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Weaver Ants Use Their Children as Cement | 4KUHD | China: Nature's Ancient Kingdom | BBC Earth

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Unlike most ants, weaver ants live above ground building nests out of leaves. But the way they hold their structures together may shock you.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BBCEarth #China #WeaverAntsWatch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarth
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Panda Mother Teaches Cub How to Eat Bamboo | 4KUHD | China: Natures Ancient Kingdom | BBC Earth

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Pandas rely heavily on bamboo for food, but panda babies arent actually born with the essential stomach enzyme needed to break down this tough plant. So, how do they eat it?Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BBCEarth #Panda #China Watch more: Planet Ea
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Searching for China’s Ancient Tea Leaves

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Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, first cultivated over 6,000 years ago in ancient China. Shunan Teng is on a mission to experience it in its most authentic, historic form. Her love for tea knows no bounds, as she travels halfway around the w
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This Ancient Mongolian Fishing Method Yields 1000s of Fish China From Above | Smithsonian Channel

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In the northeast province of Jilin, China, local fishermen rely on an ancient Mongolian technique to fish in the frozen waters of Lake Chagan. And despite temperatures reaching minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit, all they need are a net, two horses, and a spindl
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Ancient Earthquake And Flood May Have Led To China's Earliest Empire

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One of the largest floods in human history might have started a civilization. It begins with an earthquake 4,000 years ago in what is now China. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2aW7D9W Read the research (free): http://scim.ag/2aoxvWt JOIN AAAS: http://scim.ag/
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Pangolin: The World's Most Trafficked Mammal I 4KUHD | China: Nature's Ancient Kingdom | BBC Earth

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Pangolins have been walking the earth for millions of years, but they've become critically endangered due to their prized scales.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BBCEarth #Pangolin #4KUHDWatch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue
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Government Regulation: Crash Course Government And Politics #47

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Today, we’re going to wrap up our discussion of economic policy by looking at government regulation. We're going to talk about the government's goals for the U.S. economy and the policies it employs to achieve those goals. Ever since the New Deal, we've s
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China's Ping Pong Proteges | A China Icons Video

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China is the undisputed champion of the ping pong world, winning a whopping 24 gold medals out of a possible 28 since it became an Olympic sport in 1988. China Icons filmed inside one of the country's premier sports schools to find out why the nation's pi
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Why China is building islands in the South China Sea

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China claims they aren't military bases, but their actions say otherwise. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO China is building islands in the South China sea and its causing disputes among the other nations in the region; Malaysia, the Philipp
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Banking 12: Treasuries (government debt)

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Introduction to government debt and treasuries. What it means when we say that Federal Reserve Notes are issued by the Reserve bank but are an obligation of the Government. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=JBWdbzzYbtU
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Market Economy: Crash Course Government And Politics #46

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Today, we’re going to take a look at how the government plays a role in the economy. Specifically, the way the government creates and maintains our market economic system. Now sure, the government’s role in the economy can be controversial, some may even
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Foreign Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #50

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Today Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics by talking about both the least and most important aspect of government: foreign policy. Foreign policy is important because it has the potential to affect the largest number of people, bu
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Introduction: Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics

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In which Craig Benzine introduces a brand new Crash Course about U.S. Government and Politics! This course will provide you with an overview of how the government of the United States is supposed to function, and we'll get into how it actually does functi
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How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-is-power-divided-in-the-united-states-government-belinda-stutzman Article II of the United States Constitution allows for three separate branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), along w
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Wildlife of China

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Let's explore the animals of China! Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=a Get your copy of Simple Geography: China. http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Geography-China-Guides/dp/1517583527/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Simple Geograph
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Disneynature's Born In China Official US Trailer

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Disneynature, in its ongoing quest to bring the natural world to the big screen as never before, presents its most ambitious project to date, taking moviegoers on a grand journey into the wilds of China. “Born In China” follows the adventures of three ani
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China is erasing its border with Hong Kong

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The border has an expiration date. Follow Johnny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnywharris/ Follow the Vox Borders watch page: https://www.facebook.com/VoxBorders/ Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO With original music by Tom Fox h
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China Makes Historic Moon Landing, Boosting Rivalry With U.S.

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China gained on the U.S. in the new space race by making the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon. What's driving China’s ambitions and should the U.S. be nervous? The WSJ explains. Photo: China National Space Administration/Shutterstock Don’t m
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China Is Launching Its Own Digital Currency, Here's Why

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China has officially started rolling out its new digital currency, and its got us thinking a lot about cash. More specifically, is a cashless society the new reality? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/El
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Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics #4

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about federalism, or the idea that in the United States, power is divided between the national government and the 50 state governments. Craig will teach you about how federalism has evolved over the history of the US, an
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China buys US Bonds

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China buys US Bonds More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Dfkq9SOWxY8
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Freedom Of Speech: Crash Course Government And Politics #25

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Today, FINALLY, Craig is going to talk about Free Speech! Now, free speech is so important because it not only allows you to critique the government, but it also protects you from the government. But it's essential to remember that not ALL speech is prote
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China keeps peg but diversifies holdings

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China keeps peg but diversifies holdings More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=4aNoZjAhSr8
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Review of China US currency situation

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Review of China US currency situation More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=DtlFQ_nNaQM
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Floating Exchange Effect on China

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Floating Exchange Effect on China More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=vrGNXAGmfCM
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China Has A Rover On The Moon & Here’s What It Found

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The U.S. hasn’t been back to the moon since 1972. China on the other hand has rover exploring its surface. What have they found? Does The Moon Really Control The Tides? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1RU1uqT Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly
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What Makes The Great Wall Of China So Extraordinary - Megan Campisi And Pen-Pen Chen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-the-great-wall-of-china-so-extraordinary-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. As it tu
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China Pegs to Dollar to Keep Trade Imbalance

