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2013
2013x1
Animals That Do Drugs
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03, 2013
Turns out humans aren't the only animals that can medicate themselves - many other animals have found ways to deal with illness by using natural remedies. Hank will tell you about some .. show full overview
2013x2
Sugar, Worms, and Space
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05, 2013
In this week's news, Hank explains how earthworms are doing nanotechnology for us, Americans will soon be eating genetically modified salmon, the Russians are going back to space, and another reason to drink less soda.
2013x3
3 Whack Weather Phenomena
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08, 2013
Hank describes three of the whackest weather phenomena on Earth: atmospheric rivers, fire tornadoes, and ball lightning. Super interesting and super weird.
2013x4
What Happens if Your Body is Exposed to the Vacuum of Space?
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10, 2013
Hank answers a SciShow viewer's most pressing question about what happens if the human body gets exposed to space. Would your head really explode?
2013x5
Space News From The Future!
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12, 2013
Today Hank uses his patented prognosticating abilities to tell you about some space news events to watch out for in 2013. What one thing is the Curiosity rover going to spend most of .. show full overview
2013x6
Can We Predict Earthquakes?
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16, 2013
Hank talks about why it is so difficult for scientists to predict earthquakes in the short term.
2013x7
Warp Drives
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17, 2013
Hank talks about how warp drives could potentially work.
2013x8
FAQs About the New Flu
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19, 2013
In today's news, Michael Aranda stands in for Hank to talk about this year's flu season. And no, Hank isn't out sick with the flu - he's on the road and out of the studio for a few weeks!
2013x9
How Many Stars Are There?
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21, 2013
ERROR IN VIDEO - There are up to 200 BILLION stars in our galaxy...not 200 million. How many stars are there in the universe? This question leads Hank to a couple other questions - .. show full overview
2013x10
Facts About Fracking
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22, 2013
Hank gives us a summary of the important facts about fracking: what it is, why we do it, and how it actually isn't all butterflies and cupcakes.
2013x11
Big Idea: Gunpowder
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24, 2013
Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of eternal life discovered the world's first chemical explosive. Hank has the full story on gunpowder in this SciShow about a big idea of science.
2013x12
DNA and Dung Beetles
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26, 2013
Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop (http://www.youtube.com/thebrainscoop) stands in for Hank in this week's news to tell us about an effort to classify every organism on Earth, a fight .. show full overview
2013x13
SciShow Talk Show #1: Emily, Rhinos, and Cas the Arctic Fox
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27, 2013
Featuring Emily of The Brain Scoop (http://www.youtube.com/thebrainscoop) and Cas the Arctic Fox! We decided it would be cool to have guests come into the studio and talk about science .. show full overview
2013x14
How to Make the World's Simplest Motor: SciShow Experiments
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29, 2013
Hank builds a simple electric motor just powerful enough to make a small screw spin, but also strong enough to blow your mind.
2013x15
3 Weird Ways Olde Tyme People Got High
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31, 2013
Humans have been processing plants for their narcotic effects for at least 5000 years, historically for ceremonial purposes, to deal with harsh environmental conditions or difficult .. show full overview
2013x16
The Most Beautiful Science of 2012
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02, 2013
Michael Aranda substitutes for Hank again in this week's News to tell you about the winners of the 2012 Visualization Challenge, an annual competition run by the journal Science that .. show full overview
2013x17
SciShow Talk Show #2: Peter, Self-healing Skin, & Professor Claw the Emperor Scorpion
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05, 2013
Featuring Peter Winkler, our SciShow graphics guru, and Professor Claw, the emperor scorpion. We decided it would be cool to have guests come into the studio and talk about science with .. show full overview
2013x18
Twins x Twins = Twins?
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08, 2013
At SciShow, we ask the tough questions. Today we explore the answer to the question "if identical twin brothers married identical twin sisters, would their offspring be identical?"
2013x19
Asteroid Fly-By!
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09, 2013
Today Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop gives us the news about a couple of near- misses for our planet and an update on where astronomers think habitable life might be found in other star systems.
2013x20
Fun With Potatoes & Physics! A SciShow Experiment
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12, 2013
Hank uses a favorite subject of the YouTube community - the potato gun - to teach us about the principles of pneumatics, which use the potential energy of compressed gas to do work in lots of useful machines every day.
2013x21
SciShow Talk Show #3: Katherine, Cats and a Brush-tailed Bettong
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13, 2013
Featuring Katherine Green, Content and Social Media Manager for SciShow and also Hank's wife, and Quigley, the brush-tailed bettong or woylie. In this episode, Katherine shows Hank .. show full overview
2013x22
Big Idea: Blood Transfusions
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14, 2013
The idea of putting blood into a person was a radical one when it was first attempted 350 years ago, but today, more than 15 million pints of blood are donated each year in the U.S. to .. show full overview
2013x23
Meteorite Strikes Russia
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15, 2013
Earlier today, a 15 meter wide meteor exploded over siberia with the force of several Hiroshima bombs. Over 1200 people were injured, mostly by flying glass. Here, Hank discusses what happened, what it means, and comparable events in history.
