My First Time Flying on an Airplane! | Airplane Science | SciShow Kids

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Jessi and Squeaks are taking a trip soon! But Squeaks has never been on a plane before, and he's a little nervous about it. Let's learn what it's like to go through the airport and to be on an airplane, so we can help squeaks feel a little more comfortabl
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What is a fractal? A lens to infinity

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A fractal pattern is a kind of equation occurring all around us in nature. So what's a fractal and what does it have to do with nautiluses, romanesco broccoli, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, peacocks, and predicting diseases? SUBSCRIBE! for more Popular
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Respect the Insect! | SciShow Kids Compilation

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Squeaks and Mr. Brown are taking a break from working in the garden to learn about bunches of cool insects that live there and other places in the world! Hosted by: Anthony BrownTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science St
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Why Do Rivers Curve?

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We're now on Patreon! Please support us at: http://www.patreon.com/minuteearth Can you find an oxbow lake in GoogleEarth? Share your findings (pictures or coordinates) on Twitter, Facebook and other social media using the hashtag #oxbowlake And subscribe!
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Will The Periodic Table Ever Be Complete?

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Recently, humanity filled the periodic table up to atomic number 118, which nicely rounds out that row. But are we done yet? Have we discovered all of the different elements? And what is an "island of stability?" Learn about the 4 Newest Elements: https:/
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About That Snap

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SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. Researchers were inspired by a certain purple villain to study the physics of finger snapping, and they found that the mundane han
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Brad Makes Gravlax (Cured Salmon) | It's Alive | Bon Apptit

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Bon Appétit’s Brad Leone is back for episode 63 of It’s Alive, and this time he’s making gravlax! Join Brad as he shows you how to transform salmon into the perfect cured addition to any breakfast or meal, shows off his prized bal
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The Invention of the Cardboard Box

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→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtcg?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2Acy6g9Ta7hzC0Rr3RDS6q Never run out of things to say at the wate
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The Coldest Seas on Earth! | SciShow Kids

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The oceans around Antarctica are cold, but full of life. Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about the blubber of seals, the amazing antifreeze blood of fish, and the shrinking skills of krill.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers and
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Gamma-Ray Bursts: Crash Course Astronomy #40

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Gamma-ray bursts are not only incredible to study, but their discovery has an epic story all its own. Today Phil takes you through some Cold War history and then dives into what we know. Bursts come in two rough varieties: Long and short. Long ones are fr
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Table Manners in the Ottoman Empire - Acem Pilav

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How does an Electric Motor work? (DC Motor)

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Go to https://brilliant.org/JaredOwen to sign up for free. And also, the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium membership.Electric motors can seem very mysterious! How do they use electricity to start rotating? Let's break it down step by
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Nadine The Robot Is Amazing And Creepy

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Nadine the robot has been unveiled, and as robotics technology gets more advanced, humanoid robots are looking more and more human. In this episode of SciShow News we explore how Nadine works and why a lot of people find it creepy. Images and Video of Nad
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Life in the Redwoods | Surprising Animals of the Redwood Forest

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Jessi and Squeaks are learning more about the redwoods, and all the different animals that live in the different layers!----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a quest
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Diamagnetism: How to Levitate a Frog

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You might associate levitation with magic, but science has its own version. We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciS
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Is Fear Contagious? | Gross Science

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Fear may be able to spread from person to person—just like a virus. Subscribe to Gross Science! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more gross info?↓ New York Magazine: Is Ther
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The Truth About the Origin of the Potato Chip

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Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/egt230aclmo →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtc
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Fluorescence Is Awesome (Here Is How It Works)

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Check out the NSF's Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology Blog! http://sustainable-nano.com/ Have you ever wondered about what makes a fluorescent color stand out so brightly from the rest? Today we’re digging into wh
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The Awesome Bug That Lives on Frozen Volcanos

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In the frozen mini volcanoes on Mauna Kea there lives a scavenger-predator that prefers its meals delivered.Thank you to Dr. Jesse Eiben for information on Wekiu bug ecology and evolution.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called Sci
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We're Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine

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This episode is sponsored by Awesome Socks Club, a sock subscription for charity. Go to http://awesomesocks.club/SciShow to sign up between now and December 11th to get a new pair of fun socks each month in 2021. 100% of after-tax profit will go to decrea
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Can Your Cat Change Color?

