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Aphasia: The disorder that makes you lose your words - Susan Wortman-Jutt

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/aphasia-the-disorder-that-makes-you-lose-your-words-susan-wortman-jutt Language is an essential part of our lives that we often take for granted. But, if the delicate web of language networks in your brain becam
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Can you solve the magnet riddle with YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki

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Can you solve the bottle riddle and the magnet riddle? I challenged Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube to 2 physics riddles. See how you can do. More physics and stuff http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysic
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Seeing things that aren't there? It's pareidolia - Susan G. Wardle

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Dig into the phenomenon of face pareidolia, which is the tendency of our brains to see faces in everyday objects.--Imagine opening a bag of chips, only to find Santa Claus looking back at you. Or turning a corner to see a building smiling at you. Humans s
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The race to decode a mysterious language - Susan Lupack

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Dig into the mysterious Linear B symbols, found on ancient tablets on the island of Crete, which took scholars nearly 50 years to decode.--In the early 1900s, archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans uncovered nearly 3,000 tablets inscribed with strange symbols. He
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The power of introverts | Susan Cain

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http://www.ted.com In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to t
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Sesame Street: Family Song with Gordon, Susan, and Miles | #ThrowbackThursday

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Gordon and Susan are singing about how excited they are to be a family with baby Miles! -- Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more fun games and videos for your preschooler in
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Make a Motorized Lazy Susan

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It's always a pain in the thing when I have to show the final result and make some beauty shots to try to operate the camera and move the lazy susan... I finally went ahead and made a motorized version. It's basically a turning table with a continuos rota
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The Axolotl: A Cut Above The Rest

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The axolotl is a Mexican salamander with an incredible ability: Cut its leg off, and the limb will grow right back! How it does this and why humans can't is still a bit of a mystery. Researchers like Susan Bryant of UC Irvine are studying these amphibians
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Rare Spotted Zebra

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Spotted dark skin baby Zebra, unusual color for this species, just met him today at Masai Mara national reserve in Kenya the mutated zebra is so rare and unique sighting in Maasai Mara, his name is Tira for the first one who saw it, Antony Tira, a masai g
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LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): Three's a Crowd (1932) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)

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Three's A Crowd is a 1932 Merrie Melodies short. Book-cover characters climb off their volumes and come to life. The film opens with an old man in a rocking chair who is reading Alice in Wonderland. He blows out his candle, puts his book aside and heads t
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Longest Butterfly Net In the World

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I spent a few days in the Ecuadorian rainforest with Dr. Susan Finkbeiner as she uses one of the longest butterfly nets in the world to study some amazing species. Come along for the adventure, and stick around to hear her talk about her life as a scienti
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Antifragility: How to use suffering to get stronger | Jonathan Haidt & more

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Happiness is temporary, antifragility lasts forever, explains Jonathan Haidt and 5 other experts.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, Dont chase happiness. Become antifragile
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Riches Rivals&Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America

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American is a land of museums. America's museum offer solitude, sanctuary and discovery. They reflect who we were, who we are, and who we hope to be. Visit some of America's museums coast-to-coast. Meet the characters whose fervor fueled the revolution th
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Synthetic Life: Could We? Should We?

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Synthetic biology is a new, intriguing technology that could have a huge impact on humans and our environment. Adam Rutherford chairs a panel of experts, including Louise Horsfall, Paul Freemont, Susan Molyneux-Hodgson and Robert Edwards. This event was o
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Q&A - Synthetic Life: Could We? Should We?

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How far could we go with synthetic life? How far should we go? The panel of experts answer questions from the audience after their debate. Watch the full talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcLG5fzP91I Synthetic biology is a new, intriguing technol
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Remarkable new species of deep-sea crown jelly discovered in depths of Monterey Bay

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Atolla is one of the most common residents of the oceans midnight zone. This deep-sea crown jelly is found worldwide and can be abundant in deep water. Its bell has a signature scarlet color and it has one tentacle that is much longer than the rest. Fifte
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Aliens? Demon? Nope, it's just a fish. [60 Second Specimens]

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Every specimen has a story; is this an alien, or a demon baby?! For hundreds of years, sailors sold these manipulated skates to tourists and oddity collectors marketed as such- but really, [spoiler] it's just a fish. Thanks to Caleb McMahan and Susan Moch
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Why is blood red? | Anna's Science Magic Show Hooray!

