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Why don’t poisonous animals poison themselves? – TED Ed by Rebecca D. Tarvin
https://youtu.be/-sEpBGF106k Thousands of animal species use toxic chemicals to defend themselves from predators. Snakes have blood clotting compounds in their fangs, the bombardier beetle has corrosive liquid in its abdomen and jellyfish have venomous, harpoon-like...
Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
https://youtu.be/rAYW9n8i-C4 An experiment on how turbulent convection in Earth's core makes a magnetic field Get a free audiobook with a free 30 day trial at http://www.audible.com/Veritasium or text Veritasium to 500-500 Huge thanks to Prof. Dan Lathrop and team:...
How Do Polarized Sunglasses Work?
https://youtu.be/rKlZ_ibIBgo he useful glare-blocking properties of polarized sunglasses are well-known to just about anyone who goes outside. What isn't so well-known is how they reduce glare in the first place. That answer is deceptively complicated! Hosted by: Hank...
NASA spacecraft rockets toward sun for closest look yet | CBC News
A NASA spacecraft rocketed toward the sun Sunday on an unprecedented quest to get closer to our star than anything ever sent before. Source: NASA spacecraft rockets toward sun for closest look yet | CBC News
The Secret Life of Scientists – Preetha Ram by NOVA
“Just getting the right answer doesn’t have as much value as igniting that spark of interest in them.” - Preetha Ram Science: From childhood, Preetha Ram has had a lifelong love affair with chemistry. Secret: Her tools for sharing her love of chemistry? Social...
Ontario Student Injury Prevention Website
This site was specifically designed to provide resources, information and interactive forums focused on student injury prevention and maintaining a culture of safety mindedness in Ontario schools and boards.
The 7 Coolest Active Space Probes
https://youtu.be/jiQpudokpzc We’ve sent thousands of things into space over the years! Many of them just orbit the Earth, and some are flying out past the edges of the Solar System. In this episode, we present our favorite currently active space probes! We're...
The World in UV – Veritasium
https://youtu.be/V9K6gjR07Po UV cameras expose a hidden world and reveal the incompleteness of our perception. In summary, ultraviolet light interacts differently with matter for a number of reasons: 1. Some pigments selectively absorb UV so they may appear white in...
Soccer headers may hurt women’s brains more than men’s
Women sustain more damage from heading soccer balls than men, a brain scan study suggests. Source: Soccer headers may hurt women’s brains more than men’s
Fibonacci Sequence in Nature
https://youtu.be/nt2OlMAJj6o This video shows fascinating examples of the Fibonacci numbers in nature.
Toronto students become published scientists after sending worms to space – Globe and Mail
The four students were in grades 8 through 12 when they first proposed shooting a tube of microscopic worms into orbit so they could study the effects of low gravity on muscle deterioration Source: Toronto students become published scientists after sending worms to...
Eat your meal, then your cutlery? One company’s answer to plastic pollution | CBC News
Plastic cutlery is a major contributor to the growing plastic waste crisis. An estimated 40 billion plastic utensils are used and thrown away each year in the United States alone. But an Indian cutlery company has a possible solution — spoons and forks you can eat....