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Why Does the Wind Blow?

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The Science of Rainbows

The Science of Rainbows

Season 1 Episode 12
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Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?

Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?

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How Illusions Can Explain Reality

How Illusions Can Explain Reality

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Are Humans Still Evolving?

Are Humans Still Evolving?

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Why You Can’t Smell Yourself?

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Making Music From Space!

Season 1 Episode 9

There is no sound in space. In the near-vacuum of space, there is nothing to transmit the physical waves that we need to perceive sound. But that doesn't mean we can't MAKE sound from space.

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Weird things happen at extreme hot and absolute cold.
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The origin of water traces beyond the solar system to the earliest days of the universe!
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We explore how and why itching help!
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How does memory work? And how does… un-memory work?
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Here’s what the 97 percent statistic *really* means.
Where Did Life Come From?
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Let’s journey back to the origin of life to explore the most important mysteries!
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Try these light-bending experiments!
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Your Immune System, Explained!
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