Mushroom Wars
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Two mushroom guilds with vastly different strategies are locked in competition for forest dominance.
A Molecule-Thick Coating Changes What a Surface Does, Thanks to Nanoscience
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This episode was made in partnership with The Kavli Prize. The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience — transforming our understanding of the big, the small, and the complex.
Civilian Tries on NASA Spacesuit For the First Time
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How does WIRED's Brent Rose feel about being the first person outside of the space program to try on a pressurized space suit?
The Deadliest Virus on Earth
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In the 1970s thousands of Chickenheads rained from the sky in Europe, making foxes and other wildlife confused and very happy. Why?
The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions
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Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world. Part of this video is sponsored by Wren.
Bill Nye Breaks Down Webb Telescope Space Images | WIRED
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The James Webb Space Telescope has dazzled us with its first batch of images. WIRED got in touch with the one and only Bill Nye to break down some of these astonishing photos, explaining what we're really looking at.
The 4 things it takes to be an expert
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Which experts have real expertise?
Photosynthesis
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Hank explains the extremely complex series of reactions whereby plants feed themselves on sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and also create some by products we're pretty fond of as well.
The Scientist Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions
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Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world. Part of this video is sponsored by Wren.
The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer
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The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
How Sommeliers Can Taste Which Year Wine is From
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How to Taste Wine Like a Sommelier
Do Other Diseases Have "Long" Versions?
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This video was made in partnership with Bill Gates. COVID isn’t the only virus to cause long-lasting symptoms. Other viruses - including the flu - can have similar enduring effects on our tissues and immune systems.
You Are Not Where You Think You Are
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Look around you. Where are you? Where is this place you are occupying? Somewhere in a room, maybe in a city on a continent on a planet orbiting a star in a galaxy among billions. But… where is all of that?
The Super Secrets of Sewage
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In 2020, many cities started monitoring wastewater for viruses, and there are a lot of non-virus reasons to keep doing it.
Combinations of 52 cards (52 factorial)
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Whenever you shuffle a deck of 52 cards, it is quite likely that you are achieving something never done before in history. The number of combinations is 52 factorial.
A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
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This is an image of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
How the James Webb Space Telescope Will Unfold the Universe | John C. Mather | TED
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The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering.