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What Is Nothing?

What Is Nothing?

Season 9 Episode 15
14:06
Why Do We Dream?

Why Do We Dream?

Season 9 Episode 16
14:29
Here's What I Learned…

Here's What I Learned…

Season 9 Episode 18
16:20
The Unbelievable Science of How We Read

The Unbelievable Science of How We Read

Season 9 Episode 20
16:14
Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?

Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?

Season 10 Episode 2
9:42
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
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It's Okay to Be Smart

Inside the Largest Living Thing On Earth

Season 9 Episode 14

The biggest thing that has ever lived on Earth… is a tree? Hard to believe, but it’s true. Travel with me to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to go inside the most massive species on our planet, and learn what unique and special evolutionary adaptations let them get so big.

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Unraveling the Great Butterfly Migration Mystery
9:12
The monarch butterfly migration is one of nature’s greatest events.
How to be Crushed by the Atmosphere!
6:56
Air. I bet you never even notice that it’s there.
Why Are So Many People Allergic To Food?
10:47
Why Are So Many People Allergic To Food?
Where On Earth Do You Weigh The Least?
7:13
This video is all about the difference between mass and weight.
Are You Afraid of Holes?
5:51
Are You Afraid of Holes?
The Impossible Hugeness of Deep Time
9:05
Humans have a hard time with really big numbers, especially when it comes to DEEP TIME.
Is There Life on Earth?
9:44
If we lived light years from Earth, how would we know there’s life here?
Why Do We Itch (ASL)
4:59
We explore how and why itching help!
Do Fish Pee?
4:53
You know you’ve wondered. Do fish actually pee?
Does Someone Else Have Your Face?
12:42
They say everyone has a doppelgänger, but is that really true?
The Raisin Bran Effect
5:19
Where do you see the Brazil Nut Effect around you?
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
8:53
What do other life forms have to teach us about staying alive as we get old?
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