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In the animal kingdom, blood comes in a rainbow of colors. Subscribe to Anna's Science Magic Show Hooray! https://bit.ly/2LLNAci Many thanks to Drs. Susan Perkins, John Tymoczko, and Jürgen Markl for their scientific expertise! Do you have a science quest
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How do fish make electricity? - Eleanor Nelsen

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-fish-make-electricity-eleanor-nelsen Nearly 350 species of fish have specialized anatomical structures that generate and detect electrical signal
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How to move one eye on its own (and the science of eye movement)

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The first 76 people to sign up at https://brilliant.org/stevemould/ will get 20% off an annual premium subscription.You can train yourself to move one eye independent of the other. Here's how to do it. I also talk about the science of eye movement: saccad
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The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain - Prumsodun Ok

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-cambodian-myth-of-lightning-thunder-and-rain-prumsodum-ok "Moni Mekhala Ream Eyso" is the most sacred dance drama in Cambodia. It is performed every
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Watch a hurricane put a dent in Earth’s crust

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Researchers used GPS data to track daily movement of water after major rainfall Read more - https://scim.ag/2ODa0gT CREDITS ------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Sarah Crespi Chris Burns sp
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Why do we sweat? - John Murnan

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-sweat-john-murnan There are a number of scenarios that can make us sweat–including exercise, eating spicy foods, and nervousness. But how does
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Can you solve the killer robo-ants riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to Bonus Riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdRoboAnts/ The good news is that your experimental robo-ants are a success. The bad news is that you accidentally gave them the ability to sh
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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9

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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: In which John Green teaches you about the so-called Silk Road, a network of trade routes where goods such as ivory, silver, iron, wine, and yes, silk were exchanged across the ancient world, from China to the West. Along w
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PREVIEW: Great Museums: Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City

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Since 1998, GREAT MUSEUMS' call to action has been: "Find the museum in your own backyard." A perfect example is New York City's High Line. Recycled from a defunct elevated railroad, today's High Line is a fantastic world of woodlands, thickets, prairies
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Women in the 19th Century: Crash Course US History #16

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In which John Green finally gets around to talking about some women's history. In the 19th Century, the United States was changing rapidly, as we noted in the recent Market Revolution and Reform Movements episodes. Things were also in a state of flux for
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Is fire a solid, a liquid, or a gas? - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-fire-a-solid-a-liquid-or-a-gas-elizabeth-cox Sitting around a campfire, you can feel its heat, smell the woody smoke, and hear it crackle. If you get
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So You Want To Go To Mars?

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Watch more at http://pbs.org/yearinspace Tweet this ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSyis Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSyisFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Dig deeper: National Research Council. “Space Radiation Hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration: Repor
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Can you solve the giant cat army riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Sign up to be emailed the solution to the bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededm2s3/ The villainous Dr. Schrödinger has developed a growth ray and intends to create an army of giant cats to
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Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe? - Scott Peeples

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/edgar-allan-poe-scott-peeples The prisoner strapped under a descending pendulum blade. A raven who refuses to leave the narrator’s chamber. A beating he
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Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? - Iseult Gillespie

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-iseult-gillespie By the light of the moon, a group sneaks into the woods, where they take mind-altering su
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How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-executive-orders-work-christina-greer On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln legally changed the status of over 3 million people from “slave” to “fr
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The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman - Janell Hobson

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Download a free audiobook version of "The Underground Railroad" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2LEl0sU Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-undergroun
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The myth of Pandora’s box - Iseult Gillespie

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Find out how students can share their ideas as TED Talks here: http://bit.ly/2zpAQUc View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-pandora-s-box-iseult-gillespie Pandora was the first mortal woman, breathed into being by Hephaestus, god of fire
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The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-prometheus-iseult-gillespie Before the creation of humanity, the Greek gods won a great battle against a race of giants called the Titans. M
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Fantastic Quaternions - Numberphile

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Dr James Grime discusses a type of number beyond the complex numbers, and why they are useful. Extra footage: https://youtu.be/ISbJ9S0fzwY NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Number
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How To Trisect An Angle With Origami - Numberphile

