SciShow Tangents
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Weather
00:34:57
Original Airdate: January 26, 2021 SciShow Tangents will be back next week with a new season and very special guest! Until then, please enjoy this beloved classic episode about Weather! Because it's spring and the weather is changing, you see! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! |
Mar 21, 2023 |
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Aging
00:47:09
Every millisecond of every day, you, everyone you know, every rock on the ground, every star in the sky... they're all aging. And podcasts are no exception. In fact, Tangents is hitting a milestone in its aging as we bring season 4 to a close with this episode! You can't hear the dull roar of time lurching ever onward if you're listening to a funny show, so come listen! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Epigenetic clock of dog years vs. human years https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-new-better-formula-calculating-dog-years-180973575/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32619550/ [Fact Off] Brown-Séquard and using testicle injections to reverse aging https://archive.org/details/Brown-sequardC.-e.TheEffectProducedOnManBySubcutaneousInjectionsOfA https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/140/5/1525/3760152 https://www.jci.org/articles/view/57089 Sperm aging/senescence in toads and other vertebrates https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050820 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/683429 https://support.webb.uu.se/digitalAssets/52/a_52297-f_BeckyTREE.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21332857/ [Ask the Science Couch] Causing/reversing aging in mice through epigenetics (ICE - inducible changes to epigenome) https://hms.harvard.edu/news/loss-epigenetic-information-can-drive-aging-restoration-can-reverse https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01570-7 https://newatlas.com/biology/epigenetic-reboot-reverse-aging-extend-lifespan https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.04.522507v1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2975-4 [Butt One More Thing] C. elegans rapid senescence (kind of lactation) |
Mar 14, 2023 |
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Farming
00:39:33
Learning is a little like farming, in a way. You sow your brain field with facts seeds, nurture those seeds into thoughts and ideas and voila: you're smart! So slap on your headphones and jump on that tractor: We've got a bumper crop of knowledge to harvest! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Circulation of 1938 Old Farmer’s Almanac https://www.almanac.com/history-old-farmers-almanac [Fact Off] Bradford watermelon seeds that people would die for https://bradfordwatermelons.com/2014/08/our-story-the-long-version/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71931/super-sweet-watermelon-has-deadly-history https://www.treehugger.com/bradford-watermelons-were-juicy-delicious-people-literally-die-4862619 Hearing loss in farmed salmon because of weird otolith formation https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/farmed-salmon-are-deaf-and-now-we-know-why https://www.nature.com/articles/srep25249 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.709850/full [Ask the Science Couch] Animal agriculture (ants, termites, pocket gophers) https://asm.org/Articles/2017/September/the-leaf-cutter-ant-s-50-million-years-of-farming https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/25/12024324/termite-farming-25-million-years-ago-before-humans https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0156847 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/957505 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)00915-0 Video of pocket gopher pulling plant: https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/940458 [Butt One More Thing] Pig sty latrines https://www.artic.edu/articles/629/pigsty-and-latrines https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/N5dN_A29v58C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=fertilizer |
Mar 07, 2023 |
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Lasers
00:40:33
In all of science, there are very few things conceptually cooler than lasers. A beam of light you can use to blast aliens? Heck yeah! But are lasers actually as cool in reality as they are in science fiction? Probably not! But I guess you'll have to listen to find out for sure. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail] Gold-plated bacteria Contact lenses that shoot lasers Lead into gold with lasers [Trivia Question] Universal Product Code first scanned in grocery store https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/history-bar-code-180956704/ [Fact Off] Laser cooking of printed chicken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jct3f92rIOE https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/3-d-printed-chicken-dinner-cooked-by-lasers/ Laser lightning rod for deflection/protection https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2023/devier-la-foudre-grace-au-paratonnerre-laser https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-022-01139-z https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/faq/ http://www.usfcam.usf.edu/cam/exhibitions/1998_12_mccollum/supplemental_didactics/21.uman2.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Long-distance lasers and masers https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers/hazards https://spie.org/news/12-09-laser-ranging?SSO=1 http://ccom.unh.edu/theme/lidar https://www.icrar.org/megamaser/ https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.02523 [Butt One More Thing] Low-level laser therapy for butt (or any) tendons https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8886125/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22960-gluteal-tendinopathy http://www.utahorthopediccenters.com/hip/gluteus-medius-tendinopathy-or-dead-butt-syndrome/ |
Feb 28, 2023 |
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Poop
00:41:59
The bodily function so universal, there's a kids book all about how everybody does it! But... is that kids book a lie?! Find out the answer to that and way more in this very overdue episode of Tangents! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Penguin poop distance traveled https://iposeogsekk.com/penguano.pdf https://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2005 [Fact Off] AI listening to sounds of poop/diarrhea/fart https://www.inverse.com/innovation/fart-monitoring-ai Dagger made of frozen poop debunked (or, at the very least, not effective in lab conditions) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X19305371 https://nautil.us/the-problem-with-the-frozen-poop-knife-study-237572/ [Ask the Science Couch] Period poops (progesterone/estrogen & prostaglandins) https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24411-prostaglandins https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3297513/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823955 https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-you-poop-more-on-your-period/ |
Feb 21, 2023 |
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Mating
00:42:03
In honor of Valentine's Day, that most cherished day of beauty and love, the Tangents crew gets real down and dirty by telling you more than you could ever want to know about sex harpoons, cannibalism, living sperm, and some other utterly un-romantic methods of copulation employed by the animal kingdom! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Feb 14, 2023 |
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Spit
00:38:04
You need to clean a smudge of your glasses? Use some spit! Gotta make some food moist so you can swallow it? Why not try spit? Lips too dry to whistle a tune? My friend, spit is the bodily excretion for you! Spit: don't leave home without it! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Minor salivary glands [Fact Off] Bowerbird making “paint” out of saliva https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3996615/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2005.0908-8857.03549.x https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347213001097?via%3Dihub https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0325 https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/satin-bowerbird/ https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/satin-bowerbird/ Spitting cobras evolved to defend against hominids throwing rocks https://www.newsweek.com/how-it-feels-acobra-spits-face-revealed-excruciating-detail-1749490 https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/01/study-did-cobras-first-spit-venom-scare-pre-humans [Ask the Science Couch] Compressing salivary glands aka “gleeking” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542272/ https://www.health.com/mind-body/what-is-gleeking http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/pregastric/salivary.html
[Butt One More Thing] Dung-spitting competitions https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dung-spitting-contest-northern-ireland_n_55ae6aebe4b0a9b9485290c1 |
Feb 07, 2023 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Artificial Intelligence
00:38:10
Original Airdate: February 19, 2019 It seems like everyone's using Artificial Intelligence these days, so we thought we'd dip back into our archives for a little refresher on just what the heck AI even is. Plus, meet the character find of 2023: President Smartest Dog in the World!
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Rubber
00:37:49
You can bounce it, you can stretch it, heck... some people even chew it! That's right, it's rubber! And at long last, the Tangents team is finally talking about it! You all really wanted an episode about rubber, right? Well, we made it anyway, so you have to listen. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Definition] Mesoamerican rubber recipe https://news.mit.edu/2010/mayaball-0524 [Trivia Question] Koosh ball filaments https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73583/12-kooky-facts-about-koosh-balls [Fact Off] Mimicking birdsong with a rubber tube https://softmath.seas.harvard.edu/publication/controllable-biomimetic-birdsong/ https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2011/01/simple-rubber-devices-mimic-complex-bird-songs https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-12093906 Mayan dental care & harvesting chicle as gum https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1870-249X2018000100007 https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=fieldandlab https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0008621500827755 https://bda.org/museum/collections/teeth-and-dentures/mayan-tooth https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X22000980#b0200 |
Jan 24, 2023 |
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Tails
00:39:05
From a bunny’s seemingly-useless fluffy li’l puffball to a scorpion’s practical and deadly venom-filled stinger, the world is filled with all sorts of wonderful tails! And heck, some of them aren’t even tails at all, but that’s ok! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Seahorse square tail segments https://today.ucsd.edu/story/why_the_seahorses_tail_is_square_and_how_it_could_be_an_inspiration [Fact Off] Swallowtail butterfly tails protect from attacking damage https://www.sciencenews.org/article/butterfly-wing-tail-loss-break-birds-escape https://phys.org/news/2022-06-evidence-butterflies-tails-distract-predators.html https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.0562 Bird-of-paradise light-absorbing tail feathers https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02088-w [Ask the Science Couch] Evolutionary tail loss in some primates (apes) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.14.460388v1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263034/ https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/why-don-t-humans-have-tails [Butt One More Thing] Ant head mimicry on wasp tail/metasoma https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4013.2.9 https://phys.org/news/2021-09-segments-scorpion-metasoma.html |
Jan 17, 2023 |
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Gas
00:38:44
From precious oxygen to the lowly fart, every day we’re all wallowing around in an invisible soup of gas! Exciting, isn’t it? Tune in to go into an exciting adventure into the world of gas with Sam, Ceri, and Dr. Tubeboy! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Horace Wells and Nitrous Oxide/Laughing Gas [Fact Off] History of the storage/transportation of gas (cylinders, gas holders, bamboo) https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/natural_gas_basics.html https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/0471238961.0701190519160509.a01 https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/aboutus/facts/history-of-natural-gas https://www.jstor.org/stable/24969284 https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_2603 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/349362 https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/professional_theses/147/ https://www.nortegas.es/en/our-business/distribution-of-natural-gas/history-of-natural-gas/ Canaries to detect carbon monoxide in mines & resuscitating them with oxygen https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/story-real-canary-coal-mine-180961570/ [Ask the Science Couch] Fart/flatus noises from anal sphincter https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8601379/ https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19545944/fart-noises/ https://flatology.com/consider-the-sphincter/ https://urogynecology.nm.org/anal-incontinence.html [Butt One More Thing] Snake cloacal popping |
Jan 10, 2023 |
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Memory
00:40:09
It's the time of year for old acquaintances to be forgot, but SciShow Tangents has never been one to bow to convention! So this week, we're remembering all our dang acquaintances and way more as we dive deep on the concept of Memory! Want more Deboki? Check her out at https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki to find info on all of the many projects she works on! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail] Imprinting in general https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.736999/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726915/ Pekin duckling different eye, different memories https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347216302597?via%3Dihub https://phys.org/news/2016-11-ducklings-memory-banks-visual.html California condor puppet funerals https://www.nature.com/news/2007/070806/full/news070806-3.html#B1 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/zoo.20151 Siberian cranes imprint for migration https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1377&context=nacwgproc https://savingcranes.org/learn/species-field-guide/siberian-crane/ https://amp.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/01/guardianobituaries.mainsection [Trivia Question] Chaser (Border Collie) remembering unique object names https://webs.wofford.edu/reidak/Pubs/Pilley%20and%20Reid%202011.pdf https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2019/07/26/world-famous-dog-chaser-dies-at-15/4597342007/ [Fact Off] Taking Photos Makes Memory Worse https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/3079/taking-photos-can-impair-your-memory-of-events [Ask the Science Couch] Remembering commercial jingles rather than “important” names and dates https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fxge0001050 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/269004 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0086170 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735611406578 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0305735611418553 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-35459-001 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.896285/full [Butt One More Thing] Poop amnesia or vasovagal syncope https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6067056/ https://www.iflscience.com/woman-loses-10-years-of-memories-due-to-bad-case-of-constipation-52589
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Sleep
00:33:19
There are no two ways about it: winter is a great time to sleep. In fact, the Tangents crew all decided to sleep this entire week, which is what this episode is a rerun! See you next week/year! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Dec 27, 2022 |
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Cold
00:38:25
Jack frost ain't just nipping at our noses where we live, he's basically biting them off! Ouch! So we thought we'd learn a little about what "cold" even is, and you may not be too surprised to hear that the answer is way, way more complicated than you'd think. Bundle up and take a listen! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Coldest temperature - Bremen drop tower height https://www.livescience.com/coldest-temperature-ever [Fact Off] Freeze dried potato made by the Altiplano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJrOJg2a-_Y https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/chunos-potatoes-feet Caloric reflex/vestibular test https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003429.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/caloric-vestibular-test |
Dec 20, 2022 |
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Testing New Games with Deboki Chakravarti
00:42:25
sniff sniff... What is that awful smell? Ah, it's our stinky, old games! I mean, just look at Truth or Fail! It's all covered in mold! Good thing Deboki's here this week to try out some fresh, exciting new games with us! scWant more Deboki? Check her out at https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki to find info on all of the many projects she works on! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Dec 13, 2022 |
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Poison
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It's said that the dose makes the poison, but that doesn't change the fact that some poison is just more poison-y than others. This week, we get a lethal dose of venomous knowledge! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen Sources:
Toxin vs. poison vs. venom https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12062 https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/whats-in-a-name-venoms-vs-poisons-toxinology-101 [Dead or Not Dead] [Trivia Question] Belgian musicians getting sick from botulism https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133258/#b01 https://www.jstor.org/stable/30099331 [Fact Off] Ants disinfect using their butt poison https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)31147-3 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/736123 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982212013784 https://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/Antintro.htm https://elifesciences.org/articles/60287 Bacteriophage that stole spider venom protein https://www.livescience.com/56443-black-widow-spider-dna-found-inside-virus.html https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/10/11/virus-carrying-dna-of-black-widow-spider-toxin-discovered/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2108671-virus-steals-black-widow-poison-gene-to-help-it-attack/ [Ask the Science Couch] Effects of ingesting venom https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6266834/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273230014003419?via%3Dihub https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7985199/ https://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(15)01377-3/fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3349795/ [Butt One More Thing] Goats can deactivate poisonous plant compounds https://calag.ucanr.edu/Archive/?article=ca.v046n03p4 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938409002510?via%3Dihub |
Dec 06, 2022 |
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Crystals with Tyler Thrasher
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In a universe of chaos, one scrappy form of highly-ordered solid matter dares to be different: crystals! And crystal expert Tyler Thrasher is here to tell us all we need to know about them! Want more Tyler Thrasher (and who wouldn't?!)? Check out https://tylerthrasher.com to learn more about his myriad of other projects! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Nov 29, 2022 |
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Wings with Stefan Chin
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It's just about Thanksgiving here in the US; a special time during which we count our blessings. And this year, Tangents is giving you an extra thing to be thankful for: Stefan's our special guest! Our long lost co-host returns to talk to us about wings: birds love to use 'em, people love to eat 'em, and planes need them too, I guess. Sit around the table with us, won't you, as we pass out some heaping helpings of science knowledge. Pass the gravy! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Number of bird wings in the Burke Museum https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/ornithology https://www.audubon.org/news/behind-scenes-worlds-largest-bird-wing-collection [Fact Off] Club-winged manakins use wing feathers to chirp/sing Video & audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSHjhCN6NC0 Audio-only clips: https://ebird.org/species/clwman1 Picture of feathers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PipraWing.jpg https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/singing-with-his-wings-the-club-winged-manakins-display/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440988/ [Ask the Science Couch] Planes flying upside down https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/what-is-lift/ https://www.popsci.com/flying-upside-down-physics/ https://www.flyingmag.com/why-can-airplanes-fly-upside-down/ https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/how-do-planes-fly-upside-down [Butt One More Thing] Airplane and wing butt lines http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/design/q0289.shtml https://www.aircraftsystemstech.com/p/location-numbering-systems-even-on.html |
Nov 22, 2022 |
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Sight
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Before you listen, just take a moment to think about how sight works: Light comes out of the sun, bounces off of a tree (or whatever), goes inside of your head, and hits some nerves which send signals to your brain which turns that into an image of a tree (or whatever)... I wouldn't believe it if I weren't looking at this screen and typing these words right now! Also, what better medium to talk about seeing stuff than a podcast! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Colossal squid eye size https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/largest-eye-world-giant-squid [Fact Off] Climbing vine can mimic plastic plant leaves https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-02229-8 Ogre-faced spider eye membrane regeneration https://www.jstor.org/stable/77314 https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/how-spiders-see-the-world/ https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/Creatures/MISC/SPIDERS/ogre_faced_spider_Deinopis_spinosa.htm https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=116061 [Ask the Science Couch] Human visible spectrum & eye evolution https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093619/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218210100.htm https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1004884 https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/gb-2005-6-3-213 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2013.2995 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2002/may/30/medicalscience.research [Butt One More Thing] Tadpole butt eye transplant |
Nov 15, 2022 |
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Pain
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This week, we investigate one of the more complicated, fraught, mysterious, and downright unpleasant ways we and lots of other living things navigate the world: pain. From headaches to scorpion stings, there's lots of ways to get hurt, but is anything as painful as Hank's Liam Neeson impression? Let's find out! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Walking on LEGOs https://science.discoveryplace.org/blog/ever-wonder-why-it-hurts-when-you-step-on-a-lego-brick https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/469467-farthest-distance-walking-on-lego-bricks [Fact Off] Bees making motivational trade-off based on pain & sugar https://www.science.org/content/article/bees-may-feel-pain https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2205821119 Grasshopper mice block pain from scorpion venom https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1236451 https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn3404 https://brill.com/view/journals/beh/99/3-4/article-p275_5.xml?language=en https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347205004318 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izizsAodOCk [Ask the Science Couch] Pain modulation & inhibition (with other pain or distraction) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9GgdsyHtA https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0987705320301465 https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-26882/v3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7689692/ [Butt One More Thing] “Bubble Butt Syndrome” sea turtle injury https://cse.umn.edu/college/feature-stories/shoring-seemore-sea-turtles-shell |
Nov 08, 2022 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Teeth
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It's the day after Halloween, which means you might have a surplus of candy in your house. But before you start digging in to those sugary treat, spare a thought for your teeth, won't you? And to help you with that, today we have a classic episode all about your pearly whites! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Nov 01, 2022 |
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Trick or Treat Month: Blood with Justin and Sydnee McElroy!
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Tangents' annual descent into horror returns with Trick or Treat Month! And this time, we brought some fiendish friends along! Join us for a whole month of spooky themes and special guest stars! Trick or Treat Month reaches it's horrific, blood-soaked conclusion! And who better to help us wade through the pools of gore than Dr. Sydnee and Justin McElroy, co-hosts of the medical history podcast Sawbones? No one, that's who! Want more Sydnee and Justin? Check out https://www.blectar.com to find the whole McElroy family of podcasts, including Sawbones! Get your extra-scary SciShow Tangents Halloween Decal here! Tell 'em Spooky Sam sent you! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [This or That] Round 1 - Bat tongue https://www.livescience.com/52305-bat-tongues-move-like-human-bowels.html https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1500525 Round 2 - Ground finch beak https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-some-darwins-finches-evolved-drink-blood-180976814/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2408396?origin=crossref https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-018-0555-8 https://gizmodo.com/meet-the-worlds-most-amiable-vampire-the-hood-mockingb-1742955703 Round 3 - Snail proboscis https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12864-015-1648-4.pdf https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527497 https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/fluorescence/gallery/snailradulalarge.html https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.2307/1541716 Round 4 - Possum tongue https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/-/media/Faculties/Science/Docs/Features-of-the-honey-possum.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00360-011-0632-9 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s003600050257 https://www.bushheritage.org.au/species/honey-possum Round 5 - Egg Substitute https://nordicfoodlab.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/2013-9-blood-and-egg/#_ftn4 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/albumin https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/egg-albumen [Ask the Science Couch] Blood donation, IVs, & venepuncture https://www.fi.edu/heart/blood-vessels https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK138671/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/median-cubital-vein https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/01.res.22.6.737 https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/tests/arterial-stick https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK138661/ [Butt One More Thing] Snakes and cloacal autohemorrhaging https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-snake-id/snake/eastern-hog-nosed-snake/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/sdfe/pdf/download/eid/3-s2.0-B9780323482530001719/first-page-pdf |
Oct 25, 2022 |
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Trick or Treat Month: Gourds with Jackson Bird!
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Tangents' annual descent into horror returns with Trick or Treat Month! And this time, we brought some fiendish friends along! Join us for a whole month of spooky themes and special guest stars! From out of the pumpkin patch rises author, YouTuber, and podcaster Jackson Bird, here to thrill us with terrifying tales of the scariest produce of all: gourds! From pumpkins to watermelon, this versatile family of fruits nourishes and terrifies in equal measure! Get your extra-scary SciShow Tangents Halloween Decal here! Tell 'em Spooky Sam sent you! Looking for more Jackson Bird? You can buy his book, Sorted, listen to his podcast, Cool Stuff Ride Home, or check him out on YouTube! And if you want to know what this waffle business we were talking about is, check out his series Will It Waffle?! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail] Squash bees and poison pollen https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7033150/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666515821000147 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33998650/ https://lopezuribelab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SquashBeeBooklet-WEB_VERSION_FINAL.pdf Field mice and cool cucumbers https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/cucumbers-slicing-fresh-market https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/tn/sfsm_opguide.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC396419/pdf/plntphys00196-0020.pdf Crickets and bottle gourd instruments https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00606086 https://www.amentsoc.org/insects/glossary/terms/stridulation/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-are-cricket-gourds [Ask the Science Couch] Gourd cross-pollination https://extension.sdstate.edu/saving-seed-pumpkins-squash-cucumbers-melons-and-gourds https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/cross-pollination-between-vine-crops https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/faq/will-cucumbers-cross-pollinate-other-vine-crops [Butt One More Thing] Aardvark cucumbers & dung piles https://ulovane.co.za/2017/03/16/ulovane-update-aardvark-cucumber/ |
Oct 18, 2022 |
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Trick or Treat Month: Creepy Crawlies with Lulu Miller!
