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Three types of sentence | Syntax | Khan Academy
640 views / 0 likes - addedThree essential types of sentence are declarative sentences (which are statements), interrogative sentences (which are questions), and imperative sentences (which are orders). Join us as we give examples of each! Practice this yourself on Khan Academy rig
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Dependent and independent clauses | Syntax | Khan Academy
1,281 views / 0 likes - addedIndependent clauses can stand on their own as sentences, but dependent clauses can’t. We’ll take a closer look at what this means. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/syntax/e/dependent-and-independent-clauses Wat
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Subject-verb agreement | Syntax | Khan Academy
629 views / 0 likes - addedAgreement is the art of making sure that sentence parts agree with one another; you want to make sure that your subjects and verbs match up. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/syntax/e/subject-verb-agreement Watc
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Complex sentences | Syntax | Khan Academy
774 views / 0 likes - addedComplex sentences are simple sentences with dependent or subordinate clauses added to them. Paige and Rosie explain how to spot them and use them in this video. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/syntax/v/compound-comple
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Compound-complex sentences | Syntax | Khan Academy
847 views / 0 likes - addedCompound-complex sentences are compound sentences with dependent or subordinate clauses added to them. Paige and Rosie explain how to spot and use them. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now www.khanacademy.org/syntax/e/complex-and-compound-com
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Exclamations | Syntax | Khan Academy
477 views / 0 likes - addedAn exclamation is a sentence that expresses great emotion! David and Paige covered declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentences; now they tackle a fourth type of sentence that ends in an exclamation mark. Find out more! Watch the next lesson: http
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Recognizing fragments | Syntax | Khan Academy
490 views / 0 likes - addedA sentence fragment is a chunk of language that hasn’t made it all the way to being a working sentence; it might be missing a verb, or there might not be a subject. Learn how to turn a fragment into a sentence in this video! Practice this yourself on Khan
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Subjects and predicates | Syntax | Khan Academy
655 views / 0 likes - addedA subject is the noun or pronoun-based part of a sentence, and a predicate is the verb-based part that the subject performs. Let’s explore how that works in context. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/syntax/e/id
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Simple and compound sentences | Syntax | Khan Academy
923 views / 0 likes - addedA simple sentence contains one independent clause. A compound sentence contains more than one! Put another way: a simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate, but a compound sentence contains more than one subject and more than one predicate. Pract
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Pronoun-antecedent agreement | Syntax | Khan Academy
776 views / 0 likes - addedAn antecedent is “the thing that came before”. When you use a pronoun, it’s standing in for a word you used previously—that’s the antecedent. Join us as we demonstrate how to make sure that your pronouns and antecedents match up with one another: that’s c
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Relative clauses | Syntax | Khan Academy
748 views / 0 likes - addedA relative pronoun is a word like “that” or “which” or “who”, so a relative clause is a clause that begins with a relative pronoun. In the sentence “The dragon who breathed blue fire has retired,” “who breathed blue fire” is a relative clause. Learn more
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Phrases and clauses | Syntax | Khan Academy
1,501 views / 0 likes - addedA phrase is any collection of words that behaves like a part of speech, like a noun phrase (“my brother Stu”), an adjectival phrase (“in a different shade of blue”), or an adverbial phrase (“with elegance and tact”). A clause is any noun phrase plus a ver
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Dangling modifiers | Syntax | Khan Academy
589 views / 0 likes - addedA modifying word or phrase “dangles” when it doesn’t apply to the word it’s supposed to modify. Learn how to spot and fix this problem! Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/syntax/e/dangling-modifiers/ Watch the ne
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Run-ons and comma splices | Syntax | Khan Academy
601 views / 0 likes - addedA run-on sentence doesn’t separate any of its independent clauses with the punctuation that it needs, and a comma splice incorrectly separates two independent clauses with a comma, instead of a comma-and-coordinating-conjunction. Practice this yourself on
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What is a sentence? | Syntax | Khan Academy
560 views / 0 likes - addedA sentence is a grammatically complete idea. All sentences have a noun or pronoun component called the subject, and a verb part called the predicate. David and Paige explore this division across several different example sentences. Watch the next lesson:
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Parallel structure | Syntax | Khan Academy
658 views / 0 likes - addedParallel structure isn’t a set rule, but more of a stylistic choice: it helps sentence elements maintain a pattern. This is a very special episode because it’s Paige’s last video with us as a KA intern! We will miss having Paige as a contributor to the Gr
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Subject, direct object, and indirect object | Syntax | Khan Academy
658 views / 0 likes - addedA subject is the noun phrase that drives the action of a sentence; in the sentence “Jake ate cereal,” Jake is the subject. The direct object is the thing that the subject acts upon, so in that last sentence, “cereal” is the direct object; it’s the thing J
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Mining Literature For Deeper Meanings - Amy E. Harter
680 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mining-literature-for-deeper-meanings-amy-e-harter Writing a great English paper can be tough because literature doesn't always reveal its deeper meanings immediately. You might not know Mr. Darcy's true feeling
