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Welcome to Beijing's dog spa
519 views / 1 likes - addedPet-crazy Chinese millennials are treating their dogs to organic meals and and heated pools at resorts, a marked contrast for a country where pets were once banned. We went to a spa just for dogs in Beijing, where owners can pamper their canines with ever
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The 2008 Election Explained
554 views / 1 likes - addedA video lecture taking you through the 2008 primaries and election between Barack Obama and John McCain. Check out the playlist of election here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8C7B72D8B769A0A0
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Ranarim - Hem igen (live, 2008)
41 views / 2 likes - addedWritten by Niklas Roswall. The title means "Home again". From a TV program (SVT) from the celebration of Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton) on Ulvön, Sweden, April 30, 2008. Sofia Sandén (vocals, violin), Ulrika Bodén (vocals, fl
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Population, Sustainability, and Malthus: Crash Course World History 215
1,143 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about population. So, how many people can reasonably live on the Earth? Thomas Malthus got it totally wrong in the 19th century, but for some reason, he keeps coming up when we talk about population. In 1800, the human popu
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Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors Of The Future - Kim Preshoff
939 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/population-pyramids-powerful-predictors-of-the-future-kim-preshoff Population statistics are like crystal balls -- when examined closely, they can help predict a country's future (and give important clues about
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Human Population Through Time
500 views / 0 likes - addedIt took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion. But growth has begun slowing, as women have fewer babies on average. When will our global population peak? And how can we minimize our impact on
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Changes in Income, Population, or Preferences
658 views / 0 likes - addedHow demand can be effected by changes in income, population or preferences More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=do1HDIdfQkU
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Statistics: Variance of a Population
477 views / 0 likes - addedVariance of a population. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=6JFzI1DDyyk
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The 2008 Financial Crisis: Crash Course Economics #12
644 views / 0 likes - addedToday on Crash Course Economics, Adriene and Jacob talk about the 2008 financial crisis and the US Goverment's response to the troubles. So, all this starts with home mortgages, and the use of mortgages as an investment instrument. For years, it seemed li
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Comparing Population Proportions 1
733 views / 0 likes - addedComparing Population Proportions 1 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=a1Ye5RcWOqg
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Comparing Population Proportions 2
673 views / 0 likes - addedComparing Population Proportions 2 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=MNbat1lrJW4
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Statistics: Sample vs. Population Mean
497 views / 0 likes - addedThe difference between the mean of a sample and the mean of a population.
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Thomas Malthus and Population Growth
687 views / 1 likes - addedThomas Malthus's views on population. Malthusian limits. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=r1ywppAJ1xs
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Hypothesis Test Comparing Population Proportions
730 views / 0 likes - addedHypothesis Test Comparing Population Proportions More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=dvSa_tx04hw
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Land Productivity Limiting Human Population
780 views / 0 likes - addedThinking about how we get Calories from the land limits human population densities More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=xM8szz4VB28
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Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel - Crash Course Biology #18
938 views / 0 likes - addedHank talks about population genetics, which helps to explain the evolution of populations over time by combing the principles of Mendel and Darwin, and by means of the Hardy-Weinberg equation. Crash Course Biology is now available on DVD! http://dft.ba/-8
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Population Ecology: The Texas Mosquito Mystery - Crash Course Ecology #2
1,288 views / 1 likes - addedPopulation ecology is the study of groups within a species that interact mostly with each other, and it examines how they live together in one geographic area to understand why these populations are different in one time and place than they are in another
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The Mayor of a Ghost Town (Population: 1)
653 views / 0 likes - addedWelcome to Ballarat, California, population one. Located in the heart of the unforgiving Death Valley, the former mining supply town has been abandoned for nearly 100 years. Were it not for Rock Novak, the town’s only resident, Ballarat would belong to th
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Human Population Growth - Crash Course Ecology #3
1,806 views / 0 likes - addedIf being alive on Earth were a contest, humans would win it hands down. We're like the Michael Phelps of being alive, but with 250,000 times more gold medals. Today Hank is here to tell us the specifics of why and how human population growth has happened
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Defusing the Population Bomb
763 views / 1 likes - addedThank you to Bill and Melinda Gates for supporting PBS Digital Studios. If you’d like to take a look at the 2018 Annual Letter, you can check it out here http://b-gat.es/2Cfph0j ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►►
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PIG POPULATION - DOGCRAFT (EP.184)
949 views / 6 likes - addedIn the aftermath of Butch's terror, we have a lot of pigs hanging around Dogcraft now. Episode 185 will be out on Wednesday. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1nhrJK5 TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/stacysays VLOGGING: http://www.youtube.com/stacyvlogs MERCH: http
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China: West Meets East at The Metropolitan Museum of Art - A Webisode
731 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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Sanitation showcase
488 views / 0 likes - addedBill Gates will visit Beijing, China for the Reinvented Toilet Expo, where some of the most high-tech toilets in the world will be on display. These toilets aren’t just fascinating gadgets – they have the potential to save millions of lives. More than hal
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12 Year Old Terrarium - Life Inside a closed jar, Over a decade in isolation
370 views / 0 likes - addedIn this video we take a look at the terrarium my brother made during his childhood. This terrarium was made between 2007 - 2008. This makes the terrarium at least 12 years old. Inside there is a variety of organisms. All of which have persisted within the
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Soo-Been Lee - Vivaldi Four Seasons - Summer
592 views / 0 likes - addedSoo-Been Lee won 2nd Prize in the Junior Division with her performances at the Menuhin Competition Beijing 2012.
