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There’s a lot we don’t know about how and when dogs were first domesticated. But we do know that the process made dogs very different from their wild cousins, in some unexpected ways. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover
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We’ve all been flying high ever since the development of the jet engine in the mid-1950s. But why were jets were designed to fly at those high altitudes in the first place? Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to
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The kilogram is the basic unit of mass in the metric system, but there’s a serious problem: the standard that defines how much mass a kilogram actually has isn’t reliable anymore… Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters —
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This video was originally posted to TikTok in March 2021. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Alexis Dahl: Writer Erin Morris: Fact Checker Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://web.mit.edu/2.972/www/reports/airfoil/airfoil.html https://practicalaero.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NASA-SP-367.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1JAvn2lYcAObNzEMoe-gMG9Wlu-Dwn3KfXogJ0dY9uEXGmgr4dREv7Atc https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/wrong1.html Image Source: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/airfoil-gm1271622572-374152308
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The cat’s meow is only for humans. #shorts SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: – Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth – Share this video with your friends and family – Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Julián Gustavo Gómez (@TheJulianGomez) | Script Writer, Narrator and Director
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It’s amazing (and a little unsettling) how much we still don’t know about the deep sea. Join us as Hank Green takes you through seven unsolved mysteries about the deep ocean that will blow your mind! ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters
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Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Lucas Principe: Writer Heather Hess: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Madison Lynn: Videographer Faith Schmidt: Script Supervisor Stefan Chin: Editor Savannah Geary: Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.add1602 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.2138/am-2017-5993CCBY/html https://www.science.org/content/article/why-modern-mortar-crumbles-roman-concrete-lasts-millennia https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-may-have-found-magic-ingredient-behind-ancient-romes-self-healing-concrete?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&utm_content=alert&et_rid=891352542&et_cid=4552585 Images: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/roman-amphitheater-ii-royalty-free-image/90249446 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/highway-bridge-in-upper-austrian-alps-stock-footage/1368465527?phrase=old%20concrete%20overpass&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/ethereal-ray-of-light-from-dome-inside-top-of-pantheon-stock-footage/1432606852?phrase=pantheon%20dome&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-ancient-roman-port-between-gaeta-and-minturno-seen-stock-footage/1278725887?phrase=ancient%20roman%20dock&adppopup=true
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This video was originally posted to TikTok in November 2020. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Alexis Dahl: Writer Rachel Garner: Fact Checker Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer Hiroka Matsushima: Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: http://www.popgen.su.se/hund/dokument/Hedges_2017.pdf https://dogtraining.world/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Mech1999.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261106650_Dog_training_methods_Their_use_effectiveness_and_interaction_with_behaviour_and_welfare Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/beautiful-dog-of-dachshund-black-and-tan-buried-in-the-sand-at-the-beach-sea-on-gm1170291847-323784717 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/good-boys-get-treats-gm1164915262-320348508 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/woman-that-trains-several-dogs-of-various-breeds-gm621120902-108400159?phrase=dog%20training
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When you poop sugar, clone yourself and give birth to pregnant babies, you know your survival skills are off the hook…and that you must be an aphid. Hosted by: Hank Green ———- SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:
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Why do your fingers and toes get wrinkly when they’ve been in the water too long? Short answer: Your nerves. Longer answer: Evolution. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Christopher Prevoe, Justin Ove, John Szymakowski, Peso255, Ruben Galvao,
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Check out Brilliant (and get 20% off) here: https://brilliant.org/MinuteEarth/ Earth’s ocean water is continuous. How can we divide it into sections that are more useful? Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our YouTube members. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: IHO: International Hydrographic Organization ___________________________________________ If you liked this
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Learning to throw a boomerang properly takes a lot of practice. And aerodynamics. ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Justin Lentz, David Campos, Chris Peters, and Fatima Iqbal. ———- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things
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Offset your carbon footprint with Wren! They’ll plant 10 extra trees for each of the first 100 people who sign up at https://www.wren.co/start/minuteearth. Because smaller animals have to eat more relative to their bodyweight, Tolkein’s hobbits need to eat a lot – not for comfort, but for survival. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about
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It’s been a pretty cool year for science around the globe, and we here at SciShow like to highlight the superlatives: some of the biggest, oldest, fastest, and most amazing discoveries of 2016. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon
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If you’re looking for the most eco-friendly milk to splash in your coffee, research says that oat is the GOAT. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Emma Dauster: Writer Sarah Meismer: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Stefan Chin: Videographer Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer, Script Supervisor Caitlin Hofmeister:
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If you’ve taken prescription medication, have you ever noticed the strange disclaimer, “don’t take with grapefruit juice”? There is a very good reason for that! Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions! Hosted by: Hank Green ———- SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———-
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Go to https://www.curiositystream.com/minute to get a free month trial with CuriosityStream and get a subscription to Nebula bundled in for free! Because the ossification process can differ so much from human to human, we have a wide range of potential bone numbers. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our YouTube members. ___________________________________________ To
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Frogs named… Mountain Chickens? Join us for a new episode of SciShow where we explain how some animals end up with wacky names. Let’s go! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them!
