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The Null Hypothesis

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While I was trying to read a script to a camera in zero-g, the student researchers behind me were trying to prove their own ideas -- or rather, to disprove their "null hypothesis". Let's talk about how science works -- and have a look at one of the teams
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Should Santa Wear a Flame Retardant Suit?

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Flame-retardant chemicals can slow the spread of fire in homes and garments. But are these compounds naughty or nice? This week on Reactions, we ask whether old Saint Nick might want a flame-retardant suit...or choose to opt out. More PBS Digital Studios
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Why Do We Have Two Brains?

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This was originally going to be one video but the more I read, the more information I wanted to share. So this is a precursor to the next video where the real meat of our two brains comes into play. Sources:BRAIN LATERALIZATION: A COMPARATIVEPERSPECTIVE -
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Snippet: Watch moths use scent to learn about their environment

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Female hawkmoths use specific odor signals to decide where to lay eggs and where to eat. Researchers tested this by presenting them with different smells, watching their behavior, and monitoring smell-related regions of the moth brain. Read more - http://
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Volcano VS Glacier

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Sign up for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/aZqY30spaZ6Volcanoes might seem like an unstoppable force of nature - but there is at least one OTHER force on Earth that seems to be able to keep them down.LEARN MORE**************To learn more a
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Snippet: Watch a juvenile little skate walk with tiny legs

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How did animals go from swimming to walking--what changed about their bodies? Skates like this one use the same neurons to walk as land animals. Because skates are an evolutionarily ancient animal, that means the neurons essential for walking originated i
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Snippet: Cats wearing cameras

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Researchers strapped video cameras on 16 cats and let them do their thing. Heres what they foundRead the story: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/researchers-strapped-video-cameras-16-cats-and-let-them-do-their-thing-here-s-what-theyRead the researc
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How many robots does it take to run a grocery store?

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In Ocado's grocery warehouses, thousands of mechanical boxes move on the Hive. Are they all individual robots? Or is this one giant hive mind? Thanks to Ocado: https://www.ocadogroup.com/technology/technology-pioneers (this video is not sponsored, and the
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Apparently tree FINGERPRINTS are a thing

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Thanks to the ASCEND project for partnering with us on this video!Every species on Earth has a fingerprint - whether or not they have fingers at all. LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Spectr
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Researcher Explains Why Cats May Like Their Owners as Much as Dogs | WIRED

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Cats are famously temperamental and are generally considered to be less loyal and social than dogs. But recent research suggests that cats actually have similar levels of attachment to their human caregivers as dogs and infants. WIRED's Arielle Pardes spo
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Pistol Shrimp: The Super-Powered Crustacean

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Meet the Pistol Shrimp, a tiny shrimp that hunts using weaponized bubbles. Check out Brilliant (and get 20% off) here: https://brilliant.org/animalogic/ Thanks to Brilliant for sponsoring this episode! Special thanks to: Tomonari Kaji, Arthur Anker, Chris
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Some people have evolved bigger spleens to hunt underwater

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Researchers have found that Indonesia’s Bajau people, who for generations have spent the majority of their days diving and hunting underwater, also have genetic adaptations for their unusual lifestyle. Read more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/ind
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What Does Your Birthday Say About You? The Seasonal Birth Effect

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Does the month you were born in determine whether you’re right handed, or a smoker, or short-sighted? No, we’re not talking astrology, but something called the seasonal birth effect. But can even that be trusted? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The s
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Turtle Travel Tips: How Magnets Can Help Us Navigate | Magnetoreception

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When people travel a long distance, they'll usually use a map. But there are lots of animals that travel really long distances, too, and they can't use maps... so how do they not get lost? Our friend Dr. Turtleman calls in to explain! First Grade Next Gen
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The Insect Nothing Messes With: Meet the Velvet Ant

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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. Big or small, most creatures end up on something else's dinner menu. But the velvet ant combines a ton of defenses into one very u
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Why You Can't Build A Clone Army... (Yet)

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Sign up for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/2UGB30qCbvs.Because of the way genetic reprogramming works, its hard to make one clone based on an adult cell, and its almost impossible to make a second-generation one.Thanks also t
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Would You Swim In Power Plant Wastewater?

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Normally, the answer would be no. But in these very limited circumstances, at Iceland's Blue Lagoon, you can swim in geothermal power plant wastewater, and it's even healthy: although the marketing material doesn't usually mention it. Here's a story about
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You Are Always Mutating

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Cancer is a spooky demon. It's the inevitable accumulation of mutations within our genome yet... why does it happen at all?Big thanks to William Norberg for making the custom intro, thumbnail, and some assets for me! Check out his art here: https://www.in
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How Two Microbes Changed History

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What if I told you that, more than two billion years ago, some tiny living thing started to live inside another living thing … and never left? And now, the descendants of both of those things are in you? Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios:
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Neutron stars collide

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For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves – ripples in space-time – in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a cosmic event has been viewed in both gravitation
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Blue Is Pretty Special: How Nature Gets the Blues

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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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When Birds Had Teeth

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Check out ReInventors: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzZRoStdiqWxauQT2RGW1Lg Experts are still arguing over whether Archaeopteryx was a true bird, or a paravian dinosaur, or some other kind of dino. But regardless of what side you’re on, how did this f
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Can We Create Universal Blood?