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China's Ping Pong Proteges | A China Icons Video
723 views / 2 likes - addedChina 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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Key Exchange
121 views / 0 likes - addedThis clip from the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures shows a simple demonstration of how two people can agree on a secret key, even though all of their communications are carried out in public. In the electronic world, secret key exchange allows c
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This Engineer's Crazy Plan to Clean Air with Smog-Sucking Bikes
749 views / 1 likes - addedThese bicycles are designed to filter smog out of the air as you ride. This could be a game changer for smoggy cities like Beijing. This Is What Pollution Does To Your Body - https://youtu.be/_k22ejJ_fvc Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit
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Relocating A 3-ton Rhino In Nepal (360 Video)
679 views / 0 likes - addedNepal was once home to thousands of Greater One-Horned Rhinos, but poaching decimated the population. Our team provided support to WWF to translocate five rhinos in Nepal and our cameras captured the story as they were moved more than 250 miles to their n
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Why Do India And China Have So Many People?
778 views / 1 likes - addedPlease 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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Solving 3 Equations with 3 Unknowns
634 views / 0 likes - addedSolving 3 equations with 3 unknowns (old video from July 2008)
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Statistics: Alternate Variance Formulas
515 views / 0 likes - addedPlaying with the formula for variance of a population. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=sRVGcYGjUk8
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This 580-ton monster machine is building bridges across China
608 views / 0 likes - addedThis 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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Hardy-Weinberg Principle
526 views / 0 likes - addedUnderstanding allele and genotype frequency in population in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.
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Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection
542 views / 0 likes - addedIntroduction to evolution, variation in a population and natural selection More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=GcjgWov7mTM
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Shaggy - Feel The Rush [Official UEFA Music Video]
556 views / 0 likes - addedHot new single from Shaggy for the UEFA EURO 2008 tournament being held in Austria & Switzerland this summer. The video was shot both in Jamaica and Austria and directed by Jay Will (Game Over).
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Electrostatics (part 1): Introduction to Charge and Coulomb's Law
606 views / 0 likes - addedIntroduction to Charge and Coulomb's Law (video from May 2008 that I forgot to upload) More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=NXMgvrS8Gr8
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Smithsonian National Zoo (webisode)
630 views / 0 likes - addedA brief look at Great Museums' episode featuring the Smithsonian National Zoo and its efforts to save endangered species of our planet, which aired on Public Television in Fall 2008. Click on http://greatmuseums.org for more information.
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Why Are Some People Left-handed? - Daniel M. Abrams
920 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-some-people-left-handed-daniel-m-abrams Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion...
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Margin of Error 1
647 views / 0 likes - addedFinding the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of a population voting for a candidate. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=OwPSuHXmiPw
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Margin of Error 2
559 views / 0 likes - addedFinding the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of a population voting for a candidate. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=YclQE2XtaLw
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Why Overpopulation Isnt the Problem You Think It Is
896 views / 0 likes - addedAround 390,000 new humans are born every day. So, on a planet with dwindling resources and an increasing strain on natural systems is curbing our booming population the key to solving our environmental woes? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribesee
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White Pomeranian Puppy
738 views / 4 likes - addedwww.homeapet.com D.O.B. 16/4/2008 Male Both Grandparents from USA
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Statistics: Sample Variance
493 views / 0 likes - addedUsing the variance of a sample to estimate the variance of a population More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Qf3RMGXR-h8
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Aerial Fish Dropping by Plane
651 views / 1 likes - addedThe Utah wildlife department drops about 1,000 fish into lakes from airplanes to restock their population (happens near end of clip). Thankfully, 95% of the fish survive the drop.
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Rising sea levels could displace millions of Americans by 2100
630 views / 1 likes - addedA recent study published in Nature Climate Change projects that over 4 million residents of the continental US could be affected if sea levels rise 3 feet by the end of the century. The researchers calculated the number of at-risk residents by looking at
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Taylor Swift - I'm Only Me When I'm With You
1,096 views / 3 likes - addedMusic video by Taylor Swift performing I'm Only Me When I'm With You. (C) 2008 Big Machine Records, LLC
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Strange But True! 21 Unbelievable Historical Facts
1,358 views / 3 likes - addedHistorical facts that sound totally unbelievable but are 100% true. Mind = blown. These are some of the craziest events, facts and figures throughout history. File under: Catnip for history buffs. We got the idea for this from Reddit, but we've also done
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Why Las Vegas's Landscape Is So Lush and Green
612 views / 0 likes - addedOne of the most important byproducts of the Hoover Dam is an artificial body of water known as Lake Mead. Its presence has helped the population of Clark County grow sevenfold since 1970. From the Series: Aerial Cities: Las Vegas http://bit.ly/2HVJ4F7
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Conservation And Restoration Ecology: Crash Course Ecology #12
640 views / 0 likes - addedHank wraps up the Crash Course on ecology by taking a look at the growing fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology, which use all the kung fu moves we've learned about in the past eleven weeks and apply them to protecting ecosystems and to c
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Where to put the next billion people
653 views / 0 likes - addedThe world's population is set to increase by one billion by 2030. In this Nature Video, we take a look at where on Earth they are all going to live. Read more here: http://www.nature.com/news/where-to-put-the-next-billion-people-1.20669
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The Big History of Civilizations | The Great Courses
637 views / 0 likes - addedhttps://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/ What makes the Big History approach so unique? Whereas a traditional survey might take you through the major events of a period and introduce you to key dates and people (the “kings and battles” approach), Big History
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Why Hershey bars taste like vomit (and I love them)
349 views / 1 likes - addedThanks to Fetch Rewards for sponsoring this video! Download the app now and use the code RAGUSEA to get 2,000 points when you scan your first receipt! https://fetch.thld.co/aragusea2 Sign up for Fetch Rewards the easiest way to save money on groceries! Th
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10 Magic Tricks in China | 魔术在中国
1,046 views / 1 likes - addedAmazing 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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What is Evolution?
