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Can Screens Damage Your Eyes?

12th - Higher Ed
You might have heard that exposure to unnatural lights from digital devices can hurt your eyes. But is that true? Hosted by: Stefan Chin
Instructional Video2:34
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Can It Be Too Hot To Fly?

12th - Higher Ed
How does heat affect airplanes? Turns out heat, speed and density connect to create dangerous situations.
Instructional Video2:27
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Can Houseplants Improve Air Quality?

12th - Higher Ed
We all have that coworker who insists that the houseplants on their desks are improving the office air quality, but is there any truth to that? Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
Instructional Video4:14
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Body Parts You’ve Never Heard Of

12th - Higher Ed
You might think that you’re pretty familiar with your body, but it turns out that our bodies still have some surprises for us!
Instructional Video5:24
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Birds Are A Quick Fix For Your Anxiety

12th - Higher Ed
Tweeting may not decrease your stress, but the twitter of some birds just might. And can we make people forget their memories?
Instructional Video5:21
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Biofluorescence: A Neon World Hidden in Plain Sight

12th - Higher Ed
Lots of life on Earth can fluoresce, creating a beautiful neon world of camouflage, communication, and adaptation that is hidden from the human eye.
Instructional Video5:29
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Beware the Bug Spit: How Spittlebugs Accidentally Doom Plants

12th - Higher Ed
Ever wondered what makes those balls of white foam you sometimes find clinging to plants? Spittlebugs create these bubbly cocoons after feeding on a plant’s fluids; but unfortunately, their eating habits help transmit a deadly bacteria...
Instructional Video5:27
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Bdelloids: The Most Hardcore Animals in the World?

12th - Higher Ed
Bdelloid rotifers have a superpower. If their DNA is shredded to pieces, whether from a lack of water or a blast of radiation, they can put it back together. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video4:52
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Ballot Design Has a Sneaky Influence on Your Vote

12th - Higher Ed
In elections, your vote may be influenced by design of the ballot itself, especially when you don’t have strong feelings about which candidate to elect.
Instructional Video3:23
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Are Soft Cheeses Dangerous During Pregnancy?

12th - Higher Ed
You may have heard the oddly specific advice that pregnant people shouldn't eat soft cheeses, but there's a very good reason for that, and it applies to more than just dairy products.
Instructional Video2:33
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Are Hand Dryers Sanitary?

12th - Higher Ed
Public bathrooms are teeming with microbes! You know to wash your hands, but when choosing between a hand dryer or a paper towel to dry them off— what’s your cleanest bet? Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video4:09
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Antibiotics In Your Nose!

12th - Higher Ed
We have plenty of exciting news on holes in the earth and holes in your face! One of them broke records and the other keeps you healthy.
Instructional Video4:08
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A Surprisingly Simple Secret to Supersonic Flight

12th - Higher Ed
Making a faster plane takes more than building better engines and structures. To go supersonic, engineers had to solve hundreds of problems -- including ditching one of the biggest assumptions in aerodynamics!
Instructional Video4:05
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A Plastic That Conducts Electricity?

12th - Higher Ed
Plastics usually stop electricity in its tracks, but scientists have figured out a way to keep the electrons flowing. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video5:44
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A Kilogram Is Now a Kilogram—Forever | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
This week in SciShow News, there's a new kilogram in town, and we might be closer to understanding why people love coffee so much!
Instructional Video9:05
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7 Species That Were Saved From Extinction

12th - Higher Ed
Humans are pretty good at destroying things. Like habitats, animal populations... you catch my drift. But, there have been a few species that humans have helped bring back from the brink of extinction.
Instructional Video10:10
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7 Extreme Animal Moms

12th - Higher Ed
From changing diapers to cleaning up vomit, human parents can have it tough, but at least they don't have to incubate their babies under their skin or liquify their own guts to feed their brood like these animal moms do! In honor of...
Instructional Video10:07
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7 Animals That Can't Be Trusted

12th - Higher Ed
Almost every human has told a lie at some point or another - but did you know that we are not the only species to do this? From dogs to cuttlefish to thornbills, these 7 animals also lie!
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7 Animals Called By The Wrong Name

12th - Higher Ed
7 Animals Called By The Wrong Name
Instructional Video8:46
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7 Amazing Origami-Inspired Inventions

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists and engineers are taking folding into the future!
Instructional Video9:44
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6 Ways to Accessorize Animals for the Sake of Science

12th - Higher Ed
Decking out your pets with miniature hats is a sure recipe for a great photo. But scientists are accessorizing animals with various technological trinkets to help us learn more about the animals themselves and the places they live.
Instructional Video10:05
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6 Types of Odd Body Armor

12th - Higher Ed
From medieval knights to face shields, humans are pretty big fans of armor. But it turns out that other organisms use armor, too! Except sometimes, their armor doesn’t look like anything we’d expect. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk
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6 Stupid and Dangerous Things Scientists Did to Themselves

12th - Higher Ed
From poking their own eyes, to drinking a patient's vomit, some extremely passionate scientists have done pretty outrageous things to themselves in the name of science.
Instructional Video5:16
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6 of the Coolest New Species Discovered in the Last Year

12th - Higher Ed
Check out Ms. Spider Hat and five other new species scientists have discovered and classified in the last year!