Scientiflix

Featuring insightful and informative videos from all areas of the sciences and humanities, Scientiflix is an independent curation project by Jake L Woodworth. If there are any freely available videos that you would like to see on here, please let me know about them.

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Hi Jake, I am wondering if I can post your video on my FB page? I paint custom ceiling murals of the stars with constellations in the correct order, shooting stars and the Milky Way galaxy. The name of my business is Cosmic Illusions based out of Longmont, CO. I've been looking for some informative information for my followers. I think your video would be perfect for kids. I just wanted to ask for permission before I used it. Thanks, Bill Kerwin, Cosmic Illusions

Hi Bill

Though I’m not sure which specific video you’re referring to, I have to point out that I do not own the rights to any of the materials shared here (for educational purposes).

Below the caption for each video there should be a link that says “source”, please click on this link to be taken to the original upload of any video. This will hopefully be where you can contact the original creator/team behind the video and ask permission to adapt it.

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What Is The Hottest Temperature Possible 

The idea of absolute hot springs from its better-known cousin, absolute zero, which, as you may recall, is 0 K, -273.15° C or -459.67° F. And although abridged definitions of the lowest temperature will frequently state it is the point at which matter stops moving, this is technically incorrect. Absolute zero is actually the point where molecular motion no longer produces heat (but does have zero-point energy).

Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/04/inconceivably-hot-cold-absolute-hot/

Sources:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/absolute-hot.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_hot

http://www.britannica.com/science/absolute-zero

http://www.nuclecu.unam.mx/~alberto/physics/string.html

http://everything.explained.today/Hagedorn_temperature/

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20131218-absolute-zero-to-absolute-hot

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2207828/This-bug--The-indestructible-micro-animals-survive-vacuum-space--blood.html

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/journey-other-side-absolute-zero

http://futurism.com/science-explained-hottest-possible-temperature/

http://www.particleadventure.org/standard_model.html

http://www.nuclecu.unam.mx/~alberto/physics/string.html

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/05/the-amazing-tardigrade-the-toughest-known-creature-on-earth-and-beyond/

http://www.geek.com/science/geek-answers-what-is-the-hottest-possible-temperature-1610379/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_temperature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagedorn_temperature

By: Today I Found Out.

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Protecting Ancient Artifacts 

Inigo Gilmore visits the local museum, where the relics are locked away, and learns the items are likely from the Middle East, possibly from ISIS held territory.

By: National Geographic. Donate to the National Geographic Society

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The MAGNETO SNAIL! (and other marine gastropods) 

In 2015, a new species of deep-sea snail was described that blew our minds: the the scaly-foot gastropod (Crysomallon squamiferum), aka basically the Magneto Snail. Living in hydrothermal ecosystems is a tough life, so this snail had evolved with a shell literally made out of iron - some populations’ shells are even magnetic. Food sources are scarce down there but these snails don’t eat - they get all of their energy through a process of chemosynthesis, in which the bacteria living in their guts produce the nutrients required for sustained life.

The more I looked into the fascinating world of marine snails, I realized I knew virtually nothing about these invertebrates. They’ve dominated every part of the ocean, from the banks to the floor, inhabiting niches that allow them to diversify in incredible ways.

So, here’s a quick overview of some of the 4.5 million snails in the Field’s collection! Stay tuned to hear Jochen play a giant conch shell at the end. It’s worth it.

By: The Brainscoop.

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What Are Planetary Transits? 

When space objects pass in front of other space objects, we call that a transit. And it turns out, they’re not just fun to watch, they helped us figure out our place in the cosmos.

By: Fraser Cain. Support Universe Today on Patreon

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Did Neil Armstrong Almost Die In Space? 

In order to get to the moon, orbital rendezvous and docking skills needed to be developed. And with anything space exploration related, there were a few dangerous attempts.

By: DNews Plus.

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Where Do Subjects Start Out in Sentences? Word Order and VPISH 

Why do different languages slot their words into sentences in different sequences? Do the subjects of sentences have to start off at the beginning of the sentence? In this week's episode, we talk about word order and the Verb Phrase-Internal Subject Hypothesis, or VPISH: how much variation in orders we see across languages, why having the subject start out lower down in the syntactic tree helps us capture these differences, and what other evidence we have that the subject might not start exactly where it appears.

By: The Ling Space. Get The Ling Space merchandise.

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Recording the Sounds of Extinction 

Bernie Krause has been recording wildlife sounds, or "soundscapes," for over forty years. He's amassed the largest archive in the world, and in doing so, can chart how wildlife sounds have changed over the course of climate change. Listen for yourself: the rising silence speaks volumes./P>

By: Great Big Story.

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King Tut’s Dagger: It Came From Outer Space 

A dagger tucked into the wrappings of the mummy of King Tutankhamun was only recently conclusively analyzed to determine its chemical composition. And it turns out it’s from space. Sort of.

SOURCES:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12664/epdf

http://www.seeker.com/king-tuts-space-blade-identified-1831900657.html

http://www.newser.com/story/225952/king-tuts-dagger-has-out-of-this-world-origins.html

http://www.biography.com/people/king-tut-9512446#early-life-

By: How Stuff Works.

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This Knee Crack is The Worst Sound Ever (And It's Good For You) 

Knees sound terrifying when amplified, FYI. A team of researchers studying knee grinding sounds may do great medical good though, if their sound-based research and technology ends up helping people with a cute knee injuries.

It's still probably the worst sound ever.

Kim Horcher and Alan Kistler (Author, Pop Culture Historian) discuss!

