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The Solar System is Beige

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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?

The Real Killer Of The Dinosaurs

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A ruthless murder was committed! Someone killed the dinosaurs and we have the murderer! Witnesses say that an Everest-sized asteroid hit Earth, devastated the planet and caused a mass extinction. A simple, fascinating and convincing explanation. Or… is it?

The Billion-Dollar Problem in Education

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Standardized testing is deeply woven into the fabric of US education, but does it foster genuine learning?

How the Most Expensive Swords in the World Are Made

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This is a video about how Japanese samurai swords, aka katanas, are made – from the gathering of the iron sand, to the smelting of the steel, to the forging of the blade.

Cardiologist Answers Heart Questions From Twitter

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Cardiologist Dr. Sunil Rao answers your questions about the heart from Twitter. How do you measure your maximum heart rate?

We're Probably Going to Cure MS

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You've probably heard of multiple sclerosis, especially if you're a fan of The West Wing. But can we ever cure MS? Yes. But also, no. But also, probably? It's complicated.

Why Do All YouTube Videos Look Alike?

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Many crustaceans from all sorts of starting points evolve to end up looking similar, likely due to outside pressures. That’s sort of like what happens with YouTube videos.

The Paradox of an Infinite Universe

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What is outside of the universe? We know that the universe had a beginning 14 billion years ago and that it has been expanding ever since.

3 Mysteries of the Universe

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We're still in the dark about what 95 percent of our universe is made of — and the standard model for understanding particle physics has hit a limit.

What Happens AFTER Nuclear War?

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This video was made possible through a grant by Open Philanthropy.

Why Are All Humans Unique? Meiosis: Crash Course Biology

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Ever wonder why we aren’t exact clones of our parents, or why siblings aren’t exactly alike? The reason traces back to meiosis. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll discover how egg and sperm cells get made and learn why you’re a totally unique remix of your parents’ DNA.

Why Climbers Trust Rubber With Their Lives

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Why is rubber so “sticky”? Why does rubber consistently have one of the highest coefficients of friction?