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5 Water Science Experiments
Water is the source of life on Earth, but it also offers many opportunities for doing some cool science experiments! Here are 5 simple water experiments that kids will love doing!
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5 Science Experiments with Eggs
5 amazing kids science experiments with eggs that adults want to do too
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5 Lemon Science Experiments
When life gives you lemons, do science experiments! Here are 5 simple experiments you can try with lemons to ignite curiosity and prove to your kids that everything is possible! Lemons are a pretty awesome fruit, and these science...
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7 Tips for Life Science Majors
This video will go over the top 7 tips to being a successful student in the life sciences majors. 1. Maintain a 3.0 GPA or Higher. 2. Join a club on campus related to your science major. 3. Build your career network as soon as possible....
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The science of static electricity - Anuradha Bhagwat
We've all had the experience: you're walking across a soft carpet, you reach for the doorknob and - ZAP. But what causes this trademark jolt of static electricity? Anuradha Bhagwat sheds light on the phenomenon by examining the nature of...
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Science Experiment: Water and Plastic Bottles
Experimenting with plastic bottles, straws and water
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Science Experiment: Dancing Foil
Are your kids bored of watching the same old magic tricks from a magician? Well, why not invite them to a science party instead! Here we make our own magic with dancing foil. When rubbing a balloon on wool, a charge known as static...
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Science Experiment: Tissue Wiggly Worm
“There’s a worm in the bottom of my garden and its name is Wiggly Woo!” Bring a cherished nursery rhyme to life by introducing simple science to your little ones. It doesn’t just have to be for little children too. This activity can be...
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Science Experiments with Eggs
A quick demonstration of gravity and motion in this experiment with raw eggs before we cook them for breakfast. All we needed was: a toilet paper tube, a paper plate, a glass of water and a bit of curiosity.
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Science Experiment: Ping Pong Ball Follows Running Water
Here is a simple experiment for children at the kitchen that Alex loved. When a ping pong ball is placed straight under running water tap, it does not move away from the water stream. In fact, the ball sticks to it and follows it even...
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Synthetic proteins: Mimicking the molecular machinery of life - Science Nation
Imagine synthetic antibiotics that could fight infections like MRSA, custom pharmaceuticals to treat advanced prostate cancer, and new enzymes that will turn cellulose into fuel. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF),...
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DigiMorph: Bringing Fossils to Life - Science Nation
High tech x-ray scanning equipment has opened up a whole new world to scientists studying delicate specimens such as fossils, skeletons and ancient manuscripts. It's called "high resolution X-ray computed tomography," and it essentially...
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Leading-edge research aims to predict, limit harmful algal blooms - Science Nation
Rhode Island EPSCoR studies reveal key details about the life cycle of macroalgal blooms that impact ecosystems, economies Description: When the water along Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay is thick and green, it may be a bad day for a...
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TED-ED: Mary's Room: A philosophical thought experiment - Eleanor Nelsen
Imagine a neuroscientist who has only ever seen black and white things, but she is an expert in color vision and knows everything about its physics and biology. If, one day, she sees color, does she learn anything new? Is there anything...
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TED-ED: The science of skin color - Angela Koine Flynn
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, it'll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-pink, while another requires hours to experience the slightest change....
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TED-ED: How do animals experience pain? - Robyn J. Crook
Humans know the surprising prick of a needle, the searing pain of a stubbed toe, and the throbbing of a toothache. We can identify many types of pain and have multiple ways of treating it - but what about other species? How do the...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Is art or science better for understanding experience?
Our life is made up of experiences. But what experience is remains a mystery. Heidegger thought it inexplicable and neuroscientists cannot find its location. Do we just need a better theory to uncover its secrets? Or is experience...
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Science Experiment: Spinning Balloon
If you have a balloon and a straw at home, you can make this fun spinning balloon.
Institute of Art and Ideas
What is experience and why is it mysterious?
Our life is made up of experiences. But what experience is remains a mystery. Heidegger thought it inexplicable and neuroscientists cannot find its location. Do we just need a better theory to uncover its secrets? Or is experience...
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Why Sunshine Puts A Smile On Your Face - The Science Behind Happiness With TJ McKenna
Everyone could use a little good, quality “ Gee Whiz” information in their lives, the perfect stuff for water cooler chatter! This week OGTV is highlighting our trivia series, Good To Know, which is chock full of fun facts that may just...
Weird History
How Conjoined Twins Ended Up Taking Very Different Life Paths
Conjoined twins have long been the subject of great curiosity due in part to the rarity of the condition. Not to mention, many different ways exist for siblings to become anatomically connected to one another. Fueled by that curiosity, a...
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Fire Ants: Coping with These Invasive Insects - Science Nation
Invasive animals are often most abundant in habitats impacted by humans, especially man-made habitats, such as roadsides, suburban and urban developments, and areas of intensive agricultural activity. Understanding why this is true may...
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Scientists satisfy our taste for blue mussels and Arctic surfclams - Science Nation
These tiny creatures are Arctic surfclams. They're getting packed up for a trip to the shore. With some help, they're about to take up residence in an intertidal mudflat on the Maine coast, or 'Downeast' as they say around here,...
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Marine conservation biologist Julia K. Parrish - ScienceLives
As a scuba diver and a marine conservation biologist, Julia K. Parrish frequently dives into her work with wild abandon — literally. But as the executive director of a citizen science group that organizes volunteers to monitor beach-cast...