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Season 2 Episode 11
7:30
Why Do We Cook?

Why Do We Cook?

Season 2 Episode 12
5:34
The Science of Snowflakes

The Science of Snowflakes

Season 2 Episode 14
5:34
Claude Monet Was Half Honeybee

Claude Monet Was Half Honeybee

Season 2 Episode 16
4:26
How Science Defines A Year

How Science Defines A Year

Season 2 Episode 17
4:45
The Scale of the Universe

The Scale of the Universe

Season 2 Episode 18
4:06
The Science of Kissing

The Science of Kissing

Season 2 Episode 19
5:25
How The Elements Got Their Names

How The Elements Got Their Names

Season 2 Episode 22
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Exoplanets: Are There Other Earths?

Season 2 Episode 9

We live in one of a hundred billion of galaxies, each with hundreds of billions of stars. And now, thanks to modern astronomy, we know that the Milky Way is home to perhaps a hundred billion planets! In the past two decades, these exoplanet discoveries have spawned new questions about our universe, and if there might be another Earth, or other life, somewhere out there.

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9:42
We explore why animals like whales, elephants, and other large animals not get cancer.
What’s Actually on the Other Side of a Mirror?
10:16
The real magic of mirrors is far stranger and more interesting, as you’re about to learn.
The Unbelievable Science of How We Read
16:14
We take a look at how amazing the ability to read is.
The Weird Way That Movies Trick Your Brain
17:56
Neuroscientist David Eagleman talks about illusions that make the moving picture possible.
Here's What I Learned…
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Here's what I've learned about the possible end of this pandemic.
Can We Actually Clean Up the Plastic Pollution Problem?
15:15
We explore what we can actually do about pollution.
Why Do We Dream?
14:29
We explore why we dream.
What Is Nothing?
14:06
This is a video about nothing. Hope you learn something!
Inside the Largest Living Thing On Earth
9:21
The biggest thing that has ever lived on Earth… is a tree? Hard to believe, but it’s true!
Sand Dunes Shouldn’t Exist (Here’s Why They Do)
15:33
We travel to Great Sand Dunes National Park to climb the largest sand dunes in America.
I Can't Believe We're Making Another COVID Video
16:20
Another Covid Video.
How the Zebra Really Got Its Stripes?
13:13
Learn how different animals get their stripes.
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