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Why Do Americans And Canadians Celebrate Labor Day? - Kenneth C. Davis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-americans-and-canadians-celebrate-labor-day-kenneth-c-davis In the United States and Canada, the first Monday of September is a federal holiday, Labor Day. Originally celebrated in New York City's Union S
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These photos ended child labor in the US

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Child labor was widely practiced until a photographer showed the public what it looked like.This video is presented by CuriosityStream: https://www.curiositystream.com/VoxBecome a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labThe 1900 US Federal Census reveale
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Happy Labor Day! How To Draw A Cute Cartoon Teacher

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Hey, art friends! Happy Labor Day! Today, Hadley and I are celebrating by learning how to draw a cute cartoon teacher together. We want to wish all of our art friends a super Happy Labor Day! To make it even more special, you can change this lesson to mak
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Labor Markets And Minimum Wage: Crash Course Economics #28

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How much should you get paid for your job? Well, that depends on a lot of factors. Your skill set, the demand for the skills you have, and what other people are getting paid around you all factor in. In a lot of ways, labor markets work on supply and dema
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How To Draw A Waste Collector - Happy Labor Day!

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Happy Labor Day! To celebrate, we're learning how to draw a waste collector. We're grateful for all of our community helpers! Art Supplies ~ This is a list of the supplies we used, but feel free to use whatever you have in your home or classroom.~Sharpie
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These photos once ended child labor in the US #shorts

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And the 3 techniques used by Lewis Hines for these photos. Vox is an explanatory newsroom on a mission to help everyone understand our weird, wonderful, complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. Part of that mission is keeping our work free. Yo
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The West Indies and the Southern colonies

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Plantation agriculture, and slave labor, united the British colonies in the West Indies and the southern part of the eastern seaboard. In this video, Kim discusses the sugar islands of the Caribbean and how their reliance on enslaved Africans for labor de
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Minimum Wage and Price Floors

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How a minimum wage might effect the labor market More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=j0c2vmFGbtk
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The real story behind this war poster

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Rosie the riveter is iconic. But whats the real story behind the poster?Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOIn this episode of Vox Almanac, Voxs Phil Edwards explores the story behind the women riveters of World War II.During World War II, milli
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The Industrial Economy: Crash Course US History #23

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In which John Green teaches you about the Industrial Economy that arose in the United States after the Civil War. You know how when you're studying history, and you're reading along and everything seems safely in the past, and then BOOM you think, "Man, t
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The last day of hot metal typesetting at the New York Times before computers took over the job. (197

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This video shows the very labor intensive process of printing a newspaper before computers were used. Courtesy of Archives.org https://archive.org/details/FarewellEtaoinShrdlu
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Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30

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Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination were hot stuff in the late 18th century, as evidenced by our recent revolutionary videos. Although freedom was breaking out all over, many of the societies that were touting these ideas relied on slave l
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These factory workers get paid to go to school

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Can we make apprenticeships great again? In many cases, automation is changing the workforce faster than we can keep up. Manufacturers say they expect to have millions of unfilled positions. Adapting apprenticeship programs could help close the expanding
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GULAGS (The Cold War)

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Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Gulags or ‘Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps’ were forced labor camps in the Soviet Union, created under Vladimir Lenin after the Russian Revolution but mad
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Are Droids Taking Our Jobs? - Andrew McAfee

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Robots and algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles, translating -- jobs that once required a human. So what will we humans do for work? Andrew McAfee walks through recent labor data to say: We ain't seen nothing yet. But t
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The Working Man's Lunch

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In the 18th century, folks had a very different opinion of lunch than we do today. In fact, they didnt even call it lunch! It was the main meal of the day, meant to sustain hard labor. Here is everything weve learned while researching The Working Mans Lun
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Making Artists' Paintbrushes Is An Art In And Of Itself!

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#HowItsMade Most painters need only two things to make art: their paintbrushes and paint. But making the humble paintbrush is a labor of love by dedicated craftspeople. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/how-its-made/ Sub
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How 400 Million Mushrooms Are Grown A Year In This Small Town | Big Business

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From shiitakes to criminis, 60% of America's mushrooms come from one small Pennsylvania town, Kennett Square. But America's mushroom capital is getting hit hard with a labor shortage. With not enough pickers, farmers have been forced to kill off rooms of
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Beethoven Moonlight Sonata for Old Elephant

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Mongkol is a 61-year-old former logging elephant. His captive-held life was spent hauling trees in the Thai forest. His body shape is deformed through hard labor, he lost his right eye and tusk in this brutal logging practice. Mongkol was rescued and brou
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Mysteries Of Vernacular: Robot - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-robot-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel In 1920, Czech writer Karel Čapek wrote a play about human-like machines, thereby inventing the term robot from the Central European word for forced l
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How inventions change history (for better and for worse) - Kenneth C. Davis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-inventions-change-history-for-better-and-for-worse-kenneth-c-davis Invented in 1793, the cotton gin changed history for good and bad. By allowing one field hand to do the work of 10, it powered a new industr
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The Lowly Washerwoman

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We are always researching the people at the bottom of society. Carol Jarboe, or Maggie, has done piles of research on these folks and is a dream to work with. Find out what labor on the bottom rung was like in the 18 century with the lowly washerwoman. A
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Candies That Were Pulled for Being Too Dangerous

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Thanks to Established Titles for sponsoring this video! Theyre running a Labor Day Sale now, go to https://establishedtitles.com/WeirdHistoryFood and get an extra 10% off on any purchase with the code WeirdHistoryFood, and help support the channel!They sa
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Britain Is Leaving The EU. Here's What That Means.

