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The Surprising Places We Waste Energy

The Surprising Places We Waste Energy

Season 3 Episode 30
3:26
Are Dinosaurs Extinct?

Are Dinosaurs Extinct?

Season 3 Episode 31
6:05
Which Came First - Flowers or Bees?

Which Came First - Flowers or Bees?

Season 3 Episode 32
5:19
Why Are The Bees Dying?

Why Are The Bees Dying?

Season 3 Episode 33
4:01
How Does A Canyon Become Grand?

How Does A Canyon Become Grand?

Season 3 Episode 35
4:03
Your Salad Is Trying To Kill You

Your Salad Is Trying To Kill You

Season 3 Episode 36
6:03
Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?

Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?

Season 3 Episode 37
5:32
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
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It's Okay to Be Smart

When Will We Stop Using Oil?

Season 3 Episode 29

We've heard news of "peak oil" and "the end of the oil age" for years now, but we keep coming up with ways to find and pump more of it to the surface. Rising CO2 levels and the changing climate that results from burning fossil fuels mean that we should probably stop using oil sooner rather than later, though.

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Wearing a mask is a cheap and easy way to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Why Is Our Skeleton On the Inside?
8:11
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What Is A Dinosaur And What Isn’t a Dinosaur?
7:46
Or… maybe the question of what is and isn’t a dinosaur goes deeper than we think?
How Did Giant Pterosaurs Fly?
13:39
No flying animal alive today comes close to their huge size.
Why Deadly Viral Pandemics Are Becoming More Common?
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Why do viruses like SARS-CoV-2 happen and why are they becoming more frequent?
Counting the Species in my Backyard… for SCIENCE!
9:57
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