TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The benefits of daydreaming | Elizabeth Cox
On a daily basis, you spend between a third and half of your waking hours daydreaming. That may sound like a huge waste of time, but scientists think it must have some purpose, or humans wouldn't have evolved to do so much of it. So,...
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The Messy Path to the First Successful Organ Transplants
Today, the organ transplantation is one of the well-known medical treatment, but the road to the first successful organ transplant was full of challenges, discoveries, and a whole lot of work.
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8 Bone Eating Animals
Bones are hard to digest and can be downright dangerous to eat, but some animals have evolved pretty bizarre adaptations to accommodate their crunchy, splintery diets.
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The Gulf of California's Upside-Down Mirror Pools | Weird Places
For upside-down mirrors, super hot volcanic chimneys, and neon rocks with living microorganisms, look no further than the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California.
SciShow Kids
Why Do We Dream?
Jessi had the weirdest dream last night and wants to share with you why our brains make dreams.
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Is Your Brain Ready for Mars?
Thanks to science and technology, our dream to go to Mars has almost come true! But are our brains ready for it yet?
TED Talks
Tim Harford: A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity
What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how...
TED Talks
TED: A love letter to realism in a time of grief | Mark Pollock and Simone George
When faced with life's toughest circumstances, how should we respond: as an optimist, a realist or something else? In an unforgettable talk, explorer Mark Pollock and human rights lawyer Simone George explore the tension between...
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Meet Blue Moon: Blue Origin's Lunar Lander SciShow News
Blue Origin announced a a new lunar lander, Blue Moon, that will be delivering supplies, and eventually astronauts to the lunar surface within the next 5 years, and robots like Chang’e-4 are giving us an early glimpse at what we might...
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New Insights Into What Fruit Fly Sex Is Like
It's the year 2018, and we now know that flies like to ejaculate. But how does this tie into our understanding of addiction?
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Why Do Dogs Shake to Dry Off?
Everyone loves a slow motion video of a dog shaking to dry off, but what is the science behind it?
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What Do We Know About T Cells and COVID-19 Immunity? | SciShow News
There's another theory about the Covid-19 pandemic going around, and while it is pretty cool, it's not exactly the solution some are suggesting it might be.
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Do Wild Animals Intentionally Get High?
As a species, humans tend to have a bit of a fondness for mind altering substances. Is this true of other animals as well?
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How To Make a Mutant Flu
Hank dishes out updates on the mutant flu virus and the James Webb Space Telescope, and gives us some new bits about new exoplanets, secret space planes, and a study that shows that music evolves according to Darwin's rules.
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Climate Change Moved the North Pole
The idea that the North Pole can move is nothing new, but the findings of a recent study suggest that Santa might need to pack up and find a new apartment.
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Do Placebos Work For Animals? Yes, Weirdly Enough
A placebo can only work if someone (or something) believes it will. So how can animals be fooled by the placebo effect?
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3 Mysteries Solved by Extraterrestrial Tsunamis
Earth isn't the only planet that gets rocked by giant tsunamis. In fact, giant waves on other planets have helped us solve a few mysteries about our solar system.
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What is Taurine and Why's It in My Energy Drink?
Energy drinks- you've had them, or at least you're well aware of their presence in today's culture. But what is actually in these things? Especially the mysterious ingredient TAURINE?
PBS
The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus
In 1912, a fossil collector discovered some strange bone fragments in the eerie, beautiful Cretaceous Bahariya rock formation of Egypt. Eventually, that handful of fossil fragments would reveal to scientists one of the strangest...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The coelacanth: A living fossil of a fish - Erin Eastwood
The coelacanth, a prehistoric fish that was mistakenly thought to have gone extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs, has managed to stick around our seas for 360 million years. Erin Eastwood details the surprising "back from the dead"...
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Why Do We Make Glowing Rats?
Hank explains why scientists spend so much time and brain power making animals that glow. Well, the first thing is, they don't really glow. And the second thing is: Scientists are just like the rest of us in that they don't believe some...
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This Badger Buried a Whole Baby Cow!
We knew that badgers weren't exactly picky about what they eat, but we were surprised by what happened when one came upon a rather large meal.
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Great Minds: Mary Anning, "The Greatest Fossilist in the World"
Learn about Mary Anning, one of England's most important contributors to the field of paleontology.
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Huge Sperm and Giant Tentacles: Relax, It's Marine Biology
SciShow shares the latest developments in science, this week including new insights into the evolution of giant sperm, and the discovery of a whole new order of animal.