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Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to
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What happens when you bring meditation to public schools

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Classrooms all over the country are trying something new: sitting and breathing. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines
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The Science Is In: Exercise Isn’t The Best Way To Lose Weight

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Why working out is great for health, but not for weight loss, explained in five minutes. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the h
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Here's why you should stop memorizing your passwords

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Have you ignored advice on using password managers? This video is for you. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Chec
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7 ways a trip to Mars could kill you

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What exactly makes a journey to Mars so perilous? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com
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Why cartoon characters wear gloves

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Animators had a few tricks up their slee...err gloves. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox
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You have more than five senses

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Here are a few of the other senses your kindergarten teacher (and Aristotle) left out. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the hea
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The remarkable discovery of microbial life

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He was not a trained scientist, but he was insatiably curious. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:/
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Want to rig the US presidential election? Good luck.

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Here’s why it’s nearly impossible. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to sp
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The formula for selling a million-dollar work of art

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The global art market was worth $64 billion in 2015. This is how such a niche market thrives worldwide. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.v
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How Snapchat's Filters Work

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The engineering behind Snapchat's augmented-reality selfies. /// Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http
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How China is changing Hollywood

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From Transformers to The Martian, Hollywood films are looking to China's massive audiences. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in th
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How the inventor of Mario designs a game

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Shigeru Miyamoto's design philosophy, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com t
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Climate change: Yep, still happening

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Ten years after Al Gore's movie, the climate debate in the US has devolved into nonsense. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the
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Four Stories About Cool Jobs (We Promise)

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In observance of Labor Day, we’re taking you … to work? Don’t worry, this won’t be boring. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a part of our Human Condition series. Come along and let us connect you to some of the most peculiar, stirring, extra
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Would you use time travel to kill baby Hitler?

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Well? Would you? Vox's Phil Edwards asked author James Gleick about the history of this unusual philosophical question. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's rea
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The high-tech future of fashion

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Almost every piece of clothing you own was made, in some part, by a person. Clothing manufacturing still lags years behind industries like cars and electronics in automation of labor, but new technologies like lasers and 3D knitting could radically transf
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SKIN A WATERMELON party trick

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Here's a cool watermelon trick to make you the #1 food bringer at your Labor Day picnic this weekend. FREE Audio Book- http://bit.ly/AudibleMarkRober MUSIC- All of the awesome music in this video was created by the one and only Danijel Zambo- Check him ou
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Why red means Republican and blue means Democrat

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The major party color schemes, and the terms “red state” and "blue state" are actually a recent phenomenon. Subscribe to our channel! https://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving
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Why Is Saffron So Expensive?

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Harvesting saffron requires a lot of physical labor to get the flowers from the field to final packaging. The harvesting process plus its distinct flavor, smell, and color make it the most expensive spice in the world. It's used in kitchens across the wor
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Wings | Animated Short Film | SVA Thesis

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In this story of kindness, friendship, and the fear of being left behind, a friendship takes flight as a mouse that wants to fly and an injured bird cross paths. Final film from the School of Visual arts. I directed, background painted, animated, and did
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A mountaintop view of the total solar eclipse

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What 2017's total eclipse looked like from 9700 feet above sea level. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you're looking for the music in this video, it's available here: https://soundcloud.com/joeposner/vengreen-peak Vox.com is a news websi
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Sweet potatoes and yams: What's the difference?

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Americans have been confused for centuries. Note: We uploaded this video a year ago, but we're sending it out again for Thanksgiving this year. Happy Thanksgiving! Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut
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The secret chord that makes Christmas music sound so Christmassy

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Hint: Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" uses it. For more about the secret chord, read more from Adam Ragusea here: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2014/12/mariah_carey_s_all_i_want_for_christmas_is_you_a_musicological_explanat
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How I memorized an entire chapter from “Moby Dick”

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With memory palaces, anyone can look like a memory genius. For more info about Joshua Foer's book on memory palaces: http://joshuafoer.com/moonwalking-with-einstein Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cu
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High-paying jobs for people who hate people

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Not everybody is a people person. If this sounds like you, then your best approach for finding a job could be searching for work where people skills aren't all that necessary. To find these jobs, we averaged data from the Occupational Information Network,
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How this guy found 83 messages in bottles

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Clint Buffington has found 83 messages in bottles — and you could probably do it too. Vox's Zachary Crockett and Phil Edwards found out how. Find Clint's blog here: https://messageinabottlehunter.com/ Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com
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Stop Taking Antibiotics To Treat Your Cold

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A virus and a bacterial infection are not the same thing. Learn more from Vox's Julia Belluz: http://www.vox.com/2015/11/16/9743580/antibiotics-colds-bad Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through t
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The 1995 Hubble photo that changed astronomy

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The Hubble Deep Field, explained by the man who made it happen. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Click here to download the Hubble Deep Field images: http://www.spacetelescope.org/science/deep_fields/ /// Vox.com is a news website that helps
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The hidden war over grocery shelf space

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There's a hidden market in the supermarket — Vox's Phil Edwards explains. Read the article here: http://www.vox.com/2016/11/22/13707022/grocery-store-slotting-fees-slotting-allowances Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news websit
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Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars

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Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians. Read more: http://www.vox.com/2016/8/4/12342806/barcelona-superblocks Thumbnail image from http://shutterstock.co
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How the screens inside movies build fictional worlds

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Cinematic worlds don't just happen. Vox's Phil Edwards spoke with Todd Marks about how they actually make the TVs and computers in movies. You can find more information here: http://www.vox.com/2016/12/9/13889118/movie-screens-computer-special-effects Sub
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Flu-Pandemic: What Bill Gates fears the most.