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How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1
1,125 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green kicks off the Crash Course Literature mini series with a reasonable set of questions. Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically. John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other people. Unlike a d
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Shakespeare's Sonnets: Crash Course Literature 304
652 views / 1 likes - addedThis week, we're learning about sonnets, and English Literature's best-known purveyor of those fourteen-line paeans, William Shakespeare. We'll look at a few of Willy Shakes's biggest hits, including Sonnet 18, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day," So
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Don't Reanimate Corpses! Frankenstein Part 1: Crash Course Literature 205
1,025 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein. Sure, you know Frankenstein the cultural phenomenon, but how much do you know about the novel that started it all? You'll learn about the Romantic movement in English lit, of which
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Langston Hughes&the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Literature 215
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"Jabberwocky": One of literature's best bits of nonsense
358 views / 2 likes - addedDive into Lewis Carrolls epic nonsense poem, Jabberwocky from his novel "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There."--As Alice wanders through the dreamscape of Looking-Glass Land in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice F
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1984 by George Orwell, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 401
610 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green returns for a dystopian new season of Crash Course Literature! We're starting with George Orwell's classic look at the totalitarian state that could be in post-war England. Winston Smith is under the eye of Big Brother, and making us t
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LITERATURE - Goethe
500 views / 0 likes - addedGoethe is one of the great minds of European civilisation, though his work is largely unknown outside of the German speaking countries. He deserves our renewed attention. Please subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 If you like our films take a look
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LITERATURE: Leo Tolstoy
566 views / 0 likes - addedLeo Tolstoy was a remarkable novelist in part because he believed in the novel as a tool for social reform, something that would enable us to become kinder, more thoughtful and more generous towards others. If you like our films take a look at our shop (w
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Sula: Crash Course Literature #9
596 views / 0 likes - addedThis week, John is talking about Toni Morrison's novel of friendship, betrayal, and loss, Sula. Sula tells the story of two African American girls, the town where they grew up, the tragic even that was central to their youth, and the very different people
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Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305
700 views / 2 likes - addedThis week, John i s talking about one of his least favorite novels, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Lord of the Flies is a novel of ideas, and John doesn't agree with the central idea of the novel, which diminished his enjoyment of the book. The
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Invisible Man: Crash Course Literature 308
593 views / 2 likes - addedThis week, we’re on to reading Ralph Ellison’s great novel about the black experience in America after World War II, Invisible Man. John will teach you about Ellison’s nameless narrator, and his attempts to find his way in a social order that dehumanizes
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Frankenstein Part II: Crash Course Literature 206
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Slavery, Ghosts, and Beloved: Crash Course Literature 214
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The Poetry of Sylvia Plath: Crash Course Literature 216
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: Crash Course Literature 301
749 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green reads Zora Neale Hurston's novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," and talks to you about it. You'll learn about Zora Neale Hurston's life, and we'll also look at how the interpretations of the book have changed over time. Also, this bo
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Fate, Family, and Oedipus Rex: Crash Course Literature 202
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Reader, it's Jane Eyre - Crash Course Literature 207
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Things Fall Apart, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 209
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A Long and Difficult Journey, or The Odyssey: Crash Course Literature 201
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Ophelia, Gertrude, and Regicide - Hamlet II: Crash Course Literature 204
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To Kill a Mockingbird, Part I - Crash Course Literature 210
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Part 1: Crash Course Literature #302
527 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This week, we'll talk a little bit about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote under the name Mark Twain, and how he mined his early life for decades to produce his prett
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100 Years of Solitude Part 1: Crash Course Literature 306
637 views / 1 likes - addedOur first of two episodes about Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel, 100 Years of Solitude. This week, we're looking at the Buendia family, and their many generations of people with the same names. We'll also look at the fascinating way the author thinks about
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100 Years of Solitude Part 2: Crash Course Literature 307
589 views / 0 likes - addedIn which we continue our exhaustive look at One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Thanks to the following Patrons for their gene
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Race, Class, and Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird: Crash Course Literature 211