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China Pegs to Dollar to Keep Trade Imbalance More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=uTlh861MtYk
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Handcrafting Giant Lanterns in China

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The courtyard behind Bai Junpings workshop is packed with lanterns, rows and rows of red and gold lanterns. Its a traditional occupation in the village of Tuntou, China, dating back to ancient times. Bai makes tens of thousands of lanterns every year. Som
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Inside Apple's iPhone Factory In China

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Last month it emerged that Apple, the most valuable company in the world and supposedly an icon of squeaky-clean progressive values, brushed aside allegations of labour within its key Chinese supply chain. The suggestion is that a big Apple supplier named
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Presidential Succession Explained: American Government Review

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A super helpful overview of Presidential succession according to the Constitution and Congressional Law. Perfect for AP Government crammers, lost College students and the cray cray on the internets.
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Congressional Delegation: Crash Course Government And Politics #13

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about delegation, and informal powers. What are all these federal agencies about? Well, the president has a lot of stuff to do as the chief executive, and as much as Americans like to talk about personal responsibility,
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Exploring China: Real-Life Rapunzels and a Bookworms Paradise

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China is home to some of the most incredible people and some of the most fascinating places on the planet. We start with the ones in this reel. First up, meet the members of a performing arts troupe famous for their intricate thousand-hand dance. Next, we
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Ancient Greeks - Real Faces

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This was the result of a lot of requests for bringing to life some ancient Greek faces especially from the golden age. Having some personal knowledge of ancient Greece, this could be the first part of an info, teach thingy about this subject or perhaps th
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Inside China's Only Pinball Machine Factory

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Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video. Go here to find out more: http://bit.ly/2U2NOjp Today we're going on a tour of the only pinball machine factory in China. We get to see how they're rapidly prototyping and making hundreds or maybe even thousan
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Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37

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Don't forget! Crash Course posters and t-shirts at http://www.dftba.com/crashcourse In which John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic syste
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Why Did China Send a Probe to the Far Side of the Moon?

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For the first time in history, there is a rover on the far side of the moon and the Chang’e 4 mission is just beginning to explore this hidden side. How Close Are We to Completely Mapping the Ocean? - https://youtu.be/KoOxTV3QIrM Read More: China’s Chang’
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The Benefit Of Government-Owned Lands

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More than a quarter of all land in the United States is owned by the Federal Government. How is it used, and does it benefit Americans? Why Does The U.S. Government Own So Much Land In The West?►►►►bit.ly/1ZQS1TV Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►
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This photo triggered China's Cultural Revolution

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Mao Zedong swimming in a river in 1966 was a big deal.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labIn 1966, Mao Zedong, Chinas communist leader and the founder of the Peoples Republic of China, was rumored to be in failing health. The devastating pol
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Sound of Ancient Languages

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Ancient Languages: Ancient Egypt / 3100 BC - 332 BC Achaemenids / 550 BC–330 BC Ancient Greece / c. 800 BC - c. 600 AD Ancient Rome / 753 BC–476 AD Assyria / 1813 BC–612 BC Göktürks / 552 AD-744 AD Hittites / c. 1600 BC–c
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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9

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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: In which John Green teaches you about the so-called Silk Road, a network of trade routes where goods such as ivory, silver, iron, wine, and yes, silk were exchanged across the ancient world, from China to the West. Along w
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10 Magic Tricks in China | 魔术在中国

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Amazing Magic Tricks in China! Magic Shop ► http://www.EvanEraTV.com ► Subscribe - http://bit.ly/SubToEvan Magic Tricks in Beijing, China! In this special Around The World edition of How To Magic, Evan and the crew travel to the Great Wall of China and on
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Media Regulation: Crash Course Government And Politics #45

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Today we wrap up our discussion of the media by talking about how the government interacts with and influences the content we see. Now it may be easy to assume that because we live in a free-market capitalist society, the only real regulation of the media
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How China Built a Hospital in 10 Days

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China's Crazy Plan to Launch an Artificial Moon

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Chinese scientists are planning to launch an “illumination satellite” into orbit in 2020, but will it work? Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code SEEKER at checkout! More Crazy Science! - https://www.youtu
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Persistence of Vision (POV) Hologram Shown Off in China

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This is a Hologram made from two spinning rods and it was shown off at a convention in Hong Kong China Please Leave a Like and Scrubscribe
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The Generation That's Remaking China - Yang Lan

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Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who's been called "the Oprah of China," offers insight into the next generation of young Chinese citizens -- urban, connected (via microblogs) and alert to injustice. Talk by Yang Lan.
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The government approves of this shark now.

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The Headington Shark, in Oxford, UK, is a local icon: but it was protest art, put up without permission. Now, the local government wants to protect it. The Shark House: https://www.headingtonshark.com/Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmart
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Monetary And Fiscal Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #48

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Today, Craig is going to dive into the controversy of monetary and fiscal policy. Monetary and fiscal policy are ways the government, and most notably the Federal Reserve, influences the economy - for better or for worse. So we’re going to start by lookin
A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian priest

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Watch this video to discover what tasks ancient Egyptian priests completed in the temple. Ancient Egyptian priests were the only people (besides the king) who could enter the sacred inner areas of the temples that acted as homes for the gods. This short a
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Russia, China, United States race to deploy blazingly fast hypersonic weapons

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In August 2018, high in the sky over northeastern China, the Xingkong-2 hypersonic cruise missile raced at Mach 6, or six times the speed of sound, bobbing and weaving through the atmosphere. This byproduct of the rapidly developing field of hypersonic we
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Born In China Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Disneynature Movie HD

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Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Born in China Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Disneynature Movie HD Disneynature,
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China: West Meets East at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is home to the finest collection of Chinese masterpieces of any museum outside of China. Produced for Public Television by Great Museums TV. For more information, visit http://greatmuseums.org.
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What are the Different Forms of Government?

