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Why do you need to get a flu shot every year? - Melvin Sanicas

Adults Science
All year long, researchers at hospitals around the world collect samples from flu patients and send them to top virology experts with one goal: to design the vaccine for the next flu season. But why do we need a new one every year? Vaccines for diseases like mumps and polio offer a lifetime of protection with two shots early in life; what's so special about the flu? Melvin Sanicas explains.

The Nuclear Waste Problem

Adults Science
Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest, most efficient, and most available sources of power on earth.

Which Way Is Down?

Adults Science
Vsauce host Michael Stevens digs deep into the ever-changing concept of the direction "down," what causes things to fall, and digs into how masses really, really want to pull towards each other in our universe, thanks to gravitational forces.

How to Cure Aging - During Your Lifetime?

Adults Science
What if we could stop aging forever?

The U.S. & Russia Are Building a Deep Space Gateway, Here's What You Need to Know

Adults Science
The U.S. and Russia have announced plans to put a new structure in the orbit of the moon. What will it look like?

Did Science Just Prove Women Are Nicer Than Men?

Adults Science
Scientists may have just proven women are kinder and more selfless then men, and it's all thanks to our brains.

This Engineer's Crazy Plan to Clean Air with Smog-Sucking Bikes

Adults Science
These bicycles are designed to filter smog out of the air as you ride. This could be a game changer for smoggy cities like Beijing.

The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent

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Over the course of history, we've discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how do astronomers discover these bits of rock and metal? How many have they found? And how do they tell asteroids apart? Carrie Nugent shares the story of the very first asteroid ever discovered and explains how asteroid hunters search for these celestial bodies.

Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun

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We've harnessed electricity, sequenced the human genome, and eradicated smallpox. But after billions of dollars in research, we haven't found a solution for a disease that affects more than 14 million people and their families at any given time. Why is it so difficult to cure cancer? Kyuson Yun explains the challenges.

How Do Helicopters Fly Without Wings?

Adults Science
Engineering tons of metal to fly straight up is no easy feat. Here's how helicopter blades make vertical flight a reality.

Why Is The Universe So Empty? (ft. PHD Comics!)

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Why is the universe organized the way it is? And why is it so empty? From planets and stars to superclusters and galactic filaments, the universe's largest structures formed because of its smallest. In this special collaboration with PHD Comics, we'll learn how the earliest, quantumest blips seeded the structure of everything everywhere.

Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness

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In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization's end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our DNA. Leo Bear-McGuinness explains.

6 scientific tricks for falling asleep

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Can't sleep? Don't just lie there in bed and stress about it. These tricks will have you snoozing in no time.

How aspirin was discovered - Krishna Sudhir

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4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular kind of tree and ate it, their pain disappeared. Little did they know that what they'd found was destined to influence the future course of medicine. Krishna Sudhir traces the history of aspirin.

We Try To Eat Like Michael Phelps For A Day

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Grits are better with syrup in them!

This New Pill Could Cure Peanut Allergies

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A new study might've found a possible cure for peanut allergies. How does it work?

Why do we harvest horseshoe crab blood? - Elizabeth Cox

Adults Science
During the warmer months, especially at night during the full moon, horseshoe crabs emerge from the sea to spawn. Waiting for them are teams of lab workers, who capture the horseshoe crabs by the hundreds of thousands, take them to labs, harvest their cerulean blood, then return them to the sea. Why? Elizabeth Cox illuminates the incredible properties of horseshoe crab blood.

Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam Alimardani

Adults Science
Our bodies - the physical, biological parts of us - and our minds - the thinking, conscious aspects - have a complicated, tangled relationship. Which one primarily defines you or your self? Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? Maryam Alimardani investigates.

Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

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What if we are not creators, but creations?

Myths and Facts About Superintelligent AI

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We live in an era of self driving cars, autonomous drones, deep learning algorithms, computers that beat humans at chess and go, and so on. So it's natural to ask, will artificial superintelligence replace humans, take our jobs, and destroy human civilization? Or will AI just become tools like regular computers. AI researcher Max Tegmark helps explain the myths and facts about superintelligence, the impending machine takeover, etc.

Is it possible to create a perfect vacuum? - Rolf Landua and Anais Rassat

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The universe is bustling with matter and energy. Even in the vast, apparent emptiness of intergalactic space, there's one hydrogen atom per cubic meter. But is there such thing as a total absence of everything? Is it possible to make a completely empty space? Rolf Landua and Anais Rassat explain the science behind vacuums.