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What's likeliest to kill more than 10 million human beings in the next 20 years? It's probably not what you'd think. For much more, read Ezra Klein's feature story at Vox: http://www.vox.com/2015/5/27/8660249/gates-flu-pandemic Subscribe to our channel! h
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Sesame Street: Grover's Jobs Through the Years Mashup | #Sesame50

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This Labor Day we're celebrating one of the hardest working monsters we know: Grover! From waiter to mail carrier, Grover has held almost every job you can think of! Share your favorite of Grover's jobs in the comments below.--Subscribe to the Sesame Stre
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The secrets of Magic Eye, revealed

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The science behind the stereogram craze of the 1990s. Sources: MagicEye.com http://www.magiceye.com/ MagicEye.js http://peeinears.github.io/MagicEye.js/ EasyStereogramBuilder.com http://www.easystereogrambuilder.com/3d-stereogram-maker.aspx Subscribe to o
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Upgrade Your Denim Jacket | TROLLS

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Sponsored by Kohl's. Check out these awesome DIY cupcake purses! And let us know your favorite Trolls character in the comments below! Wardrobe provided by Kohl's. Check out the DreamWorks Trolls collection at Kohl's - http://bit.ly/2wpxRua Official site:
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DIY Cupcake Purse | TROLLS

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Sponsored by Kohl's. Check out these awesome DIY cupcake purses! And let us know your favorite Trolls character in the comments below! Wardrobe provided by Kohl's. Check out the DreamWorks Trolls collection at Kohl's - http://bit.ly/2wpxRua Official site:
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DIY Easy Custom Patches Phone Case | TROLLS

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Sponsored by Kohl's. Check out this awesome DIY for custom no-sew patches and these Trolls inspired phone cases! Wardrobe provided by Kohl's. Check out the DreamWorks Trolls collection at Kohl's - http://bit.ly/TrollsatKohls Official site: http://www.drea
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The hard life of India's illegal sewer cleaners

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Over 1 million people in India’s “untouchable” caste are still tasked with cleaning sewers, drains, and latrines — with no protective gear. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO For more information on manual scavenging, here's more information f
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DIY Watercolor Backpacks | TROLLS

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Sponsored by Kohl's. Check out these awesome DIY watercolor backpacks! And let us know your favorite Trolls character in the comments below! Wardrobe provided by Kohl's. Check out the DreamWorks Trolls collection at Kohl's - http://bit.ly/TrollsatKohls Of
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The hidden oil patterns on bowling lanes

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Every bowling lane has a hidden oil pattern. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards finds out what that means. Every lane has a pattern. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards explores how they change the game. Bowling isn’t just about a great
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Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works.

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Race walking is an incredible sport — it's time you understood it. Vox's Brian Resnick and Phil Edwards looked into race walking rules, race walking technique, and race walking form, and it turns out to be a fascinating Olympic sport. Subscribe to our cha
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Why the Lincoln Memorial was almost never built

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Today, it's iconic. But for a long time, the Lincoln Memorial was incredibly controversial. Vox's Phil Edwards looked into the full story. Read more here: http://www.vox.com/2016/10/3/13124866/lincoln-memorial-joe-cannon Subscribe to our channel! http://g
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Why China is building islands in the South China Sea

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China claims they aren't military bases, but their actions say otherwise. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO China is building islands in the South China sea and its causing disputes among the other nations in the region; Malaysia, the Philipp
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How cars went from boxy to curvy

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The big shift from boxy cars in the '80s to curvy cars in the '90s, explained. Read more: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/11/8762373/car-design-curves Magazine archive from: http://oldcarbrochures.org/ Automotive Hall of Fame footage from: https://www.youtube.c
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Homer Simpson: An economic analysis

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Mall santa, carny, and CEO: How Homer Simpson’s jobs represent America. Here's the full article and list of jobs: http://www.vox.com/2016/9/6/12752476/the-simpsons-homer-middle-class Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Video by Estelle Caswell
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How drug companies make you buy more medicine than you need

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They make eye drops too big -- and make you pay for the waste. This is our first installment in our collaboration with ProPublica. Check out the full piece at https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-companies-make-eyedrops-too-big-and-you-pay-for-the-wast
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Why all world maps are wrong

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Making accurate maps is mathematically impossible Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Interact with projections: http://metrocosm.com/compare-map-projections.html Mercator tool: http://thetruesize.com/ Mike Bostock Map Transitions: http://bl.oc
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The Progressive Era: Crash Course US History #27

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Also, if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps keep the channel producing great conten
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Why rappers love Grey Poupon

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Charting the rise of hip hop's favorite condiment. Check out the Vox.com interactive: http://bit.ly/2dKLFF0 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/estellecaswell/playlist/4dZg2ipihvayBI9TlJnNJ6 Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Video
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The Oxford Comma's Unlikely Origin

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Oxford commas are the world's most controversial punctuation mark — but where did they come from? Vox's Phil Edwards explored the history... Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Oxford comma is a grammar geek's obsession, and it turns out to
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How A TV Show Gets Made

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From script to screen making a TV show is a fast and furious process. Here's how they get made. We took a look inside one of the best shows on television, The Americans to see how they go from script to screen. You can check out the full feature here: htt
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The Last of the Gondola Makers

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Without sketches or diagrams to guide them, the Tramontin family has built Venice’s iconic gondolas for five generations. Each flat-bottomed boat is bespoke to its gondolier and takes thousands of hours of labor to complete. Today, Renata Tramontin and he
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6 Chemical Reactions That Changed History