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Every country on Earth is run by some form of government but there are many different kinds, from autocracies and oligarchies to direct and representative democracies.Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed
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Branches of Government

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The federal government of the United States of America is split into three separate and distinct branches. But what do the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary do and why are they necessary?Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history
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The Grand Tour: China's Road Network

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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are in China exploring the 84,000 miles of motorway, more than any other country in the world including a bridge that is 34 miles long. In Britain, let's face it, we're doomed. Watch The Grand Tour only on P
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This Is Sparta: Fierce Warriors Of The Ancient World - Craig Zimmer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/this-is-sparta-fierce-warriors-of-the-ancient-world-craig-zimmer In ancient Greece, violent internal conflict between border neighbors and war with foreign invaders was a way of life, and Greeks were considered
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How China is changing Hollywood

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From Transformers to The Martian, Hollywood films are looking to China's massive audiences. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in th
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American Authors - Everything Everything (From "Born in China")

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“Everything Everything” from the Born in China soundtrack is available now: Download: http://disneymusic.co/AAuthorsEverything Streaming: http://disneymusic.co/AAuthorsEverythingWS Follow Disney Music: Facebook: http://facebook.com/disneymusic Twitter: ht
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China: West Meets East at The Metropolitan Museum of Art - A Webisode

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A preview of the Great Museums episode titled "China: West Meets East at the Metropolitan Museum of Art". A public television tribute to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, we learn in this clip what distinguishes Chinese art from Western art. Click on http://grea
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What can you learn from ancient skeletons? - Farnaz Khatibi

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-can-you-learn-from-ancient-skeletons-farnaz-khatibi Ancient skeletons can tell us a great deal about the past, including the age, gender and even the social status of its former owner. But how can we know a
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Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230

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In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style d
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They hate "new car" smell in China

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Chinese car buyers are not into new car smell. In fact, they hate it. China is the biggest market for cars in the world, and foreign companies like Ford need to attract Chinese consumers. So they're doing their best to the reduce new car smell in their ca
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Why Do India And China Have So Many People?

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Please subscribe! http://goo.gl/EpIDGd And support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth India and China have so many people today because they’re good for farming and big, but they’ve always been that way, so they’ve actually had a huge prop
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Four Stories About Fabulous China

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In this reel, celebrate spectacular China. Visit a village of real-life Rapunzels, catch a breathtaking dance performance, bask in the glow of molten-iron fireworks and visit an ice cave that never thaws. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a p
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Congressional Elections: Crash Course Government and Politics #6

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This week Craig Benzine talks about the importance of elections. But he isn’t going to focus on presidential elections, but instead those of the strongest part of our government: congressional elections. Craig will talk about the frequency of elections in
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Unmasking the Secrets That Ancient Mummies Hold | WIRED

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Centuries ago, middle-class Egyptians buried their mummies with masks made out of recycled papyrus. Many of those sheets were covered in Ancient Greek text, which is hard to read without destroying the masks. Now a team of imagining experts are finding wa
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Searching for Chinas Ancient Tea Leaves

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Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, first cultivated over 6,000 years ago in ancient China. Shunan Teng is on a mission to experience it in its most authentic, historic form. Her love for tea knows no bounds, as she travels halfway around the w
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Music And Creativity In Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/music-and-creativity-in-ancient-greece-tim-hansen You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports an
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The Chili Cutters of China

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Affectionately known as China Chili City, Xiazi is home to the nation’s largest chili market. There, hundreds of workers pick, cut and sort chilies before the peppery delights are exported around the world. Meet the people keeping Guizhou Province spicy.
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How China Creates Cancer Refugees | NYT News

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A rural resident in China is 30 percent more likely to die after a cancer diagnosis than an urban resident. Three rural families trying to beat these odds — “cancer refugees” — share their stories of battling the disease far from home and the financial ru
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How China is designing flood-resistant cities

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These "sponge city" designs resist floods and increase biodiversity to help us adapt to a changing climate.This episode is presented by Delta. Delta doesnt have a say in our editorial decisions, but they make videos like this possible. For more informatio
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Interest Groups: Crash Course Government And Politics #42

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Today, Craig is going to talk about something you fans out there have been demanding for months - money in politics. Specifically, we're going to talk about special interest groups and their role in the U.S. political system. Special interest groups are g
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How ancient Romans made stronger concrete than today

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Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover the Romans' secret concrete recipe that has maintained so many of its now-an
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Ancient Arabic Digital Display

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You wouldn't think that the modern digital display on calculators had much to do with ancient Arabic number, but Rob shows how close the link really is.
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Controlling Bureaucracies: Crash Course Government And Politics #17

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In which Craig Benzine tells you how we keep bureaucracy in check. So we've spent the last few episodes telling you all about what bureaucracies are and why they are formed. And throughout we've hinted about this ever-expanding power within the executive
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Political Parties: Crash Course Government And Politics #40

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Today, Craig is going to talk about political parties and their role in American politics. So, when most people think about political parties they associate them with the common ideologies of the voters and representatives within that party, but the goal
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Public Opinion: Crash Course Government And Politics #33

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So today, Craig is finally going to start talking about politics. Now up until this point we've specifically been looking at government - that is answering the questions of who, what, and how in relation to policies. But politics is different in that it l
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A 12-year-old is biking one of the hardest routes in China

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Wang Runxi is taking on one of the most challenging bike routes in China. He's 12 years old, fresh out of elementary school, and doing the ride in the name of father-son bonding. It's part of his dad's parenting philosophy: Intense sports help build chara
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Presidential Power: Crash Course Government and Politics #11

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This week Craig looks at the expressed powers of the President of the United States - that is the ones you can find in the Constitution. From appointing judges and granting pardons, to vetoing laws and acting as the nation’s chief diplomat on foreign poli
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The Sound of Ancient Languages. You Haven't Seen Anything Like This Before!

