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What a Cochlear Implant Actually Sounds Like
If you're not hearing impaired, you may wonder what it's like to wear a cochlear implant—what does it actually sound like? Unlike what you may think, cochlear implants don't generate sound like a hearing aid would. Instead, they actually...
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The Science of Screaming, And What Was the Biggest Dinosaur?
Scientists dissect the human scream for the first time, and also re-think what was thought to be the biggest dinosaur in the world.
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The Most Metal Algorithm in Computer Science
Have a problem with many competing variables? Why not solve it with a computer algorithm based on cooling metal?
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New Channel Alert!
It was recently brought to our attention that there's a category here that we have covered quite a lot, and that people have… watched. Here's a selection of our absolute favorite SciShow Pee episodes!
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Noise Pollution Is a Bigger Deal Than You'd Think
Humans make a lot of noise! Transportation, industries, & how we work and play in natural spaces all have an impact on the sound we put out every day, and all this noise pollution is disrupting how animals use sound to communicate.
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Moore's Law and The Secret World Of Ones And Zeroes
SciShow explains how SciShow exists -- and everything else that's ever been made or used on a computer -- by exploring how transistors work together in circuits to make all computing possible. Like all kinds of science, it has its...
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9 Weird Ways Animals Communicate
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 Strange Ways Birds Use Their Feathers
Feathers are great for flying—but did you know birds use their feathers for so much more? Find out what secrets birds are hiding from us in this new episode of SciShow!
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5 Bizarre Aircraft That Pushed the Boundaries of Engineering
You might think most planes look the same, but here are five of the most bizarre aircraft that, no matter their appearance, still managed to fly.
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Migraines: Not Just Another Headache
If you've never had a migraine, you might think it's just a really bad headache. But if you've ever had them, or you know someone who does, you know that they're much worse -- and much more complicated -- than that. Hank explains the...
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Why You Can't Hear Volcanoes Erupt
Even if a volcano is just a few miles away, you might not hear it erupt. How is that possible? It has to do with a phenomenon known as sound shadows! Hank will tell you all about it in this new episode of SciShow! Join us!
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Why Colored Noise is Better Than White Noise for Focus
While many of us have heard of white noise, did you know there are a myriad of other color noises that can help with sleep, relaxation and focus? Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow, and learn which color noise might be just...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is William Faulkner so difficult to read? | Sascha Morrell
William Faulkner is considered one of America's most remarkable and perplexing writers. He confused his audience intentionally, using complex sentences, unreliable narrators, and outlandish imagery. His body of work is shocking,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise? | Hanako Sawada
In 1960, composer John Cage went on television to share his latest work. But rather than using traditional instruments, Cage appeared surrounded by household clutter, including a bathtub, ice cubes, a toy fish, a rubber duck, several...
SciShow Kids
Respect the Insect! | SciShow Kids Compilation
Squeaks and Mr. Brown are taking a break from working in the garden to learn about bunches of cool insects that live there and other places in the world!
SciShow Kids
My First Time Flying on an Airplane! | Airplane Science | SciShow Kids
Jessi and Squeaks are taking a trip soon! But Squeaks has never been on a plane before, and he's a little nervous about it. Let's learn what it's like to go through the airport and to be on an airplane, so we can help squeaks feel a...
SciShow
The Psychology of Senses | Compilation
Are the five senses really all that we use to take in the world around us, or is it a little more complex than that, with psychology playing a more prominent role than you might have thought?
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Prison-produced podcast 'Ear Hustle' lets you listen to real stories of incarcerated life
Prisoners inside one of California's prisons are getting the opportunity to be heard -- behind bars and beyond. "Ear Hustle" is a podcast that offers listeners a rare look at inmate experiences, from race relations to sharing a tiny...
PBS
A new generation of war crimes investigators turn high-tech methods
Humanitarian crises like those in Syria's Aleppo sometimes make headlines. But how do we identify such atrocities when they are occurring thousands of miles away? A new program at UC Berkeley is training students to leverage social...
PBS
With ‘Mutual Air,’ This California Artist Leverages The Sounds Of Science
Despite increasingly dire assessments about the outlook for climate change, it can be difficult to remain mindful of our environment’s health on a daily basis. Jeffrey Brown traveled to the Bay Area to meet Rosten Woo, a Los...
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In every vital moment, poetry is alive and well
Is poetry dead, too slow for our wired, sound-bitten world? Even if poetry is no more, says David Gewanter, then it still leaves its DNA lying around, or moves like a virus passing from body to body, playing witness to our most vital...
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In Afghanistan, Fighting The Taliban Increasingly Involves Covert Operations
The U.S. has been fighting in Afghanistan since shortly after 9/11, ousting the Taliban and their harsh interpretation of Islam from power that fall. But the insurgent group as which it reformed has plagued Afghanistan with violence ever...
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NIH's Francis Collins On How Americans Can Take Responsibility Amid Spreading Virus
Coronavirus is spreading across the United States more widely than it did in previous waves. U.S. hospitalizations rose 40 percent in the past month and increased across 38 states during the past week. The country saw more than 75,000...
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Monastery invests in craftsmanship by expanding its hand-crafted pipe organ
Pipe organs have a storied history throughout Western civilization, but demand for the king of instruments has seen a steady decline in recent decades. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one attempt to change that. It's...