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Chemicals React! Get yourself an awesome IOTBS shirt! http://dftba.com/besmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ For lots more of history’s greatest chemical innovations, check out “The Chemistry Book” by Derek B. Lowe: http://amzn.to/1snWG44 ---- Have an i
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How a mathematician dissects a coincidence

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Can you unknot a twist of fate with logic? Vox's Phil Edwards asked mathematician Joseph Mazur about his book, Fluke, and one of its most incredible stories. Find a link to the book and more information here: http://www.vox.com/2016/10/31/13457236/mathema
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Frances Family of Bell Makers

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From the 19-ton Savoyarde at the Sacr-Coeur in Paris to replicas of the Liberty Bell that can be found all over the United States, the Paccard family has been making bells since 1796. There are currently three generations of Paccards working side-by-side
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How rats take advantage of human failure

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Rats are grosser than we thought, but it's not their fault. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO It's estimated that there are over 2 million rats in New York City alone. They often carry infectious diseases like E. Coli and Salmonella and gnaw
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Where the "comic book font" came from

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So...why does all the writing in comic books look like that? Vox's Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper. Want to learn more about comics lettering? You can't beat the writing of le
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Meet this year’s youngest Spelling Bee competitor

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Akash Vukoti is the only 6-year-old among the 285 contestants in this year's National Spelling Bee. You can watch him live on ESPN3 in the Bee's preliminary rounds today (Wednesday, May 24). His favorite word is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconios
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The real reason Amelia Earhart is so famous

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A carefully executed publicity campaign turned a pretty average pilot into an aviation legend. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Amelia Earhart is often thought of as the first or greatest female pilot of her time. But the real reason she is
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Kanye deconstructed: The human voice as the ultimate instrument

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Kanye West's music orbits around the power and flexibility of the human voice. Special thanks to Martin Connor. More of his hip hop analysis can be found here: http://www.rapanalysis.com/ Here's a spotify playlist for some select Kanye West tracks. https:
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The bizarre physics of fire ants

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They're not just an animal, they're a material. And that's got engineers interested. // Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO For more information about the Hu lab: http://www.hu.gatech.edu/ Red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) are native
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How Deterrence Is Changing, Explained By Defense Secretary Ash Carter

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The world is built on deterrence, and deterrence is changing Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Defense Secretary Ash Carter, as he comes into what could be his last year overseeing the most powerful military on earth, has begun talking about
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How tap dancing was made in America

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Imported from immigrants, but assembled in America. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Tap dancing originated in America. It's a mix of several dance styles—Irish jigging, British clogging, and the percussive steps from African dance. Tap danc
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Why Truffles Can Cost $2,500 Per Pound

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Truffles are the most expensive fungi you can eat. Truffles are the fruiting body of an ectomycorrhizal fungus and the one of most expensive things you can eat. Italian white truffles are renowned for their pungent smell and earthy taste. In general, truf
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How The World's Most Expensive Spice Is Harvested

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In this episode of Local Obsessions, Hashim Aslami, a successful saffron producer and Afghanistans top advisor in the saffron sector, talks about the worlds most expensive spice, known as red gold. Hashin explains how saffron has impacted Afghanistans eco
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How To Draw Cartoon Buzz Lightyear

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We hope you had a great Labor Day weekend. Today we're learning how to draw cartoon Buzz Lightyear. This lesson is easy enough for the younger artists, but still fun for the older artists. We love the Toy Story movies! Visit the Toy Story website and try
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Proof Of Evolution That You Can Find On Your Body

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You have your mom's smile, your dad's eyes, and the ear muscles of a Triassic mammal. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Forty-two percent of Americans say that humans were created in their present form within the past 10,000 years — a percent
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Why these all-white paintings are in museums and mine aren't

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Why do all-white paintings sell for millions of dollars and end up in museums? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO So-called "white paintings" are in museums all across the world and Robert Ryman's all-white painting "Bridge" sold for a record
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Flying over the melting arctic made climate change feel much more urgent

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Why ocean ice matters. Follow Johnny as he makes the new Vox series, "Borders" Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe. Ev
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Why people think they see ghosts

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Even though there is no scientific evidence that ghosts exist, you may not be crazy if you see one. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the even
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The French Resistance (World War II)

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Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Resistance soon took place in different ways after Charles de Gaulle encouraged the fight to continue after the impending German occupation. Groups such as the Maquis -
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LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): Hell Bent for Election (1944) [ULTRA HD 4K Cartoons]

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This video streams up to Ultra HD 4k (2160p). “Hell Bent for Election” is an allegorical campaign film, designed to inspire viewers to register and to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR is depicted as a modern streamlined steam locomotive, the "Win the W
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Making Medallions at MIT

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Each year, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering gives its graduating students a bronze medallion of the MIT seal. These medallions are entirely prepared, cast, and finished by students in the Merton C. Flemings Materials Processing Laborato
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How streets, roads, and avenues are different

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There's a method to the madness of classifying roads. Take a ride with Phil Edwards, as he explains the naming conventions behind roads. A street is a road but a road isn't always a street. A road can also be an avenue or a boulevard—it's the genera
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Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs

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America is changing how it gets its energy, and coal is losing out. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The past decade has seen a revolution in residential solar systems. Cheap panels and creative financing options have led to a massive increa
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Why Elon Musk says we're living in a simulation

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You may like playing The Sims, but Elon Musk says you are the Sim. Check out the full cartoon by Alvin Chang: http://www.vox.com/technology/2016/6/23/12007694/elon-musk-simulation-cartoon Elon Musk thinks we are living in a simulated reality. Nick Bostrom
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Did We Just Change Animation Forever?