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Visit brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.Brown cats are something of a rarity, but you may have something pretty close. Hosted by: Michael ArandaSciShow
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What is Botulism? | How to Make Everything

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Botulism has come up in a couple of our last videos, so Brian took some time to explain what it is and how it could kill you. WIKIPEDIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulism How Not to Die of Botulism http://ow.ly/vVYs30crvFy The Most Common Sources of F
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Why Don't We Have Pet Foxes?

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Both foxes and dogs belong to the same family Canidae. Then why havent foxes become our companions too?To answer this, in 1950, a group of Russian scientists began an experiment to try and create the first ever pet fox species. The study led by Russian ge
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Mercury: Crash Course Astronomy #13

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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It has no atmosphere and is, as such, covered in craters. It's also incredibly hot but, surprisingly, has water ice hiding beneath its surface. -- Table of Contents Closest Planet to the Sun 0:03 Rotation Locked t
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Precision Medicine And The Science Of Clumsy Robots

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Today on SciShow News we talk about a new research effort that is aiming to revolutionize how we treat disease. We also discuss the video where Boston Dynamics shows off it's new version of the Atlas robot by using a hockey stick to mess with it and push
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Why aren't plants black?

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Why are plants green? Is there a reason plants evolved to be green, globally? What does it have to do with the color of the sunlight coming down through our atmosphere? http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysi
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Why Do Itches Make You Chase Them?

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Have you ever said, "No, a little to the left," during a back scratch because the itch itself seemed to move? Well, it has to do with how your nerves and brain respond to the sensation.Hosted by: Michael ArandaSciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https:/
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The First and Last North American Primates

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How To Vote in Every State: https://youtube.com/HowToVoteInEveryStateEarly primates not only lived in North America -- our primate family tree actually originated here! So what happened to those early relatives of ours? Thank you to these paleoartists for
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How Do Dry Cleaners Clean Clothing

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→Squarespace! Get 10% off your first order, and support us, by going to http://squarespace.com/brainfood If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we've got a variety of perks f
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How to LEVITATE! | Magic Week | #35 LET'S GO LIVE with Maddie & Greg

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** THE MAGICAL MISCHIEF MAKERS AT YOUTUBE APPEAR TO HAVE CHOPPED OFF THE FIRST 30 SECONDS OF THE SHOW - SORRY! ** Hello Magical Makers! Join Maddie and Greg for an enchanted week of MAGIC and SCIENCE! In this episode we'll explore the art of LEVITATION an
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Why Is It so Hard to Swat a Fly?

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SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. Flies are evasive buzzing machines that make it nearly impossible to swat. Luckily, science has some explanation to help you predi
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Bird Watching | SciShow Kids Compilation

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Squeaks and Mr. Brown saw some really cool birds while they were birdwatching at The Fort, so theyre revisiting old videos to remind themselves about a bunch of really cool birds!Hosted by: Anthony BrownTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the N
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These Chimps Treat Each Others Wounds. With Bugs

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Head to https://linode.com/scishow to get a $100 60-day credit on a new Linode account. Linode offers simple, affordable, and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services.Chimpanzees in Gabon have been observed using bugs as a possible antiseptic, but wh
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How We Feel Pain, From Peppers to Pressure

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This episode was made in partnership with The Kavli Prize. The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience transforming our understanding of the very big, the very small, and the very complex. To learn mor
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Thats Not A Spider: Its a SNAKE!

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This episode is sponsored by Awesome Socks Club, a sock subscription for charity. Go to http://awesomesocks.club to sign up between now and December 11th to get a new pair of fun socks each month in 2021. 100% of after-tax profit will go to decrease mater
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Should You Be Worried About Zika?

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Get your Audible trial here: http://audible.com/ok Tweet this video ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSzika1 Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSzikaFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Get yourself an awesome IOTBS shirt! http://dftba.com/besmart Follow the latest news on
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Alzheimer's and the Brain

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HUGE THANKS to The Alzheimer's Association for graciously giving me time with and access to scientists currently researching the disease. You can learn more about them here: https://www.alz.org/ More good links: http://www.alz.org/facts/ Alzheimer’s disea
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The Bugs in Your Food and Makeup | How to Make Everything

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Get your Videoblocks Free Trial here: http://videoblocks.com/HowToMakeEverything_0917 Before beginning my attempt to make my own cosmetics and makeup from scratch, I pay a visit to Azteca Color in Oaxaca City, Mexico to learn how to raise and harvest the
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Why are Smoke Detectors Radioactive? And How do Smoke Detectors Work?

