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  • 04:15 Popular Make Your Own Sundial!

    Make Your Own Sundial!

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    Squeaks broke his watch! Luckily Jessi knows of a handy way to tell time, with a sundial! Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/

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  • 12:06 Popular Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

    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

  • 01:00 How Does a Digital Sundial Work?

    How Does a Digital Sundial Work?

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    I show you how a digital sundial worksSee the full video here: https://youtu.be/r5Su0ZqP_0cSubscribe to my main channel for longer videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheActionLab#shorts

  • 07:50 Sending a sundial to Mars - Bill Nye

    Sending a sundial to Mars - Bill Nye

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    View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/sending-a-sundial-to-mars-bill-nye Bill Nye, otherwise known as The Science Guy, inherited his father's fascination with sundials. And so he campaigned to have sundials aboard the Spirit and Opportunity Mars exp

  • 19:49 How to Keep TIME from Scratch (Hourglass, Sundial, Water Clock, Candle Clock)

    How to Keep TIME from Scratch (Hourglass, Sundial, Water Clock, Candle Clock)

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    Check out Mel Chemistry and get 25% off with discount code "TIMEKEEPING": https://mel.sc/sND/ We set off to make a variety of instruments capable of measuring durations of time, and then set them to the test to see which one is most accurate: a water cloc

  • 08:45 Build an Ancient Astronomical Instrument

    Build an Ancient Astronomical Instrument

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    Build an ancient astronomical instrument - an Armillary Sundial. Based on technology that is thousands of years old, this device is capable of accurately displaying the time when mounted correctly in a sunny location.

  • 06:57 Popular Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy And Fact - Michael Molina

    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

  • 06:46 Why Time Is One Of Humanity's Greatest Inventions

    Why Time Is One Of Humanity's Greatest Inventions

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    Time has a fascinating history. Much of our modern world wouldn't be what it is today without the development of better and better clocks. From clocks that use pendulums, to those that use cesium, this video covers the complete history of one of humanity'

  • 12:59 Popular The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age): Crash Course World History 211

    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

  • 02:03 Popular Did You Know The Eiffel Tower Was Inspired By Your Femur?

    Did You Know The Eiffel Tower Was Inspired By Your Femur?

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    Find out how human bones inspired the Eiffel Tower through the design principle of structural hierarchy. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WIRED Fac

  • 15:11 Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

    Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

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    Why do clocks go clockwise? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice ponder about the way we tell our time and more. We think about time geometrically and the history of timekeeping with sundials. What if timekeeping had been invented in the southern h

  • 01:42 Popular How Moth Eyes Inspired The Camera Lens | Think Like A Tree

    How Moth Eyes Inspired The Camera Lens | Think Like A Tree

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    Find out how camera lenses take after moths by mimicking the way they absorb and hold in light. SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.co

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  • 01:25 Popular Using Shark Skin To Fight Against Bacteria | Think Like A Tree

    Using Shark Skin To Fight Against Bacteria | Think Like A Tree

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    Scientists are looking to an unlikely source for new ways to fight bacteria. Could the skin of a Galapagos shark hold the key to warding off hospital-born bacteria and superbugs? SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Still haven’t subscribed to

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  • 01:51 What Termites Can Teach Architects About Skyscraper Design

    What Termites Can Teach Architects About Skyscraper Design

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    Sure, they’re pesky critters but termites can teach architects a thing or two when it comes building design. When creating giant mounds the insects build channels within them to help with ventilation. See how architects are attempting to replicate that pr

  • 01:55 Popular How A Dog Inspired Velcro And A Bat Inspired Radar | Think Like A Tree

    How A Dog Inspired Velcro And A Bat Inspired Radar | Think Like A Tree

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    How can we move toward a more sustainable world? By looking to nature where many of our problems have already been solved. Find out how inventors and scientists developed things like velcro and radar by looking at—and imitating—dogs and bats. SUBSCRIBE fo

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  • 01:43 Popular What Can A Humpback Whale Teach A Wind Turbine? | Think Like A Tree

    What Can A Humpback Whale Teach A Wind Turbine? | Think Like A Tree

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    One’s in the water and one’s in the air, but they share one thing in common: both are trying to reduce drag along their surfaces. Find out why scientists are studying humpback whales as they look to create more efficient wind turbines. SUBSCRIBE for more

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  • 01:17 Popular How Coral Reefs And Carbon Dioxide Can Change The Future | Think Like A Tree

    How Coral Reefs And Carbon Dioxide Can Change The Future | Think Like A Tree

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    Most people think of carbon dioxide as a poison, but in nature it’s a building block. Find out how we can imitate coral reef by using CO2 as a raw material for the creation of concrete. SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Still haven’t subscr

  • 01:48 Popular How Sea Organisms Are Changing The Way We Make Glue | Think Like A Tree

    How Sea Organisms Are Changing The Way We Make Glue | Think Like A Tree

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    Your new kitchen cabinets might contain a glue in them that was inspired by mussels. Explore the chemistry that mussels use when attaching to boats and find out how that science is being imitated to develop strong adhesives that don’t rely on toxic formal

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  • 01:14 Popular Can Namib Desert Beetles Help Us Solve Our Drought Problems? | Think Like A Tree

    Can Namib Desert Beetles Help Us Solve Our Drought Problems? | Think Like A Tree

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    Namib desert beetles live in an area with little ground water, so how is it that they have no trouble finding H2O? Find out how the resourceful insects use their wing scales to absorb water droplets from fog, and how we can use them as a model for combati

  • 01:32 Popular Using Live Oak Trees As A Blueprint For Surviving Hurricanes | Think Like A Tree

    Using Live Oak Trees As A Blueprint For Surviving Hurricanes | Think Like A Tree

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    With sturdy, spiral trunks and deep roots that intertwine with neighboring trees, a live oak is a force to be reckoned with. Find out how architects and engineers are starting to think like a tree when designing safe and resilient structures. SUBSCRIBE fo

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  • 12:03 Popular A Brief History Of Recording Ourselves

    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

  • 05:38 The rise and fall of historys first empire - Soraya Field Fiorio

    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

  • 04:56 Who was the world's first author? - Soraya Field Fiorio

    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

  • 05:39 A brief history of divorce - Rod Phillips

    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

  • 05:22 A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

    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

  • 21:37 How Earth Moves

    How Earth Moves

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    It’s here! Science stuff, mind-blowing stuff, Vsauce stuff, oh my!! THE CURIOSITY BOX: https://www.thecuriositybox.com/ Jake’s video about The Curiosity Box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p91-GhjgeEU Minute Physics on why December days are the longest:

  • 18:37 Popular Is It Okay to Touch Mars?

    Is It Okay to Touch Mars?

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    Watch Nat Geo's MARS Monday 11/14 at 9/8c: http://makemarshome.com/  Watch Kevin and Jake's videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_MhErD-EA0&index=2&list=PLiyjwVB09t5xDxwO8KpwJA2HTA13xarpf *Thanks to Nat Geo for sponsoring this video* Earth and Mars si

  • 04:46 Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying

    Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying

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    This video is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASAs Science Activation portfolio.Because eclipses are powerful and frightening events, ancient cultures went to great lengths to understand eclipses, leading


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