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Get 1 year of both Nebula and CuriosityStream for just 14.79 here: http://curiositystream.com/realscience using the code "realscience"New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/realscienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/
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Why Are There Dangerous Ingredients In Vaccines?

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Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - ThePoniesTurnabout - BurmansHealthShop - Owner - Jeff Straathof - Mark - Maarten Bremer - Today I Found Out - Duhilio Patiño - Alberto Bortoni - Avi Yashchin - Valentin - Nicholas Buckendorf - Antoine Coeur __________
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We're One Step Closer to Understanding Aging

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Scientists have had a variety of hypotheses about how chemical stress can affect DNA to cause aging, but a new study has just shown the process in action.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at htt
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Lutetium - Periodic Table of Videos

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New video on the element Lutetium... Check out http://KiwiCo.com/PeriodicVideos for 50% off your first month of any subscription. More links and info in full description Videos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elementsSome featured papers...Urbain's
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Mimicry - When Animals Copy Other Animals

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Mimicry is one of the most intriguing and fascinating evolutionary phenomena. This video takes an in-depth look at this unique survival strategy as well as the evolutionary mechanisms that gave rise to it. Check out my new Patreon: https://www.patreon.com
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How do leafcutter ants cut leaves off of trees? #TeamTrees

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Visit https://teamtrees.org to dontate to #TeamTreesSpecial thanks to Leaf House Scientific (https://www.leafhousescientific.com/) for supplying the ants and to Dr. Fred Larabee (https://twitter.com/bugbiter) for the microCT images of Atta internal head m
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Dinosaurs Had a Bloodsucking Enemy

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This week, scientists revealed a sample of amber containing an extinct tick that fed on dinosaurs. Unfortunately, we can't take a blood sample from it and make Jurassic Park a reality, but it can still tell us a lot about how dinosaurs (and their parasite
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7 Tips To Wake Up Without Coffee

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How can science help you wake up without coffee? AsapTHOUGHT Coffee vs. Tea: https://youtu.be/lOGXe7GN2eQ Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/asapsci Written by Mitchell Moffit, Gregory Brown, and Rachel Salt GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com
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The Brain-Eating Amoebas of Kerosene Creek

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Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns out that "brain-eating amoebas", naegleria fowleri, are a real, if rare, th
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2018 Breakthrough of the Year

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Learn about our Breakthrough of the Year: tracking development cell by cell. Nine other advances are recognized as runners-up. Read more - https://vis.sciencemag.org/breakthrough2018/ CREDITS --------------------------- producer/editor/animator Chris Burn
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Smartphones: A New Model for Energy Efficiency?

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/The way smartphones made many devices nonessential is a model for a new way to think about improving energy efficiency.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://w
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How Does Hair Dye Work?

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Whether you need a disguise to run from the law or are just trying to emulate *NSYNC-era frosted tips, you may need some chemical assistance to put the hue in your do. But in order to understand how today’s hair salon works, the story of hair color really
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Can You Guess Which Animals Fart (Or Don't)?

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#DoesItFart has been trending on Twitter, and scientists have been answering. Here's everything you need to know about the farting database. What Farts Say About Your Health - https://youtu.be/L-BL_NlYOmg Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bi
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Proteins: Explained

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To start using Tab for a Cause, go to: http://tabforacause.org/minuteearth2You might already know that proteins are a fundamental part of your diet, but they're much more than that.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googlin
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Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?

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Thanks to OIST for sponsoring this video. To learn more, visit https://admissions.oist.jp/ Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. Thanks also to our Patreo
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Our Ignorance About Gravity

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Thanks to the Heising Simons Foundation (https://www.hsfoundation.org/) for their support of this video, and of short range gravity research.This video is about how little we know about the behavior of gravity at short length and distance scales, what the
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Photosynthesis: The Biochemistry Behind How Plants Make Their Food

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Plants, unlike most living things, produce their own food through a process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis means 'making using light'. Plants use the energy from the sunlight to make food. The food matter comes from carbon dioxide present in the ai
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Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?

