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Why Do We Laugh?

Why Do We Laugh?

Season 3 Episode 38
6:03
What Is Fire?

What Is Fire?

Season 3 Episode 39
3:39
The Ruin and Rise of Monterey Bay

The Ruin and Rise of Monterey Bay

Season 3 Episode 41
3:38
Cuttlefish: Tentacles In Disguise

Cuttlefish: Tentacles In Disguise

Season 3 Episode 42
3:54
My Date With A Giant Pacific Octopus!

My Date With A Giant Pacific Octopus!

Season 3 Episode 43
3:07
Eight Incredible Deep Sea Oddities

Eight Incredible Deep Sea Oddities

Season 3 Episode 45
2:34
Theory vs Hypothesis vs Law

Theory vs Hypothesis vs Law

Season 3 Episode 47
6:48
Why Do We Have to Sleep

Why Do We Have to Sleep

Season 3 Episode 48
7:54
Space Videos!

What Color Is The Moon?

Season 3 Episode 50
3:39
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It's Okay to Be Smart

Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?

Season 3 Episode 37

Do periodical cicadas "know" how to calculate prime numbers? One of the strangest life cycles in all of biology, explained!

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We explore all the questions that teach us what's possible in evolution!
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Let's find out exactly what is it!
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20:26
Let’s journey from Einstein’s thought experiments about relativity to answer it.
Visualizing Herd Immunity
14:49
We use lots and lots of mousetraps and ping-pong balls to show how this works.
Why Do We Lie?
16:43
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
Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent. We explore why!
Inside the Lab That Invented the COVID-19 Vaccine
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This is how to make a COVID-19 vaccine.
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