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The Science of Hangovers
- Published_at:2013-06-05
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- description: So what exactly is it that makes a hangover suck so hard? Turns out there are three things interacting to make you feel miserable. Hank's got the details in this episode of SciShow. (Having déjà vu? This video was accidentally uploaded earlier in the...
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Cyborg Eyes and Stumpy the Dumpy Tree Frog: SciShow Talk Show #11
- Published_at:2013-06-04
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- description: SciShow graphics guy Louey Winkler discusses LED contact lenses and the implications of enhancing and assisting human beings with technology, and then attempts to stump Hank with a physics riddle. Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Stumpy the Whites...
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A History of Earth's Climate
- Published_at:2013-05-27
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- description: Earth had a climate long before we showed up and started noticing it and it's influenced by a whole series of cycles that have been churning along for hundreds of millions of years. In most cases those cycles will continue long after we're gone. A...
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Schrödinger's iPad? New Breakthroughs in Quantum Computing
- Published_at:2013-05-25
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- description: Two developments in quantum computing in the past couple of weeks are the harbingers of a whole new era of smart technology. Google announced that it's building a quantum computer designed by a company called D-Wave in partnership with NASA, and...
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Weird Places: Socotra
- Published_at:2013-05-23
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- description: The Socotra archipelago in the Arabian Sea supports so many diverse and unique species that it has been described as the most alien place on Earth. Hank takes you on a tour of this weird place in this episode of SciShow. Like SciShow? Want to help...
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Angelina Jolie & Breast Cancer
- Published_at:2013-05-21
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- description: What would you do if you found out that cancer could be lurking in your genes? More people are getting news like that these days as more kinds of cancer are being linked to specific genes and genetic tests let doctors screen your individual genome for...
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Telepathic Rats and a Red-lored Amazon: SciShow Talk Show #10
- Published_at:2013-05-21
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- description: Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop is back again to stump Hank and to tell us about some fascinating new research in the field of rat telepathy (NO JOKE). Then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Zoe the Red-lored Amazon parrot. -- Want more Emily? Check...
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Exotic Chemistry: World's Oldest Water and The Rarest Element
- Published_at:2013-05-19
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- description: This week's SciShow news brings you discoveries involving two of the most exotic substances on Earth - the world's rarest element and the world's oldest water. Two great tastes that taste great together? Stay tuned to find out. Like SciShow? Want to...
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How To Make Antivenom
- Published_at:2013-05-16
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- description: Bitten by a venomous snake? There's hope! French scientist Albert Calmette developed the first snake antivenom in the late 1890s, and did such a good job that we use his technique to this day. Antivenom works by stimulating the production of...
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Coriolis Effect: IDTIMWYTIM
- Published_at:2013-05-14
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- description: Does your toilet water drain differently than in the other hemisphere? Is it because of the Coriolis effect? Hank has some things to clarify about these questions, and more in this edition of I Don't Think It Means What You Think It Means. Like...
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THE CICADAS ARE COMING!
- Published_at:2013-05-12
- Category:Science & Technology
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- description: Cicadas have developed an amazing strategy for growth, survival, reproduction, and overcoming predation by...doing nothing. They do nothing for years (except sip at the juice excreted from root structures) before emerging in huge, simultaneous swarms....
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Marvelous Medicinal Maggots
- Published_at:2013-05-09
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- description: Although it may sound crazy, many doctors use maggots today to clean wounds of dead and infected tissue. This process, called debridement, is important for preventing the spread of infection in a world of increasing antibiotic resistance. Hank has...
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The Terrifying Promise of Robot Bugs
- Published_at:2013-05-06
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- description: Imitating nature to build a better (or possibly more terrifying) future. We've been trying to build flapping-wing robots for hundreds of years, and now, ornithopters are finally being developed, and may be used mostly for military purposes. ...
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The Majestic Grolar Bear
- Published_at:2013-05-02
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- description: Although polar bears and grizzly bears aren't all that similar and are definitely separate species, they can interbreed and create fertile offspring in the wild. Hank brings us the story of these misfit bears, which he likes to call grolar bears. ...
