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Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Season 1 Episode 27
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Why is Pizza So Good?

Why is Pizza So Good?

Season 1 Episode 30
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Why Do Things Taste Sweet?

Why Do Things Taste Sweet?

Season 1 Episode 31
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We Are Made of "Star Stuff"

We Are Made of "Star Stuff"

Season 1 Episode 33
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The Chemistry of Cats

The Chemistry of Cats

Season 1 Episode 34
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What Happens When You Eat Too Much?

What Happens When You Eat Too Much?

Season 1 Episode 35
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How Much Water Can Kill You?

How Much Water Can Kill You?

Season 1 Episode 36
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Baking Soda Life Hacks (CLH Vol. 4)

Baking Soda Life Hacks (CLH Vol. 4)

Season 1 Episode 37
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Do Carrots Help You See Better?

Season 1 Episode 38
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What's in your Smartphone?

Season 1 Episode 26

The iPhone 6 is almost here and the preorders are piling up. But what do you really know about the insides of the iPhone 6, or any smartphone for that matter? We've found the chemical elements lurking inside a smartphone with help from our friends at the Compound Interest blog.

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George tries to make electricity using dialysis tubing, toilet parts, and a baby turbine.
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Alex wonders what happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water?
Why a Carbon Capture Breakthrough Will/Won't Save Us
9:56
Could a seemingly magical 300-year-old technology save us from climate change?
What the Research Actually Says About Fluoride in Drinking Water
14:50
Fluoride is everywhere in the discourse but here’s what the research actually says.
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How does a lifesaving drug vanish into thin air?
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9:36
is there really a difference in the Coca-Cola from Mexico?
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11:57
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.
21:33
The 15 ways that color happens. It's all about the electrons. Well, almost.
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12:07
This element powers glow in the dark exit signs, keychains, and costs $30,000 per gram.
Did fraud lead us to an Alzheimer's breakthrough?
9:53
Scientific fraud rocked the Alzheimer’s research community. Did it help point to a cure?
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12:54
Alex Dainis explores whether or not your milk needs to be pasteurized. Yes, it really does.
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