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What’s It Like to Be Killed by Nature’s Most Brutal Predator
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What’s It Like to Be Killed by Nature’s Most Brutal Predator

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AD - Why are plants colder than their surroundings?
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AD - Why are plants colder than their surroundings?

Plants can stay cooler than the air around them, even in full sun. How is that possible?

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DeepSeek's New AI Speed Hack Is Amazing
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DeepSeek's New AI Speed Hack Is Amazing

📝 The DeepSeek paper is available here: Adam Bridges, Benji Rabhan, B Shang, Cameron Navor, Charles Ian Norman Venn, Christian Ahlin, Eric T, Fred R, Gordon Child, Juan Benet, Michael Tedder, Owen Skarpness, Richard Sundvall, Ryan Stankye, Shawn Becker, Steef, Taras Bobrovytsky, Tazaur Sagenclaw, Tybie Fitzhugh, Ueli Gallizzi

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The True Cost of War
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The True Cost of War

War costs far more than weapons and destroyed buildings. It leaves countries poorer, disrupts education, drives migration, and passes trauma to future generations.

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AD - Why do I get this spark when I unplug my hair dryer?
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AD - Why do I get this spark when I unplug my hair dryer?

Why does a charger sometimes spark when you unplug it, even when it's switched off at the wall? We partnered with Anker to find out…

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Psychedelics Reveal True Freedom From Decision Making #shorts
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The Why Files

Psychedelics Reveal True Freedom From Decision Making #shorts

Experience true compassion and freedom by letting go of the need to make decisions. Psychedelics can offer a profound release from constraints, allowing things to simply be.

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The New Kind of Heat Humans Can’t Handle
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The New Kind of Heat Humans Can’t Handle

It's getting hot in here… can we survive it? ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓

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Google Maps is unreasonably fast. Let me explain
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Google Maps is unreasonably fast. Let me explain

The math behind Google Maps. For those curious about the path-count estimate: we estimated the non-backtracking paths NYC→SF, using a sparse spatial network model with mean degree ≈ 2.5 and characteristic length ≈ √N.

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Hubble Spotted Something Huge Hurtling Through Space
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Hubble Spotted Something Huge Hurtling Through Space

Astronomers spotted a runaway supermassive black hole. ▀▀▀▀▀▀

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What is El Niño?
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What is El Niño?

First noticed by South American fishermen in the 1600s, El Niño can affect the weather significantly! Sources & further reading:

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Fermented foods power your gut microbes | Tim Spector
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Fermented foods power your gut microbes | Tim Spector

The video covers how fermented foods power gut microbes, presented by Tim Spector.

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Processed Food Won’t Kill You
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Kurzgesagt

Processed Food Won’t Kill You

From bread and yogurt to frozen vegetables, most of us eat processed food every day. The real story is more complicated than “processed = bad”, and some processing can even make food safer and more nutritious.

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Inside Philadelphia - America’s Birthplace 250 Years Later
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Inside Philadelphia - America’s Birthplace 250 Years Later

► 📣 I'm going on a Book Tour! 250 years ago, America found its footing in Philadelphia.

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This tiny magnetic blob could change how we treat brain tumors forever...
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Veritasium

This tiny magnetic blob could change how we treat brain tumors forever...

Scientists have developed a new way to provide treatment for brain tumours. Currently we use chemotherapy, but that's like throwing a grenade at a mosquito, you end up damaging a lot more than you mean to.

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How Are Memories Stored Inside Your Brain?
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How Are Memories Stored Inside Your Brain?

Sources & further reading: Memory is one of the strangest abilities you possess.

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Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found
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Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found

Something is disrupting GPS signals across Europe. In 2025, we launched the Elements of Truth game on Kickstarter and were thrilled by the response.

Jun 5•9.3M views
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic (Updated Version)
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic (Updated Version)

Do you have a balanced news diet? Every purchase directly supports the creation of new kurzgesagt videos.

May 19•4.4M views
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This Moon Collision Did Something Crazy on Earth
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This Moon Collision Did Something Crazy on Earth

The video examines Tycho crater on the Moon, formed by a violent impact that sent debris toward Earth. It covers geological features such as the central mountain, lava tsunami, landslides, and raining glass, along with the crater's age and Earth-Moon material exchange.

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Why do humans stop growing?
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Minute Earth

Why do humans stop growing?

Some animals never stop growing - why are humans limited?

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We've Been Using The Wrong Science In Court For 50 years
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We've Been Using The Wrong Science In Court For 50 years

How accurate is modern forensics? Last year, we launched the Elements of Truth game on Kickstarter and were thrilled by the response.

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Why Earth Sucks Compared to the Planet Hestia
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Why Earth Sucks Compared to the Planet Hestia

Thanks a lot for the support! Start your asteroid adventure!

May 26•5.3M views
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Zippers are stronger than you think...
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Veritasium

Zippers are stronger than you think...

How do zippers work? We made a giant one to find out!

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Your Brain Peaked at Birth
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Kurzgesagt

Your Brain Peaked at Birth

Babies may seem helpless, but their brains are incredible learning machines. They can hear sounds from any language, recognize faces adults can't, and build millions of neural connections every second.

Jun 4•962.6K views
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We're 99.9% sure this pattern is true, but no one can prove it
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We're 99.9% sure this pattern is true, but no one can prove it

Do twin primes go on forever? ▀▀▀

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The Power of 1%
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The Power of 1%

What could 1% of the richest countries’ income achieve? From malaria vaccines and clean water to renewable energy, a surprisingly small fraction of global wealth could transform millions of lives.