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Buy & Sell Bitcoin and hunderds of other cryptocurrencies at the speed of light in every market condition with ICRYPEX! https://goo.su/rly5HU Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of ancient languages with our captivating video. Experience the enc
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Civil Rights & Liberties: Crash Course Government #23

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Today, Craig is going to give you an overview of civil rights and civil liberties. Often these terms are used interchangeably, but they are actually very different. Our civil liberties, contained in the Bill of Rights, once only protected us from the fede
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Southwest China Puts on Dazzling Drone Show

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The night sky in Guiyang, the capital city of southwest China's Guizhou province, has been a little bit brighter since Friday as 526 drones lit up the sky with a spectacular performance daily. http://www.cctvplus.com/news/20190527/8111716.shtml#!language=
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How Ancient Art Influenced Modern Art - Felipe Galindo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-ancient-art-influenced-modern-art-felipe-galindo The term modern art sounds like it means art that is popular now, but the style actually originated over 150 years ago and includes artists like Picasso, Mati
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Bureaucracy Basics: Crash Course Government And Politics #15

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This week Craig Benzine discuses bureaucracies. Bureaucracies tend to be associated with unintelligible rules and time-wasting procedures, but they play an important, though controversial, role in governing. From the FDA to the EPA, these agencies were es
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Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the compromises met in ratifying the U.S. Constitution. The United State’s didn’t always have its current system of government. Actually, this is it’s second attempt. Craig will delve into the failures (and few suc
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Meet Granny Sunshine, China’s 71-Year-Old Fashion Model

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Granny Sunshine (real name: Yang Guang (Chinese: 杨光; pinyin: Yáng Guāng)) is 71 and still working...as a fashion model. She is redefining aging in China where the wealthiest and oldest cities have a new booming “silver economy”. Quartz News travels to Sha
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Freedom Of The Press: Crash Course Government And Politics #26

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Today, Craig is going to finish up our discussion of the First Amendment with freedom of the press. Like an individual's right to free speech, the press has a right, and arguably responsibility, to tell the public what the government is doing. But of cour
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What Was Living In Ancient Rome REALLY like?

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Ancient Rome was a time in history of great highs and lows. Could you survive as a citizen of the ancient Roman empire?Watch more: Could You Survive In Ancient Egypt? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN-hek8LVtE Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin Foll
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Social Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #49

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Today, Craig is going to talk about social policy - in the United States this means achieving one of three goals: protecting Americans from risk, promoting equal opportunity, or assisting the poor. Many Americans strongly believe in individualism, that is
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Shaping Public Opinion: Crash Course Government And Politics #34

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So today Craig is going to talk about where our political opinions come from. Of course, most people’s politics are grounded in their ideologies, but there are also other external influences such as the government itself, interest groups, and the media. S
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Could You Survive In Ancient Egypt?

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Pyramids, the Nile River, and strange worms. The Life Noggin gang travel to ancient Egypt in this Deblocked Episode. Watch more: “Trapped In Space” ►►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PevXm5qYCk Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive
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Build an Ancient Astronomical Instrument

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Build an ancient astronomical instrument - an Armillary Sundial. Based on technology that is thousands of years old, this device is capable of accurately displaying the time when mounted correctly in a sunny location.
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Sex Discrimination: Crash Course Government And Politics #30

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Today, Craig is going to talk about employment discrimination, and we're going to focus primarily on women in the workforce. Discrimination against women tends to be handled somewhat differently in the courts as they are not a minority. Even so, the court
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Equal Protection: Crash Course Government And Politics #29

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Today, Craig is going to talk about the most important part of the Constitution - the Fourteenth Amendment. In particular, we're going to discuss the "equal protection" clause and how it relates to our civil rights. So we've spent the last few episodes ta
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In Ancient Egypt, Even Boats Had Their Own Tombs | National Geographic

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Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Egyptian boat burial site dating more than 3,800 years old. National Geographic grantee and Penn Museum Associate Curator Josef Wegner and his team made the discovery while excavating the tomb of 12th Dynasty
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$10 per coffee? Starbucks in China is WILD!!!

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@AleeseLightyear and I are back for our second annual 'Chinese New Year Fast Food Special Menu Items' tasting video!!! Watch if you feel like a giggle. FYI this video was not sponsored by any of the fast food chains we visited! Follow Aleese's youtube cha
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How did ancient civilizations make ice cream? - Vivian Jiang

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Trace the history of ice cream, from the first accounts of cold desserts in the 1st century to the cream-based treat we know today.--Ice cream has a unique role in our worlds history, culture, and cravings. The first accounts of cold desserts date back to
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Judicial Decisions: Crash Course Government And Politics #22

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Today, Craig Benzine is going to dive into the factors that influence judicial decisions. As you may have noticed, the Supreme Court recently handed down some pretty big decisions on same-sex marriage (in Obergefell v Hodges) and the Affordable Care Act (
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Growing rice and fish together in China

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An ancient Chinese farming system has been designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by FAO, making Qingtian County and Longxian village famous for something other than emigration. The entire village is benefitting from the cons
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How To Draw An Ancient Egyptian King And Queen (Pharaoh)

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Learn how to draw an ancient Egyptian king and queen (cartoon version). These ancient rulers were also referred to as Pharaohs. Join our monthly membership and download our app! You can watch our lessons in a safe distraction-free environment. In the app,
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How They Did It - Fast Food in Ancient Rome DOCUMENTARY

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We explore the world of Fast Food in ancient Roman! Support the channel and download Rise of Kingdoms for free: https://patron.me/InvictaROK and use the bonus code ROKVIKINGS for in-game rewards. You can also join the promotional event here: https://bit.l
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More Than 800 Ancient Egyptian Tombs Mapped for First Time | National Geographic

