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Does 'the cloud' hold more data than clouds hold raindrops? Can a new organ literally rewrite your personality? Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens, VSauce, weigh our massive digital servers against a standard downpour, before unpicking the biology of transplant patients suddenly waking up with entirely new cravings. Michael also has a new Curiosity Box coming featuring an alternative periodic table disguised as a snail pin badge to showoff to Hannah. ------------------- For more information about Cancer Research UK, their research, breakthroughs and how you can support them, visit ⁠⁠https://cancerresearchuk.org/restisscience⁠⁠ Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), the Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247). A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales (4325234) and the Isle of Man (5713F). Registered address: 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ. ------------------- Video Producer: Adam Thornton + Oli Oakley + Jack Meek Video & Social: Bex Tyrrell Animator: Sam Benson Assistant Producer: Lucy Lipscombe Senior Producer: Lauren Armstrong-Carter Head Of Digital: Samuel Oakley Exec Producer: Neil Fearn ------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:24 Which technological or scientific heist had the biggest impact on the world? 02:34 Cancer Research UK 03:58 The theft of water-powered spinning frames 08:24 Is there more data in THE cloud or raindrops in clouds? 18:36 Why do so many brickies in the north of England have blue eyes? 24:20 Michael’s alternative periodic table 42:24 Outro