Cleo Abram

You’ve heard people talking about the total solar eclipse coming up on April 8th, 2024 (this Monday)! Here’s why this particular eclipse is such a big deal... If you like optimistic science news like this, follow for more! This video is part of our show Huge If True. #solareclipse #totaleclipse #april8 #science #space

How many Earths do you think would fit inside Neptune? Saturn? Our Sun? Most people don’t understand how mind-blowingly HUGE other planets in our solar system actually are. And what’s REALLY wild is there are an estimated 100 billion planets in our galaxy. There is so much out there to discover… If you like optimistic science and tech stories, subscribe for more. This video is part of our series Huge If True. #space #science #animation #planets

Would Dune ornithopters work in real life? To answer that question, here’s how a helicopter works and how these ornithopters would compare… But my favorite part of the story is this: Helicopters themselves were inspired in part by science fiction. The father of modern helicopters, Igor Sikorsky, said he was inspired by a fictional version of a helicopter in a Jules Verne book he read as a kid. He often used to quote Verne: "Anything that one man can imagine, another man can make real." I love that. If you like optimistic stories about tech, follow for more... #dune #dune2 #tech #scifi #science #helicopter #ornithopter

What’s really happening at CERN? We went to find out… This is our show Huge If True, an optimistic series about technology and the future. #science #cern #tech #askcleo #LearnOnTikTok #physics

New discovery in the deep ocean: Scientists just found over 100 new species living on underwater mountains that we didn’t know were there! Here’s how they found them and why it matters for how we search the ocean... The first thing to know is the surface of the ocean isn’t flat. There are tiiiiny dips and bumps on the surface over trenches and mountains on the sea floor - which sounds crazy, but it’s because of tiny changes in Earth’s gravitational field. And we can actually detect those bumps and dips with satellites. So recently, a research crew working to map the ocean floor noticed some weird bumps in the satellite data and went to go investigate. They used sound waves - sonar - to map the ocean floor there in more detail and discovered massive undersea mountains right here. And on those mountains, they found tons of species that seem to be new to science. I love this. There is always more to discover about the world :) If you like optimistic science and tech stories follow for more! #tech #stem #ocean #deepocean #deepsea #animation #science #discovery

If the ocean is deeper than Mt Everest is tall… then how do we build oil rigs in it? How deep are they? Turns out, INSANELY DEEP. Let me show you. Hopefully, we’re moving toward a world that uses less and less oil. But our ability to build mind-blowing technology is also what helps us make that transition - with offshore wind farms and massive solar installations and better batteries and much more. People can build astonishing things. This video is part of Huge If True, our optimistic show about science and tech. We just made a longer episode all about mapping our oceans! Follow to support us and to see more. #tech #stem #ocean #deepocean #deepsea #animation #science

This is the world’s smallest particle accelerator. The whole thing can fit on a dime! Here’s how this works and why it matters... You might’ve heard of a particle accelerator called the Large Hadron Collider. It’s a 17 mile (27km) underground tunnel where particles speed up to nearly the speed of light, and then smashed together. This tiny new particle accelerator created by researchers at FAU is 54 million times smaller than that. Instead of a big loop, it shoots electrons into a channel of hundreds of tiny silicon pillars, each just 2 micrometers tall. (For reference, FIFTY micrometers is the diameter of a human hair!) The goal with the Large Hadron Collider is to study particle collisions. But the goal with this tiny particle accelerator is to one day make it into highly-targeted way of killing cancer cells. You could imagine sticking this tiny accelerator on the end of a scope into the patient’s body, exactly where you’d want to treat with precise radiation. Right now though, this accelerator is too weak, they’d need to make it a lot more powerful. But for now, this is an exciting proof-of-concept. And it’s just plain wild to me that we can accelerate particles at all - in a massive tunnel or the size of a dime. People are amazing. If you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow for more! And if you enjoyed this video, we have a longer episode coming soon that you'll love... #physics #animation #tiny #particleaccelerator #cern

