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Q 12 The standard potential

With the help of the standard hydrogen half-cell, the potentials of all other half-cells can be determined. The standard hydrogen half-cell represents the defined 0-point. Therefore, these measured potentials are referred to as standard potentials. Original: "Wolfgang Dukorn" Original: German. All

Hazard vs Risk - Same Difference?

Is there a difference even? We'll be covering this more when Risk Bites launches officially in November, but until then, here's a quick intro. For more information on the Risk Bites videos, including links to further resources, check out http://riskbites.com (And if you feel like you're suffering

Asteroid Closely Passes Earth

Learn about Earth's close encounter with asteroid 2012 DA14 on February 15, 2013, in this video from NASA. Asteroid 2012 DA14 passed safely about 17,000 miles (27,000 kilometers) from Earth's surface. Its orbit was well known and scientists were not worried about a possible collision. NASA observes

Swift and Hubble Probe an Asteroid Crash

Discover how astronomers determined the unexpected brightening of an asteroid named Scheila was likely the result of an impact with a much smaller asteroid. This video from NASA looks at how the Swift satellite and the Hubble Space Telescope helped astronomers investigate what they thought was an un

Tsunami hazard due to glacier recession

The Barry Glacier on Alaska's southern coast is located on one of many fjords that are extremely vulnerable to climate change. Researchers suspect that the melting glacier could cause large debris avalanches. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Region Five/I. Zink/O. Roetz/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing:

ScienceCasts: Planetary Defense

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office is working to keep Earth safe from asteroids and other hazards that come from deep space. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. NASA Planetary Defense: http://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

What is dose response? The basics

What's is dose response, and what's it got to do with hazard and health risk? This is the first of a series of Risk Bites videos on understanding what dose response is, and why it's useful! This is part of a series of Risk Bites videos that tackle dose response and response models. This week's Ri