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Scientific Weight Loss Tips

Adults Science Wellness
Tired of searching for the perfect diet or pill to shed some pounds? Find out the top weight loss tips, with solid science to back them up.

New Invention - Flow: Honey on Tap Directly From your Beehive

Adults Animals Creativity Gadgets
It's the beekeepers dream, turn a tap right on your beehive and watch pure fresh honey flow right out of your FLOWhive and into your Jar! No mess no fuss and the bees are hardly disturbed.

GoPro: Speedflying Through Buildings

Adults Sports Style
Gage Galles takes speedflying to the next level as he swoops between two buildings.

Could We Record Our Dreams?

Adults Neuroscience Technology
Have you ever wished you could record your dreams and watch them later? It may be possible sooner than you think...

How Big is the Solar System?

Adults Physics Science Space
The true scale of our cosmic neighborhood. Whoa.

GoPro: Grizzly Eats My GoPro

Adults Animals Gadgets
A family enjoying a day frolicking on the river, just like any normal family would. Oh yeah, but they're Alaskan Grizzlies, and the picnic is not what you'd expect.

Can Video Games Make You Smarter?

Adults Gaming Science
Are video games good for you?

This Miniatura W-32 Engine Takes 2,500 Hours To Make And It's Fascinating

Adults Gadgets Technology
Just thinking of the time and skill that went into making this mechanical work of art is mind blowing.

Why is yawning contagious? - Claudia Aguirre

Adults Human Science
*Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as contagious yawning, the reasons behind this phenomenon have been attributed to both the physiological and psychological. It's been observed in children as young as four and even in dogs! Claudia Aguirre visits the many intriguing theories that might explain contagious yawning.

The Far Future of the Universe

Adults Future Space
This episode was a part of a collaboration with several other PBS Digital Studios shows, all talking about the future!!

GoPro: Pelican Learns To Fly

Adults Animals Nature
Abandoned by his flock, Bigbird the pelican stumbled ashore after a storm and was taken in by the staff of Greystoke Mahale in Tanzania. Watch as Bigbird learns to fly for the first time.

Does Being Cold Make You Sick?

Adults Biology Health
Can being cold give you a cold?

Why are my ears ringing?

Adults Health Science
A weekly show where we endeavor to answer one of your big questions. This week, Emma R. asks, "Why do I get that weird ringing noise in my ears?"

An Astronaut's View of Earth

Adults Science Space World
What it's like to see the Earth from orbit.

How tsunamis work - Alex Gendler

Adults Nature World
The immense swell of a tsunami can grow up to 100 feet, hitting speeds over 500 mph -- a treacherous combination for anyone or anything in its path. Alex Gendler details the causes of these towering terrors and explains how scientists are seeking to reduce their destruction in the future.

Exploring other dimensions - Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan

Adults Physics Science
Imagine a two-dimensional world -- you, your friends, everything is 2D. In his 1884 novella, Edwin Abbott invented this world and called it Flatland. Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan take the premise of Flatland one dimension further, imploring us to consider how we would see dimensions different from our own and why the exploration just may be worth it.

What is Deja Vu?!

Adults Mental Health Science
Most of us have felt it before, that strange sensation that you've been somewhere or seen something before, as if you already remembered what's happening. Are you psychic? Nope, that's just deja vu. Why does deja vu happen? Well, scientists aren't completely sure, but they've got a few good theories about it.