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Primitive Technology: Making Charcoal in a Closed Pot

AdultsCreativityEducationNature...
I made charcoal in a clay pot by putting wood in it and heat the pot externally effectively making it like a retort.

The Science of Emotions with Tony Hale

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Emotions, please take center stage 🌟 Our friend Tony Hale is in our signature National Geographic yellow chair to chat with Dr. Lisa Damour about the science of emotions.

How Does Birth Control Work?

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There are huge varieties of birth control methods because there are lots of different ways to disrupt the process of sperm-egg fertilization.

This Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The Universe

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Black holes might create infinite universes while destroying time and space.

Primitive Technology: Geopolymer Cement (Ash and Clay)

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I have made wood ash cement before under the assumption that it was the calcium in the ash that gave it its cementitious properties...

Plants Are Hardcore: Plant Anatomy & Physiology: Crash Course Biology

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Plants may not seem like they’re doing much, but if you look closer, you’ll find a whole world just lurking beyond the surface.

Does Expensive Coffee actually taste better?

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Coffee beans are one of the most confusing items to purchase, so over the past several weeks, I bought 20+ different kinds of coffee at different price points, visited a local roaster, tried roasting my own beans at home and tested a bunch of types of coffee in order to understand the flavor and price differences of coffee beans.

Why the Three-Body Problem is Unsolvable*

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What is the THREE-BODY PROBLEM? What does it have to do with the award-winning book of the same name?

The Language Counting Paradox

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Lots of languages and species are going extinct, but because others keep getting found or described, the official counts of languages and species are still increasing.

The Science of HELLDIVERS 2!

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Super Earth needs you, Helldiver! But of course, you wouldn’t just willingly jump into a hellpod and drop straight into the heart of battle without asking some important questions about the science and theory behind your new career, right?

The Solar System is Beige

AdultsEducationScienceSpace...
Whether you grew up with a poster of the solar system on your bedroom wall or not, you've probably got a specific idea of what the planets look like. From brilliantly blue Neptune to the "red planet" Mars. But if you managed to actually visit these worlds, you'd find reality... a little beige.

Inside The Sunny Center of a Hurricane

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Why is the middle of a hurricane sometimes so clear and calm?

What Makes Kurzgesagt So Special?

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We're finally revealing the secret sauce behind kurzgesagt videos.

Alex Honnold Explores Sustainability at Epcot

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For Earth Month, Alex Honnold visited Walt Disney World to find out how the Sunshine State's namesake is helping to sustainably power the park while also boosting biodiversity.

How AI Will Step Off the Screen and into the Real World | Daniela Rus | TED

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The convergence of AI and robotics will unlock a wonderful new world of possibilities in everyday life, says robotics and AI pioneer Daniela Rus.

Primitive Technology: Wet Season Destroys Thatched Workshop

AdultsConstructionCreativityEducation...
The thatched workshop where I produce bricks, pottery, cement and charcoal for various projects was destroyed by prolonged rain from the wet season.

Crash Course Art History Preview

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Welcome to Crash Course Art History! Over the next 22 episodes, Sarah Urist Green will explore the hidden stories behind artworks.

Does Fallout's "Rule of Thumb" Work?

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Is #fallout 's famous Vault Boy actually hiding some accurate nuclear blast survival tactics?

Why the Hardest Rocks Can Be Easy to Break

AdultsEducationMathPhysics...
So, rocks are hard. But the scale we use to rank them, the Mohs scale, is only really good at quantifying that for one kind of hardness, and topaz is a perfect stone to talk about to explain that. And you can check it out in our SciShow Rocks Box subscription!

MinuteEarth Explains: Solar Eclipses

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Over the last year, we at MinuteEarth and MinutePhysics have had the privilege of working with NASA's Heliophysics Education Activation Team make a series of videos about the awesomeness of solar eclipses. Here they are, all seven of them!

There Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky Way

AdultsEducationScienceSpace
We often assume that advanced technology will make it easy for aliens to colonize space. But what if space exploration is always difficult, no matter how advanced you are?