2013x24
Hank Meets a Giant Squid and Other News
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16, 2013
Hank is back in the studio and is very excited to be able again to share news of the universe with you, including his encounter with a giant squid, an English king discovered under a .. show full overview
2013x25
SciShow Talk Show #4: Hank and Michael Meet an Alien
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18, 2013
Featuring Michael Aranda and Kemosabe the prehensile-tailed porcupine. In this episode, Michael attempts to stump Hank and then they meet Kemo and Jessi from Animal Wonders.
2013x26
Weird Places: Göreme National Park
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19, 2013
There are a lot of weird places on Earth and our new series will explore some of the weirdest. Today Hank takes us to Göreme National Park in Turkey so we can learn about this region's .. show full overview
2013x27
Spring, Time for Drunk Birds
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21, 2013
As spring approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, we anticipate the fluttering butterflies and the capering baby lambs, and we can also expect to see some birds hammered out of their .. show full overview
2013x28
The Science of Genetically Modified Food
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22, 2013
In the U.S., genetically modified organisms are everywhere, despite the fact that creating GMOs for food is incredibly expensive and time-consuming and their impacts on the environment .. show full overview
2013x29
Spider Rain?!!
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25, 2013
Hank sets the record straight for us, discussing a rain of spiders in Brazil (!?), a new virus that has the internet all a-twitter, and another asteroid recently found to have hit the Earth (not the one in Siberia!) - are you ready for some DATA?
2013x30
SciShow Talk Show #5: Emily and Hank Meet a Blue-Tongued Skink
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27, 2013
Emily Graslie of the Brain Scoop is back again with some more skulls to stump Hank, and Jessi from Animal Wonders brings in Blueberry the blue-tongued skink.
2013x31
Extreme Animal Cannibalism
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28, 2013
Evolution doesn't care about ethics - it cares about surviving and getting your alleles out there as much as possible. From that perspective, cannibalism can seem like a pretty good idea .. show full overview
2013x32
Plasma Rain?
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02, 2013
Last week, NASA published a jaw-droppingly beautiful and kinda terrifying video called "Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun" - Hank takes some time to explain why the video is awesome in today's SciShow News.
2013x33
Richard Feynman, The Great Explainer: Great Minds
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04, 2013
Aside from being a great scientist and teacher, Richard Feynman was a kooky and curious guy who played the bongos, painted, and did math in strip clubs. Hank shares his Feynman love fest with us in this episode of SciShow: Great Minds.
2013x34
Is There Gravity in Space?
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05, 2013
In a word, "yes" - space is packed with gravity. Hank explains how Isaac Newton described how gravity works, and why even though it seems that things are floating in space, they're still .. show full overview
2013x35
The Search for Antimatter
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07, 2013
If you don't have any idea what antimatter is, you don't have to feel bad - the brightest minds in the world have only recently begun to understand what it is and how it works. Hank .. show full overview
2013x36
The Manhattan Project
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10, 2013
Some of the greatest advances in science have come from humanity's more destructive impulses. This is not the fault of science - when we discover powerful truths about the universe it's .. show full overview
2013x37
Major Brain Dump!
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11, 2013
This week on SciShow news, strap in for a trip through the frontier of the human brain. The human connectome is a years long venture to explore and map the pathways of the human brain, .. show full overview
2013x38
Breaking News: Mars Suitable for Life
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12, 2013
Earlier today, mission specialists with NASA's Mars Science Laboratory announced that they have found, for the first time, evidence of an ancient environment on Mars that could have .. show full overview
2013x39
π 'N' Science
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14, 2013
It's pi day! Hank explains why this irrational number is important to scientists, and discusses a bit of a controversy that surrounds it.
2013x40
Viking Sunstones and Mummy Health Secrets
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16, 2013
Today on SciShow news, dead person wisdom is helping enrich our understanding of the natural world - how did Vikings manage to be such awesome navigators? And is heart disease inherent in human beings? Scientists think mummies may have the answer.
2013x41
SciShow Talk Show #6: More About Cats, & Gonzo the Toucanet
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18, 2013
Katherine is back with more information about cats and Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Gonzo the crimson-rumped toucanet.
2013x42
IDTIMWYTIM: "Organic"
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19, 2013
In the world of chemistry, an "organic" compound is often described as anything with carbon in it, and "organic chemistry" is the study of carbon compounds, but there is actually no .. show full overview
2013x43
Weird Places: Blood Falls
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21, 2013
In our continuing series on Earth's weirdest places, Hank describes the crazy place in Antarctica known as Blood Falls in all its scientifically strange majesty.
2013x44
A Cure for Ebola, Rabies, & Other Virus Villains?
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23, 2013
Viruses are among humanity's greatest threats and it seems like they're always one step ahead of us. But this week, biologists say that they've discovered a new weapon we can use against .. show full overview
2013x45
Top 5 Deadliest Substances on Earth
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25, 2013
There are natural poisons that lurk in bacteria, plants, and fungi pretty much everywhere, and they're there for good reasons (according to the organisms that produce them) - but what is .. show full overview
2013x46
Anxiety Hurts
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26, 2013
Everybody knows what anxiety feels like - it's annoying and counterproductive and apparently useless, so why does it exist? It turns out your anxiety isn't useless at all - it's a result .. show full overview
2013x47
The Oldest Star in the Universe
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28, 2013
Hank tells the story of the mysterious star known as "Methuseleh," and why scientists think that it is the oldest known star in the universe
2013x48
NASA Needs You
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30, 2013
Hank usually likes to keep science and politics separated, but the reality is that a lot of scientific research in the United States is funded by the government. This is a problem right .. show full overview
2013x49
The Retro-Proto-Turbo-Encabulator
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01, 2013
Hank brings us a special report on the retro-proto-turbo-encabulator, which could very well revolutionize...uh...something.
