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30 Oct 2013

Blow by Blow on Wind

Love it or not, wind is a two-faced force of nature. While we welcome the pleasure of a cool breeze, or even strong gust, we tremble at the thought of gales, tornadoes and hurricanes. What is wind? Hank Green of SciShow answers in one simple sentence. “Wind is caused by air flowing from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure,” he says. “The closer the high and low pressures are to each other, the stronger the wind.” Tune in as Green gets a bit more technical in this edition of SciShow.

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22 Oct 2013

2013’s Smartest in Science

Hank Green profiles this year’s Nobel laureates in science, or as Sci Show calls them, “the eight smartest people of 2013.” Says Green, “Thank you to this year’s Nobel laureates for helping us pretty much understand everything from how our bodies work to why stuff exists.”

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17 Oct 2013

A Lesson in Survival

In the day-to-day grind of the animal kingdom, a myriad of adverse conditions, coupled with predictable predators, gives the term “survival of the fittest” a whole new meaning. Take the wily woodpecker. In this edition of SciShow, Hank Green points out that woodpeckers pummel their beaks against solid objects about 12,000 times a day at brute force. How do these amazing creatures of nature not sustain brain damage? “For one, they have built-in shock absorbers,” says Green. “They’ve also got their tongues. Woodpecker tongues wrap all the way around the skull, going up the back and over the top, fitting snugly into one end of the hyoid bone.”

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14 Oct 2013

Resurrection Biology

Scientists now have the technology to bring animals back from extinction … sort of,” according to Hank Green of SciShow. Green says that since DNA detiorates over time, and scientists have determined that it can remain intact for no more than 6.8 million years, which rules out a Jurassic Park travesty. “Instead, the only vanished species we can attempt to revive are the ones that died relatively recently, within the past few tens of thousands of years.” So how exactly would you resurrect a vanished species? Green says there are three possible methods. Tune in as Green explains in this edition of SciShow.

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28 Sep 2013

Five Amazing Facts About Babies

You can now appreciate babies on a whole new level, says Hank Green, as he presents five amazing facts about the lovable toddlers in this edition of SciShow.

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25 Sep 2013

Sending Humans to Mars

The two biggest obstacles of sending astronauts to Mars are exposure to radiation and propulsion. SciShow’s Hank Green discusses the challenges astronauts will face on a journey to the Red Planet and the technology to overcome these obstacles.

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23 Sep 2013

Human Guinea Pigs

In this edition of SciShow, Hank Green delves into the good, the bad and the very, very ugly of human experimentation over the years. “Hopefully, in addition to learning more about our physical selves, we’ve also learned more about our moral sevles,” Green says. “There will likely always be a need for some level of human testing. A lab rat simply can’t stand in for everything.”

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12 Sep 2013

Space Station Returns Dividends

Did you know that there is some awesome science coming out of our $160 billion International Space Station? Hank Green talks about three major discoveries made on the Space Station that you should know about in this edition of SciShow. “So $160 billion in 13 years … it’s nice to see that we’re getting a return on that investment,” Green says.

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08 Aug 2013

Is Sharknado Possible?

Well? Is it?
No.
But that doesn’t mean that this … bizarre … attempt at cinema doesn’t raise some interesting questions. Questions explored in this episode of SciShow. Hold on to your buckets!

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07 Aug 2013

Your Pee is Pollution

Ever wonder what happens after you flush? You should, because your pee is causing problems! Hank Green talks about how, and why, human waste is having weird effects on the natural world, like homicidal fish and hermaphroditic frogs.

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