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What Happens if Your Body is Exposed to the Vacuum of Space?
- Published_at:2013-01-10
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- description: Hank answers a SciShow viewer's most pressing question about what happens if the human body gets exposed to space. Would your head really explode? Like SciShow? http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow! http://www.twitter.com/scishow T*umbl...
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3 Whack Weather Phenomena
- Published_at:2013-01-08
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- description: Hank describes three of the whackest weather phenomena on Earth: atmospheric rivers, fire tornadoes, and ball lightning. Super interesting and super weird. Like SciShow: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow:...
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Sugar, Worms, and Space
- Published_at:2013-01-05
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- description: In this week's news, Hank explains how earthworms are doing nanotechnology for us, Americans will soon be eating genetically modified salmon, the Russians are going back to space, and another reason to drink less soda. Like SciShow:...
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Animals That Do Drugs
- Published_at:2013-01-03
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- description: Turns out humans aren't the only animals that can medicate themselves - many other animals have found ways to deal with illness by using natural remedies. Hank will tell you about some of the most interesting methods animals have found to heal...
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Dark Matter
- Published_at:2012-12-28
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- description: Physicists estimate that dark matter accounts for about twenty three percent of the known universe - the only problem is that no one really knows what it is... Like SciShow? http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow Scishow!...
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10 Science Superlatives of 2012
- Published_at:2012-12-27
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- description: This year's end News episode wraps up with nothing but superlatives: the biggest, oldest, first, last, smallest and hottest developments in science from 2012. Like Scishow? http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow!...
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Great Minds: Henrietta Leavitt & the Human Computers
- Published_at:2012-12-25
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- description: Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of a number of volunteer women astronomers who were allowed to serve as "computers" at Harvard College Observatory, doing tedious work male scientists wouldn't do, and ultimately making a discovery now known as Leavitt's...
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3 Extreme Climate Fixes
- Published_at:2012-12-20
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- description: Hank talks about a few - maybe crazy, maybe reasonable - geoengineering schemes that some scientists have come up with in order to "fix" climate change, including designer clouds, ocean fertilization, and stratospheric shading with sulfur dioxide. ...
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Science and Gun Violence
- Published_at:2012-12-20
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- description: Hank looks for some things science can add to the conversation about guns and gun violence in the wake of the tragedy last week in Newtown, Connecticut. Our deepest sympathies are with the community of Sandy Hook, and with anyone whose life has...
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Eat Off Your Toilet Seat
- Published_at:2012-12-18
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- description: Hank talks about how your toilet is actually one of the cleanest places in your house, despite its function. Research has shown that cutting boards, dish towels and sponges have FAR more fecal bacteria on them than your toilet seat, highlighting the...
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Calendars, Codes & Virgins: 3 Myths About the Maya
- Published_at:2012-12-14
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- description: Hank talks about the Maya, and helps dispel some myths about their historic civilization, revealing how, ultimately, they were just like us: smart, flawed, and awesome. Like SciShow: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow:...
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Lunar Impact!
- Published_at:2012-12-12
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- description: Hank tells us about the planned demise of two lunar satellites that have been collecting data for NASA, and have now reached the end of their mission. Like SciShow? http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow! http://www.twitter.com/scishow More...
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Biofilm: A New (Gross) Thing to Worry About
- Published_at:2012-12-11
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- description: Slime can be great, but when it's the wrong kind of slime (you know, the kind that can kill you?), it gets added to the list of things Hank wishes he didn't have to worry about. Scientists call it biofilm, and it's a type of bacterial colony the...
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3 Physics Experiments that Changed the World
- Published_at:2012-12-06
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- description: Physics investigates why the universe behaves the way that it does, and today, Hank tells us about the three physics experiments that he thinks were the most awesome at helping us understand how the universe works. Like SciShow?...
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News Bummers: Poison Fog, Sad Sperm & SAM
- Published_at:2012-12-06
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- description: Hank loves science because it helps us appreciate the world more, but not everything that science does makes him happy - reports of poison fog on the West coast of the United States; dramatic decreases in sperm counts; and a lack of organic molecules...
