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The Erratic Behavior of Water

12th - Higher Ed
Water is one of the most abundant and important substances on Earth, so you think we'd know everything there is to know about it. Turns out, water is so much stranger and more complex than we ever thought! Join Olivia Gordon for a new...
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The Earth's Internet: How Fungi Help Plants Communicate

12th - Higher Ed
Plants have their own interconnected networks that allow them to communicate with each other, sometimes over considerable distances!
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The Cat That (Maybe) Ate an Entire Species

12th - Higher Ed
Many cat owners are familiar with the "gifts" their feline friends are fond of giving, but if left unchecked, this behavior can be devastating.
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The Biggest Psychology News Stories of 2016

12th - Higher Ed
From Pokémon, to fMRI, to the relationship between masculine norms and mental health, 2016 left us with some interesting psych news to ponder.
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The 7 Scariest Creatures in Australia That You Probably Don't Know About

12th - Higher Ed
You probably know that Australia is famous for giant snakes and spooky spiders... but oh... there's SO much more. Join Hank Green as he shows you seven truly terrifying Australian inhabitants that you might not have heard of—and some are...
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The 7 Coolest Active Space Probes

12th - Higher Ed
We’ve sent thousands of things into space over the years! Many of them just orbit the Earth, and some are flying out past the edges of the Solar System. In this episode, we present our favorite currently active space probes!
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Paleontology's Technicolor Moment

12th - Higher Ed
For a long time, we could only guess what color a dinosaur might be. But in the past decade, there has been an explosion of color.
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Our Boats Are Changing the Tide

12th - Higher Ed
We often think of the ocean’s tide as a simple rise and fall, connected to the motion of the Moon. But on any given shore, the reality is much more complex and oceanic scientists have realized recently that there’s another, more...
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Origins of Intolerance

12th - Higher Ed
Hank's news this week informs us on a couple of crazy science experiments, updates us on some earlier topics (dangerous asteroids and ancient phallic rock art), and briefs us on a new study that seeks to find the evolutionary origins of...
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Old Pill, New Trick

12th - Higher Ed
One team of researchers may has found a promising lead in the fight to cure or prevent Alzheimer's. And another team is helping us understand how Hydras regrow their heads. Hosted by: Hank Green
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News | Where Did Domesticated Horses Come From?

12th - Higher Ed
New information has helped us understand where domestic horses came from. And by counting some tree rings, researchers were able to find evidence of Norse presence in the Americas in 1021 CE.
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Nadine The Robot Is Amazing And Creepy

12th - Higher Ed
Nadine the robot has been unveiled, and as robotics technology gets more advanced, humanoid robots are looking more and more human. In this episode of SciShow News we explore how Nadine works and why a lot of people find it creepy.
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Mind Reading

12th - Higher Ed
Hank describes some scientific advances in the field of mind reading.
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Is There DNA in Dirt?

12th - Higher Ed
You know about fossils, but what other secrets are lurking in the ground beneath our feet?
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How Can E. coli Help Save Humanity?

12th - Higher Ed
The name "E. coli" is enough to strike terror into the stomachs of anyone who has experienced food poisoning. But some strains of this bacteria don't actually make you sick, and have turned out to be useful tools for bioengineers.
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How 5G Cell Service Could Hurt Weather Forecasts

12th - Higher Ed
Good weather forecasts save lives, but scientists are worried that 5G transmissions could drown out frequencies measured by weather satellites, setting weather forecasts back decades.
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Gregor Mendel: Great Minds

12th - Higher Ed
Hank brings us the story of Gregor Mendel, the Austrian monk who, with the help of a garden full of pea plants, discovered the fundamental properties of inheritance and paved the way for modern genetics. He also gives us the dirt on a...
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Faster Than Light Facts, Horny Little Man, and Worst Science Movie Winner!

12th - Higher Ed
Hank gets to the bottom of this "faster-than-the-speed-of-light-neutrino" kerfuffle, discusses some ancient stuff, and announces the winner of the award for worst science in a film.
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Does Getting COVID-19 Make You Immune to It? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Like a common cold or a cold sore, would it be possible to get a reinfection of COVID-19? Would we be able to build up long-term resistance to it?
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Can Your Environment Affect Your DNA? | Epigenetics Explained

12th - Higher Ed
Did you know that your environment and lived experiences can actually affect your DNA? Welcome to the world of epigenetics! In this fun episode of SciShow, Hank & his clone Circus Hank explain the power of epigenetics, which studies the...
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Amazing Scientific Discoveries Made by Ordinary People

12th - Higher Ed
Amazing scientific discoveries aren't always made by renowned scientists! Here's a few examples of times ordinary people unlocked some incredible discoveries! Let's' check it out!
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A Brief History of Life: Survival Is Hard

12th - Higher Ed
It turns out life may have gotten its start pretty early in Earth's history, and while the first couple billion years saw several important developments, the period was still dominated by very simple life forms. This is our first...
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9 Weird Ways Animals Communicate

12th - Higher Ed
We all know ducks quack, dogs bark, and birds chirp, but that barely scratches the surface of all the amazing ways animals have devised to talk to each other!
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7 Ways to Spruce Up Your Cooking with Science

12th - Higher Ed
Your kitchen really is your own personal science lab, so here are some science-based cooking tricks to make tastier, healthier, and awesomer meals.