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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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Revolutionizing Agriculture with Low Emissions, Resilient Crops

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This project is working to revolutionize the agricultural sector with climate-resilient crops and fertilizers that have the ability to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food production. Learn more about this project: https://climategrandch
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Are Vertical Farms the Future of Agriculture?

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Have you ever wondered how in-flight meals are made or where the ingredients come from? Welcome to the innovative world of vertical farming, with an inside look into the largest vertical farm in Dubai that supplies fresh greens to @emirates. Filmed in the
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Commerce, Agriculture, and Slavery: Crash Course European History #8

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We've been talking a lot about kings, and queens, and wars, and religious upheaval for most of this series, but let's take a moment to zoom out, and look at the ways that individuals' lives were changing in the time span we've covered so far. Some people'
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Adam Fulara Guitar Solo - Invention No. 13 in A Minor (J.S. Bach)

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Adam Fulara - Invention No. 13 in A Minor (J.S. Bach)
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Money Is A Technological Fiction (The Invention of $$$)

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Development of Agriculture and Writing

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The Paleolithic and Neolithic eras of the Stone Age. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=iU58AIjh3YA
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This Ball Generates Electricity! | Did I Mention Invention?

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The new Da Vinci Kids App is here! Download it now: http://bit.ly/DaVinciKidsApp Jessica O. Matthews was inspired by a soccer game in Africa to invent... a football that works as a battery! Hurrah for kinetic energy! Don’t miss any uploads! Subscrib
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How Ants Are Used For Agriculture in Thailand | BBC Earth

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Ants in Thailand are used on farms as natural pesticides to protect their harvest and fruits from other bugs. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/Pl
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Stirling Engine | An ingenious invention

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The Scottish engineer Robert Stirling invented an amazing engine called Stirling engine long back. The specialty of this machine is that it works based on constant temperature difference. Let's learn about the details of this invention in this video.Be ou
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A call to invention: DIY speaker edition - William Gurstelle

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-call-to-invention-diy-speaker-edition-william-gurstelle There's a pleasure in making things for yourself -- especially something unexpected. At TEDYouth 2012, William Gurstelle shows how to make your own speak
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"It's My Own Invention" Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 6

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Professor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
The Resiliency of Hopi Agriculture: 2000 Years of Planting

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Children of Invention

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Please support our video productions: http://www.patreon.com/scifriThe UK-based educational non-profit organization Little Inventors gives children around the world a basic assignment: Invent something that would a solve problem and then draw it. Although
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Who Invented Pizza? | Invention of Pizza | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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Invention Stories: These Boots Are Made For Talking … To The Internet | Joe's Big Idea | NPR

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Failure is always a part of invention. Hahna Alexander, CEO of SolePower, talks about how failure challenged her to come up with bigger and better solutions. In "Invention Stories" we explore the unexpected paths to discovery. • Read After A Failed Launch
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How One Horse Inspired the Invention of Movies

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This is a story about a horse—a horse whose fate was inextricably tied to the invention of film. It all started in 1872, when eventual Stanford University founder Leland Stanford made a bet with some colleagues. The bet in question concerned whether, at a
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The Invention of the Crisp | Ingenious Inventors | Horrible Histories

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When a customer complains about the size of his fries, George Crum gets rather angry, which soon leads to an invention of a new food we still eat today.Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeVisit our website: horribl
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MOSFET The Most significant invention of the 20th Century

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To get 73% off with the NordVPN 2-year deal plus 4 month free click on the link here: https://nordvpn.com/curiousdroid Coupon code: curiousdroid What makes a truly world-changing invention?. Of all the inventions of the 20th century just one could be said
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Powerpuff Girls | The Professor's New Invention | Cartoon Network

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Buttercup goes against the Professor's wishes and takes his new invention out of the lab. Will she be able to return it safely without The Gangreen Gang getting their hands on it? Episode: Hustlecup CN GAMES: http://cartn.co/ytgames SUBSCRIBE: http://cart
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Every Invention Plankton Used to Steal the Krabby Patty Secret Formula | SpongeBob

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For someone with access to unlimited technology, you'd think that Plankton would be a little more successful by now! Check out every invention that Plankton has used to try and steal the Krabby Patty secret formula from Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob! Subscribe
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Thomas Watson Explains the 1876 Invention of the Telephone - Enhanced Video & Audio

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For this video, I enhanced it using AI optimization software, speed-adjusted it and refined it with De Blur, Sharpness and Stabilization. For the audio, I remastered it using noise gate, compression, loudness normalization, EQ and a Limiter. Born in Salem
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The Invention of the Cardboard Box

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Invention Stories: How Sick Cows Led to a Blockbuster Drug | Joe's Big Idea | NPR

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A deadly bleeding disease in cows led to the development of the most popular blood thinner on the market: Warfarin. In "Invention Stories" we explore the unexpected paths to discovery. • Read When Cow Blood Held The Key To Saving The Future President at w
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The Invention Nobody Wanted That Became One of the Top Selling Office Products of All Time

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Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Invention Ever

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Lightbulbs might be the best idea ever just not for light. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.A huge thanks to David Lovett for showing me his aweso
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The Road to Invention

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Kommy Weldemariam knows how technology can change the world. As an IBM computer scientist and master inventor, he’s on the front line of the change revolution, harnessing the power of computing to tackle problems, big and small. Sometimes, that change sta
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The Invention of Dragons

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Watch my newest video, "The Game You Win By Losing (Parrondo's Paradox)": https://youtu.be/PpvboBJEozMVitality that is the test; and, whatever its components, mere truth is not necessarily one of them. A dragon, for instance, is a more enduring animal tha
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The Invention of Music

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Watch my newest video, "The Game You Win By Losing (Parrondo's Paradox)": https://youtu.be/PpvboBJEozM"All audible musical sound is given us for the sake of harmony, which has motions akin to the orbits in our soul, and which, as anyone who makes intellig
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The Invention Of Blue

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Watch my newest video, "The Game You Win By Losing (Parrondo's Paradox)": https://youtu.be/PpvboBJEozMCuriosity Box: https://www.curiositybox.com/Written, Produced, Edited and Hosted by Kevin LieberInstagram: http://instagram.com/kevlieberTwitter: https:/
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The invention that fixed lighthouses

