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Instant Egghead: Carbon, Part Two The amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is causing heat to be trapped, thereby contributing to global warming. A ScientificAmerican.com reporter explains one solution that may stop the problem from getting worse

Instant Egghead: Carbon Part One Carbon is mentioned nearly everyday in the news, but do we really know what it is, and why is has such a bad reputation? SciAm reporter David Biello explains carbon in part one of this Instant Egghead episode.

Instant Egghead - How do Quantum Computers work? Unlike regular computers, quantum computers rely on quantum bits - which have strange properties...

Instant Egghead - What is Synthetic Biology SciAm editor David Biello explains how scientists are attempting to make life -- from scratch.

Instant Egghead - What is Evo-Devo? Evo-Devo is the hottest thing in evolution since the Modern Synthesis

Instant Egghead - What is Moore's Law? Christie Nicholson, editor at Scientific American and host of 60 Second Psych, explains the magic of Moore's Law

Instant Egghead - What is Dark Matter? Be dazzled as a Scientific American editor explains Dark Matter with nothing but junk laying around his office.