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SciShow Tangents

SciShow Tangents

260 Episodes • By Complexly • scishow-tangents.simplecast.com...
SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research... while not getting distracted. T ...more
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Turtles
Devotees of the testudines rejoice! Whether you have... more
Apr 16 2024 46m
Faster Robot Development Discussed
Chapter 1 5 mins
Feeling Old on SciShow Tangents
Chapter 2 12 mins
Turtle Facts and Bowser's Identity
Chapter 3 13 mins
Turtle Fossil Stories
Chapter 4 3 mins
Turtle-Insprired Robot Speed Comparison
Chapter 5 11 mins
Turtle Breathing and Microplastics Impact
Chapter 6 5 mins
Turtle Communication
Chapter 7 2 mins
Sea Turtle Fecal Collection and Swimsuits
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Teaser: Big vs. Small Patreon Bonus Episode
A wild teaser appears! This little snippet is the fi... more
Apr 3 2024 6m
Soda Stories and McDonald's Memories
Chapter 1 4 mins
Snack Preferences and Soda Stories
Chapter 2 1 min
The Smallest Possible Measurement
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Textiles
From expressing ourselves through fashion to protect... more
Apr 2 2024 44m
The History of Pants and Textiles
Chapter 1 13 mins
Meal Delivery and Favorite Shirts
Chapter 2 14 mins
Textiles and Fabric Mysteries
Chapter 3 6 mins
Entrepreneurial Grind and Meal Delivery Benefits
Chapter 4 10 mins
High Altitude Heart Defect Treatments
Chapter 5 6 mins
Difference Between Knitting and Crocheting
Chapter 6 1 min
Scishow Tangents Crew Introduction
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Feathers
It may be well-known that hope is the thing with fea... more
Mar 19 2024 43m
Feathers, Fossils, and Robotic Dinosaurs
Chapter 1 9 mins
Cryptids, Vampires, and Online Stores
Chapter 2 14 mins
Evolution of Dinosaur Feathers
Chapter 3 5 mins
Unusual Animals
Chapter 4 13 mins
Feather Eating and Alternative Protein
Chapter 5 8 mins
Feathers, Birds, and Science
Chapter 6 42 sec
Bird Feathers and Fright Molts
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Garbage
Trash, rubbish, waste, refuse...we have a lot of wor... more
Mar 5 2024 45m
Future Evolution of Brooms and Bugs
Chapter 1 9 mins
Bean Goo and Garbage
Chapter 2 12 mins
Trash Vocabulary and Laser Brooms
Chapter 3 11 mins
Plastic Recycling Challenges and Cockatoo Behavior
Chapter 4 4 mins
Implications of Plastic on Hermit Crabs
Chapter 5 5 mins
Waste to Energy Plants and Alternatives
Chapter 6 1 min
Role of Seagulls in Nutrient Cycle
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Hormones
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Feb 20 2024 43m
Chemicals and Hormones in the Body
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Greatness of Manakora Honey
Chapter 2 7 mins
Understanding Hormones and Their Functions
Chapter 3 12 mins
Valentine's Day Traditions and Hormones
Chapter 4 7 mins
Stress Hormones and Osteocalcin in Bones
Chapter 5 6 mins
Breast Milk and Circadian Rhythms
Chapter 6 5 mins
Impact of Hormones on Mood
Chapter 7 3 mins
Manuka Honey and Nocturnal Rodents
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Cheese
It's the long-awaited cheese-stravaganza! And it's e... more
Feb 6 2024 47m
Neural Basis of Disgust for Cheese
Chapter 1 15 mins
Exploring the Diversity of Cheese
Chapter 2 4 mins
Origins and Secret Ingredients of Cheese
Chapter 3 9 mins
Cheese and Its Unusual Ingredients
Chapter 4 9 mins
Factor Meals and Notion AI
Chapter 5 7 mins
