Saison 2016

18 épisodes

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The Speed of Life
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S2016 E1 • The Speed of Life

Why does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down?

Première diffusion : 10 février 2016

What Exactly is the Present?
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S2016 E2 • What Exactly is the Present?

What is the specious present? And how do our brains perceive time?

Première diffusion : 23 février 2016

Why Do These Liquids Look Alive?
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S2016 E3 • Why Do These Liquids Look Alive?

Why do droplets of food coloring attract, repel, and chase each other?

Première diffusion : 15 mars 2016

Why Anecdotes Trump Data
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S2016 E4 • Why Anecdotes Trump Data

A story is worth a thousand data points.

Première diffusion : 23 mars 2016

Science of Laser Hair Removal in SLOW MOTION
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S2016 E5 • Science of Laser Hair Removal in SLOW MOTION

Première diffusion : 30 mars 2016

The Northernmost Town on Earth (Svalbard in 4K)
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S2016 E6 • The Northernmost Town on Earth (Svalbard in 4K)

Longyearbyen on Svalbard is the northernmost settlement with over 1000 residents

Première diffusion : 13 avril 2016

Inside the Svalbard Seed Vault
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S2016 E7 • Inside the Svalbard Seed Vault

A rare look inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault which is closed ~350 days a year

Première diffusion : 4 mai 2016

Celsius Didn't Invent Celsius
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S2016 E8 • Celsius Didn't Invent Celsius

Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.

Première diffusion : 14 juin 2016

Stringless Yo-Yo!
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S2016 E9 • Stringless Yo-Yo!

How can you Yo-Yo without the string attached?

Première diffusion : 28 juin 2016

The Illusion of Truth
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S2016 E10 • The Illusion of Truth

If you repeat something enough times, it comes to feel good and true.

Première diffusion : 21 juillet 2016

Is Most Published Research Wrong?
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S2016 E11 • Is Most Published Research Wrong?

Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false.

Première diffusion : 11 août 2016

The Best and Worst Prediction in Science
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S2016 E12 • The Best and Worst Prediction in Science

The best and worst predictions in science are both based on the same underlying physics

Première diffusion : 8 septembre 2016

Galaxies From Nothing
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S2016 E13 • Galaxies From Nothing

All the large-scale structure in the universe may owe its existence to nothing.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 2016

Welding in Space
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S2016 E14 • Welding in Space

In space, metals can weld together without heat or melting.

Première diffusion : 26 octobre 2016

Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?
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S2016 E15 • Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?

Silicone oil droplets provide a physical realization of pilot wave theories.

Première diffusion : 2 novembre 2016

What the Fahrenheit?!
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S2016 E16 • What the Fahrenheit?!

The crazy story of the arbitrary temperature scale used in a tiny minority of countries.

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 2016

Indestructible Coating?!
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S2016 E17 • Indestructible Coating?!

Used in everything from bullet-proof vests to the walls of the Pentagon, polyurea's strength comes from its long-chain molecules.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 2016

Post-Truth: Why Facts Don't Matter Anymore
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S2016 E18 • Post-Truth: Why Facts Don't Matter Anymore

Why we can't seem to agree on what's true when it's easier than ever to check.

Première diffusion : 20 décembre 2016