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Why It Is What Time It Is (The History of Time)

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How did we come up with our system of telling time? Why do we divide the day into 24 hours of 60 minutes each, and put 60 seconds in each minute? Where does the definition of a second come from? And who decides what clock shows the correct time? There's clearly a lot of questions when it comes to time.
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Are we running out of clean water? - Balsher Singh Sidhu

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Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year.
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The Dangerous Effects Of The Hyper Focus Drug

AdultsHealthHumanScienceAddictionMental Health
Adderall is known as the "study drug", and many students are abusing it to try and study. What exactly is Adderall, and are their any other drugs people are misusing to get a mental, or physical edge?
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Non-Invasive Brain Surgery

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Scientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain.
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Jellyfish Acceleration | Because Science Live

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How Jellyfish move.
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Ant On A Rubber Rope Paradox

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Paradoxes are cool!
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What If You Only Ate Chips?

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What if you only consumed potatoes forever?
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The Raisin Bran Effect

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The bottom of the cereal box is a disappointing place. But at least now you know why. Where do you see the Brazil Nut Effect around you?
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Floating City Physics

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How much would a floating city weigh?
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Camels Don't Mind Spines In Their Cacti | Nat Geo Wild

AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceWildlifeEnvironment
Camels have adapted to harsh desert conditions that require them to eat thorny plants.
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End of Space – Creating a Prison for Humanity

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Space travel is the most exciting adventure for humanity, but in an irony of history we may stop ourselves from going into space the more we do it.
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Smoking vs Juuling

AdultsHealthHumanScienceAddiction
Juuling and smoking both contain nicotine, but is one healthier?
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Why Are Fewer People Getting Appendicitis?

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There are many other unforeseen health changes that seem to be related to the forces of modernization, like the increase in rates of diabetes, Crohn’s disease, and ADHD.
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Can We Get Older Without Aging?

AdultsBiologyScienceSelfHealth
Nothing is guaranteed in life except death, taxes, and entropy. What do other life forms have to teach us about staying alive as we get old, and will we ever conquer death?
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Five Firsts for Mars InSight

AdultsHistoryScienceSpaceEngineering
Mars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place instruments on the surface of Mars (assuming it lands of course…)
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What’s the smallest thing in the universe?

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If you were to take a coffee cup, and break it in half, then in half again, and keep carrying on, where would you end up?
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The Dinosaur On Your Thanksgiving Table

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Eating turkey this holiday season? Chowing down on a roast chicken? You’re eating a dinosaur!
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Why is meningitis so dangerous?

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In 1987, thousands of people gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. But what started out as a celebration led to a worldwide health crisis: more than 2,000 cases of meningitis broke out, spreading across Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world.
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What is 1 Kilogram Now? | Because Science Live

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How much is 1 Kilogram?
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Caffeine 101 | National Geographic

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Nearly 90% of the United States population has at least one caffeinated beverage every day. Learn about the chemistry of caffeine, how it causes increased alertness and focus, and how caffeine is capable of causing overdoses.
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The Science of Racism | Creators for Change

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Racism is real. Science can help us combat it.