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Tangents annual descent into horror returns with Trick or Treat Month! And this time, we brought some fiendish friends along! Join us for a whole month of spooky themes and special guest stars! This week, we've called upon the spirit of Radiolab and Terrestrials ghost host Lulu Miller to get down in the muck and talk about all the wormy, wriggly, slimy, little creatures that send shivers down our spines: creepy crawlies! Get your extra-scary SciShow Tangents Halloween Decal here! Tell 'em Spooky Sam sent you! https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents/products/scishow-tangents-halloween-logo-sticker Looking for more Lulu Miller? Check out Radiolab or Terrestrials if podcasts are your thing, or Why Fish Don't Exist if you're more of a book person! There's a little something for everyone! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Oct 11, 2022 |
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Trick or Treat Month: Preserved Foods with Bill Oakley!
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Tangents annual descent into horror returns with Trick or Treat Month! And this time, we brought some fiendish friends along! Join us for a whole month of spooky themes and special guest stars! And to kick off Trick or Treat Month, we've summoned Simpsons writer, author and food reviewer extraordinaire Bill Oakley to talk about preserved food! How is preserved food spooky? I guess you'll just have to listen to find out! Want more Bill Oakley? You're in luck! You can follow him on Twitter or Instagram to check out his food reviews, get his audiobook, Space: 1969, here, and join his Patreon, The Steamed Hams Society, here! Become a Bill Oakley Superfan... today! Get your extra-scary SciShow Tangents Halloween Decal here! Tell 'em Spooky Sam sent you! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Are You Gonna Eat That?] Old Twinkie Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/twinkie-maine-40-years/story?id=40076223 https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-twinkie-myth-1328772 Old Ham https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28299440 Old Fruit Cake Old Pickle Old WIne https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/worlds-oldest-wine-speyer-bottle [Ask the Science Couch] Chip bag slack fill & nitrogen gas as a preservative https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51993/why-are-potato-chip-bags-always-half-empty https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pts.2770070205
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - The Science of Scary Sounds - A SciShow Tangents Adventure
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It's almost October, and SciShow Tangents is getting ready for its month-long Halloween blowout! While we make final arrangements, please enjoy this classic, sound-filled journey through Tangents Manor! Try not to get too scared!! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Sep 27, 2022 |
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Radiation
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Popular culture makes radiation seem pretty scary, and frequently it is. But we encounter way more radiation in our day-to-day life than you might think, from radio waves to visible light. Come explore the whole spectrum of radiation on this week's Tangents! And we talk a LOT about The Vampire Diaries, too! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Cladosporium sphaerospermum fungus blockade https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Cladosporium_sphaerospermum https://www.nature.com/news/2007/070521/full/news070521-5.html [Fact Off] Atomic energy Boy Scout badge & superfund site https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scout/ https://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html Louise Reiss and the Baby Tooth Survey https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/bone-seeker.html https://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/files/strontiumfaq.pdf https://www.prismjournal.org/uploads/1/2/5/6/125661607/v11-no1-a1.pdf https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.134.3491.1669 https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0721/ML072150423.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Determining biological effects/lethal dose of radiation https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/bio-effects-radiation.html https://www.rerf.or.jp/en/about/ https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/genetic-effects-chernobyl-radiation-exposure https://www.radioactivity.eu.com/site/pages/Doses_Classification.htm [Butt One More Thing] Radioactive rabbit poop near Hanford https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/science/earth/15rabbit.html |
Sep 20, 2022 |
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Babies
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From mighty lions to postal workers, presidents to pelicans, they all have one thing in common: they were once tiny little babies! And so, too, were all the Tangents panelists, who celebrate their humble, squishy, helpless origins this week by talking all things baby! Witness Hank learn about the "I'm baby" meme, thrill as you find out which Pokemon Yung Gravey most exemplifies, and almost puke at our grossest butt fact yet! Is this our best episode ever? Well, according to Hank it is! And he's the CEO of a company! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Sep 13, 2022 |
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Coral Reefs
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Summer is just about over, but we can all cling to those warm, tropical feelings for at least one more week as we strap on our scuba gear and take a dive into the wild world of coral reefs! Scuba! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Coral average sperm per bubble https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950549/ [Fact Off] Deep-sea coral help zooxanthellae photosynthesize https://www.scuba.com/blog/explore-the-blue/faascinating-phenomenon-coral-fluorescence/ https://elifesciences.org/articles/73521 https://www.science.org/content/article/coral-reefs-scatter-light-forests https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-measure-glow-inside-coral-first-time Snapping shrimp colonies with queens https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/25410/25410.pdf https://phys.org/news/2018-03-tradeoffs-weaponry-fecundity-snapping-shrimp.html https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0193305 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1549235 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10937227/ [Ask the Science Couch] Artificial reef pros and cons https://www.doi.gov/blog/artificial-reefs-create-homes-sea-life https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/artificialreefs/effects.html https://daily.jstor.org/do-artificial-reefs-work/ https://hakaimagazine.com/news/for-artificial-coral-reefs-time-is-not-enough/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X2100610X https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00282/full [Butt One More Thing] Gastrovascular pores aka secret coral buttholes https://hmr.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1007/BF02367177.pdf |
Sep 06, 2022 |
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A.N.A.G.R.A.M. - Unlocked Patreon Bonus Episode
00:28:25
Did you know that you can go to Patreon.com/SciShowTangents to become a Patron of the show and get cool stuff, like bonus episodes! See what you've been missing this week as we bring you an unlocked bonus episode featuring a devious game by Sam! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Aug 30, 2022 |
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Cities
00:38:17
Tall buildings, subways, bodegas, rats. These are just some of the things you'll find in cities. Another thing you'll find? Science! From the smelly yet impressive sewers to the smelly yet impressive pigeons, we're covering big city science this week, baby! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Aug 23, 2022 |
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Carbon
00:41:03
Carbon gets a pretty bad rap these days, what with global climate change and, but every living thing on Earth owes their very existence to this multitalented little element! And heck, that's not even all it does! Click play to find out more. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Gigatons of carbon in the atmosphere https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/736161 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336261451_A_Framework_for_Understanding_Whole-Earth_Carbon_Cycling/link/5d99c82da6fdccfd0e7bd8b6/download [Fact Off] Spider/silkworm silk reinforced by carbon https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1806805115 https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/spiders-graphene-silk/ https://newatlas.com/bionic-spider-silk-graphene/50908/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170915165253.htm https://phys.org/news/2016-10-silkworms-fed-carbon-nanotubes-graphene.html https://futurism.com/graphene-fed-silkworms-produce-a-super-strong-silk-that-conducts-electricity https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03597 Carbon foam made from burnt (pyrolyzed) bread https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/foam-material https://www.acsh.org/news/2016/07/08/burnt-bread-makes-an-excellent-carbon-foam https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.6b03985 https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/revolutionary-carbon-foam-wood https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016523701630256X http://www.cfoam.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-Foams-amp16111p029-3.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Eating carbon (pure forms, organic compounds that are/aren’t toxic) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5307002/ https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002817.htm https://www.livescience.com/34190-what-happens-when-you-swallow-a-diamond.html http://www.nanomedicine.com/NMIIA/15.1.1.htm https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/natural-toxins-in-food https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anatomy_and_Physiology/Book%3A_Human_Anatomy_and_Physiology_Preparatory_Course_(Liachovitzky)/03%3A_Molecular_Level-_Biomolecules_the_Organic_Compounds_Associated_With_Living_Organisms/3.01%3A_Organic_Compounds https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750019.html |
Aug 16, 2022 |
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Skin
00:40:21
When it comes to keeping all of your guts and blood inside, skin is second to none! Yet so often is it taken for granted. Today, we fix that by talking about skin for a whole 40 minutes! You're welcome, skin! If you know a kid who loves science, have we go the show for you! It's called SciShow Kids, and it has all the great, rigorously-researched content you expect from SciShow, but for kids! Plus, it has puppets! Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/scishowkids! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Sebaceous gland development https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33354858/ https://www.britannica.com/science/sebaceous-gland [Fact Off] Thorny devil lizard skin capillary action https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.170591 https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/capillary-action-and-water https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00709-014-0715-z Dolphins using corals for skincare https://ryotanakajima.com/coral-reefs/the-role-of-coral-mucus-101 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/952463 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dolphins-rub-against-mucus-oozing-corals-to-soothe-skin/ [Ask the Science Couch] Different regions of skin and skincare https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470464/# https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482278/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/facial-skin https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732395/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2405915/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018094117.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/ [Butt One More Thing] Mulesing of merino sheep butts https://www.csiro.au/en/research/animals/livestock/managing-flystrike-and-mulesing-in-sheep https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0734975016300167 |
Aug 09, 2022 |
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Spaceships
00:42:32
10....9.... Hey gang, Kids Month is about ready to blast off into space ....8....7....6 but before it does, we have one more topic exploring the childlike wonder of science to cover ....5....4...3 Spaceships! And wouldn't you know it? There's one more seat on our rocket! Climb in! ....2...1.... Lift off! If you know a kid who loves science, have we go the show for you! It's called SciShow Kids, and it has all the great, rigorously-researched content you expect from SciShow, but for kids! Plus, it has puppets! Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/scishowkids! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Trivia Question] Ariane 5 launches https://www.space.com/39811-bad-coordinates-led-ariane-5-rocket-astray.html https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/faq.html#whyAriane5 https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/Ariane_5_the_story_behind_the_100_launches [Fact Off] Cataloging junk around the Moon from Biosphere 2 https://news.arizona.edu/story/75m-effort-seeks-prevent-lunar-traffic-jams Artificial gravity test during Gemini XI https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-081A https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/watch-the-first-artificial-gravity-experiment/ https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/capsule-gemini-xi/nasm_A19680260000 https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sept-14-1966-gemini-xi-artificial-gravity-experiment [Ask the Science Couch] Gyroscopes in spacecraft (Inertial Navigation Systems) https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2016/03/Gyroscopes_in_space https://science.howstuffworks.com/gyroscope.htm http://www.aerostudents.com/courses/avionics/InertialNavigationSystems.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20100021932 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/nmp/st6/TECHNOLOGY/mems.html https://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/propulsion/2-what-is-attitude-control.html [Butt One More Thing] Project Mercury butt molds https://www.wired.com/2009/08/astronautbutts/ https://www.wired.com/2010/07/nasa-archive-astronaut-butt-mold-inspection/ |
Aug 02, 2022 |
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Bubbles
00:37:27
Kids Month floats on as we talk about possibly our lightest subject ever: bubbles! Pop in to learn what makes a simple soapy membrane so fascinating to kid and adult like! If you know a kid who loves science, have we go the show for you! It's called SciShow Kids, and it has all the great, rigorously-researched content you expect from SciShow, but for kids! Plus, it has puppets! Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/scishowkids! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Deboki: @okidoki_boki [Trivia Question] Perfect bubble wand perimeter [Fact Off] Tadpole bubble-sucking to breathe https://www.instagram.com/p/B9AO801nrJI/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200226130510.htm Microscopic “rockets” propelled by a bubble and sound waves https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/634184 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aax3084 http://brennen.caltech.edu/fluidbook/multiphase/Bubbleordroplettranslation/bjerknesforces.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Air bubbles in needles (unintentional or intentional) https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/air-embolism/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734897/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542192/ https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/what-is-a-bubble-study [Butt One More Thing] Polymers in laxatives make big soap bubbles https://journals.aps.org/prfluids/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.013304 |
Jul 26, 2022 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Candy
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Sometimes, when you're making a podcast with 3 hosts, one of those hosts is going to get sick for two weeks and totally mess up Kids Month. So this week, we humbly present a classic episode that happens to be about something kids love: candy! Grab your favorite snack and join us on this sugary journey to the past! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jul 19, 2022 |
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Dinosaurs
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Kids month continues with maybe THE most-beloved-by-children scientific topic of all time: dinosaurs! Come on a journey back in time to learn about the giant guys who used to stomp around and eat each other all over planet Earth! And, as if that's not good enough, we're joined by Tangents editorial assistant Deboki Chakravarti! If you need more Deboki in your life, you can listen to her podcast, Tiny Matter, here: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/tiny-matters.html If you know a kid who loves science, have we go the show for you! It's called SciShow Kids, and it has all the great, rigorously-researched content you expect from SciShow, but for kids! Plus, it has puppets! Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/scishowkids! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Deboki: @okidoki_boki [Trivia Question] Mamenchisaurus pounds of plant life consumed per day https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/science/12dinosaurs.html [Fact Off] Prosthetic tails on chickens to study dinosaur gait Possible supersonic whip-like tails in sauropods https://daily.jstor.org/apatosaurus-tail-break-sound-barrier/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2401127?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/dinosaurs-in-motion https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2830450/ http://goriely.com/wp-content/uploads/2002-PRLwhip-1.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Dinosaurs that have changed names (apato/bronto, triceratops/torosaurus) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brontosaurus-is-back1/ https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/571498 https://peerj.com/articles/857/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0081608 https://gizmodo.com/the-first-scientific-name-ever-given-to-a-dinosaur-foss-5955550 https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2018/08/31/why-do-scientific-names-change-kiokio-by-any-other-name/ |
Jul 12, 2022 |
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Play
00:42:04
This month on SciShow Tangents, we're celebrating the sense of childlike wonder present in science by discussing a bunch of stuff kids like! We're calling it Kids Month, naturally, and we're kicking it off by talking about a thing all kids (and lots of animals) love to do: play! And if you know a kid who loves science, have we go the show for you! It's called SciShow Kids, and it has all the great, rigorously-researched content you expect from SciShow, but for kids! Plus, it has puppets! Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/scishowkids! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jul 05, 2022 |
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Books with Vanessa Zoltan
00:45:52
We here on SciShow Tangents may have the market cornered on science podcasting, but that doesn't mean we know everything. Put us in a lab, and we're like fish in water! But put us in a library, with all those big tall shelves and the Dewey Decimal System, and we're like a fish not-in-water! So we called in our friend, podcast, theologian, and noted book-reader Vanessa Zoltan to help us learn more about books! Learn more about Vanessa and her myriad of projects at her website, and follow her on Twitter @vanessamzoltan! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jun 28, 2022 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Waves
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Inspired by last week's episode about beaches, we decided to take the week off and catch some rays. Please enjoy this encore presentation of our episode on Waves, and we'll be back next week! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jun 21, 2022 |
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Beaches
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Summer is here, which means it's time to visit everyone's favorite geological feature consisting of a strip of land covered in loose particles, existing exclusively alongside a body of water ! That's right, pack your trunks, cause today we're hitting the beach! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Goose-scaring drones https://www.livescience.com/39146-canada-geese-drone.html [Fact Off] Waterproof chemicals (PFASes) in tides https://www.inverse.com/science/sea-spray-is-toxic https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/937518 https://massivesci.com/articles/pfas-chemical-ocean-mammals-fish-dolphins-wildlife/ Salish wooly dogs https://monova.ca/senaqwila-wyss-on-the-salish-woolly-dogs/ https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-dogs-that-grew-wool-and-the-people-who-love-them https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/a-woolly-tale https://research.library.mun.ca/14680/1/thesis.pdf https://www.science.org/content/article/native-american-blankets-made-dog-hair [Ask the Science Couch] Beached cetaceans (and orcas/catfish that intentionally strand themselves) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-do-whales-beach-themselves https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/whales-mass-stranding-australia/556400/ https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/774692 https://hakaimagazine.com/news/salish-sea-killer-whales-have-a-surprising-new-way-of-hunting/ https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/z91-383 https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-catfish-that-strands-itself-to-kill-pigeons https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050840 [Butt One More Thing] Lugworm casts made of sand https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/lugworm-poos-and-the-secrets-they-hold.html https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/marine/worms/lugworm |
Jun 14, 2022 |
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Fuel
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Cars need it, trains need it, and guess what? People need it, too! Can you deduce the answer to my devious riddle? That's right, it's fuel! Fill up your tank, cause we're going on a trip to learn all about the things that keep other things going, from coal to tuna sandwiches and everything in between! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] New York Times rocket fuel correction https://www.nasa.gov/feature/95-years-ago-goddard-s-first-liquid-fueled-rocket https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/14/news/150th-anniversary-1851-2001-the-facts-that-got-away.html [Fact Off] Nuclear cars https://www.autoweek.com/news/a1988761/are-laser-powered-cars-our-future/ Fuel cell breathalyzers https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-batteries-store-an/ https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/fuel-cells https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know-history/breathalyzer-there-was-drunkometer https://blog.history.in.gov/tag/breathalyzer/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/breathalyzers-of-the-future-today/277249/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5857179/ [Ask the Science Couch] Chlorophyll in photovoltaic cells/solar power https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab=NCER&dirEntryId=187266 http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/chlorophyll/chlorophyll_h.htm https://opentextbc.ca/biology/chapter/5-2-the-light-dependent-reactions-of-photosynthesis/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01673-w https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plants-versus-photovoltaics-at-capturing-sunlight/ https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/762519 [Butt One More Thing] Human waste converted into biomethane fuel https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/fart-powered-vw-beetle-tested-in-uk/
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Paper
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When I was a kid, everything was on paper. Books were on paper, magazines were on paper, newspapers were on, you guessed it, paper. Nowadays, everything's on the internet, but you can still find paper if you know where to look!
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Definition] https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/exhibitions/cover-to-cover/papyrus/ [Trivia Question] Margaret E. Knight’s paper grocery bags https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/11/03/in-the-bag/ https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/margaret-knight https://www.invent.org/inductees/margaret-e-knight [Fact Off] Rag paper and mummy linen in the 1800s https://uh.edu/engines/epi1227.htm https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=3874 https://bookpatrol.net/has-this-library-solved-the-mystery-of-the-mummy-paper/ Cellulose nanocrystal films from waste paper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639556/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13369-022-06609-8 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266689392100075X https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.625878/full# Image of biodegrading film: https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/625878/fpls-12-625878-HTML/image_m/fpls-12-625878-g006.jpg https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/glitter https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-021-01135-8 [Ask the Science Couch] Smell of new books and paper https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/ https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/whats-that-smell-youre-reading https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/that-old-book-smell-is-a-mix-of-grass-and-vanilla-710038/ https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/PHS/PHS.aspx?phsid=669&toxid=124# https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1309104220302051 https://www.ucop.edu/risk-services/_files/bsas/safetymeetings/ozonefrprinters.pdf [Butt One More Thing] Gayetty’s medicated toilet paper https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.13400600 https://www.findagrave.com/photos/2013/61/106087826_136230829409.jpg https://books.google.com/books?id=yXY0yQnvmmUC&pg=PA679#v=onepage&q&f=false |
May 31, 2022 |
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Symbiosis
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When, in nature, two little guys are benefiting off each other one way or another, we call that symbiosis. But, if you think about it too hard, you start to realize that everything in nature is benefitting off some other thing in nature somehow and come to the conclusion that all of Earth is a giant symbiotic relationship! To that I say: simply try not to think about it too hard! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Figs and fig wasp cheating prevention https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1635526/ https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/fig_wasp.shtml https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2010/01/figs-kill-wasp-larvae-when-wasps-do-not-pollinate-figs https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2009.2157 Magnetotactic bacteria in tissues of animals with magnetoreception https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200914112224.htm [Ask the Science Couch] Symbioses with more than 2 organisms https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/species-interactions-and-competition-102131429/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8331144/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17255511/ [Butt One More Thing] Crab that lives in sea urchin rectum Picture: https://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/arthropods/crabs/echinoecus-pentagonus.htm https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/11997 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098178800070 |
May 24, 2022 |
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Worms
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SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! From big, slimy earthworms to microscopic C. elegans, worms are everywhere... or are they? It turns out, as is often the case on Tangents, that everything you thought you knew about worms is a lie, up to and including their very existence! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Dave the longest earthworm https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/04/uk-biggest-worm-record-breaking-in-cheshire [Fact Off] Geosmin smells like danger to C. elegans https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220405143530.htm https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35323022/ Ice worms in glaciers https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1097-4687(200012)246:3%3C192::AID-JMOR3%3E3.0.CO;2-B https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10930-020-09889-x https://glaciers.nichols.edu/iceworm/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/amazing-ice-worms-threatened-melting-glaciers [Ask the Science Couch] Invasive earthworms in North America https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003807170600527X https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-006-9019-3 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0038071720302510 https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Invasives/fact/jumpingWorm.html Invasive flatworms that prey on earthworms https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5969052/ https://eastland.agrilife.org/invasive-hammerhead-flatworms/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/3858619 [Butt One More Thing] Largest human coprolite has parasitic worms https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lloyds-bank-coprolite https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/51Et55R_RuCmabtTgQllzQ |
May 17, 2022 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Pee
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We're hard at work on a cool new project, but we needed a little extra time to work on it! So this week, please enjoy a rerun of the all-time classic Pee episode! And did you know there's a video version of this episode? You can check it out here! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
May 10, 2022 |
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Asteroids
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Last week we talked about boring old rocks on the ground. This week, we're again talking rocks, but these are rocks... from SPACE! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] 2020 QG asteroid flyby [Fact Off] Libyan desert glass http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5196362.stm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022309384901777?via%3Dihub https://www.mindat.org/min-39796.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012821X13004998 Hopewell asteroid event https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05758-y [Ask the Science Couch] Asteroid belt won’t become a planet https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-science-fiction-movies/ https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015IAUGA..2256597V/abstract https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/asteroids/in-depth/ https://lasp.colorado.edu/outerplanets/kbos_dwarfplanets.php https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/origin?show=hs_origin_story_jupiters-influence https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/k/Kirkwood+Gaps [Butt One More Thing] Meteorism medical condition farts |
May 03, 2022 |
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Rocks
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Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic... need I say more? Welcome to SciShow Tangents or, as I like to call it, Rock Talk.
Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Stonehenge sarsen vs. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson https://www.livescience.com/22427-stonehenge-facts.html [Fact Off] Microgranite used for curling stones http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/505002/ https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/91856/ailsa-craig https://olympics.com/en/news/the-remarkable-properties-and-origins-of-the-olympic-curling-stone https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/getting-to-the-core-of-olympic-curling-stones/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0043164813000732 Solitary bees drilling into sandstone https://eos.org/articles/rock-chomping-bees-burrow-into-sandstone https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/busy-bee-new-species-bee-quarries-sandstone/ https://www.cell.com/current-biology/comments/S0960-9822(16)30902-2 [Ask the Science Couch] Licking rocks or bone https://www.discovery.com/science/Difference-Between-Rock-Fossil https://www.clemson.edu/public/geomuseum/specimen_id/id_tool.html https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018WR023233 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/wettability https://twitter.com/mikamckinnon/status/1030188006966214660?s=20&t=_yJPJKVlGOpjTIMLy4y4mg https://voices.pomona.edu/2013/11/on-the-merits-of-licking-rocks/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stick-with-it-put-your-duct-tape-to-the-test/ [Butt One More Thing] Limestone-eating and sand-pooping shipworm https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/incredible-rock-eating-shipworm-is-first-of-its-kind |
Apr 26, 2022 |
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Recycling
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Get a jump start on Earth Day by joining us as we discuss garbage's sexy, complicated little brother: recycling! Grab the NordVPN deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/TANGENTSTry it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Minnesota paper waste ball https://www.pca.state.mn.us/featured/worlds-largest-wad-paper-0 [Fact Off] Palimpsests (reusing parchment, but also documenting microbes) https://www.abaa.org/blog/post/the-history-of-vellum-and-parchment http://www.archimedespalimpsest.org/about/imaging/ https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.170988 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00248-014-0481-7 Pressure-sensitive, reusable tape inspired by housefly feet https://www.howitworksdaily.com/how-is-adhesive-tape-made/ https://www.naturalhistorymag.com/biomechanics/172099/shoe-fly https://cen.acs.org/articles/85/i42/Adhesive-Tape.html [Ask the Science Couch] Sevier County (Dollywood and Gatlinburg) composting/waste management https://www.seviersolidwaste.com/ http://www.louisianaweekly.com/dollywoods-environmental-solution/ https://www.zankerrecycling.com/sites/default/files/biocycle-nov-2010.pdf https://www.biocycle.net/mixed-waste-composting-facilities-review-2/ https://greenblue.org/reloop-what-is-mixed-waste-processing-or-all-in-onedirty-mrf-recycling/ http://compost.css.cornell.edu/MSWFactSheets/msw.fs6.html [Butt One More Thing] Iron nutrient recycling through whale poop http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2010.00356.x/abstract |
Apr 19, 2022 |
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Soft Things
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Spring is a soft and fluffy time of year, what with all the baby chicks and bunnies bopping around, so we here at Tangents are seizing the opportunity to talk about the softest, cutest, most huggable science there is! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] MLB baseball yarn yardage https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-wool https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/04/09/83408264.html?pageNumber=43 [Fact Off] Saturn moon Methone and fluffy ice https://gizmodo.com/the-weird-ways-nasa-thought-moon-dust-might-kill-apollo-1836459545 https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23560-astrophile-saturns-egg-moon-methone-is-made-of-fluff/ Milk fiber (made from casein) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyLnKz7uNMQ https://ecoworldonline.com/what-is-milk-fiber-yarn/ http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ajee.20190902.02.html https://www.milkgenomics.org/?splash=back-to-the-future-milk-fibers-in-the-21st-century https://www.ijcmas.com/abstractview.php?ID=7406&vol=7-4-2018&SNo=140 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lanital-milk-dress-qmilch [Ask the Science Couch] Cat fur vs dog fur https://cdn.citl.illinois.edu/courses/ANSC207/week2/hair_coat/web_data/slides_and_notes.htm https://animaldiversity.org/collections/mammal_anatomy/hair/ https://www.uakron.edu/im/news/how-biomechanics-research-led-to-a-hairbrush-inspired-by-a-cat-tongue https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1809544115 https://texaswolfdogproject.org/resources/phenotyping/what-is-phenotyping/coat-and-color [Butt One More Thing] Moth coremata butt feathers https://www.wired.com/2013/12/this-is-not-a-penis/ https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/leps/bella_moth.htm Picture: |
Apr 12, 2022 |
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Nerves
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Someone can get on your nerves. You can have nerves of steel. Heck, they can even be frayed! But have you ever wondered what nerves actually are? If so, you've come to the right place! This week, our dear friend and contributor Deboki Chakravarti (@okidoki_boki) stops by to join the fun, and Ceri hosts for the first time ever! Don't miss it! Grab the NordVPN deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/TANGENTS Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail] Electric rays/low voltages to treat painful nerves https://www.mjrheum.org/assets/files/792/file60_974.pdf https://arthritis.ca/living-well/2019/women,-arthritis-and-neuropathic-pain https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/transcutaneous-electrical-nerve-stimulation-tens/ Mouse tail galvanoscope (sciatic nerve) https://books.google.com/books?id=SJNMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA309&lpg=PA309 https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/galleries/brightfield/mousetail.html https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=85&contentid=p01382 Electrically stimulating tastebuds https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1307523/ http://longevity3.stanford.edu/design-challenge-winners-announced/ [Trivia Question] Glaucoma retinal nerve fiber layer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00417-022-05619-4 [Fact Off] C. elegans auditory nerves https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220223103054.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/928925 [Ask the Science Couch] Paresthesia aka pins and needles https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=58 https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Paresthesia-Information-Page https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2015/march/paraesthesia-and-peripheral-neuropathy https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735610362950 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5384201/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/107385840200800209 [Butt One More Thing] Sciatic butt nerve https://www.scielo.br/j/acb/a/rwFj4BBy4p35XbfKDLNFLkx/?lang=en https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12792-sciatica |
Apr 05, 2022 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Flowers
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It's Spring Breeeaaaak baby, and we're taking the day off! Enjoy this classic episode on Flowers so you'll know all you need to know when they start blooming! See you next week!
Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Mar 29, 2022 |
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Homes
00:35:52
From shells to hives to holes in the ground, most animals have a place to call home. And today, we're paying them all a visit! So open up, cause Science is knocking and it needs to use your bathroom! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Machine learning saving kilowatt-hours https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7765259/ [Fact Off] Cichlid fish dream houses (for conservation) https://www.mpg.de/14854482/3d-printing-cichlids Devil’s garden - lemon ant & rainforest tree symbiosis https://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/september28/devil-092805.html https://www.nature.com/articles/437495a https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/606022?journalCode=an https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2124481/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2459556 [Ask the Science Couch] Estimate of how many animals there are https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127 https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/article/61/5/871/1734723 Animals that are parasites https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0324 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/animals-evolution-parasites-ed-yong https://www.audubon.org/news/the-brilliant-ways-parasitic-birds-terrorize-their-victims Constructing homes (natural & artificial) https://www.naturepl.com/pictures/pdfs/NPL_Architecture.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34269510/ [Butt One More Thing] Snail shell poop + African swine fever virus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35151121/ https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/dietbehavior.html |
Mar 22, 2022 |
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Green
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Grass... money... Ninja Turtles... some of the best things in the world are all the same color: green! This week, we're taking a deeper look at this most verdant of colors. Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Definition] [Truth or Fail] [Trivia Question] Green spaces reduce systolic blood pressure https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969721075914?via%3Dihub [Fact Off] Green glacier mystery https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/859296 Emerald ash borer pest control by biomimicry and electrocution https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/fact-sheets/emerald-ash-borer https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01496-8 https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/femme-fatale-emerald-ash-borer-decoy-lures-kills-males/ https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1412810111 [Ask the Science Couch] U.S. green paper money https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2019/02/the-canadian-roots-of-the-greenback/ https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exhibitions/artifact/hr-240-legal-tender-act-february-25-1862 https://www.moneyfactory.gov/resources/faqs.html https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/important-improvement-in-bank-note/ https://cite.case.law/barb/56/84/ https://cite.case.law/barb/56/96/ [Butt One More Thing] Orb weaver butts https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4263&context=etd |
Mar 15, 2022 |
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Computers
00:42:30
Back in my day, a computer was a computer: It was big, tan, and was plugged into your living room wall. But now we've got computer cars, computer phones, even computer lightbulbs! And that's great! But I think we better keep an eye on them all, just in case... Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Mar 08, 2022 |
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Venus
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We kick off Season 4 by getting up close and personal with Earth's other, less popular, more mysterious neighbor: Venus! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Venera missions https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1970-060A https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chronology_venus.html [Fact Off] Venus tables & Maya Codex of Mexico https://www.mesoweb.com/articles/Coe_etal/Fourth_Codex.pdf https://www.brown.edu/news/2016-09-07/mayacodex https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2016/017062/mayan-moment Phosphene/ammonia on Venus (and microbial life possibility) https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938538 https://news.mit.edu/2020/life-venus-phosphine-0914 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/science/venus-life-clouds.html https://venuscloudlife.com/venus-life-finder-mission-study/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7381915/ https://www.pnas.org/content/118/52/e2110889118 [Ask the Science Couch] Pictures of the surface of Venus https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/v09_lander_proc.html https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/venera-13/in-depth/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ueMGZTezfY https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/exploring-the-planets/online/solar-system/venus/magellan.cfm https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3728 https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe-instruments [Butt One More Thing] Venus cloacina goddess https://drainfast.co.uk/blog/cloacina-goddess-sewers/ https://books.google.com/books?id=SYqFBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA128#v=onepage&q&f=false |
Mar 01, 2022 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - The Internet
00:29:52
Season 3 has come to a close, and the Tangents crew is taking a week off. While we scour the World Wide Web for all new, mind-blowing science facts, enjoy this classic episode about the Internet! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Feb 22, 2022 |
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Butts
00:44:38
It's all led up to this! We usually relegate our butt facts to the end of episodes, but this week we're giving butts the respect they deserve. It's butts all the way down, baby! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Feb 15, 2022 |
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Hands & Feet
00:36:43
The Season 3 finale draws ever nearer, but before we get to that big beautiful Butt episode, we need to make a detour to those nifty tools on the ends of our limbs: hands and feet! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Heel-toe or toe-heel running https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31525171/ [Fact Off] Trench foot and (possibly, tenuously) water balloons https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482364/ https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(06)70334-9/fulltext https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD0666752 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012821606400017X http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2049243_2048654_2049039,00.html [Ask the Science Couch] Nail care evolution/history https://www.britannica.com/story/how-do-monkeys-and-apes-trim-their-fingernails https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-why-do-we-have-fingernails-and-toenails-110989 https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ancient-primates-had-grooming-claws/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248417305134 https://tedium.co/2017/02/07/fingernail-trimming-history/ [Butt One More Thing] Bidets and poopy hands |
Feb 08, 2022 |
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Heads
00:38:37
Season 3 of Tangents is drawing to a close, and we're celebrating by taking a long, top to bottom (literally) look at bodies! To kick us off, we'll be appreciating that brain-holding, eye-having, mouth-possessing orb on top of almost all necks on Earth: the head. Thank you, the head! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Embalming head diameter https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021929009001444?via%3Dihub [Fact Off] Chicken heads for rabies oral vaccines https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/12/that-time-europe-air-dropped-vaccine-loaded-chicken-heads-to-bait-rabid-foxes/417951/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1982.tb01237.x https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31927421/ http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.500.9910&rep=rep1&type=pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614052/ Alligator stick hats https://www.livescience.com/41898-alligators-crocodiles-use-tools.html https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/alligators-dont-play-pick-up-sticks-to-lure-lunch/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24750-zoologger-alligators-use-tools-to-lure-in-bird-prey/ [Ask the Science Couch]
Blood-brain barrier https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292164/ https://www.rndsystems.com/research-area/blood--brain-barrier-permeability https://bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2377-9-S1-S3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3494002/ [Butt One More Thing] Amblyopsidae/cavefish head anus |
Feb 01, 2022 |
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Birds of Prey
00:37:16
The pointiest birds in the wild blue yonder finally get their due! Join us to learn all of these lethal birds killer secrets, and to discover their hidden softer sides. Some use teamwork! Some keep pets! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Definition] [Trivia Question] Alkyl mercury in goshawks https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10646-013-1128-z [Fact Off] Bald eagle cyanobacteria toxin mystery https://www.livescience.com/eagle-killing-mystery-disease-solved.html https://www.inverse.com/science/mystery-behind-mass-bald-eagle-deaths-solved Screech owls & threadsnakes https://www.audubon.org/news/what-would-screech-owl-want-blind-snake https://www.jstor.org/stable/4218201?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Leptotyphlops_dulcis/ https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/eastern-screech-owl [Ask the Science Couch] Harris’s hawks (social raptors) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Harriss_Hawk/overview https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/harriss-hawk [Butt One More Thing] Anthrax in raptor cloacas https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17347404/
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Yeast
00:37:41
These little, bubbly guys help us make such perennial favorites as 'bread' and 'beer.' If you're saying to yourself "what is yeast, Alex," I got good news for you: you're right! Come learn about the microscopic fungus amung us on this week's Tangents! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Yeast mitotic arrest https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255140/ [Fact Off] Stinking hellebore flower and yeast relationship https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871880/ Fruit fly and yeast relationship https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(14)00777-3 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196440 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556146/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0300962983906011 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(12)00075-9 [Ask the Science Couch] History of yeast https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/yeasts https://books.google.com/books?id=gy_SAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228 https://books.google.com/books?id=XILwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72 |
Jan 18, 2022 |
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Mirrors
00:40:33
We're back, baby! And we're seeing double! Ring in the new-ish year with us as we reflect on mirrors! Deboki is hosting a new podcast called Tiny Matters! It’s a science podcast about “the little stuff that makes the big stuff possible!” You can subscribe here! And be sure to follow her on Twitter: @okidoki_boki Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [The Scientific Definition] Heliograph https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/04/world-war-i-in-photos-technology/507305/ https://www.nps.gov/fobo/learn/historyculture/the-heliograph.htm https://books.google.com/books?id=RBC2nY1rp5MC&q=heliograph&pg=PA211#v=snippet&q=heliograph&f=false Pseudoscope https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/cinematic/3/ Etalon http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/phyopt/fabry.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/physics-and-astronomy/etalons https://www.osapublishing.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-5-6-985 Reflecting circle https://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/type.cfm?typeid=5 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstl.1801.0019 Pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflecting_instrument#Reflecting_circles [Trivia Question] James Webb Space Telescope mirrors https://webb.nasa.gov/content/observatory/ote/mirrors/index.html https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/telescopes/en/ [Fact Off] Enantiomers (mirror versions of chemical compounds) https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2004/ch_4.html https://www.wired.com/2003/11/newsugar/ The Venus Effect (mirror sight-lines) https://www.bertamini.org/lab/venus.html [Ask the Science Couch] Super efficient mirrors https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-physical-proc/ https://news.mit.edu/1998/mirror http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/19/laser.surgery/index.html https://physicsworld.com/a/crystalline-supermirrors-cut-optical-losses/ https://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=14069 [Butt One More Thing] Mirror test IBS |
Jan 11, 2022 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Timekeeping
00:33:14
SciShow Tangents is off again this week, but since it's a new year and all, we thought this was the perfect opportunity to rerun our episode all about ways humans have devised to measure time! See you for a new episode next week! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jan 04, 2022 |
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Stump Ceri - Unlocked Patreon Bonus Episode
00:34:35
SciShow Tangents is taking a couple weeks off for the holidays, but we aren't gonna leave you hanging! This week, we present an unlocked Patreon patron bonus episode in which we try to stump Ceri with a barrage of science and pop culture questions! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Dec 28, 2021 |
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The North & South Poles
00:37:51
The Tangents crew gets lightly festive as they talk about the increasingly-less-cold tippity-top and bippity-bottom of good old planet Earth! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Plant species in Arctic https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21988606/ [Fact Off] Old Seeds! https://www.pnas.org/content/109/10/4008 Camel ancestors living in Arctic https://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/the-camel-an-arctic-animal https://www.sciencenews.org/article/camel-ancestors-lived-arctic https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2516 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277379111001661# https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/fun-facts-about-reindeer-and-caribou [Ask the Science Couch] Animals/plants in polar night https://www.popsci.com/how-do-animals-survive-polar-night/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/03/arctic-marine-life-polar-night/474870/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064627.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982215014323 Animals/plants in midnight sun https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2921307/ https://www.livescience.com/62870-summer-solstice-animals.html https://uphere.ca/articles/what-does-24-hours-light-do-animals https://www.alaskacenters.gov/explore/attractions/midnight-sun/effects https://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/polar-plants/plants-of-the-arctic-and-antarctic [Butt One More Thing] Poop bacteria in Antarctica |
Dec 21, 2021 |
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Cells
00:37:04
We’ve talked about all sorts of living things. Bugs, for instance. And plants… elephants… the list goes on. But what we haven’t discussed is the thing that all of those animals are made of: cells! What are they? Why are they? Answers to half those questions await you! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Trivia Question] B. natans number of genes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24502779/ https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project/Completion-FAQ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6085824/ [Fact Off] Streptococcus disguises itself as red blood cells https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31801066/ https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/886535 Ciliate nuclei + genetics (O. trifallax/S. histriomuscorum) https://www.wired.com/2014/09/oxytricha-encrypted-genome/ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=427777 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(14)00984-2 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001473 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558436/ [Ask the Science Couch] Cell movement & motor proteins https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/microtubules-and-filaments-14052932/ https://www.pnas.org/content/108/51/20275 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4812444/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1893118/ https://www.cell.com/current-biology/comments/S0960-9822(98)70264-7 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26867/ [Butt One More Thing] Buttock cells https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2787452/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12308-013-0175-y https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888610/
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Snakes
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Snakes get a bad rap. Sure they’re slithery, venomous, silent killers… but they have some nice qualities, too! We don’t talk about many of those nice qualities in this episode, but they do exist. Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Gliding snakes jumping or not https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21816808/ https://www.nature.com/articles/srep44950 [Fact Off] Kukuri snakes disembowel https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/639331 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/881934 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mvmk_PDzKw https://snakesarelong.blogspot.com/2012/06/snakes-that-chew-their-food.html Python heart growing and shrinking https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16002308/ https://www.nature.com/articles/434037a?proof=t https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/python-heart-food-news-animals https://cob.silverchair-cdn.com/cob/content_public/journal/jeb/211/24/10.1242_jeb.023754/3/3767.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383835/ https://www.livescience.com/16764-python-hearts-treat-human-cardiac-disease.html [Ask the Science Couch] Snake locomotion Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDha9MxIDob8lOcy8UMC1g/videos https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391877/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180112132922.htm [Butt One More Thing] Snake cloaca “farting” https://www.cabi.org/isc/FullTextPDF/2006/20063121845.pdf
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Food
00:37:38
Between now and the end of the year, people all over the world will be enjoying all sorts of holiday feasts, eating lots of cookies, and maybe even enjoying a sugar plum or two. In other words: it's food season, baby! And we've got a piping hot bowl of science stew for you! Don't forget to save room for desert: a big slice of butt pie!
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While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Apple sweetness https://www.nature.com/articles/srep44950 [Fact Off] Yeast & vitamins advertising https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9105273/ https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/the-healing-power-of-compressed-yeast https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069802166&view=1up&seq=352 https://www.seriouseats.com/what-is-nutritional-yeast-nooch Evolution of gourds https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/11/11/1516109112 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/517382 https://insider.si.edu/2015/11/dull-mastadon-taste-buds-once-helped-pumpkins-wild-ancestor-thrive/ [Ask the Science Couch] Shark digestive systems https://german.bio.uci.edu/images/PDF/Leigh%20et%20al.%20(2017)%20RFBF_online.pdf https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/sharks/anatomy/the-shark-inside/ http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=567 https://www.himb.hawaii.edu/ReefPredator/pH.htm Vulture digestive systems https://www.wintuaudubon.org/tag/turkey-vulture/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30216294 https://www.audubon.org/news/how-vultures-can-eat-rotten-meat-without-getting-sick https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2014.16345 Crocodile digestive systems https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/524150 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1Hgcr4VrDNgG0RFdVYtH0H3/wonder-facts-crocodiles https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13285-super-size-me-alligators-reveal-digestive-trick/ https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/55/6/986/2363554 [Butt One More Thing] Cow butt meat |
Nov 30, 2021 |
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Cosmetics
00:35:14
Since the beginning of recorded history, people have been putting on lipstick, applying perfume, wearing fake nails, and just generally making themselves look nice for all sorts of reasons. Heck, there are even some animals in on it!