1,970 views / 0 likes - addedSupport Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly Evolution is often considered a complex and controversial topic but it's actually a very simple concept to understand. Watch this short animation to see how evolution works. Share it
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Aliens: Are We Looking In The Wrong Place?
601 views / 0 likes - addedBig Alien Theory explanation website - http://www.thebigalientheory.com/ Thanks to everyone who supports MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon supporters here: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters.html Music by
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Snippet: Dolphin superpod
608 views / 3 likes - addedResearchers in South Africa have discovered the largest group of dolphins in the world, which quadrupled in average group size between 2008 and 2016. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/superpods-600-dolphins-are-gathering-coast-south-afric
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How To Draw Bing Dwen Dwen - Winter Olympics Mascot
325 views / 0 likes - addedHey art friends! Today, we're learning how to draw Bing from the Beijing Winter Olympics. We hope you have a lot of fun drawing this cute panda with us. Art Supplies ~ This is a list of the supplies we used, but feel free to use whatever you have in your
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The Hardest Exam I Ever Took at MIT in Physics
586 views / 0 likes - addedYou can learn more at https://kiwico.com/physicsgirl to check out a special offer from KiwiCo!Check out Toby's channel, Tibees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4XdXRPHhqM where we attempt an MIT entrance exam from 1876 Here's a link if you want to see th
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TIL: We Have Lost 50% Of Wildlife Since 1970
635 views / 1 likes - addedIn less than two generations, population sizes of vertebrate species have dropped by more than 50 percent. According to 2014’s Living Planet Report, this means we have lost over half of our birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and mammals. The situation is
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How Encryption Keys Work - with Chris Bishop
1,411 views / 1 likes - addedWhat does the padlock icon on your internet browser mean and why is encryption important? In this clip from 2008 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Hi-tech trek", Chris Bishop uses coloured water to demonstrate how information is transferred on the internet. Subscribe f
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How the Emperor’s New Toy Gave Way to Your Car
644 views / 0 likes - addedWhile many in history lay claim to inventing the first “self-propelled vehicle,” Beijing’s Forbidden City may be the birthplace of the world’s first automobile, an ancient steam-powered precursor to modern day cars. Even better? It was designed to be a to
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Part 1: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Point Mutations
928 views / 0 likes - addedSupport Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly This film is the first of a two part series on the evolution of new genetic information. Here we focus on Point Mutations - the simplest natural mechanisms known to increase the gene
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Where Do Galaxies Come From?
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Are you smart enough to solve this simple brain teaser?
770 views / 0 likes - addedThis simple brain teaser is not so easy. A virus is doubling every singe day. On the 67th day the virus has reached its max population. When will the virus reach half of its max population. My name is Chris and my passion is to teach math. Learning should
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The Fastest Punch in the World
664 views / 0 likes - addedThere is one ocean creature that is so strong, it could punch its way out of most aquariums, and it's only 30 centimeters long! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowkids -----
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What If Everyone on Earth Lived in One City?
355 views / 0 likes - added55% of the worlds population live in cities. By 2050, thatll be two thirds of the worlds population.So what does that mean? Can we accomodate this trend? Should we?What are the pros and cons of urban density? And how bad can it get?Transcript and sources:
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Tobor the 8th Man EP 07: THE SILENT JETS (1965) (Unedited as Aired) [Remastered & Restored]
534 views / 0 likes - addedNew exclusive 8thManDVD.com 16mm Film Transfer, unedited as Aired in 1965. 8th Man Episode 07: Dogman, the head of Intercrime's armored car robbery division escapes from jail and is back in business, using special noiseless jet aircraft he sneaks up on th
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Flexpressions Incredible Computer Graphics
190 views / 0 likes - addedHand made in Blender and Krita, rendered in Cycles on Surface Pro 4 & 2008 vintage PC in 4 1/2 days (not including re-rendering). Music by me. More details at https://blenderartists.org/t/human-progress/1143224/1142?u=chrisjones https://www.chrisj.com
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Can Supercrops Feed 10 BILLION People?
