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Diving Ketchup | Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
Did you know that you can cause a packet of ketchup to rise and fall on command in a bottle of water? People might even think that you have the ability to move objects with your mind! The truth is that you don’t have the gift of telekinesis. You actually just know a...
Moon Landing 50th: CBC News takes you inside the landmark mission and its impact | CBC News
Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 mission took humans to the moon, capturing imaginations worldwide and sparking a new era of discovery. CBC News is looking back this week at the landmark mission, considering its impact on the world today and exploring Canada's role in...
Remembering Kennedy’s bold call to go to the moon – The Globe and Mail
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared, "We choose to go to the moon." Just seven years later, the first steps were taken on the lunar surface by Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Source: Remembering Kennedy's bold call to go to the moon - The...
Where Do Trees Get Their Mass? – Veritassium
Trees can weigh hundreds or even thousands of tons, but where do they get this mass from? A few common answers are: the soil, water, and sunlight. But the truth is the vast majority of a dry tree's mass comes from the air - it originated as carbon dioxide
Why white horses aren’t bothered by horse-flies – submitted by Joanne O’Meara
Susanne Åkesson, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded the prestigious Ig Nobel Prize. The prize, which she shares with six other researchers from Hungary and Spain, was presented to them for their discovery that white horses...
(1) What We Get Wrong About “Alcoholism” – YouTube
There are a lot of stereotypes and stigma surrounding alcohol that prevent both understanding and adequate care, and the spectrum of symptoms that alcohol use disorder can include is a lot more complicated than you might think. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a...
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Can We Make Ocean Water Drinkable — and Should We?
We need water to survive--and Earth is covered in it! Unfortunately, almost all of that water is salty. In this week’s episode of Reactions find out why getting freshwater from ocean water is a lot trickier than you might imagine.
Ice-Tray Battery | Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
You probably know that voltaic batteries come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, from tiny button batteries to car batteries to huge industrial heavy-weights. They turn chemical energy into the electrical energy that people use to power clocks, toys, cell phones,...
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques returns to Earth, sets Canadian space record – The Globe and Mail
Saint-Jacques has set a record for the longest single space flight by a Canadian at 204 days Source: Astronaut David Saint-Jacques returns to Earth, sets Canadian space record - The Globe and Mail
On the Origin of Butts – YouTube
We’ve already been told that everybody poops - but did you ever stop to consider why? It’s thanks to our heroic through-gut that humans don’t suffer the same fate as jellyfish and anemones, and every hero has an origin story… Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
Homemade Ice Cream | Science Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
Use science know-how to create a tasty vanilla treat! The Roman emperor, Nero, is credited as the first person to have a type of ice cream made for his meals. Snow was used to freeze fruit drinks that he enjoyed so much. In 1310, Marco Polo helped out as did King...