2013x50
Space Trash: The Next Big Pickle
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02, 2013
Earth's orbit has a bit of a litter problem. Hank outlines a few ways scientists have thought of to help clean things up.
2013x51
Why Do Cats Purr?
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04, 2013
The smaller members of the felid family can purr, but why? Hank takes on this most adorable of life's mysteries in todays episode of SciShow.
2013x52
Ada Lovelace: Great Minds
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05, 2013
Ada Lovelace, Daughter of Lord Byron, was somehow the first author of a computer program...even though she lived more than a century before the first modern computer.
2013x53
SciShow Talk Show #7: Sinkholes, Robotic Mules & Fluffy the Tarantula
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08, 2013
Hank is joined by Peter Winkler with some news about sinkholes and DARPA's new robotic mule, and then the boys are joined by Jessi from Animal Wonders and her special friend "Fluffy" the Chilean rose hair tarantula.
2013x54
Why Ferns Have More Chromosomes Than You
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11, 2013
Chromosomes are fascinating little things, and today, Hank explains why more of them doesn't mean more complex, and why different organisms have different numbers of chromosomes. The short answer: mistakes happen.
2013x55
We're Going Asteroid Wranglin'!
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13, 2013
Hank has good news about NASA.
2013x56
3D Printing and the Future of Stuff
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15, 2013
What if instead of going to the store to buy a new toilet brush, all you had to do was walk into your office and print one out? With recent advances in 3D printing, such a scenario might not be as far away as you think.
2013x57
Weird Places: Waitomo Caves
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16, 2013
Hank brings you the tale of another weird place on earth - the Waitomo Caves of New Zealand, where glowworms emit bluish-green light in a beautiful display.
2013x58
Fairy Rings
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18, 2013
Hank noticed something mysterious in the park one day. Fairy rings: are they mystical portals to another realm? Or could there be another, more scientific, explanation?
2013x59
Patenting Person Parts
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20, 2013
Since the advent of genetic engineering, a lot of weird questions have cropped up, particularly with regard to what information a company can patent. Individual genes, as they are .. show full overview
2013x60
SciShow Talk Show #8: Human-Powered Helicopters and a Red Fox
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22, 2013
Da Vinci imagined a helicopter powered solely by human muscles. Now more than 500 years later, two teams are using advanced materials to try and make that dream come true. Hank and .. show full overview
2013x61
Gluten
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23, 2013
Gluten is a sticky protein composite found in cereal grains. Hank gives us some insight into the importance of gluten in history, as well as its impact on health in our own time.
2013x62
Why No Giant Mammals?
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25, 2013
Hank gives a quick run-down of the reasons scientists think the land mammals of today are nowhere near the size of the largest sauropods. Some of them might surprise you!
2013x63
The Science of Terrorism
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27, 2013
Science can help create understanding where there is none, but is it possible to study and understand terrorists if we're too busy doing everything we can to stop it? Terrorism is .. show full overview
2013x64
The Times and Troubles of the Scientific Method
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29, 2013
Science is working tirelessly night and day to disprove its own theories about how the universe works (or at least, that's what science thinks it's doing). Hank tells us a quick history .. show full overview
2013x65
Stem Cells
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30, 2013
Hank give you the facts on stem cells - what they are, what they're good for, where they come from, and how they're used in medicine.
2013x66
The Majestic Grolar Bear
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02, 2013
Although polar bears and grizzly bears aren't all that similar and are definitely separate species, they can interbreed and create fertile offspring in the wild. Hank brings us the story of these misfit bears, which he likes to call grolar bears.
2013x67
The Terrifying Promise of Robot Bugs
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05, 2013
Imitating nature to build a better (or possibly more terrifying) future. We've been trying to build flapping-wing robots for hundreds of years. And now, ornithopters are finally being .. show full overview
2013x68
SciShow Talk Show #9: Brain Frames and a Harris's Hawk
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06, 2013
Today on the SciShow Talk Show, our Technical Director Nick Jenkins stumps Hank about how many frames per second the human eye can see, and Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Hara the Harris's hawk.
2013x69
6 Surprising Blood-Drinking Animals
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07, 2013
Hank introduces us to 6 blood-drinking (or otherwise consuming) animals that you may not be aware of. Don't freak out...
2013x70
Marvelous Medicinal Maggots
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09, 2013
Although it may sound crazy, many doctors use maggots today to clean wounds of dead and infected tissue. This process, called debridement, is important for preventing the spread of .. show full overview
2013x71
THE CICADAS ARE COMING!
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11, 2013
Cicadas have developed an amazing strategy for growth, survival, reproduction, and overcoming predation by...doing nothing. They do nothing for years (except sip at the juice excreted .. show full overview
2013x72
The Most Venomous Animals in the World
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13, 2013
There are a lot of ways to kill and be killed in the animal kingdom, but only a lucky few use the powers of venom. Not all are closely related, so how did they acquire the same defenses, .. show full overview
2013x73
Coriolis Effect: IDTIMWYTIM
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14, 2013
Does your toilet water drain differently than in the other hemisphere? Is it because of the Coriolis effect? Hank has some things to clarify about these questions, and more in this edition of I Don't Think It Means What You Think It Means.
2013x74
How To Make Antivenom
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16, 2013
Bitten by a venomous snake? There's hope! French scientist Albert Calmette developed the first snake antivenom in the late 1890s, and did such a good job that we use his technique to .. show full overview
2013x75
Exotic Chemistry: World's Oldest Water and The Rarest Element
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19, 2013
This week's SciShow news brings you discoveries involving two of the most exotic substances on Earth - the world's rarest element and the world's oldest water. Two great tastes that taste great together? Stay tuned to find out.
2013x76
SciShow Talk Show #10: Telepathic Rats and a Red-lored Amazon
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20, 2013
Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop is back again to stump Hank and to tell us about some fascinating new research in the field of rat telepathy (NO JOKE). Then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Zoe the Red-lored Amazon parrot.
2013x77
Angelina Jolie & Breast Cancer
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21, 2013
What would you do if you found out that cancer could be lurking in your genes? More people are getting news like that these days as more kinds of cancer are being linked to specific .. show full overview
2013x78
Weird Places: Socotra
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23, 2013
The Socotra archipelago in the Arabian Sea supports so many diverse and unique species that it has been described as the most alien place on Earth. Hank takes you on a tour of this weird place in this episode of SciShow.
2013x79
Schrödinger's iPad? New Breakthroughs in Quantum Computing
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25, 2013
Two developments in quantum computing in the past couple of weeks are the harbingers of a whole new era of smart technology. Google announced that it's building a quantum computer .. show full overview
2013x80
A History of Earth's Climate
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27, 2013
Earth had a climate long before we showed up and started noticing it and it's influenced by a whole series of cycles that have been churning along for hundreds of millions of years. In .. show full overview
2013x81
Hallucinogens as Medicine
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28, 2013
Is it possible that, because of the war on drugs, we have demonized a treatment for otherwise untreatable diseases? A way to increase personal well-being, permanently treat depression, .. show full overview
2013x82
Rogue Waves
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30, 2013
For a long time, rogue waves (defined as waves that are greater than twice the height of surrounding waves) were thought to be a myth, like mermaids or the kraken, but recent .. show full overview
2013x83
Kickstarting a Space Telescope?!
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02, 2013
In the past few years the rise of crowdfunding has allowed for some pretty cool stuff to start existing, and today Hank is excited to announce another awesome Kickstarter - Planetary .. show full overview
2013x84
SciShow Talk Show #11: Cyborg Eyes and Stumpy the Dumpy Tree Frog
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03, 2013
SciShow graphics guy Louey Winkler discusses LED contact lenses and the implications of enhancing and assisting human beings with technology, and then attempts to stump Hank with a .. show full overview
2013x85
The Science of Hangovers
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04, 2013
So what exactly is it that makes a hangover suck so hard? Turns out there are three things interacting to make you feel miserable. Hank's got the details in this episode of SciShow.
2013x86
What's The Oldest Tree in the World?
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06, 2013
Ancient trees are fascinating, but the answer to the question in the title isn't as cut and dried as it might first seem. There are two major contenders for the superlative, and Hank has .. show full overview
2013x87
Top 10 New Species of the Year!
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09, 2013
Scientists around the world discover about 18,000 new species every year. Each new organism has not only to be found, but also studied, compared, identified and organized -- that's .. show full overview
2013x88
Why Are There Righties & Lefties?
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10, 2013
About 10% of the world population is left-handed. But why does handedness exist and what determines which hand is dominant? Scientists have suggested several theories, but the answer may well lie with evolution.
2013x89
Goodall, Fossey & Galdikas: Great Minds
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11, 2013
Today we know that humans and chimpanzees share 99% of their DNA and that we have a lot in common. Not just how we look, but how we behave, form groups, defend our turf, and love each .. show full overview
2013x90
Food Mold 101
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14, 2013
It's a moldy world out there, especially in the kitchen. You have questions about food mold, right? Well Hank has your answers.
2013x91
Space Hype!
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16, 2013
Sometimes science news is less about stuff that actually happened, as much as it is about people going "PAY ATTENTION TO ME" and space news is no exception. In fact this week there was .. show full overview
2013x92
SciShow Talk Show #12: Pumas and Slither the Gopher Snake
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18, 2013
Hank and Katherine talk about the wild cat known variously as a puma, mountain lion, cougar, panther and catamount and then Jessi from Animal Wonders brings a special animal guest to visit.
2013x93
What is Saliva?
