Instructional Video5:19
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How Hyraxes Preserve the Past in Poo

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists who piece together our past can do so through the rare fossil or artifact, or they can go to one convenient location: a hyrax latrine.
Instructional Video5:23
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How Earth's Rotation Affects Our Oxygen | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Oxygen is crucial for life as we know it, but before it could build up in our atmosphere, earth had to slow down.
Instructional Video8:49
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A Brief History of Birth Control

12th - Higher Ed
Gym teacher Hank gives us the full story of the past, present, and future of birth control.
Instructional Video11:39
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Why It Actually Took 50 Years to Make COVID mRNA Vaccines

12th - Higher Ed
The FDA recently approved two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, but it was a challenge to make this type of vaccine work. And it took decades of research to get us to the point where scientists could make those vaccines as quickly as they did.
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 Video9:58
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A Brief History of Robotics

12th - Higher Ed
Why don’t we have robots taking care of our every need by now? A little history of the field of robotics might help you understand how hard it is to get machines to perform tasks, and how far we’ve come in just a few decades.
Instructional Video3:54
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The Mayan Calendar & 2012

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tells us about the Mayan calendar & why December 21, 2012 will not be the end of the world.
Instructional Video3:23
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How Michael Faraday Changed the World with a Magnet | Great Minds

12th - Higher Ed
From a blacksmith's son, to one of the most repeated names in physics textbooks, Michael Faraday epitomized the spirit of scientific exploration
Instructional Video3:25
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Great Minds: James Hutton, Founder of Geology

12th - Higher Ed
Rocks are more than just rocks, they're the key to Earth's history!
Instructional Video5:23
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From Scarred Lungs to Diabetes: How COVID May Stick With People Long-Term | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Even though we are still in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are trying to figure out the ways in which this disease may stick with people in the long term - from lasting lung damage to potentially triggering...
Instructional Video3:44
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Bananas Are Losing the War on Fungus

12th - Higher Ed
The Gros Michel banana lost the battle with fungus in the 1950s, but was replaced by the Cavendish. This time we might not have a new banana to come to the rescue. Could this be the end of bananas? Hosted by: Hank Green
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 Video9:11
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4 Billion Years in Under 10 Minutes

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever wondered how our earth was created? Here is a brief history about the Earth.
Instructional Video5:19
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3 Secrets About Ancient Earth, Hidden in Marine Fossils

12th - Higher Ed
Fossils can provide clues to the conditions that ancient species lived in, like what their environments felt like, how deep in the water some species lived, or even how long the Sun was out!
Instructional Video2:22
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What If Earth Spun the Other Way?

12th - Higher Ed
How different would things be if Earth had always rotated in the opposite direction? Hosted by: Stefan Chin
Instructional Video8:47
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The Truth About the Keto Diet: Does Science Support It?

12th - Higher Ed
Keto was all the rage... until it wasn't. If you haven't heard of keto, welcome to the diet that promotes the consumption of ground beef, olive oil and lots of cheese... sounds like a dream, right? Maybe not. Join Michael Aranda for a...
Instructional Video10:31
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The Truth About 10 Famous Inventions

12th - Higher Ed
Did Thomas Edison invent the lightbulb? I mean... kind of... but also... no. Every great, world-changing invention is the culmination of efforts by dozens or hundreds of people, spanning decades or centuries.
Instructional Video4:49
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The Science of Men

12th - Higher Ed
Learn about the history of dudes, and a new theory about deep voices in this new episode of SciShow News. You know, science... bro... stuff. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video3:45
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The Science of Chocolate

12th - Higher Ed
While you unwrap that luscious truffle, let Hank explain the science of chocolate -- where it comes from, what its active ingredient is, and how it works. Also learn the difference between chocolate, cocoa, cacao and coca, so you really...
Instructional Video11:39
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5 Computer Scientists Who Changed Programming Forever

12th - Higher Ed
It's taken the work of many programmers to turn computers into something we carry in our pockets, and here are five (technically 10!) that we think you should be aware of.
Instructional Video9:40
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The Data Explosion | The History of the Internet, Part 3

12th - Higher Ed
Nearly twenty years after the dot-com bubble burst, the internet is an essential piece of the modern world, with the public side mostly commanded by a few powerful companies.
Instructional Video4:28
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Is There DNA in Dirt?

12th - Higher Ed
You know about fossils, but what other secrets are lurking in the ground beneath our feet?
Instructional Video11:03
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How the Internet Was Invented | The History of the Internet, Part 1

12th - Higher Ed
The Internet is older than you might think!
Instructional Video10:56
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5 Bizarre Aircraft That Pushed the Boundaries of Engineering

12th - Higher Ed
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.