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ANYONE can make a cartoon with this groundbreaking technique. Want to learn how? We made a ONE-HOUR, CLICK-BY-CLICK TUTORIAL on http://www.corridordigital.com/ Watch the full ROCK PAPER SCISSORS anime on Corridor https://youtu.be/GVT3WUa-48Y This project
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The Pneumatic Tube's Strange 150-year Journey

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Tubes have carried cats, mail, and people for a really long time. Vox's Phil Edwards leads the tour... Thanks to Ben FrantzDale, Swisslog, and Renown Health for letting us use their pneumatic tube footage. https://www.flickr.com/photos/benfrantzdale/ http
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Lyme disease is spreading. Blame ticks — and climate change

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Nature fanaTICKS beware; cases of Lyme disease are on the rise. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the US; and climate change is helping it to spread even more. Animals such as deer, mice
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Why cities should plant more trees

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Over 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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What the names for bodies of water mean

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What do all those bodies of water really mean? In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards travels through the map to define bodies of water. Find Phil Edwards on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/philedwardsinc1 Bodies of water seem simple: but th
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The chocolate science hype machine

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The dark side of mars-sponsored chocolate studies. Read more about the science of chocolate health on Vox: http://bit.ly/2mCn3TJ http://bit.ly/2Db4Fei Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Chocolate is good for health, study finds. Small study, p
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The real reason To Kill A Mockingbird became so famous

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Find Overrated on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/OverratedTheShow/ In this episode of Overrated, Vox's Phil Edwards investigates the largely unheralded business reason behind the success of Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird." Harper Lee's To Ki
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Let’s face it — American breakfast is really dessert

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Breakfast in America is pretty sweet—literally it contains a bunch of sugar. American breakfast is really disguised dessert eaten in the morning. While the government recommends no more than 12 teaspoons of sugar a day, the average American consumes 23. A
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How Gigantic Parade Balloons Stay Inflated | Nightly News: Kids Edition

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Happy Thanksgiving! As families gather to give thanks, well talk turkey and when to say when at the dinner table with our pal Dr. John Torres. Balloon Science: How do the gigantic parade balloons stay inflated and withstand the weather? Miracle Delivery:
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Can graphs be deceptive?

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What commenters get wrong about charts. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you write things on the internet, angry email is inevitable. If you make charts on the internet, angry email about those charts is inevitable. Especially if your cha
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Harry Potter and the translator's nightmare

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Accio Harry Potter translations! Translating the Harry Potter books written by J.K. Rowling, in over 60 languages around the world, was not for the faint of heart or vocabulary. Translators didn't have advanced copies of the books to get a headstart and t
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The Market Revolution: Crash Course US History #12

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In which John Green teaches you about the Market Revolution. In the first half of the 19th century, the way people lived and worked in the United States changed drastically. At play was the classic (if anything in a 30 year old nation can be called classi
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Fuel is cheap. Why are we still paying to check bags?

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Airlines 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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How American Gothic became an icon

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How did American Gothic go from third place painting to icon? There's a story to this famous painting. Find the Overrated Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/OverratedTheShow/ Find Phil Edwards on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/philedwar
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The Doomsday Clock, explained

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The clock's ticking. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Doomsday Clock began as a graphic on the first edition of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ magazine. Since then, the Bulletin has used the clock as a symbol for their interpreta
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The tiny island in New York City that nobody is allowed to visit

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There's a tiny island on the East River that you've probably never heard of, and you're not allowed to visit it. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really dri
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The secret rhythm behind Radiohead's "Videotape"

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Welcome to Vox Pop: Earworm! In my first episode of Earworm, I speak with Warren Lain. He's a Radiohead fan who also happens to be an incredibly talented musician and music teacher. In December 2016 he uploaded a 38 minute video to YouTube about a Radiohe
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Why we still need courtroom sketch artists

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Inside Amazons robot revolution

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Amazon is investing a billion dollars in new industrial technology, including Digit, a robot working in their Seattle Robotics Research and Development facility. Amazon says the robots will be used to support human employees, but labor experts and Amazon
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How America became a superpower

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From a colony to a superpower in 200 years. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO 2:07 Correction: Cuba seceded from the US in 1902. With over 800 military bases around the globe, the US is easily the most powerful nation on earth. But it wasn't
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The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies: Crash Course US History #4

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In which John Green teaches you about some of the colonies that were not in Virginia or Massachussetts. Old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can say; ENGLISH people just liked it better that way, and when the English took New Amster
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How a dictionary writer defines English

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Kory Stamper works for Merriam-Webster. So how does a dictionary writer define the language? Vox's Phil Edwards found out in this episode of Vox Almanac. You can find Kory's new book here: http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/530504/word-by-word-by-kor
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Globalization And Trade And Poverty: Crash Course Economics #16

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What is globalization? Is globalization a good thing or not. Well, I have an answer that may not surprise you: It's complicated. This week, Jacob and Adriene will argue that globalization is, in aggregate, good. Free trade and globalization tend to provid
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Why America still uses Fahrenheit

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Fahrenheit, explained to the rest of the world Since I've moved to the US in 2010, there's one thing that I still don't fully understand: the imperial system. Virtually every country on earth uses Celsius but America has yet to follow. Although it might n
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How to solve problems like a designer

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The design process for problem-solving, in 4 steps. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Many thanks to Tim Brown and TED for this interview we recorded at TED 2017. IDEO is an international design company founded in 1991. In the beginning, IDEO
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Airplane Black Boxes, Explained

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Sometimes flight recorders are the only way the victims' families will know what happened to the plane. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Immediately following an airplane crash anywhere in US territory, the National Transportation Safety Boa
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Our Sterile Homes Might Be Giving Us Seasonal Allergies

