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The Science of Rainbows

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

The Science of Rainbows

Season 1 Episode 12 | 5m 36s

Dorothy went over one. LeVar Burton read to us under one. In a song, Kermit the Frog connected us to one. Even Mork's suspenders were made of them. Our culture, and our skies, are full of rainbows, but do you know how they form? Do we all see the same rainbow? Could cyborg-enhanced mantis shrimp eyes ever see a bigger rainbow?

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