424 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to Bill and Melinda Gates for sponsoring today's video. Check out their Annual Letter here: http://www.inflcr.co/SH1jPWere on PATREON now! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below If you tried to sum u
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The Case Of The Vanishing Honeybees - Emma Bryce
753 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-case-of-the-vanishing-honeybees-emma-bryce In the past decade, the US honeybee population has been decreasing at an alarming and unprecedented rate. While this is obviously bad news for honeypots everywhere,
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Westward Wings | A NATURE Short Film
173 views / 0 likes - addedFollow researcher Maggie Hirschauer as she strives to learn more about the monarch butterfly population in western Montana.Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed it! **More info & videos below** ---------------For full NATURE episodes, check out http://
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Are We Too Late?
115 views / 0 likes - addedOverpopulation! Is it really a big problem? Will we run out of room?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgEiYbIJVOY - Watch this cool VitaDAO video we made!Support VitaDAO AND Life Noggin: https://www.vitadao.com/Check out Lifespan now: https://www.lifespan.i
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The 1751 Machine that Made Everything
141 views / 0 likes - addedPlease support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/machinethinking If you had to pick one machine that triggered the biggest explosion of wealth in our history, which would you pick? Let me know in the comments if you agree with my choice! http://machin
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Save our Water WWF PSA Campaign
245 views / 0 likes - addedAll life needs water. It is the worlds most precious resource, fueling everything from the food you eat, to the cotton you wear, to the energy you depend upon every day. Its also threatened. Climate change, population growth and changing consumption patte
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Wolves: Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em
636 views / 2 likes - addedHumans dont have a great track record of coexisting with top predators, and wolves are no exception. By the early 1900s, wolves were nearly extinct in all of Western Europe as a result of government programs that rewarded people for killing them. While th
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Overpopulation & Africa
510 views / 0 likes - addedSources and further reading:https://sites.google.com/view/sourcesoverpopulationandafricaFor most of our history, the human population grew slowly. Until new discoveries brought us more food and made us live longer. In just a hundred years the human popula
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Alexander Calder performs his "Circus" | Whitney Museum of American Art
146 views / 0 likes - addedFrom October 16, 2008 through February 15, 2009, the Whitney Museum of American Art presents "Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933," a new look at the artist's early years when his radical innovations included open-air wire sculptures, his beloved
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Why do people get so anxious about math? - Orly Rubinsten
1,511 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-people-get-so-anxious-about-math-orly-rubinsten Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your palms start to sweat? This is called math anxiety, and if it
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'Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing
529 views / 0 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/eons Crocodiles, horseshoe crabs and tuatara are animals that have persisted for millions of years, said to have gone unchanged since the days of the dinosaurs. But even the most ancient-looking organi
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Inside Japans Earthquake Simulator
53 views / 0 likes - addedThis is the worlds largest earthquake simulator, heres how it works. For a free trial to Shopify go to https://www.shopify.com/veritasium.If youre looking for a molecular modeling kit, head to https://ve42.co/SnatomsV to try Snatoms a kit I invented where
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Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company: Crash Course World History 229
1,182 views / 1 likes - addedWant to help keep CrashCourse going? Consider becoming a Patron and help us keep making awesome content for such awesome people. SUBBABLE SUBSCRIBERS READ FURTHER↓ https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse In which John Green teaches you about the Vereenigde Oo
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Float Above the Sandstone Spires That Inspired ‘Avatar’
603 views / 1 likes - addedHundreds of miles from the hustle of Beijing and Shanghai, 3,000 rock pillars rise to pierce the sky and create an extraordinary forest of sandstone. Each of these incredible monoliths is a fragment of a long history, attaining its unique form through yea
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Atomic Tourism
474 views / 0 likes - addedRead More: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/atomic-tourism/ In the 1950s, tourists headed to the city of lights to see the biggest light of them all: a nuclear detonation. The cities economy and population exploded with the bombs in spite of the fears of
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What Percentage Of Your Brain Do You Use? - Richard E. Cytowic
780 views / 0 likes - addedhttp://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-percentage-of-your-brain-do-you-use-richard-e-cytowic Two thirds of the population believes a myth that has been propagated for over a century: that we use only 10% of our brains. Hardly! Our neuron-dense brains have evolved
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Why California's Musical Road Sounds Terrible
537 views / 0 likes - addedIn Lancaster, California, there's a musical road. When you drive over it, it plays the William Tell Overture. Unfortunately, it's out of tune. Here's why. Thanks to David Simmons-Duffin, who figured this out about nine years ago: http://davidsd.org/2008/1
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Monster Bridge Building Machine
963 views / 1 likes - addedThis machine weight 580 Tons, 91.8 meter long, 7.4 meter in width, and 9 meter in height. She is able to lift 900 tons stuff. Made made by the Beijing Wowjoint Machinery Company: http://www.wowjoint.com/ Here is some more details: 1,The main support leg a
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Four Creatures That Glow
745 views / 0 likes - addedFireflies, crustaceans, jellyfish -- lots of living things glow, and they do it for all kinds of reasons, some of which we haven’t even discovered yet. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't
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How Aristocracies Rule
439 views / 0 likes - addedThe American fairytale is far from enchanted. Power and wealth are concentrated in an anxious aristocracy, comprised of 10% of the population, that reigns by dividing the lower classes and pitting them against each other so that the poor turn against the
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The Past, Present And Future Of The Bubonic Plague - Sharon N. DeWitte
765 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-bubonic-plague-sharon-n-dewitte The bubonic plague, which killed around 1/5 of the world’s population in the 14th century, is still around today -- but it now claims only a few
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How Do Blood Transfusions Work?