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Seasonal allergies are the worst. Video by Gina Barton and Liz Scheltens Millions of Americans suffer from seasonal allergies. There isn’t a clear-cut answer as to why some people have them while others don’t but scientists do have one particular theory.
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How a melancholy egg yolk conquered Japan

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Gudetama, explained Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Read Alex's original article here: http://www.vox.com/2017/4/3/14685348/gudetama-sanrio-hello-kitty-explained When you think about the cuteness culture in Japan, the word “kawaii&rdq
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Bengals, Savannahs, and Toygers, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get
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How QWERTY conquered keyboards

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There's a big chance your keyboard says QWERTY. In this episode of Vox's Overrated, Phil Edwards investigates the keyboard's history. Find Overrated on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/OverratedThe... Find Phil Edwards on Facebook here: https://www
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Mercury retrograde, explained without astrology

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The science buried under the pseudoscience. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sources: Mars photography by Tunç Tezel: http://www.twanight.org/newtwan/galleries.asp?Sort=Photographer&Value=Tunc%20Tezel&page=1 Mars visualization from Nooch 86:
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Bad typography has ruined more than just the Oscars

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How bad design changed award shows, elections, and your medicine cabinet. The 2017 Oscars ended with a pretty shocking mix-up. Announcer Warren Beatty incorrectly named La La Land as the Best Picture winner, and the mistake wasn't revealed until crew memb
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Why Every Picture Of A Black Hole Is An Illustration

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Scientists are pretty sure black holes are real. Soon they'll know for sure. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The biggest problem with trying to detect a black hole is that even the supermassive ones are relatively tiny. "The largest one in
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Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

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In which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, the world's
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Why the ocean is getting louder

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What the world sounds like underwater. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO We often think of the ocean as a quiet, peaceful place, filled with animals that don't make much noise. So when I went diving in the ocean for the first time, I was surp
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How BBC films the night side of Planet Earth

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The technology that helps wildlife filmmakers see in the dark. Watch the previous episodes in this mini-series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAOKOJhzYXk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpbmWqQMzq0 Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO And chec
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It slays all day. In episode #5 of Vox Pop's Earworm, producer Estelle Caswell, comes to appreciate the art of repetition with the help of Colin Morris and Elizabeth Margulis. Colin is a computer scientist who created two really amazing ways to visualize
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How tax breaks help the rich

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Why every American graduation plays the same song

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We're all familiar with Pomp & Circumstance, the graduation song that's the official soundtrack of almost every commencement. But how did it get so big? In this episode of Vox's Almanac, Phil Edwards investigates and finds diamonds, war, and Dame Clara Bu
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From white supremacy to Barack Obama: The history of the Democratic Party

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The party completely flipped. Watch the history of the Republican Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8VOM8ET1WU Correction: A previous version of this video incorrectly indicated that the republican candidate in 1912 was James K. Polk. It was William
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The sound illusion that makes music so intense

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Why Christopher Nolan is obsessed with Shepard tones. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is a nerve-wracking movie. Three separate storylines tell the tale of the famed World War II evacuation in a intense two hours
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Better Bedroom Hacks | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Gillian's back with some even better bedroom hacks! → Credits ← Host: Gillian Alaire Espina Directed by: Will Reese Written by: Maggie Mae Fish Produced by: Rachel Eck Produced by: O.Z. Ozmen Production Coordinator: Jennifer Alvarez Director of Photograph
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How Hans Zimmer and Radiohead transformed "Bloom" for Blue Planet II

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Radiohead's "Bloom," remixed for the ocean. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you listen closely enough to Radiohead and Hans Zimmer’s rework of “Bloom” for Blue Planet II, you can hear a really fascinating orchestral trick at work. They c
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Summer Clothing Hacks | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Gillian's back with some super summer clothing hacks! → Credits ← Host: Gillian Alaire Espina Directed by: Will Reese Written by: Maggie Mae Fish Produced by: Rachel Eck Produced by: O.Z. Ozmen Production Coordinator: Jennifer Alvarez Director of Photogra
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How a Haitian village cooks with sunlight

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This sustainable initiative is helping to save Haiti's forests. Follow Vox Borders on Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA and Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO Subscribe to the Vox Borders newsletter for weekly updates: http://www.vox.com/borders-email Haiti h
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Will Amazon Replace Human Workers with This Robot?

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Amazon has teamed up with Agility Robotics to integrate their bipedal robot, Digit, into its warehouses. Unlike the traditional wheeled robots, Digit can walk, enabling it to navigate uneven terrains, stairs, and tight spaces commonly found in fulfillment
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Cool Camping Hacks | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Gillian's hitting the great outdoors...indoors, to bring you some super cool camping hacks! → Credits ← Host: Gillian Alaire Espina Directed by: Will Reese Written by: Maggie Mae Fish Produced by: Rachel Eck Produced by: O.Z. Ozmen Production Coordinator:
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How Technicolor changed movies

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What 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 a case gets to the US Supreme Court

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The only way is by surviving "the rule of four". Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com t
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Tra-la-la! Gillian's back with her pranking alter-ego, Billian, to show you some awesome prank hacks. → Credits ← Host: Gillian Alaire Espina Directed by: Will Reese Written by: Maggie Mae Fish Produced by: Rachel Eck & O.Z. Ozmen Production Coordinator:
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How This Guy Became The Best Rock Skipper On The Planet | Obsessed | WIRED

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Kurt Steiner is record holding champion stone skipperand a master of the physics that underpin the sport. A labor of love that's evolved into a world-class passion, see where Kurt harvests his preferred rocks, the qualities he seeks in them, and each fact
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How granite countertops took over American kitchens

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Granite countertops are an American obsession. But how did they become so ubiquitous? Our nation's countertop history has had a few surprising twists and turns. This is the final episode in the first season of Overrated - you can learn more about it here:
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Why underdogs do better in hockey than basketball

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A statistical analysis of luck vs skill in sports. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sources: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A07FR4W/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://sportchart.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/athlete-sizes-update/
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Why do taxpayers pay billions for football stadiums?

