How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt
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How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt
The Snowflake Mystery
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Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.
What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver
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In September 2015, scientists witnessed something never seen before: two black holes colliding. Both about 30 times as big as our Sun, they had been orbiting each other for millions of years. A fraction of a second before the crash, they sent a vibration across the universe at the speed of light that was picked up by the LIGO detector. So what are these ripples in space? Amber L. Stuver explains.
How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented
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A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality.
Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?
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Discover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years.
Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA
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Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.
You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think) - Kayla Mandel Sheets
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While searching for a kidney donor, Karen Keegan stumbled upon a mystery. After undergoing genetic testing, it turned out that some of her cells had a completely different set of genes from the others.
The Place Where Time Flows Backwards
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People all around the world tend to represent time via space, but there’s no consensus on which way time goes.
This Virus Shouldn't Exist (But it Does)
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Hidden in the microverse all around you, there is a merciless war being fought by the true rulers of this planet, microorganisms.
How Distant Galaxies Mess With Our Lives
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Tiny particles from distant galaxies have caused plane accidents, election interference and game glitches. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
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Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme— often bad— scenario.
How the Kushites Took Over Egypt | Flooded Tombs of the Nile
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The Kushites and the Egyptians have a long history that is often forgotten about. Archeologist excavating a Kushite tomb discuss just how interconnected the two cultures were as they discover new artifacts within the tomb.
The Largest Black Hole in the Universe - Size Comparison
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The Black Hole story continues with our Black Hole merch, spanning the whole range from somewhat bonkers to more serious.
Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now
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How close are we to having fully autonomous vehicles on the roads? Are they safe? In Chandler, Arizona a fleet of Waymo vehicles are already in operation. Waymo sponsored this video and provided access to their technology and personnel. Check out their safety report here:
The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment
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Special thanks to Prof. Richard Lenski and team for showing me around the lab — it is an honor to be able to witness and document such a historic science experiment.
Could you survive the real Twilight Zone?
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Find out how a hatchetfish survives its daily journey from the depths of the ocean’s Twilight Zone to the resource-rich surface.
The Ultimate Guide to Black Holes
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If you want to continue thinking about black holes a tad more, you can do so by getting one of the many black hole related things the Kurzgesagt team made with love:
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