835 views / 0 likes - addedHow do we transfer blood from one person to another and when did we start doing this? Why Do We Have Blood? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1Mbk6CR Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: A Short History of Blood Transfusion http
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How Smart Are Animals? Our Tests May All Be Wrong…
497 views / 1 likes - addedThe way animals think and communicate is a mystery, but science is working on changing that. Here’s what we know so far. After a Decade of Colony Collapse, Bees Are Bouncing Back! (Sort Of) - https://youtu.be/n9NQ9o7UWT4 Read More: Sheep are able to recog
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Why It’s So Hard To Cure HIV/AIDS - Janet Iwasa
1,042 views / 2 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-it-s-so-hard-to-cure-hiv-aids-janet-iwasa In 2008, something incredible happened: a man was cured of HIV. In over 70 million HIV cases, this was a first, and, so far, a last, and we don’t yet understand exac
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What Is The Science Behind Polls?
432 views / 0 likes - addedWhy shouldn't we always trust polls? Trace tackles this question here. Are We The Only Species That Votes? - https://youtu.be/-XOis9RTROs Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: The National Council on Public Polls (NCPP)
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How Do Solar Panels Work? - Richard Komp
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How transforming river banks can clean contaminated waterways
281 views / 0 likes - addedRivers throughout the eastern United States are well-known for their high banks and steep, winding courses. But in 2008 scientists proposed that years of damming rivers had transformed them from marshy streams good at filtering waste, to the pollution chu
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What happens to our bodies after we die? - Farnaz Khatibi Jafari
684 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-to-our-bodies-after-we-die-farnaz-khatibi-jafari Since the dawn of humanity, an estimated 100.8 billion people have lived and died, a number that increases by about 0.8% of the world’s population ea
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The Biggest Organism On Earth
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Future Food Menu of 2050
643 views / 1 likes - addedExperts say your food could look very different by the year 2050 as the worlds population skyrockets. Lets find out about the future food menu of 2050!Suggest a topic here to be turned into a video: http://bit.ly/2kwqhuhSubscribe for more! https://goo.gl/
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A Disease's Guide to World Domination
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143 views / 0 likes - addedSubscribe to PopMech: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoPOPMECHCombining his passions of sustainable living and bicycling, engineering student Diego Crdenas found Bamboocycles in Mexico City in 2008.Manufacturing and designing bicycle frames made from bamboo and c
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How Many People Would We Need To Colonize Another Earth?
470 views / 0 likes - addedVarious companies are working to settle on other planets. How long would it take and what issues would we face along the way? Earth-Like Planet Discovered! What You Need To Know - https://youtu.be/NIz42cy0vLQ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http:
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Japanese Green Tea: From Farm to Table
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116 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, leads us through a spectacular tour of the curious, and sometimes surprising, world of chemistry.Please help us transcribe this lecture: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_v
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How To Travel Around The World in 60 Seconds!
574 views / 0 likes - addedHow to Magic Around the World in a Snap! Evan Era travels around the world in less than a minute for this fun magic video! More than 10 international destinations all over the earth - London England • Paris France • Pisa Italy • Cairo Egypt • Beijing Chin
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The Burning of Washington
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524 views / 0 likes - addedLeaving the bookstore at the beginning of the semester you’re probably wondering how the heck you’re going to get through all of that reading. Today we’re explaining how much of that reading you really need to do and the best strategies for making your wa
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How An Apple Intern Helped Design The Original Emoji
279 views / 0 likes - addedFormer Apple design intern Angela Guzman worked with her mentor to design around 500 of the original emoji in 2008. Originally intended for a Japanese audience, Guzman had no idea emoji would become so popular worldwide.Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: http://
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Neural network racing cars around a track
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931 views / 5 likes - addedI’m thankful for science. And also pie. SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Tweet this video ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBStgvng2 Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBStgvngFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Want to wear your love for science? We’ve got merch: http://df
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Wild Horses: America's most beloved invasive species? | 4K Drone Footage
483 views / 0 likes - addedThank you to Target for supporting PBS. You can learn more at: https://target.com/communityShare your story today: https://to.pbs.org/3izZeXhWild horses made their home on the islands of North Carolina centuries ago, supposedly descendants of horses broug
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611 views / 0 likes - addedSince the very first module Zarya launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 20 November 1998, the International Space Station has delivered a whole new perspective on this planet we call home. Join us as we celebrate 20 years of international collaboration and
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Taylor Swift - Hey Stephen
337 views / 2 likes - addedMusic video by Taylor Swift performing Hey Stephen. (C) 2008 Big Machine Records, LLC. New single ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco) available now. Download here: https://TaylorSwift.lnk.to/MeYD Exclusive Merch: https://store.taylorswift.com
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This Man Runs A Micronation Of 32 People
493 views / 0 likes - addedWelcome to the Republic of Molossia: Population 32. Although not officially recognized by the United States, Molossia is a self-declared nation in the middle of the Nevada desert. This micronation has its own post office, bank and space program. Its presi
