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Can other animals understand death? - Barbara J. King
150 views / 0 likes - addedDo nonhuman animals experience grief? Explore mourning in the animal kingdom to find out the answer to this tricky question.--In 2018, an orca called Tahlequah gave birth. But her daughter died within an hour. Tahlequah, however, didnt leave her body. Ove
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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen - Barbara L. Thorne
173 views / 0 likes - addedTake a look inside the conehead termite colony as a queen begins her reign as one of the longest living insects in the animal kingdom.--A single determined termite braves countless threats to participate in the only flight of her lifetime. She evades the
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The Amazing World of Gumball | Gumball Hunts For Banana Barbara | Cartoon Network UK
1,225 views / 5 likes - addedGumball needs to find Banana Barbara. When Banana Barbara has a meltdown, all hell breaks loose.Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/hRAVDf Visit the Cartoon Network UK website:http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.ukCheck out all th
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Mercury: Crash Course Astronomy #13
1,317 views / 10 likes - addedMercury is the closest planet to the sun. It has no atmosphere and is, as such, covered in craters. It's also incredibly hot but, surprisingly, has water ice hiding beneath its surface. -- Table of Contents Closest Planet to the Sun 0:03 Rotation Locked t
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5 Women Artists' Stories | Tate Kids
142 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover 5 amazing women artists that changed the art world! Including: Yayoi Kusama, Barbara Hepworth, Sonia Boyce and Dayanita Singh.Play and explore more on Tate Kids: https://goo.gl/mY6jF2
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Open Your Heart (and Let a Puppy In) - Parry Gripp
369 views / 2 likes - addedPuppies need love! Please consider helping them by donating to DAWG ( https://www.syvhumane.org ), the Santa Barbara area Humane Society. Or better yet, swing by and pick up a puppy!#puppies #dogs #cuteanimals #parrygripp
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Touches The Sun For The First Time
177 views / 0 likes - addedFor the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The new milestone marks one
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Drawing a Little Leopard - Kanika
876 views / 4 likes - addedColored pencil drawing of Kanika, an Amur leopard who was the first born for her mother Kaia with her partner Akin at Marwell Wildlife in Britain. Kanika, whose name means ‘gold’ in Sanskrit, is about five months old in this drawing (reference photo taken
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Two-Thirds of All Cancers Are Caused By One Thing: Your DNA
475 views / 0 likes - addedWhile environmental factors can play a huge role, the number one cause of cancer is mutations from regular cell replication. Does this mean cancer in humans is simply inevitable? Why Did Our Early Ancestors Resort to Cannibalism? - https://youtu.be/dPmnoV
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Jetbear: The Mini-Movie! [FULL SERIES]
697 views / 0 likes - addedHe’s a happy bear named Captain who only wants to have some fun. Now that he can fly, aliens, wolves and weasels are after him. Let the fun begin! Can Captain have a good time while trying to get his forest back to it’s natural balance and avoid the fores
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are you okay? | Award-Winning Short Film About Bullying
1,549 views / 3 likes - addedThis animated short film project of the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center Foundation was produced in collaboration with Wonder Media and the Joshua Center at the University of Washington. Directed by Ryan Cannon. "are you okay?" was named 2021 Best Animat
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Forest War | JETBEAR
524 views / 0 likes - addedTHE FOREST WAR HAS BEGUN! I CAN’T HANDLE THIS! JET TRIED SO HARD NOT TO LET IT HAPPEN! I CAN’T EVEN WATCH THIS! AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! Will someone please write what happens in the comments below? Then maybe I’ll get the courage to peek at it. Thanks so much!
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I Don't Like This!! | JETBEAR
934 views / 0 likes - addedSurrounded by wolves? GNARLY TEETH?! A not so good visit from lying aliens? What else can go wrong?! MYRON IS SICK?! How will Jetbear escape this horrifically bad day? Really? How? I want to know! No one tells me anything, I’m in a dark room all alone. Th
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The Forest Just Got Real | JETBEAR
487 views / 1 likes - addedSo the forest war happens and now everyone is going to be deleted by the two interplanetary hipster aliens, Bob and Carl?! I didn’t think things could get worse for Jetbear but they did! What is Jetbear going to do? I ask myself, what would I do? I think
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DELETED!!!! | JETBEAR
1,218 views / 0 likes - addedThe season finale is here! This is it! I’m not even telling you what’s in store here, you’ve watched it from episode 1 and I’m not writing any spoilers in here except that this is rad! Once you’re done here go back and watch them from the beginning again!
