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From SciShow. Scientists are beginning to notice that more and more species are missing an essential vitamin, one that is crucial for their survival. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks…
From SciShow. This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out “The Idea” music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUyT94aGmbc. For more than a hundred years, we’ve been studying fossils of Tyrannosaurus rex. But despite all the new insights we’ve gained, many of the…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Solar Energy course. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Humans have an almost insatiable energy demand, so scientists and engineers are always on the lookout for sustainable ways to provide the energy we need. And some of these ideas go way beyond…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Chemical Reaction course. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Regular old glass like the kind that makes up a mason jar can shatter and explode if put in the oven. But we do have types of glass that you can bake your…
From SciShow. The idea that the North Pole can move is nothing new, but the findings of a recent study suggest that Santa might need to pack up and find a new apartment. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by…
From SciShow. To figure out an organism’s genome and DNA sequence, field biologists need big, expensive equipment in the labs. But, new high-tech devices help scientists to examine samples on the sites! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming…
From SciShow. SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. Viruses all around us, they evolve, grow, and can be killed. But are they alive? Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow…
From SciShow. This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists Check out “Aristarchus in the Rain” here: https://youtu.be/kuD61YDmv6U Scientists have found Coral reefs in new, dazzling colors, but this is a warning that the reefs are stressed out. Hosted by: Rose Bear…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Statistics course. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Every spring, around 20% of the population enters the season of sniffles, and some years are worse than others. But lately, there just don’t seem to be any better years because the different effects…
From SciShow. There are some places on our planet that seem pretty ordinary, they’re just… weirdly small. Like, a miniature desert, or a teensy volcano. But when you look a little closer, there’s a lot more to these tiny geological misfits than meets the eye. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Fish in a tree? How can that be? For some aquatic creatures, it’s not necessarily bad to be a fish out of water. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don’t Walk SciShow has a spinoff…
From SciShow. For many, COVID has been a devastating virus, but there are people who don’t exhibit any symptoms at all. Why is that? Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks…
From SciShow. In the 1960s drug-resistant strains of malaria emerged, making the disease even deadlier than before. Then, pharmaceutical scientist Tu Youyou discovered a promising new remedy buried within the pages of ancient Chinese texts. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support…
From SciShow. Fluorescent molecules are useful for a lot more than just making you look cool at your local rave. Fluorescence turns out to be a kind of chemical superpower that lets us tackle all kinds of problems, from solving crimes to saving lives! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called…
From SciShow. This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out “The Idea” music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUyT94aGmbc. We’ve long thought that electric eels hunt individually…until we discovered a lake where one species hunt, and zap, in packs! Hosted by: Hank Green…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their course, Chemical Reaction. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Our understanding of both atherosclerosis, or clogged arteries, and DNA are thanks to the groundbreaking work of Marie M. Daly. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents.…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their course, Chemical Reaction. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Our understanding of both atherosclerosis, or clogged arteries, and DNA are thanks to the groundbreaking work of Marie M. Daly. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents.…
From SciShow. From spooky-looking towers that belch white "smoke" to a mountain range in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, the seafloor is full of features as dynamic as the surface! That’s part of why we’ve done many SciShow episodes about the ocean. Here are 5 episodes about the intense, and sometimes invaluable features under…
From SciShow. This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out “Aristarchus in the Rain” here: https://youtu.be/kuD61YDmv6U Have you ever wondered why 75% humidity in the summer feels sticky, but 75% humidity in the winter feels super dry? Turns out, the…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Complex Numbers course. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Two of the vaccines we have for COVID-19 have the distinction of being the first mRNA vaccines to see widespread use in humans. But how do they work, and how are they different…
From SciShow. music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out “The Idea” music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUyT94aGmbc. From the world’s biggest land animal to a creature built more like a tank than a sub, meet seven mammals that you might not think can swim well, but do! Hosted by: Rose Bear Don’t Walk SciShow has a spinoff podcast!…
From SciShow. Sometimes the males and females of a species can look really different from each other. This is pretty common in animals (think peacocks), but there are some plant species out there with extreme sexual dimorphism! And now scientists think they have a pretty good idea how and why this happens, Hosted by: Rose…
From SciShow. Researchers have made some unexpected readings of mysterious particles called muons, which may make us reexamine the Standard Model in physics. Hosted by: Stefan Chin April Pin of the Month: https://store.dftba.com/collections/all/products/scishow-pin-of-the-month-mini-neptunes-april SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on…
From SciShow. SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. Venomous snakes produce some of the world’s deadliest substances, so they have to be pretty careful about how they use it. But what happens if they accidentally inject themselves with their own harmful cocktail? Hosted by:…
From SciShow. This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out “The Idea” music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUyT94aGmbc. You might think of plate tectonics as destructive since it’s the ultimate force behind earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. But the slow movement of…
From SciShow. If you know one thing about mosquitoes, it’s probably their lust for blood. But there’s actually one species that almost never bites, even though it can. Could finding out why help us combat blood-borne diseases? Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org…
From SciShow. SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. When you hear the words dire wolf, your mind might jump to Game of Thrones or Dungeons and Dragons, but dire wolves are not just in the realm of fantasy and fiction. They were real animals…
From SciShow. From the ability to see “invisible” types of light to the power to taste all over their body, meet five incredible animals whose super senses far surpass our own! Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a…
From SciShow. The pothos plant grows really well in a lot of places, so you’d think they’d be easy to coax blossoms out of, but even the greenest thumbs haven’t seen this plant bloom naturally in over 60 years! Why are the pothos petals so shy? Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast!…
