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The Oldest Living Things In The World

The Oldest Living Things In The World

Season 2 Episode 43
5:40
What If There Were No Sharks?

What If There Were No Sharks?

Season 2 Episode 44
4:33
The Real "Doctor Frankenstein"

The Real "Doctor Frankenstein"

Season 2 Episode 48
6:12
The Physics of Space Battles

The Physics of Space Battles

Season 2 Episode 55
5:13
A Slice of Pizza Science!

A Slice of Pizza Science!

Season 2 Episode 51
3:32
Why Do Clouds Stay Up?

Why Do Clouds Stay Up?

Season 2 Episode 52
5:13
Why Does The Earth Have Layers?

Why Does The Earth Have Layers?

Season 2 Episode 53
4:31
Could We Clone Ourselves?

Could We Clone Ourselves?

Season 2 Episode 28
5:31
The Science of Goats!

The Science of Goats!

Season 2 Episode 47
3:35
How to See Time Travel!!!

How to See Time Travel!!!

Season 2 Episode 54
3:38
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It's Okay to Be Smart

What Are The Most Important Science Images Ever?

Season 2 Episode 21

Science isn't always a visual medium, but I think it's most important moments have often been captured in photos and illustrations. I picked out some of my favorite science images from history.

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How Scientists Cracked the Secret To Making Diamonds
12:15
These diamond makers create one of the most amazing materials on Earth — from dead people.
Camouflage Isn't What It Appears To Be
11:20
Learn nature’s ultimate game of hide-and-seek, and the way to win this game is all in the brain.
Why Don’t Humans Hibernate?
11:17
Nature has had to come up with some crazy ways to survive winter. None are weirder than hibernation.
The Paradox of Voting
12:40
Political scientist Don Green joins Joe to figure out the complex psychological and social factors t
Why Do We Hate Certain Sounds
16:27
Why do certain sounds make some of us so upset?!
The Sun is NOT the Center of the Solar System
11:43
Despite what you may have heard or learned in school, the sun is NOT the center of the solar system.
Why You See Faces in Things
10:23
People see faces everywhere thanks to a quirk of the brain called visual pareidolia.
Why trees look like rivers and also blood vessels and also lightning…
10:00
Why do the same, self-repeating patterns appear in trees, rivers, lightning, and even our bodies?
The Real (Weird) Way We See Numbers
15:25
Our animal brains deal with quantities in very specific, and fascinating, ways.
Computers Can Predict When You're Going to Die… Here's How
12:54
Can new technologies make death prediction even more accurate?
Can AI Help Us Talk to Whales?
21:33
AI may help us talk to whales soon. But should we?!
Measuring the Universe With a 14-Billion Light-Year Ruler
10:40
The cosmic distance ladder is the world’s longest ruler, built to measure the universe.
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