Season 12
The Sun is NOT the Center of the Solar System
Despite what you may have heard or learned in school, the sun is NOT the center of the solar system.
The Sun is NOT the Center of the Solar System
People see faces everywhere thanks to a quirk of the brain called visual pareidolia.
Why You See Faces in Things
Why trees look like rivers and also blood vessels and also lightning…
Why do the same, self-repeating patterns appear in trees, rivers, lightning, and even our bodies?
Why trees look like rivers and also blood vessels and also lightning…
The Real (Weird) Way We See Numbers
Our animal brains deal with quantities in very specific, and fascinating, ways.
The Real (Weird) Way We See Numbers
The Surprising Power of Sex in Evolution
Have you heard about Charles Darwin's lesser-know theory of evolution: sexual selection?
The Surprising Power of Sex in Evolution
Computers Can Predict When You're Going to Die… Here's How
Can new technologies make death prediction even more accurate?
Computers Can Predict When You're Going to Die… Here's How
Measuring the Universe With a 14-Billion Light-Year Ruler
The cosmic distance ladder is the world’s longest ruler, built to measure the universe.
Measuring the Universe With a 14-Billion Light-Year Ruler
Why the 2024 Solar Eclipse is Such a Big Deal
On April 8, North America is getting a total solar eclipse. Here’s what you need to know.
Why the 2024 Solar Eclipse is Such a Big Deal
Space is Full of Junk. Here’s How to Clean It Up…
Learn about the space junk problem and the giant space claw named ClearSpace-1 that might
Space is Full of Junk. Here’s How to Clean It Up…
These tiny pieces of an ancient asteroid could hold the secret to the origin of life.
Why NASA Punched an Asteroid
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