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The most important part of a lighthouse might be one of the beautiful tools hidden inside: the Fresnel lens, a breakthrough that changed seafaring and saved lives.As the above video shows, these lenses satisfied a need for lighthouses that could shine far
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Transistors - The Invention That Changed The World

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Amazing Invention- This Drone Will Change Everything

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These folks engineering a much better way to deliver your basically anything. If you want to engineer your own creations with me every month, just head to https://www.crunchlabs.com where you can get 2 boxes FREE!Again, this was not sponsored in anyway no
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Containerization: The Most Influential Invention That You've Never Heard Of

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The intermodal container changed our world. We would never have the interconnected and global economy of today without Malcolm McLean and his system of containerization. Email: wendoverproductions@gmail.com Twitter: @WendoverPro Please consider subscribin
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HEAT MAP Microwave- a NEW invention

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Here's an idea I've had for over a year on how to make a waaaaay better microwave using Infrared and Heat Maps! I hope you guys like it. If you want one, sign the petition here: http://www.bettermicrowave.com/ FREE Audio Book- http://bit.ly/AudibleMarkRob
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How This Invention Could Save Natural Disaster Victims

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A group of college engineering students designed a box that can deliver supplies to natural disaster victims. It's called the Dazzle Box and could save lives. It comes in a unique shape and colorful camouflage that makes the container stand out in any sit
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How this 50-year-old NASA invention could kill cancer

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Ferrofluid is a bizarre, NASA-engineered material that was created for spaceships but never used. In this “lab practical” video, we’ll put ferrofluid through its paces, and explore some of the even stranger places it may yet be useful. Wanna know how we s
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I Rebuilt a 100 Year Old Invention

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Ben 10 | Animos Greatest Invention | Cartoon Network

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How many animals can you spot? Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/hRAVDf Visit the Cartoon Network UK website: http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk Check out all the amazing apps from Cartoon Network: http://apps.cartoonnetwork
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The Pizza Box: A Perfect Invention? | COLOSSAL INVENTIONS

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Imagine a world with cold pizza, with soggy pizza, with no pizza delivery at all! It may be hard to believe, but that world existed not that long ago...Images used under license from Shutterstock.comNarrated by: Laura WaddellWritten by: Claire DownsDirect
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Ben 10 UPGRADE in Smythe's Latest Invention! | Ben 10 Toys | Cartoon Network

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The Secret Invention | Jessica's Big Little World | Cartoon Network

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About Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel, your destination for episode clips, behind the scenes footage, how to draw tutorials, toy videos, and more! Cartoon Network is home to your favorite shows and characters including Teen T
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Would YOU buy this? Richard's strangest invention on TV! | Gumball | Cartoon Network

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The Wattersons fear the worst when they are summoned to a Town Hall meeting, but are surprised when they're offered a new house until they discover it's in a different state. Click to watch more of The Amazing World of Gumball - https://www.youtube.com/wa
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Everything Is Chemical

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Plants and animals are mostly composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. These chemicals – and how they are put together – underlie everything around us. That’s why chemistry is such a valuable tool for agricultural, environment
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Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy And Fact - Michael Molina

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/vampires-folklore-fantasy-and-fact-michael-molina The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-century Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the terrifying details. S
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10.000 liters of water a day from the fog in Lima, Peru

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Capturing water from the fog in Lima, Peru. Peru is our first country of operation and Lima serves as our proof of concept. The climate in Lima is very good for this solution and problems with water are huge. In Lima, one out of every five families doesn'
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The Middle colonies

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The Middle colonies consisted of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. Located in the middle of the Atlantic seaboard, their economies combined the industry of the North with the agriculture of the South. They were unusual, however, for their
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The playful wonderland behind great inventions | Steven Johnson

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Necessity is the mother of invention, right? Well, not always. Steven Johnson shows us how some of the most transformative ideas and technologies, like the computer, didn't emerge out of necessity at all but instead from the strange delight of play. Share
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Africa: The Youngest Continent

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Bill Gates shares stories of Africa’s next generation of leaders who are helping to shape Africa’s future in fields of agriculture, health, development, sports, and wildlife conservation. Learn more at https://b-gat.es/2CuP1eD
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The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age): Crash Course World History 211

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In which John Green teaches you about the Bronze Age civilization in what we today call the middle east, and how the vast, interconnected civilization that encompassed Egypt, The Levant, and Mesopotamia came to an end. What's that you say? There was no su
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Futuristic straddling bus allows cars running underneath

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Tired of traffic jams and tail gas? The design of electric "straddling buses" lets cars drive underneath them, and can help reduce air pollution. Also known as land airbus, the new invention is less costly than subway systems.
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Indigo - A Simple Reusable Refrigerator that uses no Electricity or Ice.

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Bill Gates introduces the Indigo, the remarkable invention that uses no electricity, no ice, and no batteries to store vaccines at the precise temperature required to remain effective. Learn more at https://b-gat.es/2sDyOMv
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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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Ants Are Growing Food and They're Better at It Than We Are

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Believe it or not, ants started farming way before we did. How do they do it? What A Bug Scientist Says About 'Ant-Man' - https://youtu.be/-nUpY4M1dWA Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Ants Mastered Sustainable Agri
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The Autonomous Weeder - Eliminates Weeds with Lasers

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Carbon Robotics is pioneering the next revolution in agriculture through the deployment of autonomous robots. The Autonomous Weeder leverages robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields
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Footage of the First Martin-Baker Ejection Seat Test

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Bernard Lynch was an engineer fitter at British aviation firm Martin-Baker. But his main claim to fame was as the fearless test subject for their signature invention: the ejection seat. From the Series: Survival in the Skies: Ejection Seats http://bit.ly/
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Inventing the Jet Engine Came With a Few Disasters

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The invention of the jet engine was the crowning achievement of engineer Frank Whittle. But the path to glory was littered with countless obstacles - including a number of spectacularly failed experiments. From the Series: Survival in the Skies: The Jet R
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Is this the Farm of the Future?