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More than 800 Egyptian tombs have been mapped for the first time in an ancient necropolis. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #AncientEgypt #Tombs About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destinatio
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Prehistoric Dinosaur Bird Fossils Found in China Are Amazingly Detailed | Smithsonian Channel

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The Liaoning Province of China has a reputation as a place where dinosaur fossils turn up on a regular basis in a remarkably preserved state. Many people think evolution happens in a very linear way. But the dinosaur bird fossils of Liaoning Province help
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How Human Teeth Evolved From Ancient Fish

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Scientists have found that tooth enamel may have evolved from ancient fish scales and bones! How did that happen? Disturbing Places Teeth Can Grow ►►►► http://dne.ws/1N4j5Jd DNews Live Tickets Here ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Fa2OCh Read More: How the enamel that
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Here's Why Dogs Were So Important to Ancient Egyptians

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Archaeological evidence at the ancient Egyptian site of Hierakonpolis reveals the status of the king's hunting dogs - to the extent that when the king died, they were often buried alongside him. From the Series: Secrets: Beasts of the Pharaohs http://bit.
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This Device Unearthed an Ancient Gladiator School

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With its abundant greenery, you'd have no idea there was once an ancient city located just outside of Rome. But by using an electronic scanner, scientists at Vienna's Ludwig Boltzmann Institute have found otherwise. From: LOST CITY OF GLADIATORS http://bi
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Sofia Carson, Dove Cameron, China Anne McClain - One Kiss (From "Descendants 3")

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Do I love him and is it strong enough? One kiss one kiss! It all comes down to this Check out the official music video for One Kiss in Descendants 3! Watch #Descendants3 on Disney Channel!Watch all Descendants music videos here: http://disneymusic.co/comp
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Forging Forgotten Ancient Greek Armor

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Dimitrios Katsikis is a self-taught master of ancient Greek armor. He utilizes self-made tools to combine simple materials into stunning complete sets of defensive battle gear.As a dedicated researcher, he can revive historical artefacts for the modern ag
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Greek 101: Learning an Ancient Language | The Great Courses

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Learn the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet using the restored classical pronunciation, recognizing that there was some variation in pronunciation in an ancient world. Practice pairings of vowels called dipthongs, and sound out a selection of words that yo
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How NASAs new rover will search for signs of ancient life on Mars

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If NASA realizes its midsummer dream, a spacecraft will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sometime between 30 July and 15 August, destined to ignite the next generation of Mars exploration. The mission, which NASA has dubbed Mars 2020, aims to deliv
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Reviving a 3,000-year-old Ancient Ballgame

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Long before basketball and soccer, ancient Mayans were hitting the park to play rounds of Mesoamerican ballgame. Dating back to 3000 B.C., the game was played with a solid rubber ball that could only be hit by a player’s hip. Today, in Hidalgo, Mexico, a
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The ancient secrets revealed by deciphered tablets | BBC Ideas

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Cuneiform is the earliest known form of writing. For thousands of years, no one was able to translate it. When it was finally cracked, it gave us some astonishing insights into the ancient world...Made by Jist Studios.Made in partnership with The Open Uni
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Why Are Ancient Ruins Underground? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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Every year archeologists dig up more and more ancient ruins! But have you ever wondered: why are ancient cities always buried underground? Welcome to COLOSSAL QUESTIONS, the show that answers all of life's most pressing questions! → Credits ← Narrated by:
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Jumping the Great Wall of China | Ben 10 | Cartoon Network

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Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max take a trek to the Great Wall of China where they run into daredevils LaGrange and Vin Ethanol trying to jump the international monument!Episode: La Grange MurailleSUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribeABOUT BEN 10:Ben 10 introduc
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Why It's So Hard For The Government To Hack Your Phone

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The FBI is currently in a battle with Apple to allow encrypted phones be unlocked, but how does encryption even work? How Powerful Is Apple? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1OBOqRk Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG How Secure Are Fing
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Are Ancient Grains Really Better For You?

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Ancient grains like Spelt, Emmer, and Einkorn are making a comeback, but are they better for you than modern wheats? The answer is, as usual, not a simple 'yes' or 'no'. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon support
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Ancient Wonders Captured In 3D - Ben Kacyra

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Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in a
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12 Ancient Giants (And 1 Modern Marvel)

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Meet some real ancient giants and their modern relatives ... in rhyming verse. See it all in infographic form here: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/post/126437428239/prehistoric-monsters @NPRSkunkBear @marycmclain @cadamole Freesound.org users: spanrucker ene
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This ancient giraffe relative head-butted rivals

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Read the story: https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-giraffe-relative-head-butted-rivals-amazing-sexual-weaponRead the research: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl8316
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Drew Times Travels Back to Ancient Egypt | A Drew Pendous Superhero Story | Cool School Stories

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The Incredible History Of China's Terracotta Warriors - Megan Campisi And Pen-Pen Chen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-incredible-history-of-china-s-terracotta-warriors-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen In 1974, farmers digging a well near their small village stumbled upon one of the most important finds in archaeological histo
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This Ancient Chinese Tomb May Once Have Had A Flowing River Of Mercury!