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Zsuzsanna Dancso trisects an angle using origami - follows on from this video about Euclidean geometry: http://youtu.be/6Lm9EHhbJAY Special thanks to the Patreon supporters listed below: Herschal Sanders (from Susan) Lê OK Merli Alex Bozzi Thomas J
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Alix Makes Her Grandma's Cookies • Tasty

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Follow along with Alix as she makes her Grandma Bonnie's tried and tested cookies for Women's History Month! If you want more of Tasty, check out our merch here: https://amzn.to/2GJ2xvv Subscribe to Tasty: https://bzfd.it/2ri82Z1 About Tasty: The official
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Something Special About 399 (and 2015) - Numberphile

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It is the lowest Lucas-Carmichael Number... Featuring Ed Copeland. More about Ed's real work: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong With thanks to these Patreon supporters: Herschal Sanders (from Susan) Today I Found Out Lê OK Merli Alex Bozzi Thomas J Petersen
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Destructive Hippos, Chatty Whales, and More: 60 Second Science Podcasts

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Explore Arctic ponds created by invading beavers, reefs ruled by sharks, streams shaped by salmon, and oceans filled with whales propelling, snacking, and talking. Reported by Jason G. Goldman, Emily Schwing, and Christopher Intagliata. Beluga sounds prov
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The Traveling Telescope Inspiring Africa’s Next Astronomers

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If there’s anyone in education who is aiming for the stars, it’s Kenyan astronomer Susan Murabana. On a mission to inspire Africa’s young people—and especially young women—to become scientists, Murabana and her husband started The Travelling Telescope, an
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The Uncracked Problem With 33 - Numberphile

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33 is the lowest unsolved problem in the world of "summing three cubes". But 30 was also a tough nut to crack! Featuring Tim Browning from the University of Bristol. Taxi Cab Numbers: https://youtu.be/LzjaDKVC4iY Fermat's Last Theorem: https://youtu.be/qi
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Adventure Time | Doctor Finn | Cartoon Network

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Finn visits Susan to fix the damage from Grass Finn and has to do more than he expected in this clip from "Do No Harm." CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/CNAdventureTime About Adventure Time: Unlike
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Adventure Time | Can Finn Escape?? | Cartoon Network

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Susan Strong has gone haywire and is doing everything in her power to capture Finn - will he be able to escape before it's too late? CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/CNAdventureTime About Adventure
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Adventure Time | Catch Them, Find Them | Cartoon Network

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A possessed Susan Strong is tricked into catching and finding all of the Hiders in this clip from the episode, "Islands: Part 5." CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/CNAdventureTime About Adventure Ti
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The mysterious life and death of Rasputin - Eden Girma

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Get to know the story of Rasputin, known as the Mad Monk, who was assassinated for his involvement with the Russian monarchy.--On a night in 1916, Russian aristocrats set a plot of assassination into motion. If all went as planned, a man would be dead by
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120 year old fully functioning calculator

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Cliff is back with an amazing device - The Millionaire. More videos with Cliff Stoll: http://bit.ly/KleinBottles Calculator unboxings: http://bit.ly/CalcUnbox NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.co
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Can you solve the cheating royal riddle? - Dan Katz

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/--Youre the chief advisor to an eccentric king who needs to declare his successor. He wants his heir to be good at arithmetic, lucky, and above all else, honest. So hes devised a competition to
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Can a black hole be destroyed? - Fabio Pacucci

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Are black holes indestructible? Explore the theory of Hawking radiation, a process that could lead a black hole to gradually lose mass and evaporate. -- Black holes are among the most destructive objects in the universe. Anything that gets too close to a
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Unsolved Math Mystery - What's The Largest Sofa That Can Fit Around a Corner?

