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From the creators of the popular science show with millions of YouTube subscribers comes the MinuteEarth podcast. Every episode of the show dives deep into a science question you might not even know you had - but once you hear the answer, you’ll want to share it with everyone you know. Our team of scientists digs into the research and breaks it down into a short, entertaining explanation jam-packed with science facts and terrible puns. We’ll tell the incredible story of how monkeys crossed the Atlantic ocean on natural rafts, and we’ll explain why it gets hotter the deeper you dig underground.
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Jetty: a breakwater constructed to protect or defend a harbor, stretch of coast, or riverbank.
Rip current: a relatively strong, narrow current flowing outward from the beach through the surf zone and presenting a hazard to swimmers.
Rip tide: a strong current caused by tidal flow in confined areas such as inlets and presenting a hazard to swimmers and boaters. A similar but distinct phenomenon often confused for a rip current.
Sandbar: a deposit of sand forming a shallow area in the sea or a river.
Surf zone: the area of the ocean where waves break near the shoreline.
Undertow: a current of water below the surface and moving in a different direction from any surface current. Also distinct from a rip current.
Wave Set Up: elevation of the mean water level at the shoreline due to wave breaking in the surf zone.
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Shade avoidance: changes in plant body form and function that occur in response to the light signals provided by neighboring vegetation
Photoreceptors: light-sensitive proteins involved in the sensing and response to light in a variety of organisms
Far-red light: light at the extreme red end of the visible spectrum, just before infrared light (wavelength of ~700 to 750 nm)
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Approximate number system: A cognitive system that supports the estimation of the magnitude of a group without relying on language or symbols.
Violation of expectancy looking time measure: A technique used to determine if subjects were surprised by an outcome of an experiment based on the idea that surprising outcomes resulted in longer looking times.
Cross-species comparison: Comparisons across species that differ in cognitive character.
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Petri dish: a shallow, circular, transparent dish with a flat lid, used for the culture of microorganisms.
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Basic reproduction number: a figure expressing the average number of cases of an infectious disease arising by transmission from a single infected individual, in a population that has not previously encountered the disease.
Epidemic: a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Meme: an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations.
Viral: of the nature of, caused by, or relating to a virus or viruses. Or relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one internet user to another.
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Contraception: the use of devices, drugs, or surgery to prevent pregnancy - also known as birth control.
Progestin: the synthetic form of progesterone, a sex hormone that plays a role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
Gametes: haploid reproductive cells including sperm and eggs.
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Language death: when a language loses its last known native speaker.
Species extinction: the termination of a species by the death of its last member.
Ethnologue.com: the world’s foremost authority on the languages of the world and their current status.
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Biomagnification: the process by which substances (usually harmful ones) in the natural environment gradually increase in concentration along the food chain
Trophic level: A level or position in a food chain, a food web, or an ecological pyramid.
Herbivore: an organism that mostly feeds on plants
Omnivore: an organism that feeds on plants and animals
Carnivore: an organism that eats exclusively - or almost exclusively - animals.
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Annular Eclipse: an eclipse of the sun in which the edge of the sun remains visible as a bright ring around the moon.
Elliptical orbit: when an object moves around another object in an oval shaped path.
Latitude: the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Total Eclipse: an eclipse of the sun in which the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.
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Anoxia: the absence of oxygen
Chemosynthesis: the synthesis of organic compounds by bacteria or other living organisms using energy derived from reactions involving inorganic chemicals, typically in the absence of sunlight.
Corrode: destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action.
Decomposer: an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
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Convergent Evolution: The process by which certain species independently evolve similar traits.
Carcinization: a form of convergent evolution in which non-crab crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan.
Decapods: Crustaceans including lobsters, crabs, crayfish, and shrimp.
YouTube algorithm: A secret set of complex computer-based rules that recommends videos presumably to increase user engagement.
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Probability distribution: A function giving the probability of a certain measure having a certain value.
Skewness: A measure of how asymmetrical a distribution looks like.
Multimodal distribution: A distribution with more than one peak.
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Behavior: the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus.
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Pathogens: Organisms that can cause disease.
Reuse of Human Excreta: The safe and beneficial use of treated human poop.
Biogas: A renewable energy source that’s a combination of methane and carbon dioxide.
Black soldier fly larvae: Among the most efficient animals at converting biomass into feed.
Biosolids: Solid organic matter retrieved from the sewage treatment process that can be used as fertilizer among other uses.
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Greetings ! This will be my first episode ! Heard bout it on Moxies site. Miss her so much. Here we go !!!
Heard about your podcast on Your Brain on Facts. I love her show and always hoped she would be able to come back . Thot I'd give your show my ear. since you said who doesn't love animals I figured hey I love animals!
I never thought about been a fish. haha Thank you for the mindblowing.