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Check out Brilliant (and get 20% off) here: https://brilliant.org/MinuteEarth/ Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there’s a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our YouTube members. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: frequency –
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Some animals are dangerously cute—and we mean that literally. Some of these critters like cute enough to cuddle, but with secret deadly defenses. Join Michael Aranda for a new Animal-centered episode of SciShow! ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t
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Have you ever gone through your laundry and noticed unsightly yellow stains in all of your white shirts? If your sweat isn’t yellow, what’s causing this? Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones, Sam Lutfi, Kevin
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Watch the new season of MinuteBody – and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula – at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth Most of Earth’s land is currently in the northern hemisphere because we happen to exist in a time where uneven heating in the mantle has pushed many continental plates northward. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about
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The same chemistry that makes plastic tough, light and flexible also makes it nearly impossible to get rid of, because it’s hard to break those resilient chemical bonds. Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our YouTube sponsors. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start
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Have you ever seen a tree with a big, twisted knot growing out of it? That’s just one way that plants can show signs of cancer. Quick Questions explains. Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold
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Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) Emma Dauster: Writer Heather Hess: Fact Checker Amy Peterson: Script Editor Stefan Chin: Editor Savannah Geary: Associate Producer Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7926728/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60961-0/fulltext Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phenylalanine_warning_for_phenylketonurics.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/phenylalanine-amino-acid-molecule-structural-royalty-free-illustration/1133864544?phrase=Phenylketonuria&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/grilled-top-sirloin-or-cup-rump-beef-meat-steak-on-royalty-free-image/1363601737?phrase=meat&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/assorted-nuts-royalty-free-image/490723092?phrase=almonds%20cashews%20walnuts&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/various-types-of-cheese-royalty-free-image/95825794?phrase=cheese&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/assorted-artificial-sweeteners-royalty-free-image/1203392811?phrase=aspartame%20&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phenylalanine_hydroxylase.jpg
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Get 10% off all orders with code MINUTEEARTH now through May 31. After that, code is valid on 6″ and 8.5″ only. Shop now on https://bit.ly/MinuteEarthGlobes. All over the world, giant wave breaks appear because of underwater geology that supercharges their wave energy. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling
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We built the Tree of Life Explorer! Check it out here: https://labs.minutelabs.io/Tree-of-Life-Explorer/ And watch our video about why we made it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eE2fCLay-Q With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called “fish”, then mammals must also be
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SciShow explains what makes atoms bond (and what makes them sometimes seem promiscuous). Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us
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They’re pretty to look at, sure — but the changing leaves you see in autumn are really a striking example of nature taking extreme measures to protect itself. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your
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Mosquitoes transmit a number of terrible diseases like malaria, West Nile virus, and the Zika virus, but why not the flu? Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin
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When you cut into a nice, juicy steak what’s all that liquid that pours out? Is it blood? It looks like blood. …it’s not blood. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, David Campos, Chris Peters, Philippe
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Surprisingly, flattened fauna can teach us a lot about wildlife biology. Join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/minuteearth Watch the behind-the-scenes talkshow with MinuteEarth staff: https://www.patreon.com/posts/watch-october-q-43801553 LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Roadkill: The remains of animals killed by motor vehicles. Road ecology: The study of how
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Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Science probably isn’t the first thing that pops into your head when you think about Alaska, but it has a lot to offer when it comes to learning about the world, from cold
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Niba Audrey Nirmal: Host Emma Dauster: Writer Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Attabey Rodríguez Benítez: Script Editor Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/abs/2020/15/epjconf_nd2019_25001/epjconf_nd2019_25001.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10619127.2019.1603559 https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/emergencies/isotopes/cesium.htm https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/sievert-sv.html https://www.uu.edu/dept/physics/scienceguys/2002Apr.cfm Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/vector-bakery-set-bun-rye-and-cereal-bread-gm1192687580-338965142 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/edible-mushroom-platter-set-gm1269020194-372553411 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/detailed-vector-map-of-europe-gm1084915092-291112185 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pfifferling_Cantharellus_cibarius.jpg
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Get started mitigating your carbon footprint with Wren at https://www.wren.co/start/minuteearth Our respiratory systems do a great job of protecting us, but they are no match for the smallest pollution particles created by the modern world. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Alveolus: any of the
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We can’t know if or how animals understand death, but behavioral changes in some species could mean they experience something similar to human grief. We’re conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———-
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Each of these contestants has won against the other on Quiz Show before. But this time, we will truly find out who is the best! Hosted By: Michael Aranda ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out
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You know that feeling, when you know a word but it’s just out of reach, stuck on the tip of your tongue? Well, why does it happen? And what can you do about it? Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout
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Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Emma Dauster: Writer Rachel Garner: Fact Checker Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.icheme.org/media/9748/xx-paper-53.pdf https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2491/10-interesting-things-about-air/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419/ Image Sources: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/strand-molecule-model-loopable-stock-footage/1297338936 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/human-respiratory-system-lungs-stock-footage/1132945601?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/the-molecular-formula-of-nitrogen-royalty-free-illustration/881537270?adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nitrogenase.png https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/common-molecules-set-royalty-free-illustration/1314750115?adppopup=true https://environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40793-018-0338-7/figures/2 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/steamed-edamame-is-still-steaming-when-opened-from-a-stock-footage/1335061027?adppopup=true
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Hank gives you a sneak peek into SciShow – a new YouTube program that just might change the way you look at your planet, your universe, and even yourself. New episodes coming early January 2012! * Follow SciShow on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/scishow * Find more of Hank at http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers * Hank will also teach you
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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our YouTube members. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start
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Did you ever have a delicious looking apple in your hands and bite in only to find it all grainy and sad? It’s not the fruit’s fault, and there might be something you can do about it! Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org
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Today’s oceans are full of fish with fins that couldn’t evolve into limbs like ours. So, who are our ancestors and where did they go? If you’re a fan of MinuteEarth but don’t yet support us on Patreon, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/minuteearth A BIG thank you to our Patreon supporters, especially to:
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