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SciShow

Limnic Eruptions: When Lakes Explode

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow takes you inside a limnic eruption, a natural disaster that’s as deadly as it is rare.
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SciShow

It's Weird How Many Species Live At Both Poles

12th - Higher Ed
We know that lots of animals and plants can be found all over the world. But there's plenty that manage to live at the furthest points from each other they possibly can - and are /still/ the same species. It's called being bipolar, and...
Instructional Video5:14
SciShow

It Seems like Trees Caused a Mass Extinction

12th - Higher Ed
When it comes to mass extinctions, you probably imagine giant volcanic eruptions or asteroids raining fire from the sky, but sometimes these events can have some unexpected causes. Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video2:18
SciShow

Is the Five-Second Rule Real?

12th - Higher Ed
Oops! You drop your precious midnight snack on the floor! You just picked it up really quick, like less than five seconds, so it is ok to eat, right? But is the 5-second rule really legit? Hosted by: Michael Aranda ----------
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow

How Traditional Ice Fishing Led to the French Fries in Your Freezer

12th - Higher Ed
You might not think about the food in your freezer much, but those frozen fries are surprisingly worthy of pondering, given that they’re the end result of a pretty clever innovation.
Instructional Video5:36
SciShow

What the CRISPR Embryo Editing Study Really Taught Us

12th - Higher Ed
What did the recent study using the CRISPR gene editing technique actually entail, and what did we learn from it? Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video12:57
SciShow

SciShow: Bees Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
We are in spring! And with spring come bees! In this episode of SciShow Compilation we bring the best episodes of bees and honey!
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SciShow

Innovating Technology & The Veiled Chameleon - Talk Show #21

12th - Higher Ed
Hank talks with University of Montana Professor Rick Hughes about innovating technology and training the SciShow staff. Special guest appearance with Jessi and Veiled Chameleon 'Twirly'.
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SciShow

7 Chilling Mysteries Still Unsolved by Scientists

12th - Higher Ed
There are still several fascinating mysteries of our universe unsolved by scientists even after decades and even centuries of research! Join Olivia Gordon for a new episode of SciShow and learn about these seven weird phenomena that...
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SciShow

The Erratic Behavior of Water

12th - Higher Ed
Water is one of the most abundant and important substances on Earth, so you think we'd know everything there is to know about it. Turns out, water is so much stranger and more complex than we ever thought! Join Olivia Gordon for a new...
Instructional Video10:55
SciShow

The 7 Scariest Creatures in Australia That You Probably Don't Know About

12th - Higher Ed
You probably know that Australia is famous for giant snakes and spooky spiders... but oh... there's SO much more. Join Hank Green as he shows you seven truly terrifying Australian inhabitants that you might not have heard of—and some are...
Instructional Video9:32
SciShow

That Time North America Tried to Tear Itself Apart

12th - Higher Ed
Looking at a map, you would never know that North America once almost ripped itself in half. But 1.1 billion years ago, it tried to - and had it succeeded, there would now be an ocean where Lake Superior is!
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow

Some Mammals Can Just… Pause Pregnancy

12th - Higher Ed
We generally think of pregnancy as a continuous process, but scientists have recently discovered mechanisms that allow for certain mammals to put the development of a fetus on pause.
Instructional Video11:10
SciShow

Paleontology's Technicolor Moment

12th - Higher Ed
For a long time, we could only guess what color a dinosaur might be. But in the past decade, there has been an explosion of color.
Instructional Video4:57
SciShow

NASA's new frontier, and the Trouble with "Gravity"

12th - Higher Ed
Hank describes how astronomers used a technique called gravitational lensing to find the most distant galaxy ever detected -- and how NASA is embarking on a new program to use this same technique to peer deeper into space than ever...
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SciShow

Man Made Earthquakes and More

12th - Higher Ed
Hank hits you with a ton of news this time - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has plans to retrieve Saturn V rocket engines from the bottom of the Atlantic; new research on the impacts from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill to life in the Gulf of...
Instructional Video9:56
SciShow

How Quantum Mechanics Affects Your Life

12th - Higher Ed
While you might not think about quantum mechanics being part of your everyday life, it turns out that it might play a role in some of the most familiar things, from the sunlight in the trees to the nose on your face!
Instructional Video10:56
SciShow

How Humans Are Almost Identical to Chimps, According to DNA

12th - Higher Ed
On the genetic level, we're not all that different from chimps. But those small differences in DNA can have massive effects. Learn what makes us truly different from chimpanzees in this new episode of SciShow!
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SciShow

How Goldfish Went From Pretty To Invincible And Back Again

12th - Higher Ed
We began keeping goldfish as pets more than 1,000 years ago, but their beauty wasn’t the only thing they had going for them. Goldfish had a lot of really weird biological traits that made them incredibly resilient. And in an unfortunate...
Instructional Video11:33
SciShow

How AI Could Change Biology

12th - Higher Ed
You've likely been seeing the rise of AI technology everywhere—and some people are pretty concerned about what it could mean for the future. But did you know it might hold the key to understanding, and even changing, parts of our...
Instructional Video8:03
SciShow

Five Bizarre Places Frogs Call Home

12th - Higher Ed
Home is where the heart is - and these frogs manage to make their homes in a variety of bizarre places, from cloud forests to wastelands. And sometimes solving the challenges of living in these places involves solutions that are...
Instructional Video9:15
SciShow

Did We Find Longitude Thanks To A...Clock?

12th - Higher Ed
The equator is a clear and accurate line around Earth that makes measuring latitude a precise science, but when it came to figuring out how to do that with longitude, British sailors were at a loss. Until they devised a competition....
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SciShow

Climate Change

12th - Higher Ed
In which Hank details the five scariest things that will likely happen because of climate change.
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SciShow

What Actually Happens on the Full Moon? | 8 Full-Moon Myths & Facts

12th - Higher Ed
From menstrual cycles to rainfall, there are lots of claims about the moon's influence. In today's episode, Hank is here to set the record straight with 8 myths & facts about our moon.