Sand Dunes Shouldn’t Exist (Here’s Why They Do)

Check out Overview on @pbsterra ►► https://youtu.be/WWrb1iyCLlI We’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Uploaded 20-10-21How can sand, blown by the wind, form such intricate and beautiful patterns as ripples and dunes? The answer is a surprising secret of self-organization. In this video, we travel to Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado to climb the largest sand dunes in North America and bring you the science of how wind and sand combine to create ordered landforms out of chaos. The science must flow.References: https://sites.google.com/view/sanddunesreferences/home Thank you to Dr. Mathieu Lapôtre (Stanford) and Dr. Orencio Duran Vinent (Texas A and M) for helpful discussions while researching this epsiode.SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub-----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Ronnie AdamsBarbora BeiKen BoardT ClingerAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriBrian ChangRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinMarcus TuepkerKaren HaskellAlecZeroJoin us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices