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The Cosmic Afterglow

The Cosmic Afterglow

Season 4 Episode 31
3:27
Is Your Brain Too Old For Video Games?

Is Your Brain Too Old For Video Games?

Season 4 Episode 33
6:25
How These Ants Took Over the U.S

How These Ants Took Over the U.S

Season 4 Episode 34
6:32
Where Did Zika Come From?

Where Did Zika Come From?

Season 4 Episode 37
5:45
Why Don't Other Animals Wear Glasses?

Why Don't Other Animals Wear Glasses?

Season 4 Episode 38
5:03
Why Salt & Pepper?

Why Salt & Pepper?

Season 4 Episode 39
5:23
Attack of the Cosmic Space Junk!

Attack of the Cosmic Space Junk!

Season 4 Episode 40
5:14
Why Are Some Animals Venomous?

Why Are Some Animals Venomous?

Season 4 Episode 42
5:08
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It's Okay to Be Smart

The Most Important Moment in the History of Life

Season 4 Episode 30

The amazing legacy of animal cells.

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The Intelligence Test Where Ants Beat Humans
14:52
How thousands of tiny brains, obeying simple rules, solve problems no individual can understand.
Everything I Thought I Knew About Flavor Was Wrong
19:50
Joe visits a flavor lab to uncover how our senses shape our taste.
The Scientific Lie That Damaged Generations of Men
20:05
Here is the REAL science about "alpha males."
Inside the Vault Where They Keep the Dinosaur Apocalypse
22:36
How did the mass extinction of the dinosaurs play out, moment by moment?
(Almost) Everything You Learned About Genetics Is Wrong
12:37
Think traits like eye color or tongue-rolling are simple genetics? Think again.
Mars Used to Be Blue... Then Something Happened
11:08
Why is the Martian sky red by day… but blue at sunset?
Be Smart about Autism
36:47
Is autism really on the rise—or are we just recognizing it more?
Why Seedless Fruit Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen
14:51
Seedless fruits are delicious, convenient… and completely unnatural.
The Randomness Crisis Threatening the Internet
21:13
What does randomness really mean? And why your digital life depend on it?
Blood Types Are Weirder Than You Think
16:20
Why do we have different blood types? And why do we have blood at all?
How Feathered Dinosaurs Accidentally Invented Flight
16:18
How did dinosaurs become birds—and what good is half a wing?
What Could We See with a Planet-Sized Telescope?
16:00
Just how big would a telescope need to be to actually see an alien world in detail?
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