Why do scientists try to learn about /people/ by studying creatures that none of us could ever be mistaken for? Learn about model organisms, and why they’re so helpful for us.
Why do scientists try to learn about /people/ by studying creatures that none of us could ever be mistaken for? Learn about model organisms, and why they’re so helpful for us.
What’s up with ticklishness? And are other animals ticklish, too? Quick Questions has the answers!
What’s up with ticklishness? And are other animals ticklish, too? Quick Questions has the answers!
2015x3 The Disappearing Monarch and the Oldest Mammal on Earth Episode overview
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2015 Feb 09
SciShow News starts the new year off with unusual animal news, including a crisis for the iconic monarch butterfly, and new research into what makes bowhead whales the longest-living mammals on Earth.
SciShow News starts the new year off with unusual animal news, including a crisis for the iconic monarch butterfly, and new research into what makes bowhead whales the longest-living mammals on Earth.
2015x4 Oklo, the Two Billion Year Old Nuclear Reactor Episode overview
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2015 Feb 12
SciShow takes you to a uranium deposit in Africa where, eons ago, a unique set of conditions came together to form the world’s only known natural nuclear reactor. Check it out! No radiation suit required!
SciShow takes you to a uranium deposit in Africa where, eons ago, a unique set of conditions came together to form the world’s only known natural nuclear reactor. Check it out! No radiation suit required!
When you burn fat, where does it go? Many people, even some doctors, think it’s just “burned up.” But that’s not possible! Find out where your fat really goes!
When you burn fat, where does it go? Many people, even some doctors, think it’s just “burned up.” But that’s not possible! Find out where your fat really goes!
2015x6 Dual-Sex Butterfly and the Risks of ... Oxygen Episode overview
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2015 Feb 16
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This episode has no summary.
2015x7 SciShow Talk Show: The Mice of Riddle Place & Bindi the Bearded Dragon Episode overview
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2015 Feb 17
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
2015x8 Who Will Survive The 6th Mass Extinction? Episode overview
What’s up with baby teeth? Do other animals have them, and what are they good for -- other than squeezing money out of the tooth fairy? We have the answers!
What’s up with baby teeth? Do other animals have them, and what are they good for -- other than squeezing money out of the tooth fairy? We have the answers!
2015x14 The Science of Sugar Addiction & The Fifth Taste Episode overview
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2015 Feb 30
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This episode has no summary.
2015x15 SciShow Talk Show: Animal Weapons with Doug Emlen & A Southern Three-Banded Armadillo Episode overview
Why don’t we have robots taking care of our every need by now? A little history of the field of robotics might help you understand how hard it is to get machines to perform tasks, and how far we’ve come in just a few decades.
Why don’t we have robots taking care of our every need by now? A little history of the field of robotics might help you understand how hard it is to get machines to perform tasks, and how far we’ve come in just a few decades.
2015x33 How to Make a Superbug, and an Even More Super-Collider! Episode overview
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2015 Ápr 06
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This episode has no summary.
2015x34 Why Does Toothpaste Make Everything Taste Bad? Episode overview
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2015 Ápr 10
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
2015x35 SciShow Talk Show: The History of Gender & Kiki the Domestic Cat Episode overview
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2015 Ápr 13
This week on the show Dr. Lindsey Doe, host of Sexplanations, walks us through a history of cases that have altered our understanding of gender identity. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show with Kiki, a domestic cat.
This week on the show Dr. Lindsey Doe, host of Sexplanations, walks us through a history of cases that have altered our understanding of gender identity. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show with Kiki, a domestic cat.
It’s true. You have tiny mites living all around your face. But who are they? And how did they get there? QQ has the A!
It’s true. You have tiny mites living all around your face. But who are they? And how did they get there? QQ has the A!
2015x38 Are People Really Left-Brained or Right-Brained? Episode overview
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2015 Ápr 19
SciShow explains how some great, Nobel-winning research into the human brain turned into a meme of misunderstanding that lasted for decades.
SciShow explains how some great, Nobel-winning research into the human brain turned into a meme of misunderstanding that lasted for decades.
2015x39 The Science Behind 'Genetically Modified Humans' Episode overview
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2015 Ápr 20
The media have been talking about “genetically modified humans” and “designer babies.” But what they’re really talking about is germ-line engineering: a process that could help eliminate .. show full overview
The media have been talking about “genetically modified humans” and “designer babies.” But what they’re really talking about is germ-line engineering: a process that could help eliminate heritable diseases. So why do some scientists want to pause the research?
