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What happens if a manufactured virus escapes the lab?
How do we keep labs that handle dangerous pathogens safe and leak-free? Dig into the ongoing debate over virology research.
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Since the 1970s, resear…
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Why do we have hair in such random places? - Nina G. Jablonski
Discover how humans lost their fur as they evolved from primates, and why we still have hair on our bodies.
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We have lots in common with our closest …
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How do airplanes actually remain in flight? - Raymond Adkins
Explore the physics of flight, and discover how aerodynamic lift generates the force needed for planes to fly.
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By 1917, Albert Einstein had explaine…
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This one unusual trick will get you infinite gold - Dan Finkel
Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd
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A few years ago, the king decided your life would be forfeit unless you tripled the gol…
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The passage across the high wire - Philippe Petit
Even a death-defying magician has to start somewhere. High-wire artist Philippe Petit takes you on an intimate journey from his first card trick at a…
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Can a black hole be destroyed? - Fabio Pacucci
Are black holes indestructible? Explore the theory of Hawking radiation, a process that could lead a black hole to gradually lose mass and evaporate.…
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