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Sign up to Brilliant to receive a 20% discount with this link! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/Recommended course: Advanced Geometry Puzzles https://brilliant.org/courses/advanced-geometry-puzzles/Mathematica Notebook and animations can be found at the bo
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If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

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Answering the age old philosophical question, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Check out the video we did over on Alie's channel! https://youtu.be/lf1wPcF-fXw Subscribe to NeuroTransmissions! https://www.
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Why should you read "Hamlet"? - Iseult Gillespie

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Explore William Shakespeares classic tragedy, Hamlet, a play about conspiracy, deception and the tragic consequences of indecision.--Whos there? Whispered in the dark, this question begins a tale of conspiracy, deception and moral ambiguity. And in a play
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The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir - Iseult Gillespie

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Explore the life and works of Simone de Beauvoir, the author of The Second Sex and existentialist philosopher who influenced early feminist theory. --At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at Frances m
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A day in the life of a Cossack warrior - Alex Gendler

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Join the Cossack soldier Stepan as he tries to keep order in the battalion and help his people regain their independence. --The year is 1676, and a treaty has officially ended hostilities between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire.
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Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun

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Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2gauxND Check out Siddhartha Mukherjee's "The Emperor of All Maladies": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-emperor-of-all-maladies-a
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The wild world of carnivorous plants - Kenny Coogan

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Venus fly traps, bladderworts and sundews, oh my! Learn about carnivorous plants and their predatory antics to lure, trap and digest prey. -- Around the world there are more than 600 plant species that supplement a regular diet of sunlight, water and soil
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Are all of your memories real? - Daniel L. Schacter

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Dig into the psychology of how memories are susceptible to false information and why we shouldnt treat them as truth.--In a 1990s study, participants recalled getting lost in a shopping mall as children. Some shared these memories in vivid detail, but the
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What is The Schrödinger Equation, Exactly?

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Sign up to brilliant.org to receive a 20% discount with this link! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ *My Quantum Physics Essay* https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w2gICWIBEOKBEHx_LvYDVQPp6o2ODAR-/view?usp=sharing Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and Atom for ne
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What Really Causes Cavities?

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Hate going to the dentist? Keep the millions of microbes in your mouth happy. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ More Microbe Week videos! (Click "show more" for links) B
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Weird and Wonderful: The psychedelic jelly is one of the most colorful residents of the deep sea

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This jelly is one of the most colorful residents of the oceans midnight zone. The remarkable coloration of this jelly tipped off scientists that they had found a previously unknown species. It was named in honor of Claudia Mills for her dedication to stud
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Y CN U R34D DIS?

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The video we did over on Mark's channel! https://youtu.be/VF5MGLRlXVw Subscribe to Mark's channel Alliterative! https://www.youtube.com/user/Alliterative Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and Atom for new physics, math and computer science videos every second
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Game theory challenge: Can you predict human behavior? - Lucas Husted

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Solve this classic game theory challenge: given integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to of the average of all numbers guessed be?--Given a range of integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to 2/3 of the average of
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The lovable (and lethal) sea lion - Claire Simeone

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Plunge into the oceans depths to take a closer look at the sea lions hunting skills, and to learn more about how climate change is affecting its habitat. --Sunning themselves on rocks or waddling awkwardly across the beach, its easy to think of sea lions
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What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver

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Check out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books Check out Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/astrophysics-for-people-in-a-hurry View
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How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-the-immune-system-work-emma-bryce The immune system is a vast network of cells, tissues, and organs that coordinate your body’s defenses agains
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How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built - Alex Gendler

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Discover how the English Channel Tunnel was built and the engineering challenges of building a 200 kilometer long tunnel underwater.--Flanked by two powerful nations, the English Channel has long been one of the worlds most important maritime passages. Ye
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Environmental DNA: How to see the genetic clues left behind in a drop of water

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) is the pool of genetic material that can be collected from an environmental sample. As organisms live and navigate in their aquatic habitat, they leave behind a trail of shed cells, skin, waste, and mucus. Just a few drops of wate
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The wicked wit of Jane Austen - Iseult Gillespie

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English novelist Jane Austen’s beloved works, like “Pride and Prejudice,” explored the dependence of women on marriage in British high society. -- Whether she’s describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen’s writ
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The accident that changed the world - Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu

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Learn how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and how the antibiotic has changed medicine and the treatment of infections. --In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab and found something unexpected: a colony of mold growing on a Petri
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Derangements - Numberphile

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Derangements featuring Dr James Grime. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Extra footage from this interview: https://youtu.be/qYAWjIVY7Zw More Dr Grime on Numberphile: http://bit.ly/grimevideos e video: https://youtu.be/AuA2EAgAegE Special t
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Why doesn't the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over? - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the 800 year history and architecture of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and find out what gives the tower its infamous tilt. --In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisas famous Leaning Tower. Thered been many attempts du
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Notes of a native son: the world according to James Baldwin - Christina Greer