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The Flash's Great Idea | DC Super Hero Girls | Cartoon Network
590 views / 0 likes - addedStream more DC Super Hero Girls http://cartn.co/YTDCSHGAfter an embarrassing incident ruins Barbara Gordons reputation, rather than owning it and moving on, she decides its easier to harness The Flashs newly discovered ability to travel back in time and a
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Electronic skin that lets prosthetic limbs "feel"
790 views / 0 likes - addedThe "e-dermis" was invented by Johns Hopkins University researchers. It's an electronic skin that fits over the fingers of a prosthetic hand, and allows amputees to feel pain and pressure. No one likes pain, but it serves a purpose: it protects us from in
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Crickets Can Jump 50x Their Body Length, Here's How | ScienceTake
510 views / 0 likes - addedThe spider cricket, also known as the camel cricket, can leap 50 to 60 times its body length, but how? Researchers at Johns Hopkins University set up a series of high-speed cameras to find out. Read the story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/scien
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Playing piano with a mind-controlled robotic arm
561 views / 0 likes - addedThe first person to live with a mind-controlled robotic arm is teaching himself piano. Johnny Matheny has spent the last five months with an advanced prosthetic, designed to replace the human hand and arm. The robot arm is part of a research project run t
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Paralyzed Man Controls Two Robotic Arms for the First Time Ever!
195 views / 0 likes - addedHey it's Han from WrySci-HX going over a breakthrough out of Johns Hopkins University where researchers implanted a brain computer interface into a paralyzed man, allowing him to control limbs well enough to feed himself! More below ↓↓↓ Sub
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The First Time The DC Super Hero Girls Met | Cartoon Network
596 views / 1 likes - addedWatch more DC Super Hero Girls http://cartn.co/YTDCSHGThe world may know them as Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, but not-so-typical teenagers Diana, Kara and Barbara alongside their Super Hero friends have much more to deal with than just protecting
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Teaching Ruby Bridges
164 views / 3 likes - addedIn the 1960s, Black schoolgirl Ruby Bridges and White teacher Barbara Henry showed America the true power of racial integration in the classroom.Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audienc
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Building A Probe That Will Survive A Trip To The Sun | Maddie About Science
289 views / 0 likes - addedThe Parker Solar Probe is going to go closer to the sun than any spacecraft has come before. It will take seven years to fly 93 million miles to reach the suns corona, its outermost atmosphere. The probe will withstand temperatures up to 2,500 F as it gat
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Aquaman - Official Trailer 1
697 views / 1 likes - addedwww.Facebook.com/AquamanMovie www.Twitter.com/AquamanMovie www.Instagram.com/AquamanMovie www.AquamanMovie.com From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world o
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How Malaria Was Eradicated In The U.S.
296 views / 0 likes - addedGet 1 year of both Nebula and Curiosity Stream for just 11.99 here: http://curiositystream.com/realscience using the code "realscience"New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephaniesammaInstagram: https://www.instag
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Food Theory: Boneless Wings Are NOT What You Think! (Buffalo Wild Wings)
152 views / 0 likes - added*NEW Merch is Here!* Shop our new TheoryWear website https://theorywear.comBuffalo Wild Wings has been selling boneless chicken wings for YEARS, but one man dared to ask, "is this a legitimate chicken wing?" So ARE they chicken wings? And is there somethi
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You Don't Want To Touch An Electric Eel
219 views / 0 likes - addedOf all the amazing species on the planet, the most shocking are the ones that harness electricity. These animals are electric type.Go to https://expressvpn.com/animalogic, to take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free
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Mushrooms Might Save the World
650 views / 1 likes - addedMushrooms—MUSHROOMS!—will save us. You might ask yourself: Uh… save us from what? Well, ourselves of course. Because mushrooms just might be able to… Cut down on cow farts—Wash your clothes—Treat PTSD—Replace styrofoam—Do you wear leather? What about mush
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Artemis I: We Are Ready
166 views / 0 likes - addedThe journey of half a million miles – the first flight of the Artemis Generation – is about to begin. The uncrewed Artemis I mission will jump-start humanity’s return to the Moon with the thunderous liftoff of NASA’s powerful new S
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Do Animals Mourn Their Dead? (ft. BrainCraft And Gross Science!)
619 views / 0 likes - addedThis episode is brought to you by Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/ Follow me to Gross Science: https://youtu.be/kRUt9pqMCSg and BrainCraft: https://youtu.be/Joalg73L_gw ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSmourn Share on FB ⇒ http://
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Why Can't we Remake the Rocketdyne F1 Engine?