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Unearthed | Tuesdays at 10/9c Archaeologists believe the body of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, lies in a mysterious underground burial complex. Full Episodes Streaming FREE on SCI GO: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/unearthed/ More Unearthed! htt
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Building Ancient Robots in Switzerland

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In a country known for their intricate watchmaking, one man is taking the mastery of machinery to another level—and to another era. Meet François Junod, a craftsman bringing back the ancient art of automata. Building automata dates back to ancient Egypt a
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Top 10 Ancient Relics So Advanced They Shouldn't Exist

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Some ancient artifacts and relics are so advanced, we can't place them in history... they shouldn't exist! The origins and purpose of artifacts are still disputed. Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo.gl/JyGcTt https://
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China's New Surveillance Tech Monitors Workers’ Brainwaves

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Is the dystopian future already here? Delve into some of China’s emotional surveillance and citizenship assessment technologies and find out whether Black Mirror is coming true. A.I. Is Monitoring You Right Now and Here's How It's Using Your Data - https:
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The ancient city designed to track time

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Keeping time was challenging for ancient civilizations, so this one built a city to do it. Follow Johnny on Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO and Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA The first Vox Borders documentary is releasing on Youtube and Facebook on Octo
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Ancient supernovae might have upended Earths evolution

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When stars run out of fuel, they can collapse under their own gravity, exploding as supernovae that blast debris and radioactive nuclei far into space. Most of these events are too far from Earth to impact our planet. But if one happened nearby, the effec
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Can You Solve This 6th Grade Geometry Problem From China?

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What is the total area of the red spots? The diagram involves a rectangle with dimensions of 10 and 20. Inside the rectangle one of its diagonals is connected. There are two circles of equal size that are tangent to each other and the rectangle. The video
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The Ancient Origins Of The Olympics - Armand D'Angour

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-ancient-origins-of-the-olympics-armand-d-angour Thousands of years in the making, the Olympics began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus in the rural Greek town of Olympia. But how di
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An Ancient Roman Makeover

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Watch makeup artist and self-proclaimed history nerd Rebecca Butterworth recreate a Roman makeup routine, inspired by the 2,000-year-old portrait of a woman from Roman Egypt on display at the Getty Villa.Presented with the Ancient Rome @Home program:https
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See How Quicklime Was Made And Used In Ancient Building Techniques

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What on Earth? | Tuesdays 9p Investigators uncover an ancient kiln from the dark ages. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/what-on-earth/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeScience Check out SCI2 for inf
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How To Make Cotton Candy By Hand, Using an Ancient Chinese Method — You Can Do This!

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Clifford Endo is here to tell you that cotton candy is no longer just for carnivals. You're welcome. In this episode of You Can Do This! Cliff uses the ancient Chinese method used to make a dish called Dragon's Beard to spin out over 16000 strands of hand
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Kulning - Ancient Swedish herdingcall

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In the middle of the bright summernight I went out to call for the cows. I thought that maybe, something deep inside them, remember the sounds from the ancient times when people called for them over far distances. They came running, together with a millio
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A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-egyptian-doctor-elizabeth-cox It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Pes
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The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts

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The origins of ancient inscriptions are often shrouded in mystery. Writing carved into stone millennia ago can be hard to read and is often missing entire sections of the text. Now a neural network, trained on thousands of existing inscriptions, could hel
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Humanity's New Cousin & An Ancient Giant Virus

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SciShow News shares two amazing things from the deep past that have been discovered: a new ancient human relative, and a 30,000-year-old giant virus. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't m
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A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-glimpse-of-teenage-life-in-ancient-rome-ray-laurence Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age fest
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Ancient battle-scarred feral cat meets tiny kittens

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Mason is an ancient, battle-scarred feral cat with advanced kidney disease. Instead of euthanasia, we felt he deserved to live his sunset months in comfort, free from pain. What happened next will make your heart melt. See additional videos of the adorabl
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Our Ancient Human Cousins!

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If you traced your family tree back far enough, you'd see that you're related to all 7 billion people on Earth! And if you trace it back even farther than that you'll find our ancient human cousins, the Neanderthals! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want
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Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

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In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green. Crash Course World History is now av
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The Ancient Art of Painting on Water

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Garip Ays paintings come to life in the most extraordinary way. The Turkish artist uses an ancient technique called ebru, or marbling. He drops and flicks dyes onto water treated with a wetting agent that keeps the pigment from sinking. Then he swirls and
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China and India Shock NASA By Turning Earth More Green Than Before

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Follow me on Twitter for my science stuff: https://twitter.com/WhatDaMath Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a NASA discovery from a few months back that suggest China and India have replanted a tremendous amount of
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Gyotaku: The Ancient Japanese Art Of Printing Fish - K. Erica Dodge

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gyotaku-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-printing-fish-k-erica-dodge How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 19th century Japan, fishing boats were equipped with rice pap
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Ancient Mammals Made Dinos Look Like Puppies

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Yes, the Age of the Dinosaurs was a time of giant hungry lizards like T-Rex...but everything else was mega sized and just as scary! These massive mammals easily stood up against the dinos! Like the humungous whale Livyatan with teeth the size of your hand
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What Can You Learn From Ancient Poop?

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Fossilized poop, called coprolites, can reveal surprising secrets about the past.Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/Want more info?More on Coprolite preservation and analysis:
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Mummification (How an Ancient Egyptian Mummy was Made)

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Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory The Ancient Egyptians believed in several rituals in order to reach the afterlife into the next world and achieve immortality. Please do not reupload our content! SIMPL
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Ancient Aliens... DEBUNKED! | COLOSSAL MYSTERIES

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Its a theory thats just as compelling as it is crazy: aliens invading Earth in ancient times to teach humans alien tech, leading to an explosion in human advancement! It sure sounds nice, but: is there any sound evidence for this popular pseudoscience?Ima
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A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-athenian-robert-garland It’s 427 BCE, and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its
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Can you outsmart Fate and break her ancient curse? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Hundreds of years ago, your ancestor stole a magical tarot deck from Fate herself and it came with a terrible cost. Once every 23 years, one member of your family must face Fate in a duel with
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Craig of the Creek | Ancient Letter | Cartoon Network UK

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Craig tries to find out the meaning of this ancient letter![ https://goo.gl/hRAVDf ] Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel! [ http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk ] Visit the Cartoon Network UK website![ http://apps.cartoonnetwork.co.uk ] Check o
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How the US Government Will Survive Doomsday