Brain Studies and Soil Remediation Science
Chapter 6 9 mins
The Addictive Properties of Food
Chapter 7 1 min
Introduction to Notion AI
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Darkness
The question plaguing us this episode is, how dark c... more
Jan 23 2024 41m
Bog Butter and Trustworthiness in Google
Chapter 1 9 mins
National Parks and Freezer Contents
Chapter 2 13 mins
Darkness and Winter Solstice Exploration
Chapter 3 10 mins
Winter Solstice, Animals, and Mysterious Structures
Chapter 4 12 mins
Carrots and Dogs
Chapter 5 3 mins
Supporting and Promoting SciShow Tangents
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Refrigeration
In this not-so-chill episode, everybody gets a littl... more
Jan 9 2024 45m
Twisting and Untwisting for Efficient Refrigeration
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Quiet
Do you hear what I hear? Probably not, because in th... more
Dec 26 2023 42m
Water DeLuge for Quieter Rocket Launches
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Concept of Quiet
Chapter 2 10 mins
Animals and Their Sounds
Chapter 3 12 mins
Suppression in Rocket Launches With Money
Chapter 4 4 mins
Tree Crickets
Chapter 5 8 mins
The Quietest Period in Earth's History
Chapter 6 1 min
Quiet Ships' Effects on Whale Stress
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Oil
Oil: it's a ubiquitous substance humans have been re... more
Dec 12 2023 44m
The Wonder of Oil
Chapter 1 5 mins
Uses and Origins of Oil
Chapter 2 11 mins
The Concept of Oil and Crisco
Chapter 3 10 mins
The History and Ingredients of Crisco
Chapter 4 8 mins
Toxic Oil Spills and Environmental Cleanup
Chapter 5 5 mins
Human Hair for Oil Spill Cleanup
Chapter 6 6 mins
Understanding Fats and Health Effects
Chapter 7 1 min
Scishow Tangents Production Credits and Fun Fact
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Telescopes
What's that you spy on the horizon, just out of sigh... more
Nov 28 2023 45m
The Origins and Uses of Telescopes
Chapter 1 3 mins
Hank's Cancer Socks and Global Equity
Chapter 2 5 mins
Telescopes
Chapter 3 6 mins
Types and Functions of Telescopes
Chapter 4 13 mins
Telescopes and Their Various Applications
Chapter 5 7 mins
Telescopes, Adaptive Optics, and Gravitational Lensing
Chapter 6 14 mins
The Evolution of Telescopes
Chapter 7 2 mins
Supporting SciShow Tangents
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Batteries
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Nov 14 2023 48m
Biological Batteries
Chapter 1 14 mins
Understanding Batteries and Their Functionality
Chapter 2 5 mins
Animals and Nature as Batteries
Chapter 3 14 mins
Pollen and Crab Shells
Chapter 4 6 mins
Electricity and Battery Research
Chapter 5 11 mins
Exploring Different Types of Energy Storage
Chapter 6 1 min
Microbial Battery for Energy Extraction
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Trick or Treat Month: Slime with Alexis Nikole Nelson!
Trick or Treat Month returns... and this time it's p... more
Oct 31 2023 42m
The Origins and Uses of Slime
Chapter 1 11 mins
Exploring the Concept of Slime
Chapter 2 13 mins
Slime in Nature and Novel Applications
Chapter 3 8 mins
Slimy Behaviors in Land and Sea
Chapter 4 12 mins
Exploring Slime Mold and Bio Computers
Chapter 5 1 min
Cognitive Surplus
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Trick or Treat Month: Theories with Dan Schreiber!
Trick or Treat Month returns... and this time it's p... more
Oct 17 2023 54m
Math and Topology
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Trick or Treat Month: Tombs with Siobhan Thompson!
