👁Is human evolution speeding up or slowing down?
🧠Laurence Hurst
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣In the past 3,000 years, many populations have evolved genetic adaptations to their local environments. People in Siberia and the high arctic are uniquely adapted to survive extreme cold. The Bajau people can dive 70 meters and stay underwater for almost 15 minutes. So what are other recent changes? And will our technological innovations impact our evolution? Laurence Hurst investigates. [Directed by Philip Piaget & Rikke Planeta, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by André Aires].
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👁Why do cats have vertical pupils?
🧠Ceren Nur Durmuş
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Peering into the eyes of different animals, you'll see some extraordinarily shaped pupils. House cats, for one, are twilight hunters with vertically elongated pupils. Many grazing animals, like goats, have rectangular pupils. Other animals have crescent- or heart-shaped pupils. So, what's going on? Why are there so many different pupil shapes? Emma Bryce digs into the science of animal vision. [Directed by Bálint Gelley, CUB Animation Ltd, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by József Iszlai].
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👁Which animal has the best eyesight?
🧠Thomas W. Cronin
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣The animal kingdom boasts an incredible diversity of eyes. Some rotate independently while others have squiggly-shaped pupils. Some have protective lids, others squirt blood. But which creature has the best sight? Which sees best in the darkness? Which sees the most detail? Which animal sees the most color? And finally, which detects motion the fastest? Thomas W. Cronin investigates. [Directed by Josefina Preumayr, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by André Aires].
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👁Why are cockroaches so hard to kill?
🧠Ameya Gondhalekar
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣In ancient Egypt, there was a spell that declared, "Be far from me, O vile cockroach." Thousands of years later, we're still trying to oust these insects. But from poison traps to brandished slippers, cockroaches seem to weather just about everything we throw at them. So, what makes cockroaches so hard to kill? Ameya Gondhalekar digs into the genetic wonders of this troublingly tenacious creature. [Directed by Irida Zhonga, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Phil Brookes].
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👁These animals are also plants ... wait, what?
🧠Luka Seamus Wright
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣The species of slug known as Elysia chlorotica may not look like much— it resembles a bright green leaf— but it's one of the most extraordinary creatures on our planet. Living in marshes along the coast of North America, it can go about a year without eating. During that time, it lives like a plant. How is this possible? Luka Seamus Wright digs into the incredible adaptations of these mixotrophs. [Directed by Denis Chapon, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁What is the rarest color in nature?
🧠Victoria Hwang
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Plants, animals, or minerals found in nature bear almost every color imaginable. There are two factors that influence what hues you see in the wild: physics and evolution. So, which colors are you least likely to see in the natural world? Victoria Hwang explores one of nature's rarest spectacles. [Directed by Tamara Bogovac, Artrake Studio, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Nikola Radivojevic].
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👁The world's slimiest animal
🧠Noah R. Bressman and Douglas Fudge
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In 2017, a truck screeched to a halt. One of its containers slid off, hit a car, and spilled its contents— thousands of kilograms of hagfish. The result of this accident was an absolute mess: the highway was coated in a thick slime that took the fire department 7 hours to clear. How did these creatures create this stupendous supply of slime? Noah R. Bressman and Douglas Fudge investigate. [Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Jarrett Farkas].
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👁The surprising science of happiness
🧠Dan Gilbert
🗣Subtitle: 🇹🇷Turkish | 🇬🇧English

👣Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned.
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👁This weird trick will help you summon an army of worms
🧠Kenny Coogan
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In the middle of Florida's Apalachicola National Forest, a bizarre, almost magical scene is unraveling. Sliding a metal strip over a wooden stake, a master summoner is sending deep croaking noises reverberating throughout the area. And, as if in a trance, hundreds of earthworms begin emerging from the soil. What's going on? Kenny Coogan explores the tradition known as worm grunting. [Directed by Martina Meštrović, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Marko First].
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👁The benefits of daydreaming
🧠Elizabeth Cox
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣On a daily basis, you spend between a third and half of your waking hours daydreaming. That may sound like a huge waste of time, but scientists think it must have some purpose, or humans wouldn't have evolved to do so much of it. So, what exactly happens in the brain while you daydream? Elizabeth Cox takes a closer look at the science of daydreaming through the mind of a teenager. [Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Alexandra Panzer and Hani Furstenberg, music by Weston Fonger].