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[Definition] https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/it-cosmetic-drug-or-both-or-it-soap [Trivia Question] Carthamus tinctorius L https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8126054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263051/ [Fact Off] Vultures painting themselves red https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19076-zoologger-vultures-use-twigs-to-gather-wool-for-nests/ https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecy.1840 https://www.audubon.org/news/these-birds-wear-makeup WWII nylon-replacing liquid leg makeup https://books.google.com/books?id=OygDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30 https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_765873 https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/nylon-a-revolution-in-textiles https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-nylon-stockings-changed-world-180955219/ http://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/ded/liquid-powder.php [Ask the Science Couch] Dangerous cosmetics (lead, radium, atropine) https://books.google.com/books?id=A3C_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT26#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=LpplCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT67&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false https://cosmeticsandskin.com/aba/glowing-complexion.php https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/belladonna.shtml [Butt One More Thing] Butt hair forensics https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/AY/D0AY01068E https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128119082/coronary-artery-disease |
Nov 23, 2021 |
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Ceri's Cnidarian Song - Deluxe Edition
00:01:15
Please enjoy this version of Ceri's smash hit Cnidarian Song, with musical accompaniment by our own maestro Joseph "Tuna" Metesh! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Nov 18, 2021 |
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Cnidarians
00:35:05
Jellyfish, corals, anemones… they have a couple things in common. They’re all cnidarians, and they all seem like they don’t really have a whole lot going on. They just sort of float around! But looks can be deceiving: this mysterious, blobby phylum holds many secrets! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Jellyfish with or against current https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937341/ [Fact Off] Moon jelly vortex https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/626033 Boxer crabs and sea anemones https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5289105/ ^ pictures in both these links [Ask the Science Couch] Peeing on jellyfish sting Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjTKKFSb9h8 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/3/105/htm?xid=PS_smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-fix-jellyfish-sting-180963582/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whats-behind-that-jellyfish-sting-2844876/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4728541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3773479/ [Butt One More Thing] Coral - good poop (clam) bad poop (surgeonfish) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33841351/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33326418/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.621111/full |
Nov 16, 2021 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Flightless Birds
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Turns out we needed a week off to recuperate from all the Halloween festivities, so please enjoy this very old episode about Flightless Birds in the meantime! Thanks for listening, and we'll see you next week! Don't forget to pick up a few hundred thousand new SciShow Tangents stickers, featuring our new logo! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Nov 09, 2021 |
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Heat
00:33:26
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you might be starting to notice a chill in the air. Let's all fondly reminisce about those warm, summer days that feel so long ago as we learn about heat! And don't forget to pick up a few hundred thousand new SciShow Tangents stickers, featuring our new logo! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Hot flashes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/495671/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612529/ [Fact Off] Thermogenic plants https://www.natureinstitute.org/article/craig-holdrege/skunk-cabbage https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ849536.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21205176/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634508/ https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.186.4165.746 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781904/ Superionic ice https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-create-extraordinary-alien-form-of-super-hot-ice/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1114-6 [Ask the Science Couch] Breath temperature changing https://www.aa.washington.edu/sites/aa/files/faculty/breidenthal/pubs/Brazil.book_REB.pdf http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=5530 http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/turbulent_flow.html [Butt One More Thing] Butt welding https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780857095107/welding-processes-handbook https://www.sciencedirect.com/referencework/9780080965338/comprehensive-materials-processing https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780815515814/handbook-of-plastics-joining https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/27516/9/Turrell_Ultra-fast%20collisional_NC.pdf |
Nov 02, 2021 |
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Graveyard Smash - It was a Dark and Stormy Month
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Ceri and Sam headed on down to the cemetery to dig Hank up for one more bone-chilling edition of It Was a Dark and Stormy Month! We hope you enjoy and have a happy and safe Halloween! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Trivia Question] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969716324202?via%3Dihub https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/lam.12345 https://www.epa.gov/so2-pollution/sulfur-dioxide-basics [Fact Off] Spaceship debris graveyard https://www.greenmatters.com/p/what-happens-to-rocket-boosters-after-launch https://www.nature.com/articles/433095a.pdf?origin=ppub https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19127713 Oleic acid as a death cue https://web.stanford.edu/~dmgordon/previous/Gordon1983Dependence.pdf https://www.pnas.org/content/106/20/8251 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-24054-2 https://www.ijbs.com/v09p0313.htm http://www.researchtrends.net/tia/article_pdf.asp?in=0&vn=9&tid=20&aid=5289 [Ask the Science Couch] Eco-friendly burial options https://www.cremationassociation.org/page/alkalinehydrolysis https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4895712/New-type-cremation-DISSOLVES-bodies-LIQUID.html https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12421 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWo2-LHwGMM [Butt One More Thing] |
Oct 26, 2021 |
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The Moon with Deboki Chakravarti - It Was a Dark & Stormy Month
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“It Was A Dark & Stormy Month" rises from its grave once more to deliver knowledge so good... it's scary! Hank accidentally buried himself alive again, so we are once again joined by Deboki Chakravarti to learn about Earth's little buddy, the Moon! This one's guaranteed to have you howling! Need more Deboki in your life? Follow her on Twitter: @okidoki_boki! There you can find links to the myriad of projects she's involved in! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Coral reef spawning by moonlight https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071019093814.htm https://www.science.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.1145432 https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(03)00647-0 https://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/the-reef/corals/coral-reproduction Earthshine on the Moon is less than before https://gizmodo.com/earth-is-getting-dimmer-1847782399 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/weather/earth-dimming-climate/index.html https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930069 [Ask the Science Couch] Moon drifting away from the Earth https://public.nrao.edu/ask/what-happens-as-the-moon-moves-away-from-the-earth/ https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/marvelMoon/background/moon-influence/ http://www.iea.usp.br/en/news/when-a-day-lasted-only-four-hours https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/11/28/3642932.htm https://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc/index.php [Butt One More Thing] Defecation collection devices on the Moon https://history.nasa.gov/FINAL%20Catalogue%20of%20Manmade%20Material%20on%20the%20Moon.pdf |
Oct 19, 2021 |
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Cats with Deboki Chakravarti - It Was a Dark & Stormy Month
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Thanks to Basepaws for sponsoring this episode. Check out Basepaws here: https://basepaws.com/?rfsn=6159575.bff641 “It Was A Dark & Stormy Month" lumbers along with more frightful topics and frightfully bad poetry! This week, an oft-requested and much anticipated topic: cats! These weird little goblins can steal our hearts even while infesting us with behavior-altering, poop-dwelling parasites! We must really love 'em! Need more Deboki in your life? Follow her on Twitter: @okidoki_boki! There you can find links to the myriad of projects she's involved in! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail] Fact 1: https://phys.org/news/2021-07-dogs-people-lying.html Fact 2: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347296903206 https://theaggie.org/2021/09/14/study-finds-domestic-cats-prefer-freeloading-to-working-for-food/ Fact 3: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/923830 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/07/cat-genomes/619587/ [Fact Off] Cats in development of cochlear implants https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/1688121 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1931-04076-001 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/000348947308200407 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921065/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3220685.pdf https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cochlear-implants/about/pac-20385021 [Ask the Science Couch] Cat tail movements https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/animals-behavior-cats-tail-body-language https://brill.com/view/journals/beh/56/1-2/article-p69_3.xml https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7696400/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2074215/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166432897001010 http://www.architalbiol.org/index.php/aib/article/view/138271/ [Butt One More Thing] Cats sitting and not flipping over litter boxes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159114002366?via%3Dihub |
Oct 12, 2021 |
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Storms - It Was a Dark & Stormy Month
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It’s October, so you know what that means: SciShow Tangents is about to get a little spooky! This year, we’re celebrating the Halloween season by talking about traditionally eerie subjects and writing bad collaborative poems! Welcome to “It Was A Dark & Stormy Tangents” month! And to kick it off, we’re talking about the number one most scary of all types of weather: storms! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Project Ice Storm - possible effects of stress on pregnancy https://www.thoughtco.com/canadian-ice-storm-in-1998-508705 https://www.mcgill.ca/projetverglas/publications https://www.mcgill.ca/projetverglas/icestorm https://www.mcgill.ca/projetverglas/files/projetverglas/Laplante2007FunctionalPlay.pdf Blood/red rain mystery in Spain https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/882233 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20028490 https://www.livescience.com/62999-siberian-blood-rain-iron-oxide.html [Ask the Science Couch] Aches before storms https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/internalmedicine/50/18/50_18_1923/_pdf https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-you-get-a-migraine-headache-when-it-rains/ https://theconversation.com/can-bad-weather-really-cause-headaches-158258 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00484-014-0859-8 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7659442/ [Butt One More Thing] Lightning in plumbing https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/faq.html http://lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lls/lightning-caused-deaths.pdf (table 3) https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/how-hurricanes-form.html
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Mosquitos
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Summer's over, which is a bummer, but now's the perfect time to remember that summer isn't all perfect. It brings sunburns, too-hot car seats, and, worst of all, blood-sucking mosquitos! So let's embrace the beginning of fall by talking some smack about those nasty, itchy, little guys! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Millipede toxins as mosquito repellent https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1026489826714 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00114-003-0427-2 https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/05/science/for-monkeys-a-millipede-a-day-keeps-mosquitoes-away.html https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/198138/wounds/whats-eating-you-millipede-burns https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7504811/ Vampire jumping spiders eating mosquitoes https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53382/meet-vampire-spider https://www.livescience.com/5818-spiders-attracted-blood-perfume.html https://www.livescience.com/1214-killer-spiders-prefer-malaria-mosquitoes.html https://www.livescience.com/20800-vampire-spiders-blood-meal.html [Ask the Science Couch] Attracting mosquitoes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009286741400155X https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10886-015-0587-5 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)30215-5 https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/how-mosquitoes-smell-human-sweat http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=547&doi=10.11648/j.aje.20190302.13 https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/41/4/796/885285 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5949359/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982219306943 [Butt One More Thing] Mosquito anus blood pre-urine https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/science/how-hungry-mosquitoes-cool-themselves.html |
Sep 28, 2021 |
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Brains
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This episode is brought to you by Gates Notes, the blog of Bill Gates. Go to gatesnotes.com to learn about the future of Alzheimer's research. I don’t want to alarm you, but you’ve got a big ol’ glob of pink goop in between your ears right now, and it pretty much controls everything you do. In fact, it might BE you... But try not to think about that too much while you enjoy this episode! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Cetacean brains staying warm https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84762-0 https://phys.org/news/2021-03-whale-dolphin-brains-specialfor-production.html https://phys.org/news/2021-04-whale-dolphin-brains-lots.html Brain blood flow measuring device https://www.npr.org/2014/08/17/340906546/the-machine-that-tried-to-scan-the-brain-in-1882 https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/137/2/634/284537?login=true https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5536794/ https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/divisions/fmrib/what-is-fmri/introduction-to-fmri [Ask the Science Couch] Brain evolution https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128311-800-a-brief-history-of-the-brain/ https://www.karger.com/Article/Fulltext/320218 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3873165/ https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-540-29678-2_3154 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2614228/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worm-discovery-brain-evolution/ [Butt One More Thing] Bony-eared assfish smallest vertebrate brain https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Acanthonus-armatus.html https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.1987.0018
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Trees
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The days are getting shorter, the sweaters are coming out of the closet and the leaves are starting to take on just a hint of yellow... Fall is officially on its way. And speaking of trees, we spoke of trees at length last year! Please enjoy this encore presentation. Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Sep 14, 2021 |
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Power Generation
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The power required to get this podcast into your ears was brought to you in part by wind, water, coal, gas, and a generous contribution from the old sky guy himself: The Sun! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Power from cheese & mayo (biogas) https://epa.gov/anaerobic-digestion/basic-information-about-anaerobic-digestion-ad https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-biogasconverting-waste-to-energy https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/ https://statenews.com/article/2017/04/msu-uses-mayonnaise-anaerobic-digester https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a18700/french-power-plant-runs-on-cheese/ Sensorfish for dams https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a7459/the-robot-fish-that-led-to-better-dam-designs/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a26135053/robotic-sensor-fish/ https://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=1046 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/827634 [Ask the Science Couch] Micro hydro power https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/microhydropower-systems https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/types-hydropower-plants https://energypedia.info/wiki/Micro_Hydro_Power_(MHP)_-_Pros_and_Cons https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/business/global/16iht-renmicro.html [Butt One More Thing] Pig poop ponds |
Sep 07, 2021 |
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Elephants
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This week we pay tribute to our big, wrinkly, grey friends with funky trunks: elephants! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to see some great pictures from Ceri’s Fact Off fact, and to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Elephants and bees https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/893601 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/632820 https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/12/beehive-fences/ https://www.livescience.com/33261-elephants-afraid-of-mice-.html Elephant skin wrinkles https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/607368 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06257-3 Computer simulation image: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06257-3/figures/4 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2010JF001842 https://elephantconservation.org/elephants/just-for-kids/ [Ask the Science Couch] Elephant communication/grief/etc. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/animal-grief/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/do-animals-experience-grief-180970124/ https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/11/04/1497634.htm https://www.audubon.org/news/how-do-elephants-talk-each-other https://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/context/interdisciplinary-seminar/the-elephant-before-darwin [Butt One More Thing] Elephant gold enema https://muse.jhu.edu/article/442189/pdf https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-16th-century-pope-buried-his-pet-elephant-under-the-vatican
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Water
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Time to take a big ol’ sip of science knowledge as we dive deep on that good, wet stuff we call water! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to see some great pictures from Ceri’s Fact Off fact, and to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Wet water (to fight fires) https://www.biolinscientific.com/blog/what-is-a-wetting-agent-and-where-are-they-used https://www.fireengineering.com/leadership/fighting-fires-with-wet-water/#gref https://childrensmuseumatlanta.org/blog/how-does-water-put-out-a-fire/ http://fcfsd.com/wetting-agents.html https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10694-016-0640-0 Water to air communication https://news.mit.edu/2018/wireless-communication-through-water-air-0822 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/489210 [Ask the Science Couch] Water conducting electricity https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/water-universal-solvent https://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6316/1131 [Butt One More Thing] Hippo poop water https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-04391-6
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Listener Questions- Unlocked Patreon Bonus Episode
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This week, we're sharing one of our Patreon bonus episodes with all of our listeners! Join us as we answer some questions from our audience, and be sure to check out Patreon.com/SciShowTangents if you want more content like this! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Aug 17, 2021 |
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Volcanoes
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In this truly explosive episode that will have you erupting with laughter, we share our lava of volcanoes! This is a hot one, folks! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to see a great video on the subject of Ceri’s Fact Off fact, and to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen Sources: [Hear Ye] Round 1 Audio Source: NOAA Ocean Exploration https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06fire/logs/april29/media/movies/spectragram.html Round 2 Audio Audio Credit: Robin Matoza Citation: Matoza, R.S., D. Fee, M.A. Garces, J.M. Seiner, P.A. Ramon, and M.A.H. Hedlin (2009), Infrasonic jet noise from volcanic eruptions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L08303, doi:10.1029/2008GL036486 Round 3 Audio Audio Credit: Robin Matooza Citation: Matoza, R.S., D. Fee, M.A. Garces, J.M. Seiner, P.A. Ramon, and M.A.H. Hedlin (2009), Infrasonic jet noise from volcanic eruptions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L08303, doi:10.1029/2008GL036486 Round 3 Audio - Airplane Credit: PDX Aviation PDX Aviation - https://www.youtube.com/user/buybygb [Fact Off] Elephant salt mining in extinct volcano http://faculty.jsd.claremont.edu/dmcfarlane/MtElgon/index.htm https://eawildlife.org/east-african-wildlife-societys-mount-elgon-elephant-project-eawls-meep/ https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/faq/how-volcano-defined-being-active-dormant-or-extinct https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/africa/mount-elgon-uganda Parícutin volcano http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/mob/paricutin.htm http://sci.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Paricutin.html [Ask the Science Couch] Preventing volcano eruptions https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-can-we-tell-when-a-volcano-will-erupt https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/865376 https://theconversation.com/explainer-why-volcanoes-erupt-44732 https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-we-drill-yellowstone-stop-it-erupting?qt-news_science_products=0 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02600367 https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/volcano-watch-did-aerial-bombing-stop-1935-mauna-loa-lava-flow [Butt One More Thing] Ardley island penguin poop https://www.audubon.org/news/how-millennia-old-penguin-poo-led-scientists-volcanic-discovery
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Toilets with Deboki Chakravarti
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Just because you poop and pee in them doesn’t mean that toilets don’t deserve your utmost respect! From the International Space Station to the comfort of your own home, these waste-disposing scientific wonders help make our lives cleaner and safer. So next time you see a toilet, say “thank you!” Can’t get enough Deboki? You can follow her on Twitter @okidoki_boki, and find her on Scientific American’s Science Talk Podcast starting August 6th! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen Sources: [Fact Off] Lemur Toilet Tree http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150513-these-animals-use-public-toilets https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00265-014-1810-z.pdf https://www.dpz.eu/en/home/single-view/news/informativer-toilettengang.html https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26392-zoologger-shy-lemurs-communicate-using-toilet-trees/ Super Slippery Toilet https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/739396 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlYc8RfqA3I&t=10s [Ask the Science Couch] https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/question314.htm https://iwaponline.com/wpt/article/13/1/157/38690/Vacuum-sewerage-systems-a-solution-for-fast https://www.courtesyplumbers.com/blog/2016/december/three-types-of-flush-systems-the-pros-and-cons/ [Butt One More Thing] https://patents.google.com/patent/US4320756A/en https://www.adventip.com/blog/wackypatent/freshair-breathing-device
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Surgery
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This week, the Science Couch is more like the Science Operating Table. Get ready to have 33 minutes of pure, surgery-inspired science implanted directly into your brain, stat! A note about this week’s episode: Ceri is moving, and the room she normally records in is completely empty. That’s why she sounds like she’s lost in space. Sorry about that! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen Sources: [Fact Off] Burn healing surgeries https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/burns https://www.jstor.org/stable/3408118 https://www.americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-9610(35)90119-2/fulltext https://www.nature.com/articles/125058a0.pdf https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003591574003400104 https://parjournal.net/article/view/1881/1348 https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/sir-archibald-mcindoe Video Game Surgeons https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uoo-hfa040121.php [Ask the Science Couch] Organ transplant DNA https://www.genome.gov/27544325/using-dna-sequencing-to-detect-early-organ-transplant-rejection https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Cyclosporin-A https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18290564/ https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/organ-transplants-without-life-long-drugs [Butt One More Thing] Louis XIV’s anal fistula https://tidsskriftet.no/2016/08/sun-kings-anal-fistula https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043148914000566
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Waves
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Whether you're surfing, listening to the radio, getting an x-ray, or just looking at something, take a moment and thank waves for making it all possible! Plus learn yet another shocking truth: all of reality is probably maybe waves! Uh oh! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen Sources: [Truth or Fail] [Fact Off] Ruffed grouse sonic boom Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVfiIp3QGs4 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruffed_Grouse/sounds https://www.nps.gov/articles/netn-species-spotlight-ruffed-grouse.htm https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/bird-sound-barrier https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-016-DFRC.html Meta-mirror https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/meta-mirror https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/du-rs030719.php [Ask the Science Couch] Underwater waves https://news.mit.edu/2013/the-oceans-hidden-waves-show-their-power-0108 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14399#affil-auth https://research.cornell.edu/research/understanding-formation-underwater-waves https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0025322791900445 https://www.hydro-international.com/content/article/mysterious-underwater-waves [Butt One More Thing] Toilet waves https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27377/why-does-toilet-water-move-when-its-windy-outside |
Jul 20, 2021 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Allergies
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It feels like this allergy season is never gonna end, so we decided to dig into the archives to learn a little more about the pollen, dander, and other tiny things currently making our lives a living heck! Achoo! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jul 13, 2021 |
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Teeth
00:34:36
Get ready to take a big old bite of science (and fun)! This week, we’re sinking our teeth… into teeth! Ouch! Plus, Hank comes up with yet another Million Dollar Idea! You can’t afford to miss this episode! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen Sources: [Tooth or Fail] Chiton Teeth https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/05/rare-mineral-from-rocks-found-in-chiton-teeth/ Pink Sea Urchin Teeth https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(19)30173-0 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/rock-munching-sea-urchins-have-self-sharpening-teeth [Fact Off] Piranha teeth https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/10/15/piranha-fish-swap-old-teeth-for-new-simultaneously/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ede.12306 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670376/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jmor.20380 https://theconversation.com/how-sharks-could-help-us-regrow-our-own-human-teeth-63531 Baby Dino Teeth https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(16)31269-6.pdf https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/gwu-ntn121516.php https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/newly-discovered-dinosaur-species-lost-teeth-adults Braces https://www.healthline.com/health/how-do-braces-work https://orthodonticassoc.com/braces/how-do-braces-work/ https://www.healthline.com/health/retainers-after-braces [Butt One More Thing] Fecal bacteria on toothbrushes https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150602130650.htm
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Cyborgs with AshleyRoboto
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This week, Twitch streamer and science enthusiast AshleyRoboto joins us to talk about cyborgs! Get ready to radically broaden your definition of cyborgs all the way down to “person with glasses!” Can’t get enough AshleyRoboto? Follow her @AshleyRoboto and check out her Twitch stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/ashleyroboto Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jun 29, 2021 |
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Fruit
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The Tangents team tackles one of the greatest controversies in science history: are tomatoes fruits? Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Thumping watermelons https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/stories/2020/07/how-to-pick-a-ripe-melon.html https://www.almanac.com/how-tell-if-watermelon-ripe https://www.bksv.com/en/knowledge/blog/perspectives/ripe-watermelon https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-science-of-a-ripe-watermelon-1498828907 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4325046/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00779-013-0706-7 Animals eating moldy fruit https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05643-z [Ask the Science Couch] Ripening fruit biochemistry https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2018.00016 https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/63/13/4741/484722 https://www.actahort.org/books/463/463_42.htm [Butt One More Thing] Medlar fruit https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgot https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medlar-fruit-forgotten-butt-shape |
