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8 Terrible Science Takes

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Have you ever seen a science take on the Internet that you're pretty sure is wrong, but you aren't sure how to break it down? Well good news, we are taking care of that for you!

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.

Smoking is Awesome

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We need to have an honest conversation about smoking: The problem with smoking is that it is way more than just a physical addiction.

The Terrifying Real Science Of Avalanches

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Avalanches are beautiful, majestic, and completely terrifying – this is a video all about the science of avalanches.

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

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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.

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.

Something Strange Happens When You Follow Einstein's Math Veritasium 15.5M subscribers Subscribe 91K

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Einstein was wrong about black holes, what else?

Real-Life Spider Shoots Web 25 Metres Long!

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Which marvel of nature can build a 25m orb web with a silk that ranks as the world's toughest natural fibre? The answer is the Darwin's bark spider.

Brian Cox on quantum computing and black hole physics

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“You’re not meant to understand what I just said, because I don’t understand what I just said…” Physicist Brian Cox on one of the most complex theories in space science.

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?

What’s Eating The Titanic?

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When a ship sinks, lots of factors, like the ship’s materials, the water quality, and the depth of the seafloor all play a role in determining how long the ship will last down there - as a result, the Titanic will be gone in fifty years, while Byzantine wrecks in the Black sea remain.

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?

Our Instruction Manual for Existing

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Your DNA contains all the instructions your body needs to function. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll figure out what this giant instruction manual looks like and how this three-billion-letter code gets copied into your trillions of cells through DNA replication.

Generative A.I - We Aren’t Ready.

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New generative A.I breakthroughs are happening almost every week, it seems.

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.