The Best Birthstone (According to Science)

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JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone, anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. The modern concept of birthstones might have started as some kind of marketing ploy, but that doesn't mean the only thing these gems are good for is decoration. Let's walk through all 12 months of the year to find what else you can do with aquamarine, peridot, opal, and more! Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Jaap Westera, Alex Hackman, Blood Doctor Kelly, Toyas Dhake, Matt Curls, Piya Shedden, Jason A Saslow, Kevin Knupp, J.V. Rosenbalm, Garrett Galloway, Steve Gums, David Johnston, Bethany Matthews, Chris Curry, Chris Peters, Chris Mackey, Jeremy Mattern, Adam Brainard, Kevin Bealer, Alan Wong, Joseph Ruf, Lyndsay Brown, Cye Stoner, Jp Lynch, Eric Jensen, Friso ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scishow.bsky.social #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTf-3sbcCoeN4BuUp4bd6KgZuWoITq4SwSbKsSfNuZ4TZG-2TOwUen7qHwVe4YIQnza2H_tFStLsL_Y/pub