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How We'll Beat Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a shockingly common disease - as many as 13% of females may get it at some point in their lives. And there's a lot of confusing info out there about it, from hormones to BRCA genes to risks and treatments. So we're here...
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What Does Ultrasound Gel Do?
You may have had an ultrasound before, and wondered what that gel does. Well, that weird alien goop has a purpose, and it has to do with being like our weird human skin.
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Finally, Some Good News About Corals | SciShow News
Corals might have a fighting chance against bleaching, and fuzzy moths aren't just sporting their fur because it's adorable. Hosted by: Hank Green
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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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The Next Step to a Holodeck
The next step toward a holodeck might be the ability to actually touch a simulation, and we’re getting closer—using sound.
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SciShow Quiz Show: Hank vs. Stefan
Associate Producer Stefan Chin faces off against his boss, Hank Green. Will Stefan manage to keep his job? What does a dinosaur sound like? And where is that space whale?
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3 Medical Breakthroughs from the International Space Station
Since November of 2000, there have always been people on board the International Space Station. That’s nearly 20 straight years of humans living in space! But the ISS isn’t just the world’s coolest playground, it’s also a...
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3 Ways Physics Can Help Us Understand the Brain
Brains are mysterious! Living brains are particularly tough to study, but sometimes scientists can use techniques from other disciplines to get a clearer picture. Here are some ways scientists are adapting tools developed for looking at...
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How does ultrasound work? | Jacques S. Abramowicz
In a dark cave, bats can't see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speeds. This is because bats aren't just guided by their eyes, but rather, by their ears. It may seem impossible to see...
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Beyond Identical or Fraternal: 6 Rare Types of Twins
Twins can be a lot more complicated than just identical or fraternal, and the rarer types of twins suggest that we have a lot more to learn about human development.
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Ketamine Gets Controversial FDA Approval for Depression Treatment SciShow News
The FDA has approved a whole new class of antidepressant, and ultrasounds might be far more useful than we thought.
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What Does Ultrasound Gel Do?
You may have had an ultrasound before, and wondered what that gel does. Well, that weird alien goop has a purpose, and it has to do with being like our weird human skin.
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Beyond Human Hearing
Humans can only hear a certain range of sound frequencies. Discover the sounds we can't hear and why they can be useful. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. The frequency of sound waves determines whether we can hear them. High-frequency...
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Dancing Polymer
We create a polymer using cornflour and water called oobleck. Oobleck is a non-Newtonian liquid that behaves like a solid and a liquid. When placed on a speaker, the vibrations cause the polymer to constantly change its behaviour and it...
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Medical Marvels: Ultrasound
Born out of research into RADAR in World War Two, ultrasound has become one of the most important medical inventions. What is it, and how does it work? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Ultrasound was developed by Ian Donald in...
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Ultrasound - High-Frequency Sound
Sound with a frequency above the normal range of human hearing, or 20,000 hertz. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
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Volume – Did you know?
Did you know that the blue whale is so loud that its calls can be heard underwater for hundreds of kilometres? Physical processes - Sound - Volume Learning Points Blue whales are one of the loudest animals on Earth. A Twig Tidbit Film -...
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Battling Cataracts From Washtington to Ethiopia
Dr. James Guzek, a founding ophthalmologist of the Tropical Health Alliance Foundation, contrasts the early cataract treatment in the U.S. with the advanced techniques required in Ethiopia. Motivated by the dire need he witnessed in...
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Medical Imaging
If only we were all given a window so a doctor could look inside us when we were ill.Think of the operations that would save! Luckily there are now many ways we can see what is happening deep inside our bodies by using electromagnetic...
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GCSE Physics - Ultrasound #74
This video covers: - The idea that ultrasound is just sound with a frequency over 20,000 Hz - How we can generate ultrasound - How we use ultrasound to view foetuses in prenatal scanning - How we use ultrasound to check the quality of...
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Self and wellbeing: Hacking enlightenment: can ultrasound help you transcend reality?
Can technology improve the way we meditate? At the University of Arizona, Dr Jay Sanguinetti and master meditator Shinzen Young are using ultrasound to improve our ability to achieve mindfulness, as well as enhance our cognition and...
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Performing a Platypus Medical Checkup
Season 3, Platypus part 4 A platypus swam into the net Kamil and Kayne set. Now it's time to identify the sex of the animal and perform a health check. Discover how veterinarians check platypus fertility and what they can learn about...