Happy Science

Curiosity in action. Happy Science covers discoveries, experiments, and breakthroughs that expand what we understand about the world, reported through the people doing the work and the real-world impact of what they find.

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August 8, 2026

Every August 8, Sirius - the brightest star in the night sky - rises close

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Mel Robbins: Stanford Neurosurgeon Dr. Jim Doty Explains the Brain Science Behind Manifestation

August 8, 2026

Stanford neurosurgeon Dr. Jim Doty traces the brain science behind manifestation back to a magic

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Dan Martell: Dan Martell's 7-Step Self-Education System Uses AI to Replace the Classroom

August 8, 2026

Dan Martell went from rehab at a teenager to building three tech companies before 35,

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Science Channel: MythBusters Jr. Crushed a Car With a Chain of Dominoes Starting From a Single Finger-Tap

August 7, 2026

The MythBusters Jr. team built a 12-domino chain starting with a finger-tap and ending with

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: MythBusters Ran the Numbers on Leaving Lights On vs. Turning Them Off and the Answer Is Faster Than a Blink

August 7, 2026

A team ran six light bulb types through an oscilloscope to measure the real cost

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Colin and Samir: Mark Rober Is Spending $60 Million to Fix Science Class, and He's Giving It Away for Free

August 6, 2026

Mark Rober's co-founder asked his daughter what she learned in science class and heard one

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell: How Your Brain Actually Stores a Memory (And Why Remembering It Changes It Forever)

August 6, 2026

Every memory your brain stores is physically encoded in a pattern of synaptic connections spanning

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell: Why Humanity May Be Trapped in the Solar System Forever

August 6, 2026

The Parker Solar Probe travels at 635,000 kilometers per hour, the fastest object humans have

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Greg Lav: Bloom's Greg Lav Built a $600M Energy Drink Company by Staying Deliberately Uncomfortable

August 5, 2026

Greg LaVecchia built Bloom into a $600 million company by 31, but the turn that

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TJR: TJR Bought a Gaming Chair and Accidentally Manifested a Koenigsegg

August 5, 2026

Tyler Riches bought a Koenigsegg-branded gaming chair because he needed a chair. A year and

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Sam Eckholm: Sam Eckholm Just Flew the F-15EX, and the Acceptance Test Flight Was Wild

August 5, 2026

A civilian strapped into the backseat of the US Air Force's newest fighter jet for

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School of Hard Knocks: How 82-Year-Old Decabillionaire Robert Dugen Turned His Son's Cancer Into a $21 Billion Mission

August 5, 2026

At 82, decabillionaire Robert Dugen still launches balsa wood planes from his 57th-floor Miami penthouse

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