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Cities want football teams. Owners want stadiums. Watch how NFL rule changes made linemen gigantic: http://bit.ly/2BSOf5n Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In the past 20 years, over $7 billion in public money has gone towards financing the c
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The world's stashing seeds in the Arctic. Just in case.

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I visited Svalbard's Global Seed Vault, built specifically for doomsday. Follow Johnny for more photos and videos from his travels on Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA and Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO Subscribe to the Vox Borders newsletter for weekly u
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Vincent van Gogh’s long, miserable road to fame

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Van Gogh's travels informed the works we revere today. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Famous for chopping off a piece of his ear in a fit and delivering it to a woman in a brothel, Vincent van Gogh is remembered for his ailing mental healt
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The surprising pattern behind color names around the world

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Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin, published a book on a pretty groundbreaking idea: that every culture in history
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Why losing a dog feels like losing a family member

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Their life arc is our life arc— from city to suburb, from tragedy to bliss. Special thanks to all Vox staffers and family that sent over their dog videos. Read Alvin's article here: http://www.vox.com/2016/7/11/12109786/dog-death-research The books mentio
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Why knights fought snails in medieval art

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Look in the margins of medieval books and you'll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Vox's Phil Edwards investigated why in this episode of Vox Almanac... Lillian Randall's paper is here: https://www.scribd.com/document/263159779/The-Snail-in-Gothi
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Memory, explained | Narrated by Emma Stone

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Episode one from our new miniseries THE MIND, EXPLAINED on Netflix. Watch now: http://www.netflix.com/mindexplainedTHE MIND, EXPLAINED takes a five-episode deep dive into how our brains handle memory, anxiety, psychedelics and dreams. Narrated by Emma Sto
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How zip codes helped organize America

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Zip codes, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Zip codes were invented in 1963 to help the United States Postal Service deal with huge increases in mail volume. The Zone Improvement Plan, or “ZIP” code system of addressin
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The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps.

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Biomimicry design, explained with 99% Invisible. Check them out here: https://99percentinvisible.org/ Subscribe to our channel here: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Japan’s Shinkansen doesn’t look like your typical train. With its long and pointed nose, it can reach
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How wildlife films warp time

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Slow motion and timelapse can reveal the wonders of the natural world. Check back next Monday for the next episode in this mini-series. Watch the previous episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAOKOJhzYXk Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0b
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Minecraft isn't just a game. It's an art form.

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Minecraft maps are unique worlds, but they can also be an art form. Thanks to Blockworks for sharing their process: http://blockworksmc.com/ The images come from Beautiful Minecraft: https://www.nostarch.com/beautifulminecraft We used a wide range of maps
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Voyager 2's 11 billion mile journey at a human scale

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40 years later, Voyager 2 is really, really, really far from Earth. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO /// Sources: NASA measurements for planetary distances (averaged due to elliptical orbit): https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/p
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The ancient city designed to track time

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Keeping time was challenging for ancient civilizations, so this one built a city to do it. Follow Johnny on Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO and Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA The first Vox Borders documentary is releasing on Youtube and Facebook on Octo
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Why Do We Have To Sleep?

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…and how did it evolve in the first place? Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSsleep Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSsleepFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Why do we sleep? We spend a third of our lives in slumber, but science has yet to determine exactly why we
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Why Rotten Tomatoes scores don't mean what they seem

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It’s about consensus, not quality. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO EDIT: At 2:57, a previous version of this video mistakenly featured a clip from Atonement. The video has since been updated to feature a clip of Dunkirk. The Rotten Tomatoes
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Why peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth

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Cheetahs are fast, but not faster than a diving peregrine falcon. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO This video features a clip courtesy of Human Planet, a BBC, Discovery Channel and France Television Co-Production. Check out BBC Earth Unplugg
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The environmental cost of free two-day shipping

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What’s the environmental impact of online shopping and what are the solutions to make it more sustainable? Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, the videos explor
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Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn't have to.

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Our single-use items aren't helping the fight against climate change but there are easy hacks to reduce and reuse. Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, the video
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Food waste is the world's dumbest problem

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Eat your peas! It’s the easiest way to fight climate change. This is the fourth episode of Climate Lab, a six-part series produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by Emmy-nominated conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, th
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The fight to rethink (and reinvent) nuclear power

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New nuclear energy technology has come a long way - but can we get over our fears? This is the fifth episode of Climate Lab, a six-part series produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by Emmy-nominated conservation scientis
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The diet that helps fight climate change

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You don’t have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research shows that small changes to our diets can make big differences. Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan,
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Going green shouldn't be this hard

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Going green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy. This is the second episode of Climate Lab, a six-part series produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted
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Why the Southern Hemisphere is Poorer

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The only wild monkeys in Europe

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I visited Gibraltar and hung out with monkeys. Follow Johnny on Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO and Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA The first Vox Borders documentary is releasing on Youtube and Facebook on October 17th. The other five documentaries will
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The real reason streetcars are making a comeback

