This year, on our 178th anniversary, Scientific American tried something new: we started a TikTok account. It’s the same high-quality science coverage you know and love, just in a shorter (and perhaps sillier) form.
In case you missed them, here are five of our most popular TikToks so far.
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Would you have gotten this impossible SAT problem right?
You can get more bite-sized science by following us on TikTok. But if TikTok isn’t your cup of tea, head to our Instagram or YouTube for the same great videos.
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