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Will Space Settlers Live in Fungi Buildings?
What if we could grow buildings on other worlds? Researchers are looking to fungi to help us colonize the stars
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That Galaxy With No Dark Matter It's Probably Not Real - SciShow News
A little over a year ago, we covered a mind-blowing discovery on SciShow Space News. Some researchers even suggested that, if this was confirmed, it would be one of the biggest astronomy findings in years. Except, as it turns out… that...
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How We Fixed the Most Radioactive Place on Earth
Once upon a time, there was a lake that was so radioactive, that standing on its shore for more than an hour would almost definitely kill you. Join Olivia to learn how it got that bad in the first place, and what was done to fix it!
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Building a Dyson Sphere
What if an advanced civilization ran out of room to grow on their home planet? Their best bet might be to build settlements in space, so they could capture more of their star's energy.
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Other Worlds on Earth: Preparing for Space from Home
Other worlds don't seem very welcoming to us Earthlings, and it can be hard to practice our off-world explorations from millions of kilometers away. But Earth also has its fair share of hostile places that we can use to prepare for those...
Crash Course
What Does the Atmosphere Do Crash Course Geography
Much like a cell membrane, our atmosphere forms a protective boundary between outer space and the biosphere that allows for all life to exist on Earth’s surface. Today, we’re going to talk about its composition and layers (the...
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How Do Thermal Imaging Goggles Work?
Movies like Predator reveal how useful thermal imaging goggles can be, but why do hot objects give off infrared radiation to begin with?
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The 2 Secrets to Sending People to Mars
Hank revisits his passion for exploring the Red Planet, breaking down the two biggest challenges of sending humans to Mars: radiation and propulsion. He explains the science behind the obstacles future Mars-bound astronauts will face, as...
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The Future of Interstellar Communication
How will we communicate with the ships that we send to other stars? Scientists think the answer might involve using the sun as a giant lens to strengthen the signal.
Bozeman Science
Atomic Nucleus
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the structure of the nucleus influences the properties of the atom. The number of the protons determines the kind of element. Isotopes are formed when the number of protons remain the same but...
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Earth's Not-So-Juicy Center
Hank takes us on a journey to center of the Earth to explain both how the solid core formed and why it is so important for life as we know it.
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PLASMA RAIN?
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How (a Lack of) Bird Poop Proved the Big Bang
Reid describes how pigeons and bird poop helped prove the Big Bang!
Bozeman Science
Conservation of Nucleon Number
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the nucleon number and charge is conserved in all nuclear reactions and radioactive decay. Fission, fusion, alpha decay, beta decay, and gamma decay all conserve the number of neutrons and...
TED Talks
Nina Jablonski: Skin color is an illusion
Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not have access to NASA.
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A Blood Test for Brain Damage, and AI Eye Doctors
This week the FDA approves the first ever blood test for diagnosing concussions, and a group of scientists develop a neural network that could save you a trip to the eye doctor.
TED Talks
Joi Ito: Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"
"Remember before the internet?" asks Joi Ito. "Remember when people used to try to predict the future?" In this engaging talk, the head of the MIT Media Lab skips the future predictions and instead shares a new approach to creating in...
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Cherenkov Radiation : Particles Faster Than the Speed of Light?
In something like water, particles like electrons can beat light in a race - and cause a blue glow to prove it.
Bozeman Science
Heating
In this video Paul Andersen explains how heating is the transfer of energy (heat) from a warmer object to a cooler object. Heat can be transferred through conduction, convection and radiation. At the microscopic level conduction results...
Be Smart
What Color is the Universe?
When you stare up at the night sky, you might think that the universe is really black, but that's just because our eyes aren't sensitive enough to see the billions and billions of multicolored stars out there. Ever wonder why certain...
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Why Do Geiger Counters Make That Clicking Sound?
You don't have to fight feral ghouls to be familiar with the clicking sound of a geiger counter, but what exactly makes these radiation detecting devices click?