Trick or Treat Month returns... and this time it's p... more
Oct 3 2023 49m
Archaeology, Tombs, and Spooky Discoveries
Chapter 1 14 mins
Factor
Chapter 2 6 mins
Word Tomb Origins and Quiz Game
Chapter 3 9 mins
Searching for Historical Tombs
Chapter 4 11 mins
King Harald and Bluetooth
Chapter 5 10 mins
Museum Hoaxes and Burial Mounds
Chapter 6 1 min
Italian Warlord's Potential Murder Mystery
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Hygiene
Visit HENSONSHAVING.com/TANGENTS to pick the razor f... more
Sep 19 2023 45m
Teen Names and Coolness Perception
Chapter 1 8 mins
Exploring Hygiene and Teen Names
Chapter 2 6 mins
Misconceptions and History of Hygiene
Chapter 3 9 mins
Facial Hair History and Trivia
Chapter 4 14 mins
Ancient Hygiene and Menstrual Health
Chapter 5 7 mins
The Safety of Aluminum in Deodorant
Chapter 6 1 min
Mandrels' Hygienic Behavior
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Big vs Small with Tiny Matters
Sam's out this week, but worry not: he found another... more
Sep 5 2023 48m
SciShow Dungeon
Chapter 1 11 mins
Rocketmoney
Chapter 2 6 mins
Concept of Big and Small
Chapter 3 12 mins
Unconventional Experiments in Science and Warfare
Chapter 4 12 mins
Miniaturization and Unseen Worlds
Chapter 5 8 mins
Satellites, Gas Monitoring, and Small Organisms
Chapter 6 2 mins
Leafcutter Ants
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Dust
Head to factormeals.com/tangents50 and use code tang... more
Aug 22 2023 41m
Moon Dust Auction - Value Speculation
Chapter 1 5 mins
DoorDash and Headphone Recommendations
Chapter 2 8 mins
Unveiling the Mysteries of Dust
Chapter 3 8 mins
Vacuum Cleaner History and Handhelds
Chapter 4 9 mins
Microplastics and Tracking Methods
Chapter 5 13 mins
Spider Webs and Martian Concrete
Chapter 6 1 min
Random Conversation About Various Topics
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Blue
From trustworthy to calming, sad to steadfast, and, ... more
Aug 8 2023 43m
Vivianite, Pigments, and Etsy
Chapter 1 14 mins
The Concept of Blue
Chapter 2 10 mins
Worms and Blue
Chapter 3 12 mins
Blue Pigments in Science and Art
Chapter 4 7 mins
The Influence of Color in Branding
Chapter 5 2 mins
Blue Cheese Making in Iron Age
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Bacteria
Take control of your finances today. Go to https://R... more
Jul 25 2023 44m
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Shells
From eggs to tacos to Ninja Turtles, some of the bes... more
Jul 11 2023 41m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Choosing Names and Identity
Chapter 2 7 mins
Exploring the Concept of Shells
Chapter 3 6 mins
Shells
Chapter 4 3 mins
Bazaar Beasts and Microcosmos Journey
Chapter 5 7 mins
Shell Feuds and Crab Batteries
Chapter 6 10 mins
Effects of Microplastics on Hermit Crabs
Chapter 7 2 mins
Discovering Fecal Chimneys in Bivalves
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Speed
This week we're talking about our old friend, Mr. Di... more
Jun 27 2023 44m
Speed of Signals in Frog's Egg
Chapter 1 14 mins
Speed and Siblings Concept Exploration
Chapter 2 11 mins
Submarines, Frog Eggs, and Galactic Speeds
Chapter 3 9 mins
The God Particle and Speeding Ticket
Chapter 4 11 mins
Needlefish
Chapter 5 1 min
SciShow Tantions and Skipper Poop Pellets
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Numbers
Whether you're tracking the orbit of satellites, loo... more
Jun 13 2023 48m
TV Shows Filmed on Campus
Chapter 1 4 mins
Microscopic Creatures and Science Trivia
Chapter 2 8 mins
Understanding Numbers and Their Importance
Chapter 3 9 mins
Number Trivia Game
Chapter 4 10 mins
Numbers and Math Facts
Chapter 5 6 mins
Computers and Number Puzzles
Chapter 6 9 mins
Ternary and Quantum Computing
Chapter 7 50 sec
Secret Sharing With Encryption
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Upcoming Schedule Announcement
No new episode this week! Come back next week, June ... more
Jun 6 2023 41 sec
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