Jun 22, 2021 |
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Dogs with Frankie Jonas
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Frankie Jonas stops by to chat with us about your best friend and mine, the humble dog! You'd think that in this, of all episodes, we'd be able to have a nice, simple definition of the topic. But guess what, no one even knows what a dog is apparently! Science! If you want more Frankie Jonas, check out his TikTok! He's got a cute dog! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jun 15, 2021 |
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Electricity
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Danger! High voltage episode! This week, we're zapping your earholes with electrifying knowledge that's sure to illuminate you! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Space tethers to generate electricity https://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wtether.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-75.html https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/2.3563?journalCode=jsr https://edisontechcenter.org/generators.html https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/2.3563?journalCode=jsr Electric fish with dramatic pauses ttps://www.fishbase.se/summary/5208 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/electric-fish-pause/618993/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/wuis-ef-051921.php [Ask the Science Couch] Static electricity https://www.utm.edu/staff/cerkal/electricity.htm https://www.livescience.com/51656-static-electricity.html [Butt One More Thing] Manure electricity |
Jun 08, 2021 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Cars
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It’s too nice outside to make a podcast this week, so instead, we’ve got a classic episode for you! Learn basically everything you need to know about cars before you set out on your epic summer road trip. Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen |
Jun 01, 2021 |
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DNA with Amanda Wacker
00:32:36
This week, we’re joined by scientist and podcaster Amanda Wacker to talk about DNA, the building blocks of life! A blueprint for building a living thing, even! Webster’s dictionary defines DNA as “any of various nucleic acids that are usually the molecular basis of heredity, are constructed of a double helix held together by hydrogen bonds.” I define it as the little wiggly guys inside us that make our cells and stuff. We’re both right, in our own way. If you want more Amanda Wacker, check out her podcast, Triplicates! And check her out on Twitter: @AstroAma! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Ask the Science Couch] Gene expression & cell type https://www.cirm.ca.gov/our-progress/advanced-how-does-stem-cell-%E2%80%9Cknow%E2%80%9D-what-become https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26885/ https://www.cell.com/trends/cell-biology/fulltext/S0962-8924(20)30059-3 https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/our-cells-are-filled-with-junk-dna-heres-why-we-need-it https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05462-w [Butt One More Thing] Pooprints |
May 25, 2021 |
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Smell
00:33:58
If SciShow Tangents had a smell what would it be? It’s full of knowledge, so maybe a dusty old book? We talk a lot, so maybe all of our nasty breath? We talk about butts a lot… you know what? Podcasts don’t smell, and maybe that’s for the best. Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Rats smelling concepts https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uog-tso112520.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201125164455.htm https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.2327 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000628 Big cats and perfumes https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/big-cats-love-calvin-kleins-obsession-for-men.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/100624-big-cats-cologne-vin-video https://www.rsc.org/Merck-Index/monograph/m3604/civetone?q=unauthorize https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Viverricula_indica/ [Ask the Science Couch] Smells & memory https://www.livescience.com/why-smells-trigger-memories.html https://www.discovery.com/science/Why-Smells-Trigger-Such-Vivid-Memories https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23147501/ [Butt One More Thing] Indole smell https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-is-a-compound-that-smells-like-feces-put-in-perfume-1717903411 |
May 18, 2021 |
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Sticky Things
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Sticky seems easy, right? You step on gum, it sticks to your shoe, You put glue on paper, it sticks to other paper. It just works! But it turns out stickiness is one of those sneaky, impossible-to-explain science things that involves physics and atoms and stuff! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Exploding ant butts with toxic goo https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A_nAQosWmC5o_jepXNJ0oc3RacjLK5qe1groWg34bL4/edit?usp=sharing https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/science/exploding-ants.html https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22661 Sticky rice mortar https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ar9001944 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11431-008-0317-0 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/amylopectin [Ask the Science Couch] Frog tongues https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332565/ Picture of finger: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332565/figure/RSIF20160764F1/ [Butt One More Thing] Sucker-bum squid https://australian.museum/blog-archive/science/sucker-bum-squid-and-other-intriguing-molluscs |
May 11, 2021 |
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Dirt
00:32:58
A wiser man than me once said “worms make the dirt and the first makes the Earth.” And that’s true. Join us as we learn about the stuff everything on earth walks, sits, and poops on all day, every day! Thanks, dirt! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Desert of Maine https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/travel/escapes/22down.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-desert-of-maine-freeport-maine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-desert-middle-maine-180951555/ Panic grass in geothermal dirt https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2009/10/all-for-one-and-one-for-all.html https://www.montana.edu/news/629/yellowstone-plant-reveals-secret-for-tolerating-high-temperatures https://science.sciencemag.org/content/315/5811/513 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/316/5822/201.1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10583964/ https://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/historyculture/upload/JFMeadow_Dissertation-red.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Rubbing dirt in wound https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/asu-amw051713.php/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0064068 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200427125205.htm https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/07/16/sports-rub-some-dirt-on-it/87184302/ [Butt One More Thing] Pink fairy armadillo |
May 04, 2021 |
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Tools
00:37:49
Humans use tools to do work! It’s what separates us from the animals! Except for crows… and honeybees… and dolphins… octopuses… well, regardless, tools are great and so is this episode! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: Chatelaines https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-killer-mobile-device-for-victorian-women/ https://toolbelts.com/tool-belt-history/ https://www.swissarmy.com/us/en/History/cms/history New Caledonian crows https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/uosa-cck120417.php https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2015.0278 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/uosa-cck120417.php [Ask the Science Couch] Oldest stone tools https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32804177 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14464 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/04/world-s-oldest-stone-tools-discovered-kenya https://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/exhibit/oldowan-and-acheulean-stone-tools |
Apr 27, 2021 |
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Fish with Kurtis Conner
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Comedian, streamer, and YouTuber Kurtis Conner (@kurtisconner) stops by to talk to us about fish! Don’t be koi… give it a listen! This episode has everything you could want: multiple poop facts, mind-blowing revalations, and a celebrity guest! It's the total package! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents If you can’t get enough Kurtis Conner, check out his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zsxKqd5MicTf4VhS9Y74g A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Definition] Fish evolution https://www.npr.org/2010/07/05/127937070/the-human-edge-finding-our-inner-fish https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210205210627.htm [Ask the Science Couch] Smelly fish https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/23/science/q-a-rotten-fish.html https://nutrition.org/is-fish-smelly/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/24086628?seq=1 https://www.pnas.org/content/111/12/4461 https://cen.acs.org/articles/91/web/2013/09/Source-Fishy-Odors-Identified.html https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/trimethylaminuria/ [Butt One More Thing] White sand beaches |
Apr 20, 2021 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Fungi
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We're taking a break this week to rest up and work on some exciting things! In the meantime, join us as we talk about fungus and Praise the Drungus! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Fungal Pesticides: https://agrochemicals.iupac.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=3&sobi2Id=31 https://phys.org/news/2019-02-virus-infested-fungus-chemical-pesticides.html Tinder Fungi: https://www.uab.cat/web/newsroom/news-detail-1345668003610.html?noticiaid=1345754508535 Egyptian Medicine: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/nyregion/secrets-of-the-mummys-medicine-chest.html [Fact Off] Whiskey mold: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18065010 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315285/ https://www.wired.com/2011/05/ff-angelsshare/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78dyqb/kentuckys-whiskey-fungus-problem-is-out-of-control Plastic-digesting fungus: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202047 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749117300295
“Zombie” ants: https://www.pnas.org/content/114/47/12590 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0187170 |
Apr 13, 2021 |
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Flowers
00:32:15
It’s been said that April showers bring May flowers, but here’s the thing, gang: we couldn’t wait a whole month to talk about the darn things! Stop and smell the roses with us as we sniff out some of the finest flower facts! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Bubble gun pollination https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(20)30373-4 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/drone-delivered-soap-bubbles-could-help-pollinate-flowers https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bubble-blowing-drones-may-one-day-aid-artificial-pollination Fungus mimicking flowers https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1087184520301572 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2399434?refreqid=excelsior%3Ab21f9013c26e11394d09411860873d9f&seq=1 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-flower-is-really-a-fungus-in-disguise/ https://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/insect-color-vision.php [Ask the Science Couch] Carnivorous plants flowering Picture of pitcher plant: http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3639 Picture of venus fly trap: https://theconversation.com/friend-or-food-why-venus-flytraps-dont-eat-their-pollinators-91620 http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161010-how-insect-eating-plants-persuade-insects-to-pollinate-them https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21065 [Butt One More Thing] Dead horse lily Picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicodiceros#/media/File:Dracunculus_muscivorus.jpg https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2003.00802.x https://theconversation.com/the-secret-of-the-worlds-smelliest-flower-44439 |
Apr 06, 2021 |
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Marsupials
00:32:38
G'day, mate! This week, we’re taking a trip Down Under (and to South, Central, and North America) to meet our weird mammalian cousins with built-in cargo pockets, the marsupials! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: Antechinus mating https://www.wired.com/story/antechinus-climate-change/ https://www.livescience.com/51083-photos-antechinus-new-species.html Alaskan marsupial fossil https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/uoaf-ndm021819.php https://phys.org/news/2019-02-ancient-night-marsupial-months-winter.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2018.1560369 https://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app52-217.html https://www.npca.org/articles/1822-the-only-marsupial-in-u-s-national-parks [Ask the Science Couch] Pouch cleaning https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/science/how-do-female-kangaroos-keep-their-pouches-clean.html https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/08/05/1168902.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339227/ [Butt One More Thing] Opossums and smelling dead https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/544902/facts-about-opossums https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/opossums-so-darn-ugly-theyre-adorable.htm |
Mar 30, 2021 |
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Armor
00:30:43
Strap on your greaves and grab your gauntlets: It's time for the weekly science/comedy deathmatch that is SciShow Tangents! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents Thank you to Patreon Patron Eclectic Bunny for helping make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Sugar bacteria https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2019/06/27/found-a-sweet-way-to-make-things-almost-indestructible/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/uovh-fas062719.php https://www.pasteur.fr/en/research-journal/news/shedding-light-almost-indestructible-archaeal-pili Chiton armor (with embedded eyes) https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(11)00305-8.pdf https://science.sciencemag.org/content/350/6263/952?related-urls=yes&legid=sci;350/6263/952 Figure of their vision: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/350/6263/952/F3.large.jpg http://web.mit.edu/cortiz/www/ChitonEyeCommentary.pdf https://news.mit.edu/2015/sea-creature-armor-plating-transparent-ceramic-eyes-1119 https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/89839/890127373-MIT.pdf?sequence=2 [Ask the Science Couch] Tail armor/weaponry https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2017.2299 https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/01/arbour-zanno-tail [Butt One More Thing] Snail shell https://massivesci.com/articles/butt-escape-beetles-elegans-slugs-land-snails/ Hank mentions brahminy blind snakes being eaten and pooped out by frogs, but they are actually being eaten by toads. You can read more about that here: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170424-there-are-animals-that-can-survive-being-eaten |
Mar 23, 2021 |
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Pee
00:31:30
Get ready for the podcasting event of the year, and it's only March! This week, we're talking urine in all sizes, colors, and consistencies! Better yet, you can watch us talk about pee over on SciShow Pee! Follow that link to see the full, uncut, hour-long recording session we did for this episode! Witness what a mess we are before I edit us down into something listenable! Thrill to Hank drinking a big old soda! Scream at my disgustingly long hair! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents Thank you to Patreon Patron Eclectic Bunny for helping make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Astronaut urine in concrete https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/f-sf-aut032720.php https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652619340478 https://www.technologyreview.com/2008/12/19/217244/purified-urine-in-space/ https://www.cement.org/cement-concrete/cement-and-concrete-basics-faqs https://web.archive.org/web/20080316071908/http://www.admixtures.org.uk/publications.asp Sugar ants eating pee, fighting climate change https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uosa-sap020620.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200206102706.htm https://cosmosmagazine.com/sugar-ants-love-pee-and-it-might-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ [Ask the Science Couch] Pee across the animal kingdom https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/569521/do-insects-pee https://www.welcomewildlife.com/spider-basics/ https://cdn.ymaws.com/arav.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Files/Proceedings_2000/2000_35.pdf https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-the-color-of-your-urine-says-about-you-infographic/ https://jeb.biologists.org/content/221/6/jeb151894 [Butt One More Thing] Dinosaur cloaca https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/science/dinosaur-cloaca-fossil.html https://slate.com/technology/2020/10/dinosaur-butt-fossil-discovery-cloaca.html |
Mar 16, 2021 |
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Exoplanets
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The Tangents crew blasts off beyond the Sun’s familiar orbit to check out all the weird, wild, possibly-inhabited exoplanets circling distant stars! Who needs our boring old solar system anyway? Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Definition] https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/commissions/F2/info/documents/ [Fact Off] Not-quite-sunscreen snow exoplanet https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aa899b https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/ps-ads102617.php https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Titanium-dioxide https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61685 https://tdma.info/how-your-uv-protective-sunscreen-works/ Messages to Gliese-581c https://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/gliese_581_feature.html https://phys.org/news/2012-07-potential-habitable-exoplanets.html https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.4515 https://www.universetoday.com/19335/messages-from-earth-beamed-to-alien-world/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7660449.stm https://www.nature.com/news/2007/071102/full/news.2007.212.html [Ask the Science Couch] Exoplanets art https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/the-art-of-exoplanets https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-artists-portray-exoplanets-never-seen/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/02/exoplanet-trappist-nasa/517590/ https://www.wired.com/2014/05/artist-rendering-exoplanets/ [Butt One More Thing] Space poop challenge https://www.nasa.gov/feature/space-poop-challenge https://www.nasa.gov/feature/winners-of-space-poop-challenge-receive-30000 |
Mar 09, 2021 |
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Candy
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This week, we talk about the ol’ tippy top of the food pyramid: Candy! When you get done with this tasty episode, you’ll be saying “how sweet it is!” And we’ve got some big news! SciShow Tangents has a Patreon now! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, such as bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents We love making this show, and with your help we can make it even better! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Cotton candy blood vessels https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/vu-ccm020816.php Cordite (forbidden gum) Picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cordite_Filled_Cartridge.JPG https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3281990 https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/cordite/1010201.article https://www.britannica.com/science/nitroglycerin http://www.gumassociation.org/index.cfm/science-technology/ingredients-technology/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6954562.stm http://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/85/8532sci2.html [Ask the Science Couch] Candy preferences with age https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2764307/ https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(17)30214-0 https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.418.6 https://now.tufts.edu/articles/craving-brain [Butt One More Thing] Sugar alcohol farts |
Mar 02, 2021 |
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Climate Control
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This episode of SciShow Tangents was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book “How To Avoid A Climate Disaster,” available now. To learn more, visit http://gatesnot.es/3qNsH4k From roaring fires to air conditioners to fuzzy slippers, humans have a knack for inventing things to keep them at just the right temperature. Unfortunately, they also have a knack for messing up the temperature of the planet… Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Skinner Air Crib https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1037/1089-2680.3.3.155 https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/skinner-air-crib https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/b-f-skinner Mountain goat cooling https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225456 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/wcs-mga121019.php [Ask the Science Couch] Varied climates on planets https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/ https://www.universetoday.com/35796/atmosphere-of-the-planets/ [Butt One More Thing] Racecar butt air conditioning https://jalopnik.com/the-nismo-gt-r-gt3-has-air-conditioning-for-your-butt-1682925080 |
Feb 23, 2021 |
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Listener Mailbag 2
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We're cracking open the mailbag once again to answer some dusty old questions you sent us a long time ago! Ew, they're all rotten and goopy... well, we'll answer them anyway, because we care. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: Peat bogs https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/peatland https://www.britannica.com/technology/peat https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/europe-bog-bodies-reveal-secrets-180962770/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440320300881?dgcid=rss_sd_all https://www.culture24.org.uk/places-to-go/south-west/bristol/art20488 Spiders https://www.livescience.com/24054-why-spiders-have-eight-eyes.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/6/110603-spiders-spare-legs-webs-science-animals/ Laser eye surgery https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6249164 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22496438/ https://www.aao.org/munnerlyn-laser-surgery-center/laser-in-situ-keratomileusis-lasik-3 https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8586-corneal-disease https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/shows.php?shows=0_yrklfds0 Disease eradication https://asm.org/Articles/2020/March/Disease-Eradication-What-Does-It-Take-to-Wipe-out https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/index.html Miner's egg https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003591572201501935 |
Feb 16, 2021 |
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Immortality with Deboki Chakravarti
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True immortality may be a scientific impossibility, but podcasts last forever. Whether you listen to this the day it comes out or 1,000 years from now when your brain’s been uploaded to a computer, SciShow Tangents will be here for you! This week: Hank and Deboki are finally on an episode together! And Hank has yet another chaos-fuled game to present to us! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Deboki: @okidoki_boki Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Irradiating canned meat WIll update ASAP! Dermestid beetle larvae https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/178/4066/1210.full.pdf https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-abstract/64/1/149/28541?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/002219108090027X https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/warehouse-beetle-and-cabinet-beetle Electron decay https://gizmodo.com/electron-lifespan-is-at-least-5-quintillion-times-the-1747606990 https://physicsworld.com/a/electron-lifetime-is-at-least-66000-yottayears/ [Ask the Science Couch] Cryonics https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729856/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2249453/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/30/egg-freezing-self-care-pregnancy-fertility https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130293211 |
Feb 09, 2021 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Giant Rodents
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No, you didn't wake up back in March 12, 2019, this is just a rerun of the classic Giant Rodent episode in honor of Groundhog Day. Be back with something exciting next week! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] https://www.apopo.info/en/tuberculosis-detection/projects http://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/tb/background https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/23/rats-who-sniff-out-tubersulosis [Fact Off] Hippos & biggest rodent: Beavers & carbon emissions: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uoh-bha082918.php https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/07/what-role-do-beavers-play-climate-change https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13280-014-0575-y [Ask the Science Couch] Gigantism: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-king-kong-should-have-been-blue-whale-180962603/ https://www.nature.com/articles/482008d https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00534.x https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358651/ [Butt One More Thing] Capybara anal pouches: https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1984.tb05087.x |
Feb 02, 2021 |
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Ceri's Weather Shanty - Deluxe Edition
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Our very own Josef 'Tuna' Metesh took Ceri's already exceptional sea shanty and turned it into a masterpiece! |
Jan 27, 2021 |
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Weather
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Weather is an evergreen small talk topic, and after this episode of Tangents you will be fully equipped to blow the socks off every grocery store clerk, dental technician, and next door neighbor you meet with your in-depth knowledge of wind, precipitation, and more! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Brain Storm] Falling animals https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/can-it-rain-frogs-fish-and-other-objects https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lluvia-de-peces-the-rain-of-fish https://www.thelocal.no/20150416/earthworms-rain-from-sky-over-southern-norway Automated Weather Observing Systems https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Automated_Weather_Observing_System_(AWOS) https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_150_5220-16E.pdf Cloud seeding https://www.technologyreview.com/2008/03/25/270084/weather-engineering-in-china/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7899086.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20111123025420/http://www.ceawmt.in/indian_history.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809515000484 https://www.ncm.ae/en/details.html?id=825&lid=575 https://www.popsci.com/smog-cloud-seeding-thailand/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/ncfa-wcs012606.php https://journalofweathermodification.org/index.php/JWM/article/view/474 https://www.weathermod-bg.eu/index_en.php [Fact Off] Tempest Prognosticator Pic here: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/07/tempest-prognosticator-predicting.html https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/cloud-watching-understanding-weather/ https://www.smithjournal.com.au/blogs/science/3898-can-you-predict-the-weather-with-leeches https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-used-leaches-to-predict-the-weather https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/leeches-predict-weather-tempest-prognosticator AMDAR https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2020GL088613 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02198-4 https://community.wmo.int/activity-areas/aircraft-based-observations/amdar/about-amdar https://amdar.noaa.gov/docs/bams/ [Ask the Science Couch] Acid rain https://www.epa.gov/acidrain/what-acid-rain http://butane.chem.uiuc.edu/pshapley/GenChem1/L26/3.html https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/ocean-acidification |
Jan 26, 2021 |
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Ears
00:32:02
In the world of podcasting, one organ reigns supreme: the ear. This week, we give thanks to the orifice that allows us to enjoy SciShow Tangents and that also helps us balance for some reason! Also this week, the world premier of Sam's new game! It's a real corker! Also you will be required to visualize an entire cob of corn, so you better start practicing now. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Hear Ye Hear Ye] Toadfish Calls courtesy of the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home https://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fieldguide/critter/oyster_toadfish Sun Sonification https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/sounds-of-the-sun Whistler-waves https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasa-listens-in-as-electrons-whistle-while-they-work Jupiter Bowshock https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasas-juno-spacecraft-enters-jupiters-magnetic-field [Fact Off] 19th Century hearing devices Pictures here: http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/did/19thcent/index.htm https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/26/technology/hearing-aids-smaller-and-smarter.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/773357/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582694/ Cheetah ears & vestibular organ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/02/cheetah-inner-ear-speed-hunting-spd/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20198-3 [Ask the Science Couch] Hearing loss https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/how_does_loud_noise_cause_hearing_loss.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11122/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hearing-loss/symptoms-causes/syc-20373072 https://stanmed.stanford.edu/listening/scientists-hope-cure-hearing-loss-studying-birds.html https://psych.athabascau.ca/html/Psych289/Biotutorials/17/cochlea.shtml https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/Content%20Images/presbycusis.pdf |
Jan 19, 2021 |
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Cephalopods