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James Baldwin was an American novelist and social critic whose essays in “Notes of a Native Son” explored race, sex and class distinctions. -- In the 1960s, the FBI amassed almost 2,000 documents in an investigation into one of America’s most celebrated m
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Why do animals form swarms? - Maria R. D'Orsogna

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-animals-form-swarms-maria-r-d-orsogna When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that’s a swarm. From a handful of bird
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The 'Everything' Formula - Numberphile

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Matt Parker discusses Tupper's Self-Referential Formula. Matt's book on Amazon (US): http://bit.ly/Matt_4D_US Matt's book on Amazon (UK): http://bit.ly/Matt_4D_UK A little bit of extra footage from this video: http://youtu.be/wx22jdwn5zQ Thanks to our Pat
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The Impossible Problem NO ONE Can Solve

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Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription! https://go.nebula.tv/upandatomRecommended shows:Is Math Invented or Discovered? https://nebula.tv/ismathinvented Becoming Human https://nebula.tv/becominghuman?ref=upandatomWhat is Code? https:/
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The dark history of IQ tests - Stefan C. Dombrowski

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Explore the history of IQ tests; how they measure a persons intelligence and the ways they have been used to justify scientifically baseless ideologies. --In 1905, psychologists Alfred Binet and Thodore Simon designed a test for children who were struggli
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Freaky Dot Patterns - Numberphile

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Tadashi Tokieda is back, this time with Moiré Patterns. More with Tadashi: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile Out thanks also to our Patreon supporters,
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What yoga does to your body and brain - Krishna Sudhir

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Explore the ancient tradition of yoga, and discover how its blend of physical and mental exercise impacts your health.--There are many different approaches to modern yoga though most forms have three core elements: physical postures, breathing exercises,
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The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the Egyptian myth of Osiris, trapped by his brother, the warrior god Set, in a coffin and tossed into the Nile to die. --Long jealous of his older brother Osiris, the god who ruled all of Egypt, the warrior god Set plotted to overthrow him. Hosti
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Dig into the science of how cotton transforms from seed to fiber, and how these cotton fibers are used to make everything from fabrics, to currency, and fishing nets.--Centuries ago, the Inca developed ingenuous suits of armor that could protect warriors
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The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens

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Explore how the Women’s Suffrage Parade on Washington in 1913 helped women secure the right to vote in the United States through the 19th amendment. -- On March 3, 1913, after months of strategic planning and controversy, thousands of women gathered in Wa
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How to spot a pyramid scheme - Stacie Bosley

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Learn the techniques and tricks that pyramid schemes use to recruit new members and how to avoid being fooled yourself. -- In 2004, a nutrition company offered a life-changing opportunity to earn a full-time income for part-time work. There were only two
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Mining for Salt | How to Make Everything

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While in Utah, I got a chance to explore many different sources of salt. First off from a mine! Thanks to Darryl Bosshardt and Redmond Inc. (http://redmondinc.com/) for providing us access to their salt mine. If interested, you can buy and try their salt
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One of the most epic engineering feats in history - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the history of the construction of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge and how John Roebling designed a hybrid suspension system to build it. --In the mid-19th century, suspension bridges were collapsing all across Europe. Their industrial cables frayed a
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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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The magical, mathematical fictions of Jorge Luis Borges - Ilan Stavans

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Dive into the mind-bending works of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, whose work pioneered the literary style magical realism.--What would it be like to have a limitless memory? Can the meaning of life be found in an infinite library? Is time a labyri
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Why should you read The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy? - Laura Wright

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Dig into Arundhati Roys The God of Small Things, and follow the story of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by societys Love Laws. --Set in a small town in India, The God of Small Things revolves around fraternal twins Rahel and Estha, who are sepa
Whats the Most Animal Animal? Crash Course Zoology #2

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Thank you to The Great Courses Plus for supporting PBS. For more information and a trial, go tohttp://ow.ly/zREQ30rDCDz. Picture an animal in your mind right now. What does it look like? A dog? A lion? Maybe a sloth, pangolin,naked mole-rat, or even just
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Why should you read Lord of the Flies by William Golding? - Jill Dash