655 views / 0 likes - addedWhen NASA was looking for a very large engine for the SLS boosters some of its engineers looked at resurrecting the Rocketdyne F-1 engines but what they found out might well surprise some people and just goes to show how things have moved on since the 196
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NASA Just Launched a Mission to Mars to Dig Deep Inside the Planet’s Core
603 views / 1 likes - addedNASA just sent a robotic probe on a mission to Mars! Here’s what it’ll explore. Watch More: How NASA Engineers Use Origami To Design Future Spacecraft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly3hMBD4h5E&t=73s Read More: Why Do We Care So Much About Mars? Johns Ho
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How This Surf Instructor Is Changing Lives
375 views / 0 likes - addedJean-Paul JP Garca is on a mission to help others fall in love with the ocean. A surf instructor in Santa Barbara, California, he teaches his beloved sport to those looking for thrills, empowerment and, sometimes, healing.This Great Big Story was made by
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What in the world is topological quantum matter? - Fan Zhang
554 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-in-the-world-is-topological-quantum-matter David Thouless, Duncan Haldane, and Michael Kosterlitz won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016 for discov
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Where do new words come from? - Marcel Danesi
759 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out the Mysteries of Vernacular series: https://ed.ted.com/mysteries-of-vernacular View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-new-words-come-from-marcel-danesi There are over 170,000 words currently in use in the English language. Yet eve
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The strange case of the cyclops sheep - Tien Nguyen
708 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-strange-case-of-the-cyclops-sheep-tien-nguyen In the 1950s, a group of ranchers in Idaho were baffled when their sheep gave birth to lambs with only
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Should You Eat Every Day?
455 views / 0 likes - addedIntermittent fasting ≠ Starving yourself EATING DISORDER HELPLINES: http://bit.ly/2Ab6rHO ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ An intermittent fasting diet is one of the hippest new nutrition and fitness philosophies, based around the idea that going hungr
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How Will We Save the Apollo & Other Lunar Landing Sites?
576 views / 0 likes - addedWith the advent of private and foreign space agencies revisiting the moon probably within the next decade, how will the U.S. and NASA protect the Apollo landing sites from accidental damage and treasure hunters. Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/curiousdr
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The surprising cause of stomach ulcers - Rusha Modi
513 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-cause-of-stomach-ulcers-rusha-modi It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress,
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Aliens Abducted My Nerdo | JETBEAR
583 views / 0 likes - addedCaptain is a fun loving young bear who just wants to be normal. He lives in a regular forest, his roommate is a duck, he has a crush on a cute fawn, and just got abducted by aliens. Waaaiit a minute... one of those things ain't normal. What's Captain gonn
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The Bach Effect: What the GREATS Hear That You Dont
53 views / 0 likes - addedIn today's episode I explore the profound influence of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) on music legends, revealing the timeless impact of Bach's genius across genres. The Beato Ultimate Bundle — $99 FOR ALL OF My Courses: https://rickbeato.com/ &m
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The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman
687 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-assyrian-empire-marian-h-feldman Before the sun never set on the British Empire; before Genghis Khan swept the steppe; before R
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Sharks Sharks Sharks & More Sharks
1,416 views / 9 likes - addedThere are 12 living Orders of sharks and rays swimming in our oceans today, and more than 440 known species. Here are some of the wackier ones! ------------------ NEW! Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/the
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Fossil Meteorites
608 views / 1 likes - addedIn which we set out and find fossil meteorites in time and space. Wait... meteorites can be fossilized?! Mind blown. Read more about Philipp Heck's meteoritical research and the arrival of fossil meteorites at The Field Museum! http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
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Christopher Robin Official Trailer
632 views / 0 likes - addedOut of the Wood. Into the city. Watch the brand new trailer for Disney's Christopher Robin. See the film in theatres August 3. In the heartwarming live action adventure Disney’s “Christopher Robin,” the young boy who shared countless adv
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Can you solve the egg drop riddle? - Yossi Elran
1,164 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-egg-drop-riddle-yossi-elran The city has just opened its one-of-a-kind Faberge Egg Museum, with a single egg displayed on each floor o
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Why do you need to get a flu shot every year? - Melvin Sanicas
770 views / 2 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-you-need-to-get-a-flu-shot-every-year-melvin-sanicas All year long, researchers at hospitals around the world collect samples from flu patients a
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Weather In Space (the Rocky Planets): Crash Course Kids #43.1
955 views / 4 likes - addedDo other planets have weather? It turns out that, yes, they do! But, the weather isn't all the same on other planets because of things like atmosphere. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes us on a tour of the weather on the rocky planets in
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The Egg Collection!
