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Neuroscientist Explains the Laurel vs. Yanny Phenomenon | WIRED

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The Laurel vs. Yanny debate is taking the internet by storm. WIRED's Louise Matsakis speaks with Tyler Perrachione, PhD, about why certain people hear Laurel when playing the now-infamous audio clip and others hear Yanny. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED
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Hardy-Weinberg Principle

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Understanding allele and genotype frequency in population in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.
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The Science of 'Yanny or Laurel'

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Do you hear Yanny or Laurel in this clip? The audio took social media by storm and divided friends and coworkers (including the Popular Science office) We asked sound experts to analyze the clip to get a definitive, scientific answer. -- Producer/Video by
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How to Draw Jeff Hardy | WWE

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Happy Friday everyone! Today we'll be showing you How to Draw Chibi Jeff Hardy from the WWE. Join us every Friday as we tackle the our top fan requests. We post new lessons 7 days a week so be sure to SUBSCRIBE and share your requests in the comments belo
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Hardy's Paradox | Quantum Double Double Slit Experiment

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Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel - Crash Course Biology #18

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Hank 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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The exceptional life of Benjamin Banneker - Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-exceptional-life-of-benjamin-banneker-rose-margaret-ekeng-itua Born in 1731 to freed slaves on a farm in Baltimore, Benjamin Banneker was obsessed with math and science. And his appetite for knowledge only g
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Marvel Remembers the Legacy of Stan Lee

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Marvel Comics and The Walt Disney Company salute the life and career of Stan Lee and offer our undying gratitude for his unmatchable accomplishments within our halls. Please join us in remembering Stan "The Man" Lee. ► Subscribe to Marvel: http://bit.ly/W
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Alexander the Great and the Situation ... the Great? Crash Course World History #8

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In which you are introduced to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires that came after him, and the idea of Greatness. Is greatness a question of accomplishment, of impact, or are people great bec
Nature: Prairie dogs in the Badlands

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With the dog days of August at hand, "Sunday Morning" takes us among prairie dogs in the South Dakota Badlands. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard."CBS Sunday Morning" features stories on the arts, music, nature, entertainment, sports, history, science and Ame
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The Animal That Wouldn't Die (w/Robert Krulwich)

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http://www.skunkbear.tumblr.com http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/09/25/351440526/everything-dies-right-but-does-everything-have-to-die-here-s-a-surprise Produced by Robert Krulwich and Adam Cole (@cadamole) Handel's Sonata in E Minor, Op. 1. Allegro
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Nuclear blasts, preserved on film

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Beginning in 1945, and until atmospheric nuclear testing was banned, the United States conducted 210 above-ground nuclear tests, documented on film. Now, footage that has survived, now being preserved by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is bein
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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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Arnaud Jerald dives -101 metres deep on a single breath

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Follow me for more crazy images : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/arnaudjerald FaceBook : https://www.facebook.com/arnaudjerald13 ------------------------ Booking inquiries : contact (at) arnaudjerald (dot) com Arnaud is a rising star of the freediv
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What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-imposter-syndrome-and-how-can-you-combat-it-elizabeth-cox Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded Even after writing eleven books and winning several awards, Maya Angelou couldn’t esca
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The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman - Janell Hobson

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Humphry Davy's Potassium Volcano

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Join this free online course on FutureLearn to learn more about Davy, his scientific achievements and his role as a romantic poet.: http://bit.ly/2whg9G0 Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Humphry Davy is one of the best know
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Fossil Myths: Cyclopes, Griffins, & Magic Fairy Bread

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Before modern science, what evidence did people use to help explain the inexplicable? For some things -- the fossil record! Today we’re looking for griffins, cyclopes, magical bread and enchanted stone snakes in our museum collection. Our citations and re
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How Are Skyscrapers Engineered? - with Roma Agrawal

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How high can we build skyscrapers with the help of new materials and technologies?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeBuy Roma's book "Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures" now - https://geni.us/UcXf3Roma Agrawal delv
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Watch Salamanders Skydive! | Deep Look

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When a hungry bird comes near them, wandering salamanders can jump off the tallest trees in the world, California's coast redwoods, skydiving to a safe branch. Researchers decided to put them in a wind tunnel to investigate their daring moves in slow moti
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The "End of History" Illusion - Bence Nanay

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-end-of-history-illusion-bence-nanay Time and time again, we’ve failed to predict that the technologies of the present will change the future. Recent
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This Weevil Has Puppet Vibes But Drills Like a Power Tool | Deep Look

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This fuzzy acorn weevil cant crack open acorns like a woodpecker or chomp through them like a squirrel. Instead, she uses her incredibly long snout, called a rostrum, to power-drill through an acorns tough and resilient shell. And it's not just lunch on h
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Baby Cephalopods' First Moments

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Watch as baby octopuses and squid hatch from their eggs.Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1Adl6ht **More info & videos below**Octopus: Making Contact premieres Wednesday, October 2 at 8|7c on PBS ---------------For full NATURE episod
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Octopus Dreaming

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Watch the brilliant color changes of a sleeping octopus. Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1Adl6ht **More info & videos below**Octopus: Making Contact premieres Wednesday, October 2 at 8|7c on PBS ---------------For full NATURE episo
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Family Visit | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network

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Craig gets a visit from his relatives for a summer cookout, and is especially excited to reunite with his cousin, Bryson. Featuring the voices of Lil Rel Howry, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Tawny Newsome and Terrence Hardy Jr!Episode: Cousin of the CreekSUBSCRI
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A Drain Flys Happy Place Is Down Your Pipes | Deep Look

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Ever wonder how those tiny, jumpy flies got onto your bathroom wall? Well, they came out of your sink drain after growing up down in the pipes. A goofy, long mustache, fuzzy wings and some aquabatics help them survive in that soggy environment.SUBSCRIBE t
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Watch Ladybugs Go From Goth to Glam | Deep Look