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19, 2013
Salvia divinorum, despite sounding like a spell from the world of Harry Potter, can't turn you into an inanimate object, make you leave your body, or set your feet on fire. However, it .. show full overview
2013x94
Weird Pregnancy Tests
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20, 2013
Hank takes us on a trip through the history of pregnancy tests through the ages, from ancient Egypt to the first home pregnancy tests of the 1970s. It's generally not a very pretty .. show full overview
2013x95
BigBrain & Supermoon
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22, 2013
From brains to heavenly bodies, this week brings us some super-sized science... BigBrain is the highest resolution map of the human brain that's ever existed; a super high resolution .. show full overview
2013x96
7 Bizarre Uses for Animal Secretions
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25, 2013
You're probably aware of lots of the things we take from animals, but for centuries, humans have been sneaking animal secretions into a bunch of things you probably didn't know about, .. show full overview
2013x97
The 3 Coolest Things Built By Birds
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26, 2013
There are a number of bird species that construct pretty cool things - today on SciShow, we'll visit with three of them...
2013x98
The 3 Coolest Things Built By Bugs
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27, 2013
Long before there were strip malls, skyscrapers, and combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bells, nature had its own architects: all kinds of creatures create all kinds of structures for living, .. show full overview
2013x99
Eyeball Licking: Please Don't
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29, 2013
So you think eye licking (also known as worming) is just a harmless bit of foreplay? Think again.
2013x100
SciShow Talk Show #13: Spinal Posture & A Legless Lizard
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01, 2013
In this episode of the SciShow talk show, Michael and Hank discuss human posture and evolution and Hank shares some personal information, and then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Leonard, the legless lizard.
2013x101
Weird Places: Australia's Bright Pink Lake
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02, 2013
In this edition of Weird Places, we visit Australia's Lake Hillier, which is a shockingly flamboyant shade of pink. Hank's here to tell you science's best guess as to why.
2013x102
Why Do Tornadoes Hate America?
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04, 2013
On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That remarkable geography is also .. show full overview
2013x103
Starfish Eyes, Octopus Blood, and Human Evolution in Action
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06, 2013
You're probably aware that nature has come up with some pretty fascinating animal adaptations over the millennia, and in general, the stranger the adaptation, the more important it is to .. show full overview
2013x104
Will You be Iron Man?
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08, 2013
We have the technology! We can rebuild...ourselves! Human interface technologies like Google Glass, robotic prosthetics, and bionic eyes have the potential to help people recover lost .. show full overview
2013x105
Rosalind Franklin: Great Minds
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09, 2013
Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA, but you most likely haven't heard of her. Hank will attempt to fix this gap in your knowledge on today's SciShow: Great Minds.
2013x106
How to Make A Humanzee
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11, 2013
We all know about inter species animal hybrids - Napoleon Dynamite's favorite animal, the liger, is a typical example. But could a human and our closest primate relative the chimpanzee .. show full overview
2013x107
Roswell & New Signals from Space
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13, 2013
With news of radio signals from distant galaxies, a government agency that wants to investigate extra-terrestrial life, and the 66th anniversary of the Roswell Incident, this week has .. show full overview
2013x108
SciShow Talk Show #14: Unstumped Hank & A Chinese Water Dragon
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16, 2013
Today on the SciShow talk show, Emily fails to stump Hank with a new animal skull, and then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Lokita the Chinese water dragon.
2013x109
What's Happening to Honey Bees?
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17, 2013
You've probably heard about the sudden and mysterious drop in honey bee populations throughout the U.S.A. and Europe. Beekeepers used to report average losses in their worker bees of .. show full overview
2013x110
The Terrifying Truth About Bananas
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18, 2013
Hank loves bananas and is worried about their future, so he did some investigating and wrote this episode of SciShow to share some kinda scary banana truths with us.
2013x111
Why Do People Kill? And Other Revelations Of Human Nature
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21, 2013
There are a lot of things that are still not fully understood about the species Homo sapiens - what makes us US? What makes us move the way we do, think the way we do, and kill the way .. show full overview
2013x112
4 Real Inventions Inspired by Science Fiction
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22, 2013
Where science fiction becomes science fact - that is the place Hank is exploring in today's episode of SciShow. Many inventions we use today were first imagined in stories that described .. show full overview
2013x113
How Is That Not Killing You?
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23, 2013
When Hank watches nature documentaries he always comes away with one big question: how is that not killing you? In today's episode of SciShow he looks at three unusual ways that animals manage not to get killed by nature
2013x114
The World's First Human-Made Nuclear Reactor
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25, 2013
Today on SciShow, Hank brings us a little science history, telling us the tale of the world's first human-made nuclear reactor, which was built by a team of scientists and students led .. show full overview
2013x115
New Moon, New Disease, New Hero!
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27, 2013
This edition of SciShow News really is full of "news." Scientists have discovered a new moon orbiting Neptune, a new tick-borne virus threatening the United States, and a new species of shrew who is a real hero. Let's get to it!
2013x116
SciShow Talk Show #15: All About Poop, Plus a Tortoise
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30, 2013
The SciShow Talk Show has a new look! And a new guest who isn't new at all - Jessi Knudsen Castañeda from Animal Wonders joins Hank to talk about one of her favorite subjects: poop! They .. show full overview
2013x117
Is SHARKNADO Possible?