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Get 10% off your custom domain or email from Hover at http://www.hover.com/wendover This video was partially based on the book, "Raven Rock" by Garrett Graff: http://a.co/23ud2fa Check out my new podcast with Brian from Real Engineering: https://itunes.ap
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THE FROZEN CALL - Ancient Nordic Chant

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This is a song I created with inspiration from the call "Into the unknown" in Frozen 2 , with ancient herding-call "kulning" and the old viking instrument "Bukkehorn" which I now played for the very first time in a song (Still practicing :)) I filmed it a
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Ancient fish share a key feature of human vision

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In order to see the world as clearly as we do, we process vision from each eyeball on both sides of our braina capability known as bilateral visual projection. For a long time, researchers thought this feature developed after fish transitioned to land, mo
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We Are Smarter Than Ancient People But We Lost Superpowers

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Back in the day, our ancestors had some seriously cool superpowers, but they gradually disappeared because, well, evolution's a thing. Take hibernation sleep, for examplenot as flashy as flying, but imagine snoozing through winter and waking up when it's
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The murder of ancient Alexandria's greatest scholar - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Dive into the life of one of Ancient Romes most powerful figures, Hypatia of Alexandria, a renowned scholar and political advisor to the city's leaders.--In the city of Alexandria in 415 CE, the bishop and the governor were in a fight. It started with a d
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Would You Have Been A Beauty In Ancient Rome? (ft Lana Summer) | The Big Question | Earth Lab

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Lana Summer brings science to her latest make up tutorial in order to discover what the ancient romans' beauty routine was like... and why it was potentially toxic.Watch more from Lana here: https://www.youtube.com/user/LanaLadyBuggBest of Earth Lab: http
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Mickey Travels Through China

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Spring is in the air! Theres no better way to celebrate the Spring Equinox than to get outdoors and explore somewhere new. Need some travel inspiration? Check out these highlights of Mickeys travels through some of Chinas most iconic cities, including Sha
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Why You Cant Be Fired in China If You Have This Stamp

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Sign up for a CuriosityStream subscription and also get a free Nebula subscription (the streaming platform built by creators) here: http://CuriosityStream.com/haiGet a Half as Interesting t-shirt: https://standard.tv/collections/half-as-interesting Sugges
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Government Spending and the IS-LM model

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How a change in fiscal policy shifts the IS curve More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=pzQnc_0eZA8
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Government's Financial Condition

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Difference between debt and operating costs. Seeing how large obligations are for social security and medicare More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=LOiw5aBrm4Y
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SchoolHouse Rock Three Ring Government

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The US government is giving out free wasps

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The brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive pest. To help deal with its numbers, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is releasing its natural enemy: the tiny samurai wasp. There's a lot of work that goes into it. Thanks to all the team at the ODA, and
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Why the government drops flies on California

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There's a good reason for it. More about the program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/prpinfo/Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartin MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/(you can find contact details and social links there too) WEE
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What Ancient Farmers Had Right About Corn That We Ignore | WIRED

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Maize is one of the most widely grown grains in the world. The way that much of it is processed has contributed to making millions of people sick over the past 500 years. Dr. Bill Schindler talks about how our modern approach to corn prioritizes convenien
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A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld - Iseult Gillespie

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Download a free audiobook version of The Song of Achilles" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed --Achilles, just slain in the Trojan War, arrives in the Underworld and is greeted by Sibyl of Cumae a prophetess and also th
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The ancient technology of silk - with Aarathi Prasad at Ada Lovelace Day

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From the ancient uses of silk to the biologists who learned the secrets of silk-producing animals: manipulating the habitats, physiologies, and threads of moths, spiders and molluscs, this talk will explore the work of some of the women who have been key
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China's Geography Problem

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Animation by Josh Sherrington (https://www.youtube.com/heliosphere) Sound by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Thumbnail by Joe Cieplinski (http://joecieplinski.com/) This video was partially inspired by a chapter in Tim Marshall's "Prisoners of G
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Discrimination: Crash Course Government And Politics #31

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Today, Craig is going to wrap up our discussion of discrimination by looking more closely at those “discrete and insular minorities” referenced in the 14th Amendment. We’ll talk about instances of discrimination of Asian, European, and Latino immigrants,
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Gerrymandering: Crash Course Government And Politics #37

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Today Craig is going to talk about a topic that makes voters and politicians alike ANGRY! We're going to talk about Gerrymandering - that is the process in which voting districts are redrawn in a way to favor one party during elections. As you'll see, thi
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The time the US government outlawed Sliced Bread.

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A day in the life of an ancient Babylonian business mogul - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Follow Beltani, a Babylonian priestess and businesswoman, as she investigates who is undermining her barley fields and tavern.--Its 1762 BCE. As dawn breaks in the Babylonian city of Sippar, Beltani a priestess and businesswoman receives an urgent visit f
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SciShow Talk Show: Kallie Moore, Ancient Life, And A Dragon

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SciShow Talk Show: where Hank talks to interesting people about interesting things! In this episode Hank and Collections Manager Kallie Moore talk ancient life, careers in science, and dragons. Check out the collection Kallie Moore manages at: http://hs.u
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How China Broke the World's Recycling

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How Did Roboticists Get This Ancient Fossil To Walk?