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Ladybugs may be the cutest insects around, but they don't start off that way. Also called lady beetles or ladybirds, they pop out of their eggs as prickly mini-monsters with an insatiable hunger for aphids. Once they've bulked up, they transform, shedding
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Inside the killer whale matriarchy - Darren Croft

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-amazing-grandmothers-of-the-killer-whale-pod-darren-croft Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth. Each family is abl
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An extraordinary deep-sea sighting: The giant phantom jelly

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This ghostly giant is a rare sight. But in November 2021, MBARI researchers spotted this giant phantom jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) with the ROV Doc Ricketts 990 meters (3,200 feet) deep in Monterey Bay. The bell of this deep-sea denizen is more than one
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The princess who rewrote history - Leonora Neville

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-princess-who-rewrote-history-leonora-neville Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-p
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Cockroach vs. Hydraulic Press: Who Wins? | Deep Look

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Do cockroaches -- those daring, disgusting disease vectors -- have anything at all to offer us? Scientists think so. They compressed American roaches with a hydraulic press, subjecting them to the force of 900 times their body weight. Don't worry (or do):
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The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of "Man's Search for Meaning" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2z7JGWx Check out our full book recommendation: https://bit.ly/2JYUn1y Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, a
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Witness the Nighttime Magic of Spawning Coral | Deep Look

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Learn more about Surfshark VPN at: https://surfshark.deals/deeplookWhen the moon, sun and ocean temperatures all align, an underwater "snowstorm" occurs. Corals put on a massive spawning spectacle by sending tiny white spheres floating up the water column
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How Can These Flies Live in Oily Black Tar Pits? | Deep Look

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In the sticky oil seeps known as the La Brea Tar Pits, the tiny petroleum fly and their larvae thrive in the natural asphalt that oozes up to the surface. The larvae hunt among the fossilized bones of dire wolves, mammoths and saber-toothed cats.SUBSCRIBE
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Dog Ticks Are Changing Their Diet. Youre on the Menu | Deep Look

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Like its name suggests, the brown dog tick dines on dog blood. But as temperatures rise, they're more likely to feast on you, too. That's a problem, because the brown dog tick is a vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a disease that's deadly to both d
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Yellowjackets Roll Tiny Meatballs For The Babies | Deep Look

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Why is that yellowjacket crashing your BBQ? Well, she wants what you're having: burgers, hot dogs, fish and turkey. But she doesn't eat them herself. Her nest's larvae need that protein to develop. So she carves up your dinner and makes teeny-tiny meatbal
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This Dangerous Mosquito Lays Her Armored Eggs in Your House | Deep Look

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The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can transmit dengue fever and Zika, makes a meal of us around our homes. And her eggs are hardy. They can dry out, but remain alive for months, waiting for a little water so they can hatch into squiggly larvae.Please join
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Why is cotton in everything? - Michael R. Stiff

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Dig into the science of how cotton transforms from seed to fiber, and how these cotton fibers are used to make everything from fabrics, to currency, and fishing nets.--Centuries ago, the Inca developed ingenuous suits of armor that could protect warriors
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Romance and revolution: the poetry of Pablo Neruda - Ilan Stavans

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Get to know Pablo Neruda, one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.--A romantic and a revolutionary, Pablo Neruda was one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but also one of the most ac
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How do crystals work? - Graham Baird

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What makes crystals grow into their signature shapes? Dig into the atomic patterns and unique properties of crystals. --Many crystals have signature shapes like the cascade of pointed quartz or a pile of galena cubes. Every crystals atoms have a defining
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How Hard Candy Flavors Are Made | WIRED

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Candy maker Greg Cohen and the staff from Lofty Pursuits show the process of concocting new candy flavors by making a full meal out of round hardy candy. Using century’s old techniques, watch and see how Greg and the staff make a candy feast, includ
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Can you outsmart this logical fallacy? - Alex Gendler

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Explore the psychology of the cognitive bias known as the conjunction fallacy, where we assume specific conditions are more probable than general ones. --Meet Lucy. She was a math major in college, and aced all her courses in probability and statistics. W
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The mysterious science of pain - Joshua W. Pate

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Explore the biological and psychological factors that influence how we experience pain and how our nervous system reactions to harmful stimuli.--In 1995, the British Medical Journal published a report about a builder who accidentally jumped onto a nail, w
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How do virus tests actually work? - Cella Wright

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Dig into two testing techniques for viruses: PCR tests to diagnose an infection and immunoassays to detect antibodies. --A new virus emerges and spreads like wildfire. In order to contain it, researchers must first collect data about whos been infected. T
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Claws vs. nails - Matthew Borths

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Discover the evolutionary purpose of nails, and explore the theories of why they evolved from claws over 55 million years ago. --Consider the claw. Frequently found on animals around the world, its one of natures most versatile tools. Bears use claws for
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Can you solve the vampire hunter riddle? - Dan Finkel

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You’re a vampire hunter entering the enemy’s lair. Can you outsmart this tricky brainteaser and vanquish the vampires? -- You’ve stealthily descended into the darkness of a vampire cave, setting a sequence of mirrors as you go. When the sun reaches the ri
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How tall can a tree grow? - Valentin Hammoudi

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What makes a tree grow tall? And do trees ever stop growing? Explore how photosynthesis and gravity can affect and limit the height of trees. -- Reaching heights of over 100 meters, Californian sequoias tower over Earth’s other 60,000 tree species. But ev
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The Egyptian myth of Isis and the seven scorpions - Alex Gendler

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Dive into the Egyptian myth of Isis, a powerful goddess protecting her son from her murderous brother with the help of seven scorpions. --A woman in rags emerged from a swamp flanked by seven giant scorpions and approached a magnificent mansion to beg for
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The philosophy of cynicism - William D. Desmond

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Explore the ancient Greek philosophy of cynicism, which calls for the rejection of materialism and conformity in favor of a simple life. --In the 4th century BCE, a young Diogenes of Sinope was found to be counterfeiting coins. He was stripped of his citi
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Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions - Nina Medvinskaya