This is how animals see color. A group of scientists just created a new camera to help us see how animals see - and it’s so cool. Here's how it works and why it matters... You and I see color because of special cells in the back of our eyes called photoreceptors. But we can only see this tiny chunk of the electromagnetic spectrum that we call "visible light." Other animals have different photoreceptors, and can see more of it. We know that some birds and bees can see infrared light UV light - which means the sky looks very different to a bird! And sunscreen looks white to us because we see it reflect visible light, but it absorbs ultraviolet light, so it would look very different to a bee. Besides just being fascinating, this is one more way we can better understand the world. And it’s a reminder of how many ways there are to look at things :) If you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow for more! #hugeiftrue #sciencefacts #science #technology #animation #animals #askcleo #LearnOnTikTok

What’s really happening at CERN? We went to find out! This is our show Huge If True. Follow for PART 3! #LearnOnTikTok #cern #physics #stem #atom #small

Scientists just found the fastest growing black hole ever discovered. It eats the equivalent of our sun every single day. But my question was, if it’s a black hole… an object so massive light can’t escape its pull... why is this one so bright? Here’s the answer that blew my mind. We’re constantly learning more about our universe and the stuff we find is just wild. If you like optimistic science and tech like this, follow to support our show Huge If True! To read the research, search this: DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02195-x #science #space #photography #blackhole

Someone just blew up this space station… but that’s actually great news. Let me explain. There’s big effort right now to find an easier way to build habitats in space, for astronauts to live, eat, sleep, and do research. A good habitat needs to be compactly bundled up, sent out to space, and then inflated once it gets there. This means they can build more livable space for astronauts using fewer rocket launches. One company, called Sierra Space, is making a habitat from a special woven material that, when inflated, is stronger than steel and it's going through lots of safety tests, like for how much internal pressure it can withstand… The good news is that the company was able inflate it more than NASA’s safety levels require before it burst apart. This tech could let us explore and live in space more easily than humans never have before. This video is part of our show Huge If True. If you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow for more! #NASA #sciencefacts #hugeiftrue #stem #education

Here’s how a Formula 1 car gets built, in less than 60 seconds… The team starts by getting the regulations. They design and narrow down concepts using tons of computer simulations. They test hundreds of parts for weight, aerodynamics, and strength. They build a 60% scale model version of the car to test that in a wind tunnel! They manufacture patterns for carbon fiber, which is what most of the car is made of, then lay down carbon fiber cloth on those patterns, sometimes in 100 layers, then suck the air out and cook ‘em all together with resin, cut and measure metal and carbon fiber parts with huge programmable machines, paint the outside parts with special paint, fit it all together with some Pirelli tires, and take it to the track to test it. PHEW! Then throughout the season, they repeat the process over and over again with thousands of design changes. On every F1 team, there are hundreds of people, spending millions of dollars, all working together to push these cars and technology to their limits. And we got to go see it... #f1 #formula1 #bahrainGP #car #tech #animation

These are extreme closeup images of a massive solar flare. Here's where this one ranks on the scale of intensity and what happened when the strongest solar flare ever recorded hit the Earth... This video is part of our show Huge If True. If you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow for more! #sun #science #space #photography #askcleo #LearnOnTikTok

This video shows a surgeon using graspers to fold a tiny paper crane, because they’re practicing for laparoscopic surgery. These tools help surgeons work through tiny incisions, reducing pain and recovery time. Their invention over a century ago revolutionized how surgeons are able to operate on people. Now, they're getting even more advanced, which is changing what it looks like to do surgery and what it might look like if you get surgery... More personally, I had a laparoscopic surgery a few years ago. My recovery time was pretty short, I barely have a scar. Without these tools, it would have been a much harder process. So, thank you to the people who keep making medicine better! If you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow for more... #science #animation #stem #medicine

