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8 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Viral
Debunking Medical Myths
No one's saying games cause aspergers, but it made the headlines anyway; a scientist claims there are no E.T.s but no one really believes him, and no one's going to win PETA's X-prize for lab meat. Play Video
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9 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Viral
The Space Episode--Extrasolar Planet, Space Robot, Matter
An extrasolar planet contains methane (which, being organic, could suggest life), Canada's space robot is aweseome, RIP Arthur C. Clarke, and matter vs. antimatter - why did matter win? Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican -
2 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Viral
Hobbits, Stem Cells, Environment
Hobbits or hypothyroidism? Or simply island dwarfism? The Catholic church still isn't down with stem cells, but hurting the environment will earn you a trip straight to heck. And more! Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican -
8 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Viral
How Meditation ENhances Attention
When you're concentrating on something and miss something else that should be obvious, that's the attentional blink. New research shows that meditators can avoid this gap in perception. Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican -
17 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Viral
New Dinosaurs, Virtual Patients, Psychological Probing
Two new dinosaurs were as big as elephants and hunted in very different ways, scientists use the website Hot or Not to probe human psychology, and a virtual patient debuts Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican -
5 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Viral
Killing Episode--Robots, Asteroids, Bacteria
The new seed vault looks exactly like Superman's arctic HQ. Robots are coming to a war near you, and we might all be annihliated by an asteroid in 2036. Plus, bacteriophages vs. MRSA. Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican -
6 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Viral
What is Dark Matter?
Dark matter is weird stuff - you can't see it or touch it, yet it's all around us. And it's literally holding the galaxy together. Come along as Scientific American editor George Musser explains what it's all about -- in about a minute and a half, using nothing but stuff he has in his office - not a trivial feat! Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican -
73 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Viral
How We Know When a Volcano Will Erupt
Knowing when a volcano will erupt is as important to our safety as it is to governments who might want to use artificially induced volcanic eruptions as a superweapon... Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican -
30 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Games & Gadgets
How Do Quantum Computers Work?
Quantum bits, or qubits, don't have to be a 0 or a 1, unlike bits in a regular computer -- this allows them to perform some amazing feats. Too bad they only last a few seconds. Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican -
63 Views Video Posted July 14, 2008 in Wheels
Driverless Car "Boss" --DARPA Grand Challenge
The winner of the DARPA grand challenge had to do much more than navigate a driving course -- this driverless car, nicknamed "boss," also had to avoid traffic and other obstacles. Play Video Posted by: ScientificAmerican
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