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How Big Can a Person Get?

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Some animals, like the blue whale, keep getting bigger and bigger over time! How big are humans able to grow?

What Happens When Your Brain Is Split

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What Happens When Your Brain Is Split In Two - And You Survive?

Why do some people have seasonal allergies?

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Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what's behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what happens when your immune system goes rogue.

The psychology behind irrational decisions

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Often people make decisions that are not "rational" from a purely economical point of view - meaning that they don't necessarily lead to the best result. Why is that?

How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity.

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Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never be able to reach, no matter what? It turns out there are. Far, far more than you might have thought...

Why is being scared so fun?

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At this very moment, people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves, be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movie. In fact, in October of 2015 alone, about 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US.

First Contact

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Should We Contact Uncontacted Peoples?

Which Fish Did We Evolve From?

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Today's oceans are full of fish with fins that couldn't evolve into limbs like ours. So, who are our ancestors and where did they go?

Is ADHD An Advantage?

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Could ADHD be an evolutionary advantage?

How do schools of fish swim in harmony?

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How do schools of fish swim in harmony? How do the tiny cells in your brain give rise to the complex thoughts, memories, and consciousness that are you?

Do Blind People Understand Vision? TommyEdisonXP

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Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, talks about his understanding of vision, what impresses him about sight, and one fear that's motivated by blindness.

What would happen if you didn't drink water?

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Water is essentially everywhere in our world, and the average human is composed of between 55 and 60% water. So what role does water play in our bodies, and how much do we actually need to drink to stay healthy? Mia Nacamulli details the health benefits of hydration.

What Happens When You Die?

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What happens after you die?

The Specious Present

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What is the specious present? And how do our brains perceive time?

Why are some people left-handed?

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Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and righties gives insight into a balance between competitive and cooperative pressures on human evolution.

Why do babies' eyes change color?

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A weekly show where we endeavor to answer one of your big questions. This week, doxysrkx asks, "Why are babies born with blue eyes?"

GoPro: Pelican Learns To Fish

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After being separated from his flock during a storm, Bigbird the pelican was taken in by the staff at a safari camp. Jeffrey, the camp manager, took Bigbird out each morning to fish and developed an unlikely friendship.