2015x40 Great Minds: Benjamin Franklin: Founding Nerd Episode overview
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2015 Ápr 23
Learn the truth about Benjamin Franklin, his experiments into electricity, including the real story behind the kite and the key.
Learn the truth about Benjamin Franklin, his experiments into electricity, including the real story behind the kite and the key.
This week, the truth about “biodegradable plastic,” and new insights into how global warming might eventually make winters colder.
This week, the truth about “biodegradable plastic,” and new insights into how global warming might eventually make winters colder.
2015x43 Portuguese Man o' War: An Organism Made of Organisms? Episode overview
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2015 Ápr 30
When is an organism not an organism? Or, when is it a bunch of different organisms living together? SciShow introduces you to the weird world of siphonophores.
When is an organism not an organism? Or, when is it a bunch of different organisms living together? SciShow introduces you to the weird world of siphonophores.
Have you ever seen a tree with a big, twisted knot growing out of it? That’s just one way that plants can show signs of cancer. Quick Questions explains.
Have you ever seen a tree with a big, twisted knot growing out of it? That’s just one way that plants can show signs of cancer. Quick Questions explains.
2015x45 Know Your Scientists! Archaeology or Paleontology? Episode overview
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2015 Máj 03
How do you make an archaeologist really mad, really fast? Ask her if she’s found any dinosaurs. SciShow helps you Know Your Scientists by explaining the many differences between .. show full overview
How do you make an archaeologist really mad, really fast? Ask her if she’s found any dinosaurs. SciShow helps you Know Your Scientists by explaining the many differences between archaeology and paleontology, and how they’re each awesome in their own ways.
2015x46 SciShow Quiz Show: With the Brain Scoop's Emily Graslie! Episode overview
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2015 Máj 05
Hank goes head-to-head with the Brain Scoop’s Emily Graslie to match wits about springs, hoaxes, and human evolution!
Hank goes head-to-head with the Brain Scoop’s Emily Graslie to match wits about springs, hoaxes, and human evolution!
If our teeth are made mostly of calcium, why do we use fluoride to keep them healthy? Quick Questions explains why, and how we finally figured it out.
If our teeth are made mostly of calcium, why do we use fluoride to keep them healthy? Quick Questions explains why, and how we finally figured it out.
2015x49 SciShow Talk Show: Writer Jeremy Smith, Measuring Health & Freya the Pine Snake Episode overview
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2015 Máj 09
In this episode Hank talks about global medical history and recorded death certificates with journalist Jeremy Smith. Special guest from Animal Wonders and SciShow Kids Jessi Knudsen Castañeda brings Freya the Northern Pine Snake.
In this episode Hank talks about global medical history and recorded death certificates with journalist Jeremy Smith. Special guest from Animal Wonders and SciShow Kids Jessi Knudsen Castañeda brings Freya the Northern Pine Snake.
Adorable, sure, but how are you alive?? Giant pandas present a conservation challenge like no other. Find out how the bears eke out an existence in the wild, and why they’re proving so hard to save.
Adorable, sure, but how are you alive?? Giant pandas present a conservation challenge like no other. Find out how the bears eke out an existence in the wild, and why they’re proving so hard to save.
2015x52 Why Am I Upside-Down When I Look in a Spoon? Episode overview
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2015 Máj 15
We’d like to know why you’re staring at yourself in a spoon in the first place. But we can at least answer the question of why you look upside-down when you do.
We’d like to know why you’re staring at yourself in a spoon in the first place. But we can at least answer the question of why you look upside-down when you do.
Whooping cough used to infect hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. and kill thousands of children every year. Join us as we learn about the women who developed the vaccine that has since saved thousands of lives.
Whooping cough used to infect hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. and kill thousands of children every year. Join us as we learn about the women who developed the vaccine that has since saved thousands of lives.
This week, science explains the chemical love-connection we share with our dogs, and how some of the most isolated populations of people in the world are different on the inside.
This week, science explains the chemical love-connection we share with our dogs, and how some of the most isolated populations of people in the world are different on the inside.
2015x55 Xenotransplantation: When People Get Animal Parts Episode overview
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2015 Máj 20
How can we transplant animal tissue into humans? And will we ever be able to grow customized organs? SciShow explains!
How can we transplant animal tissue into humans? And will we ever be able to grow customized organs? SciShow explains!