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Explore William Goldings timeless satire, Lord of the Flies, which follows a group of shipwrecked boys as they descend into anarchy. --After witnessing the atrocities of his fellow man in World War II, William Golding was losing his faith in humanity. Lat
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Why do humans have a third eyelid? - Dorsa Amir

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Discover how evolution and natural selection influence why the human body has vestigial organs body parts that no longer serve their original purpose. --You know that little pink thing nestled in the corner of your eye? Its actually the remnant of a third
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Can you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle? - Dan Finkel

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A bug in the superconductor system has trapped your team in 11 separate dimensions. Can you get them back home safely? --It was a normal Tuesday at the superconductor, until a bug in the system caused your team to be trapped in 11 separate dimensions. For
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The secret language of trees - Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard

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Learn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae.--Most of the forest lives in the shadow of the giants that make up the highest canopy. These are the oldest trees, with hundreds of
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The Pentomino Puzzle (and Tetris) - Numberphile

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Featuring Alex Bellos on Polyominoes. See the accompanying coin hexagon video: https://youtu.be/_pP_C7HEy3g More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Alex Bellos videos: http://bit.ly/Bellos_Playlist Related Bellos books on Amazon... US links
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Ethical dilemma: The burger murders - George Siedel and Christine Ladwig

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Whats the best way to handle a crisis in business? Dig into how different strategies can work when faced with an ethical dilemma.--You founded a company that manufactures meatless burgers that are sold in stores worldwide. But youve recently received awfu
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Cantor's Infinity Paradox | Set Theory

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Sign up to brilliant.org to receive a 20% discount with this link! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ Cantor sets and the nature of infinity in set theory. Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and Atom for new physics, math and computer science videos every two we
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How to Acoustically Treat a Room for Audio Recording | HTME Practical

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Get your own Acoustic Foam: AZ-HOW 10% Discount Code on All Products: https://arrowzoom.com/collections/pyramid Arrowzoom sent me a free sample of their product and I thought I'd enlist the composer we work with to learn a little more on the best way acou
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Is Fluoride in Drinking Water Safe?

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions It’s in our tap water, toothpaste and even in tea. Fluoride has helped reduce cavities in children for decades. Still, more than 70 years after Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city to fluoridate its drinking
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The art forger who tricked the Nazis - Noah Charney

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Discover how the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren tricked the world and the Nazis with his counterfeit Vermeer paintings.--It was one of the strangest trials in Dutch history. The defendant in a 1947 case was an art forger who had counterfeited milli
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A day in the life of an ancient Celtic Druid - Philip Freeman

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Join the Celtic druid Camma in her village as she conducts religious rites, serves as a healer, and mediates conflict between tribes.--As the sun rises in 55 BCE, Camma lays two pigeons on the altar at the center of her village. She wrings the birds necks
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The hidden life of Rosa Parks - Riche D. Richardson

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Learn about the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks her work with the NAACP, bus boycotts, and her lifelong fight against racial inequality.--Throughout her life, Rosa Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced systems protecting
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How one scientist took on the chemical industry - Mark Lytle

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Discover the groundbreaking environmental work of Rachel Carson, whose book Silent Spring explores how human actions threaten the balance of nature. --In 1958, after receiving a letter describing the deaths of songbirds due to the pesticide known as DDT,
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Can 100% renewable energy power the world? - Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-100-renewable-energy-power-the-world-federico-rosei-and-renzo-rosei Every year, the world uses 35 billion barrels of oil. This massive scale of foss
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Why we need national parks - Elyse Cox

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Explore the creation of national parks and the importance of finding a balance between public use and ecological preservation.--In 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt took a camping trip in Californias Yosemite Valley with conservationist John Muir. Roo
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The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece - Iseult Gillespie

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Follow Jason as he attempts to steal the Golden Fleece from King Aeetes and enlists the help of the king's daughter, Medea. (Part Two of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts)--In Colchis, the hide of a mystical flying ram hangs from the tallest oak, guarde
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English Civil War: Crash Course European History #14

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The English Civil War. We'll talk about England after Elizabeth, in which things didn't go that smoothly. We'll talk about James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and James II, all of whom ruled England, (and tried to rule all of Britain and Irel
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How to Make a Telescope from Scratch

