SciShow Tangents

Get ready to take a big old bite of science (and fun)! This week, we’re sinking our teeth… into teeth! Ouch! Plus, Hank comes up with yet another Million Dollar Idea! You can’t afford to miss this episode!Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenSources:[Tooth or Fail]Chiton Teethhttps://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/05/rare-mineral-from-rocks-found-in-chiton-teeth/Pink Sea Urchin Teethhttps://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(19)30173-0https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/rock-munching-sea-urchins-have-self-sharpening-teeth[Fact Off]Piranha teethpicture: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uw-s3-cdn/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/15085831/Piranha-replacement-teeth-750x422.jpghttps://www.washington.edu/news/2019/10/15/piranha-fish-swap-old-teeth-for-new-simultaneously/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ede.12306https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670376/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jmor.20380https://theconversation.com/how-sharks-could-help-us-regrow-our-own-human-teeth-63531Baby Dino Teethhttps://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(16)31269-6.pdfhttps://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/gwu-ntn121516.phphttps://gwtoday.gwu.edu/newly-discovered-dinosaur-species-lost-teeth-adultsBraceshttps://www.healthline.com/health/how-do-braces-workhttps://orthodonticassoc.com/braces/how-do-braces-work/https://www.healthline.com/health/retainers-after-braces[Butt One More Thing]Fecal bacteria on toothbrusheshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150602130650.htm 

This week, Twitch streamer and science enthusiast AshleyRoboto joins us to talk about cyborgs! Get ready to radically broaden your definition of cyborgs all the way down to “person with glasses!”Can’t get enough AshleyRoboto? Follow her @AshleyRoboto and check out her Twitch stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/ashleyrobotoHead to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen

The Tangents team tackles one of the greatest controversies in science history: are tomatoes fruits? Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen[Fact Off]Thumping watermelonshttps://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/stories/2020/07/how-to-pick-a-ripe-melon.htmlhttps://www.almanac.com/how-tell-if-watermelon-ripehttps://www.bksv.com/en/knowledge/blog/perspectives/ripe-watermelonhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/the-science-of-a-ripe-watermelon-1498828907https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4325046/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00779-013-0706-7Animals eating moldy fruithttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05643-z[Ask the Science Couch]Ripening fruit biochemistryhttps://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2018.00016https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/all-fruit-and-vegetables-are-not-created-equal-when-it-comes-to-proper-storage-conditionshttps://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/63/13/4741/484722https://www.actahort.org/books/463/463_42.htm[Butt One More Thing]Medlar fruithttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgothttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medlar-fruit-forgotten-butt-shape

Frankie Jonas stops by to chat with us about your best friend and mine, the humble dog! You'd think that in this, of all episodes, we'd be able to have a nice, simple definition of the topic. But guess what, no one even knows what a dog is apparently! Science!If you want more Frankie Jonas, check out his TikTok! He's got a cute dog!Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen

Danger! High voltage episode! This week, we're zapping your earholes with electrifying knowledge that's sure to illuminate you!Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenIf you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:[Fact Off]Space tethers to generate electricity https://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wtether.htmlhttps://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-75.htmlhttps://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/2.3563?journalCode=jsrhttps://edisontechcenter.org/generators.htmlhttps://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/2.3563?journalCode=jsrhttps://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://en.wikipedia.org/&httpsredir=1&article=2532&context=smallsatElectric fish with dramatic pausesttps://www.fishbase.se/summary/5208https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/electric-fish-pause/618993/https://www.pennlive.com/life/2021/05/new-research-shows-that-electric-fish-pause-before-sharing-something-meaningful.htmlhttps://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/wuis-ef-051921.php[Ask the Science Couch]Static electricityhttps://www.utm.edu/staff/cerkal/electricity.htmhttps://www.livescience.com/51656-static-electricity.htmlhttps://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/hr/documents/public/hsu/information/electrical/staticelectricity.pdf[Butt One More Thing]Manure electricityhttps://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-sports-science-technology-business-3ad8a6b9b1cb4100a9db1b2e406ad14dhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-equestrian-manure-energy/poo-power-horse-manure-from-world-cup-powers-helsinki-homes-idUSKBN1X70QX

It’s too nice outside to make a podcast this week, so instead, we’ve got a classic episode for you! Learn basically everything you need to know about cars before you set out on your epic summer road trip. Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen

