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Summary: How do astronomers photograph a black hole? How often do planes get hit by lightning? What does the EPA actually do? Science is all around us and transforming our world at a rapid pace. Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt is here to guide you through it. She'll help you make sense of the everyday and the once-in-a-lifetime. Rights of Albert Einstein are used with permission of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Represented exclusively by Greenlight.

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EE explores a new study linking chocolate and brain health

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EE explores the dangers of asbestos

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EE explores 8 ways climate change poses potential risks to our health and safety

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EE explains why lightning striking planes is common and possibly not all that dangerous

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EE explains the bold attempt to take the first ever image of a black hole

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EE explores the causes (and effects) of air pollution

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EE explores the great science programming for adults and kids available for free from PBS

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EE describes astronomy projects looking for citizen scientists like you!

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