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How Alan Turing's Reaction-Diffusion Model Simulates Patterns in Nature Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minuteearth for sponsoring this video. Asparagus Pee Survey Results: https://goo.gl/8x7abL ___________________________________________ If you liked th
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You Cant Actually Die Of Old Age

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Go to our sponsor https://betterhelp.com/minuteearth for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help.Despite centuries of death records to the contrary, dying of old age is not medically po
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This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Morocco has 3/4 of the worlds known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food.At the t
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Is Bigger Better?

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This video was made in partnership with Popsci! They recently published their "Muscles" issue, and wrote an article to go along with this video that you can read here: https://popsci.com/environment/strongest-animal-by-weightElephants might be strong, but
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A remarkable new sighting: Dragonfish lurk in the dark depths

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During a recent expedition aboard our research vessel Western Flyer, MBARIs science team encountered a beautifully bronze deep-sea dragon. Meet the highfin dragonfish, Bathophilus flemingi. They captured the sighting in stunning ultra high-definititon 4K
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The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained

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Spinning objects have strange instabilities known as The Dzhanibekov Effect or Tennis Racket Theorem - this video offers an intuitive explanation.Part of this video was sponsored by LastPass, click here to find out more: https://ve42.co/LPReferences:Prof.
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The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade ant
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Why Do Things Look Blurry Underwater?

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If youve been brave enough to open your eyes underwater, you might have noticed that everything is blurry. But fish have no trouble finding their way beneath the waves. So why cant we see as clearly below as we do above? Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't WalkSci
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Dangerous Marshmallows?!

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To start using Tab for a Cause, go to: http://tabforacause.org/minuteearth2Burning a marshmallow can release more energy than detonating an equal mass of TNT...so why isn't a marshmallow as dangerous?LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic,
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Does Someone Else Have Your Face?

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To learn more about Brilliant, check out https://brilliant.org/BeSmart/ SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ They say everyone has a doppelgänger, but is that really true? This week we meet a
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Why Most Fossils Are Incomplete

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In 1990, fossil collectors in South Dakota stumbled across a dinosaur that turned out to be a really big deal. Not just because it was a T. rex basically the most popular dino out there or because it ended up in Chicagos famous Field Museum but because of
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The Fly That Lays Eggs in Toad Nostrils

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We were probably all told to quit picking our noses at one point, and by most standards, this is good advice. But if you were a toad, it might come in handy to scratch away blowfly eggs.Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't WalkSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's ca
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How Fish Get Away With Being Colorful

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Coral reef fish get away with being colorful thanks to a weird quirk of underwater optics. LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Visual resolution: the ability to see fine spatial detailSUPPORT
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Which Is "Bouba", and Which Is "Kiki"?

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Sooner or later, I was going to get around to this: it's one of the most famous experiments in linguistics. • Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen's podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/175127434871
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Our Lungs Have A Fatal Flaw

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Get started mitigating your carbon footprint with Wren at https://www.wren.co/start/minuteearthOur respiratory systems do a great job of protecting us, but they are no match for the smallest pollution particles created by the modern world.LEARN MORE******
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The Never Ending Lightning Storm

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Venezuelas Lake Maracaibo is home to a legendary lightning storm that has been going on for over 500 years. Watch @SeeYouOutsideShow video about Catatumbo Lightning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABZOUvZ_WYEsther's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tosee
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Does the language you speak change how you think?

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No. Mostly. Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen's podcast has an episode all about Arrival: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/157167562811/transcript-lingthusiasm-episode-3-arrival-of-the More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playl
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Why Flushing Isn't For Everyone

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This video was made in partnership with Bill Gates. To learn more about how we can help improve the lives and health of people around the world, visit https://gatesnotes.comSewers are a great way to make pooping safe, but theyre not always the right solut
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why typing like this is sometimes okay.

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Language changes over time, and that's fine. Time for a dose of descriptivism, as the Language Files return. Pull down the description for the references! MORE LANGUAGE FILES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Writte
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A secret from everyone but the film industry

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Kodak detected the first atomic bomb before anyone else figured it out. Then they made a deal not to tell anyone. Thanks to HBO Max, and their new show raised by Wolves for sponsoring this video! https://rb.gy/alghwnThanks to Uranium: Twisting the Dragon'
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Why Don't Electric Eels Shock Themselves?

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Check out @MinutoDaTerra and join our Patreon community at https://patreon.com/minuteearth. (Links to other language channels down in the description)Electric eels can emit some of the largest shocks in the animal kingdom - but why don't they shock themse
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Why Malaria Isn’t Just a Tropical Disease

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Watch Hot Mess here! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub Malaria is a global disease that we've beaten back around the world, including in some tropical places, but we’ve had the hardest time in Africa. Thanks to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/Minut
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What Is The Best Shape For A Farm?

