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Why Do You Love That Smell? Books, Grass, And More | SciShow Compilation

[…] It makes sense that we love natural smells like freshly cut grass and the ocean, but gasoline? And rubber bands? Science explains why. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) […]

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What can we learn from this huge study of ancient neanderthal DNA?

What can we learn about Neanderthal society from this huge genetic sample? For 50% off with HelloFresh PLUS free shipping, use code 50STEFANMILO at https://bit.ly/3Qec8y9 Huge thanks to Laurits Skov Source (It’s open access): https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158… https://www.patreon.com/stefanmilo […]

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Why do some children beat the odds? – BBC Ideas

Watch the “Why do some children beat the odds?” video at BBC Ideas. Explore other related content via our curated “Expand your mind with the University of Oxford ” playlist. Writer and poet Lemn Sissay looks at why some children … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Reith Revisited, Series 1, Brian Cox on Robert Oppenheimer

Sarah Montague and Brian Cox reconsider Robert Oppenheimer’s 1953 Reith lectures. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, gave the BBC’s Reith lectures in 1953. Sarah Montague and Professor Brian Cox consider the lessons to be learnt from them today. … Continue reading

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Spoonbills return to Norfolk Broads for first time in nearly 400 years

Conservationists are celebrating the return of a long lost breeding species to the Norfolk Broads. Three fledgling spoonbills have been born, the first chicks known to have hatched in these wetlands for around four hundred years. The protected birds, named … Continue reading

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The smell of the air after a storm is caused by Geosmin…

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To understand how an animal sees the world, start with the shape of its pupils | Aeon Videos

From a crescent to a W to a heart, pupil shape indicates what animals eat, what eats them, and how they see the world To understand how an animal sees the world, start with the shape of its pupils If … Continue reading

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The (Second) Most Deadliest Virus on Earth

Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources… This video was made possible through a grant by Open Philanthropy. Check out ‘500 Million, But Not A Single One More’ by Rational Animations here: β€’ 500 Million, But Not A Single One More Continue … Continue reading

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Acoustics at the MOST EXPENSIVE Concert Hall in the World

What’s behind the acoustics in the most expensive concert hall in the world? Explore the Elbphilharmonie with me in Hamburg, Germany! Filmed and produced by Nahre Sol and Julius Meltzer Additional footage provided by Elbphilharmonie Edited by Nahre Sol Interview … Continue reading

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What if we could see carbon emissions? #shorts

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