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The Rest Is Science — Why Do We Like Staring Into Fire?
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Why Do We Like Staring Into Fire?

The Rest Is Science · 90

What is fire, and why does watching it hold our attention in a different way from scrolling on your phone? Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens start with the science of a flame: why it glows, what its different colours reveal, and why fire is a series of chemical reactions rather than a single substance. Then they travel…

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