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PTSD and Alien Abduction - Slaughterhouse-Five Part 2: Crash Course Literature 213
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The Raft, The River, And The Weird Ending Of Huckleberry Finn: Crash Course Literature 303
561 views / 0 likes - addedThis week, we're continuing our discussion of Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' This is part two of our talk about Huck Finn, and this time we're looking at the metaphors in the book, a little bit about what the metaphors like the Island
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Like Pale Gold - The Great Gatsby Part I: Crash Course English Literature #4
751 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green explores F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the Jazz Age, The Great Gatsby. John introduces you to Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, and the other characters in the novel, and tries to look beyond the surface story to figu
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If One Finger Brought Oil - Things Fall Apart part I: Crash Course Literature 208
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Aliens, Time Travel, And Dresden -Slaughterhouse-Five Part I: Crash Course Literature 212
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Of Pentameter&Bear Baiting - Romeo&Juliet Part I: Crash Course English Literature #2
713 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John Green examines Romeo&Juliet by William Shakespeare. John delves into the world of Bill Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers and examines what the play is about, its structure, and the context in which it was written. Have you ever wanted
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Holden, JD, and the Red Cap- The Catcher in the Rye Part 2: Crash Course English Literature #7
685 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John continues the discussion of JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. This week John reads the novel with Salinger's life story in mind. John explores how Salinger's war experience, educational background, and romantic life inform the events of Hold
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Ghosts, Murder, and More Murder - Hamlet Part I: Crash Course Literature 203
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Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2: Crash Course English Literature #5
856 views / 3 likes - addedSPOILER ALERT: This video assumes you've read the book. In which John Green continues to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. In this installment, John looks into the titular Gatsby's purported Greatness. Gatsby's single-minded pursuit o
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Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227
1,320 views / 7 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about what westerners call the middle ages and the lives of the aristocracy...in Japan. The Heian period in Japan lasted from 794CE to 1185CE, and it was an interesting time in Japan. Rather than being known for a thriving
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Bernstein, The greatest 5 min. in music education
571 views / 0 likes - addedThis amazing lecture series (The unanswered Question ), is actually an interdisciplinary overview about the evolution of Western European classical music from Bach through the 20th century crisis and beyond a bit . Mr. Bernstein uses linguistics namely Ch
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Sea Cucumbers Have Multipurpose Butts
761 views / 0 likes - addedMeet the most versatile butts in the animal kingdom Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ (Primary Literature) The anus as a second mouth: anal suspension
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What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler
797 views / 2 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler What trials unite not only Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins but many of literature's most interesting heroes? And what do ordinary people have in common with these literary heroes?
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Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? - Francisco Díez-Buzo
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The Raid - Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts Ep. 28
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Malaria Lifecycle Part 2: Mosquito Host (2016)
407 views / 0 likes - addedAn accurate visualization of the complete Malaria lifecycle, derived from scientific data sets, microscopy and published literature on the parasite's biology. Everything presented is accurate in scale, structure, and dynamic behavior of mosquito, parasite
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The Hidden Rules of Conversation
312 views / 0 likes - addedGricean Maxims are a vital part of how we understand each other: a set of... well, maybe "rules" is a bit strong. They're guidelines that we follow without realising it. And it's the reason that "asbestos-free cereal" sounds suspicious.Written with Molly
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What's the Longest Word? | Otherwords
217 views / 0 likes - addedFor more word-nerdery, subscribe to Storied!: http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_subBefore we decide from a long list of contenders, we'll have to figure out what the word "word" really means...Otherwords is a new PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this
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The dark history of werewolves - Craig Thomson
98 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how werewolves have evolved in folklore, literature, and pop culture throughout history, and where these stories originated.--Stories of werewolves have existed for thousands of years and continue to live on today. Theyre especially prominent in E
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Popular Words Invented by Authors | Otherwords
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How (and why) to read William Faulkner - Sascha Morrell
102 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the works of William Faulkner, whose inventive literature made him one of Americas most remarkable writers.--William Faulkner is considered one of Americas most remarkable and perplexing writers. He confused his audience intentionally, using c
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Would You Take This Bet?