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Tangents is back for a 3rd season, and things are going to get weird! So we’re embracing the weirdness by talking about some of the weirdest animals around: cephalopods! In this episode: new games of dubious scientific value and quality! Classic Ceri music ignorance! Big Suckers! And, most importantly, laughs galore! We missed you guys! [Rhyme Time] I mean… what citation could there possibly be for this? I guess ask Hank if you want to know more about Squid Ink and Big Suckers? [Fact Off] Bacteria RNA Edit https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/11/20/bacteria-direct-hawaiian-squid/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uoha-bct111820.php https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-squid-genome-shines-light-on-symbiotic-evolution-20190219/ The SciShow Video https://youtu.be/_XvgdNQsmVE?t=525 Octopus Apartment Building http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10236244.2012.727617 [Stump the Science Couch] https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/why-don-t-octopuses-get-stuck-to-themselves/
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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SciShow Tangents Enhanced Classics - Experiments in Space
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SciShow Tangents is still on a break, but we have another Enhanced Classics for you! This week, a rerun of Experiments in Space with a brand new Ask the Science Couch and Butt Fact! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Chicken Fat https://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/aafex_biofuels.html Bone loss https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=187 Perfume https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/spacescents_feature.html https://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinoff2002/ch_1.html [Fact Off] Wake Shield Facility https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19920014405 https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/pg46s95.html https://uwaterloo.ca/molecular-beam-epitaxy/about/what-epitaxy https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/03jan_bioniceyes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0042207X01003839 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009457650000148X Image: https://archive.org/details/STS069-724-095
Mouse sperm experiment https://www.pnas.org/content/114/23/5988 http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/theme/second/pmlatter/spacepup/ [Ask the Science Couch] Rocket thrust https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/engines.html https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/390-rockets-and-thrust https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/rocket/rktth1.html [Butt One More Thing] ISS Toilet |
Jan 05, 2021 |
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SciShow Tangents Enhanced Classics - Light
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SciShow Tangents is taking a short break, but we didn't want to totally leave you hanging! You're about to listen to a rerun of the Light episode, but with a special twist: we recorded a new Ask the Science Couch and Butt Fact! Next week we'll be posting another of these Enhanced Classics, then we'll start releasing regular, full-length episodes again. Thanks for hanging with us! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] EROS https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25788334 MOZE https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0389-0 FReSH http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature10428.html [Fact Off] Eidophor https://www.earlytelevision.org/eidophor.html https://hackaday.com/2016/03/15/retrotechtacular-eidophor-an-unknown-widely-used-projector/ http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/f1/t004319.html http://www.earlytelevision.org/yanczer_eidophor.html Centennial light http://www.centennialbulb.org/index.htm https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66009/light-bulb-has-been-burning-1901 https://www.lampsplus.com/ideas-and-advice/how-an-incandescent-light-bulb-works/ https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy https://www.npr.org/2019/03/27/707188193/the-phoebus-cartel [Ask the Science Couch] Incandescence: http://edisontechcenter.org/incandescent.html https://physlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Planck_ref8.pdf https://www.fi.edu/history-resources/edisons-lightbulb LEDs: https://www.circuitbasics.com/what-is-a-diode/ http://needtoknow.nas.edu/www7.nationalacademies.org/led-lighting/index-2.html https://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/lightinganswers/led/color.asp https://www.mrsec.psu.edu/content/light-emitting-diodes [Butt One More Thing] Fluorescent E.coli for colitis |
Dec 29, 2020 |
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Stefan's Favorite Things
00:35:34
Stefan, it has been a great joy to co-host this silly show with you for the last two years! I know I speak for everyone when I say we will miss hearing your voice every week. Thank you for everything! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] Spiders in cars https://www.popsci.com/blog-network/eek-squad/why-do-spiders-apparently-cars-so-much/ http://delusion.ucdavis.edu/yellowsac.html Artificial Christmas trees made from car scraps https://www.aluminum.org/product-markets/automotive https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/14565/ https://books.google.com/books?id=OlmGjEU7qU4C&pg=PA178& https://abcnews.go.com/US/ChristmasCountdown/story?id=1414607 Mailing heavy car pieces https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/bank-of-vernal.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_car [Fact Off] Wheaties jingle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJpeR6GvpC8 Workout clothing that regulates temperature https://news.mit.edu/2017/moisture-responsive-workout-suit-0519 http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DiGRA_2020_paper_88.pdf [Ask the Science Stefan Couch] Random dice rolls How random is dice rolling? http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8738/f63758598ca711c49817f9187f13c22a9893.pdf [Butt One More Thing] Farting games http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DiGRA_2020_paper_88.pdf |
Dec 22, 2020 |
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Ceri's Favorite Things
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This episode starts out incredibly wholesome! There are beagles, Pokemon, gardening… but, per usual, Ceri has to make it all about body horror in the end. Find out what terrible modifications she’d make to the human body! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Fact Off] Pokemon memory study Articles: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/su-abr050219.php https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18531287/pokemon-neuroscience-visual-cortex-brain-information https://massivesci.com/articles/pokemon-detective-pikachu-brains-video-games/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7567-why-your-brain-has-a-jennifer-aniston-cell/ https://www.sciencealert.com/if-you-were-a-pokemon-whizz-as-a-kid-it-might-be-etched-in-your-brain Paper: Stanford Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEIuQRHElcQ&ab_channel=Stanford SciShow Video: Beagle & polar bear poop http://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/can-a-canine-detect-polar-bear-pregnancy/ https://www.wvxu.org/post/no-cubs-anana-zoos-polar-bear-not-pregnant#stream/0 http://blog.cincinnatizoo.org/2014/09/01/how-can-you-tell-if-a-polar-bear-is-pregnant/ [Ask the Science Ceri Couch] Oxygen tank organ https://www.nature.com/news/making-the-most-of-muscle-oxygen-1.13202 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/14/2180 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/15/2455 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23160832/ Electrogenic organ https://opentextbc.ca/anatomyandphysiologyopenstax/chapter/skeletal-muscle/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-electric-eels-gene https://jeb.biologists.org/content/212/9/1351 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/216/13/2451 https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/24jun_electrostatics [Butt One More Thing] Pigeon poop hair bleach https://www.hji.co.uk/blonde/brief-history-of-blondes-hair-historian/ https://books.google.com/books?id=Yw_0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT48&lpg=PT48 |
Dec 15, 2020 |
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Sam's Favorite Things
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The Tangents team faces their most complicated, multi-faceted, and mysterious topic yet: Sam. Who is he? Can anyone ever really know? Find out in this very special episode. [Truth or Fail] Mini terrariums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-X4g_fCmKw https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/Experiment/exper/429 https://history.nasa.gov/SP-400/contents.htm Baking powder submarines https://books.google.com/books?id=F2ApK7QnbPUC&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q&f=false https://marinebio.org/creatures/tools/submarines/ Bo'sun whistle https://telephone-museum.org/telephone-collections/capn-crunch-bosun-whistle/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/capn-crunch-whistle https://garydrobson.com/2014/06/03/the-origins-of-phreaking/ [Fact Off] Oxytocin in art class vs. board games Article: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/bu-cca021219.php The paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.12556 3D print your own hermit crab [Ask the Science Sam Couch] D&D monster Roving Mauler! https://1d4chan.org/images/0/01/Roving_Mauler.jpg [Butt One More Thing] Beetle coming out of frog’s butt https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)30842-3?_returnURL |
Dec 08, 2020 |
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Hank's Favorite Things
00:32:34
Season 2 of SciShow Tangents is coming to a close, and to celebrate, we’re honoring each of our panelists with episodes about their favorite things! We’re starting, of course, with our fearless leader and professional liker-of-strange-and-amazing-things: Hank! At the end of the month, we'll be naming the winner of this season and announcing the new name of the Tangents currency, so stay tuned! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Pressure-sensitive Adhesives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure-sensitive_adhesive Malaria Detector https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181029102828.htm Urine-Powered Transmitter https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211130103.htm https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/preview/844724/Wearable-MFC%2010-7-15_unedited.pdf [Fact Off] Cats eating grass https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/mystery-solved-why-cats-eat-grass Metal whiskers http://thor.inemi.org/webdownload/newsroom/Presentations/SMTAI-04_tin_whiskers.pdf https://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/background/index.htm https://phys.org/news/2012-12-doctoral-student-unravels-tin-whisker.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359646218300319 https://www.sharrettsplating.com/blog/alternatives-to-cadmium-for-plating-connectors/ [Ask the Science Hank Couch] Wombat butts https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wombat-poop-cube-why-is-it-square-shaped/ Caterpillar poop https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2003/03/frass-flies Hydra butt https://www.livescience.com/53980-terrifying-mouth-of-a-hydra.html [Butt One More Thing] Peru guano https://www.audubon.org/news/holy-crap-trip-worlds-largest-guano-producing-islands |
Dec 01, 2020 |
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Vegetables
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In the immortal words of Brian Wilson: "I'm gonna be round my vegetables, I'm gonna chow down my vegetables, I love you most of all... my favorite vegetable" And he's right, too. In this episode we get down in the dirt with our favorite veggies. Carrots... broccoli... and all the rest. All that, and Ceri tries out a fun new pun! [Truth or Fail] Sponge gourds https://www.lewisginter.org/luffa-plant-exfoliate/ Grasspea https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6422318/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514116300629 https://www.cwrdiversity.org/the-curious-case-of-the-grasspea/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20510335/ https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/grasspea.html Wild carrots http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/wild.html https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/poison-hemlock-identification-and-control https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6150177/ [Fact Off] Spinach and growing organs https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-team-grows-heart-tissue-spinach-leaves Beet smell geosmin [Ask the Science Couch] Asparagus pee https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1379935/pdf/brjclinpharm00087-0116.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1715705/pdf/brmedj00052-0020.pdf https://academic.oup.com/chemse/article/36/1/9/442551 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140818-mystery-of-asparagus-and-urine https://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i6071 https://www.livescience.com/57199-why-some-people-cant-smell-asparagus-pee.html https://theconversation.com/that-distinctive-springtime-smell-asparagus-pee-94696 [Butt One More Thing] Beeturia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537012/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319447#Beetroot-pigments |
Nov 24, 2020 |
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Wood
00:35:12
If you look out a window right now, you're probably going to see a tree. And that tree? Why, it's made out of wood, friend. And that's where things start to get interesting... Get ready to meet Hank's newest alter-ego: Mr. Wood. He's basically Hank, but he just can't stop talking about wood! I had to cut like 3 different, very long stories he told about wood! The man LOVES wood!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Shipworms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipworms Dynamite Bounty Gaming https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hanoi-rat-massacre-1902 [Fact Off] Super Wood Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180207151829.htm Paper: https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2018/fpl_2018_song001.pdf Screwdriver test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BStJLI7WQ8g&ab_channel=VOANews Ballistic test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVbczXDFe1Q&ab_channel=MarylandNanoCenter Metallic Wood https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/uop-pe012819.php [Ask the Science Couch] Splinters http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0615/p2557.html http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0901/p683.html http://www.the-dermatologist.com/content/treating-rare-fungal-infections-sporotrichosis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4082545/ [Butt One More Thing] Toilet paper https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/622513/reason-toilet-paper-always-white |
Nov 17, 2020 |
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Architecture
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When you think architecture, you’re probably thinking blueprints, slide rules, maybe a compass or something, I don’t know. But it turns out some of our animal brethren can hold their own when it comes to building stuff, and they don’t have any of those fancy tools! They have, like, their mouths! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Blinds: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171130122759.htm https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201703653 Algae: https://earthbuddies.net/algae-curtain/ Electric Bacteria: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/electric-bacteria-create-currents-out-thin-and-thick-air#:~:text=Generating%20electricity%20from%20thin%20air,there's%20moisture%20in%20the%20air. [Fact Off] Crystal in hornet nests https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2001/06/mystery-hornets-nest https://geology.com/minerals/ilmenite.shtml https://www.nature.com/articles/35079679 https://books.google.com/books?id=If229i4wRQEC&pg=PA25 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jemt.20168 Neolamprologus obscurus burrows https://www.popsci.com/fish-teamwork-snare-shrimp/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-018-2566-7 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180306101713.htm [Ask the Science Couch] Concrete & environmental impacts https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46455844 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-most-destructive-material-on-earth https://constructionclimatechallenge.com/2016/07/07/green-building-materials-that-are-alternatives-to-concrete/ https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/04/making-concrete-green-reinventing-the-worlds-most-used-synthetic-material https://www.ny-engineers.com/blog/how-can-concrete-construction-be-greener [Butt One More Thing] Japanese transparent public toilet https://www.dezeen.com/2020/08/17/shigeru-ban-transparent-toyko-toilet-shibuya https://tokyotoilet.jp/en/ |
Nov 10, 2020 |
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Migration
00:32:47
It’s our 100th episode! And to celebrate our migration from double- to triple-digits, we’re talking about… animal migration... Ok, we forgot it was our 100th episode. But this is still a great episode! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] Arrow Stork https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76208/how-stork-solved-scientific-mystery https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2018/02/19/the_weirdest_ideas_about_bird_migration.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/zoological-collection-of-the-university-of-rostock https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/bird_migration/ [Fact Off] American and European eel migration https://www.jstor.org/stable/2449503?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37563100 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/208/7/1329 https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms9705 https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/mystery-of-the-vanishing-eels https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/10/e1501694 https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sargassosea.html Army ant bivouac [Ask the Science Couch] Forest migration https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/BorealMigration https://daily.jstor.org/the-incredible-moving-forest/ [Butt One More Thing] Starling poop |
Nov 03, 2020 |
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The Science of Scary Sounds - A SciShow Tangents Audio Adventure
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Monster Month bursts from the grave with one last shocking surprise! Enjoy this audio adventure through a haunted house, as Scary Ceri guides you through some of the spookiest sounds around! Be sure to wear your… deadphones! Ha ha ha ha ha! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Definition] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181681/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00761/full [Natural Sounds] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-ooze/201511/what-makes-house-feel-haunted https://www.businessinsider.com/why-horror-films-scary-fear-neuroscience-psychology-2016-10 https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-wolf-howling-effect-used-in-horror-movies https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/07/why-screams-are-so-scary https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)00737-X [Music] https://slate.com/culture/2012/06/in-scientific-studies-of-music-whats-missing-is-the-culture.html https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0374 https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/07/the-jaws-theme-might-not-be-scary-for-tsimane-people/ https://mcgovern.mit.edu/2020/06/16/universal-musical-harmony/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16448-6 https://qz.com/quartzy/1429949/devils-interval-what-makes-music-sound-scary/ [Extreme Highs & Lows] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00131/full https://scienceline.org/2011/10/why-do-we-hate-the-sound-of-nails-on-a-chalkboard/ http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/infrasound.html http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3077192#.X2kUu5NKhxw http://www.richardwiseman.com/resources/ghost-in-machine.pdf [Butt One More Thing] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11031-018-9673-7#Sec14 https://www.livescience.com/62165-how-to-overcome-embarrassment-fart-study.html |
Oct 30, 2020 |
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Monster Month: Monster Mash
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Monster Month meets its ghoulish end, and we’re throwing it a swinging wake! This week, all the monsters we didn’t talk about during the rest of October come together for a great big Monster Mash! Halloween is my favorite time of year, and this one has been more than a little weird. But working on Monster Month helped make up for some of the creepy fun I'm missing out on, and I hope it did the same for you! RIP Monster Month! For now... Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] King Kong suit experiments https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)00946-X https://www.livescience.com/52209-apes-remember-ancitipate-scary-movie-scenes.html
Thieving puppet experiment Parrots wasting food https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/science/why-parrots-waste-food.html Social interaction puppet experiment
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Birdcatcher tree https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tree-seems-to-kill-birds-just-for-the-heck-of-it https://www.academia.edu/16969627/_Birdlime_Sticky_Entrapments_in_Renaissance_Literature_ https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16882829.birds-killed-illegal-glue-traps-horsham-nature-reserve/
Bloodsucking (Capri Son) ant https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoia-dap120618.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9dsINb64Q0&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AntLab https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-03/pp-snd032814.php
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Organ transplants https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/transplant/programs/reconstructive_transplant/hand_transplant.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41423-019-0215-3 https://jbioleng.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13036-017-0089-9
Blood compatibility https://www.rch.org.au/bloodtrans/about_blood_products/Blood_Groups_and_Compatibilities/
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Yeti poop actually bears
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Monster Month: Vampires
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Monster Month turns up the spooky sex appeal as we talk about the hunkiest monster in Monster Town: vampires!
What monster do you think is the hunkiest? Or how about least-hunkiest (sort of tricky! They can all be hunks in their own way)? Send us a tweet and let us know!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen
If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
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Wireworms https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/fieldcropsipm/insects/corn-wireworms.php https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1119566-overview
Vampire Ground Finch http://blog.discoveringgalapagos.org.uk/vampire-finch/
Japanese Wild Boars https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2136652/wild-boars-are-taking-over-japans-small-towns-and-residents-are
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Blood battery https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160429095849.htm https://futurism.com/blood-is-helping-us-make-the-next-generation-of-batteries
Tick traumatic insemination https://www.pnas.org/content/116/29/14682 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/08/immune-system-protects-female-bedbugs-traumatic-sex https://phys.org/news/2019-07-female-bed-bugs-immune-stis.html
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Teeth/beak/etc puncture https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/c/common-vampire-bat/ https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7242.html https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/11/2/154/204658 https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00583.x
Specialized mouthpiece straw
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Vampire bat poop https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/science/vampire-bats-blood.html |
Oct 20, 2020 |
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Monster Month: Living Dead
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Monster Month shambles on! This week: the living dead! We’re talking zombies, we’re talking Frankensteins, we’re talking skeletons. And by the end, things get downright poignant! Also in this episode, an all time Hank hot take about ghosts. I’d love to hash that one out more, so be sure to hit him up on Twitter so we can all figure out why he thinks ghosts are alive… Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Brazilian Treehoppers https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-brazilian-treehopper-may-be-the-strangest-creature-5975761 https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/what-is-a-brazilian-treehopper/ Cicada Wing Flicking https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoc-iot022218.php Protective Ant Fungus https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/ps-tzf050212.php [Fact Off] Neochromosomes (Frankenstein’s monster chromosomes) & cancer https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-11/giom-ssm110514.php https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4905327/ https://www.nature.com/articles/515314b https://www.cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltext/S1535-6108(14)00373-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14493 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383574218300322 https://www.nature.com/articles/4401161 Glass knifefish brain transplant https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/njio-sb032420.php https://news.njit.edu/simulated-frankenfish-brain-swaps-reveal-senses-control-body-movement [Ask the Science Couch] Trying to reanimate animal corpses https://www.livescience.com/65542-zombies-real-resurrection-experiments.html https://io9.gizmodo.com/real-life-scientists-who-meddled-with-life-and-death-5949176 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15595271/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003497500010912 Animal brains https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01216-4 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0006899374904788 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/168/3929/375
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Dead butt syndrome |
Oct 13, 2020 |
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Monster Month: Ghosts!
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It’s ba-ack! Fear Month is back from the dead in a hideous new form: Monster Month! This week we’re busting out the Ouija board and summoning forth some Ghostly science knowledge from beyond this earthly plane! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Bioluminescent/reflective animals https://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.php?a=18 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2014.0206 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/07/150724-fireflies-glow-bugs-summer-nation-science/ Marsh gases https://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i38/George-Washington-Scientist.html https://www.popsci.com/jack-o-lanterns-marsh-lights/ https://discovernjhistory.org/magical-mud-microbes-and-methane/ https://www.nj.gov/state/historical/it-happened-here/ihhnj-er-first-science-ex.pdf Pepper's ghost illusion https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/the-science-behind-the-pepper-s-ghost-illusion/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/aekye5/the-science-behind-the-worlds-most-convincing-ghost-effect
Feeling of presence ghost robot https://www.wired.com/2014/11/robot-ghost/ Ghost fleas and mercury https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/ghost-fleas-bring-toxic-mercury-depths-prairie-lakes [Ask the Science Couch] EMF readers https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/11/the-broken-technology-of-ghost-hunting/506627/ https://www.livescience.com/4261-shady-science-ghost-hunting.html https://io9.gizmodo.com/meet-the-emf-meter-the-little-tool-that-ghost-hunters-5875212
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Bats
00:33:23
We're taking a short dirt nap this week in preparation for October's frightening festivities! Enjoy this classic, slightly spooky episode and join us next week as we kick off Monster Month! It'll be worth the wait, I promise! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Poem] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-pitcher-plants-call-bats-get-their-poo-180956014/ https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2010.1141 [Truth or Fail] Bats that spend time on the ground: http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2005/03/vampire-bats-keep-out-trouble-running-study-shows https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16621953 Diurnal bats: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/daytime-bats-help-explain-nocturnal-evolution/ https://blogs.plos.org/ecology/2017/06/29/bat-species-found-only-on-islands-in-trouble-worldwide/ https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.ahead-of-print/mammalia-2017-0128/mammalia-2017-0128.xml Suction cup bats: https://www.wired.com/2010/04/how-sucker-winged-bats-hang-on/ [Fact Off] Bat & dolphin echolocation: https://evolutionnews.org/2012/05/tangling_the_tr/ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/01/hear-bats-and-whales-share-sonar-protein https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(09)02073-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12511 Moth echolocation blocker: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2009/07/moths-block-bats-sonar http://science.sciencemag.org/content/325/5938/325?keytype=ref&siteid=sci&ijkey=GbDjRlkoHfRnY https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2009/07/17/tiger-moths-jam-the-sonar-of-bats/ http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/14/2416 [Ask the Science Couch] White-nose syndrome: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/bat_crisis_white-nose_syndrome/Q_and_A.html https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/static-page/what-is-white-nose-syndrome https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02441-z https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/4/2/48 [Butt One More Thing] Bat guano gunpowder: |
Sep 29, 2020 |
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Language with Deboki Chakravarti
00:34:38
What would a podcast be without language? Perhaps a series of soothing tones? Maybe frog sounds? Wait… that sounds nice… Need more sweet language knowledge? Crash Course Linguistics: https://youtu.be/eDop3FDoUzk Want more Deboki? Journey to the Microcosmos: https://youtu.be/17tug6T-4jc Crash Course Organic Chemistry: https://youtu.be/bSMx0NS0XfY And follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki And every other Tangents episode! She does a ton of behind the scenes work and we’d, frankly, be screwed without her! Thank you, Deboki! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] Mustached bat sounds and syntax https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7962992/
Heaps Law https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/08/27/heaps-law/
Jackass penguin honks https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0589
Speed dating communication
Prairie dog chatter [Fact Off] Facebook machine learning of language https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uops-fuc030620.php Hypothetical spaceship language https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200706145433.htm https://zenodo.org/record/3747353#.X1j66nlKiJc [Ask the Science Couch] Human language efficiency https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/06/complex-languages/489389/ https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/9/eaaw2594 http://www.ithkuil.net/00_intro.html Computer languages https://thenewstack.io/which-programming-languages-use-the-least-electricity/ https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/compiled-versus-interpreted-languages/ [Butt One More Thing] Pumpernickel https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/the-devilish-origins-of-pumpernickel/
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Eyeballs
00:32:22
Jeepers creepers, today we’re talking about peepers!
