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Tiny Bombs in your Blood - The Complement System

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One of the key players of our immune system is the complement system. An army of millions and trillions of tiny bombs, which work together in a complex and elegant dance to stop intruders in your body.

The Bacteria That Made Life Possible Are Now Killing Us

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Thanks to the St. Croix Watershed Research Station for sponsoring this video!

Our Solar Eclipse Sunset Adventure in Argentina

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We used Dr. Telepun's "Solar Eclipse Timer" to figure out our exact contact times.

Can Aquaman Drown?

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Even if you aren't a huge Aquaman fan, most people still know that he's a superhero that is capable of surviving and fighting crime both on land and underwater.

Why Can Soda Dissolve a Rat?

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Surprise! You won a rat in your soda!

Superheroes are Saving Us WRONG

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What's more classic than seeing a hero swoop in at the last minute to catch a civilian falling through the air?

Why Apollo Astronauts Trained at a Nuclear Test Site

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Apollo astronauts trained in nuclear bomb craters at the Nevada National Security Site. But why?Thanks Audible!

What If You Were Sent Back To The Ice Ages?

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What would happen if you traveled to the ice ages? Would you be able to survive the earth in it's dangerous icy state?

Your body vs. implants - Kaitlyn Sadtler

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Why do medical implants like insulin pumps and prosthetic knees need replacement? Explore how the immune system fights implants and how new devices are trying to help.

This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food.

How to Sail on Sunlight | Because Space

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Sails have been helping us travel across water for centuries, but could this same idea help us travel across space?

Can You Swim in Shade Balls?

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I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear.

Why Do We Talk In Our Sleep?

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Sleepy time!

World's Lightest Solid!

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Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission.

The mysterious science of pain

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Explore the biological and psychological factors that influence how we experience pain and how our nervous system reactions to harmful stimuli.

What Can The Most Powerful Satellites Really Do?

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How powerful are satellites up in space right now? What can they do to help us on Earth?

The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?

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Vaccines are one of our best tools to prevent dangerous diseases, but they come with side effects. So would it be safer not to vaccinate?

What If Earth Only Had One Season?

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Everyone loves the summer season, but what if it was gone? What if Earth only experienced winter?

Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?

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I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there.

How do self-driving cars “see”?

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Take a look at the LIDAR and integrated photonics technologies that help self-driving cars navigate obstacles, no matter the environment, weather or light.

Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?

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Because it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during metamorphosis.