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Dive into Albert Camus philosophy of the absurd, and explore the question: if the world is meaningless, could our lives still hold value? --Albert Camus grew up surrounded by violence. His homeland of Algeria was mired in conflict. He lost his father in W
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Whats the point(e) of ballet? - Ming Luke

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How does ballet convey narrative, emotion, and character? Dive into The Sleeping Beauty to see how a ballet creates its essential elements. --A baby cursed at birth. A fierce battle of good and evil. A true love awoken with a kiss. Since premiering in 189
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Banning alcohol was a bad idea... - Rod Phillips

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Dig into the Prohibition era in the United States, when the government banned the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol. --On January 17, 1920, less than one hour after spirits had become illegal throughout the United States, armed men robbed a Chic
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The secret student resistance to Hitler - Iseult Gillespie

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Learn the story of the WWII student resistance group, called the White Rose, fighting against Hitler in Nazi Germany. --In 1943, Allied aircraft rained tens of thousands of leaflets on Nazi Germany below. The leaflets urged readers to renounce Hitler, to
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The fish that walk on land - Noah R. Bressman

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Explore the challenges facing amphibious fish when they leave water and the ingenious ways they survive on land. --We think of fish as completely aquatic animals. But there are actually hundreds of fish species that are amphibious, meaning that they posse
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Which voting system is the best? - Alex Gendler

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Dive into four different voting systems: plurality, instant runoff, tactical, and the Condorcet method, and find out which is fairest. --Imagine we want to build a new space port at one of four recently settled Martian bases, and are holding a vote to cho
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The big-beaked, rock-munching fish that protect coral reefs - Mike Gil

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Discover the quirky creature known as the parrotfish, and the key role it plays in keeping coral reefs healthy and thriving. --As the sun rises over a quiet coral reef, one animal breaks the morning silence. Named for its vibrant scales and beak-like teet
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Inside Japans Earthquake Simulator

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This 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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Why isn't the Netherlands underwater? - Stefan Al

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Dig into the incredible engineering of the Netherlands Delta Works the most sophisticated flood prevention system in the world. --In January 1953, a tidal surge shook the North Sea. The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 peopl
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Why should you read sci-fi superstar Octavia E. Butler? - Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey

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Explore the works of science fiction visionary Octavia E. Butler, whose novels, such as “Parable of the Sower,” influenced the growing popularity of Afrofuturism. -- Much science fiction features white male heroes who blast aliens or become saviors of bro
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The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes

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Discover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earths most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.--Prevailing for around 270 million years and encompassing more than 20,000 distinct species, trilobites are some of the mos
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The hidden network that makes the internet possible - Sajan Saini

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Explore how fiber optics uses light to transmit data over long distances, and with integrated photonics, expands our virtual world beyond the internet. -- In 2012, a team of researchers set a world record, transmitting 1 petabit of data— that’s 10,000 hou
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Fire Ants Turn Into a Stinging Life Raft to Survive Floods | Deep Look

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During hurricane season, as floodwater flows into their nest, red fire ants build a terrifying raft out of their own interlocking bodies. If you wade into this ant raft nightmare, youll likely get a vicious bite and sting.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! https://w
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The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary - Lisa Janae Bacon

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Get to know the life of West African revolutionary Thomas Sankara, and his pursuit of liberating Burkina Faso from colonial rule.--In 1972, Thomas Sankara was swept into the revolution seeking to wrest control of Madagascar from Frances lingering colonial
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How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew

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Travel into the brain to see how its network of neurons transmit your thoughts and what factors determine how quickly you think.--Your mortal enemy has captured you and hooked you up to a bizarre experiment. Hes extended your nervous system with one very
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The Prison Break | Think Like A Coder, Ep 1

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The adventure begins! Episode 1: Ethic awakens in a mysterious cell. Can she and robot Hedge solve the programming puzzles blocking their escape?--This is episode 1 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic
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Could we harness the power of a black hole? - Fabio Pacucci

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Download a free audiobook version of "Children of Time" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-edCheck out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/children-of-time
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This Snail Goes Fishing With a Net Made of Slime | Deep Look

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Most of the sea snails in this tide pool cruise around searching for food. But not the scaled wormsnail. It cements its shell to a rock and snags its meals using the one thing a snail has plenty of: mucus!SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! https://www.youtube.com/us
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How to increase your happiness

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Dig into the benefits of practicing gratitude in your everyday life, and discover how being thankful can impact your happiness.--Many people would say the connection between happiness and gratefulness is very simple: when you are happy, you are grateful.
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How to increase your happiness

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Dig into the benefits of practicing gratitude in your everyday life, and discover how being thankful can impact your happiness.--Many people would say the connection between happiness and gratefulness is very simple: when you are happy, you are grateful.
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These animals can hear everything - Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard

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Explore the extraordinary auditory adaptations in the animal kingdom, and find out which creature has the best hearing.--The world is always abuzz with sounds, many of which human ears simply cant hear. However, other species have extraordinary adaptation
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The battle that formed the universe - Fabio Pacucci

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Explore what happened after the Big Bang and how the battle between gravity and pressure shaped the structure of our universe.--Its time for the biggest battle in the Universe: the Big Bang. In one corner is gravity the force that brings all matter togeth
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Can you solve the Trojan War riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--On Olympus, youve been waiting for an opportunity to bring the bloody Trojan War to its conclusion. The two sides have agreed to a brief truce, and when you consult the Fates, they advise: shou
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Mars after Viking - Carl Sagan's 1977 Christmas Lectures 5/6

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In his fifth lecture, Carl Sagan asks, is there life on Mars?Watch all six lectures from this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZygWxt60aCWSgDcoazRdTY7Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?l
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Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? - Anees Bahji

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Dig into the psychiatric conditions of eating disorders, and explore the complex effects they have on the body and mind. --Globally, about 10% of people will experience an eating disorder during their lifetime. And yet, eating disorders are profoundly mis
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How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris