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The Problem With Life Expectancy
197 views / 0 likes - addedGo to https://bit.ly/noom_minuteearth and take your free 30-second quiz! Thank you #noom for sponsoring todays video!In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about
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A Gazelle As Rare As It Is Small
617 views / 2 likes - addedThe Speke’s gazelle is the world's smallest gazelle, and is also one of the most endangered. This Bambi lookalike lives in the semidesert areas in the Horn of Africa. Named after English explorer John Hanning Speke, this gazelle has fallen victim to habit
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Hedgehog and Oscar Take Over the Alien Kingdom | Summer Camp Island | HBO Max
297 views / 0 likes - addedThe King leaves Hedgehog and Oscar in charge of the kingdom while he and Puddle are away, their only task is to check up on the swan population.About Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel, your destination for episode clips, behind
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This Desert Lagoon Is No Mirage
636 views / 0 likes - addedAmid the rolling sand dunes of this Peruvian desert, an oasis springs from nowhere, adding life to the landscape. Legend has it that the lagoon was created when a princess fled her would-be captor and left the water she had been bathing in, which became t
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716 views / 0 likes - addedTry Audible today: http://www.audible.com/ok “I Contain Multitudes” by Ed Yong http://amzn.to/2aE5rlf ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Get yourself an awesome IOTBS shirt! http://dftba.com/besmart Learn more/references: Fujimura, Kei E., et al. "House dust
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Taylor Swift - I'm Only Me When I'm With You
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Accidental discovery shows we can rebuild coral reefs 40X faster
435 views / 0 likes - addedDavid Vaughan works on the Florida Reef Tract, the third largest coral reef in the world and a vastly important ecosystem for sustaining underwater life. He and a team of scientists are working to combat the crisis in the world’s coral reefs—t
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Trying To Create an AI Tom Scott (on a $100 budget)
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Inspect An Insect
616 views / 0 likes - addedThere are more insects in the world than any other kind of animal! In this episode of SciShow Kids, Jessi and Squeaks show you how to identify an insect, in three easy steps! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on
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6 Magic Tricks with Balls!
651 views / 1 likes - addedHow to do Magic Tricks with Balls Revealed! Magic Shop Here ► http://www.EvanEraTV.com Subscribe ► http://bit.ly/SubToEvan In this episode of How To Magic, Evan Era shows step by step how to do 6 Easy Magic Tricks with Balls! Easy ball tricks for kids, be
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What caused the Rwandan Genocide? - Susanne Buckley-Zistel
112 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, during which over one-tenth of the countrys population was killed.--For one hundred days in 1994, the African country of Rwanda suffered a horrific campaign of mass murder. Neighbor turned against neig
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What Happens When You Eat Too Much Sugar? According To A Sugar Expert
560 views / 0 likes - addedWhat happens when you eat too much sugar? According to Robert Lustig, the author of "The Hacking Of The American Mind," the liver is the only organ that can metabolize sugar. Consuming too much of the sweet substance can cause your liver to build a resist
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The Science of Fireworks!
756 views / 0 likes - addedA brief history of the modern firework. Help us write subtitles for thislecture: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=rmtK2BgmGCw Professor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, gives a family lecture on the history
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The infamous overpopulation bet: Simon vs. Ehrlich - Soraya Field Fiorio
239 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover an infamous bet between two professors, which sought to predict whether the earth would run out of resources due to a growing human population.--In 1980, Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon bet $1,000 on a question with stakes that couldnt be higher: w
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How Long Did People Use To Live?
249 views / 1 likes - addedStart building your ideal daily routine The first 100 people who click on the link will get a FREE week trial and 25% OFF Fabulous Premium https://thefab.co/minuteearthBy analyzing survivorship curves over the centuries, we can learn whats changed about h
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133 views / 0 likes - addedAs our population grows & the climate changes, what are some of the foods we might have to eat more of in the future? Ross Exton of the Live Science Team goes to After Hours in At-Bristol to tuck in to some grasshopper sushi.This video was presented by: R
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The COVID-19 Vaccines Are Here. So What Happens Next?
280 views / 1 likes - addedGetting approval for one or more COVID-19 vaccines is just the first step on the long journey we've been on now. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.co
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Dogs vs Cats: The Diversity Paradox
294 views / 0 likes - addedTo make our work paw-sible, join us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/MinuteEarth!Different dogs look incredibly different - but that doesn't mean they are necessarily more diverse. LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googlin
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Caffeine 101 | National Geographic
568 views / 0 likes - addedNearly 90% of the United States population has at least one caffeinated beverage every day. Learn about the chemistry of caffeine, how it causes increased alertness and focus, and how caffeine is capable of causing overdoses. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Na
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The incredible secret life of London's bees - BBC
479 views / 0 likes - addedSUBSCRIBE to the OFFICIAL BBC YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn LAUNCH BBC iPlayer to access Live TV and Box Sets: https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ With enormous open spaces available, London's bee population is thriving, discovering innovative and new ways t
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Ugly History: Cambodian Genocide - Timothy Williams
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Why Are Wine Bottles Usually Green?