This week, we’re joined by scientist and podcaster Amanda Wacker to talk about DNA, the building blocks of life! A blueprint for building a living thing, even!Webster’s dictionary defines DNA as “any of various nucleic acids that are usually the molecular basis of heredity, are constructed of a double helix held together by hydrogen bonds.” I define it as the little wiggly guys inside us that make our cells and stuff. We’re both right, in our own way.If you want more Amanda Wacker, check out her podcast, Triplicates! And check her out on Twitter: @AstroAma!Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenIf you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:[Ask the Science Couch]Gene expression & cell typehttps://www.cirm.ca.gov/our-progress/advanced-how-does-stem-cell-%E2%80%9Cknow%E2%80%9D-what-becomehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26885/https://www.cell.com/trends/cell-biology/fulltext/S0962-8924(20)30059-3https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/our-cells-are-filled-with-junk-dna-heres-why-we-need-ithttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05462-w[Butt One More Thing]Pooprintshttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/19/pooprints-brings-in-millions-testing-dog-poop-dna-to-snag-non-scoopers.html

If SciShow Tangents had a smell what would it be? It’s full of knowledge, so maybe a dusty old book? We talk a lot, so maybe all of our nasty breath?  We talk about butts a lot… you know what? Podcasts don’t smell, and maybe that’s for the best. Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenIf you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:[Fact Off]Rats smelling conceptshttps://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uog-tso112520.phphttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201125164455.htmhttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.2327https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000628Big cats and perfumeshttps://www.thecut.com/2020/01/big-cats-love-calvin-kleins-obsession-for-men.htmlhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/100624-big-cats-cologne-vin-videohttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/youe28099ll-never-guess-how-biologists-lure-jaguars-to-camera-traps/https://www.rsc.org/Merck-Index/monograph/m3604/civetone?q=unauthorizehttps://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Viverricula_indica/[Ask the Science Couch]Smells & memoryhttps://www.livescience.com/why-smells-trigger-memories.htmlhttps://www.discovery.com/science/Why-Smells-Trigger-Such-Vivid-Memorieshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23147501/[Butt One More Thing]Indole smellhttps://io9.gizmodo.com/why-is-a-compound-that-smells-like-feces-put-in-perfume-1717903411

Sticky seems easy, right? You step on gum, it sticks to your shoe, You put glue on paper, it sticks to other paper. It just works! But it turns out stickiness is one of those sneaky, impossible-to-explain science things that involves physics and atoms and stuff!Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenIf you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:[Fact Off]Exploding ant butts with toxic goohttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1A_nAQosWmC5o_jepXNJ0oc3RacjLK5qe1groWg34bL4/edit?usp=sharinghttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/animals-ants-borneo-exploding-defense?loggedin=truehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/science/exploding-ants.htmlhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22661Sticky rice mortarhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ar9001944https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11431-008-0317-0https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2010/may/revealing-the-ancient-chinese-secret-of-sticky-rice-mortar.htmlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/amylopectin[Ask the Science Couch]Frog tongueshttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/01/special-spit-is-the-secret-of-uniquely-sticky-frog-tongues-study-revealshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332565/Picture of finger: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332565/figure/RSIF20160764F1/[Butt One More Thing]Sucker-bum squidhttps://australian.museum/blog-archive/science/sucker-bum-squid-and-other-intriguing-molluscs

A wiser man than me once said “worms make the dirt and the first makes the Earth.” And that’s true. Join us as we learn about the stuff everything on earth walks, sits, and poops on all day, every day! Thanks, dirt!Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsA big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenIf you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:[Fact Off]Desert of Mainehttps://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/travel/escapes/22down.htmlhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-desert-of-maine-freeport-mainehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-desert-middle-maine-180951555/https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/maine/articles/the-true-story-of-how-maine-got-its-desert/Panic grass in geothermal dirthttps://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2009/10/all-for-one-and-one-for-all.htmlhttps://www.montana.edu/news/629/yellowstone-plant-reveals-secret-for-tolerating-high-temperatureshttps://science.sciencemag.org/content/315/5811/513https://science.sciencemag.org/content/316/5822/201.1https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10583964/https://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/historyculture/upload/JFMeadow_Dissertation-red.pdf[Ask the Science Couch]Rubbing dirt in woundhttps://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-05/antibacterial-clays-can-kill-antibiotic-resistant-e-coli-and-mrsa/https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/asu-amw051713.php/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0064068https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200427125205.htmhttps://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/07/16/sports-rub-some-dirt-on-it/87184302/[Butt One More Thing]Pink fairy armadillohttps://www.wired.com/2014/01/absurd-creature-of-the-week-pink-fairy-armadillo-crawls-out-of-the-desert-and-into-our-hearts/