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How To Go Faster Than Light Speed

Nothing can travel faster than light — in a vacuum. But when light slows down, sometimes matter can blaze past that speed limit, creating a stunning glow called Cherenkov radiation. We can see this glow in a nuclear reactor as high-energy particles speed by. It offers us a window into a realm of the universe that is usually invisible to us.
Season 11 Episode 7 Length 09:56 Premiere: 05/04/23

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S11 E21 Length 13:38 Premiere Date 12/14/23

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S11 E20 Length 12:56 Premiere Date 11/30/23

Crash Test Science! (Hacking Physics To Save Lives)
S11 E19 Length 37:33 Premiere Date 10/19/23

The Strange Psychology of Superfans
S11 E18 Length 18:10 Premiere Date 10/05/23

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S11 E17 Length 10:57 Premiere Date 09/21/23

What Is The Most Average Thing?
S11 E16 Length 17:34 Premiere Date 09/07/23

The Biggest Myth About Innovation
S11 E15 Length 17:48 Premiere Date 08/22/23

Why Some of the Rainbow is Missing
S11 E14 Length 11:18 Premiere Date 08/10/23

The Truth About Butterfly Metamorphosis (It's Very Weird)
S11 E13 Length 13:54 Premiere Date 07/25/23

How Scorpions Became Earth’s Ultimate Survivors
S11 E12 Length 14:03 Premiere Date 07/11/23

Lab-Grown Meat is Here… and I Taste-Tested It!
S11 E11 Length 14:29 Premiere Date 06/27/23

The Deadly Chemistry That Made Life Interesting
S11 E10 Length 14:03 Premiere Date 06/15/23

How the CIA Secretly Spied On Climate Change
S11 E9 Length 17:58 Premiere Date 06/01/23

Why Y Is a Vowel According to Physics (and so is W)
S11 E8 Length 13:58 Premiere Date 05/16/23

How To Go Faster Than Light Speed
S11 E7 Length 09:56 Premiere Date 05/04/23

The Mystery Behind Earth’s Most Epic Migration
S11 E6 Length 10:40 Premiere Date 04/19/23

Why Does Every Animal Look Like This?
S11 E5 Length 09:10 Premiere Date 03/28/23

Can We Solve the Air Conditioning Paradox?
S11 E4 Length 12:59 Premiere Date 03/14/23

What Makes Birds, Beetles, and Bubbles Shine So Beautifully?
S11 E3 Length 14:49 Premiere Date 02/28/23

The Dark Origins of the Scientific Method
S11 E2 Length 11:53 Premiere Date 02/14/23

Do All Animals Play?
S11 E1 Length 08:32 Premiere Date 01/31/23

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