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Season 2021
Most new species are discovered by amateurs because nowadays non-professionals are actually better suited to the requirements of new species “discovery.”
Most new species are discovered by amateurs because nowadays non-professionals are actually better suited to the requirements of new species “discovery.”
Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.
Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.
Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
Different dogs look incredibly different - but that doesn't mean they are necessarily more diverse.
Different dogs look incredibly different - but that doesn't mean they are necessarily more diverse.
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The BEST Depiction of Coronavirus Is A Work of Art (literally)
Episode overview
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.
In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.
Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
The body can get a whole lot colder - but not a whole lot hotter - before we die. Why is that?
The body can get a whole lot colder - but not a whole lot hotter - before we die. Why is that?
You might already know that proteins are a fundamental part of your diet, but they're much more than that.
You might already know that proteins are a fundamental part of your diet, but they're much more than that.
Superheroes - imaginary and real - aren't all that super on their own...here's why.
Superheroes - imaginary and real - aren't all that super on their own...here's why.
All over the world, giant wave breaks appear because of underwater geology that supercharges their wave energy.
All over the world, giant wave breaks appear because of underwater geology that supercharges their wave energy.
Humans are the only animals known to faint due to triggers like shock, fear, or pain; this is due to a combination of our massive brains and upright stance.
Humans are the only animals known to faint due to triggers like shock, fear, or pain; this is due to a combination of our massive brains and upright stance.
Because there are so many different types of penises among our evolutionary relatives, we didn’t know until a recent discovery whether they all had the same origin.
Because there are so many different types of penises among our evolutionary relatives, we didn’t know until a recent discovery whether they all had the same origin.
The global pandemic led to a drop in outdoor air pollution, but it also led to an increase in indoor air pollution - and our exposure to it.
The global pandemic led to a drop in outdoor air pollution, but it also led to an increase in indoor air pollution - and our exposure to it.
We might have a strong hand because having a weak hand is actually useful.
We might have a strong hand because having a weak hand is actually useful.
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We don't know what a tree is (and this video won't tell you)
Episode overview
It turns out that defining what is and isn't a “tree” is way harder than it seems.
It turns out that defining what is and isn't a “tree” is way harder than it seems.
By analyzing survivorship curves over the centuries, we can learn what’s changed about how - and when - humans die.
By analyzing survivorship curves over the centuries, we can learn what’s changed about how - and when - humans die.
Fevers are one of our best weapons against infections, but they don't work like you might think.
Fevers are one of our best weapons against infections, but they don't work like you might think.
Optimal foraging theory means that turning down food is sometimes more efficient than eating it - but even then, what’s “wasted” doesn’t necessarily go to waste.
Optimal foraging theory means that turning down food is sometimes more efficient than eating it - but even then, what’s “wasted” doesn’t necessarily go to waste.
It’s not just how much you take in; it’s how fast your body can purge it.
It’s not just how much you take in; it’s how fast your body can purge it.
While the rest of the world’s megafauna are still foundering in the anthropocene era, these two big animals have used little animal strategies to bounce back. Way back.
While the rest of the world’s megafauna are still foundering in the anthropocene era, these two big animals have used little animal strategies to bounce back. Way back.
Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales.
Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales.
Because smaller animals have to eat more relative to their bodyweight, Tolkein’s hobbits need to eat a lot - not for comfort, but for survival.
Because smaller animals have to eat more relative to their bodyweight, Tolkein’s hobbits need to eat a lot - not for comfort, but for survival.
People all around the world tend to represent time via space, but there’s no consensus on which way time goes.
People all around the world tend to represent time via space, but there’s no consensus on which way time goes.
Lots of global problems seem intractable, but there’s a formula for success that we can follow.
Lots of global problems seem intractable, but there’s a formula for success that we can follow.
The current hurricane category scale doesn’t accurately convey the danger of a storm, because it doesn’t account for a hurricane's most destructive factors.
The current hurricane category scale doesn’t accurately convey the danger of a storm, because it doesn’t account for a hurricane's most destructive factors.
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Hyena Butter: Everything You Did And Didn't Want To Know
Episode overview
Hyenas communicate via an information-dense physical medium (hyena butter) - and now MinuteEarth does too (book).
Hyenas communicate via an information-dense physical medium (hyena butter) - and now MinuteEarth does too (book).
Trying to ripen some fruits on your kitchen counter is totally fruitless - here's why.
Trying to ripen some fruits on your kitchen counter is totally fruitless - here's why.
A technology to ignore birds on radar ended up being useful to study and conserve them.
A technology to ignore birds on radar ended up being useful to study and conserve them.
The competitive exclusion principle predicts that there would just be a few species of plankton, but instead there are thousands.
The competitive exclusion principle predicts that there would just be a few species of plankton, but instead there are thousands.
The way we experience seasons don't necessarily line up with how they're technically defined - here's why.
The way we experience seasons don't necessarily line up with how they're technically defined - here's why.
The urushiol molecules in poison ivy have the ability to trigger a harmful immune response in most people because the immune system mistakenly labels them as a threat.
The urushiol molecules in poison ivy have the ability to trigger a harmful immune response in most people because the immune system mistakenly labels them as a threat.
Our oceans don’t technically contain salt, but the ions salt is made of play a critical role in planet-wide processes that make the Earth habitable.
Our oceans don’t technically contain salt, but the ions salt is made of play a critical role in planet-wide processes that make the Earth habitable.
Extreme weather sometimes happens in very specific areas thanks to extreme surface temperature differences.
Extreme weather sometimes happens in very specific areas thanks to extreme surface temperature differences.
A broken bone might seem worse than a sprain, but you'll get over it much more quickly.
A broken bone might seem worse than a sprain, but you'll get over it much more quickly.
The most cost-effective way to save a human life right now is to help give Vitamin A drops to certain groups of people, thanks to the health effects of the drops and the ease of their distribution.
The most cost-effective way to save a human life right now is to help give Vitamin A drops to certain groups of people, thanks to the health effects of the drops and the ease of their distribution.
Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies, like NFTs, work a lot like reindeer mating.
Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies, like NFTs, work a lot like reindeer mating.
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