2015x56 Why Do I Have to Use a Number 2 Pencil? Episode overview
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2015 Máj 21
Why do exams always tell you to use a number 2 pencil? What happens if you don’t? Quick Questions explains!
Why do exams always tell you to use a number 2 pencil? What happens if you don’t? Quick Questions explains!
Hundreds of thousands of people have clicked a button on reddit. Turns out that when you click can reveal a lot about your brain, and human nature.
Hundreds of thousands of people have clicked a button on reddit. Turns out that when you click can reveal a lot about your brain, and human nature.
2015x58 SciShow Talk Show: Environmental Engineer Mike Potts & Slick the Tiger Salamander Episode overview
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2015 Máj 25
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show where Hank Green talks with interesting people! In this episode Hank talks with Mike Potts, an environmental engineer at Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. with special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show where Hank Green talks with interesting people! In this episode Hank talks with Mike Potts, an environmental engineer at Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. with special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
Even if you don't want to eat them, your apple cores still have plenty of energy left to give. SciShow explores how cities are capturing that energy and turning it into fuel.
Even if you don't want to eat them, your apple cores still have plenty of energy left to give. SciShow explores how cities are capturing that energy and turning it into fuel.
SciShow News explains the forces at work behind the earthquake in Nepal, introduces you to a new species of dinosaur, and reveals a discovery in Antarctica.
SciShow News explains the forces at work behind the earthquake in Nepal, introduces you to a new species of dinosaur, and reveals a discovery in Antarctica.
Your digestive system makes weird noises sometimes. You can’t really stop it from happening, but you can find out why it happens in the first place!
Your digestive system makes weird noises sometimes. You can’t really stop it from happening, but you can find out why it happens in the first place!
2015x65 SciShow Quiz Show: With the SciShow Space Reid Reimers! Episode overview
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2015 Jún 07
Welcome to SciShow Quiz Show, where SciShow Space co-hosts Hank and Reid are back for another round!
Welcome to SciShow Quiz Show, where SciShow Space co-hosts Hank and Reid are back for another round!
2015x66 Evolution & The Science of Popular Music Episode overview
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2015 Jún 08
This week, researchers reveal the single most important influence on music since 1960. Also, turns out that sleepwalking and sleep terrors are genetically linked.
This week, researchers reveal the single most important influence on music since 1960. Also, turns out that sleepwalking and sleep terrors are genetically linked.
Hank Green interviews Scishow's Chief Editor Blake de Pastino who explains his interest in writing about science, paleontology & anthropology. Special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda brings corn snakes for everyone to play with.
Hank Green interviews Scishow's Chief Editor Blake de Pastino who explains his interest in writing about science, paleontology & anthropology. Special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda brings corn snakes for everyone to play with.
2015x75 Why Do Things Look Darker When They're Wet? Episode overview
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2015 Jún 26
It’s kinda embarrassing when you spill stuff on your shirt and it makes a stain. So you might as well understand the science behind it, so at least you can act all smart and explain it to people.
It’s kinda embarrassing when you spill stuff on your shirt and it makes a stain. So you might as well understand the science behind it, so at least you can act all smart and explain it to people.
Hank shares news about two unusual animals in crisis: the saiga, which have lost about half of their total population in the past month, and the smalltooth sawfish which has been found to reproduce in the wild, without sex.
Hank shares news about two unusual animals in crisis: the saiga, which have lost about half of their total population in the past month, and the smalltooth sawfish which has been found to reproduce in the wild, without sex.
Uploading your mind to a computer might one day let humans cheat death. The technology’s a long way off, but researchers are working on closing that gap. This episode was brought to you and inspired by the movie Self/less.
Uploading your mind to a computer might one day let humans cheat death. The technology’s a long way off, but researchers are working on closing that gap. This episode was brought to you and inspired by the movie Self/less.
It's the controversy that plagues dinner tables the world over. Cilantro tastes like soap to some people, but they may not just be picky. It could be genetic.
It's the controversy that plagues dinner tables the world over. Cilantro tastes like soap to some people, but they may not just be picky. It could be genetic.
2015x88 SciShow Talk Show: Henry Reich & Rook the Raven Episode overview
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2015 Júl 17
Hello and welcome to SciShow Talk Show where we talk to interesting people about interesting things! This week we discuss why we know why we don't know how bicycles stay up with Minute Physics host Henry Reich. Special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
Hello and welcome to SciShow Talk Show where we talk to interesting people about interesting things! This week we discuss why we know why we don't know how bicycles stay up with Minute Physics host Henry Reich. Special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
2015x89 What We Really Know About Placenta-Eating Episode overview
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2015 Júl 19
Join SciShow News as we explore why eating placenta doesn't actually do very much. Injecting wastewater into the ground, on the other hand, seems to do quite a bit.