379 views / 0 likes - addedEggs! There are around 10,800 different species of birds, all which lay eggs that vary in size, color, shape, and parental care required. Dr. John Bates pulled some highlights from the Field Museum's egg collection to share these fragile, historically imp
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When Bears Fly? | JETBEAR
435 views / 0 likes - addedCaptain gets zapped by aliens and falls from their evil spaceship three miles high! How will he survive? How will his roommate, Steve the duck, take this horrific news? Will his crush, Dawn the fawn, ever find love again? Will the song they sing get stuck
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Supergirl and Catwoman Face Off! | DC Super Hero Girls | Cartoon Network
777 views / 0 likes - addedSUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribeWATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreminisodesAbout DC Super Hero Girls: The world may know them as Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, but not-so-typical teenagers Diana, Kara and Barbara alongside their Super Hero friends
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Mathematician Explains Infinity in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED
140 views / 0 likes - addedWhile the concept of infinity may seem mysterious, mathematicians have developed processes to reason the strange properties of infinity. Mathematician Emily Riehl has been challenged to explain infinity to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college st
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Can We Use Wi-Fi To See Through Walls?
437 views / 0 likes - addedWe use Wi-Fi to stay connected, but Yasamin Mostofi shows that Wi-Fi can also be used to sense the world around us – even behind walls. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY A Video Game That Teaches You to Code: https://youtu.be/OxYW0bqtiTo The world wants to
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Can you solve the rogue AI riddle? - Dan Finkel
970 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ If you sign up for a FREE membership using the link above, Brilliant will email you the solution to the BONUS RIDDLE. A hostile artificial intelligence called NIM has taken over the world’s com
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Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36
1,191 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be back at war just a couple of decades later. As an added bonus, World War I changed the way people look at the
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DC Super Hero Girls | Monster on the Loose! | Cartoon Network
606 views / 1 likes - addedA curse has been placed on Diana, will the girls be able to stop whoever is behind it and save the dance? Episode: #MeetTheCheetah SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribe WATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreminisodes About DC Super Hero Girls: The world may know
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Bumblebee Gets An Upgrade | DC Super Hero Girls | Cartoon Network
623 views / 1 likes - addedBumblebee gets a new upgrade to her super suit, but it doesn't turn out like she planned.Episode: #SheMightBeGiantSUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribeWATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreminisodesAbout DC Super Hero Girls: The world may know them as Wonder Wom
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What are mini brains? - Madeline Lancaster
662 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-we-grow-human-brains-outside-our-bodies-madeline-lancaster Shielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human brain
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Secret Identity | DC Super Hero Girls | Cartoon Network
620 views / 0 likes - addedLois Lanes attempt to get an internship at the Daily Planet leads to her trying to unmask the Super Hero Girls, which forces the girls to a battle of wits with their greatest nemesis yet.Episode: #BreakingNewsAbout DC Super Hero Girls: The world may know
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Bumblebee and the Baddies | DC Superhero Girls | Cartoon Network
583 views / 1 likes - addedBumblebee stumbles across a villainous plot to blow up a bridge, she must get back to her friends to help save the day!Episode: #BeelineSUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribeWATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreminisodesAbout DC Super Hero Girls: The world may k
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The Ultimate Heist | DC Super Hero Girls | Cartoon Network
668 views / 2 likes - addedWhen Zee Zatara realizes Lex Luthor has unearthed a magical book with the power to tell the future, the girls reluctantly enlist Catwoman to help them steal it from him before he understands what he has, but it may already be too late.Episode: #AllyCatAbo
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Pinocchio | Teaser Trailer | Disney+
152 views / 0 likes - addedWhen you wish upon a star Watch the trailer for the all-new live action #Pinocchio and stream the movie, a #DisneyPlusDay premiere, September 8 on @DisneyPlus. The global celebration of Disney+ Day will return on Thursday, September 8, 2022, leading into