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Advanced computer tomography scans are changing the way paleontologists are studying ancient life and “OroBOT” may be just the beginning. How Did Science Get Neanderthals So Wrong? - https://youtu.be/VAaTaZqleeY Read More: Reverse Engineering the Locomoti
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The Horrors Of Ancient Cataract Surgeries

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Doctors have been slicing into eyeballs for over 2500 years. Luckily, surgeons have made some progress since then. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Fa
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The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the United States Congress, and why it's bicameral, and what bicameral means. Craig tells you what the Senate and House of Representatives are for, some of the history of the institutions, and reveal to you just ho
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Congressional Committees: Crash Course Government and Politics #7

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This week Craig Benzine clears up the role of committees in Congress. We’ll talk about standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and caucuses (and not the candidate-choosing kinds) as well as the staff agencies that help advise these c
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Congressional Leadership: Crash Course Government and Politics #8

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This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority whips in both the
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Congressional Decisions: Crash Course Government and Politics #10

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This week Craig breaks out the crystal ball to try and figure out why our congresspeople do the things that they do. We’ll talk about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions - constituency, interest groups, and political parties - and we’l
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Presidential Powers 2: Crash Course Government And Politics

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This week Craig continues our conversation on presidential powers by looking at those NOT found in the Constitution - implied or inherent powers. We’ll talk about how the president uses his or her power to negotiate executive agreements, recommend legisla
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How Presidents Govern: Crash Course Government And Politics #14

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This week Craig Benzine talks about how the president gets things done. Filling the role of the executive branch is a pretty big job - much too big for just one person. It's so big that the president employees an entire federal bureaucracy! Today, we’re j
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Types Of Bureaucracies: Crash Course Government And Politics #16

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This week Craig Benzine breaks down the different types of bureaucracies. I mean sure, they’re all part of the executive branch, but some work more directly with the president than others. Some bureaucracies exist solely to independently regulate industry
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Judicial Review: Crash Course Government And Politics #21

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Today, Craig Benzine is going to tell you about the Supreme Court's most important case, Marbury v. Madison, and how the court granted itself the power of judicial review. Judicial review is the power to examine and invalidate actions of the legislative a
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Freedom Of Religion: Crash Course Government And Politics #24

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Today, Craig is going to take a look at the First Amendment and your right to freedom of religion. We’ll examine some significant Supreme Court decisions and talk about how they’ve affected our interpretations of the law with respect to stuff like animal
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Search And Seizure: Crash Course Government And Politics #27

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This week Craig talks about police searches and seizures. Now, the fourth amendment says that you have the right to be protected against "unreasonable searches and seizures" but what exactly this mean? Well, it's complicated. The police often need warrant
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Affirmative Action: Crash Course Government And Politics #32

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So we've been talking about civil rights for the last few episodes now, and we're finally going to wrap this discussion up with the rather controversial topic of affirmative action. We'll explain what exactly affirmative action is, who it is for, and why
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Political Ideology: Crash Course Government And Politics #35

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So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America. We're going to focus on liberals and conservatives and talk about the influencers of both of these viewpoints. Now, it's important to remember that political ideologies don't always perfect
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Election Basics: Crash Course Government And Politics #36

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This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. So as you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem particularly plausible. So to
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How Voters Decide: Crash Course Government And Politics #38

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So today, Craig is going to try to get inside the heads of voters by discussing how voters make decisions. Now obviously, like all decision making, voter decisions are influenced by a multitude of factors, but the three we are going to focus on today (and
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Political Campaigns: Crash Course Government And Politics #39

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So political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in American elections. So tod
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Party Systems: Crash Course Government And Politics #41

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Today, Craig is going to dive into the history of American political parties. So throughout most of United States history our political system has been dominated by a two-party system, but the policies and the groups that support these parties have change
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Media Institution: Crash Course Government And Politics #44

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So today we're going to look at the rather thorny issue of the media and its role in politics. Wether you're talking about older forms of media like newspapers and radio or newer forms like television and the Internet, all media serves the same purpose -
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China’s Village of Real-Life Rapunzels

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For thousands of years, the Yao women of Huangluo Village have been keeping up an incredible beauty regimen, growing long, luxurious locks. Believed to symbolize beauty, wealth and longevity, long hair is considered sacred, and women in the village only c
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Why China is Building the World’s Biggest City

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Legal System Basics: Crash Course Government And Politics #18

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This week Craig Benzine takes a first look at the judicial branch. It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. But how exactly these decisions are made and where each law's jurisdictio
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Structure Of The Court System: Crash Course Government And Politics #19

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This week Craig Benzine is going to talk about the structure of the U.S. court system and how exactly it manages to keep things moving smoothly. We’’ll talk about trial courts, district courts, appeals courts, circuit courts, state supreme courts, and of
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Due Process Of Law: Crash Course Government And Politics #28

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This week Craig is going to continue our discussion of due process. Technically, we started last week with the 4th amendment and search and seizure, but this week we’re going to look at the 5th and 6th amendments and how they ensure a fair trial. We’ll ta
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Interest Group Formation: Crash Course Government And Politics #43

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So last week we talked about what special interest groups are and how they influence the political system, and today we’re going to focus on why we even have them in the first place. As to avoid getting too cynical, we’re going to focus on five benefits o
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Ancient Romes most notorious doctor - Ramon Glazov

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Learn about the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamon, whose experiments and discoveries changed medicine.--In the 16th century, an anatomist named Andreas Vesalius made a shocking discovery: the most famous human anatomy texts in the world we
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Tackling China’s Devastating Yellow River Floods

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After learning how the waterway transports a billion tons of sediment into the sea each year, scientists built a tool that may help predict the inundations that impact some 80 million people. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/SciAmerican R
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This 580-ton monster machine is building bridges across China

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This colossal machine is called the SLJ900/32, or the Segmental Bridge Launching Machine. Created by Beijing Wowjoint Machinery Co, it can build this viaduct by extending beyond the installed segments to span to the next support, and roll the next pre-mad
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Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the US Governments Separation of powers and the system of checks and balances. In theory, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Brach are designed to keep each other in check, and to keep a
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School House Rock: Three Ring Government- It's Our Political Circus!!

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Does anyone remember School House Rock?
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