These ties have no air in them. They were created to stop flat tires and the large amount of resulting rubber waste. But tire companies and others, including NASA, have been working on airless tires for years… so why don’t we have them yet?? Here’s why they’re so tricky. This video is part of our show Huge If True. If you’re optimistic about science and tech, subscribe for more. #car #airlesstire #tech #education #animation

THESE ARE AI VIDEOS. OpenAI just released a new tool to generate video from text and it is WILD. It’s called Sora, and here’s what it can do... This is the first time I’ve seen AI video that felt REAL. The big challenge of even the best versions so far has been keeping visual consistency. But now? It does still mess up in funny ways: In a few clips, it creates extra arms and puppies out of thin air. But… wow. I’m obviously imagining all kind of things that can go wrong with creating video of ANYTHING in seconds. But I’m also imagining the kind of creativity this could unlock. If you want to keep up with this story in an optimistic way, follow for more! #LearnOnTikTok #openAI #sora #ai #video #science #stem #tech #education

This robot is a real-life Transformer. Right now, it's being controlled by a person INSIDE it… like in Avatar. And it can also transform from “robot mode” to “vehicle mode”... like Bumblebee. Or Optimus Prime. Or Megatron, take your pick. Buuuuuuut…. its top speed is only 6 mph. You might be wondering… why make this? Well, the company that makes these robots, Tsubame Industries, says their long-term goal is to build a version that’s helpful on the moon or in disaster zones. Right now though, it’s entertainment - proving yet again how excited we get about human-looking robots. If you are too, we made a whole longer episode about humanoid robots with Boston Dynamics. And if you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow for more! #science #tech #transformers #avatar #stem #education #askcleo

NASA lost a tomato in space… Here's what happened and why it matters (besides just being funny). Astronauts on the ISS started growing tomatoes as part of NASA’s “XROOTS” experiment, which was all about growing plants without soil and hopefully sustaining astronauts on longer missions. Astronaut Frank Rubio harvested the first tomato in space and swore he thought he put it in a plastic bag and velcroed it into its proper spot. But when he came back later, it was gone. It became kind of a joke on the ISS… but finally, 8 months later, the crew announced that they FOUND IT... Beyond the fun space mystery, this is really a story about people figuring out how to better grow food in space - which is exciting for the future of space travel. This video is part of our show Huge If True. If you want to feel more optimistic about science and technology, follow for more videos. #shorts #ISS #space #science #animation #food #nasa

No one has EVER picked a perfect March Madness bracket. You have a one in nine quintillion chance! There are roughly 7.5 quintillion grains of sand on Earth, so it is more likely that you pick a single grain of sand out of all the beaches in the world. But that’s if you just flipped a coin for each of the 63 games. You can do better than 50%! The NCAA says the average person who makes a bracket has a 67% chance for each game, so their chance is 1 in 120.2 billion times. Even the best predictive statistical models only get it right somewhere around 75% of the time, giving computers somewhere between a 1 in 10 billion to a 1 in 40 billion chance. The closest ANYONE has EVER come was in 2019. A guy in Ohio got the first 49 picks correct. In the end, March Madness is a tournament of skill and chance with upsets and Cinderella stories, and no one, not even the best tech, can predict it. Enjoy. And if you like videos like this, follow for more! #MarchMadness #NCAA #basketball #tech #science

NASA just beamed this cat video from deep space back to earth. Uh... why? As part of NASA’s new project to increase the amount of data we can send and receive from deep space, they swapped out a standard radio frequency device on a spacecraft for a new, optical, near-infrared laser. Both transmit data using electromagnetic waves, but the near-infrared light packs data into MUCH tighter waves. This 15-second video of a cat named Taters was beamed in ultra-high definition from 19 MILLION miles away. This cat video proves that optical communication could be the key to transmitting data, photos, and video as we explore further into space. If you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow to support our show Huge If True. #science #space #photography #stem #education