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The Science Behind Hollywood Explosions
610 views / 0 likes - addedHow do filmmakers create a big explosion? Theodore Kim explains how his software creates the smoke effects seen in many Hollywood films. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY The Fascinating History of Animation: https://youtu.be/gfH-NLo8tRk Nobody blows thing
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Supergirl Joins the Bad Guys | DC Super Hero Girls | Cartoon Network
625 views / 1 likes - addedStream more DC Super Hero Girls here http://cartn.co/YTDCSHGWhen Supergirl is accused of joining the bad guys, even Batgirl doesn't know who to believe.Episode: The Good The Bad and the Bizarre About DC Super Hero Girls: The world may know them as Wonder
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Why is meningitis so dangerous? - Melvin Sanicas
469 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-meningitis-so-dangerous-melvin-sanicas In 1987, thousands of people gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. But what started out
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How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian
679 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2lFSkUw Check out Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths' "Algorithms to Live By": http://bit.ly/2CadQrt View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-manage-your-time-more-
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Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 3/3 with Sue Black
117 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Sue Black investigates a heist in the Ri, and reveals how forensics works in the courtroom. This is is the third of the annual Royal Institution Christmas lectures for 2022.Watch the first lecture here: https://youtu.be/Bo18brJhK1IWatch the seco
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How Technicolor changed movies
622 views / 0 likes - addedWhat was "glorious Technicolor?" It was a groundbreaking technology — but it was more than that, too. Find an extra commentary video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJCtHs-dh0M To learn more, check out: The George Eastman Museum: https://eastman.org
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How rollercoasters affect your body - Brian D. Avery
836 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-rollercoasters-affect-your-body-brian-d-avery In 1895, crowds flooded Coney Island to see America’s first-ever looping coaster: the Flip Flap Railwa
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Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 2/3 with Sue Black
101 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Sue Black investigates a mysterious crime scene, and reveals some of the forensic techniques that are used to track down criminals. This is the second of the 2022 Royal Institution annual Christmas lectures.Watch the first lecture here: https://
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This $8 Trillion Coronavirus Mistake Could Kill 100%, w Stephen Fry. AI Is Watching.
179 views / 0 likes - addedExperts warned that a pandemic was inevitable. Preparing would have cost the US around $1billion. Instead, it will now cost $8 trillion, and over 200,000 deaths. We explore the greatest existential threats - AI, nuclear and biological - and how coronaviru
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Why should you read "Don Quixote"? - Ilan Stavans
589 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded Mounting his skinny steed, Don Quixote charges an army of giants. It is his duty to vanquish these behemoths in the name of his beloved lady, Dulcinea. There’s only one problem: the giants are mere
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Rock and Roll | DC Super Hero Girls | Cartoon Network
555 views / 0 likes - addedUnder the control of Red Kryptonite, Kara Danvers is brainwashed by rock n roll front man Ras al Ghul and sent on a mission to purify the world... starting with the terrible music of Karen Beechers favorite boy band!Episode: #LeagueofShadowsAbout DC Super
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What Really Causes Sunburns?
462 views / 0 likes - addedThe way the sun damages your skin is weirder than you ever thought. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Nature: Sunlight Damages DNA in the Dark http://w
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Wonder Woman and The Bully | DC Superhero Girls | Cartoon Network
717 views / 1 likes - addedLeslie Willis, the meanest girl in school, becomes a social media sensation by posting mean-spirited videos on her MetropoVids channel, causing Wonder Woman to question the moral integrity of the people who live in the World of Man.Episode: #ShockItToMeSU
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Why don’t poisonous animals poison themselves? - Rebecca D. Tarvin
688 views / 1 likes - addedHave you checked out our Patreon page? https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-don-t-poisonous-animals-poison-themselves-rebecca-d-tarvin Thousands of animal species use toxic chemicals to defend themselves from pred
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What Can You Do RIGHT NOW To Save The Earth?