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31, 2013
Well? Is it? No. But that doesn't mean that this ... bizarre ... attempt at cinema doesn't raise some interesting questions. Questions that we will explore in this episode of SciShow. Hold on to your buckets!
2013x118
Pliny The Elder: Great Minds
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01, 2013
Before there was Google, there were encyclopedias. The very idea of these vast collections of knowledge can be credited to Pliny The Elder. So who was he, and why does he seem to pop up .. show full overview
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Your Pee is Pollution
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06, 2013
Ever wonder what happens after you flush? You should, because your pee is causing problems! Hank talks about how, and why, human waste is having weird effects on the natural world. We're talking homicidal fish and hermaphroditic frogs...
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The Science of Sweetness
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07, 2013
Sugar, honey, listen up. Humans love the sweet taste of sweetness, but have you ever wondered why? What's the evolutionary purpose behind our love for sweets? Why can we taste sweet .. show full overview
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The Scary American Bat Die-Off
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08, 2013
In North America, bats are in mortal danger, and the poor little guys can't even activate their own Bat-Signal to call for help. A terrible infection is ravaging their populations, and .. show full overview
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3 Awesome Discoveries Made by Curiosity
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10, 2013
Happy birthday, Curiosity! Michael Aranda and SciShow News celebrate the first anniversary of the Mars Science Laboratory landing on Mars with 3 awesome discoveries that the universe's .. show full overview
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SciShow Talk Show # 16: Invasive Mussels and Heidi Sedivy
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12, 2013
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show! This week we introduce our guest, Heidi Sedivy who will be talking about invasive mussels as well as Montana native mussles.
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What's Killing the World's Amphibians?
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13, 2013
Of the more than 7,000 known species of amphibians in the world, an estimated one third are now threatened with extinction. Hank breaks down the science behind the decline of amphibians around the world, and what you can do to help.
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Acid, Poop, and Barf: Vultures' Secret Weapons
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15, 2013
Vultures, you eat old, putrid dead things for a living. How is that not killing you? Hank explains the secret weapons vultures use to fight off disease, avoid predators, and beat the heat. Prepare for a Sci-Show Gross-Out!
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The Science of Hyperloop
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17, 2013
Michael Aranda explains the nuts and bolts of Hyperloop, the new magnet-driven, solar-powered transit system proposed by Spacex genius Elon Musk. Learn how Musk answered three vexing .. show full overview
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The How, Why, and How Much of Oil
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19, 2013
Everyone does it -- using oil, that is. But how much do we have left? How do scientists find it? And where are they looking for it now that the easiest pickings have been taken? Hank has .. show full overview
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3 Facts About Lemmings
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20, 2013
Lemmings are small, thickset vole-like animals that live in the Arctic tundra. They live in a harsh environment, are super-cute, kinda mean, and totally misunderstood. But here at .. show full overview
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The Curious History of the Lab Rat
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22, 2013
If you give them any thought at all, you probably associate them with sewers, cargo ships and maybe animated movies about animals that want to become French chefs. But for almost 200 .. show full overview
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Healing Hearts, Space Jewelry, and the Newest Mammal
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24, 2013
Hank reveals the latest discoveries, including a way to make new, beating heart cells, ancient Egyptian jewelry made from meteorites, and the first mammal to be discovered in the Americas in 35 years, the adorable olinguito.
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Weird Places: Europe's Dancing, Crooked Forests
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27, 2013
Hank takes you through the weird, twisted forests of Russia and Eastern Europe, where trees grow at odd angles. What caused trees to grow into big wooden pretzels? Was it wind? .. show full overview
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SciShow Talk Show #17: Cute Skulls and Cute Cavies
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28, 2013
Before she left for Chicago, Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop sat down with Hank to discuss one of her favorite skulls from the from the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum. Then Jessi .. show full overview
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Why Do We Kiss?
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29, 2013
Hank gets all up in your face about kissing -- where does it come from, why do it we do it, and do other animals do it? From ancient India to that date you were on last night (which we .. show full overview
2013x134
Moon dust, tricky squid, and the world's biggest telescope
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31, 2013
Hank explains the enormity of the Giant Magellan Telescope, possibly the biggest telescope ever built, as well as updates about NASA's new mission to the moon, and an unusual discovery about the habits of deep-sea squid.
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The Weird Truth About Arabic Numerals
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03, 2013
Hank unravels the fascinating yarn of how the world came to use so-called Arabic numerals -- from the scholarship of ancient Hindu mathematicians, to Muslim scientist Al-Khwarizmi, to the merchants of medieval Italy.
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The 2 Secrets to Sending People to Mars
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04, 2013
Hank revisits his passion for exploring the Red Planet, breaking down the two biggest challenges of sending humans to Mars: radiation and propulsion. He explains the science behind the .. show full overview
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3 Big Discoveries Made by the International Space Station
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05, 2013
We all know it's awesome, and we could watch Chris Hadfield sing all day, but do you know about the awesome science that's being done on the International Space Station? Hank explains three big discoveries made on the ISS that you should know about.
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What is Sarin Gas?
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07, 2013
Hank discusses the chemistry of sarin, the nerve agent that killed more than 1400 people in a chemical weapons attack in Syria.
