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How close are we to powering the world with nuclear fusion?

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Explore the possibility of nuclear fusion technology to create limitless, on-demand energy with almost no emissions.

The Truth About Petri Dishes

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One of the best ways of studying bacteria is to grow them on a petri dish, but only a tiny percentage of bacterial species will grow on them.

Do You Have a Free Will?

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Take control over what occupies your mind with Ground News.

The Last 6 Decades of AI — and What Comes Next | Ray Kurzweil | TED

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How will AI improve our lives in the years to come?

Why People Prefer More Pain

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We experimented to see how much pain our volunteers could handle.

7 Ways Humans Change Color

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We're all used to our bodies being more or less the color they always are.

Why fish are better at breathing than you are - Dan Kwartler

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Explore how fish use their gills to breathe, and how these processes make them some of the most efficient breathers on Earth.

Why Monkeys Can Only Count To Four

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There’s an island in the Caribbean where David used to perform magic tricks for monkeys.

Does Grass Fed Beef actually taste different?

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Ethan conducts an in-depth analysis into the taste of grass-fed beef and whether it differs from similar beef products.

Why Reality is a “Controlled Hallucination”

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There have always been hints that the brain wasn’t evolved to track objective reality, but a new, incredibly popular theory in neuroscience takes everything one step further. Not only is your brain not built for reality, you’ve never even experienced it. Noted Science Zaddy Kyle Hill explains “predictive processing.”

Were Humans Destined to Exist?

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This is a snippet of a larger conversation taking place on Crash Course Pods: The Universe. Over 11 episodes, John Green and Katie Mack walk through the entire history of the universe…even the parts that aren’t written yet.

Why Broken Hearts Hurt — and What Heals Them | Yoram Yovell | TED

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What's the relationship between physical and mental pain, and how can you ease both?

Why People Prefer More Pain

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A massive thank you to Rayner Moss for recreating the experiment equipment and making this shoot happen.

Primitive Technology: Making Charcoal in a Closed Pot

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I made charcoal in a clay pot by putting wood in it and heat the pot externally effectively making it like a retort.

How Skin, Snot, and Cells Keep Us Healthy: Animal Defense Systems: Crash Course Biology #45

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The world is full of microbes and viruses that can get us sick, but we’ve got an Avengers-style defense system ready to take them on.

Are you buying the right Coffee Beans?

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Coffee beans are one of the most confusing items to purchase, so over the past several weeks, I bought 20+ different kinds of coffee at different price points, visited a local roaster, tried roasting my own beans at home and tested a bunch of types of coffee in order to understand the flavor and price differences of coffee beans.

How we can revive Planet Earth in less than 20 years

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“If given a chance, nature can rebound, and nature can rebound dramatically.” Biologist Sean B. Carroll discusses the resilience of nature and how humans can help it thrive.

The Science of Going Viral

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When we say a meme goes “viral,” we aren't actually saying it's making people sick. But the math behind a meme’s spread suggests it's actually a pretty spot-on analogy.

The Science of Emotions with Tony Hale

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Emotions, please take center stage 🌟 Our friend Tony Hale is in our signature National Geographic yellow chair to chat with Dr. Lisa Damour about the science of emotions.

The Rock That's Helping Us Find the Origin of Life

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Epidote might just look like a pretty little crystal, but it has a secret. thanks to the high-pressure circumstances where it forms, we can use it to help us uncover the origins of life on our planet, and maybe even find signs of life on Mars.

Can you transplant a head to another body?

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Follow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.