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Trace the history of coffee, from its first known origins to its rise in popularity due to trade routes and cultivation.--One day around 850 CE, a goatherd observed that his goats started acting abnormally after nibbling on some berries. The herder tried
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Can you solve the risky disk riddle? - James Tanton

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Your antivirus squad is up against a code thats hijacked your mainframe. What youve learned from other infected systems, right before they went dark, is that it likes to toy with antivirus agen
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Why is this black square famous? - Allison Leigh

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Discover the symbolism of Kazimir Malevichs Black Square, and how it pushed the boundaries of what art is and what it can be.--In 1915, an exhibition of radical artworks opened in Russia. Many pieces pushed the boundaries of form and style, but one was pa
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This tool will help improve your critical thinking - Erick Wilberding

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Explore the technique known as the Socratic Method, which uses questions to examine a persons values, principles, and beliefs. --Socrates, one of the founding fathers of Western philosophical thought, was on trial. Many believed he was an enemy of the sta
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The rise and fall of Italys warriors-for-hire - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Dig into the history of the elite mercenaries known as condottieri, who were soldiers for hire for Italy's rich and powerful.--During the 14th and 15th centuries, mercenaries known as condottieri dominated Italian warfare, profiting from and encouraging t
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How to prevent political corruption - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Explore common types of corruption and find out what we can do to combat it and promote transparency in our institutions.--Corruption is often defined as misuse of a position of power for personal gain. And while corruption in politics is nothing new, it
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The surprising reason zebras have stripes - Cella Wright

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Dig into the scientific theories of why zebras have stripes, and why this unique patterning sets them apart from their equine relatives.--Zebras belong to the same equine family as horses and donkeys. After their lineage entered Africa, they evolved into
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Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Heln Bay

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Explore the paradox of welfare programs, and learn how they inadvertently reinforce generational poverty, and what we can do to fix them.--Imagine that youve been unemployed for months. Government benefit programs have helped you cover your expenses, but
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Is inequality inevitable?

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Explore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.--Income and wealth inequality are not new. In fact, economists and historians who have charted economic inequality throughout history havent f
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Is it possible to lose weight fast? - Hei Man Chan

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Is it possible to lose weight fast in a healthy way? Dig into how different forms of dieting affect your body. --In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigeste
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Seeing things that aren't there? It's pareidolia - Susan G. Wardle

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Dig into the phenomenon of face pareidolia, which is the tendency of our brains to see faces in everyday objects.--Imagine opening a bag of chips, only to find Santa Claus looking back at you. Or turning a corner to see a building smiling at you. Humans s
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Can you solve Dongle's Difficult Dilemma? - Dennis E. Shasha

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--According to legend, three galactic terraformers shaped your planet into a paradise. When their work was done, they left the source of their power behind: three golden hexagons, hidden in dunge
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The animal architecture visible from space - Glynnis Hood

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Explore how beavers build their impressive dams, and what impact these structures have on the surrounding environment. --Nestled in the forests of Canada sits the worlds longest beaver dam. This 850-meter-long structure is large enough to be seen in satel
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This mushroom will kill you before you know whats happening - Michael Beug

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Explore the toxicity of death cap mushrooms, and find out what makes this one species so dangerous to humans.--Humans have known about the toxicity of death cap mushrooms for millennia. Yet they continue to pose a significant threat to unsuspecting forage
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The myth of Gawain and the Green Knight - Dan Kwartler

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Dig into the myth of the Green Knight, who comes to King Arthurs court to challenge the honor and bravery of Camelots knights. --It was Christmas in Camelot and King Arthur was throwing a party. In the midst of the revelry, a towering knight proposed a ga
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The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire - Pekka Hmlinen

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Trace the rise and fall of the Lakota Empire which, at their height, were the most dominant power in the American West.--In 1776, a powerful empire was born in North America. The Lakotas had reached the Black Hills, the most sacred place and most coveted
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Is capitalism actually broken?

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Explore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.--People have become increasingly worried that the threats we face today, like climate change and rising inequality, cant be
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This Millipede and Beetle Have a Toxic Relationship | Deep Look

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This millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown in the forest? SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt Please sup
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What is a gig economy?

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Explore the benefits and drawbacks of the gig economy, and find out the key factors of becoming a successful freelancer.--A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice 70% of respondents were happier than people in
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Would you raise the baby that ate your siblings? - Francesca Barbero

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Explore how the offspring of parasitic butterflies trick their way into ant colonies for food and protection.--You might not guess it, but Alcon blue butterflies are just one of over 200 parasitic butterfly species, all of which target ants. And their off
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How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson

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Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.--For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the countrys Black majority from
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The underground cities of the Byzantine Empire - Veronica Kalas

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Uncover the history of the ancient underground cities beneath Cappadocia, which were built during the Byzantine Empire.--The breathtaking geological formations of Cappadocia are one of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth. Also known as fairy chimneys
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Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? - Louise Thwaites

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Explore how a toxin-producing bacterium causes tetanus, and how to identify its common symptoms and best prevention practices.--In the 5th century, a ship master was suffering from a nasty infection that caused his jaws to press together, his teeth to loc
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Why does hitting your funny bone feel so horrible? - Cella Wright

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Explore the complex anatomy of the elbow, and find out why hitting your funny bone causes such an odd and painful sensation.--It's something we've all experienced: the back of your elbow smacks against a hard surface and the impact sends a sensation so di
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The Fijian myth of the greedy god - Raiana McKinney and Esther Wozniak

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Dig into the Fijian myth of Dakuwaqa, the shape-shifting shark god who is determined to take over all of Fiji's islands.--Long ago, the ancestral gods of Fiji settled on the Pacific archipelago. They eventually metamorphosed into various forms, with the g
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The one thing stopping jellyfish from taking over - Mariela Pajuelo & Javier Antonio Quinones

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Dig into why jellyfish populations have increased, and how leatherback sea turtles can help get their numbers under control.--Over the past two decades, jellyfish have begun to overwhelm our oceans. If things stay on their current trajectory, we could be
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How you survive the coldest place on Earth - Nadia Frontier