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions For more on vertical farming, check out this article from ChemMatters: http://bit.ly/verticalfarmingchem There’s a new trend in agriculture called vertical farming. As humans learned to farm, we arranged plants outsid
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Fighting Firedamp - The Lamp That Saved 1,000 Lives

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With a beautiful, explosive experiment, Andy demonstrates how Humphry Davy's simple invention saved hundreds of lives from firedamp. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Firedamp is a flammable gas found in coal mines that contr
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Party in a Can: The Story of Silly String

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The invention of Silly String was a complete accident that nearly didn't happen. In 1972, inventor Leonard A. Fish and chemist Robert P. Cox set out to create an aerosol spray that would act as an instant cast for broken limbs. After dozens of tests, they
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War and Civilization: Crash Course World History 205

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In which John Green investigates war, and what exactly it may or may not be good for. Was war a result of human beings organizing into larger and more complex agricultural social orders, or did war maybe create agriculture and "civilization?" It's hard to
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Ancient Wonders Captured In 3D - Ben Kacyra

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Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in a
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Sun Pictures: Henry Fox Talbot and the First Photographs | Pioneers of Photography

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The invention of the photograph, in 1839, would forever change the way people looked at the world. But this extraordinary breakthrough cannot be credited to a single individual—while William Henry Fox Talbot labored quietly in England, Louis Daguerr
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James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect"

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"The Trigger Effect" details the world's present dependence on complex technological networks through a detailed narrative of New York City and the power blackout of 1965. Agricultural technology is traced to its origins in ancient Egypt and the invention
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The History of the Microwave Oven

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Weird History Food is going to radiate you with the history of the Microwave Oven.The microwave was invented accidentally by an engineer named Percy Spencer, who was leading a defense radar project. His invention would change the way Americans would eat f
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The US government is giving out free wasps

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The brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive pest. To help deal with its numbers, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is releasing its natural enemy: the tiny samurai wasp. There's a lot of work that goes into it. Thanks to all the team at the ODA, and
Can a new diet for gassy cows help the environment? - BBC World Service

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Cattle farming is responsible for almost 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. So some farmers in Colombia have been piloting a different way of raising cows that is proving better for the environ
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Walt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed: Feb. 13, 1957)

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Walt Disney explains his invention. Probably the most advanced tool ever made in the field of animation. (At least until the computer was made.) (C) Disney If you are the owner or the lawyer of the owner of this film, please contact me before Flagging the
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AFRON olive harvesting machine

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AFRON machines since 1960 - http://www.afron.com/ AFRON picking and pruning towers agriculture machines AFRON pruning machines AFRON shakers and harvesting machines AFRON - Innovation In Progress
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Protect our Forests WWF PSA Campaign

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Eighty percent of the worlds known terrestrial plant and animal species can be found in forests. Almost 300 million people, particularly in developing countries, live in forests too. But threats to the worlds forests are growing. We are losing huge swathe
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Migrations and Intensification: Crash Course Big History #7

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In which Hank and John Green teach you about humanity conquering the Earth. Or at least moving from Africa into the rest of the Earth. As human beings spread out across the world and populations grew, humanity reached a critical mass of innovators, and co
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What's Wrong With Our Food System - Birke Baehr

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-wrong-with-our-food-system-birke-baehr 11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food -- far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a
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How to Make A DIY Electric Guitar for under $10

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How to Make a DIY electric guitar invention for under $10 that can be connected to speakers. This diy musical instrument idea can be used to rock out loud even if you don't play guitar like me. Don't wait, build your own guitar and rock out Parts: 2 Speak
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How Hollywood Made the T-Shirt ICONIC | COLOSSAL INVENTIONS

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Pants go back to the 6th Century BCE. The worlds oldest dresses go back to Ancient Egypt. Even sunglasses were worn over two millennia ago. But the T-Shirt, one of the most common garments worn today, is considered a new invention. So... what took so long
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TOP 77 Inventions from Bikini Bottom! | SpongeBob

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Bikini Bottom has some of the COOLEST inventions! Here are the top 77 inventions from Bikini Bottom. You never know, you may need to use Sandy's extend-o-boots invention, or Patrick's laser pants?... Stranger things have happened! Watch this compilation t
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Urbanization And The Evolution Of Cities Across 10,000 Years - Vance Kite

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/urbanization-and-the-future-of-cities-vance-kite About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came
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Farms under the sea could feed the world in 2050

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Agriculture may not be able to feed the extra 2 billion people that are estimated to inhabit Earth by 2050. Quartz News' Erik Olsen dives into the world of aquaculture to find a sustainable food source for the planet. Eating mussels could solve the proble
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Rethinking Civilization - Crash Course World History 201

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In which John Green returns to teaching World History! This week, we'll be talking about the idea of civilization, some of the traditional hallmarks of so-called civilization, and why some people would choose to live outside the civilization model. It tur
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Paper and string: the DIY centrifuge

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A centrifuge is a vital piece of kit for hospitals and labs across the world. But what if you could make one out of paper and string? The so-called ‘paperfuge’ is the cheapest and fastest hand-spun centrifuge ever designed — and it can reach speeds of up
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Unmasking Malaria With A Cheap Magnet And A Laser Pointer | Joe's Big Idea | NPR

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This video is from the Joe’s Big Idea series Changing The World One Invention At A Time. Check out the entire series at https://www.npr.org/series/571897138/watch-joes-big-idea-invention-stories. Read How A Cheap Magnet Might Help Detect Malaria at https:
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Every Style Of Ice Cream We Could Find Across The United States

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Today on Weird History Food we travel the globe to check out all the many ic cream styles that were spawned from various places! Ice cream is that incredible invention that can almost NOT go wrong. Do you like your Italian Gelato? Your Thai I-Tim-Pad? Or
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Bees are going extinct...but not the ones you think

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You’ve probably heard for years that bees are in dire straights. Which is true…but it’s probably not the bees you’re thinking of. We talk to a bee researcher about what’s really at stake for bees, global agriculture, and all the almonds you’ve ever eaten.
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How Transistors Work - Gokul J. Krishnan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-transistors-work-gokul-j-krishnan Modern computers are revolutionizing our lives, performing tasks unimaginable only decades ago. This was made possible by a long series of innovations, but there’s one found
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Dog Is Saving World's Fruits and Vegetables | Localish