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SciShow Talk Show #18: 3D Printing and the Northern Walking Stick Insect
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09, 2013
Today on the SciShow Talk Show, Ben Malouf shows off some of his 3D printed designs and talks with Hank about how he got into the world of 3D printing. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders .. show full overview
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Why Do We Laugh?
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10, 2013
You know what's funny? Why people laugh. Hank talks about the science of laughter: what makes us laugh, what purpose it serves, and even what it can tell us about our mental and physical health. Hilarious!
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SciShow Needs You!
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12, 2013
Since January 2012, SciShow has been uploading hard science and good times to viewers just like you around the world. Now, after nearly two years -- and a million subscribers(!) -- we .. show full overview
2013x141
The Biggest Volcano and Small Testes
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14, 2013
Hank reviews the latest in science news, including the discovery of Element 115, the biggest volcano on Earth, and new insights into what it might mean to have small testicles.
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Why Body Hair?
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17, 2013
In today's episode Hank talks about hair: What's it good for, what's it made of, and why do we have less than other mammals?
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Human Experimentation: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
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18, 2013
In the early days of the space race, agency researchers in Russia and at NASA really weren't sure all what would happen to an astronaut in space. They didn't know if a human mind could .. show full overview
2013x144
What Happens If You're Struck By Lightning?
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19, 2013
The chances of you being hit by lightning are small by comparison, but it does happen! Hank will go through what ultimately happens when you are struck by lightning because chances are you will survive to tell it to your friends.
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The Ingredients for Life in Space
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21, 2013
Hank explains the latest developments in space research and the search for life, including the discovery that amino acids may be more common than we thought throughout the solar system, and the latest findings from the Mars Curiosity rover.
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SciShow Talk Show #19: HIV vs. AIDS & Ash the Chinchilla
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23, 2013
Clinical Sexologist and Sexplanations Host Lindsey Doe teaches Hank the difference between HIV and AIDS. Then Chinchilla Ash teaches Hank about softness.
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5 Amazing Facts About Babies
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25, 2013
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Why Do We Make Glowing Rats?
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26, 2013
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Abundant Water on Mars, and Mongols Rule!
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28, 2013
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Resurrection Biology: How to Bring Animals Back From Extinction
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01, 2013
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3 Odd Facts About Pigeons
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02, 2013
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Can We Get to Alpha Centauri
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03, 2013
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5 Things We Learned About Climate Change
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06, 2013
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SciShow Talk Show #20: Birds, Cheetahs, and Curly Bird the Turaco
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08, 2013
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3 Weird Things That Happen When You're Pregnant
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08, 2013
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Brinicles: Icicles o' Death
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12, 2013
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Krokodil, fake pot and the real chemistry of drugs
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13, 2013
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Sleep: Why We Need It and What Happens Without It
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14, 2013
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The History (And Future!) of the Chemistry Set
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16, 2013
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Pickles, Probiotics, and Why Rotten Food Is Good For You
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17, 2013
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The 8 Smartest People of the Year: 2013's Nobel Winners
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20, 2013
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What Happens when you Stop Eating?
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22, 2013
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SciShow Talk Show #21: Innovating Technology & The Veiled Chameleon
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23, 2013
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The Story of the World's Favorite Fossil
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25, 2013
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Where Did Humans Come From?
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26, 2013
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What is Wind?
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28, 2013
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3 Neat Facts About Narwhals (Including: They're Real!)
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29, 2013
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What We Do With Dead Bodies
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31, 2013
Everyone dies, but what do we do with those bodies? In this episode of SciShow, Hank explores the various options, from mummification to liquefaction, and everything in between.
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NASA's New Frontier, and the Trouble with "Gravity"
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03, 2013
Hank describes how astronomers used a technique called gravitational lensing to find the most distant galaxy ever detected -- and how NASA is embarking on a new program to use this same .. show full overview
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What Happens If You Go Without Water?
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06, 2013
Ever wondered what happens to your body if you don't get enough water? Our bodies are mostly water by weight, so in today's episode of SciShow Hank explains what happens to your body as it starts to shut down when you go without that tasty H2O.
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Billions of Earth-Like Planets!
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08, 2013
Hank tells us about the Kepler Space Telescope and its new data!
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Carl Sagan
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09, 2013
Hank pays tribute to Carl Sagan, noting his accomplishment as an astronomer and his contributions to culture -- both pop and otherwise -- as one of the great popularizers of science. Happy Carl Sagan Day!
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SciShow Talk Show #22: The Wonders of Working with Animals
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11, 2013
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What Color is Your Blood?
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12, 2013
What color is your blood. Red, right? Well, actually, yes. So why does it look blue when you see it through your skin? And is everyone's blood always the same color red (spoiler: no)? Do .. show full overview
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Why We Have Pain, & How We Kill It
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15, 2013
Hank makes it all better by explaining the biochemistry of pain -- how it works, why we have it, and how painkillers, whether they're over the counter or heavy-duty prescription bad boys, make the pain go away.