2,655 views / 0 likes - addedMost wine bottles are green. Is it because they're pretty? Or do they protect the booze juice inside somehow? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/winemaking.htm Share on Facebook: Share on Twitte
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The Pumps That Must Run Forever, Or Part Of Germany Floods
285 views / 0 likes - addedThe Ruhr Valley, in north-west Germany, is an industrial coal-mining area. And because of that kilometre-deep mining, parts of it have sunk, the drainage patterns have changed: and now, if the pumps of Emschergenossenschaft ever stop, quite a few towns an
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Why Is Caviar So Expensive?
688 views / 0 likes - addedCaviar is one of the most expensive foods in the world. Selling for up to $35,000 per kilo, it's revered and relished by aristocrats across the globe. But it's an acquired taste. Turns out, caviar wasn't always so valuable. In the 19th century, sturgeon s
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The World’s Only Scaled Mammal Is ADORABLE
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Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?
567 views / 1 likes - addedTry Dashlane here: http://bit.ly/minutedash. Plus, here’s a 10% off promo code for Dashlane Premium: youtube2018 Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our YouTube sponsors. Once it’s out of your body, your genetic info
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797 views / 1 likes - addedIn 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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What Happened to the Milky Way?
370 views / 0 likes - addedCan you see the stars at night? Only a few centuries ago, the Milky Way was visible from almost anywhere in America. Today, more than 99 percent of the population in the continental U.S. live in light-polluted areas. It's impossible to see the Milky Way i
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Gabriel Faur on the Theremin
321 views / 0 likes - addedThe theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist. It is named after its inventor, Léon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928.Gabriel Fauré shows the full potential of this very cool
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Can we save frogs from a deadly fungus?
160 views / 0 likes - addedOver 40% of amphibian species are in population decline, with 200 species already extinct. And now frogs are dealing with their own pandemic. How can science help?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeMany species of frogs and oth
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Tiny Extremophiles Living in Rocks!
514 views / 0 likes - addedIn freezing cold sand, a burning hot mine, or even inside solid rock – these extremophiles live anywhere that you wouldn’t want to live. What are they? How can they live in such extreme places? Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becom
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796 views / 1 likes - addedGet 10% off of your first order with Squarespace http://squarespace.com/minuteearth Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - Owner - Jeff Straathof - Mark - Maarten Bremer - Today I Found Out - Avi Yashchin - Valentin - Nicholas Buckendorf - @AntoineCoeur __
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98 views / 0 likes - added0:00 Introduction1:38 Main VideoThis is Eugene D. Nims, born in 1866. When the United States Government opened Oklahoma for settlement in 1893, he was there and made the run on horseback into the Cherokee strip. Here he got into the lumber business. All t
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789 views / 1 likes - addedDuh, except for the sky… and the ocean… Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They
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627 views / 1 likes - addedScientists successfully achieved earth-to-space quantum teleportation, but what exactly does that mean? How Quantum Computing Will Change The World! - https://youtu.be/3BKIJCTLy-s Read More: Teleportation: Photon particles today, humans tomorrow? http://w
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This Man ACTUALLY lives underground
2 views / 0 likes - addedCoober Pedy is a small desert town in Australia where the entire population lives in underground homes. With outside temperatures hovering over 100 degrees, residents made permanent homes in the cooler temperatures of old mine shafts.#cooberpedy #australi
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Inside the Plan to Release Life-Saving Mosquitoes | WIRED
146 views / 1 likes - addedThe Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is turning towards a novel tool to combat harmful insecticide-resistant mosquitoes like the Aedes aegypti. What are they doing exactly? They're releasing millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes engineere
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772 views / 0 likes - addedIn 2008, reporter Peter Overton met the inspirational Nick Vujicic. Born without arms or legs, this incredible Australian has defied all odds to become a successful motivational speaker. Nick spends his time spreading a message of hope all over the world
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183 views / 1 likes - addedWatch the new season of MinuteBody - and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula - at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth.People all around the world tend to represent time via space, but theres no consensus on which way time goes.PREORDER OUR F
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Don't Worry About That Asteroid That Might Hit This Year | SciShow News
474 views / 0 likes - addedSkillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free! Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-16That asteroid the headlines have been warning people about isn't likely to actually hit us, and scientists might have solve
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How The Modern World Tricks Our Bodies Into Hurting Themselves
430 views / 1 likes - addedThanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/The same enzyme that used to save us is now killing us because the body reactions it catalyzes now cause more harm than good.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons htt
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The Secret of Synchronization
210 views / 0 likes - addedHow does order spontaneously arise out of chaos? This video is sponsored by Kiwico go to https://www.kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month of any crate.An enormous thanks to Prof. Steven Strogatz this video would not have been possible with
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This Sleep Disorder Makes it Seem Like Ghosts are Visiting You - Sharp Science
509 views / 0 likes - addedSleep paralysis is a pretty frightening yet common event affecting 7.6% of the general population, 28.3% of students, and 31.9% of psychiatric patients at least once in their life. A lot of people say it feels like you’re half awake but you’re unable to s
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03:33
Protecting the Future of Rock Lobster Fishing
677 views / 2 likes - addedIn Spanish Wells, Bahamas, rock lobster fishing is a way of life. Chuck Pinder is the seventh generation of his family to dive deep for these spiny creatures, and he and his sons depend on a healthy population to make a living. Red Lobster has sourced roc
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02:36
How To Build A Better City
591 views / 0 likes - addedTab for a Cause: http://www.tabforacause.org/?r=12 Subscribe to MinuteEarth! - http://www.youtube.com/user/minuteearth?sub_confirmation=1 And support us on Subbable! - https://subbable.com/minuteearth Thanks to our Subbable supporter Brenda Fleischman! -
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02:21 Popular
Watch Famous Ponies Swim In Chincoteague Island Tradition
844 views / 0 likes - addedThese horses aren't taking a dip in the water just to cool off in the sweltering Virginia summer. They're the famous Chincoteague ponies of Assateague Island, and they're herded across the channel to Chincoteague Island every July by "saltwater cowboys."