Join SciShow News as we explore why eating placenta doesn't actually do very much. Injecting wastewater into the ground, on the other hand, seems to do quite a bit.
2015x90 Why Tomatoes Are Fruits, and Strawberries Aren't Berries Episode overview
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2015 Júl 22
Did you know that bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? A lot of thought goes into classifying fruits and vegetables, and it all has to do with anatomy.
Did you know that bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? A lot of thought goes into classifying fruits and vegetables, and it all has to do with anatomy.
2015x91 Why Does Your Breath Stink in the Morning? Episode overview
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2015 Júl 23
At night, your mouth becomes the perfect home for growing bacteria. Forgive us if we don’t talk to you until after you brush your teeth.
At night, your mouth becomes the perfect home for growing bacteria. Forgive us if we don’t talk to you until after you brush your teeth.
Hundreds of thousands of people get a tingling sensation, called ASMR, from things like whispering or personal attention. Here’s what science has to say about it.
Hundreds of thousands of people get a tingling sensation, called ASMR, from things like whispering or personal attention. Here’s what science has to say about it.
2015x96 SciShow Quiz Show: Weird Facts About Humans Episode overview
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2015 Aug 02
Hank squares off against the host of SciShow Kids, Jessi Knudsen Castaneda, to match wits about chemistry, evolution, and how babies are weird!
Hank squares off against the host of SciShow Kids, Jessi Knudsen Castaneda, to match wits about chemistry, evolution, and how babies are weird!
Why are GMOs bad? They aren’t. They just aren’t, not intrinsically, and certainly not for your health. We’ve been eating them for decades with no ill effects, which makes sense, because .. show full overview
Why are GMOs bad? They aren’t. They just aren’t, not intrinsically, and certainly not for your health. We’ve been eating them for decades with no ill effects, which makes sense, because a genetically modified organism is simply an organism, like every other organism, produces hundreds of thousands of proteins, but one or two of them are proteins that were chosen specifically by humans.
2015x101 'Female Viagra' & New Insights Into Narcolepsy Episode overview
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2015 Aug 11
Recent research has offered some new insights into our biochemistry -- from a proposed drug for sexual arousal to a possible link between the flu and narcolepsy.
Recent research has offered some new insights into our biochemistry -- from a proposed drug for sexual arousal to a possible link between the flu and narcolepsy.
Why does too much sun turn some people’s skin all red and shiny? Quick Questions explains!
Why does too much sun turn some people’s skin all red and shiny? Quick Questions explains!
2015x103 One-on-One Conversation with New Horizons Scientist Episode overview
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2015 Aug 15
Hank interviews Dr. Alex Harrison Parker about New Horizons' Pluto flyby, what's next for the probe, and what we can anticipate learning about the solar system's history!
Hank interviews Dr. Alex Harrison Parker about New Horizons' Pluto flyby, what's next for the probe, and what we can anticipate learning about the solar system's history!
2015x104 Inside The World's Most Powerful New Microscopes Episode overview
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2015 Aug 15
In recent years, scientists have come up with new ways to hack the physics of light, to invent the most powerful microscopes the world has ever seen.
In recent years, scientists have come up with new ways to hack the physics of light, to invent the most powerful microscopes the world has ever seen.
It may produce creepy images with way too many dogs and eyeballs, but Google’s DeepDream program is actually a valuable window into artificial intelligence.
It may produce creepy images with way too many dogs and eyeballs, but Google’s DeepDream program is actually a valuable window into artificial intelligence.
We’ve all been flying high ever since the development of the jet engine in the mid-1950s. But why were jets were designed to fly at those high altitudes in the first place?
We’ve all been flying high ever since the development of the jet engine in the mid-1950s. But why were jets were designed to fly at those high altitudes in the first place?
Sometimes, big hunks of strange-looking flesh wash up onshore and then people think that they’re dinosaurs or giant octopi or previously undiscovered species. Turns out the ocean can do nasty things to dead things...making them just awful to look at.
Sometimes, big hunks of strange-looking flesh wash up onshore and then people think that they’re dinosaurs or giant octopi or previously undiscovered species. Turns out the ocean can do nasty things to dead things...making them just awful to look at.