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You've heard of police dogs, but what about agriculture dogs? This pup's job is to sniff out anything that could damage the world's fruits and vegetables!SUBSCRIBE for more good food, good people, and good living! Check us out on:Site - www.localish.comFa
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Machine learning breakthrough: Robot runs a 5k

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The OSU Dynamic Robotics Laboratory's research team, led by Agility Robotics’ Jonathan Hurst, combined expertise from biomechanics and robot controls with new machine learning tools to accomplish something new: train a bipedal robot to run a full 5K
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Genius Inventions You Didn't Know EXISTED

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Genius Inventions You Didn't Know EXISTED! What is your favorite diy idea or invention? Leave a Like if you enjoyed! Watch recreating my favorite tie toks https://youtu.be/CjI3uEHjJts Subscribe to join the Wolf Pack and enable notifications! http://bit.ly
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Behind the Scenes of 'The Great Sofa Caper' - Wallace & Gromit

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Nick Park and director Magdalena Osinka talk about creating a piece of classic Wallace and Gromit animation for DFS...and bringing back Lady Tottington for the first time since 2005 film The Curse of the Were-Rabbit! See how Wallace's new invention, the S
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Robot Hat PROTECTS You

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In this episode William drastically overestimates his abilities. Go watch Bobby's invention of Giant Wooden Hat that also is a Salad Bowl: https://youtu.be/Y27Jtbx6tKESupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamosmanWebsite: http://www.williamos
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What Was the Most Popular Junk Food From Every Decade In the 20th Century?

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Weird History Food is taking you on a Junk Food trip, through each decade, to see what were the most popular foods and snacks. The most impressive aspect of junk food developed throughout the 20th century is just how many of the inventions stuck around. B
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How does an Induction Motor work ?

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Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering so that we can add one more member to the team and will be able to release 2 educational videos/month. The invention of induction motors permanently altered the course of human civilization. Th
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How Transistors Work

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The transistor is arguably the greatest invention of the last century, or perhaps, one of the greatest of all time. If it wasn't for transistors, we couldn't have developed smaller, faster and cheaper computers, telephones, GPS devices, radios, gaming con
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Gyotaku: The Ancient Japanese Art Of Printing Fish - K. Erica Dodge

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gyotaku-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-printing-fish-k-erica-dodge How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 19th century Japan, fishing boats were equipped with rice pap
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How Domestic Cats Spread Around The World

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You can find house cats on every continent except Antarctica. In the US alone, there are about 93.5 million house cats. But that wasn't always the case. Cats originated in Turkey around 10,000 years ago and gradually spread across the world as agriculture
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Creative Girl Shows How to Make Coca Cola Drinking Hat

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Creative Girl Shows How to Make Coca Cola Drinking Hat In this video creative girl shows how to make coca cola drinking hat for 2 cans. This amazing invention allows you to drink your favourite soda or any beverage completly hands free. All you need is ca
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Threatened pools in Mexican desert hold clues to early life

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Agriculture has threatened an area holding an exceptional array of microbesRead the story: https://scim.ag/3htf9Gb Watch the documentary by filmmaker David Jaramillo: https://documentalcuatrocienegas.com/ creditsproducer Meagan Cantwell supervising produc
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Genius FOOD Inventions You Didn't Know EXISTED

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Genius FOOD Inventions You Didn't Know EXISTED! What is your favorite diy idea or invention? Leave a Like if you enjoyed and comment your favorite! Watch photoshop fails https://youtu.be/NafVHa9pGKM Subscribe to join the Wolf Pack and enable notifications
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What if Forests Disappeared? | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children

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What if Forests Disappeared?Firstly, if forests disappeared, wild animals and birds will have no choice but to migrate to cities, our cities may change forever.Secondly, if forests disappeared, wood may not be readily available anymore, prices of wooden h
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Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin) - Luca Stricagnoli

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Mr Olds Remarkable Elevator

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Olds Engineering, a traditional workshop and foundry, sits in Maryborough, Australia. It's not the sort of place you'd expect to find a new industrial invention in the 21st century: and yet the Olds Elevator, patented by Peter Olds, is just that. More abo
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First 3 Films Ever Made

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First 3 films ever made - oldest footage ever This film shows the three oldest surviving films shot from a single camera. The first is called Roundhay Garden Scene and was was shot on October 24, 1888 in Roundhay, Leeds, England. Within 4 years, one of th
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A Brief History Of Recording Ourselves

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In Egypt's sandy silence, all alone, Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws The only shadow that the Desert knows:— "I am great OZYMANDIAS," saith the stone, "The King of Kings; this mighty City shows "The wonders of my hand."— The City's gone,— Noug
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First Motion Picture Ever Made

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By definition, a motion picture is a series of pictures, projected onto a screen, creating the illusion of movement. By the 1800's humans had discovered photography, projection and motion. We just hadn't put them together. Then, in 1878 a guy called Edwar
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A 20 cent tool could save lives and transform health care

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Scientists at Princeton University invented a low-cost medical device that could save lives and revolutionize health care. The paperfuge is centrifuge made of paper, string, and plastic that can separate blood cells with no electricity. And it only costs
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Cooking in the Future Will Require Creativity. Here's One Solution. | NYT Opinion

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This is part three in “We’re Cooked,” a three-part series from NYT Opinion. Watch part one here: https://youtu.be/kOcLyyVyb6o , and part two here: https://youtu.be/m6xE7rieXU0 Mealworm soup. Chile-lime cricket tacos. Charred avocado tart
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Transistors, How do they work ?