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Explore how marine creatures survive the frigid waters of Antarctica, and what traits allow them to live in such conditions.--The vast, white surface of Antarctica stretches for over 3 million square kilometers. On the coast of this expanse, just a few me
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The true cost of gold - Lyla Latif

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Dig into how foreign corporations exploit African nations like Mali for their gold mining, and often rob them of proper compensation.--In 2020, Mali produced over 71 tons of gold an amount worth billions of dollars. But Mali saw only $850 million dollars
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4 epidemics that almost happened (but didn't) - George Zaidan

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What makes for an effective outbreak response? Explore successful systems from around the world that prevented epidemics.--In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epid
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Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme? - Arika Okrent

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Explore the evolution of English spelling conventions throughout history, and find out why it's such an inconsistent language.--Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of
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The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers - Lijun Zhang

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Dig into the Chinese myth of Zhu Yingtai, who disguises herself as a boy in order to attend school, and her love Liang Shanbo.--Although only boys were allowed at the Confucius Academy, what Zhu Yingtai wanted was to go to school. She begged her parents t
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The dark history of the suburbs - Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kirsten Delegard

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Discover the dark history of the American suburbs, and how practices like racial covenants restricted access to home ownership for people of color.--Beginning in the 1800s, people began writing clauses into property deeds that were meant to prevent all fu
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How we can detect pretty much anything - Hlne Morlon and Anna Papadopoulou

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Explore how scientists use environmental DNA (eDNA) in a technique called DNA metabarcoding to find and track species.--Scientists have been staking out a forest in Montana for an animal thats notoriously tricky to find. Camera traps havent offered defini
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4 things all great listeners know

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Dig into different strategies that can improve your listening skills so you can become a high quality listener.--Its easy to tell when someones not paying attention, but it can be surprisingly tricky to know what good listening looks like. Good listening
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What if you experienced every human life in history?

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Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.--Imagine that your life began as one of the planets first humans. After dying, you're reincarnated as the second human ever to l
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Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? - Andrew Smith

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Trace the history of popcorn, from its origins in the Americas to its explosion of popularity in the 20th century.--Soft percussion and a toasty scent mark the violent transformation of tough seeds into cloud-like puffs. This is the almost magical process
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A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

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Explore the history of the toilet and how waste management has evolved from from ancient Mesopotamia to modern day.--On sunny days, citizens of ancient Rome could be found exchanging news and gossip while attending to more urgent business at the public la
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What's missing in medical research? - Greg Foot

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Dig into why ethnic diversity is so important to medical research when creating new treatments and medicines for diseases.--While all humans share 99.9% of our DNA, differences in the remaining 0.1% hold important clues about the causes of diseasesand the
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Can the economy grow forever?

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Is infinite economic growth possible on a planet with finite resources? Explore how countries can balance efficiency with sustainability.--Many economists think that an eternally growing economy is necessary to keep improving peoples lives, and that if th
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The history of poker: Bluffing, betting, and busting - James McManus

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Dig into the history of poker, from the games invention in the American South to its explosion of popularity across the world.--From its earliest incarnations, poker has always been a contest of guile, guts, and gambling. The game first emerged around 180
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What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion - Orisanmi Burton

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Dig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.--On September 9th 1971, a spontaneous uprising began in a New York State prison. A group
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Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

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Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme often bad scenario.--Its 1954. Vietnamese nationalists are on the verge of securing an independent Vietnam under communist leader Ho C
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The biggest mistakes in mapmaking history - Kayla Wolf

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Travel through the history of mapmaking and discover what big mistakes cartographers made about the worlds geography.--For thousands of years, people made both functional maps and what are known as cosmographies, illustrating the earth and its position in
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Can you steal the most powerful wand in the wizarding world? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--The fabled Mirzakhani wand is the most powerful magical item ever created. And thats why the evil wizard Moldevort is planning to use it to conquer the world. You and Drumbledrore have finally
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What you can do with an extra jaw - Darien Satterfield

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Discover the adaptation of the pharyngeal jaw, a secondary set of jaws that allow fish to capture and eat their prey at the same time. --After stalking a cuttlefish, a moray eel finally pounces. As the eel snags the mollusk in its teeth, its prey struggle
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The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death - Ilan Stavans

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Dive into the Maya myth of twins Junajpu and Ixbalanke as they descend into the underworld to play the gods in a ballgame.--One day, twin brothers Junajpu and Ixbalanke discovered their fathers hidden ballgame equipment and began to play. Hearing their vi
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How one of the most profitable companies in history rose to power - Adam Clulow

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Discover what happened when one company's attempt to dominate a key global trade ended in violence.--During the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company cornered the booming spice market and pioneered trade routes between Asia and Europe. It is widely c
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The gory history of barber surgeons - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Trace the history of barber-surgeons, and find out what led to barbers performing medical procedures in medieval Europe.--Its a cold morning in 15th century France and youre off to the barber for a shave and haircut. You hear the familiar sound of singing
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What is the rarest color in nature? - Victoria Hwang

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Discover what colors are the most rare to see in nature, and how physics and evolution drive their scarcity.--Plants, animals, or minerals found in nature bear almost every color imaginable. There are two factors that influence what hues you see in the wi
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A day in the life of a medieval teenage pilgrim - Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn

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Join siblings Hisham and Asma in medieval Baghdad as they prepare and gather supplies for the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca.--Its 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare for the journey of
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What is a poop transplant, and how does it work? - Kathryn M. Stephenson and David L. Suskind

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Dig into the science of fecal microbial transplantation, where doctors transfer feces into a patient to help reset their gut microbiome.--1,700 years ago, Chinese alchemist Ge Hong was renowned for his soup that could cure diarrhea-stricken patients. It h
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What the Fahrenheit?!