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03:32 Popular
Why Do You Sneeze in the Sun?
847 views / 0 likes - addedHave you ever stepped out on a sunny day only to be struck by a bout of sneezes? If yes, you likely suffer from a rare genetic condition that has been baffling scientists for millennia. Photic sneeze reflex—also known as autosomal compelling helio-ophthal
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The bold plan to end malaria with a gene drive
502 views / 0 likes - addedHow genetically engineered mosquitoes might defeat a disease that kills millions of children. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The invention of the CRISPR gene editing tool has injected new life into a line of research called gene drive. Gen
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02:23
Everyone in This Village Can Speak Sign Language
591 views / 0 likes - addedBengkala, a small village tucked away in the jungles of Bali, is a demographic anomaly. Of a total 3,000 people, 40 are Deaf. Their condition is linked to a recessive gene that’s been passed down through seven generations. Rather than ostracize Deaf commu
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02:44 Popular
Why Are There So Many Tigers In Texas?
874 views / 2 likes - addedWhy there will likely soon be more tigers in backyards in Texas than in the wilds of Asia. Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth :
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What Does Your Birthday Say About You? The Seasonal Birth Effect
686 views / 0 likes - addedDoes the month you were born in determine whether you’re right handed, or a smoker, or short-sighted? No, we’re not talking astrology, but something called the seasonal birth effect. But can even that be trusted? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The s
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Why cities should plant more trees
520 views / 0 likes - addedOver 3 million people die annually from air pollution. Planting trees can help lower that number. Read more: http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/11/4/13510352/planting-trees-pollution-heat-waves Check out The Nature Conservancy report, "Plantin
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512 Year Old Greenland Shark. Oldest Shark in the World.
648 views / 4 likes - addedResearchers have found an ancient shark in the North Atlantic, believed to be 512 years old, which could be the oldest living vertebrate in the world. This particular shark, was measured at 18 feet in length and weighed over a tonne. By measuring the size
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The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment
217 views / 0 likes - addedIf you ran evolution all over again, would you get humans? How repeatable is #evolution? This video is sponsored by @BountyBrand. #biology #science #QPU #HygieneBeginswithBounty #BountyPartnerSpecial thanks to Prof. Richard Lenski and team for showing me
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Humpback Whales Lunge Feeding In Monterey Bay!
541 views / 1 likes - addedSeems like these humpback whales had a lunge date! Whale watchers in Monterey Bay were treated to a whale of a show yesterday, as over a dozen dashing diners took turns launching and lunching on anchovy antipasti! Humpback whales are here to gorge on the
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From the Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying
545 views / 0 likes - addedYou can go to https://Audible.com/Eons or text “Eons” to 500-500 to get started today with your 30-day trial membership with a free audiobook The first era of our current eon, the Paleozoic Era, is probably the most deceptively fascinating time in Earth’s
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How Selfies Helped Protect a Threatened Species
449 views / 0 likes - addedWhen you visit Rottnest Island, be prepared to smile. The island is home to the largest viable population of quokkas—small wallabies that are cute and camera ready. These furry creatures have become the latest internet sensation, as visitors from all over
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Soaring Above the Clouds with the King of the Andes
472 views / 1 likes - addedWith a wingspan up to 10 feet in length, the mighty Andean condor is one of the largest flying birds in the world. Found throughout the Andes Mountains, the condor is a national symbol for many South American countries. This massive bird has a hairless he
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Fuel is cheap. Why are we still paying to check bags?
739 views / 0 likes - addedAirlines are making a fortune on fees, but it's not ALL bad for consumers. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In The United States, checked baggage fees were introduced in 2008. Since then, ancillary fees for airline travel have become a signi
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Great Museums of Havana: Curious about Cuba (webisode)
865 views / 0 likes - addedA preview of Great MuseumsTV's episode featuring the museums of Cuba, including the City of old Havana - a living museum - which aired on public television stations in December 2008. GREAT MUSEUMS OF HAVANA: CURIOUS ABOUT CUBA -- narrated by Mariel Heming
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How This Action Sports Star Built His Own Prosthetic Leg
344 views / 0 likes - addedIn 2008, Monster Mike Schultz, a pro snowmobile racer, had his left leg amputated above the knee. Seven months later, he was zooming around on a dirt bike wearing a prosthetic leg that he designed and built himself. Today, the action sports star is at the
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"CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed
661 views / 0 likes - addedThis rare footage has gone on record as the largest glacier calving event ever captured on film, by the 2016 Guinness Book of World Records. On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in We
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