MinuteEarth

Minute Earth
MinuteEarth

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.

  1. Why Exercise Is Hard

    1 DAY AGO

    Why Exercise Is Hard

    To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Physical activity - any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscle that increases energy expenditure above a basal level Exercise - a form of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and performed (primarily) with the goal of improving health or fitness Recommended levels of physical activity (USA) - 150 minutes moderate-intensity or 75 minutes vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, or an equivalent combination, and muscle-strengthening activities at least 2 days / week Evolutionary medicine - a field that uses evolutionary theory & data to better understand (the origins of) health & disease Mismatch conditions - health conditions that are more prevalent or severe today than in the past because the body is inadequately or insufficiently adapted to modern environmental conditions (likely including: cavities, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis) MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ⁠⁠https://neptunestudios.info⁠⁠ If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth⁠⁠   - Buy our merch: ⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠   - Buy our book: ⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠   - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    4 min
  2. The Secret Global Sewer System

    2 DAYS AGO

    The Secret Global Sewer System

    To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Waterlog - to saturate (a field) with water; a problem for most crops Drainage - the removal of liquid (water) from an area Ditch - a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field Drain tile - a pipe buried (beneath a field) for drainage. Originally made of ceramic tiles, now typically of corrugated plastic Precision agriculture - putting corn seed + small dose of fertilizer/pesticides in hole in ground Controlled drainage - the use of a water control structure to raise the depth of a drain tile outlet to hold water in the field when drainage isn't needed Wood chip bioreactor - an underground trench filled with wood chips that provide carbon for bacteria that denitrify the water flowing through it Saturated buffer - a strip on the edge of a field filled with plants & bacteria that can remove some nitrogen from the water flowing onto it from drain tiles Denitrification - the removal of nitrogen from a substance (soil, air, or water) by chemical reduction, typically via bacteria Wetland - an area of land where water covers the soil year-round or at certain times of year Ecosystem services - the free benefits humans get from natural ecosystems MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ⁠https://neptunestudios.info⁠ If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: ⁠https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth⁠   - Buy our merch: ⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠   - Buy our book: ⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠   - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    4 min
  3. Our Best View Of Bacteria Is...From Space?!

    6 DAYS AGO

    Our Best View Of Bacteria Is...From Space?!

    To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Microbe - an organism (such as a bacterium or protozoan) of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size. Remote sensing - the scanning of the earth , especially by satellite or high-flying aircraft, in order to obtain information about it. Pathogen - a bacterium, virus, or other microbe that can cause disease. Chlorophyll - a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Phytoplankton - photosynthesizing microscopic biotic organisms that inhabit the upper sunlit layer of almost all oceans and bodies of fresh water on Earth. Cholera - an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhea. Evaporite - a natural salt or mineral deposit left after the evaporation of a body of water. Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) - primary sedimentary structures formed by the interaction of microbes with sediment and physical agents of erosion, deposition, and transportation. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ⁠https://neptunestudios.info⁠ If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: ⁠https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth⁠   - Buy our merch: ⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠   - Buy our book: ⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠   - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    4 min

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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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