2015x111 SciShow Quiz Show: The Science of Puppies! Episode overview
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2015 Aug 29
SciShow Quiz Show is back, with familiar faces Hank Green and Lindsey Doe matching wits about ancient science, puppies, and all kinds of words that have “sex” in them!
SciShow Quiz Show is back, with familiar faces Hank Green and Lindsey Doe matching wits about ancient science, puppies, and all kinds of words that have “sex” in them!
2015x112 The Science of Screaming, And What Was the Biggest Dinosaur? Episode overview
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2015 Aug 31
Scientists dissect the human scream for the first time, and also re-think what was thought to be the biggest dinosaur in the world.
Scientists dissect the human scream for the first time, and also re-think what was thought to be the biggest dinosaur in the world.
2015x113 Can Pickles and Bananas Really Help Athletes? Episode overview
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2015 Sze 03
Some athletes swear by pickle juice and bananas, but how do they help? Quick Questions explains!
Some athletes swear by pickle juice and bananas, but how do they help? Quick Questions explains!
You probably won’t get stuck in quicksand. But if you do, you can use physics to get yourself out.
You probably won’t get stuck in quicksand. But if you do, you can use physics to get yourself out.
2015x115 Cryptography: The Science of Making and Breaking Codes Episode overview
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2015 Sze 06
There are lots of different ways to encrypt a message, from early, simple ciphers to the famous Enigma machine. But it’s tough to make a code truly unbreakable.
There are lots of different ways to encrypt a message, from early, simple ciphers to the famous Enigma machine. But it’s tough to make a code truly unbreakable.
Cecil was one of the most thoroughly studied lions in Africa. And thanks to him, we know several reasons why the death of one big cat can be a big deal.
Cecil was one of the most thoroughly studied lions in Africa. And thanks to him, we know several reasons why the death of one big cat can be a big deal.
2015x117 Lead: The Original Artificial Sweetener Episode overview
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2015 Sze 10
Lead is really useful when you add it to things like paint and gasoline. Problem is, it’s also poisonous.
Lead is really useful when you add it to things like paint and gasoline. Problem is, it’s also poisonous.
2015x118 What Happens to My Wool Sweater in the Washer? Episode overview
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2015 Sze 11
Be careful with your wool. Unless you want a nice piece of felt with some holes in it.
Be careful with your wool. Unless you want a nice piece of felt with some holes in it.
2015x119 SciShow Talk Show: More about Animal Weapons with Doug Emlen & Professor Claw the Emperor Scorpion Episode overview
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2015 Sze 13
Doug Emlen returns to SciShow to talk about the parallels between arms races in animals and arms races in humans. Then Jessi joins the show to show off an animal with it's own set of weapons.
Doug Emlen returns to SciShow to talk about the parallels between arms races in animals and arms races in humans. Then Jessi joins the show to show off an animal with it's own set of weapons.
2015x120 Colorado's Bright Yellow River, and Why Fruit Flies Mate Episode overview
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2015 Sze 14
This week on SciShow News, toxic waste from an abandoned mine turned a river yellow, and new research shows that threatened fruit flies may have more diverse offspring.
This week on SciShow News, toxic waste from an abandoned mine turned a river yellow, and new research shows that threatened fruit flies may have more diverse offspring.
2015x121 Could Dinosaurs Have Been Warm-Blooded? Episode overview
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2015 Sze 17
For a long time, scientists have debated whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded or cold-blooded. Turns out, they were probably somewhere in between.
For a long time, scientists have debated whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded or cold-blooded. Turns out, they were probably somewhere in between.
Why do we faint? Because sometimes, your nervous system just doesn’t know what to do with itself.
Why do we faint? Because sometimes, your nervous system just doesn’t know what to do with itself.
2015x123 5 Chemicals That Are in (Almost) Everything You Eat Episode overview
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2015 Sze 19
Discover 5 key chemicals that we use to make our food taste the way it’s supposed to taste, look the way we expect it to look, and generally survive the journey to our tables intact.
Discover 5 key chemicals that we use to make our food taste the way it’s supposed to taste, look the way we expect it to look, and generally survive the journey to our tables intact.
2015x124 Pareidolia: Why People Keep Seeing Crazy Stuff on Mars Episode overview
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2015 Sze 21
Why do people supposedly see a woman in pictures sent from Mars by the Curiosity Rover? For the same reason that people see Pepe the Frog in their toast, or Jesus in a tortilla: a phenomenon known as pareidolia.