I can't come up with anything that would really add to the above description of the episode, but I also feel like I owe you guys more than that... so hey, what's up? Excited for Halloween? Watching any good shows? I'm sort of out of shows...
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen
If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
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Bat Eyes
Guitarfish Eyes
Goat Eyes
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Glowing Contacts https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/glowing-contact-lens-could-prevent-leading-cause-blindness-82050
Cockeyed squids https://today.duke.edu/2017/02/mismatched-eyes-help-squid-survive-ocean%E2%80%99s-twilight-zone https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2016.0069 https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/this-squid-gives-better-side-eye-than-you https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-someone-get-two/
[Ask the Science Couch]
Eye shapes https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/90509/13-furry-facts-about-pallass-cat https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/7/e1500391
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Cow butt eye https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/627983/save-cow-from-predators-paint-eyes-on-its-butt |
Sep 15, 2020 |
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Cars
00:31:32
Beep beep, toot toot, etc. Cars are definitely one of the more common-place things we’ve talked about on Tangents… yet to some, including many on our panel, they are even more mysterious and confusing than the human body or the fundamental forces of nature! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] Freeze-drying https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/nuos-nit031820.php Replacing human tissues https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/cuot-nrm031320.php https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.9b01924 Batteries https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140827151654.htm https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/RA/C4RA03888F#!divAbstract
[Fact Off] Added engine noise https://www.carthrottle.com/post/5-ways-that-manufacturers-enhance-the-sound-of-their-cars/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a7923/the-rise-of-the-fake-engine-roar-11291754/
[Ask the Science Couch] Wheels vs. tracks https://litetrax.com/wheels-vs-tracks-advantages-disadvantages/ https://www.macallisterrentals.com/track-vs-wheeled-equipment-type-machine-rent/ 3 vs. 4 wheels https://thenewswheel.com/why-do-cars-have-four-wheels/ https://jalopnik.com/why-three-wheels-are-better-than-four-5950307
[Butt One More Thing] https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(07)01404-5/pdf
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Black Holes
00:34:09
Does the Tangents crew know anything about black holes? Not really. But when has that ever stopped us? Let’s get theoretical! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] Gravastar https://www.universetoday.com/24299/types-of-stars/ https://web.archive.org/web/20061213095149/http://www.lanl.gov/news/releases/archive/02-035.shtml Blanet https://www.sciencealert.com/we-have-ploonets-we-have-moonmoons-now-hold-onto-your-hats-for-blanets https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.15198 Massteroid https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/basics/primer/
[Fact Off] Stealing energy from black hole http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph240/nagasawa2/ https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_727690_en.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=73&v=ES2VxhRAkUM&feature=emb_title https://www.quora.com/What-is-an-ergosphere
White holes https://www.space.com/white-holes.html https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/white-holes-do-black-holes-have-mirror-images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1HqOEbq2L4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4aqGI1mSqo
[Butt One More Thing] Carl Sagan BHA
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Milk
00:30:47
Milk is pretty normal, right? Boring even! But have you ever thought about it? Like, really thought about it? We have! And I gotta say, it led us to some challenging places. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Listener Mailbag
00:29:59
We get A LOT of questions from our listeners! So this week we decided to put the competition on hold, open up the old Tangents Mailbag, and answer a few of them!
Get ready to learn some of our deepest secrets, like what Ceri thinks about yogurt and Stefan's milk conundrum! There are other, less dairy related things in this episode, too. Once again, thank you all for your support and for all of the amazing questions you ask us every week. We couldn't do it without you!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen
If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Aspartame.html https://www.stevia.com/2016/10/03/how-is-stevia-leaf-extract-made/ https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/artificial-sweetener8.htm http://www.yalescientific.org/2010/09/mythbusters-does-sugar-really-make-children-hyper/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/391812 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7963081/ Photic sneezing https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-bright-light-cau/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03012675 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1042271/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41551-0 Milk and bones Whale hearing https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0118582 https://dosits.org/animals/sound-reception/marine-mammals-hear/hearing-in-cetaceans/ https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/how-to-see-what-whales-hear/ https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/marine-mammals/keeping-ear-out-whale-evolution http://repository.ias.ac.in/4651/1/321.pdf Duck swimming https://www.audubon.org/news/webbed-feet-are-evolutionary-hit https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/110/3/543/2415604 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/uropygial-gland https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/feathers-article/ Multivitamins [Butt One More Thing] Anal pouches https://books.google.com/books?id=IETMd3-lSlkC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99 https://www.wired.com/2015/01/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-fossa/ |
Aug 11, 2020 |
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Glowing Things
00:30:48
Glowing Things: is that a scientific topic? Yes, but not by much. In fact, we spend a lot of the episode figuring out of there even is a scientific definition of 'glow!' Very exciting! Here's a little fun fact for all you Sam-heads out there: my favorite color is 'glow-in-the-dark green." That's right, I finally admit that I'm the one writing all these descriptions! I guess Ceri doesn't do everything after all, huh?! Peace, Sam
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangents.org!
[Truth or Fail] Foxfire Submarine https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/david-bushnells-turtle-of-1776.html There is a LOT about this submarine, and a lot of it is contradictory! A very fun Google rabbit hole to fall down. [Fact Off] Death fluorescence https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-death-in-worms/ https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001613 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735983/ Picture: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735983/figure/F1/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6S3D8Fy8N4 Millipede glowing genitals https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/187/1/117/5475011?searchresult=1 The Brain Scoop video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNQUOYtZC0 [Ask the Science Couch] Freezing glow sticks https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/14/glowsticks/ https://www.thoughtco.com/how-do-lightsticks-work-607878 https://www2.chem.uic.edu/marek/apintropage/ap_notes/chapter18/rateseffectstempconcats.htm [Butt One More Thing] Glow Woims https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/science/glow-worms-new-zealand.html |
Aug 04, 2020 |
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Proteins
00:33:30
What do proteins do? Heck, an easier question to answer would be 'what don't they do?" No, seriously... I think they do, like, everything. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Protein game https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/victory-for-crowdsourced-biomolecule2/ Protein music https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190626125052.htm Whey fabric https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/ded-ssa012317.php [Fact Off] Prions in wine yeast Spider silk in vaccines https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180612185155.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/udg-ank061218.php https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142961218302473?via%3Dihub http://news.mit.edu/2019/spider-silk-humidity-robotic-muscle-0301 [Ask the Science Couch] Complete proteins https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002467.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002222.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/cfgr-utr031119.php https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/134/6/1558S/4688841 [Butt One More Thing] Sonic hedgehog anorectal malformation |
Jul 28, 2020 |
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Frogs
00:33:01
What’s a frog? Well, it’s not quite a fish, and it’s not quite a lizard, but put them together and you have a stout, slimy little pal that everyone can agree on! Especially Ceri! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links!
[Truth or Fail] Glue Image of crucifix frog: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_Cross_Frog.jpg https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05473-z https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6492-frog-glue-repairs-damaged-cartilage/ Sand Image of tadpoles: https://www.thehindu.com/migration_catalog/article14128847.ece/ALTERNATES/LANDSCAPE_1200/31th-frog2.jpg http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160330-these-newly-discovered-frogs-have-really-weird-tadpoles https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0151781 Suction Image of paradox frog tadpole: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NHM_London_Paradoxical_frog_(Pseudis_paradoxa)_model.jpg https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31509/what-big-baby-life-and-times-paradox-frog https://www.mtpr.org/post/field-notes-tale-montanas-strangest-frog [Fact Off] Foam-nest frogs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8b4e9nGwE https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0934 Frog cell robots https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200113175653.htm https://www.pnas.org/content/117/4/1853 Video: https://movie-usa.glencoesoftware.com/video/10.1073/pnas.1910837117/video-1 [Ask the Science Couch] Sticky frog tongues https://theconversation.com/the-frog-tongue-is-a-high-speed-adhesive-72064 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2016.0764 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/watch-frog-s-tongue-ultrasoft-shock-absorber [Butt One More Thing] Frog skin buttock graft https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2355278/?page=1 |
Jul 21, 2020 |
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SciShow Tangents Classics - Bees
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The Tangents crew needed to get out and enjoy some summer sun, so this week we're reposting our classic Bees episode! Tune in next week for a new episode! Do you ever just wonder, “are the bees doing okay?” They’re so important to our food industry and native ecosystems, and every couple of years it seems like something horribly bad is happening to them. So this week, we’re taking a look at the fascinating lives and deaths of bees! Can they recognize human faces or understand the concept of zero? Why are blister beetles mimicking sexy bee pheromones? And what do nightclubs and honeybee hives have in common? Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangnets.org! [Poem] http://jeb.biologists.org/content/jexbio/206/2/353.full.pdf [Truth or Fail] [Fact Off] Blister beetles: Drunk bees: [Ask the Science Couch] CCD: https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/colony-collapse-disorder Glyphosate: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/17/2799 https://www.glyphosate.eu/glyphosate-mechanism-action https://www.pnas.org/content/115/41/10305 Native bees: https://www.wired.com/2015/04/youre-worrying-wrong-bees/ http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Xerces_policy_statement_HB_Final.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5722319/ [Butt One More Thing] Isopentyl acetate: https://www.extension.entm.purdue.edu/beehive/pdf/Breed_et_al.pdf https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/isoamyl_acetate#section=Top
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Diseases
00:29:18
From toenails to T-cells, human bodies have a whole lot of moving parts, which means there’s ample opportunity for things to go not-quite-according-to-plan! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangents.org! [Truth or Fail] Salmonella https://www.technologyreview.com/2007/09/25/223729/deadly-bacteria-from-outer-space/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5515522/ UTI https://history.nasa.gov/SP-350/ch-13-5.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23658630/ Green Muscle Supplemental [Fact Off] Fake Typhus epidemic https://archive.org/stream/NavyMedicine198004/Navy%20Medicine%201980-04#page/n27/mode/2up https://www.cdc.gov/typhus/epidemic/index.html https://www.dshs.texas.gov/lab/serology_agg.shtm https://amednews.com/article/20040705/profession/307059953/6/ https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-abstract/37/5/321/1898852?redirectedFrom=fulltext Glaucoma T-cells https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180810091530.htm |
Jul 07, 2020 |
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Whales
00:30:48
The sea is filled with giant, super-smart aquatic mammals communicating across vast distances and using the stars to navigate. No jokes in this description! Whales are amazing! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangnets.org [Truth or Fail] Dogs sniffing out poop https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703337/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-dogs-sniffing-out-whale-poop-science-180958050/ https://conservationbiology.uw.edu/research-programs/killer-whales/ https://www.biology.washington.edu/news/news/1504634400/tucker-orca-poop-detection-dog-seattlemet Robots scooping poop https://money.cnn.com/2016/09/30/technology/mit-robots-sewers/index.html Whale litter box https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/faking-out-whales [Fact Off] Whale heartbeat https://www.pnas.org/content/116/50/25329 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/su-rrf112219.php Lunge feeding https://www.nature.com/articles/nature11135 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-05/uobc-gwh042815.php https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-ultimate-mouthful-lunge-feeding-in-rorqual-whales https://www.popsci.com/whale-nerve-cells-can-stretch https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960982215002845 [Ask the Science Couch] Whale navigation https://www.wired.com/2011/04/humpback-whale-migration/ https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0279 https://www.livescience.com/63791-underwater-volcanoes-tasmania.html [Butt One More Thing] Anal syrup http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/rwb/kogiastat.pdf |
Jun 30, 2020 |
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Flying Machines
00:30:47
Humanity’s quest for flight has been, all things considered, extremely successful! Sure, we aren’t all zipping around in jetpacks yet… but honestly I don’t think we’re ready for jetpacks. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangnets.org! [Truth or Fail] Donut-shaped aircraft https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/flying-saucer-patents-alexander-weygers https://patents.google.com/patent/US2377835A/en Williams X-Jet https://patents.google.com/patent/US4447024 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2000/sep/14/technology2 More pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_X-Jet#/media/File:Williams_X-Jet_-_side_view.jpg Flying magic carpet https://books.google.com/books?id=biYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94& https://www.theverge.com/2011/11/3/2504531/jetpack-history-future-passed [Fact Off] First aerial photograph https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/23/books-felix-nadar-france-photography-flight https://papa.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=808138&module_id=158950 Drone organ transport https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/uomm-uom042619.php https://www.jems.com/2020/01/29/new-partnership-in-drone-delivery-system-for-human-organs/ https://weare.techohio.ohio.gov/2019/10/30/vyrtx-pioneers-air-corridor-for-drone-delivery-of-organs/ [Ask the Science Couch] Alberto Santos-Dumont https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alberto-Santos-Dumont https://www.cnet.com/news/were-the-wright-brothers-really-first-not-in-brazil/ https://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/12/10/brazil.santosdumont.reut/ [Butt One More Thing] Airplane stinky poop http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/31908620/ba-flight-forced-to-land-early-because-of-smelly-poo |
Jun 23, 2020 |
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The Internet
00:29:24
From the joyful to the hateful to the extremely weird, the Internet is all of the complexity of human thought given shape! And boy do humans think about cats and sex a lot! I hope you're all doing well! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangnets.org! |
Jun 16, 2020 |
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Allergies
00:32:43
From itchy and annoying to potentially deadly, allergies seem to make our lives worse for pretty much no discernible reason! [Truth or Fail] Hot Dog Allergy https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/hot-dog-allergie https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1994783/ Cat-Pork https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594363/ Parent Spit [Fact Off] Thunderstorm asthma https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/106/3/207/1565254 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cea.12709 Langerhans cells https://www.popsci.com/allergy-immunotherapy-toothpaste/ https://allovate.com/how-allerdent-works/ [Ask the Science Couch] Allergies & public horticulture https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seasonal-allergies-blame-male-trees https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016920461100137X https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/asoa-hpc082615.php [Butt One More Thing] Milk allergy fecal transplant |
Jun 09, 2020 |
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Healing
00:33:23
Are you suffering from mild boredom, a grumpy frown, and a general lack of extremely niche scientific knowledge? Well, SciShow Tangents has the cure for what ails you! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Cleaner Shrimp https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823092057.htm https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00227-018-3379-y Dolphin letter Stressed Mice https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050729063608.htm https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-dont-be-misled [Fact Off] Ant Medics https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajp.1350160407 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/02/matabele-ants-rescue-heal-injured-soldiers/ https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-paramedic-ants-20180216-story.html https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2017.2457 Two-Headed Flatworms https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(17)30427-7 https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002481 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005273612000855 [Ask the Science Couch] Scar tissue vs. normal tissue https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07430-w https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840475/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352699/ Reducing scarring https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842869/ Fetal wound healing https://hsci.harvard.edu/skin-regeneration-and-rejuvenation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229131/ [Butt One More Thing] Cow poop poultice https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/poultice |
May 26, 2020 |
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Games
00:32:23
Kicking the ball, passing another type of ball, running around the big arena and making a point! SciShow Tangents knows one thing and that one thing is SPORTS! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Crowd Noise https://www.earq.com/hearing-health/articles/going-to-a-football-game RoboCup https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=350&v=H8xc6LpiNVs&feature=emb_title https://www.robocup.org/leagues/3 HudGlasses https://newatlas.com/form-ar-swim-goggles/60985/ https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/everysight-cycling-display.html [Fact Off] Rats playing hide-and-seek https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/lab-rats-play-hide-and-seek-fun-it-new-study-shows https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/so-you-think-you-know-why-animals-play/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/science/animals-play-games.html https://science.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aax4705
Empathy video game https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uow-avg080918.php https://news.wisc.edu/a-video-game-can-change-the-brain-may-improve-empathy-in-middle-schoolers/ [Ask the Science Couch] Getting competitive about games www.nbcnews.com/better/pop-culture/why-board-games-bring-out-worst-us-ncna828726 www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/uoc--yga061314.php www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/ucl-ddm053116.php www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/s-tsh062818.php Parasocial relationships & sports fans https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1963&context=thesesdissertations https://surface.syr.edu/thesis/358/ https://www.units.miamioh.edu/psybersite/fans/sit.shtml https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2368&context=thesesdissertations [Butt One More Thing] Butt controller https://phys.org/news/2013-12-valve-mouth-mouse-butt-gadgets-video.html |
May 19, 2020 |
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Hair
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Mammals pretty much have the market cornered on hair, and you know all the other types of animals are jealous of us. Imagine a little lizard with bangs or something? It just wouldn’t be right. Sorry! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangents.org! [Truth or Fail] Camarillo white horse https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/horse/CamarilloWhite.php https://www.camarillowhitehorses.org/history_camarillo_white_horses.html African crested rat https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2011.1169 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/08/case-poisonous-rat https://www.livescience.com/15360-crested-rat-poison-hairs-kills.html Malabar giant squirrel https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/indian-giant-squirrels-colors-camouflage/ [Fact Off] Hyena poop hair preservation Graphene hair dye https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/nu-gfn031218.php [Ask the Science Couch] Grey hair www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-hair-turn-gray/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/307/5710/720 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(05)00293-X? https://www.fasebj.org/doi/full/10.1096/fj.08-125435 Stress www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/22/stress-speeds-up-hair-greying-process-science-confirms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1935-3 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/hair-turn-gray-2017091812226 [Butt One More Thing] Trichobezoar |
May 12, 2020 |
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Salt
00:31:22
Salt: a mineral so nice that much of early human civilization was based on its procurement! Now we put big chunks of it on tasty pretzels at the mall! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links!