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It’s mostly about economic development. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Starting in the late 20th century, modern streetcar proposals started rippling across municipalities in the United States. They’re touted as infrastructure carrying ben
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Lucky Horseshoe Picture Frame + Spirit Inspired Hacks | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Gillian is back with some Spirit inspired life hacks! Find out how to make a horse shoe picture frame, a spirited temporary tattoo, and a fun friendship bracelet. And make sure to check out Spirit Riding Free, Now Streaming on Netflix! http://www.netflix.
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Decoding the ancient astronomy of Stonehenge

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The solstice alignments of Stonehenge, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Note: A previous version of this video referred imprecisely to "Neolithic Britain" when discussing the Newgrange tomb in Ireland. We have removed that phrasin
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05:42
The real reason American health care is so expensive

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Hint: single-payer won’t fix America’s health care spending. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Americans don't drive up the price by consuming more health care. They don't visit the doctor more than other developed countries: http://internati
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How the BBC makes Planet Earth look like a Hollywood movie

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The technology behind the cinematic style of the BBC's Planet Earth II. Check back next Monday for the next episode in this mini-series. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO And check out BBC Earth's channels: https://www.youtube.com/user/BBCEar
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A day in the life of an Aztec midwife - Kay Read

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Join the Aztec midwife Xoquauhtli as she tends to her patients and honors the warrior goddess Teteoinnan at a festival ushering in the season of warfare.--The midwife Xoquauhtli has a difficult choice to make. She owes a debt to her patron Teteoinnan, the
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The Amazon isn't "Burning" - It's Being Burned

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This is a thing that is happening right now, and (taking a page from the global warming playbook) a think I've been hearing from Bolsonaro's supporters is, "Who even knows how bad it is...deforestation is actually down." It's so sad to watch us play with
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Why should you read Midnights Children? - Iseult Gillespie

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Dive into Salman Rushdies masterpiece, Midnights Children, a work of magical realism that deals with Indias transition from British colonialism to independence.--It begins with a countdown. A woman goes into labor as the clock ticks towards midnight. Acro
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NASA's plan to save Earth from a giant asteroid

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Don’t panic. /// Sources: Source article: https://www.vox.com/a/asteroid-day Chicxulub impact information: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=8 NASA JPL: https://www.nasa.gov/asteroid-and-comet-watch NASA asteroid tracking: https://www.jpl.nas
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How a recording-studio mishap shaped '80s music

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Warning: This is an unapologetic ode to gated reverb drums Here's a Spotify playlist of some of the best gated reverb songs: http://spoti.fi/2vH7ZZL Over the past few years a general nostalgia for the 1980s has infiltrated music, film, and television. I d
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The rise and fall of the American fallout shelter

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Whatever happened to fallout shelters? And would they have actually worked? Watch Duck and Cover with us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUcQ7hESI-M Phil Edwards on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philedwardsinc1/ In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox's
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24

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We've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization, and the labor and social movements that
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How poaching is changing the face of African elephants

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It's "natural" selection. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Many thanks to Dr. Joyce H. Poole, Dr. Tammie Matson, Andrew Parker, and African Parks. To learn more about their ongoing work in elephant conservation, visit their websites below: h
05:20
Tales from the shadow of the moon

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Eclipse chasers tell us what it's like to witness a total solar eclipse. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse in the US will likely be the most-viewed totality in history and the first for a whole generat
04:46
How Your Body Knows Left From Right

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Vote PBS Digital Studios for 'Best Science&Education Network' in the 2015 Webbys -- http://vid.io/xqjk ---- Why are our bodies so symmetrical, but our guts aren't?↓ More info and sources below ↓ Subscribe to It's Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub
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Radium Was a Miracle Product, Until it Started Killing People

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People used to think radium had mystical healing properties, but then things went horribly awry. The Bizarre Story Of The Very First Vaccine - https://youtu.be/fF5-aJ-o0Os Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Learn More: Can Burn
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The life cycle of a pair of jeans - Madhavi Venkatesan

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Trace the life cycle of a pair of denim jeans, and discover the labor and environmental costs of this fashion staple.--The first pairs of jeans were designed for durability; denim was constructed as a sturdy weave worn by sailors and miners. But over the
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How dead is the Great Barrier Reef?

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Coral bleaching is the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef. But it's too early for obituaries. Start your Audible 30-day free trial at http://www.audible.com/vox Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sources: https://www.eposters.net/pdfs/th
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What's The Loudest Possible Sound?

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It’s definitely higher than “11” Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ What is the loudest possible sound? What about the quietest thing we can hear? And what do decibels measure, anyway? In this video
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Why Do We STILL Use Lead Pipes?!

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Visit https://www.apmreports.org/water to read "Buried Lead". This video was made in partnership with The Water Main.We've known for millennia that lead pipes could make us sick, so why are we still drinking from them?Thanks also to our Patreon patrons ht
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Why a total solar eclipse is such a big deal

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How solar and lunar eclipses work. Note: This is an update of a video we published in 2015. Sources: Getty Images https://www.amazon.com/Totality-Great-American-Eclipses-2017/dp/0198795696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500557252&sr=8-1&keywords=totality NASA: h
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Why cities are full of uncomfortable benches

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That bench won't be yours forever. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When designing urban spaces, city planners have many competing interests to balance. After all, cities are some of the most diverse places on the planet. They need to be bui
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Historical Figures Brought To Life (King Henry VII, Chopin, Lincoln, Kchi Kafrosh, Mestiza)

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Historical Figures Brought To Life Using AI Technology. AI motion by Mystery Scoop The photos of the subjects in this video have been digitally manipulated and brought to life using AI technology. Images have been enhanced, colorized and facial motion add
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Why the US has so many Filipino nurses

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The US colonized a country and built a labor supply.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labFilipino nurses have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the US. Thats because they make up an outsized portion of the nursing workfor

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