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The crazy story of the arbitrary temperature scale used in a tiny minority of countries. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Snatoms are available again! http://www.snatoms.com Support Veritasium on Patreon: http://bit.ly/VePatreon Celsius didn't i
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A year in the life of one of Earth's weirdest animals - Gilad Bino

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Trace a year in the life of a platypus, and explore how the animals unique adaptations ensure its survival.--Waddling along the parched Australian earth, a female platypus is searching for fresh water. Over the past year, a severe drought turned rivers an
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Why are cockroaches so hard to kill? - Ameya Gondhalekar

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Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures.--In ancient Egypt, there was a spell that declared, Be far from me, O vile cockroach. Thousands of years later, were still trying
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Whoever builds something here will be rich beyond measure - Fabio Pacucci

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Download a free audiobook version of Project Hail Mary" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Since the 1950s, governments, companies, and researchers have been planting flags among the stars. But while it might seem like
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BAD SIBLINGS Make NANNY QUIT HER JOB, They Live To Regret It | Dhar Mann

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Binary And Multiple Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #34

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Double stars are stars that appear to be near each other in the sky, but if they’re gravitationally bound together we call them binary stars. Many stars are actually part of binary or multiple systems. If they are close enough together they can actually t
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What Happens When You Get Rabies?

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Rabies may have lead to legends of werewolves, vampires, and zombies. And while it’s preventable, it still plagues around 60,000 people a year. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Instagram! https://www.instagra
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The 3 Reasons This Tree Has Lived 5000 Years

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Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/MinuteEarth. Get started for free, and hurry the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Methuselahs environment lacks nutrients, water, and oxygen. In other words, its the perfect place to grow
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12-Year-Old SAVES FAMILY With TIKTOK, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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MEAN GIRLS Shame Teen At SALON, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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Tattooed GIRL SHAMED In CHURCH, What Happens Will Shock You | Dhar Mann

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Did ancient Troy really exist? - Einav Zamir Dembin

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POOR GIRL Shamed For ENGLISH, What Happens Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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The Great Emu War of 1932

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These Solar-Powered Carnivorous Flatworms Divide and Conquer | Deep Look

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Tiny marine flatworms called acoels hunt for prey in coral reefs. They're referred to as plant-animals'' because they've got a partnership with photosynthetic algae that live inside of them. But this acoel's real superpower is its ability to regenerate an
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POOR Boy Has TAP WATER For SCHOOL LUNCH, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios

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11-Year-Old ARRESTED At SCHOOL, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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EVIL STEP DAD Steals From DAUGHTER, He Lives To Regret It | Dhar Mann

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Sharpshooter Insects are Real Wizzes at Whizzing | Deep Look

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Sharpshooters survive by guzzling a lot of plant sap. But drinking all of that liquid nutrition presents a problem for these tiny insects: How do they move it all out? Easy. They've perfected a super-propulsive urination technique using a special catapult
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So Where do Jellyfish REALLY Come From?? | Deep Look

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When grown-up jellyfish love each other very much, they make huge numbers of teeny-tiny potato-shaped larvae. Those larvae grow into little polyps that cling to rocks and catch prey with their stinging tentacles. But their best trick is when they clone th
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Dominoes - HARDCORE Mode - Smarter Every Day 182

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China and India Shock NASA By Turning Earth More Green Than Before

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Follow me on Twitter for my science stuff: https://twitter.com/WhatDaMath Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a NASA discovery from a few months back that suggest China and India have replanted a tremendous amount of
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The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours

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You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below That title isn’t hyperbole or clickbait nonsense. This really is better than your toaster. At least, I think so. Seriously, can we make this the norm, please? If we figured it out in 1948, you&rsqu
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Leaf Miner Fly Babies Scribble All Over Your Salad | Deep Look

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This flys larvae tunnel inside bitter-tasting greens like arugula and kale, leaving squiggly marks behind. The plants fight back with toxic chemicals. So before laying her eggs, the fly mom digs into a leaf and slurps its sap a taste test to find the leas
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The Undying Hydra: A Freshwater Mini-Monster That Defies Aging | Deep Look

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Could this tiny creature, named after a mythical multiheaded monster, hold the secret to eternal youth? Related to jellyfish and anemones, the hydra has an almost otherworldly ability to heal itself and stave off aging.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.g
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What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? Life & Size 1

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Size is the most under appreciated regulators of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): ht
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This Fly Torpedoes a Bindweed Bees Nest | Deep Look

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A bee fly looks a bit like a bee, but its a freeloader that takes advantage of a bindweed turret bees hard work. The bees dig underground nests and fill them with pollen they collect in the form of stylish pollen pants. As the bees are toiling on their ne
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Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe – The Information Paradox

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Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us. This video was funded by SNSF under Agora Grant n. 171622 and through the NCCR SwissMAP: The Mathematics of Physics. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/c
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Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites | Deep Look

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More than 600 bee species across Mexico, Central and South America and tropical regions worldwide make honey, but dont have stingers to protect it. So, how do they keep thieves away? And what does their honey taste like? WATCH: Meet the Bug You Didnt Know
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You Can't Unsee the Assassin Bugs Dirty Work | Deep Look

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Under the bright yellow petals of a tarweed plant, an insect known as the assassin bug kills its caterpillar victim by stabbing it over and over. But does this perpetrator have an accomplice? Sticky droplets all over the plant could be a clue.SUBSCRIBE to
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Meet the Bug You Didn't Know You Were Eating | Deep Look

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The cochineal is a tiny insect deeply rooted in the history of Oaxaca, Mexico. Female cochineals spend most of their lives with their heads buried in juicy cactus pads, eating and growing. After cochineals die, their legacy lives on in the brilliant red h
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Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee's 8-Legged Nightmare | Deep Look

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Every year, up to half the honeybee colonies in the U.S. die. Varroa mites, the bees ghastly parasites, are one of the main culprits. After hitching a ride into a hive, a mite mom hides in a honeycomb cell, where she and her offspring feed on a growing be
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The Axolotl Salamander Doesnt Wanna Grow Up | Deep Look

