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Why are Tattoos Permanent?

Why are Tattoos Permanent?

Season 2 Episode 37
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Can Radiation Give You Superpowers?

Can Radiation Give You Superpowers?

Season 2 Episode 38
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Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?

Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?

Season 2 Episode 39
2:27
Does Febreze Really Work?

Does Febreze Really Work?

Season 2 Episode 40
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How to Stay Awake Without Caffeine

How to Stay Awake Without Caffeine

Season 2 Episode 41
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What is a Complete Breakfast?

What is a Complete Breakfast?

Season 2 Episode 42
3:57
What is Addiction?

What is Addiction?

Season 2 Episode 44
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How to Cookie with Science

How to Cookie with Science

Season 2 Episode 46
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How Pee Brought You The Modern World

How Pee Brought You The Modern World

Season 2 Episode 47
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Are Invisibility Cloaks Possible?

Season 2 Episode 36

Reactions is taking a look to see if science and chemistry could make invisibility cloaks possible. Have you ever wished you could hide under an invisibility cloak like Harry Potter or conceal your car with a Klingon cloaking device like in Star Trek? we celebrate the International Year of Light by exploring the science behind light, sight and invisibility. Though we can’t make ourselves invisible

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Alex made some kidney stones at home and tested prevention methods to keep them at bay.
How Trees Pollute the Air (and Why Your Coworker's Scientific Citations Don't Mean They're Right)
10:38
An email from a subscriber made us question everything we thought we knew about trees.
Every other video about color is wrong.
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The 15 ways that color happens. It's all about the electrons. Well, almost.
Why is the US buying Canada's trash for $30,000 per gram?
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Did fraud lead us to an Alzheimer's breakthrough?
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Scientific fraud rocked the Alzheimer’s research community. Did it help point to a cure?
Don't Drink Raw Milk. But What About Raw Milk Cheese?
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Alex Dainis explores whether or not your milk needs to be pasteurized. Yes, it really does.
This Video is About Electroadhesion
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George tests a revolutionary new way to stick stuff together.
Chirality is Just Turtles All the Way Down
12:02
Sometimes the difference between life-saving drug and deadly side effect is chirality.
This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You
17:23
What happens when you eat morel mushrooms.
Science Doesn't Understand How Ice Forms
10:31
WARNING: this video contains incredible macro footage of supercooled water droplets nucleating ice.
Is There a Quick Fix for Ocean Acidification?
13:12
Let’s dive into the science behind ocean alkalinization!
I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink
16:56
Discover why curdled milk is the key to the best cocktail you’ll ever taste.
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