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Check out https://www.pcbway.com/ for all kinds of PCBs, easy ordering, and quick delivery.Take a look at their PCB Assembly, for an inexpensive population of the components on your PCBs.You probably have a few smoke detectors throughout your house, but d
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A.I. Reveals Autism-Linked Changes in "Junk" DNA | SciShow News

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Scientists know that genetic factors can explain many of autisms features - but have autism researchers been looking for those features in the wrong DNA? A new study uses A.I. to uncover changes linked to autism in the stretches of non coding DNA.#scishow
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How to Design a Mars Rover! | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids

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Today, the crew at The Fort learn about engineers and how they design different ways to solve problems like they did for the rovers exploring Mars!Interested in learning more from the Museum of Science? Find us on your favorite platform or on our website,
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What If All The Ice Melted On Earth? ft. Bill Nye

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WATCH 'The End Of The Arctic' https://youtu.be/CrRDtZp96jw SIGN THE PETITION: http://bit.ly/arcticasap Subscribe! http://bit.ly/asapsci Special thanks to Business Insider for their Ice Melting video, watch the full version here: https://youtu.be/VbiRNT_gW
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Why are We So Much Chubbier than Other Apes?

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Chimpanzees and bonobos may be very close to us humans on the tree of life, but one of our differences is the way we store fat. That difference comes down to types of fat cells and our DNA.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https:/
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Black Holes: Crash Course Astronomy #33

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We’ve covered a lot of incredible stuff, but this week we’re talking about the weirdest objects in space: BLACK HOLES. Stellar mass black holes form when a very massive star dies, and its core collapses. The core has to be more than about 2.8 times the Su
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Everything, The Universe...And Life: Crash Course Astronomy #46

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Here it is, folks: the end. In our final episode of Crash Course Astronomy, Phil gives the course a send off with a look at some of his favorite topics and the big questions that Astronomy allows us to ask. Thank you for watching. -- Crash Course Astronom
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Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9

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When the Protestant Reformation broke out in Western Europe, the Catholic Church got the message, at least a little bit. Pope Paul III called a council to look into reforming some aspects of the Catholic Church and try to stem the tide of competing Christ
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Why Astronauts Never Wash Their Clothes

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Astronauts have a pretty good reason for not washing their clothes it's all about saving water! In space, every drop of water is precious, so they can't afford to waste it on laundry. Instead, they wear their clothes until they get too dirty or smelly, th
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What Is Random?

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There's more over on Veritasium! "What is NOT Random?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMb00lz-IfE SOURCES AND MORE BELOW! My twitter: https://twitter.com/tweetsauce My instagram: http://instagram.com/electricpants Generate random numbers using atmospher
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I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.

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I found an article that said "The microwave was invented to heat hamsters humanely in 1950s experiments." And I thought, no it wasn't. ...was it?Pull down the description for thorough references and credits.Thanks to James Lovelock for his time! His lates
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Can naked mole rats solve autism, epilepsy, and schizophrenia? || EXPERIMENTALS: Moles (part 1)

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Naked mole rats look like walking steamed spring rolls (with tails). But, beneath their translucent skin, they have a 35 million year old superpower: they are super carbon dioxide breathers (trust us, they’re joining the Avengers). And it’s not like they
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Is interstellar travel possible? with Les Johnson

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What does a NASA scientist thinks about the future of interstellar travel? Find out about the challenges and the realities of travelling beyond our solar system.Buy Les's book 'A Traveller's Guide to the Stars': https://geni.us/fwewWARWatch the Q&A: https
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Why the Weak Nuclear Force Ruins Everything

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The weak force has been causing trouble for a century, ruining everything physicists thought was true. But it might actually be responsible for your very existence. Hosted by: Hank Green Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the
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The Amazing Adaptations of Cave Animals! | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Mister Brown and Squeaks are visiting Sam the Bat's family in their cave! Now, animals that live in caves are pretty special. Since caves are real
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Neutron Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #32

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In the aftermath of a 8 – 20 solar mass star’s demise we find a weird little object known as a neutron star. Neutrons stars are incredibly dense, spin rapidly, and have very strong magnetic fields. Some of them we see as pulsars, flashing in brightness as
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Why Are Puppy Eyes So Irresistible?

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Head to https://linode.com/scishow to get a $100 60-day credit on a new Linode account. Linode offers simple, affordable, and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services.Its so easy to forgive a dog, especially when they start with those puppy dog eyes.
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Think Like an Engineer!

