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Why Does the Wind Blow?

Why Does the Wind Blow?

Season 1 Episode 10
2:38
Paying Attention in the Digital Age

Paying Attention in the Digital Age

Season 1 Episode 11
5:20
The Science of Rainbows

The Science of Rainbows

Season 1 Episode 12
5:36
What’s Actually on the Other Side of a Mirror?

What’s Actually on the Other Side of a Mirror?

Season 10 Episode 1
10:16
Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?

Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?

Season 10 Episode 2
9:42
Can Life Really Be Explained By Physics?

Can Life Really Be Explained By Physics?

Season 10 Episode 3
22:18
How Illusions Can Explain Reality

How Illusions Can Explain Reality

Season 10 Episode 4
19:07
Are Humans Still Evolving?

Are Humans Still Evolving?

Season 10 Episode 5
10:41
Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)

Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)

Season 10 Episode 6
11:50
Why You Can’t Smell Yourself?

Why You Can’t Smell Yourself?

Season 10 Episode 7
19:10
Trying to Land a Plane (to Prove a Point)

Trying to Land a Plane (to Prove a Point)

Season 10 Episode 8
17:59
Why No One Can Agree What’s Really the Tallest Mountain

Why No One Can Agree What’s Really the Tallest Mountain

Season 10 Episode 9
8:29
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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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Why Is Sex a Thing?
12:31
Season 9 Episode 9
Why Is Sex a Thing?
We explore the evolutionary enigma of sex and its existence.
A Brief (Scientific) History of Butts
12:27
Season 9 Episode 8
A Brief (Scientific) History of Butts
This episode is about the science and evolutionary history of...butts.
How Your Brain Makes Its Own Electricity
18:46
Season 9 Episode 7
How Your Brain Makes Its Own Electricity
How do the neurons in our brain work? Find out here!
Why Are We Warm-Blooded?
11:18
Season 9 Episode 6
Why Are We Warm-Blooded?
Here's the science behind why humans are warm-blooded.
How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)
12:38
Season 9 Episode 5
How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)
This could have devastating effects on our future.
The Transcontinental Burrito Hypertunnel
11:57
Season 9 Episode 4
The Transcontinental Burrito Hypertunnel
We dug a classic doc that tells the story of the transcontinental burrito hypertunnel.
What is Impossible in Evolution?
19:29
Season 9 Episode 3
What is Impossible in Evolution?
We explore all the questions that teach us what's possible in evolution!
The Golden Ratio: Is It Myth or Math?
22:36
Season 9 Episode 2
The Golden Ratio: Is It Myth or Math?
Let's find out exactly what is it!
When Is Now?
20:26
Season 9 Episode 1
When Is Now?
Let’s journey from Einstein’s thought experiments about relativity to answer it.
Visualizing Herd Immunity
14:49
Season 8 Episode 27
Visualizing Herd Immunity
We use lots and lots of mousetraps and ping-pong balls to show how this works.
Why Do We Lie?
16:43
Season 8 Episode 26
Why Do We Lie?
Explore why we lie if we’re supposed to be the most socially developed species on Earth?
Glass is Solid… So Why Is It Clear?
5:42
Season 8 Episode 25
Glass is Solid… So Why Is It Clear?
Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent. We explore why!
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