Why do people supposedly see a woman in pictures sent from Mars by the Curiosity Rover? For the same reason that people see Pepe the Frog in their toast, or Jesus in a tortilla: a phenomenon known as pareidolia.
Some people have more taste buds than the rest of us. They’re called supertasters, and they can taste things others can’t.
Some people have more taste buds than the rest of us. They’re called supertasters, and they can taste things others can’t.
2015x127 SciShow Quiz Show: Why Humans Are Weird! Episode overview
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2015 Sze 27
In this explosive episode of SciShow Quiz Show, Hank Green and SciShow writer Dave Loos test their knowledge of diamonds, the environment, and the many reasons why humans are very strange creatures.
In this explosive episode of SciShow Quiz Show, Hank Green and SciShow writer Dave Loos test their knowledge of diamonds, the environment, and the many reasons why humans are very strange creatures.
SciShow explores a newly identified neurological condition, aphantasia, the inability to visualize things in your imagination, and gives tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks, popular explorer of the human mind.
SciShow explores a newly identified neurological condition, aphantasia, the inability to visualize things in your imagination, and gives tribute to Dr. Oliver Sacks, popular explorer of the human mind.
Scientists are working on creating organisms with designer genomes -- and someday, we might end up with bacteria manufacturing our jet fuel.
Scientists are working on creating organisms with designer genomes -- and someday, we might end up with bacteria manufacturing our jet fuel.
2015x134 Why Don’t Spiders Stick to Their Webs? Episode overview
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2015 Okt 08
Spiderwebs are designed to trap bug-sized creatures. So how come spiders don’t get stuck?
Spiderwebs are designed to trap bug-sized creatures. So how come spiders don’t get stuck?
2015x135 SciShow Talk Show: Dr. Jeff Good & Cas the Arctic Fox Episode overview
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2015 Okt 09
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show where Hank talks with Dr. Jeff Good about seasonal animal adaptations. Special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda with Cas the Arctic Fox.
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show where Hank talks with Dr. Jeff Good about seasonal animal adaptations. Special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda with Cas the Arctic Fox.
Alzheimer’s isn’t contagious -- at least, in the sense that you can’t catch it from being around somebody who has it. But, it turns out, it is transmissible, just not directly.
Alzheimer’s isn’t contagious -- at least, in the sense that you can’t catch it from being around somebody who has it. But, it turns out, it is transmissible, just not directly.
2015x137 5 Things Your Nails Can Say About Your Health Episode overview
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2015 Okt 14
Your nails can do more than just look pretty. They can tell you some things about your health!
Your nails can do more than just look pretty. They can tell you some things about your health!
Pet trackers, and lots of other electronics, have little cylinders inside them called ferrite beads. If they didn’t, they’d probably be picking up the local traffic report instead.
Pet trackers, and lots of other electronics, have little cylinders inside them called ferrite beads. If they didn’t, they’d probably be picking up the local traffic report instead.
Fireflies, crustaceans, jellyfish -- lots of living things glow, and they do it for all kinds of reasons, some of which we haven’t even discovered yet.
Fireflies, crustaceans, jellyfish -- lots of living things glow, and they do it for all kinds of reasons, some of which we haven’t even discovered yet.
In this episode of SciShow, we’re going to investigate a murder. But first, we’re going to have to learn all about forensics, the use of science in criminal law -- and the real-life version is a little different from what you might see on TV.
In this episode of SciShow, we’re going to investigate a murder. But first, we’re going to have to learn all about forensics, the use of science in criminal law -- and the real-life version is a little different from what you might see on TV.
2015x149 3 Animals That Breathe Through Their Butts Episode overview
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2015 Nov 05
If you want to be able to breathe underwater, you’re going to need to get creative. So some turtles, dragonfly nymphs, and sea cucumbers decided to use their butts.
If you want to be able to breathe underwater, you’re going to need to get creative. So some turtles, dragonfly nymphs, and sea cucumbers decided to use their butts.
There are a lot of nuclear weapons on Earth, so many that we often say it’s enough to “destroy the world several times over.” But could we? Well, that depends on what you mean. Also...no .. show full overview
There are a lot of nuclear weapons on Earth, so many that we often say it’s enough to “destroy the world several times over.” But could we? Well, that depends on what you mean. Also...no matter what you mean, probably not. The Earth is pretty sturdy and people are pretty good at surviving and even after all this time and technology, our biggest weapons are pretty puny on a universal scale.