542 views / 1 likes - addedOur climate is changing drastically and quickly, so what steps can YOU take to stop it today? Seeing this film is taking action, get tickets to see it in select theaters now & everywhere Aug. 4th: https://fandan.co/2ucigMW #BeInconvenient Support Life Nog
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What causes heartburn? - Rusha Modi
622 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-heartburn-rusha-modi Humans have been battling heartburn for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. But recently the incidence has risen, mak
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How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir
582 views / 3 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-cigarettes-affect-the-body-krishna-sudhir Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decad
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What causes constipation? - Heba Shaheed
994 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-constipation-heba-shaheed Visiting the bathroom is part of the daily human experience. But occasionally, constipation, a condition that caus
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Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? - Alex Gendler
1,008 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to Bonus Riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededmislabelledboxes/ You’re overseeing the delivery of supplies to a rebel base in the heart of enemy territory. To get past customs, all packa
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What really happened to the Library of Alexandria? - Elizabeth Cox
570 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very audacious goal: to c
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We Could Back Up The Entire Internet On A Gram Of DNA
656 views / 0 likes - addedNature's code for life is stored in DNA, but what if we could code anything we wanted into DNA? Scientists are figuring out how. Pluto Could Be Made A Planet Again, Along With 102 Other Celestial Bodies - https://youtu.be/76hv6KOB-AI Sign Up For The Seeke
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Can you solve the troll’s paradox riddle? - Dan Finkel
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651 views / 1 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-world-according-to-cats-eva-maria-geigl In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And u
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603 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-if-cracks-in-concrete-could-fix-themselves-congrui-jin Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It can be found in swat
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639 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/everything-you-need-to-know-to-read-the-canterbury-tales-iseult-gillespie A portly Miller, barely able to sit on his horse, rambles on about the flighty
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474 views / 1 likes - addedUse code BRAINS to get free shipping within the US or $8 off international shipping on your first Curiosity Box! https://www.curiositybox.com https://twitter.com/tweetsauce https://www.instagram.com/electricpants SOURCES: 1896 snowball fight: https://twit
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From slave to rebel gladiator: The life of Spartacus - Fiona Radford
483 views / 1 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-slave-to-rebel-gladiator-the-life-of-spartacus-fiona-radford Spartacus was a slave -- one of millions taken from territ
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670 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-most-successful-pirate-of-all-time-dian-murray At the height of their power, infamous Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard and Henry Morgan commanded a
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665 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-henry-viii-mark-robinson-and-alex-gendler He was a powerful king whose break with the church of Rome would forever change the course of Engli
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640 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-psychology-of-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-joelle-maletis Many of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime. Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects. But for millions of people, th
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Why should you read “Fahrenheit 451”? - Iseult Gillespie
532 views / 0 likes - addedSign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-fahrenheit-451-iseult-gillespie Ray Bradbury’s novel imagines a world where books are banned- and posses
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How close are we to eradicating HIV? - Philip A. Chan
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A brief history of plastic
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Paleoart: Painting the Land Before Time
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Spells, threats, and dragons: The secret messages of Viking runestones - Jesse Byock
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Can steroids save your life? - Anees Bahji
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Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades? - Dan Finkel
495 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/--The underworld is overcrowded, and Zeus has ordered Hades to let some spirits out. Hades arranges all the souls of the dead in a line before Cerberus. When one of his three heads bites down on
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The rise of modern populism - Takis S. Pappas
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Whats a squillo, and why do opera singers need it? - Ming Luke
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Can you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle? - Dan Finkel
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What's so special about Viking ships? - Jan Bill
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Can you solve the sea monster riddle? - Dan Finkel
547 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --According to legend, once every thousand years a host of sea monsters emerges from the depths to demand tribute from the floating city of Atlantartica. As the ruler of the city, youd always d
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Why should you read Sylvia Plath? - Iseult Gillespie
603 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the haunting and intimate works of poet Sylvia Plath, who digs into issues of mental health, trauma and sexuality in works like “The Bell Jar.” -- Under her shrewd eye and pen, Sylvia Plath turned everyday objects into haunting images: a “new stat
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Why should you read The Master and Margarita? - Alex Gendler
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How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable - Christina Greer
525 views / 1 likes - addedIda B. Wells was an investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and anti-lynching advocate who fought for equality and justice. -- In the late 1800’s, lynchings were happening all over the American South, often without any investigation or consequences
