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I Tried Eating Bugs… Here's What I Learned

I Tried Eating Bugs… Here's What I Learned

Season 7 Episode 27
14:55
Recycling Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It.

Recycling Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It.

Season 7 Episode 28
11:11
The Strange (Unexpected) Reason Ice is Slippery

The Strange (Unexpected) Reason Ice is Slippery

Season 7 Episode 29
7:20
This Could Change the Future of Space Travel

This Could Change the Future of Space Travel

Season 7 Episode 30
11:30
Could You Be a Chimera? (ASL)

Could You Be a Chimera? (ASL)

Season 7 Episode 31
9:43
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
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It's Okay to Be Smart

Evolution Fails in the Human Body

Season 7 Episode 26

The human body is full of design flaws. Except they aren’t really design flaws, because the human body wasn’t designed. It was evolved, and it is still evolving. And that means some of our parts don’t work as well as they could, they just work well enough. Here’s a rundown of a few of the human body’s biggest evolutionary fails!
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How to be Crushed by the Atmosphere!
6:56
Season 7 Episode 6
How to be Crushed by the Atmosphere!
Air. I bet you never even notice that it’s there.
Why Are So Many People Allergic To Food?
10:47
Season 7 Episode 5
Why Are So Many People Allergic To Food?
Why Are So Many People Allergic To Food?
Where On Earth Do You Weigh The Least?
7:13
Season 7 Episode 4
Where On Earth Do You Weigh The Least?
This video is all about the difference between mass and weight.
Are You Afraid of Holes?
5:51
Season 7 Episode 3
Are You Afraid of Holes?
Are You Afraid of Holes?
The Impossible Hugeness of Deep Time
9:05
Season 7 Episode 2
The Impossible Hugeness of Deep Time
Humans have a hard time with really big numbers, especially when it comes to DEEP TIME.
Is There Life on Earth?
9:44
Season 7 Episode 1
Is There Life on Earth?
If we lived light years from Earth, how would we know there’s life here?
Why Do We Itch (ASL)
4:59
Season 6 Episode 37
Why Do We Itch (ASL)
We explore how and why itching help!
Do Fish Pee?
4:53
Season 6 Episode 36
Do Fish Pee?
You know you’ve wondered. Do fish actually pee?
Does Someone Else Have Your Face?
12:42
Season 6 Episode 35
Does Someone Else Have Your Face?
They say everyone has a doppelgänger, but is that really true?
The Raisin Bran Effect
5:19
Season 6 Episode 34
The Raisin Bran Effect
Where do you see the Brazil Nut Effect around you?
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
8:53
Season 6 Episode 33
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
What do other life forms have to teach us about staying alive as we get old?
There Might Be a Dinosaur On Your Dinner Table
10:16
Season 6 Episode 32
There Might Be a Dinosaur On Your Dinner Table
Eating turkey this holiday season? You’re eating a dinosaur!
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