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Dear friends, Please support us at Patreon, so that we can continue our free educational service https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering The invention of transistors revolutionized human civilization like no other technology. This video demonstrates work
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Why widescreen feels epic

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Widescreen feels cinematic. When black bars come down and a show goes into widescreen, it feels more like a movie. More intense. More epic. The shape of a screen changes how we feel about it, and wide just feels different. But that feeling is an invention
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The Extraordinary Origins of Ordinary Things

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In this reel, we investigate the curious beginnings of a few everyday objects. We begin with the WWII origins of instant ramen, learn about the accidental invention of Silly String, and meet the voice behind the Kool-Aid Man. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6
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The strange case of the cyclops sheep - Tien Nguyen

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-strange-case-of-the-cyclops-sheep-tien-nguyen In the 1950s, a group of ranchers in Idaho were baffled when their sheep gave birth to lambs with only
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Sat nav - without a satellite - in 1971? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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Michael Rodd demonstrates an extraordinary new invention that could transform the way drivers negotiate the roads forever. A nifty control unit reads information from the car's milometer and relays instructions to the driver using pre-recorded phrases sto
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Unikitty | Kitty Robot | Cartoon Network

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Dr. Fox shows off her amazing invention! Will it save the day? CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/1RBYuNi About Cartoon Network: Welcome to the Cartoon Network YouTube Channel, the destination for al
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One Of The Worlds Largest Indoor Farms Is Using Advanced Tech To Build A More Resilient Food System

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Sponsor Content by Dell TechnologiesAppHarvest is exploring the future of indoor farming and agriculture technology by using up to 90% less water, human-assisting AI, and the power of the sun for reliable food growth. Alongside local education efforts, Ap
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The Mystery Of Paperclips

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As an innovation, the modern paperclip has a peculiar history.HISTORY OF PAPERPaper was first created in China during the first century A. Initially made from cotton and linen, these fabric papers were expensive to produce and were generally reserved for
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The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214

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In which John Green teaches you about railroads, and some of the ways they changed the world, and how they were a sort of microcosm for the Industrial Revolution as a whole. Prior to the invention of steam powered railroads, pretty much all locomotion had
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Oldest Footage Of A President - US

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Who was the first US President on film? This clip is the first known and oldest surviving footage of a US President, the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The inaugural procession of William McKinley was filmed on March
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Velcro Plants! How Velcro Was Discovered.

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Velcro is pretty cool, but what would you think if the idea for it came from living things? Jessi and Squeaks talk about the origin of velcro! Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment t
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The Big History of Civilizations | The Great Courses

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https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/ What makes the Big History approach so unique? Whereas a traditional survey might take you through the major events of a period and introduce you to key dates and people (the “kings and battles” approach), Big History
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Five Stories to Noodle Over

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Were going deep into the carb overload red zone with this reel about noodles. Youve got to indulge sometimes. Or, better yet, every day. Eating is one of the great joys in life, after all. Among the highlights on our noodle-centric video menuthe surprisin
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The ancient history of the modern hamburger | Edible Histories Episode 4 | BBC Ideas

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We tend to think of the burger a quintessentially American invention - the fastest of fast food. But the story of the hamburger goes back further than you might think - right back to the Romans. Food historian Annie Gray gets stuck in.Made by Somethin' El
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Feb 17, 1890 - P.T. Barnum's address to the future (Remastered w/ transcript)

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Early phonograph of circus legend PT Barnum testing out the phonograph. I made the sound less harsh and added in a transcript. Thanks to the internet, I was able to find an accurate transcript from The Roscommon Constitutionalist February 22, 1890 which s
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There Is No American Cuisine, But There Could Be

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Dan Barber explains how national cuisines tend to be defined by historical precedent influenced by agricultural limitations. As the United States is a young country with rich soil, its own quintessential cuisine never developed. Barber's latest book is "T
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Apple & Onion | Drone Shoes | Cartoon Network UK

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Apple and Onion decide to steal power in order to charge their new invention, the drone shoes. Welcome to the official Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel!Get ready to laugh out loud and have loads of fun by subscribing to the channel! -https://goo.gl/hRAV
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How to Make a Scribbling Robot | Do Try This at Home | We The Curious

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This week we're making robots! Alice Barber takes you through how to build your own scribble-bot that can draw an infinite variety of patterns.This video was presented by: Alice Barber Produced by: Ross Exton and Seamus FoleyBig thanks to the Exploratoriu
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The rise and fall of historys first empire - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Discover historys first empire: Sumer, located in Mesopotamia, which built the worlds first cities and created the first writing system.--Historys first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall to nourish crops, without trees or stones fo
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How Singapore Does Farming Without Farmland

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Singapore has only 1% of its land available for agriculture, so it imports 90% of its food requirements. The government is looking to curb this dependence on outside food sources under a program titled 30 by 30, which aims to allow Singapore to grow 30% o
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Horrible Creations | Horrible Histories

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Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeVisit our website: horrible-histories.co.ukFrom the invention of the sandwich to the creation of aBook, let's take a look at some of the most amazing creations from Horrible Hist
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Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Crash Course English Lit #8

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In which John Green concludes the Crash Course Literature mini-series with an examination of the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Sure, John explores the creepy biographical details of Dickinson's life, but he also gets into why her poems have remained relevant
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The First Manned Rocket | Horrible Histories

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Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeVisit our website: horrible-histories.co.ukOttoman scientist Legari Hasan Celebi details the wow-factor for his invention: the first manned rocket!Get more episode of Horrible Hi
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Who was the world's first author? - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Travel back in time to ancient Mesopotamia and meet Enheduanna, a high priestess and the worlds first author.--4,300 years ago in ancient Sumer, the most powerful person in the city of Ur was banished to wander the vast desert. Her name was Enheduanna, an
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Reshaping Cities: The Maglev Multi Elevator That Goes Up, Down and Left to Right | WIRED

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Standing over a medieval town in Germany is one of the country’s tallest towers and inside, an invention that its creators hope will revolutionise the shape of cities, the ThyssenKrupp Multi Elevator Subscribe to WIRED►► http://po.st/SubscribeWired Read m
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Ben 10 | Trapped in a Cage | Cartoon Network

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Steam Smythe tests out his latest invention on Ben 10! Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/hRAVDf Visit the Cartoon Network UK website: http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk Check out all the amazing apps from Cartoon Network: ht
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The Surprising Thing You Never Knew About Cheetos

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Cheetos have been called "one of the most marvelously constructed foods on the planet" and even if that is hyperbole, there's no denying that this snack food is incredibly popular. There's quite a bit of science and some interesting history behind this ch
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Imaginary Numbers Are Real [Part 1: Introduction]

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More information and resources: http://www.welchlabs.com Imaginary numbers are not some wild invention, they are the deep and natural result of extending our number system. Imaginary numbers are all about the discovery of numbers existing not in one dimen
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Did We Domesticate Plants--or Did They Domesticate Us? The Answer Might Not be so Clear.

