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  Is the Discovery of Global Warming Our Greatest Scientific Achievement? | Idea Channel | PBS

  by pbsideachannel • 95,707 views • 1 day ago

  Global warming exists! But how do we know that? It may seem like a simple process of just looking at the temperature from year to year, but it is S...

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  Can Video Games Become the Next Great Spectator Sport? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

  by pbsideachannel • 105,094 views • 1 week ago

  As our South Korean friends can confirm, video games can most definitely be a spectator sport. But will they ever catch on in a huge way in the goo...

• 7:33

  Why Do We Love Zombies? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

  by pbsideachannel • 150,576 views • 2 weeks ago

  Zombies are EVERYWHERE!! Wait, don't panic- we mean in pop culture, not outside your window. But why is that? Bad guys and monsters seem to go thro...

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  Is The Universe A Computer? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

  by pbsideachannel • 106,987 views • 3 weeks ago

  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is about everything. Life, the Universe, everything. If you've read these amazing books, you know the answer i...

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  Is Math a Feature of the Universe or a Feature of Human Creation? | Idea Channel | PBS

  by pbsideachannel • 391,253 views • 1 month ago

  Math is invisible. Unlike physics, chemistry, and biology we can't see it, smell it, or even directly observe it in the universe. And so that has m...

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  Is Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethical? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

  by pbsideachannel • 114,955 views • 1 month ago

  If you're even the slightest bit familiar with pop culture from the past 50 years, you know that we've been anxiously awaiting robots to become a p...