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Mysterious Mars News
- Published_at:2012-12-01
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- description: Hank brings us news from planets all around the solar system: Mars, Mercury, and even planet Earth have been in the news lately. A retraction from NASA about the Curiosity mission; the discovery of water and organic material in craters on Mercury;...
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From Kepler to Webb: The History of the Telescope
- Published_at:2012-11-29
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- description: Hank regales us with the history of the telescope, and then introduces us to some folks from the team who are working on the newest telescope in the chronology - the James Webb Space Telescope, an infrared telescope due to launch in 2018. Thanks to...
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Mars Colony Plans?
- Published_at:2012-11-28
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- description: Hank is all about Mars, and Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has some plans for colonizing the Red Planet that have got Hank very excited. Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter:...
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3 Chemistry Experiments That Changed the World
- Published_at:2012-11-27
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- description: Chemistry is the study of matter - stuff, and how it interacts with other stuff. Even though chemistry doesn't make a lot of news these days, chemists are making discoveries that change lives all the time. If Hank had to narrow down all of chemistry's...
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The Oldest, Most Distant Object in the Universe Discovered
- Published_at:2012-11-21
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- description: Hank reports on the discovery by NASA scientists of the most distant, oldest galaxy ever observed. Like SciShow on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/scishow References and image licenses...
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The Physics of "Punkin Chunkin"
- Published_at:2012-11-20
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- description: Watch Punkin Chunkin this Thanksgiving, November 22nd, at 8 pm on Science Channel. More pumpkin carnage online at ScienceChannel.com/chunk "Punkin Chunkin" is the United State's annual contest to see whose homemade machine can hurl a pumpkin the...
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Rogue Planet Discovered!
- Published_at:2012-11-15
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- description: Today Hank brings us the news of a unique astronomical discovery - a rogue planet. He also allays our fears of an apocalyptic collision with Earth. So, this new planet is awesome, but it needs a different name - CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9 isn't really...
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The Alien Egg Experiment
- Published_at:2012-11-09
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- description: Hank brings us another simple experiment that demonstrates the important biochemical process of osmosis by turning a chicken egg into a frightening alien-looking thing. Like SciShow? http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow!...
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Facts about Human Evolution
- Published_at:2012-11-04
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- description: Hank brings you the facts, as they are understood by scientists today, about the evolution of humans from our humble primate ancestors. On the way to becoming Homo sapiens, game-changing evolutionary breakthroughs led to the development of many...
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Secrets of the Vampire Squid
- Published_at:2012-11-02
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- description: This week in SciShow News, Hank tells us about some weird science, including a squid that's not a squid, animals that can talk, and new insights into how you can mess up your body much faster and for much longer than you ever thought possible! **To...
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Litmus Test: SciShow Experiments
- Published_at:2012-11-01
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- description: Do science at home with Hank in this episode of SciShow - you'll learn how to make your own litmus paper, what it's good for, and how it works. Like SciShow on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter!...
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Hurricane Sandy FAQs
- Published_at:2012-10-31
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- description: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Hank answers some frequently asked questions about it, and how it got to be so crazy. What is up with this storm? Has this ever happened before? This is global warming right? Like SciShow on Facebook!...
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Science on Trial in Italy
- Published_at:2012-10-24
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- description: Hank has some thoughts on the news that several Italian scientists who were convicted of 29 counts manslaughter for making an "inadequate risk-assessment" before an earthquake. Like SciShow: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow:...
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Prions: The Real Zombie-Makers
- Published_at:2012-10-23
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- description: Hank is tired of zombies in popular culture, and while acknowledging that dead people are scary (especially if they start moving around), he brings us some information on prions - misfolded proteins that are responsible for destroying brains and get...
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Why We Age - And How We Can Stop It
- Published_at:2012-10-21
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- description: Hank hates death, so he helps us understand the process of aging, informs us of how scientists are studying ways to prevent it and brings us the exciting news of current research in longevity... for mice. Like SciShow? ...
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