From SciShow. Today, bones hold us up. But for ancient jawless fishes, bones may have been a way to store energy for long journeys. Plus, new research indicated that hippos and cetaceans may have evolved their aquatic traits separately. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out…
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From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Knowledge and Uncertainty course. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Forget lab rats — meet the Chinese or striped-back hamster, an unassuming little rodent whose role in research over the years has led to breakthroughs in genetics, pharmaceutics and more! Hosted by:…
From SciShow. Why do cats love catnip so much? Researchers have found a possible evolutionary answer to this adorable feline phenomenon! Hosted by: Rose Bear Don’t Walk SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Did you know that last year we had 28 of the fastest days ever recorded? Earth’s rotation can be affected by a number of things, and scientists think we might someday need an…
From SciShow. Organisms have evolved many clever forms of armor so that they can be ready for whatever nature throws at them. And us flimsy humans can learn to enhance our armor by taking inspiration from some of these creatures, and not necessarily the ones you’d expect! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff…
From SciShow. You might have wondered why bumblebees stop for a moment to stare at the flower they were just interacted with. Are they cherishing all the good times they had together, or is this behavior serving a biological purpose? Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it…
From SciShow. Check out Patreon.com/SciShowSpace and Patreon.com/SciShowPsych to find out how you can directly support those channels and get access to new perks! The silverleaf whitefly – a very prolific pest – is the only insect that we know of with a functional stolen plant gene. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast!…
From SciShow. Fairies do exist! Well, sort of…meet the fairyfly, the smallest insect on Earth that specializes in the magic of miniaturization! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to…
From SciShow. This video was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Find out more here: http://gatesnot.es/3qLlFgq Humans have relied on fertilizers to grow their plants for thousands of years. But the production of synthetic fertilizers also requires an immense amount of energy that comes…
From SciShow. The ground under our feet is constantly moving, and to measure these movements, researchers have turned to an unlikely helper: quasars that are millions of light-years away. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on…
From SciShow. This video was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Find out more here: http://gatesnot.es/3qLlFgq Improving batteries is a tough problem, but it’s also an important one because in many ways the future of our planet also depends on the future of batteries.…
From SciShow. This video was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Find out more here: http://gatesnot.es/3qLlFgq Throughout history humans have come up with lots of different ways to build shelters for themselves. But sometimes, inspiration for better construction materials comes from nature, in structures…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. You think your tummy rumbles? Meet the ghost crab — it growls using teeth inside its stomach, and not because it’s feeling peckish! Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s…
From SciShow. A new experimental design that can sustain mouse embryos outside the uterus means that soon, we may be able to watch mammalian embryo development in real time. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on…
From SciShow. Thanks to KiwiCo for supporting this episode of SciShow! Head to kiwico.com/scishow50 or click the link in the description to get 50% off your first month of any crate. Vaccines teach your immune system to recognize pathogens, but sometimes your body needs a bit of a reminder. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has…
From SciShow. For most of us, our bodies are interacting with phones nearly all the time, whether we’re looking at screens, listening to music, or carrying them in our pockets. If you are wondering about the health implications of a world filled with devices, here’s a selection of episodes about the science of phones! Hosted…
From SciShow. Scientists think they’ve discovered some peaks taller than Mt Everest deep beneath the earth’s crust, and this range might be the key to one of the biggest mysteries in geology! Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Statistics Fundamentals course. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. You might not think of a sea creature as helpful in the prevention of climate change, but sperm whales have been doing their part to cool the planet by doing what most animals…
From SciShow. This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out “The Idea” music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUyT94aGmbc. From birds with no wings to giant fowl that were once mistaken for predators, here are 6 birds that who’s strange features may not…
From SciShow. SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. There are all kinds of ways that a spider can catch its prey, but few species are as extreme as the slingshot spider! Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents.…
From SciShow. SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. This week, scientists have managed to make tear gland organoids that cry, and have also found a bunch of new genes involved in eye color! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called…
From SciShow. This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out “The Idea” music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUyT94aGmbc. The cell nucleus is crucial to multicellular life, so you think science would have a good idea how it evolved. The truth is, we…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Physics of the Everyday course. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Our bones are multi-functional body builders, but perhaps their most mysterious function is the production of blood. Scientists now think they have a pretty good idea why this is where our…
From SciShow. With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates them from most other animals on Earth! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———-…
From SciShow. If you’ve been wondering why we have butts, wonder no more! We have an answer for you. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon…
From SciShow. All animals have adaptations that help them survive in the wild…some just focus more on back-end development than others. Whether for offense, defense, or both, here are five creatures with butt-kicking behinds! Hosted by: Michael Aranda Thumbnail credit: Julien Bidet (https://bit.ly/3cunKHZ) SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out…
From SciShow. This episode is brought to you by the “Things You Don’t Need to Know” podcast. This show will teach you about things you wouldn’t normally learn. Start listening now: https://link.chtbl.com/TYDNTKSciShow Scientists may have found a recombinant variant of COVID-19 in the wild, and its mixed DNA could be essential to the coronavirus life…
From SciShow. Thanks to Qualcomm for sponsoring a portion of this video. Learn more at https://www.qualcomm.com/products/mobile-computing/mobile-pcs The tools and resources the internet provides us have undoubtedly become everyday necessities for a large portion of the world. That technology would not have been possible without the research of an often overlooked scientist named Narinder Singh Kapany,…
From SciShow. It seems like a simple question with a straightforward answer, but when you look at the total environmental impact of each type of bag, things start to get a little complicated. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by…
From SciShow. Seasonal illnesses from infectious diseases aren’t a new concept, but a few decades ago public health experts began to notice the same behavior in some non-infectious diseases like breast cancer. These patterns have helped us learn a lot about how our bodies interact with the environment. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don’t Walk SciShow…