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The Truth Behind Monkeypox

12th - Higher Ed
Is Monkeypox truly as dangerous as the media says? The current human monkeypox outbreak has left many feeling uneasy about the potential of another pandemic. Whether it's fact or fiction, we'll show you what we know about Monkeypox in...
Instructional Video8:06
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The Secrets Hidden in Your Tears, Earwax, and Other Secretions

12th - Higher Ed
Our various secretions - from tears to earwax - can tell us more about our bodies than you might think!
Instructional Video9:06
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The Messy Path to the First Successful Organ Transplants

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video9:06
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The Bizarre Evolution of Hemipenes (yes...hemipenes.)

12th - Higher Ed
Snakes have two penises (aka hemipenes) that come in a diverse array of shapes and sizes. And they could owe it all to their lack of legs.
Instructional Video19:07
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The Amazing and Delicate World of Bees

12th - Higher Ed
Yes, there is a chance they might sting you, but bees are incredibly vital to our ecosystem as we know it. Join Hank for a compilation of our favorite bee episodes—we know this one is a real stinger! We mean, zinger!
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Some Of You Can See The Invisible

12th - Higher Ed
We know that not everyone's vision is perfect, which is why some of us need glasses. But some people can also just see more stuff than others! From seeing UV and infrared light, to even having bonus color receptors in our eyes, there are...
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People Grow Brain Cells Well Into Their 80s | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
This week, scientists announced great news about our brains and those discoveries may help us find the cure for a number of diseases and disorders.
Instructional Video7:34
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Our Entire Society is Built on a Geological Fluke

12th - Higher Ed
If a tree falls into the forest and doesn't decompose, what happens to it?
Instructional Video10:49
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Most Metabolism Boosters Are BS

12th - Higher Ed
Despite some bold claims, most supplements can’t really "boost" your metabolism, and the actual changes we can make to it are pretty limited.
Instructional Video8:44
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How The Six Degrees Phenomenon Has Changed Science

12th - Higher Ed
You may have heard about the Six Degrees of Separation phenomenon, but it isn't just a fun celebrity game, it helps scientists understand the spread of epidemics, the structure of the internet, and even the neural networks in your brain!
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Gina McCarthy on Public Health & Climate Change | SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Humans are great at creating, and solving, problems. Hank talks with Gina McCarthy about the biggest public health problem we face today: climate change. Gina McCarthy is the Director of C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health and the...
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Fish Are Way Smarter Than You Think

12th - Higher Ed
Many people assume that fish are less intelligent than mammals, but it turns out that isn’t true at all - they are actually way smarter than you probably give them credit for.
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Cougar Stress: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Lara Brenner talks about her research on how stressed cougars are and how the public views them. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show with Seraphina the red fox!
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Conservation Genomics and Kizmit the Porcupine: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Brit Garner, host of SciShow Psych, talks about the research she's doing in conservation genetics/genomics, and Jessi from Animal Wonders shows off an African crested porcupine!
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Building New Molecules: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Hank and PhD candidate Casey Massena go deep into the chemistry of a molecule that Casey helped create! Then Jessi joins the show to show off Ecuador, one of her many conures!
Instructional Video9:07
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7 Unbelievably Hardcore Ants

12th - Higher Ed
The ant world is an incredible, dangerous, and downright bizarre place. Some ants, though, are a lot cooler and more resourceful than you might give them credit for.
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6 Animals with Oddly Human Behavior

12th - Higher Ed
According to research, some animals act in ways that seem oddly similar to the things we do.
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Your Head Might Be On Sideways

12th - Higher Ed
In your brain the right side controls the left half of your body and vice versa. We still aren't sure why this is, but some scientists have come up with a pretty bizarre explanation: that some ancient vertebrate ancestor was born with...
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Your Bones Do More Than You Think

12th - Higher Ed
Bones, you probably have them and they're for more than holding your body upright.
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Would You Like To Look at a Sample of Hair? | SciShow Patreon Bloopers

12th - Higher Ed
Today’s video is a bit different from the usual because we wanted to show off the goofier side of the SciShow hosts.
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Wood-eating Clams: The Real Kraken?

12th - Higher Ed
For thousands of years, a sea creature has plagued sailors by attacking and devouring their ships. It is so destructive that reportedly it swiss-cheesed the hulls of Christopher Columbus’s ships, sinking at least two of them.
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Wildfires Make Their Own Weather, Including...

12th - Higher Ed
Climate change is causing wildfire season to get worse every year. And our models of wildfires can't keep up with the things fires can do... like spawn devastating fire tornadoes.
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Why’d the Ocean Stop Getting Saltier?

12th - Higher Ed
If salty water is constantly spilling into the world’s oceans, does that mean they are getting saltier by the day?
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Why Yapoks Need a Pouch for Their Junk

12th - Higher Ed
Yapoks are cute aquatic marsupials, and they're the only living creatures that need pouches for their sacs.