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Native to the lakes of Mexico City, the axolotl stays in the water its whole life, swimming with a tail fin and breathing through frilly external gills. Its nearly extinct in the wild, but survives in research labs the world over, studied for its amazing
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Peregrine Falcons are Feathered Fighter Jets, Basically | Deep Look

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Peregrine falcons catch other birds mid-flight by diving at more than 200 mph. To do it, they need some high-precision gear: special eyesight, talons and aerodynamics that can't be beat.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqtPlease support us on Patr
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Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones | Deep Look

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Female aphids are the matriarchs of a successful family operation taking over your garden. But dont lose hope; these pests have some serious predators and creepy parasites looking to take them down. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqtPlease join
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Silkworms Spin Cocoons That Spell Their Own Doom | Deep Look

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Those precious silk garments in your closet were made by the caterpillar of a fuzzy white moth thousands of them. Silkworms spin a cocoon with a single strand of silk up to ten city blocks long. Humans have bred these insects into weaving machines that ca
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This is NOT a Dandelion. | Deep Look

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Not every yellow bloom or fluffy white globe taking over your backyard is a dandelion. Some of them are close relatives called catsears. But both of them have a little secret. To tell them apart and discover why they’re so successful you need to pee
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This Daring Fly Swims in a Shimmering Bubble Shield | Deep Look

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Covered in a shiny bubble, the alkali fly scuba dives into the harsh waters of California's Mono Lake. Thanks to an abundance of hair and water-repellent wax, this remarkable insect remains dry while embarking on a quest for tasty algae and a place to lay
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The Vinegaroon Sprays Acid to Foil Its Foes | Deep Look

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The vinegaroon also known as a whip scorpion looks like a Frankenstein creation of monster body parts. But unlike true scorpions, it doesnt use venom to defend itself from predators. Instead, it aims its tail at their face and sprays a blast of acid that
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These Silk-Swinging Caterpillars Will Ruin Your Picnic | Deep Look

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California oak moth caterpillars eat all the leaves on an oak, leaving a brown skeleton. Then they rappel down on a strand of silk, twirling and swinging. If you were enjoying the shade, good luck getting out of their way. For the oak, the caterpillars ar
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These Giant Leaf Insects Will Sway Your Heart | Deep Look

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Giant Malaysian leaf insects stay still – very still – on their host plants to avoid hungry predators. But as they grow up, they can't get lazy with their camouflage. They change – and even dance – to blend in with the ever-shiftin
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Glasswing Butterflies Want To Make Something Perfectly Clear | Deep Look

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Ever wanted to be invisible? The elusive glasswing butterfly knows just how to do it. Its transparent wings, covered in an anti-glare nano-coating, help it hide from its predators in the rainforest. Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreo
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Once a Spawn a Time: Horseshoe Crabs Mob the Beach | Deep Look

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Horseshoe crabs may look scary, but when it's springtime in Delaware Bay, millions of these arthropods show they're lovers, not fighters. They lay masses of blue-green eggs up on the shore. At just the right time, they pop and release the larvae within th
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How The Coronavirus Attacks Your Lungs | Deep Look

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The new coronavirus packs a devastating punch. It penetrates deep into your lungs, causing our immune cells to go haywire and damage tiny air sacs the alveoli where oxygen normally flows into our blood.More COVID-19 Reporting and resources from KQED Scien
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You Wish You Had Mites Like This Hissing Cockroach | Deep Look

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Not all roaches are filthy. The Madagascar hissing cockroach actually makes a pretty sweet pet, thanks to the hungry mites that serve as its cleaning crew.Check out Antarctic Extremes on PBS Terra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvRAuy1ZmTcSUBSCRIBE to D
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This Freaky Fruit Fly Lays Eggs in Your Strawberries | Deep Look

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The spotted wing drosophila may look like a common fruit fly, but its so much worse. Just as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are ripening in the field, this fly saws into them and lays her eggs inside. The growing maggots turn the
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Firebrats and Silverfish Are Rocking Some Old-School Looks | Deep Look

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What *is* that bizarre fishlike thing squirming in your sink at night? Firebrats and silverfish are pretty darn similar to some of the earliest insects on Earth. With three long filaments poking out their back, no wings and mini-me babies, they have somet
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The Curious Webspinner Insect Knits a Cozy Home | Deep Look

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To protect herself and her eggs, female webspinners shoot super-fine silk from their front feet. They weave the strands to build a shelter that serves as a tent, umbrella and invisibility cloak. But shooting silk from her feet requires her to moonwalk to
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These Face Mites Really Grow on You | Deep Look

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Yep, you probably have Demodex mites living on your face. These tiny arachnids feast on sebum, the greasy oil in your pores. But should you be worried about your eight-legged guests?SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqtPlease support us on Patreon!
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Cape Sundews Trap Bugs In A Sticky Situation | Deep Look

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Cape sundews are carnivorous plants that grow in bogs, where they don't have access to many nutrients. So they exude sweet, shimmering droplets from their tentacles to lure in unsuspecting insects. Once their prey is hopelessly stuck, they wrap it up and
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Look Inside a Rattlesnake's Rattle | Deep Look

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Check out America From Scratch: https://youtu.be/LVuEJ15J19sA rattlesnake's rattle isn't like a maraca, with little bits shaking around inside. So how exactly does it make that sound?SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqtPlease support us on Patreon
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Kidnapper Ants Steal Other Ants' Babies - And Brainwash Them | Deep Look

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Kidnapper ants raid other ant species' colonies, abduct their young and take them back to their nest. When the enslaved babies grow up, the kidnappers trick them into serving their captors hunting, cleaning the nest, even chewing up their food for them.Pl
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Why Did the Mexican Jumping Bean Jump? | Deep Look

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To find its place in the shade! Each hollowed-out seed is home to a head-banging moth larva, just trying to survive the harsh Sonoran Desert sun.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/dee
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These Mites Rain Down To Save Your Strawberries | Deep Look