2015x151 SciShow Talk Show: Jimmy Henderson & The Red Eyed Skinks Episode overview
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2015 Nov 08
SciShow Talk Show is back! Hank talks to Jimmy Henderson about project MINERVA, or is it the MINERVA Project? Special Guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda introduces two red eyed crocodile skinks!
SciShow Talk Show is back! Hank talks to Jimmy Henderson about project MINERVA, or is it the MINERVA Project? Special Guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda introduces two red eyed crocodile skinks!
Quantum physics is weird. But quantum computing could be awesome! Learn how scientists took a big leap this week toward making quantum computers a reality.
Quantum physics is weird. But quantum computing could be awesome! Learn how scientists took a big leap this week toward making quantum computers a reality.
2015x171 SciShow Talk Show: The Insectarium with Olivia Gordon Episode overview
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2015 Nov 11
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show where Hank talks with interesting people about interesting things! In this episode Hank talks with Olivia Gordon of the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium.
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show where Hank talks with interesting people about interesting things! In this episode Hank talks with Olivia Gordon of the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium.
At least one entire class of dinosaurs seems to have had feathers—including velociraptors, and probably T. rex. Find out how we know, and how we even know what color some of them were!
At least one entire class of dinosaurs seems to have had feathers—including velociraptors, and probably T. rex. Find out how we know, and how we even know what color some of them were!
2015x154 Why Do Nuclear Bombs Make Mushroom Clouds? Episode overview
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2015 Nov 13
If you’ve ever put your feet up on a warm summer’s day and played “spot the shape in the cloud,” you might’ve seen a kangaroo, a guy preparing to facepalm, maybe a mushroom... On second thought, hopefully not that last one.
If you’ve ever put your feet up on a warm summer’s day and played “spot the shape in the cloud,” you might’ve seen a kangaroo, a guy preparing to facepalm, maybe a mushroom... On second thought, hopefully not that last one.
2015x155 Flavor Science: What's Really in a Pumpkin Spice Latte Episode overview
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2015 Nov 14
If you take a look at an ingredients list, odds are you’ll find natural and artificial flavors somewhere in there. Turns out there’s a whole science to making your pumpkin spice latte taste like pumpkin spice, or your potato chips taste like pizza.
If you take a look at an ingredients list, odds are you’ll find natural and artificial flavors somewhere in there. Turns out there’s a whole science to making your pumpkin spice latte taste like pumpkin spice, or your potato chips taste like pizza.
Over the past few weeks, the Nobel committees have been announcing the 2015 laureates. This year’s winners in the physics and chemistry categories made discoveries about the tiny neutrinos flying through all of us, and the ways our bodies repair DNA.
Over the past few weeks, the Nobel committees have been announcing the 2015 laureates. This year’s winners in the physics and chemistry categories made discoveries about the tiny neutrinos flying through all of us, and the ways our bodies repair DNA.
We’re going back to the future! The real-life 2015 looks a little different than the movie version, though.
We’re going back to the future! The real-life 2015 looks a little different than the movie version, though.
2015x160 Modern Human Migration and Echolocating Eels Episode overview
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2015 Nov 23
Scientists have found 80,000-year-old modern human teeth in a Chinese cave, challenging the most widely accepted timelines of human migration. And electric eels use electricity to both attack and track their prey!
Scientists have found 80,000-year-old modern human teeth in a Chinese cave, challenging the most widely accepted timelines of human migration. And electric eels use electricity to both attack and track their prey!
2015x161 What Does Anesthesia Do to Your Brain? Episode overview
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2015 Nov 26
Scientists know that anesthesia drugs are really good at knocking you out. What they don’t know is how.
Scientists know that anesthesia drugs are really good at knocking you out. What they don’t know is how.
Plenty of animals have tears that moisturize their eyes. But does that mean they’re sad? Quick Questions explains!
Plenty of animals have tears that moisturize their eyes. But does that mean they’re sad? Quick Questions explains!
2015x163 SciShow Quiz Show with Phil Plait: Sperm, Whales, and Sperm Whales Episode overview
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2015 Nov 29
Hank and Phil Plait dive deep into questions about gametes and sea mammals in this episode of SciShow Quiz Show!
Hank and Phil Plait dive deep into questions about gametes and sea mammals in this episode of SciShow Quiz Show!
