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The Immune System Explained I - Bacteria Infection

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Every second of your life you are under attack. Bacteria, viruses, spores and more living stuff wants to enter your body and use its resources for itself. The immune system is a powerful army of cells that fights like a T-Rex on speed and sacrifices itself for your survival.

How to master your sense of smell

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Some perfumers can distinguish individual odors in a fragrance made of hundreds of scents; tea-experts have been known to sniff out the exact location of a particular tea; and the NYC Transit Authority once had a employee responsible only for sniffing out gas leaks.

Why are we so attached to our things?

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After witnessing the "violent rage" shown by babies whenever deprived of an item they considered their own, Jean Piaget - a founding father of child psychology - observed something profound about human nature: Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early.

You Can't See This (MIND TRICKS)

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Your eyes aren't always telling the truth.

Introverts vs Extroverts

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Written by Amanda Edward, Rachel Salt, Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit

Elephant Come To Rescue People

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This video show the bond between Darrick and elephant Kham Lha at Elephant Nature Park when she think Darrick in trouble, so she rushed to the river and try to save him. This is can show us that, when we treat animal with love, they always paid love back to us.

You Have A Second Brain

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Written by Annik Carson, Gregory Brown, Rachel Salt and Mitchell Moffit

Could we survive prolonged space travel? - Lisa Nip

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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.

Why Are Teens So Moody?

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A look inside the teenage brain!

Rosalind Franklin: DNA's unsung hero - Claudio L. Guerra

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The discovery of the structure of DNA was one of the most important scientific achievements in human history.

Will This Trick Your Brain?

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Your eyes and brain are pretty amazing!

How the choices you make can affect your genes

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Here's a conundrum: Identical twins originate from the same DNA ... so how can they turn out so different - even in traits that have a significant genetic component?

What Happened Before History? Human Origins

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Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of our history.

What does it mean to be a refugee?

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About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries.

How Big Can a Person Get?

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Some animals, like the blue whale, keep getting bigger and bigger over time! How big are humans able to grow?

What Happens When Your Brain Is Split

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What Happens When Your Brain Is Split In Two - And You Survive?

What Are You?

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So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions.

Why do some people have seasonal allergies?

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Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what's behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what happens when your immune system goes rogue.

The psychology behind irrational decisions

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Often people make decisions that are not "rational" from a purely economical point of view - meaning that they don't necessarily lead to the best result. Why is that?

How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity.

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Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never be able to reach, no matter what? It turns out there are. Far, far more than you might have thought...

Why is being scared so fun?

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At this very moment, people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves, be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movie. In fact, in October of 2015 alone, about 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US.