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Mister Brown teaches Squeaks all about engineering to help him solve a problem he is having!Hosted by: Anthony Brown----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a question
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Would Headlights Work At Light Speed?

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If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your headlights, what would happen? Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/electricpants Sources and extras below!! Thanks to Jude for asking me this question
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Why Hurricane Paths Are WEIRD

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Check out our Black Friday sale at http://dftba.com/minuteearth Hurricane path prediction seems straightforward, until it is not thats because hurricanes can encounter atmospheric effects that turn their paths into erratic nonsense.LEARN MORE*************
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Distances: Crash Course Astronomy #25

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How do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space? How do they study things so far away? Today Phil talks about distances, going back to early astronomy. Ancient Greeks were able to find the size of the Earth, and from that the distance to and th
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Bacteria Could Someday Power Our Cell Phones

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SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription.Unlike most living things, there are species of bacteria that can harness electrons directly and even shuttle them around from plac
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The Story Behind the Morton's Salt Girl

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If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we've got a variety of perks for our Patrons, including Simon's voice on your GPS and the ever requested Simon Whistler whistling packa
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The Big Bang: Crash Course Astronomy #42

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Thanks to observations of galaxy redshifts, we can tell that the universe is EXPANDING! Knowing that the universe is expanding and how quickly its expanding also allows us to run the clock backwards 14 billion years to the way the universe began - with a
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A more perfect unit: The New Mole | EXPERIMENTALS: Moles (part 2)

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THE MOLE—as in 6.02214076×10^23, the unit in chemistry used to count really really tiny stuff like atoms and molecules. Well, THE MOLE changed (it's not simply 6.022x10^23 anymore). And while you may not have noticed it, a fundamental shift in
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The Moon Terminator Illusion

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http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce http://instagram.com/electricpants Sources and sites to learn more below!!! dolly zoom effect: http://filmmakeriq.com/lessons/introduction-to-the-dolly-zoom/ visual angle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_diameter htt
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Star Clusters: Crash Course Astronomy #35

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Last week we covered multiple star systems, but what if we added thousands or even millions of stars to the mix? A star cluster. There are different kinds of clusters, though. Open clusters contain hundreds or thousands of stars held together by gravity.
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The Earth: Crash Course Astronomy #11

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Phil starts the planet-by-planet tour of the solar system right here at home, Earth. -- Table of Contents Earth is a Planet 0:03 Layers of Earth 1:25 The Magnetic Field 5:10 Atmosphere and the Human Influence 6:14 -- PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.co
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How Plants Drink Fog!

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Trees need water to grow, so how do Redwood trees get so big, despite the fact that it gets so dry?----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a question for Jessi, Squeak
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Uranus & Neptune: Crash Course Astronomy #19

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Today we’re rounding out our planetary tour with ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Both have small rocky cores, thick mantles of ammonia, water, and methane, and atmospheres that make them look greenish and blue. Uranus has a truly weird rotation and relativ
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What's Inside a Pinecone? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

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Jessi and Squeaks learn all about pine cones and their seeds today! Did you know that pine cones can open and close to help protect their seeds? Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda----------First Grade Next Generation Science StandardsDisciplinary Core Idea
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Birds That Hibernate In Lakes?!

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Please support MinuteEarth on Subbable! - https://subbable.com/minuteearth Thanks to the following Subbable supporters, who help make MinuteEarth possible: Cherishport - http://www.facebook.com/cherishportmusic Maria Korchagin - https://plus.google.com/u/
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The hidden history of Hand Talk

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The hidden history of an ancient language.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Centuries before we had American Sign Language, Native sign languages, broadly known as Hand Talk, were thriving across North
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Squid Proteins, but Make Them Fashion

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Humans often take inspiration from nature when coming up with inventions, and this includes breakthroughs in fabric design that help to forward the fabulous and functional world of fashion.SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check
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Why Does Smoke Follow You Around a Fire?

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Visit http://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. You know how you somehow end up getting smoke in your eyes wherever you stand around a bonfire? Well, i
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Experiment: Make Your Own Caramel Apples | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Today, Jessi and Squeaks learn about the Maillard reaction while they make some delicious caramel.Second Grade Next Generation Science StandardsDi
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Where Is Scandinavia?

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Sponsored by: http://www.squarespace.com/grey CGP Grey Email: http://www.cgpgrey.com/email Discuss: https://www.reddit.com/r/CGPGrey/comments/30976f/where_is_scandinavia/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arch_Enemy_01.jpg Thank you to my patrons: Ol
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Why is this number everywhere?