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Did humans domesticate plants, or did they domesticate us? Archaeologists at atalhyk, a 9,000-year-old site in Turkey, offer lessons on how agriculture and other major innovations can yield unexpected long-term consequences for human society and the world
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A brief history of divorce - Rod Phillips

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Dig into the complicated history of divorce from the earliest known divorce laws in ancient Mesopotamia to modern day. --Formally or informally, human societies across place and time have made rules to bind and dissolve couples. The stakes of who can obta
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Eric Laithwaite's 1974 Christmas Lectures: The Engineer Through the Looking Glass

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In this video, I have combined all of Professor Eric Laithwaite's 1974 lectures from the Royal Institution's annual Christmas Lectures series. There are 6 lectures in total and the series is entitled "The Engineer Through the Looking Glass". Eric mirrors
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$159 Device Detects Foods Causing Your Indigestion

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Farting, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea are things we all experience. FoodMarble AIRE is a breath analysis device that tracks your fermentation levels, the foods you've eaten, and your symptoms. The app will also show you a library of foods and wh
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The bold plan to end malaria with a gene drive

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How genetically engineered mosquitoes might defeat a disease that kills millions of children. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The invention of the CRISPR gene editing tool has injected new life into a line of research called gene drive. Gen
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The Power Nap Machine | Life Device #2 | Joseph's Machines

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I love napping. Here are some devices so I can nap more often. ► Welcome to my channel! I am an inventor of useless machines. ► Subscribe so that you never miss a new one! http://bit.ly/2vVFVQe Music is by the Jews Brothers Band, tracks "Tchavolo Swing" a
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Powerpuff Girls | Project Slumber | Cartoon Network

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When the Professor's latest invention wreaks havoc in the house, it's up to The Powerpuff Girls to stop it before it escapes. About The Powerpuff Girls: Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, the original arbiters of girl power, are back on Cartoon Network! The
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The Beekeeper Making Electronic Music With Bees

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Everyones buzzing about Bioni. Hes a British beekeeper and producer making electronic music incorporating the sounds of bees. You cant really bring bees into a recording studio, of course. Theyd swarm the mic. So Bioni records the insects buzzing in their
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The Coolest Machine Ever!

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Jessi and Squeaks have a new invention to show you! They built it using what they know about simple machines and with a little inspiration from a cartoonist named Rube Goldberg! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on
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The Moiré Effect Lights That Guide Ships Home

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I'd never heard of moiré effect beacons until I got an email asking me about them. It seemed like a really clever idea - but it was really hard to research. Or at least it was, until I stumbled upon one magic phrase that revealed its history. It tu
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ROLLERMAN Extreme Downhill Rollerblading Suit

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The Rollerman suit is Jean-Yvess own invention, he was a student at an industrial design school in Paris in 1994, and for his final graduation project, he created the rollerman suit. He wanted to create something that didnt yet exist, perhaps even somethi
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Mechanical Television: Incredibly simple, yet entirely bonkers

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You can support this channel on Patreon! Link belowJohn Logie Baird is often considered to be the inventor of television, but not of television as we know it. His mechanical television is a remarkable invention for its simplicity, but as you'll soon see,
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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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How To Drink Coffee In Space

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You can learn more at https://curiositystream.com/smart SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do aw
INSANE WATERFALL SWING! | Kids Invent Stuff

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6-year-old Seren challenged us to build her crazy water spraying swing, complete with high-powered fans! It fires 1 tonne of water every minute and here's what happened when we tested it out!A big THANK YOU to our partners for this challenge Autodesk: htt
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The fisheye lens, explained

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The fisheye album cover is a modern music staple. This is the story of where it came from.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labWhen Harry Styles released the album cover to his sophomore project, Fine Line, fans began dissecting everything ab
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Who Invented the Bicycle Kick?

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The bicycle kick might be the most difficult move in soccer. Requiring acrobatic prowess coupled with precision and force, only a select few players have been able to turn this play into a successful goal. But where did this move come from? The origins of
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Why Rare Steak is Safe but NOT Rare Chicken

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Rare steak is pretty safe to eat, because the germs of greatest concern are usually found on the surface and will be killed when seared. But, as Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez of the University of Georgia's Center for Food Safety explains, research shows sim
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The Ocean Cleanup celebrates first haul of plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch

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The Ocean Cleanup's System 001/B has successfully captured 60 1-cubic-meter bags of plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch and returned it safely to Vancouver, British Columbia, where the organization held a press conference today to discuss its pla
How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie

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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateTerra. More info below American prairies were once home to as many as 60 million bison. But when ranching and agriculture displaced elk and bison f
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Here's the difference between mild, sharp, and extra sharp cheddar cheese

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Cheddar cheese is usually labeled according to its "sharpness." Dr. Michael Tunick, author of "The Science of Cheese," explains the reason for this flavor grading. Following is a transcript of the video. So basically the level of sharpness is up to the ch
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Why Do Tumbleweeds Tumble? | Deep Look

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You can learn more about CuriosityStream at https://curiositystream.com/deeplook . The silent star of classic Westerns is a plant on a mission. It starts out green and full of life. It even grows flowers. But to reproduce effectively it needs to turn into
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The Cloud Chamber - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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The cloud chamber is an incredible piece of equipment that allows us to visualise ionising radiation. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1993/the-cosmic-onio
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The First Man To Record Sound #sound #shorts