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This video was made in partnership with Gates Ventures.The shape of a farm can tell you a surprising amount about the land it's on and the people that use it.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
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The Strange Science of Why We Dream

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Take the PBS Digital Studios audience survey: https://to.pbs.org/2021surveyWere on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below It would be a lot easier to study the science of dreaming if we werent asle
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UPSIDE-DOWN Rivers On Mars?! (Response to MinutePhysics)

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Get your FREE 2-month Skillshare trial: http://skl.sh/minuteearth2 The "Mountain or Valley?" illusion makes our brains turn valleys inside out. But inside-out valleys are a real thing, both on Earth and on Mars. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this vi
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We Have No Idea Why

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Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://www.wren.co/start/minuteearth The first 100 people who sign up will have 10 extra trees planted in their name!Also, our shop is getting a glow-up! Check out our shiny new story-based merch at https://dftba.com
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Why Do People Hate Koalas?

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Go to our sponsor https://betterhelp.com/minuteearth for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help.On the Internet, koalas get an unnecessary amount of hate, so let's debunk some of the m
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The Cruel Irony Of Air Conditioning

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/The technology we use to keep cool is heating the world in a vicious feedback cycle, so we need to improve it and use it less.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons ht
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The Faint Young Sun Paradox!

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This video was supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. To learn more, visit https://www.heisingsimons.org/ Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth : - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony
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Why Pets Have Surprisingly Small Brains

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Thanks to 23andMe for sponsoring this video! http://www.23andme.com/minuteearth If you live outside the US, click here: https://www.23andme.com/ When we domesticate an animal species, their brains shrink and they freak out less. Thanks also to our support
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Why Are There Penguins At The Equator?

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Try Dashlane here: http://bit.ly/minutedash. Plus, here’s a 10% off promo code for Dashlane Premium: minuteearth When nutrients from the ocean depths reach the sunlit surface (like in the Galapagos), life is more productive. Thanks also to our Patreon pat
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Why Are Old People Taking The Blood Of Young People?

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The older generation is taking the blood of younger people in increasing numbers. Does young blood transfusions really help adults?Watch more: Can You Give Blood After Death? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7tyYpKDc0&t=22s Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubL
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Why Hardwoods Are The Softest Woods

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Use the promo code "minuteearth" at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth for 26% off an annual subscription to CuriosityStream, plus access to Nebula!Not all hardwood trees have hard wood and softwoods soft wood, because these terms denote their taxono
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Why We Faint (When Other Animals Don't)

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Get a limited edition MinuteEarth YETI tumbler when you become a new patron at the $6 or above tiers or upgrade an existing pledge: https://patreon.com/minuteearthHumans are the only animals known to faint due to triggers like shock, fear, or pain; this i
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Where The Weird Things Are

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We made this video in partnership with the Bik Lab at University of Georgia and the National Science Foundation.Life in Antarctica's ocean has followed a completely different evolutionary path from other ocean life because of how cold and isolated the oce
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When Tree Planting Goes Wrong

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Special thanks to the Society for Ecological Restoration and its global partners for their support during this production; and to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which is part of the United Nations Environment Programme. Thanks to Kingsley Dixon a
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How Do Some Waves Get SO Big?

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Get 10% off all orders with code MINUTEEARTH now through May 31. After that, code is valid on 6" and 8.5" only. Shop now on https://bit.ly/MinuteEarthGlobes.All over the world, giant wave breaks appear because of underwater geology that supercharges their
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Ancient Humans Made Millions Of These - We Dont Know Why

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The Acheulean handaxe was the most common tool of early humans, but we still dont know what the heck they used it for.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Acheulean handaxe: large, chipped ston
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6 Types of Odd Body Armor

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From medieval knights to face shields, humans are pretty big fans of armor. But it turns out that other organisms use armor, too! Except sometimes, their armor doesnt look like anything wed expect.Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't WalkSciShow has a spinoff podca
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Can The Words You Read Change Your Behavior?

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"Priming" is the idea that the words you read can change the way you act. And yes, there are papers that show an effect: but we also need to talk about the Replication Crisis. MORE LANGUAGE FILES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD
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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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The Plant Thats Full Of Metal

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Special Christmas Deal! Use the link https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/MinuteEarth to support our channel and get 3 years + 2 months free for $79. Just $2.08 for a MONTH!The amount of metal some special plants are able to take up from the soil would b
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I found the BEST coronavirus depiction (+ explanation)

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To start comparing quotes and simplify insurance-buying check out Policygenius: http://policygenius.com/minuteearth. Thanks to Policygenius for sponsoring this video!Ever found a fantastic coronavirus illustration that led him to learn about viral attachm
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Genetically Modified Humans? CRISPR/Cas 9 Explained

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Fans of Blade Runner have already caught a glimpse of world with super-powered humans secretly living among us, capable of physical feats far beyond your everyday person. But now, with the the CRISPR/CAS9 Gene editing

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