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The number 37 is on your mind more than you think. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Huge thanks to Tom Magliery for sharing his 37 collection with us. Support http://th
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What Are Pickles? | The Science of Food! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Squeaks and Mister Brown learn all about how to use brine to make homemade pickles!Hosted by: Anthony BrownSecond Grade Next Generation Science St
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The Windiest Places on Earth | SciShow Kids

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Jessi and Squeaks explore two of the windiest places on Earth: Mount Washington in New Hampshire, USA, and Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Next Generation Science Standards:Disciplinary Core Ideas:ESS2.D:
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Dark Matter: Crash Course Astronomy #41

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Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil dives into some very dark matters. The stuff we can actually observe in the universe isn’t all there is. Galaxies and other large structures in the universe are created and shifted by a force we detect mostly indirect
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Thats Not a Rattlesnake Its an Owl!

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Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Search Engines course. The first 200 subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription.When living underground leaves them vulnerable to attack, burrowing owls have a trick up their sleevetheyve develop
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Deep Time: Crash Course Astronomy #45

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As we approach the end of Crash Course Astronomy, it’s time now to acknowledge that our Universe’s days are numbered. Stars will die out after a few trillion years, protons will decay and matter will dissolve after a thousand trillion trillion trillion ye
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Did People Used To Look Older?

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Join the Curiosity Box NOW and I'll send you a bunch of free stuff! https://www.curiositybox.com/pages/vsauceFollow me:https://twitter.com/tweetsaucehttps://www.instagram.com/electricpantsCarl Sagan High School yearbook: https://www.loc.gov/resource/mss85
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Can Science Bring Vision to the Blind?

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This episode explores how new research and developing technology in brain implants may eventually pave the way to the treatment of complete blindness and bring vision to the blind. See how you can help more immediately by giving visual assistance to blind
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How Do Bees Make Honey? | The Science of Food! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!A lot of our food comes from plants, including honey! Mister Brown and Squeaks learn how honey goes from being watery nectar in a flower to the sw
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Hospitals are Hotspots for Antibiotic-resistant Germs

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Thanks again to the Koslicki Lab at Penn State for supporting this episode. Their lab focuses on computational biology, including the analysis of metagenomic data. If you enjoyed this video, check out some of their papers: https://koslickilab.github.io/Ko
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Why Don't Hot Dogs and Hot Dog Buns Come in Packs of Equal Number?

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Blue Whales: The Biggest Animal EVER! | SciShow Kids

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Did you know that the biggest animal that ever lived is still alive today? Let's learn all about what blue whales eat, where they live, and just how big they are, with Jessi and Squeaks!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers and par
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Why Does Peppermint Taste So Cold? | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Jessi and Squeaks explore why peppermint candies, and mint plants in general, make your mouth
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Rituals Of A Rocket Launch

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Why do astronauts pee on the wheel of a bus before they take off? Do superstitious traditions really help astronauts about to fire into space? Kevin Fong investigates. Day 15 of A Place Called Space, our 2015 advent calendar: http://rigb.org/advent As Tim
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The Invention of Music

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Watch my newest video, "The Game You Win By Losing (Parrondo's Paradox)": https://youtu.be/PpvboBJEozM"All audible musical sound is given us for the sake of harmony, which has motions akin to the orbits in our soul, and which, as anyone who makes intellig
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Galaxies, Part 2: Crash Course Astronomy #39

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Active galaxies pour out lots of energy, due to their central supermassive black holes gobbling down matter. Galaxies tend not to be loners, but instead exist in smaller groups and larger clusters. Our Milky Way is part of the Local Group, and will one da
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Why Don't Americans Eat Reindeer?

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Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minuteearth for sponsoring this video! Reindeer meat could’ve entered North American cuisine and culture, but our turn of the century efforts to develop a reindeer industry were stymied by nature, the beef lobby, and the G
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Meet the Most Important Animal You've Never Seen

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They predate the dinosaurs and they outnumber us by trillions, yet you might not ever have the pleasure of seeing one. So let us introduce to you, the nematode.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out
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Thanks to Curtin University and the University of Western Australia for sponsoring this video. Also, special thanks to Kingsley Dixon and the Orchid Specialist Group of the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission. ______ If you want to learn more about this to
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The Evolution of Classical Music (1680-1928)

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