Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?

Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?

The world's energy consumption is ruining the planet but for decades physicists have been working on what could solve the world's energy and climate change woes for centuries to come - nuclear fusion. Learn about building stars on Earth in this episode.

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How Big Bang Theory Works, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

How Big Bang Theory Works, with Neil deGrasse Tyson

There are a number of theories for how the universe evolved but none are more widely accepted than the Big Bang theory. Learn about the mind-boggling details of the early universe and hear Dr. Neil de...

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How the Gender Pay Gap Works

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How Labor Strikes Work

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Our cats episode - right here, right meow

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Nostalgia is not the most toxic impulse

Nostalgia is not the most toxic impulse

Nostalgia is a funny thing. It's not home sickness, it's more connected to emotions and a time in your life. But is nostalgia worthwhile? Nascent science says it just might be. Learn more about your ...

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What Was the Deal With the Hatfields and McCoys?

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It was America's most famous family feud, but the history of the Hatfields vs the McCoys is fraught with bias and inaccuracies. Dig into a disagreement in 19th-century Appalachia that became a very bi...

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How TED Talks Work: Featuring Roman Mars

How TED Talks Work: Featuring Roman Mars

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Who Gets to Name Continents?

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America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, right? Maybe not. And who named Australia? Find out the unusually uncertain origins of the continents and other interesting stuff in this episode. Learn more ...

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