Read more: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-gross-sound-your-knee-makes-could-be-a-sign-of-health

By: Nerd Alert.

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The Race To See The Black Hole At The Center Of Our Galaxy 

We've never observed a black hole directly, but with a wild collection of telescopes, these astronomers are determined to be the first.

Read More:

Are Black Holes Real?

Why the coldest place in the universe is so special

Black Hole Hunters

By: DNews.

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The Science of Alcohol: From Beer to Bourbon 

Alcohol has been an important part of human culture for a very long time, and from the basic process, we've figured out how to create a wide variety of alcohol beverages!

Hosted by: Michael Aranda

Sources:

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/ethanol#section=Top

http://www.pnas.org/content/112/2/458

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10816-011-9127-y/fulltext.html

http://www.penn.museum/research/projects-researchers/asian-section/112-the-earliest-alcoholic-beverage-in-the-world

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/07/0718_050718_ancientbeer.html

http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/yeast-fermentation-and-the-making-of-beer-14372813

http://howtobrew.com/

http://www.homebrewers.com/category/aatdvarks.videos.001_beginner.hops/

https://books.google.com/books?id=6JHxBwAAQBAJ

http://people.westminstercollege.edu/students/cds0709/RESEARCH/Fundamentals%20of%20beer%20and%20hop%20chemistry.doc

http://illumin.usc.edu/119/from-the-vine-to-the-table-winemaking-explained/

http://www.winegeeks.com/articles/18

https://www.exploratorium.edu/wine/tannin_activity.html

http://www.chem.umass.edu/~samal/269/distill.pdf

http://infohost.nmt.edu/~jaltig/Distillation.pdf

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to/a7569/how-distilling-works/

http://www.diffordsguide.com/encyclopedia/2014-03-27/198/bws/distillation-the-science-of-distillation

http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2012/06/diy-vs-buy-how-to-make-gin-at-home-infusions-compound-gin.html

http://www.experiencetequila.com/tequila-101/aging/

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drink/2013/03/superaged_spirits_how_old_is_too_old_for_whiskey_gin_and_chartreuse.html

By: SciShow. Support SciShow on Patreon

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How Is Your Phone Changing You? 

Should you be worried about your cellphone?

References/Further Reading:

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/07/exploiting-the-neuroscience-of-internet-addiction/259820/

http://qz.com/626482/neuroscience-says-these-five-rituals-will-help-your-brain-stay-young/

http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/chapter-three-a-week-in-the-life-analysis-of-smartphone-users/

http://time.com/3952333/smartphone-addiction/

https://www.ted.com/talks/jan_chipchase_on_our_mobile_phones?language=en

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21645180-smartphone-ubiquitous-addictive-and-transformative-planet-phones

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-future-is-here-whats-next-for-mobile-phones-180951479/?no-ist

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mental-mishaps/201401/cell-phones-are-changing-social-interaction

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/31/cell-phones-promote-serious-social-psychological-i/

http://www.medicaldaily.com/out-sight-out-mind-cell-phones-may-diminish-cognitive-ability-even-without-use-313590

http://time.com/3616383/cell-phone-distraction/

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/12/mere-presence-of-your-phone-is-distracting.html

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201312/why-are-public-cell-phone-users-so-annoying

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215001806

By: AsapSCIENCE. Get the AsapSCIENCE book or Get the AsapSCIENCE T-shirt at DFTBA

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What if I still don't think I'm sick enough? 

Some professionals are just bad at their jobs. That's the truth. So we may have to shout to get the help that we need or possibly get another opinion from another mental health professional.

One of the questions I received like this is below:

Could you do a video on not feeling sick enough or doubting you have a mental illness at all even when you've been diagnosed with one? I feel I have this problem of having minor problems with everything (some eating issues, never diagnosed as they are not bad enough, really minor self harm), but am seriously not sick enough with anything and therefore not worthy of help. I've had a lot of invalidating comments and judged as "not sick enough" and turned down when asking for help from professionals too. I'm afraid I don't have depression, I just have a bad self esteem, because I really am good at nothing, lazy and a bad person. Basically that I don't have real depression or it's really minor and therefore everything I thought was the "voice of depression" is actually true. I don't feel like my past was bad enough to warrant PTSD diagnoses. That no matter how bad I feel those feelings just aren't and can't be bad enough to be valid and real. Any help much appreciated!

By: Kati Morton. Support Kati Morton on Patreon

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After Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History, This River Is Thriving 

Conservationists can now point to the largest dam removal project in the U.S. as a success story. The ecosystem of Washington's Elwha River has been thriving since the removal of its hydroelectric dam system. Recent surveys show dramatic recovery, especially in the near shore at the river's mouth, where the flow of sediment has created favorable habitat for the salmon population. A new generation of salmon species, some of which are endangered, are now present in the river. Some hope that the restoration of the Elwha River will become a shining example for the removal of dams across the U.S.

Read "River Revives After Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History"

Check out salmon photos on National Geographic Your Shot

Learn more about the largest dam removal in U.S. history

By: National Geographic. Donate to the National Geographic Society

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Double domestication for dogs? 

Where were dogs first domesticated? Could it have happened more than once?

Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/dogs-may-have-been-domesticated-more-once

By: Science Magazine.

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Shrinking microscope lenses 

While batteries, screens and other electronic components get smaller and smaller, lenses have not done their part. Now, with a material science approach, scientists have created tiny meta-material lenses.

Read the research: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/352/6290/1190

By: Science Magazine.