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The 4 Most Irreplaceable Places
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17, 2013
What's the awesomest place in the world? Scientists can think of at least 137, the newly released list of the most biologically important places on Earth. Hank explains how ecologists .. show full overview
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Tornado Talk with Mark Heyka
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18, 2013
Hank sits down with local meteorologist Mark Heyka for a 100% chance of fun as they discuss tornados and weather phenomenons. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders comes on to show off a pair of adorable sugar gliders.
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Can you burn metal?
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19, 2013
You know metal can get really hot, and you probably know that it can melt. But can it burn? Hank shows you how you can burn a hunk of metal like you're some kinda superhero (just be .. show full overview
2013x179
Can You Really Be Scared to Death?
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21, 2013
Can you literally "die of fright?" Turns out, you can! In this episode of SciShow Hank explores the mechanisms in your body that activate when you get scared, and how they can sometimes get out of hand.
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The Science of Typhoon Haiyan and Neutrino Astronomy
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24, 2013
Michael Aranda sits in for Hank to talk about the forces of nature that conspired to form Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured. Plus, what's neutrino astronomy? .. show full overview
2013x181
Batteries: A Big Idea That Turned on the World
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25, 2013
Even though they power many of our modern conveniences, batteries have a long history. Hank explains how and why these marvels work and what they've been used for over the past 2,000 years!
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The Door to Hell
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26, 2013
In this episode of SciShow, Hank talks about a crater in Turkmenistan that has been on fire for decades and has earned itself the title of: The Door to Hell!
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This is NOT What Evolution Looks Like
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28, 2013
Hank explains where that over-simplified image of evolution comes from and what it is actually supposed to mean.
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Buddha's Birthplace, Poop Transplants & 'Cryptic Cats'
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30, 2013
Michael Aranda relays the latest in science news, including an archaeological discovery about the earliest days of Buddhism, a new species of Brazilian wildcat, and new insights into the effects of fecal transplants.
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Dr. Lindsey Doe Talks about Sperm
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02, 2013
Hank sits down with clinical sexologist Dr. Lindsey Doe and talks about 'fighter sperm'. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders comes on to show off her Quaker Parrot the 'monogamous bird'.
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Placebos & Nocebos: How Your Brain Heals and Hurts You
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03, 2013
You've probably heard how some drugs and treatments make people feel better, even when they turn out to be fake. That's the placebo effect, but how does it work? And could the same .. show full overview
2013x187
The Apollo Lunar Lander (And How We Screwed It Up)
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05, 2013
You called it, and we are grateful! Hank analyzes what went wrong with our intro, which gave us the perfect opportunity to talk about the awesomeness that is the Apollo Lunar Lander!
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Performance Enhancing Drugs
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08, 2013
You've heard about them, but do you how they work? Or why they suck? Hank explains the science behind performance enhancers, including steroids, blood doping, and that stuff supposedly .. show full overview
2013x189
Big Martian Lake!
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09, 2013
Hank shares the latest exciting findings from the Mars Science Laboratory, known to its friends as Curiosity. Learn what Curiosity has discovered about the giant Gale Crater, and what those developments mean for the prospects of ancient life on Mars!
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Sphincters - The Fascinating Truth
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10, 2013
Sphincters -- they're not just for butts! Hank explains the fascinating truth about these magic rings of muscle, where they appear in the human body and the pretty fantastic functions they perform in the animal kingdom.
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Glenn Seaborg: Shaking Up the Periodic Table
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12, 2013
Hank synopsizes the life and work of Glenn Seaborg, pioneer of synthetic elements, member of the Manhattan Project, and the architect of the last great shake-up of the periodic table.
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3 New Discoveries in Space
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15, 2013
Hank shares three cool discoveries in space science, including a celestial crucible of phosphorous, noble gases found in a supernova, and plumes of water vapor on Europa.
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The Agony of Motion Sickness
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17, 2013
What happens when your senses come into conflict with each other? In this episode of SciShow, Hank talks about motion sickness: why we have this nauseating experience and how we can avoid it or treat it.
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SciShow Talk Show: Dr. Diana Six, the Mountain Pine Beetle, and Another Insect that freaks Hank out
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19, 2013
Diana Six teaches Hank about the Mountain Pine Beetle and all its glory, including taste! Then Jessi from Animal Wonders introduces Hank to a couple cuties he is not too sure about.
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Why Do Men Have Nipples?
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20, 2013
If men can't nurse, then why do they have nipples? The answer has less to do with evolution and more to do with your personal development as a teeny tiny embryo. Short version: We're all girls -- at least at first. Hank explains!
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3 Great Discoveries of 2013
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21, 2013
Hank lays out three of the most awesome discoveries in science in 2013, from the fields of physics, space science and anthropology.
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Why Do We Burp and Fart (So Much)?!
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24, 2013
We all do it, but why? Hank explains the whys and hows of our gaseous emissions.
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The Smelly, Oozy, Sometimes Explode-y Science of Garbage
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26, 2013
You ever think about where your trash goes? How long it takes to decompose? And whether your garbage can become ... dangerous? You should! Hank explains the science of trash, how we've .. show full overview
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Science Superlatives of 2013
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30, 2013
Hank counts down some of the science superlatives from 2013: the first, biggest, strongest and longest things that were discovered, built or otherwise described. Find out his year's superlatives. They're the best!