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👁What is the rarest color in nature?
🧠Victoria Hwang
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Plants, animals, or minerals found in nature bear almost every color imaginable. There are two factors that influence what hues you see in the wild: physics and evolution. So, which colors are you least likely to see in the natural world? Victoria Hwang explores one of nature's rarest spectacles. [Directed by Tamara Bogovac, Artrake Studio, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Nikola Radivojevic].
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👁Why do women have periods?
🧠TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣A handful of species on Earth share a seemingly mysterious trait: a menstrual cycle. We're one of the select few mammals on Earth that menstruate, and we also do it more than any other animal, even though it's a waste of nutrients, and can be a physical inconvenience. So where's the sense in this uncommon biological process? TED-Ed describes the history and evolution of menstruation. [Directed by TED-Ed, narrated by Susan Zimmerman].
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👁Underwater astonishments
🧠David Gallo
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean. This short talk celebrates the pioneering work of ocean explorers like Edith Widder and Roger Hanlon.
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👁Why do you want to squeeze cute things?
🧠Joshua Paul Dale
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Watching a kitten fumbling around, it might feel as if you've never encountered anything so devastatingly adorable in your mortal life. You may want to pet its soft fur and kiss its tiny head. But you may also feel the conflicting urge... to squeeze or smush the kitten, maybe even stuff it in your mouth. What is this peculiar phenomenon? Joshua Paul Dale explores the urge known as cute aggression. [Directed by Oksana Kurmaz, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Jan Willem de With].
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👁Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn't?
🧠G. Richard Scott
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental dilemmas that fuel the demand for braces and wisdom teeth extractions today appear to be recent developments. So, what happened? While it's nearly impossible to know for sure, scientists have a hypothesis. G. Richard Scott shares the prevailing theory on crooked teeth. [Directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁Seeing things that aren't there? It's pareidolia
🧠Susan G. Wardle
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Imagine opening a bag of chips, only to find Santa Claus looking back at you. Or turning a corner to see a building smiling at you. Humans see faces in all kinds of mundane objects, but these faces aren't real— they're illusions due to a phenomenon known as face pareidolia. So why exactly does this happen, and how far does this distortion go? Susan G. Wardle explores why we see illusory faces. [Directed by Oksana Kurmaz, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by André Aires].
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👁Can we recreate the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummy?
🧠David M. Howard
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Drawing on his work reconstructing the vocal tract of an ancient Egyptian priest, speech scientist David M. Howard shares three evolutionary wonders of human speech -- and the importance of nurturing your own voice in an increasingly noisy world.
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👁Why did Megalodon go extinct?
🧠Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣20 million years ago, the ocean housed a creature so colossal that its stomach could reach volumes of almost 10,000 liters— big enough to fit an entire orca. It was the megalodon, the biggest shark to ever live. So, what was it like when megalodon ruled the seas? And what brought this formidable predator to extinction? Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento investigate. [Directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Cem Misirlioglu, WORKPLAYWORK].
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👁Scientists are obsessed with this lake
🧠Nicola Storelli and Daniele Zanzi
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In the millions of years since oxygen began saturating Earth’s oceans and atmosphere, most organisms have evolved to rely on this gas. However, there are some places where oxygen-averse microorganisms like those from Earth’s earliest days have re-emerged. And one such place is hidden high in the Swiss Alp’s Piora Valley. Nicola Storelli and Daniele Zanzi dive into the depths of Lake Cadagno. [Directed by Ivana Volda, Thomas Johnson Volda, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Stephen LaRosa].
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👁Why do snakes have forked tongues?
🧠Cella Wright
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣An alligator snapping turtle lures its prey using a blood-engorged tongue that resembles a wriggling worm. And it’s far from the only animal doing tongue trickery. Tongues in the animal kingdom vary widely — from texture and length, to shape and dexterity. So, what's the point of having so many different kinds of tongues? Cella Wright explores how different species use the appendage to survive. [Directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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