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What the Fahrenheit?!

AdultsHistoryScience
The crazy story of the arbitrary temperature scale used in a tiny minority of countries.

Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Concussions?

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience
Don't be hard-headed.

Is It Okay to Touch Mars?

AdultsScienceSpace
What exactly makes a journey to Mars so perilous? Is it okay to touch Martian dirt with your bare hands?

Why Do Animals Eat Their Babies?

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience
Sometimes, it makes sense for critters across the animal kingdom to chow down on their own young.

Are preservatives bad for you?

AdultsFoodHealthScience
Food doesn't last. In days, sometimes hours, bread goes moldy, apple slices turn brown, and bacteria multiply in mayonnaise. But you can find all of these foods out on the shelf at the grocery store, hopefully unspoiled, thanks to preservatives.

Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?

AdultsPhysicsScience
Silicone oil droplets provide a physical realization of pilot wave theories.

The Walking Water Mystery Solved!

AdultsFilmSciencePhysics...
Solving a 5 yr old personal mystery about "Why Water Walks on Water".

How Different Are Different Types of Dogs?

AdultsAnimalsPetsScience
The domestic dog is a domesticated canine which has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviours, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.

Could we survive prolonged space travel? - Lisa Nip

AdultsHealthHumanSpace...
Prolonged space travel plays a severe toll on the human body: microgravity impairs muscle and bone growth, and high doses of radiation cause irreversible mutations.

How sparrowhawks catch garden birds

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience
This bird's incredible acceleration and agility enable it to to sneak up on its prey.

How To Eradicate One Of Our Deadliest Enemies

AdultsHealthScienceBiotechnology
We have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it?

Why are there so many types of apples?

AdultsFoodBiologyBusiness...
Have you ever walked into a grocery store and wondered where all the varieties of apples came from?

How To (Literally) Save Earth

AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldEnvironment...
Farming erodes soil 50 times faster than it forms. We can change that, but will we?

What If All The Ice Melted?

AdultsEnvironmentWorldScience
What If All The Ice Melted On Earth? ft. Bill Nye

The Best and Worst Prediction in Science

AdultsCreativityFilmHumor...
A guy who just got back from Burning Man struggles mightily to explain what Burning Man was like to a loser who's never been to Burning Man.

How Will You Die?

AdultsData ScienceLifeScience...
Science, statistics and lifestyle can help predict how you will die!

How smart are orangutans?

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience
Along with humans, orangutans belong to the Hominidae family tree, which stretches back 14 million years.