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Do you know who recorded the first-ever sound?If you answered, 'Thomas Edison', you are mistaken! It was actually a bookseller in Paris, in the mid-1800s. douard-Lon Scott de Martinville invented a device called the Phonautograph, which recorded audio. He
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Looking for Dark Matter - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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Frank Close looks at how observations from galaxy rotation and gravitational lensing can imply the existence of dark matter. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/wat
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Visualising Antimatter with Bubble Chambers - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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You can use a bubble chamber to visualise the passage of negatively charged electrons and their positively charged antimatter counterparts - positrons. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb
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Jumbo Boomerangs !! (New Design)

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Share This Video: https://youtu.be/VmAp29z2A7oNot too long ago we made a GIANT boomerang that was 6 feet tall (1.8M). We were really impressed with the fact that we were able to make a giant boomerang flew so well and was able to be caught HOWEVER the exp
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6 tips for making amazing flipbooks | We The Curious

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Flipbooks are amazing. Books of still images that look like theyre moving when flipped through. What could be simpler? And yet since the humble flipbook was patented in 1868, its paved the way for the invention of the films, TV, and computer games we know
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The Genius Behind Karaoke

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Grab a mic, pick a song and unleash your inner singer. Thats all you need for a great time at a karaoke bar. Karaoke is everywhere, but have you ever wondered where it came from?Karaoke originated in 1968 in Osaka, Japan and by definition it literally des
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Are We Too Late?

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Flip-Flops Made From Plants And Algae Can Help Reduce Plastic Pollution | World Wide Waste

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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have figured out how to turn algae into flip flops. They founded a startup to sell the shoe, but face a challenge in getting their invention mass produced: There aren't enough algae farms to support th
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What Keeps a Nucleus Together? - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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Positive charge repels other positive charges. So what kind of force keeps the proton filled nucleus from exploding apart? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch
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Quantum Eraser Lottery Challenge | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Matt challenges you to use quantum physics to win the lottery. Are you up to the task? Previous Episode on Quantum Eraser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ORLN_KwAgs Get your own Space Time tshirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Faceb
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French Inventor Flies Across English Channel on Hoverboard

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French inventor Franky Zapata successfully flew from France to England on an airborne flyboard, Sunday, August 4. The 40-year-old completed the 35 kilometer journey in under a half hour. This was Zapata’s second attempt to cross the English Channel,
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Drip Rifle (Weird Weapons)

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During the evacuation of Gallipoli by the Allies, which started in December 1915, an ingenious invention was constructed on the battlefield by ANZAC forces to deceive the ottoman enemy into thinking a large force was still firing back at them, when in rea
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Why danger symbols can’t last forever

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How to design fear, explained with 99% Invisible. Check them out here: http://99pi.org Correction: The correct spelling of “warning” in Persian is هشدار. Watch the previous episode from this series: http://bit.ly/2DDIQAL Subscribe to our channel! http://g
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Electron Microscopy - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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What does the world look like at an atomic level? Frank Close dons his 'atomic spectacles' and takes a look at copper and iron atoms. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lec
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What Did Men of Mid Victorian Era Look Like? Watch Them Come To Life!...

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What Did Men of Mid Victorian Era Look Like? Hello everyone and welcome back to Mystery Scoop. You might be wondering what men looked like in the mid 19th century. What was their sense of style and fashion like? Well, thanks to the invention of photograph
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Could Poop Power Our Cars?

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Is brown the new green? UCLA researchers are using waste matter (yes, including poop) to make a new generation of advanced biofuels. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY The Climate Change Facts You Need to Know: https://youtu.be/6SRMiMb1xgI The U.S. alone an
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The Woman Who Invented Stuffed Animals

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In which John discusses the extraordinary life of Margarete Steiff and the invention of stuffed animals. I first learned about Margarete Steiff while researching the (genuinely astonishing) history of teddy bears; you can listen to my essay on them here:
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How To (Literally) Save Earth

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Thanks to http://www.soylent.com/earth for sponsoring this video! Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth : - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz - 靛蓝字幕组 - Melissa Vi
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Antimicrobial Resistance: The End of Modern Medicine? with Dame Sally Davies

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Antimicrobial resistance is the most complex and pressing challenge since climate change. Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies discusses the problem. Apologies for the audio issues with this talk - we had a few technical difficulties while filming. Wat
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AT&T Archives: Introduction to the Dial Telephone

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See more from the AT&T Archives at http://techchannel.att.com/archives This short subject newsreel was shown in movie theaters the week before a town's or region's telephone exchange was to be converted to dial service. It's extremely short—a li
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Old CRT TVs as instruments "Ei WADA"

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In this video Ei WADA uses different old CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TV sets to play music in Korea. 茨城県北芸術祭#KENPOKU エレクトロニコス・ファンタスティコス！ in 日立役割を終えた古い家電を新たな電子楽器として蘇生させ、合奏する和田永のプロジェクト「エレクトロニコス・ファンタスティコス！」。常陸多賀駅前の商店街には、そのプロジェクトの基地となる、「NICOS LAB in 日立」があります。地元
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Fixing Daylight Saving Time Is THIS Easy

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Were on PATREON now! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below Every year, hundreds of millions of people voluntarily turn their lives upside down by
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The Transistor: a 1953 documentary, anticipating its coming impact on technology

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Made between the 1947 invention of the transistor at Bell Labs and the 1956 awarding of the Nobel Prize for Physics to its creators, this documentary is less about the discovery itself than its anticipated impact on technology and society. The intent of t
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Why Americans Don’t Eat Enough Vegetables

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In 2011 the USDA counted two tablespoons of tomato paste as a serving of vegetables, why don’t Americans eat their veggies? Read More: The U.S. Doesn't Have Enough Of The Vegetables We're Supposed To Eat http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/19/4414
How an Egg Hatches

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See the remarkable way hatchlings are able to break out of their eggs. Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1Adl6ht **More info & videos below**The Egg: Lifes Perfect Invention premieres Wednesday, April 10 online and on-air at 8|7c on
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Inspired By A Fungus, Inventor Creates Biodegradable Packaging | Joe's Big Idea | NPR

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This video is from the Joe’s Big Idea series Changing The World One Invention At A Time. Check out the entire series at https://n.pr/2U6iwXU. • Read "Inventor Inspired By Childhood Memories Of Fungus" at https://n.pr/2R77Q9M. -----------------------------
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The Lumiere Brothers: Crash Course Film History #3