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Two tiny mites duke it out on strawberry plants throughout California. One is a spider mite that sucks the juices out of the delicious crop and destroys it. The other, persimilis, is a crafty predator that growers drop by the thousands from high-tech dron
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Watch Bed Bugs Get Stopped in Their Tracks | Deep Look

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At night, these parasites crawl onto your bed, bite you and suck your blood. Then they find a nearby hideout where they leave disgusting telltale signs. But these pests have an Achilles heel that stops them cold.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXq
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These Acrobatic Beach Hoppers Shred All Night Long | Deep Look

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As the sun sets, hordes of tiny crustaceans called beach hoppers also known as sand hoppers emerge from underground burrows to frolic and feast. They eat so much decaying seaweed and other beach wrack that by morning all thats left are ghostly outlines in
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Is a Spider's Web a Part of Its Mind? | Deep Look

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Orb weaver spiders build exquisite spiral webs not only to catch insects, but to extend their senses. Once they shrink-wrap their prey with silk, the nearly blind spiders can store them for later, and read their web's strands as a kind of memory map to gu
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Watch These Peregrine Falcons Become Fierce Parents | Deep Look

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High up in their 300-foot tower penthouse, falcon stars Annie and Grinnell's romance quickly gets real, as they face the tough demands of raising a family. They furiously guard their eggs from invaders, then stuff their screaming newborn chicks with meat.
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California Floater Mussels Take Fish For an Epic Joyride | Deep Look

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The California floater mussel does a surprising amount of travel - for a bivalve. First it gets ejected from its parent's shell into the wide watery wilderness. Then it leads a nomad's life clamped on the fins or gills of a fish. Once it's all grown up, t
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This Killer Fungus Turns Flies into Zombies | Deep Look

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Something is growing inside that fruit fly in your kitchen. At dusk, the fly points its wings straight up and dies in a gruesome pose so that a fungus can ooze out and fire hundreds of reproductive spores.Join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon
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This Bee Gets Punched by Flowers For Your Ice Cream | Deep Look

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Alfalfa leafcutting bees are way better at pollinating alfalfa flowers than honeybees. They dont mind getting thwacked in the face by the spring-loaded blooms. And that's good, because hungry cows depend on their hard work to make milk.Join our community
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What Actually Makes Water Roll Off a Duck's Back? | Deep Look

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Ducks and geese spend *a lot* of time preening their all-weather feathers. This obsessive grooming and a little styling wax from a hidden spot on their back side maintains the microscopic feather structure that keeps them warm and dry in frigid waters.Ple
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Walking Sticks Stop, Drop and Clone to Survive | Deep Look

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Indian walking sticks are more than just twig impersonators. They even clone themselves into a surprising variety of colors to stay hidden in plain sight from predators.Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplookSUBSCRIBE to Dee
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A Tsetse Fly Births One Enormous Milk-Fed Baby | Deep Look

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Mammalian moms, you're not alone! A female tsetse fly pushes out a single squiggly larva almost as big as herself, which she nourished with her own milk.Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplookSUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://g
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Here's How That Annoying Fly Dodges Your Swatter | Deep Look

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A fly has a pair of tiny, dumbbell-shaped limbs called halteres that were once a second pair of wings. They wield them to make razor-sharp turns and land out of reach on your ceiling. But don't despair there *is* a trick to smacking these infuriating inse
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The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours

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Seriously. How is this so old and yet so advanced?We need kitchen appliance reform. Vote YES on prop SRCT.The second channel video is here now!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBD1NyabTt4Technology Connections on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TechConnectifyT
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Starfish Gallop With Hundreds of Tubular Feet | Deep Look

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They may look cute and colorful, but starfish are actually voracious predators. To sniff out and capture their prey, they rely on hundreds of water-propelled tube feet, each with a fiercely independent streak. Watch the new PBS Terra science show, OVERVIE
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Kangaroo Rats Are Furry, Spring-Loaded Ninjas | Deep Look

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Kangaroo rats use their exceptional hearing and powerful hind legs to jump clear of rattlesnakes or even deliver a stunning kick in the face.Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplookSUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt
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Why Crickets Just Won't Shut Up | Deep Look

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Male crickets play tunes non-stop to woo a mate or keep enemies away. But they're not playing their song with the body part you're thinking. Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplookSUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt
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See Sea Slugs Scour Seagrass by the Seashore | Deep Look

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Eelgrass sea hares may look like lazy, zebra-striped spoonfuls of jello, but these sea slugs are actually environmental heroes. Their voracious appetite for algae helps keep underwater meadow ecosystems in balancewhich is great news for sea otters. Deep L
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Fly Metamorphosis is a Beautiful Nightmare | Deep Look

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Download Opera for free: https://opr.as/dju-deep-lookLike the beloved butterfly, a house fly goes through an incredible metamorphosis. To make its grand entry into the world, it deploys a specialized, fluid-filled balloon on its head called the ptilinum (
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Thermostats: Cooler than you think!

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You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below Boy do I have a COOL topic for you today. Were gonna turn up the HEAT with this one!Would you like some links? Have some!Technology Connections on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TechConnectifyThe TC Subredd
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Meeting a Wormlion Is the Pits | Deep Look

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Straight out of science fiction, the fearsome wormlion ambushes prey at the bottom of a tidy - and terrifying - sand pit, then flicks their carcasses out. These meals fuel its transformation into something unexpected.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/
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A Flea's Fantastic Jump Takes More Than Muscle | Deep Look

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Before they can bite your cat or dog, these little "itch hikers" make an amazing leap 100 times faster than the blink of an eye. So how do they do it? Follow Lauren Sommer in her new job at NPR: https://www.npr.org/people/803934365/lauren-sommerPlease joi
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Old-fashioned rice cookers are extremely clever

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You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below Bet you didn't think a rice cooker was so interesting, did ya?Links! Get your links! Hot, fresh, links!Technology Connextras (the second channel that stuff goes on sometimes):https://www.youtube.com/chan

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