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How this disease changes the shape of your cells - Amber M. Yates
414 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of how a single genetic mutation alters the structure of hemoglobin and leads to sickle-cell disease. -- What shape are your cells? Squishy cylinders? Jagged zig-zags? You might not spend a lot of time thinking about the bodies of the
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The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut
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How do investors choose stocks? - Richard Coffin
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The myth of Loki and the master builder - Alex Gendler
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An unsung hero of the civil rights movement - Christina Greer
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The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal
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Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? - Alex Gendler
660 views / 1 likes - addedAs a top spy trained in infiltration and safecracking, its up to you to steal the competitions secret sauce recipe. Can you figure out where it's hidden? --One of the top chefs from Pasta Palace has been kidnapped by operatives from Burger Bazaar hoping t
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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
1,089 views / 1 likes - addedDesigner babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly. Support us on Patre
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The legend of Annapurna, Hindu goddess of nourishment - Antara Raychaudhuri & Iseult Gillespie
597 views / 2 likes - addedFollow the legend of Parvati, the Hindu mother of the natural world, as she disappears from Earth and reemerges as Annapurna, the goddess of food. --Historically, the union between Shiva and Parvati was a glorious one: a sacred combination which brought f
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A day in the life of an ancient Greek architect - Mark Robinson
359 views / 0 likes - addedFollow Pheidias, the chief builder for the Parthenon, as he supervises the construction of the new temple and faces charges of embezzlement.--The year is 432 BCE. As dawn breaks over Athens, Pheidias is already late for work. He is the chief builder for t
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This sea creature breathes through its butt - Cella Wright
344 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the wonderfully bizarre life of the sea cucumber, and discover the essential role they play in keeping ocean ecosystems healthy.--Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? No! In fact, its a humble sea cucumber: a brainle
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Why haven't we cured arthritis? - Kaitlyn Sadtler and Heather J. Faust
1,328 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the science behind what causes the stiff, creaky joints of the most common forms of arthritis and what you can do to prevent it. --The bad backs, elbow pain, and creaky knees so common in older people often aren't just old age. In fact, the so
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How long will human impacts last? - David Biello
1,771 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books Check out David Biello's "The Unnatural World": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-unnatural-world View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lesso
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The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman
321 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the ancient Celts, a group of hundreds of independent warrior tribes defeated by the Roman Empire. --One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp
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A day in the life of a teenage samurai - Constantine N. Vaporis
389 views / 0 likes - addedFollow Mori Banshir, a young samurai in training, as he studies the twin paths of literary learning and the martial arts. --The year is 1800 in the castle town of Kchi, Japan. Its just after sunrise, and 16-year-old Mori Banshir is already hard at work pr
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What “Machiavellian” really means - Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler
539 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "The Art of War" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2CDGJi9 Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/the-art-of-war -- From Shakespeare’s plays to modern TV dramas,
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The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5
358 views / 0 likes - addedThe adventure continues! Episode 5: Ethic and Hedge arrive in the 198forest in search of the second artifact. Can they sneak past the guards to get to the tower? --This is episode 5 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative foll
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How does the stock market work? - Oliver Elfenbaum
484 views / 1 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "The Richest Man in Babylon" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2GVBdZF Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/the-richest-man-in-babylon -- In the 1600s, the Dutc
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Can alligators survive this apex predator? - Kenny Coogan
123 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the diverse and vital ecosystem of the Everglades, and discover why the alligator is so essential to the region.--Despite alligators ruling the swamplands of the Everglades for millennia, the last 500 years have brought deadly new predators that c
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How to see with sound - Jacques S. Abramowicz
240 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how scientists and doctors used bats' ultrasound capabilities as inspiration for SONAR and non-invasive medical procedures.--In a dark cave, bats cant see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speed
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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano
303 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the Rashomon effect, where individuals give significantly different but equally believable accounts of the same event. --A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crimes only known witnesses recount their version of the even
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? - Elizabeth Cox
163 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the middle ground fallacy, which assumes that the truth is always a compromise between two extreme opposing positions.--Its 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldnt be allowe
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Are locust plagues unstoppable? - Jeffrey A. Lockwood
160 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what causes desert locusts to transform into crop-consuming plagues and how they directly endanger humanity.--A ravenous swarm stretches as far as the eye can see. It has no leader or strategic plan; its only goals are to eat, breed, and move on.
