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Brian Cox on What Earthly Phenomena Reveal about the Wonders of the Solar System
Brian Cox on What Earthly Phenomena Reveal about the Wonders of the Solar System

“Curiosity is the rocket fuel that powers our civilization.”

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Your Cousin, the Blade of Grass: Brian Cox on the Wonders of Life
Your Cousin, the Blade of Grass: Brian Cox on the Wonders of Life

“Deeper understanding confers that most precious thing — wonder.”

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Brian Cox Explains Entropy and the Arrow of Time with Sandcastles and Glaciers
Brian Cox Explains Entropy and the Arrow of Time with Sandcastles and Glaciers

Understanding the joy and tragedy of the human condition through desert sand and polar ice.

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The Quantum Universe: Why All That Can Happen Does Happen
The Quantum Universe: Why All That Can Happen Does Happen

What Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle has to do with the science of paper and the root of the human condition.

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Brian Cox on Why Science Is Essential to Modern Democracy
Brian Cox on Why Science Is Essential to Modern Democracy

“For a democracy to function correctly, we need as many citizens as possible to at least have an understanding of the scientific method.”

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Brian Cox on the Heart of Science
Brian Cox on the Heart of Science

“We explore because we are curious, not because we wish to develop grand views of reality or better widgets.”

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Why Everything is Connected to Everything Else, Explained in 100 Seconds
Why Everything is Connected to Everything Else, Explained in 100 Seconds

Rockstar physicist Brian Cox uses quantum mechanics to illustrate one of the deepest truths of existence.

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