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Solo Deep in the Ozarks
Peter Santenello

Solo Deep in the Ozarks

The video follows a solo road trip through the backroads of the Arkansas Ozarks, meeting locals and exploring the region's unique mountain culture shaped by rugged isolation.

Jun 6•2.1M views
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How Private Equity Ruined American Youth Sports
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How Private Equity Ruined American Youth Sports

Other emails: sam@wendover.productions Writing by Sam Denby, Tristan Purdy, and Christine Benedetti

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Why do female creatures eat their partner?
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Minute Earth

Why do female creatures eat their partner?

Some would say he had it coming. Others that it gives an evolutionary advantage.

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How A Random System Can Actually Be Predictable
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Veritasium

How A Random System Can Actually Be Predictable

The balls in a Galton board fall down randomly. Any time they come to a junction they can take any number of paths and it's almost impossible to accurately predict every ball's trajectory.

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Ceiling fans: the simple idea we keep screwing up
Technology Connections

Ceiling fans: the simple idea we keep screwing up

Make it breezy. Dan's video on Moss Ceiling Fans:

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Could Humans Evolve Flight?
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Kurzgesagt

Could Humans Evolve Flight?

Flying like a bird would require way more than wings. Hollow bones, giant chest muscles, rewired nerves, and absurd amounts of food would transform you into something barely human anymore.

May 14•2.2M views
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Project Kronos | Sixty Scientists, Zero Survivors
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Project Kronos | Sixty Scientists, Zero Survivors

By spring of 1945, Hitler was surrounded on every front, but one project inside a secret mine kept running until the end. It was called Die Glocke, The Bell, built on mercury, fire, and a design borrowed from a thousand-year-old Indian text.

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The World’s Most Average Person
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Kurzgesagt

The World’s Most Average Person

If you averaged all 8 billion people together, what would you get? Meet the world’s most average person: where he lives, what he earns, what he eats, and how he’ll change over the next century.

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Inside Memphis’ Most Dangerous Hoods
Peter Santenello

Inside Memphis’ Most Dangerous Hoods

The video examines the interior of Memphis's most challenging neighborhoods, featuring accounts from local residents about their experiences in areas of the city known for danger.

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Are Men Completely Checking Out? | Rob Henderson
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Are Men Completely Checking Out? | Rob Henderson

Rob Henderson joins MTS to discuss male status hierarchies, the economics of rent control and housing policy, and how people spend their time when work becomes optional. --

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The Deadliest Year of Your Life
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Kurzgesagt

The Deadliest Year of Your Life

Which year of your life is the most dangerous? For many people, it’s not old age but infancy.

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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire | Lex Fridman Podcast #498
Lex Fridman

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire | Lex Fridman Podcast #498

Anthony Kaldellis is a historian of the Roman Empire and author of "The New Roman Empire", a comprehensive history of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

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Half of America's State Flags Made the Same Mistake
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Half of America's State Flags Made the Same Mistake

## Related Videos: - Even more flags!

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Inside America’s Fastest-Shrinking City
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Inside America’s Fastest-Shrinking City

The video explores Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a city where industry and population have declined and crime has increased, through on-the-ground reporting and local perspectives.

May 9•2.9M views
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The 250-million year rise and fall of the dinosaurs | Steve Brusatte
Big Think

The 250-million year rise and fall of the dinosaurs | Steve Brusatte

Paleontologist Steve Brusatte discusses the 250-million-year history of dinosaurs based on fossil evidence, from their emergence in Poland after the worst mass extinction to their extinction and the subsequent rise of mammals and birds. He addresses what fossils prove versus Hollywood depictions, including topics like…

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Let’s Steal a New Moon
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Kurzgesagt

Let’s Steal a New Moon

What if Earth could swap its Moon for a better one? From volcanic Io to methane-soaked Titan, the Solar System offers some tempting alternatives.

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Inside Wealthy Arkansas
Peter Santenello

Inside Wealthy Arkansas

The video explores Northwest Arkansas, one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, through on-the-ground interactions with locals to examine the area's economic growth and population boom.

May 16•1.4M views
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Where Did the Antimatter Go?
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Kurzgesagt

Where Did the Antimatter Go?

Pigeons can pinpoint their location hundreds of kilometers from their roosts and navigate home autonomously, only using smell, the sun, and even Earth’s magnetic field. Sources & further reading:

May 18•844.9K views
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In Hexagon Chess, Stalemate Isn't a Draw
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In Hexagon Chess, Stalemate Isn't a Draw

🎩🐔🎩 And the 100 Top Chickens: - Ethan

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NASA Found Evidence of Water All Over Mars, and It's a Big Deal
Astrum

NASA Found Evidence of Water All Over Mars, and It's a Big Deal

This Astrum supercut explores the search for water on Mars. Recent discoveries have allowed scientists to build up a picture of an ancient world shaped by rivers, lakes, oceans, and rain.

May 18•414.2K views
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CHINESE CHIP BOOM | CHINA MODEL BAN? | $1.4T META LAWSUIT
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CHINESE CHIP BOOM | CHINA MODEL BAN? | $1.4T META LAWSUIT

MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens. Follow MTS:

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This Isn’t Sci-Fi. It’s the Future of Space Travel
Astrum

This Isn’t Sci-Fi. It’s the Future of Space Travel

The future of space travel might be closer than you think. You'll also receive 20% off a premium annual subscription, giving you unlimited access to everything on Brilliant.

Jun 3•725.7K views
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How Alpha Particles Can Break Computer Chips
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Veritasium

How Alpha Particles Can Break Computer Chips

In the 1970s, Intel couldn't work out what was damaging the DRAM on their microchips. The cause turned out to be the ceramic that the chip was encased in.

May 15•3.9M views
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