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What happened when these 6 dictators took over - Stephanie Honchell Smith
33 views / 0 likes - addedExamine the myth of the benevolent dictator, which is a leader who holds absolute power yet only uses it for the common good.--Under certain conditions, the idea of a dictator can sound appealing, like when a democracy isnt functioning as it should due to
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The Real Fake Cameras Of Toy Story 4
531 views / 1 likes - addedWhen you're ready to launch your Squarespace website, go to squarespace.com/nerdwriter for 10% off your first purchase. Support Nerdwriter videos: https://patreon.com/nerdwriter Subscribe:http://bit.ly/SubNerdwriter Watch the most popular Nerdwriter episo
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When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell
157 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how scientists define adulthood, and find out if theres a specific age at which we reach maturity. --Most countries recognize 18 as the start of adulthood by granting various freedoms and privileges. Yet theres no exact age or moment in developmen
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What Are Those ‘Talking’ Apes Really Saying? | NPR's SKUNK BEAR
864 views / 3 likes - addedWhat can we learn from the controversial history of ape language research? ↓↓ Links & Info ↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: http://www.npr.org/skunkbear SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2dH6fpR TUMBLR: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NPRskunkb
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Can loud music damage your hearing? - Heather Malyuk
283 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the properties of sound to find out just how bad loud music is for your hearing.--After a concert, you find it difficult to hear your friend rave about the show. It sounds like they're speaking from across the room, and its tough to make out thei
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One of the most "dangerous" men in American history - Keenan Norris
162 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the story of David Walker, an abolitionist whose antislavery pamphlet made him an enemy of the US government.--In 1830, David Walker sewed a pamphlet into the lining of a coat. The volume was thin enough to be hidden, but its content was far f
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The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4
370 views / 0 likes - addedThe adventure continues! Episode 4: The trio plot how they can steal the first artifact the Node of Power. Can they take it without being discovered? --This is episode 4 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl,
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How do oysters make pearls? - Rob Ulrich
578 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how oysters use calcium carbonate to create pearls, and how this chemical compound creates a vast array of other materials.--Despite their iridescent colors and smooth shapes, pearls are actually made of the exact same material as the craggy shell
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The myth of the Sampo an infinite source of fortune and greed - Hanna-Ilona Hrmvaara
598 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-edCheck out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommen
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How can you change someone's mind? (hint: facts aren't always enough) - Hugo Mercier
651 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-can-you-change-someone-s-mind-spoiler-facts-don-t-work-so-well-hugo-mercier Why do arguments change people’s minds in some cases and backfire in oth
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What causes addiction, and why is it so hard to treat? - Judy Grisel
58 views / 0 likes - addedTake a look at the science of how addictive drugs affect your body and why substance addiction can be so difficult to treat.--As of 2021, more than 36 million people were estimated to be experiencing substance use disorder. This condition spans a spectrum
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Introduction to the Solar System: Crash Course Astronomy #9
987 views / 1 likes - addedIn today's Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a giant ball of gas to the system of planets and other celestial objects we have today. This episode is sponsored by Squaresp
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How friendship affects your brain - Shannon Odell
290 views / 0 likes - addedDig into what happens to your brain during adolescence that changes how you value, understand, and connect to friends.--If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they are. Childhood, adolescent, and adult
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Why didn't this 2,000 year old body decompose? - Carolyn Marshall
1,098 views / 2 likes - addedDiscover the surprising biodiversity of soil, and how its microbes help support all life on Earth.--It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. From b
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3 ways to end a virus
523 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.--Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the obs
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This Is Not a Real Explosion, Here’s How Physics Made It Happen
441 views / 0 likes - addedThe fireballs that light up the big screen are rooted in physics, careful calculations, and computer-generated algorithms. These Hybrid Metallic Crystals Are Chemistry’s New Miracle Materials - https://youtu.be/K2u3jn3CuEA Read More How Hollywood Pulled O
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How much land does it take to power the world?
244 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the sustainability of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy and how much space each of these power sources use.--No matter how we make electricity, it takes up space. Coal requires mines, and plants to convert it into electricity. Nucl
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How much would it cost to buy the ocean? - Astrid J. Hsu
86 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the monetary value of the ocean, from global trade, to tourism, fishing, and more, as Poseidon contemplates selling it.--Surveying his vast domain, Poseidon considers retirement. What if someone else donned the coral crown so he could spend his i
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Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler
386 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the creation of Chinas Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.--In 2018, a single power plant produced more energy than the worlds largest coal-powered and gas-powered plants combined. Chinas Three Gorges Da
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This person isn't actually screaming - Noah Charney
56 views / 0 likes - addedExplore Edvard Munchs masterpiece The Scream, and find out why this artwork became one of the worlds most famous paintings.--An undulating sky melds into the landscape, two silhouettes move along a balustraded walkway, and a ghostly figures features exten
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The hidden world of animal consciousness - with David Pea-Guzmn
204 views / 0 likes - addedDo animals dream? Join David Pea-Guzmn as he explores behavioural and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming. Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/LpI7zNHUFRQDavid's latest book 'When animals dream: the hidden wor
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4 signs of emotional abuse - Viann Nguyen-Feng
243 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how to spot some of the most common signs of emotional abuse and what you can do if someone is experiencing these behaviors.--Emotional abuse can be incredibly damaging, increasing a persons chances of developing depression and anxiety. But these be
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Can you transplant a head to another body? - Max G. Levy
23 views / 0 likes - addedFollow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.--In 1970, neurosurgeon Robert White and his team carted two monkeys into an operating room to conduct an ambitious exper
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