Lake Peigneur https://www.damninteresting.com/lake-peigneur-the-swirling-vortex-of-doom/ https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/08/sinkhole-swallowed-11-barges/ Brinacles https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/underwater-brinicles.htm Salt Hotel [Fact Off] Coconut water IV http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/12/5144 https://podcasts.ufhealth.org/can-coconut-water-mimic-human-plasma/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735675700900627 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154437/ Salt flats for satellite calibration https://academic.oup.com/gji/article/172/1/31/2081107 https://www.nature.com/news/2007/071130/full/news.2007.315.html [Ask the Science Couch] Salt in a wound history https://books.google.com/books?id=29gV_kCmZrIC&pg=PA141 https://www.abc.net.au/life/will-sea-water-help-heal-open-sores/11279036 http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/abestwa8t.html Saline solution https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794509/ Nociception https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s2/chapter06.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK32659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903433/ [Butt One More Thing] Rectal salt glands https://www.jstor.org/stable/1541076?seq=1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216465/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364827.1963.10410275?journalCode=ssar20 |
May 05, 2020 |
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Holes
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Humans have been digging deep holes for fun and profit since time began, and some animals have been doing it for way longer than that! And all of those holes can't hold a candle to some of the natural holes the Earth's got going on. And those are nothing compared to space, which some (Sam) would argue is the biggest hole of all! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Band of holes: https://www.sciencealert.com/is-this-mile-long-strip-of-holes-an-ancient-inca-tax-system Molecular drills: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.9b22595# Roman skin cream: http://cenblog.org/artful-science/2013/01/14/ancient-roman-cosmetics-skin-cream-from-the-2nd-century-a-d/ [Fact Off] Ant colony fallen through hole Pictures in this paper: https://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9096&display_type=element&element_type=4&element_id=43&element_name= https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s000400050022 https://www.popsci.com/story/science/ant-colony-escape/ https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/38972/ Star-nosed mole nose holes The video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMz0Q7VbT9w https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/26/science/26bubble.html https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10834-star-nosed-mole-can-sniff-underwater-videos-reveal/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120090051.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170424084028.htm [Ask the Science Couch] Sinkholes / blue holes https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/blue-holes-and-hurricanes/ http://geology.wlu.edu/intro3d/sinkhole/sinkhole.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explore-worlds-deepest-blue-holes-180959977/ Flooded pit caves Mariana trench https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/mariana-trench-deepest-place-earth/ Kola Superdeep Borehole [Butt One More Thing] Scorpion anus |
Apr 28, 2020 |
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Trees
00:30:43
This Arbor Day, give your favorite tree the gift they really want: this tree-themed episode of SciShow Tangents. Just put the headphones around its trunk or in a knothole! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Dragon’s Blood Tree https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/socotra-yemen-biodiversity-photography/ Dynamite Tree https://rare.us/rare-news/science-and-nature/sandbox-tree-hura-crepitans/ Coconut Fatalities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_coconut
[Fact Off] Vampire stump https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(19)30146-4 Ghost redwoods https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/11/28/albino-redwoods-hold-scientific-mystery/ https://sempervirens.org/discover-redwoods/ghost-redwoods-solving-the-albino-redwoods-mystery/ https://ucanr.edu/sites/Redwood2016/files/250645.pdf https://ucanr.edu/sites/Redwood2016/files/243400.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Tree definition https://www.americanforests.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/AF-Tree-Measuring-Guidelines_LR.pdf Willows https://oregonstate.edu/trees/broadleaf_genera/willow.html https://www.thoughtco.com/worlds-smallest-tree-species-1343503 Bonsai / Pygmy Forests https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/426/426-601/426-601_pdf.pdf Other trees https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C944&title=Crape%20Myrtle%20Culture http://www.pnwplants.wsu.edu/PlantDisplay.aspx?PlantID=169 [Butt One More Thing] Butt rot https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2007/7-11/root_butt_rot.html https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5347109.pdf |
Apr 21, 2020 |
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Robots
00:31:42
Real robots have more and more in common with science fiction robots every day. Not enough that you need to worry about them rising up against humans, but you should maybe consider being nicer to your smartphone... Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Plesiosaur Swimming https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/odd-swimming-style-plesiosaurs-decoded-robot https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2017.0951 RangerBot https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/rangerbot-programmed-to-kill/ https://www.sciencealert.com/rangerbot-great-barrier-reef-conservation-crown-of-thorns-starfish https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=137688 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zjKTvj0lB4 Firefighting Robot https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7986345/firefighting-robot-saffir-prototype-us-navy Lifeguard Robot https://mentitude.com/ocean-alpha-dolphin-1-unmanned-usrv/ [Fact Off] Clothing robot Video of the dressing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYj7gHQ_fwY Parasitic turtle robots https://phys.org/news/2017-05-parasitic-robot-waypoint-turtle.html [Ask the Science Couch] Synthetic skin https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=85&contentid=P01336 https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/32/eaax2198 https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/35732/ https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8812712 OmniSkin https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/22/eaat1853 https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/24/17895328/robotic-skin-flexible-soft-robotics-yale-nasa-space [Butt One More Thing] https://www.sciencealert.com/this-robotic-rectum-lets-doctors-get-a-feel-for-prostate-exams |
Apr 14, 2020 |
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Rivers
00:32:07
It's Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the rivers swell with crystal clear snowmelt from tall mountain peaks... and we're all stuck inside and can't really look at it! Dang it! So I guess close your eyes and imagine floating down a beautiful river with your favorite podcast hosts as they drone on and on about bridges and salmon and stuff. Again, a big thanks for choosing us as the thing to spend your time with! Be well, everyone! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links!
Kites http://www.kitehistory.com/Miscellaneous/Homan_Walsh.htm https://www.uu.edu/dept/physics/scienceguys/2004Apr.cfm https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Kite_that_Bridged_Two_Nations.html?id=7tukmQEACAAJ Stone-carving https://www.asce.org/project/five-stone-arch-bridges/ Explosions http://www.bbc.com/travel/sponsored/story/20160815-the-buddha-that-calmed-the-seas https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2011/02/why-is-ottawa-blowing-up-its-river/338889/ https://www.nap.edu/read/6289/chapter/3#16 [Fact Off] Salmon & sea lions https://wildlife.org/sea-lions-to-be-culled-to-protect-salmon/ https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2018/03/battle_of_species_pits_protect.html https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/killing-sea-lions-save-salmon/581740/ https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/fish-ladder.html Wildebeest bones https://www.pnas.org/content/114/29/7647 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.00031/full#h6 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352249618300429?via%3Dihub https://news.uga.edu/animal-carcasses-source-river-nutrients/ [Ask the Science Couch] Rivers on Titan https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-mysterious-lakes-on-saturns-moon-titan https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/cassini-explores-a-methane-sea-on-titan https://www.space.com/36904-titan-evolution-more-like-mars-than-earth.html [Butt One More Thing] The Great Stink
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Ducks
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Ducks! Basically a joke of an animal, if we're being perfectly honest. They make silly noises, they waddle around, they are extremely cute and goofy looking, and they love to swim around in big piles of money! And look, you might see the title and think 'a duck isn't science.' Well i've learned a thing or two from those eggheads on the science couch and I can definitely say that you are wrong! It turns out, everything is science! Seems like a cop out, but it's true. Anyway, we sincerely hope everyone out there is doing well and staying safe! Love you guys! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen
If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Definition] Duck mating https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2009.2139 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0000418 https://www.nature.com/articles/news.2009.1159 [Truth or Fail] Sperm https://www.livescience.com/1279-rival-sperm-hook-cooperate.html Mallard Bills https://www.livescience.com/13681-duck-ejaculate-sperm-antibiotic-beaks-110412.html [Fact Off] Duck Imprinting http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/getting-ducklings-row-look-inside-animal-mind-2/ http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/getting-ducklings-row-look-inside-animal-mind-2/ Duck hearing https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/uod-wdd092518.php [Ask the Science Couch] Quacks sounds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/sounds https://www.ducks.org/conservation/waterfowl-research-science/waterfowl-vocalizations Syrinx https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/bird-voice-box-one-kind-animal-kingdom Duck quack echoes sounds: http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_info/duck/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3086890.stm [Butt One More Thing] Fly that only breeds in duck poop |
Mar 31, 2020 |
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Museums
00:34:19
This episode has a little bit of everything: the French Revolution, haunted amulets, mummies (maybe??)... why, it's like a regular Night at the Museum! Have fun!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Da Vinci’s Faces https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100715090917.htm First Museum: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-story-behind-the-worlds-oldest-museum-built-by-a-b-5805358 Woman Hit By Meteorite http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1995LPI....26.1133P/0001133.000.html?high=484678bbd531063 [Fact Off] Blaschka glass scientific models http://www.cmog.org/article/blaschkas-glass-models-invertebrate-animals-1863-1890 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411221330/http://www.journalofantiques.com/Feb04/featurefeb04.htm These three links include info + pictures: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/collections/blaschka http://hmnh.harvard.edu/glass-flowers https://hmnh.harvard.edu/fruits-decay [Ask the Science Couch] Painting restoration https://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/conservation_meaning.html https://www.invaluable.com/blog/the-science-behind-art-restoration/ Sculptures https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/modern-chemistry-techniques-save-ancient-art/ https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-art-of-conservation/3009092.article Bacteria https://www.wired.com/2011/11/st-artrestoremicro/ [Butt One More Thing] Coprolite inside another fossil |
Mar 24, 2020 |
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Experiments in Space
00:35:22
Space… it’s big, it’s confusing, and there isn’t any gravity! That’s why we have a dedicated team of people up in the International Space Station running all kinds of experiments to try and figure out just what the heck is even going on up there. You truly have no idea how much of us ordering Popeye’s I had to cut out of this. This was definitely our longest recording session ever and I was livid! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
Chicken Fat https://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/aafex_biofuels.html Bone loss https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=187 Perfume https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/spacescents_feature.html https://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinoff2002/ch_1.html [Fact Off] Wake Shield Facility https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19920014405 https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/pg46s95.html https://uwaterloo.ca/molecular-beam-epitaxy/about/what-epitaxy https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/03jan_bioniceyes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0042207X01003839 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009457650000148X Image: https://archive.org/details/STS069-724-095
Mouse sperm experiment https://www.pnas.org/content/114/23/5988 http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/theme/second/pmlatter/spacepup/
[Ask the Science Couch] Human pregnancy https://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/pdf/prenatal.pdf https://www.livescience.com/33047-space-sex-pregnancy.html https://www.thoughtco.com/can-women-get-pregnant-in-space-3072590 NASA sperm study https://futurism.com/sperm-space-nasa Space childbirth startup https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/space-childbirth-babies/579064/ Other animal development https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/what-space-jellyfish-tell-us-about-interplanetary-travel/ https://www.popsci.com/article/technology/space-born-jellyfish-hate-life-earth/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wnjkkw/making-babies-in-space-may-be-a-terrible-idea [Butt One More Thing] Flatworms in space |
Mar 17, 2020 |
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Sugar with Deboki Chakravarti
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SciShow Tangents editorial assistant/genius Deboki Chakravarti joins us once more to talk about that sweet sand we all love so much: sugar! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Deboki: @okidoki_boki If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Definition] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2548255 https://slate.com/technology/2018/03/big-sugar-isnt-to-blame-for-steering-us-away-from-fat.html [Truth or Fail] Nicotine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434031/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/nicotine.htm Hearing Flowers City Bee, Country Bee https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/ncsu-njd051816.php [Fact Off] Honeypot ants https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/honey-ant-adaptations-wbt/ https://www.nature.com/articles/025405a0 https://books.google.com/books?id=E_6-pGOLUgcC&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q&f=false https://abt.ucpress.edu/content/48/6/335 Picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HoneyAnt.jpg Picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_ant#/media/File:Honey_Ants_(7344580116).jpg Sugar dust explosion [Ask the Science Couch] Hanger https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788579/ https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Femo0000422 Hyperactivity https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/002221948301600604 https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/what-is-the-feingold-diet#1 https://www.livescience.com/55754-does-sugar-make-kids-hyper.html Addiction https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/ https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/14/910 https://news.psu.edu/story/141336/2006/01/16/research/probing-question-sugar-addictive https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sugar-addiction-drug_n_4173632 Orexin system https://www.wired.com/2011/12/why-sugar-makes-us-sleepy-and-protein-wakes-us-up/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2551664/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-05/cp-nme052506.php https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/52/1/111.long Memory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16225962 https://books.google.com/books?id=Mf3lxvWfA9oC&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113 [Butt One More Thing] Rectal prolapse http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/MBCP/ReduceYourRectalProlapse.pdf |
Mar 10, 2020 |
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Viruses with Deboki Chakravarti
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Viruses are the subject of confusion & misinformation. Luckily, we have a friend who knows a lot about them! We sit down with microbiology genius Deboki Chakravarti to talk viruses. Be sure to check out more of Deboki’s work on Journey to the Microcosmos, and the upcoming Crash Course Organic Chemistry! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Tulips https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/science/broken-tulips.html https://amsterdamtulipmuseumonline.com/blogs/tulip-facts/broken-tulips-the-beautiful-curse Coffins https://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones/2016/12/21/then-there-were-no-coffinshttps://www.acf.org/the-american-chestnut/ [Fact Off] Multicomponent Viruses https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(16)30310-9 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160825141714.htm Polydnaviruses https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4424053/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758193/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123846846000264 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123848581000096 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553618/ [Butt One More Thing] Caribou poop frozen virus https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/10/virus-resurrected-700-year-old-caribou-dung |
Mar 03, 2020 |
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Oceans
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Oceans: they cover 70% of the planet, but what do we really know about them? Like what’s with all the salt, huh? And just what is the difference between a ‘sea’ and an ocean anyway?! I have questions! This one has a real doozy of a Stefan poem. I cut out a lot of us interrupting him with raucous laughter! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Boat cloak https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/behind-the-scenes/blog/boat-cloak-or-cloak-boat https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NENZC18511220.2.5 Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Halkett_Boat_Cloak.jpg Water chair https://archive.org/details/watercurejournal12newy/page/1/mode/2up Images: https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/this-ridiculous-victorian-era-rocking-bath-wasnt-just-f-1515091109 Modesty barrel https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/04/15/victorian-prudes-beachside-bathing-machines/ https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-strange-and-wonderful-history-of-diving-suits-from-1262529336 https://devonassoc.org.uk/devoninfo/john-lethbridge-and-his-diving-machine-1880/ [Fact Off] Pumice rafts https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145490/a-raft-of-rockhttps://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/dbnl-hxh052317.php Albatross tracking system https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/31/albatross-marine-poaching/ [Ask the Science Couch] Salty ocean |
Feb 25, 2020 |
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Subatomic
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Things get a little weird this episode, and by ‘little’ I mean very little! One thing I learned in this episode is that everything in the universe is touching each other, yet the particles in your body never truly touch! Mama Mia! Well anyway, I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] https://history.fnal.gov/felicia.html#Time https://history.fnal.gov/meson.html pictures: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/felicia-ferret-particle-accelerator-fermilab [Fact Off] Surface plasmon resonance https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13746 Dark matter supercold water [Ask the Science Couch] Do atoms touch? https://www.sciencealert.com/99-9999999-of-your-body-is-empty-space https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2013/04/16/do-atoms-ever-actually-touch-each-other/ https://www.britannica.com/science/Pauli-exclusion-principle http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pauli.html https://www.britannica.com/science/fermion https://www.pnas.org/content/114/23/5766 [Butt One More Thing] Proton-powered poops https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080109104251.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867407014791 |
Feb 18, 2020 |
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Hearts
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This Valentine’s Day, what could be better than cuddling up with someone special and listening to the Tangents Crew talk about various medical procedures in gory detail! Pucker up! They say the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but I think if you ask a doctor they would probably say that’s wrong! But what do I know? Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Dr. Clarence Walton Lillehei and Heart Surgery https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002950.htm Cold Operating Room https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(11)00421-1/pdf Patient-Donor Pump https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(09)01080-7/pdf [Fact Off] Chopin’s heart https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/arts/chopin-heart-tuberculosis.html https://apnews.com/bc0f09217f564329ae6fa2aefa6349a6/chopins-heart-exhumed-secret-relic https://www.livescience.com/60953-chopin-pickled-heart-reveals-cause-of-death.html https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(17)31025-2/abstract https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(17)31278-0/abstract Heart catheterization
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Meat
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Meat... seems pretty simple on the surface, but what do we really know about it? Like.. are living things made of meat? Or is meat only meat once it's being eaten? What was the first meat? What was the first thing to eat the first meat? Is eating prehistoric meat a good idea? Do we find the answer to any of these questions in this episode? I can't remember, frankly, but probably a few. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Foal Bison https://www.uaf.edu/museum/press/spotlight/blue-babe/ https://historythings.com/aged-beef-delicacy-eating-meat-36000-year-old-bison/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-bison-stew-blue-babe-alaska Crocodile [Fact Off] Carnivorous Herbivores https://www.outdoornews.com/2015/03/19/who-knew-tape-shows-deer-raiding-birds-nests/ Dyeing Salmon https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=738 https://nextnature.net/2012/06/dyeing-salmon-pink-for-farms-and-profit https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/The-salmon-struggle-A-fish-by-any-other-color-is-1115339.php [Ask the Science Couch] Gamey meat https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0309174015301376 https://extension.umn.edu/preserving-and-preparing/cooking-venison-flavor-and-safety https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154429/ https://bastyr.edu/news/general-news-health-tips-spotlight-1/2015/08/why-choose-grass-fed-meat http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.361.2312&rep=rep1&type=pdf [Butt One More Thing] Pork butt https://www.southernliving.com/bbq/why-is-it-called-boston-butt https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/22382/how-9-cuts-meat-got-their-names |
Feb 04, 2020 |
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Music
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So look, Stefan sings a song in this episode, so I’m not sure what more you need. He looked cool as heck when he was doing it and I was really proud of him!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen
If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Music & Creativity https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/lu-hlt022619.php Inspirational Music & Sports performance https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/f-mmi012918.php Music & Driving https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/aabu-tdm082213.php https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e5b0/98e4ef211279d26a14d7502a80232a90dc2d.pdf [Fact Off] Nanoguitar Telharmonium http://synthmuseum.com/magazine/0102jw.html http://120years.net/the-telharmonium-thaddeus-cahill-usa-1897/ http://www.csun.edu/~dwh50750/Classes/MUS191/Emusic_readings/ECenturyPartI.html Scientific american article: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Telharmonium_-_Scientific_American_1907.png [Ask the Science Couch] Timbre http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/timbre.html https://cecm.indiana.edu/etext/acoustics/chapter1_timbre.shtml Beetlejuice https://twitter.com/VoiceSLPChris/status/1111285302352625665/video/1 [Butt One More Thing] Brown note https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ppv35z/in-search-of-the-brown-noise |
Jan 28, 2020 |
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Running
00:30:40
From diet, to shoes, to movement efficiency, people devote their lives to researching and perfecting the art of running. Meanwhile, cheetahs run 75 mph and they sleep all day. No fair! Ceri caught a plane to run a marathon right after we recorded this! I probably went home and watched TV for four hours. Oh well! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangents.org! |
Jan 21, 2020 |
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Magnets
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Wise men have long pondered how magnets work. We all know the answer is “magic,” but Ceri and Hank have to keep up the illusion that science is real, so please humor them. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Magnet Therapy https://www.livescience.com/40174-magnetic-therapy.html God Machine http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2003/godonbrain.shtml https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/brain-religion2.htm https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2153599X.2017.1403952 https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/01/test-of-god-helmet-at-music-fest-yields-strange-results/ Electro-Metabograph Radium Ore Revigator https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/1/100118-radiation-toxic-water-revigator/ [Fact Off] Airport runways/WMM https://www.wired.com/story/airports-rename-runways-magnetic-shift/ https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/airport-runway-names-shift-magnetic-field https://cires.colorado.edu/news/airport-runway-names-shift-earth%E2%80%99s-magnetic-field https://flightsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/asw_may08_p18-22.pdf https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/GeomagneticPoles.shtml https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/world-magnetic-model-2020-released Ferrofluids http://aerospace.mtu.edu/research/ionic-liquid-ferrofluid-microthrusters/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/ferrofluid https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.4985141 [Ask the Science Couch] Demagnetizing https://www.wired.com/story/the-physics-of-falling-magnets-in-stranger-things-season-3/ https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/plan-a-lesson/demagnetizing http://www.magmamagnets.com/electromagnets-solenoids/ [Butt One More Thing] Magnetic anal sphincter |
Jan 14, 2020 |
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Money
00:32:08
Listening to Tangents is like making an investment with your brain. And the dividend? Knowledge. Invest today, won't you? Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan- @itsmestefanchin Ceri- @ceriley Sam- @slamschultz Hank- @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out this episode's page at SciShowTangents.org! [Truth or Fail] Supernotes https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/magazine/23counterfeit.html https://www.uscurrency.gov/history Counterfeit $1 bills https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/finding-mr-880-case-1-counterfeit-article-1.109016 https://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/little-old-moneymaker/9282/ pictures: https://thehustle.co/worst-counterfeiter-in-history-mr-880/ https://www.secretservice.gov/about/history/events/ Costume jewelry scam https://books.google.com/books?id=ELgiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85 https://o.canada.com/technology/nigerian-email-scams-royally-obvious-for-good-reason-study-says-3 [Fact Off] Xerox machine anti-counterfeiting Yap stone money https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0012186 [Ask the Science Couch] Plastic vs. paper bills https://www.banknoteworld.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-polymer-banknotes/ https://www.euronews.com/2018/05/16/polymer-vs-paper-banknotes-which-one-is-better-for-environment- https://www.moneyboat.co.uk/blog/paper-vs-polymer/ Composting or washing U.S. money https://www.cnet.com/news/cash-to-trash-watch-millions-of-dollars-turn-into-compost/ [Butt One More Thing] Penny swallowing https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-12-01-9812010102-story.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/12/981201033841.htm |
Jan 07, 2020 |
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Light
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SciShow Tangents’ exploration of the electromagnetic spectrum continues with good old, dependable light! What is it? Where does it come from? Only Ceri knows (sort of)! Also, happy New Year to all of our amazing listeners! Thank you for your support over the last year, and here's to another year of laughing and learning with all of you! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out this episode's page at SciShowTangents.org! [Truth or Fail] E. coli https://arxiv.org/abs/1104.3113 https://phys.org/news/2014-04-bacterial-fm-radio.html Cactus Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1shcxHWQas Frequency Comb https://www.pnas.org/content/116/19/9181 [Fact Off] Battle of the Beams https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/63/a3714563.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/19/us/r-v-jones-science-trickster-who-foiled-nazis-dies-at-86.html http://vc.airvectors.net/ttwiz_07.html W5LFL https://amsat-uk.org/2013/01/19/amateur-radio-on-bbc-between-the-ears-space-ham/#more-12135 https://www.amsat.org/owen-k-garriott-w5lfl/ [Ask the Science Couch] Analog radio https://public.wsu.edu/~bryan.mclaughlin/Radio/Who_Invented_Radio.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/radio/radiorelayer.html Digital/HD radio https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/digital-radio https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/hd-radio.htm https://hdradio.com/trademark/ https://www.cnet.com/news/digital-radio-all-you-need-to-know/ [Butt One More Thing] Pigeon poop / cosmic microwave background |
Dec 31, 2019 |
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Radio
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Humans have wielded the power of radio waves for more than a century, but what exactly are they and how do we use them to transmit information? It turns out, even geniuses like Hank and Ceri have a hard time explaining that! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about |
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