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Science Solved It

A deep dive into the world’s greatest mysteries that were solved by science. Brought to you by Motherboard and staff writer Kaleigh Rogers.

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Chemtrails Jun 26, 2018

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Season Two of Science Solved It kicks off with a pernicious conspiracy theory: chemtrails. This theory won't die, even though the scientific explanation for the phenomenon is as simple as can be.

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Introducing Science Solved It: Season 2 Jun 22, 2018

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Season two of Science Solved It debuts on Tuesday, June 26. Subscribe now so you stay updated on every new episode.

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7.5 - Post-Season Wrap Up Jun 13, 2017

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Kaleigh and Tim reflect on the first season and discuss their goals for next season. Plus we hear from a listener and chat about Kaleigh’s accent.

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7 - The Ghost Trees Jun 06, 2017

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Hidden throughout the mesmerizing redwood forests of California’s coast are stark, pure white trees. These rare albino redwoods don’t have the chlorophyll that other plants have. Chlorophyll makes plants green but it’s also necessary for plants to produce food, so these albino trees shouldn’t be able to exist. But…they do. Here’s what scientist think is going on.

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6 - The Pokémon Shock May 30, 2017

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On December 16, 1997, an episode of Pokémon aired in Japan. The next day, reports began to spread of hundreds, even thousands, of children experiencing dizziness, blurred vision, and convulsions while watching the show. Pokémon went on hiatus for four months. Can a cartoon really cause widespread seizures, or was something else going on?

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5 - The Map That (Almost) Changed the World May 23, 2017

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In 1854, the London neighborhood of Soho experienced a deadly outbreak of cholera, a truly horrible disease. Doctors at the time were powerless to stop it because they didn’t actually understand how cholera spread, until one doctor—an anesthetist—used a map to completely change the way we investigate disease.

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4 - Ancient Aliens or Prehistoric Hot Air Balloons? May 16, 2017

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The Nazca lines have baffled scientists and explorers for centuries. The giant carvings in the earth are best viewed from space, but they were created sometime around 500 A.D. How did they execute such elaborate designs? And why build something you could never fully appreciate?

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3 - The Unexplained Flying Lights Are Big and Bright May 09, 2017

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The small town of Marfa, Texas has been a regular tourist attraction for decades, as travellers flock to catch a glimpse of the strange, beautiful floating lights that appear every night a few miles out of town. Will learning the secret behind these lights ruin them for their biggest fan?

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2 - Don’t Be Alarmed, But the Rocks Are Crawling May 02, 2017

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Deep in Death Valley National Park, there’s a dried up lakebed that’s home to some of the most extreme weather on the continent. It’s also home to the sailing stones: giant hunks of rock that inexplicably move across the desert all by themselves. Finally, with the help of some scientific equipment and a lot of patience, scientists discovered the surprising explanation for the sailing stones.

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1 - A Call from the Deep Apr 25, 2017

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In 1997, ocean researchers listening for the sound of underwater volcanoes accidentally recorded something they had never heard before. The noise, which they dubbed the “bloop,” was the loudest sound ever recorded under the sea, and it was an unexplained mystery for nearly 20 years.

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