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Why Do Some People Hate Cilantro?

Why Do Some People Hate Cilantro?

Season 4 Episode 37
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The One Where We Put Stuff in Acid

The One Where We Put Stuff in Acid

Season 4 Episode 38
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The Periodic Table Table

The Periodic Table Table

Season 4 Episode 39
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We Are Made of Star Stuff

We Are Made of Star Stuff

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I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink

I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink

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This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You

This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You

Season 10 Episode 7
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This Video is About Electroadhesion

This Video is About Electroadhesion

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How Does Xanax Work?

Season 4 Episode 36

Whether or not you have anxiety, you’ve probably heard of Xanax. Reactions uncovers the chemistry behind this popular and widely prescribed drug, and answers the question of how does Xanax work?

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An email from a subscriber made us question everything we thought we knew about trees.
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Did fraud lead us to an Alzheimer's breakthrough?
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Don't Drink Raw Milk. But What About Raw Milk Cheese?
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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
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Sometimes the difference between life-saving drug and deadly side effect is chirality.
This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You
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What happens when you eat morel mushrooms.
Science Doesn't Understand How Ice Forms
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WARNING: this video contains incredible macro footage of supercooled water droplets nucleating ice.
Is There a Quick Fix for Ocean Acidification?
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I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink
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Discover why curdled milk is the key to the best cocktail you’ll ever taste.
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