How Do Powerful Magnets React To The Iron In Our Blood?

How Do Powerful Magnets React To The Iron In Our Blood?
Can humans safely handle large magnets when we have trace metals in our blood? YouTuber Brainiac75 explores.

October 29, 2017 at 06:39PM
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You should make fermented veggies—for science

You should make fermented veggies—for science
The science behind sauerkraut.

October 29, 2017 at 06:30PM
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How Snapchat Has Kept Itself Free of Fake News

How Snapchat Has Kept Itself Free of Fake News
Being less friendly to advertisers also insulates the service from viral hoaxes and propaganda.

October 29, 2017 at 06:30PM
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North Korea steps up security around monuments to Kim family as anger grows over poor living standards

North Korea steps up security around monuments to Kim family as anger grows over poor living standards
North Korea has stepped up security around statues and other larger-than-life monuments to the ruling Kim family, apparently out of concern that they might be vandalized by a disgruntled — and increasingly hungry — citizenry.

October 29, 2017 at 04:15PM
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Two American Women Rescued After Five Months at Sea

Two American Women Rescued After Five Months at Sea
With a broken mast rigging, a disabled engine and with distress calls out of range, two American women have been rescued after being at sea for five months, the U.S. Navy and the lucky mariners said Thursday.

October 27, 2017 at 07:21PM
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Aaron Rodgers And Conan Plow Down Villagers Playing 'Assassins Creed: Origins'

Aaron Rodgers And Conan Plow Down Villagers Playing 'Assassins Creed: Origins'
Stephen Colbert (with an assist from Eve Peyser) broke down the common words that Ivanka Trump uses in a head-scratchingly wrong ways.

October 28, 2017 at 09:01PM
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The Little Black Box That Took Over Piracy

The Little Black Box That Took Over Piracy
A little black plastic square, the Kodi Box doesn't look much different from a Roku or Apple TV, and it's similar in function as well. This streamer, though, offers something those others never will: Free access to practically any show or movie you can dream of.

October 28, 2017 at 02:19AM
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Does Smoking Pot Lead To More Sex?

Does Smoking Pot Lead To More Sex?
Surveys of 50,000 people found that those who smoked marijuana had sex more often than those who abstained from the drug. What is unclear is whether other factors explain the apparent link.

October 29, 2017 at 02:02AM
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Five Tech Myths People Still Believe

Five Tech Myths People Still Believe
For all the incredible feats of engineering and design, consumer technology is rife for supersition and myth.

October 26, 2017 at 07:53PM
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White Supremacists Stage Anti-Refugee Protests In Tennessee

White Supremacists Stage Anti-Refugee Protests In Tennessee
About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis held back-to-back rallies in two small Tennessee cities today to protest refugee resettlement in the state, which sued the federal government over the issue earlier this year.

October 29, 2017 at 01:06AM
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Puerto Rico Is Burning Its Dead, And We May Never Know How Many People The Hurricane Really Killed

Puerto Rico Is Burning Its Dead, And We May Never Know How Many People The Hurricane Really Killed
People whose bodies are cremated are largely not being counted in the official death toll.

October 29, 2017 at 01:06AM
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Unravelling The Wibbly Wobbly World Of Fictional Time Travel

Unravelling The Wibbly Wobbly World Of Fictional Time Travel
Minutephysics analyzes the different ways time travels influences the plot of some of the most famous time travel stories.

October 28, 2017 at 09:01PM
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How the Soviet Union Snooped Waters for Enemy Subs—Without Sonar

How the Soviet Union Snooped Waters for Enemy Subs—Without Sonar
Newly declassified documents show that even the most secretive submarines leaves a trail.

October 26, 2017 at 10:15PM
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First on CNN: First charges filed in Mueller investigation

First on CNN: First charges filed in Mueller investigation
The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge. Plans were prepared Friday for anyone charged to be taken into custody as soon as Monday, the sources said. It is unclear what the charges are.

October 28, 2017 at 05:35PM
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Meet the High Schooler Shaking Up Artificial Intelligence

Meet the High Schooler Shaking Up Artificial Intelligence
Kevin Frans trained his first neural net—the kind of system that tech giants use to recognize your voice or face—two years ago, at the age of 15.

October 26, 2017 at 11:25PM
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News Anchor Tries Super Spicy Chip, Promptly Vomits

News Anchor Tries Super Spicy Chip, Promptly Vomits
Channel 2's Natalie Tysdal tried Paqui's Carolina Reaper chip and probably wishes she hadn't.

October 27, 2017 at 06:15PM
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6 Houseplants that Even a Plant Serial Killer Can't Kill

6 Houseplants that Even a Plant Serial Killer Can't Kill
Finding the perfect houseplant means balancing what looks good with your debilitating laziness. GQ’s Best Stuff knows the handsomest greenery even a serial plant murderer can keep alive and verdant.

October 25, 2017 at 09:20PM
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What Boredom Does to You

What Boredom Does to You
The science of the wandering mind.

October 27, 2017 at 02:43AM
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The Most Unaffordable Housing Markets In North America, Charted

The Most Unaffordable Housing Markets In North America, Charted
The usual suspects — New York, San Francisco, Vancouver — top the list, but where else are things bad?

October 27, 2017 at 01:27AM
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The Most Hated Woman On the Russian Internet | Backchannel

The Most Hated Woman On the Russian Internet | Backchannel
Anna Zhavnerovich knew she was taking a risk when she publicized the details of her assault online. But in doing so, she joined a growing movement of survivors fighting back against Russia’s Kremlin-influenced trolling machine.

October 26, 2017 at 01:37AM
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