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As cinema started to take off, things like "single viewer" devices weren't going to cut it as the medium advanced. In this episode of Crash Course Film History, Craig talks to us about the Lumiere brothers, their invention of the Cinematographe, and the i
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Monsanto: The Company that Owns the World’s Food Supply

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How do leafcutter ants cut leaves off of trees? #TeamTrees

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Visit https://teamtrees.org to dontate to #TeamTreesSpecial thanks to Leaf House Scientific (https://www.leafhousescientific.com/) for supplying the ants and to Dr. Fred Larabee (https://twitter.com/bugbiter) for the microCT images of Atta internal head m
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Zap, Crackle And Pop: The Story Of Electricity

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Dr Marty Jopson leads us through the story of electricity in a show buzzing with demonstrations. Have we tamed electricity? From the Ancient Greeks to Faraday’s genius, this show puts the awesome back into electricity. Subscribe for regular science videos
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Is Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?

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The nutrient content of food is declining. Is it because of soil depletion, selective breeding, or... something else?Watch my new documentary, VITAMANIA: http://ve42.co/vitaI came across this story as I was making the film Vitamania. When you ask sellers
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Why Do We Have Such Crooked Teeth?

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A lot of humans need or want braces to fix their crooked teeth, but why do you never see a dog walking down the street with headgear? Our ancient ancestors and mac and cheese may be to blame! *Correction: Even though hyraxes look similar to rodents, they'
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Here's what Velveeta and Kraft Singles are actually made of

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Next time you're going to town on a stringy diner grilled cheese sandwich, take a good deep look into the cheesy golden-yellow abyss. What is that stuff anyway? USDA research chemist Michael Tunick takes look at what goes into making processed cheese like
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Family Reunion | Ben 10 | Cartoon Network

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Watch more Ben 10 http://cartn.co/YTBen10Team Tennyson stops in at a fringe family reunion, and Ben encounters a whole lot more than kooky cousins namely, Kevin 11 and the Bugg Brothers, whose latest crackpot invention sparks a series of hilarious head-sw
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The First Man To Record Sound

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Do you know who recorded the first-ever sound?If you answered, 'Thomas Edison', you are mistaken! It was actually a bookseller in Paris, in the mid-1800s. douard-Lon Scott de Martinville invented a device called the Phonautograph, which recorded audio. He
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The SHOCKING Truth About Ben Franklin and the Kite

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Thank you to Target for supporting PBS. You can learn more at: https://target.com/communityShare your story today: https://to.pbs.org/3izZeXh More info and sources below Youve probably heard of Ben Franklin and the kite. But do you know the TRUE story of
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A Solar-Powered Step In The Fight Against Water Scarcity | Joe's Big Idea | NPR

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This video is from the Joe’s Big Idea series Changing The World One Invention At A Time. Check out the entire series at https://n.pr/2U6iwXU. • Read "WATCH: This Device Pulls Clean Water Out Of Desert Air" at https://n.pr/2oEfZYC --------------
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Chemical Electricity | Szydlo's At Home Science

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Starting with the Ris own Michael Faraday, Andrew explores the varied and sometimes explosive chemistry of batteries and electricity. From the pioneering work of Volta, right up to most recent Nobel prizes, join Andrew Szydlo for this exciting electrical
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Daguerreotype Beauties From The 19th Century Brought To Life

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Hello everyone and welcome back to Mystery Scoop. Today we're looking at the early photography of the 19th century and few beautiful examples from that era, brought to life using colorization and AI animations. Daguerreotypes, as earliest forms of photogr
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Split Decision | A Mickey Mouse Cartoon | Disney Shorts

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In the latest short, Mickey is forced to wrangle two very different Donalds after Professor Von Drake's latest invention splits him in half. SUBSCRIBE to get notified when new Disney Shorts videos are posted: http://di.sn/SubscribeDisneyShorts Watch clas
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What’s Really Inside Kraft Singles And Other Processed Cheeses

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Next time you're going to town on a stringy diner grilled cheese sandwich, take a good deep look into the cheesy golden-yellow abyss. What is that stuff anyway? USDA research chemist Michael Tunick takes look at what goes into making processed cheese like
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A Rare Look Inside The Doomsday Seed Vault Deep In The Arctic

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If society endures an apocalypse what will we eat?! Seed vaults are our food-preservation time capsule for the future. Why Humanity Needs This Doomsday Seed Vault - http://bit.ly/28MYfTx Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read
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Inside a Synthetic DNA Factory Thats Building New Forms of Life

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In this DNA factory, organism engineers are using robots and automation to build completely new forms of life.Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Focal Point | https://bit.ly/2M3gmbKGinkgo Bioworks, a Boston company specializing
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Incredible Classical Paintings Brought To Life (AI)

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Incredible Classical Paintings Brought To Life Hello everyone and welcome back to Mystery Scoop.Today we're focusing on incredible classical paintings created between the Renaissance and Romantic Eras. Prior to the invention of photography, the only relia
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Conserving one of the oldest photographs in MoMA's collection | CONSERVATION STORIES

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Tarnish is slowly engulfing one of the oldest objects in MoMA's collection, a daguerreotype from 1842 capturing two separate images—the Arch of Septimius Severus and Capitoline Lion in the Roman Forum. Within two years of the invention of photograph
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How A Children's Toy Led To An Essential Medical Device

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Inspiration for inventions sometimes come from unusual places. Stanford researcher Manu Prakash needed to create a centrifuge that could run without electricity. He found the answer by studying toys. In "Invention Stories" we explore the unexpected paths
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The Courage To Invent: A NASA Roboticist Tells Her Story | Joe's Big Idea| NPR

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Growing up, Howard was obsessed with creating robots. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and by the time she was 27 she landed her dream job at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Howard describes an experience early on in her career at JP
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Why the Southern Hemisphere is Poorer

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Patents, Novelty, And Trolls: Crash Course Intellectual Property #4

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This week, Stan teaches you about patents. It turns out, they're patently complicated! So, patents have some similarity to copyright, in that they grant a limited monopoly to people who invent things. The key difference in patents and copyright is that pa

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