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Stem Cells
- Published_at:2013-04-30
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- description: Hank give you the facts on stem cells - what they are, what they're good for, where they come from, and how they're used in medicine. Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your...
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The Times and Troubles of the Scientific Method
- Published_at:2013-04-30
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- description: Science is working tirelessly night and day to disprove its own theories about how the universe works (or at least, that's what science thinks it's doing). Hank tells us a quick history of how we came to create and adopt the scientific method and then...
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The Science of Terrorism
- Published_at:2013-04-28
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- description: Science can help create understanding where there is none, but is it possible to study and understand terrorists if we're too busy doing everything we can to stop it? Terrorism is notoriously difficult to study because governments constantly subpoena...
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Why No Giant Mammals?
- Published_at:2013-04-25
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- description: Hank gives a quick run-down of the reasons scientists think the land mammals of today are nowhere near the size of the largest sauropods. Some of them might surprise you! Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your...
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Gluten
- Published_at:2013-04-23
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- description: Gluten is a sticky protein composite found in cereal grains. Hank gives us some insight into the importance of gluten in history, as well as its impact on health in our own time. Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on...
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Human-Powered Helicopters and a Red Fox: SciShow Talk Show #8
- Published_at:2013-04-23
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- description: Da Vinci imagined a helicopter powered solely by human muscles. Now more than 500 years later, two teams are using advanced materials to try and make that dream come true. Hank and Catilin discuss these two teams and the Sikorsky Prize that they are...
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Patenting Person Parts
- Published_at:2013-04-20
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- description: Since the advent of genetic engineering, a lot of weird questions have cropped up, particularly with regard to what information a company can patent. Individual genes, as they are discovered, are now immediately patented and can be controlled by the...
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Fairy Rings
- Published_at:2013-04-18
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- description: Hank noticed something mysterious in the park one day. Fairy rings: are they mystical portals to another realm? Or could there be another, more scientific, explanation? Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls,...
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Weird Places: Waitomo Caves
- Published_at:2013-04-16
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- description: Hank brings you the tale of another weird place on earth - the Waitomo Caves of New Zealand, where glowworms emit bluish-green light in a beautiful display. Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your...
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3D Printing and the Future of Stuff
- Published_at:2013-04-16
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- description: What if instead of going to the store to buy a new toilet brush, all you had to do was walk into your office and print one out? With recent advances in 3D printing, such a scenario might not be as far away as you think. Special thanks to Ben Malouf...
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We're Going Asteroid Wranglin'!
- Published_at:2013-04-13
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- description: Hank has good news about NASA. Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Tardigrade Poster: http://vid.io/xom SciShow Mug: http://vid.io/xoa SciShow Shirt:...
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Sinkholes, Robotic Mules & Fluffy the Tarantula: SciShow Talk Show #7
- Published_at:2013-04-08
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- description: Hank is joined by Peter Winkler with some news about sinkholes and DARPA's new robotic mule, and then the boys are joined by Jessi from Animal Wonders and her special friend "Fluffy" the Chilean rose hair tarantula. Want more animals? Check out...
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Why Do Cats Purr?
- Published_at:2013-04-04
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- description: The smaller members of the felid family can purr, but why? Hank takes on this most adorable of life's mysteries in todays episode of SciShow. Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold...
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Space Trash: The Next Big Pickle
- Published_at:2013-04-02
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- description: Earth's orbit has a bit of a litter problem. Hank outlines a few ways scientists have thought of to help clean things up. Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? ...
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The Retro-Proto-Turbo-Encabulator
- Published_at:2013-04-01
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- description: Hank brings us a special report on the retro-proto-turbo-encabulator, which could very well revolutionize...uh...something. More information can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLDgQg6bq7o Thanks to Hank's father-in-law Dick Court for...
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NASA Needs You
- Published_at:2013-03-30
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- description: Hank usually likes to keep science and politics separated, but the reality is that a lot of scientific research in the United States is funded by the government. This is a problem right now because the disfunction in the world of politics has begun to...
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