2015x164 Social Interaction and the 'Bliss Molecule' Episode overview
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2015 Nov 30
This week on SciShow News, scientists found that social interaction triggers the production of the “bliss molecule” in mice. Plus, eating sugar is about more than just the calories.
This week on SciShow News, scientists found that social interaction triggers the production of the “bliss molecule” in mice. Plus, eating sugar is about more than just the calories.
2015x165 How Words Get Stuck on the Tip of Your Tongue Episode overview
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2015 Dec 02
You know that feeling, when you know a word but it’s just out of reach, stuck on the tip of your tongue? Well, why does it happen? And what can you do about it?
You know that feeling, when you know a word but it’s just out of reach, stuck on the tip of your tongue? Well, why does it happen? And what can you do about it?
Enjoy your bacon sandwich, while we walk you through the facts and fictions of what science can -- and maybe someday, will -- do to help people lose weight safely.
Enjoy your bacon sandwich, while we walk you through the facts and fictions of what science can -- and maybe someday, will -- do to help people lose weight safely.
Brain training games claim to improve your memory, attention, and reasoning skills. Some even say they help prevent the onset of dementia. Problem is, they don’t really work.
Brain training games claim to improve your memory, attention, and reasoning skills. Some even say they help prevent the onset of dementia. Problem is, they don’t really work.
Blu-rays can hold about ten times more than DVDs because Blu-ray players use special blue lasers to read them. But it took a while for scientists to figure out how to make those lasers work.
Blu-rays can hold about ten times more than DVDs because Blu-ray players use special blue lasers to read them. But it took a while for scientists to figure out how to make those lasers work.
There are a few animals that will instinctively lick their wounds when injured. SciShow Quick Questions explores the reasons why they do this, and why we sometimes have to stop them from doing it.
There are a few animals that will instinctively lick their wounds when injured. SciShow Quick Questions explores the reasons why they do this, and why we sometimes have to stop them from doing it.
Why do songs get stuck in our heads? And what can we do to get rid of them!? Michael Aranda explains current scientific thought on the subject (and also does a pretty good Shia LaBeouf impression).
Why do songs get stuck in our heads? And what can we do to get rid of them!? Michael Aranda explains current scientific thought on the subject (and also does a pretty good Shia LaBeouf impression).
2015x177 Interview with EPA Administrator McCarthy Episode overview
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2015 Dec 23
Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the .. show full overview
Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the changing energy industry.
When you cut into a nice, juicy steak what's all that liquid that pours out? Is it blood? It looks like blood. ...it's not blood.
When you cut into a nice, juicy steak what's all that liquid that pours out? Is it blood? It looks like blood. ...it's not blood.
2015x186 SciShow Talk Show: Jack Horner Meets a Dinosaur Episode overview
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2015 10
Jack Horner and Hank talk about the evolution of dinosaurs, what it took to become a world-famous paleontologist, genetics, and meet a live dinosaur courtesy of Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
Jack Horner and Hank talk about the evolution of dinosaurs, what it took to become a world-famous paleontologist, genetics, and meet a live dinosaur courtesy of Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
While humans age and die (which is kind of a bummer), it looks like hydras will stay young and fertile forever. Why is this? And what can we learn from these tentacular microscopic organisms?
While humans age and die (which is kind of a bummer), it looks like hydras will stay young and fertile forever. Why is this? And what can we learn from these tentacular microscopic organisms?
Even before we knew what bacteria were capable of, we were using certain metals to help fight off their effects.. Hank Green explains how on this episode of SciShow.
Even before we knew what bacteria were capable of, we were using certain metals to help fight off their effects.. Hank Green explains how on this episode of SciShow.
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?
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?
Dietary science is complicated-- one day something is good for you and the next it's not. Learn what we DO know about fat chemistry in this episode of SciShow.
Dietary science is complicated-- one day something is good for you and the next it's not. Learn what we DO know about fat chemistry in this episode of SciShow.
While not the kind of epidemic you're used to hearing about, nearsightedness is becoming a major health issue in many places. Learn about how scientists are finding out the reasons .. show full overview
While not the kind of epidemic you're used to hearing about, nearsightedness is becoming a major health issue in many places. Learn about how scientists are finding out the reasons behind the increase in myopia, and how sunlight might be an important component.
2015x198Season finale Science Superlatives of 2015! Episode overview
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2015 31
Learn about the strongest, slowest, and fastest science in 2015!
Learn about the strongest, slowest, and fastest science in 2015!
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