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Sign up for your free trial to The Great Courses Plus! http://ow.ly/8A0n30acnuX After making Eyeglasses and a Microscope from scratch, next I set my eyes to the skies and want to attempt a telescope from scratch! Thank you to Lewis Dartnell again for his
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Weird and Wonderful: This little siphonophore has a big impact on deep-sea food webs

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Siphonophores (pronounced sigh-fawn-oh-fours) are delicate drifters made up of specialized segments that work together as one. These animals are like living commuter trains. Pulsing bells up front pull a long chain of segments specialized for feeding, def
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The myth of Jason and the Argonauts - Iseult Gillespie

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Download a free audiobook version of "Circe" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-edCheck out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/circe--Hercules, the strong
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This sea creature breathes through its butt - Cella Wright

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Explore the wonderfully bizarre life of the sea cucumber, and discover the essential role they play in keeping ocean ecosystems healthy.--Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? No! In fact, its a humble sea cucumber: a brainle
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Modern Life: Crash Course European History #30

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So, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers of Europe, how deve
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Can you turn BEANS into JELLYBEANS?

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Using some food chemistry, I extract all the ingredients to make jelly beans from regular beans, and attempt to make my own 100% bean jelly beans. || In This Video || Our Camera Gear: - GH4: https://goo.gl/Kpgf9D - FS5: https://goo.gl/aPd428 - Dracast Lig
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24

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We've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization, and the labor and social movements that
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You are more transparent than you think - Sajan Saini

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Discover how scientists are using light and integrated photonics technology to create medical devices that can diagnose illness.--Its an increasingly common sight in hospitals around the world: a nurse measures our height, weight, blood pressure, and atta
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The Cross Ratio - Numberphile

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One of the most famous free kicks ever taken - but how far from the goal was Brazil's Roberto Carlos? More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Discussed by Federico Ardila from San Francisco State University. More Federico videos: http://bit.ly/Fe
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The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3

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The adventure continues! Episode 3: Ethic and Hedge must sabotage the furnace-bots to get to the first artifact. Can they find a way out? --This is episode 3 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and h
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Russell's Paradox - A Ripple in the Foundations of Mathematics

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Bertrand Russell's set theory paradox on the foundations of mathematics, axiomatic set theory and the laws of logic. A celebration of Gottlob Frege. Thank you to Professor Joel David Hamkins for your help with this video. Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and
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The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5

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The adventure continues! Episode 5: Ethic and Hedge arrive in the 198forest in search of the second artifact. Can they sneak past the guards to get to the tower? --This is episode 5 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative foll
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The Challenge of Fresh Food | How to Make Everything

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To bookend our series on preservatives, I wanted to learn more about the complex process that goes into making the fresh produce we eat everyday available and the challenge it is to keep shelves stocked with perishable foods year round. This also makes a
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The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon - Iseult Gillespie

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Dive into the Japanese myth of the shape-shifting tanuki, as the raccoon-like creature rewards a traveling salesman for his kindness.--On the dusty roads of a small village, a traveling salesman was having difficulty selling his wares. As he wandered the
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Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25

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In the aftermath of the revolutions and upheaval in 18th and early 19th century Europe, there was a hunger for reform across the continent. Reformers like Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Auguste Comte proposed radical new ideas, and at the same time, re
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The Resistance | Think Like A Coder, Ep 2

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The adventure continues! Episode 2: Ethic and Hedge search for the leader of the Resistance. Can they solve the puzzles blocking their way? --This is episode 2 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and
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DIY Loom + Electric Spinning Wheel - Printed Tee From Scratch

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In anticipation of the t-shirt I'm growing from scratch, I sought some outside help to custom build a couple tools I'll be needing: an electric spinning wheel and a loom. Download directions to build Annalise's custom loom here: http://bit.ly/DIYloomPDF |
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What Number Comes Next? - Numberphile

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Maybe pause the video and see if you can figure these out? Featuring Neil Sloane of OEIS fame... More links & stuff in full description below, including spoilers ↓↓↓ Extra footage from this video: https://youtu.be/ydn7s9-3GRc Neil Sloane is the founder of
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The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4

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The adventure continues! Episode 4: The trio plot how they can steal the first artifact the Node of Power. Can they take it without being discovered? --This is episode 4 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl,

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