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The Odd History of English Spelling | Otherwords
170 views / 0 likes - addedThe English spelling system is a MESS... arguably more than any other language. How did it get this way?Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fnds the fascinating, thought-provoking,
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We Know More about the Romans than You Think
159 views / 0 likes - added99% of Roman literature has been lost, along with all but a tiny fraction of the artifacts the Romans made and used. But huge amounts of evidence still exist - and more is being discovered every year. Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon: ht
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Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Crash Course English Lit #8
1,184 views / 1 likes - addedIn 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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What is Quantum Tunneling, Exactly?
347 views / 0 likes - addedSign up to brilliant.org to receive a 20% discount with this link! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ In this video we explore the quantum phenomenon of quantum tunneling, where an electron can tunnel through a barrier no classical object could. *Quantum Ph
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THE FAMOUS BENDING SPOON TRICK REVEALED
83 views / 0 likes - addedTHE FAMOUS BENDING SPOON TRICK REVEALEDtag: cool magic tricks with paper,3 easy magic tricks you can do at home,magic tricks that will blow your mind,magic tricks,magic tutorial,magic trick,card trick tutorial,magic trick tutorial,magic,magic card trick t
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The real reason To Kill A Mockingbird became so famous
489 views / 0 likes - addedFind Overrated on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/OverratedTheShow/ In this episode of Overrated, Vox's Phil Edwards investigates the largely unheralded business reason behind the success of Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird." Harper Lee's To Ki
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3 Perplexing Physics Problems
333 views / 0 likes - addedWhy does shaken soda explode? Does ice melt first in fresh or salt water?Thank you Squarespace for sponsoring this video. Go to https://squarespace.com to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code: VERITASIUMThis video features ex
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Why should you read James Joyce's "Ulysses"? - Sam Slote
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Multiverse Theory Explained: Does the Multiverse Really Exist? Truth of Multiple Realities
170 views / 0 likes - addedMultiverse theory suggests that our universe, which consists of billions and billions of planets, stars and galaxies and extends out tens of billions of light-years, may not be the only universe that exists. There could be another universe that is complet
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Why Is Mixing Prescription Drugs Deadly?
738 views / 0 likes - addedMany people have to take a bunch of prescription drugs, but how do doctors test drugs interactions to keep them from killing you? Is It Unsafe To Take Expired Medicine? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1HHP4Qz Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://dne.ws
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Why Do Some People Have Lisps?
652 views / 1 likes - addedWhat causes a lisp and what are the different ways in which people overcome them? What Is Vocal Fry & Is It Bad For You? ►►►►http://bit.ly/1Pm4h7Y Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: What is a lisp? http://www.sp
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Obamanation: Crash Course US History #47
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What Does Your Uvula Do?
751 views / 0 likes - addedEver wonder what that dangling thing in the back of your throat is good for? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciSh
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Can Bird Poop Make Clouds?
792 views / 0 likes - addedBird poop could help clouds form, keeping our planet a little bit cooler. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ (Primary Literature) Contribution
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Should Short People Take Human Growth Hormone?
1,153 views / 0 likes - addedWhile being short isn’t a medical condition, parents are giving their kids Human Growth Hormone to boost their height. But how does it work and is it dangerous? Why Short Men Live Longer ►►►► http://bit.ly/1RXWzWe Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here
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Everything you need to know to read “The Canterbury Tales” - Iseult Gillespie
630 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/everything-you-need-to-know-to-read-the-canterbury-tales-iseult-gillespie A portly Miller, barely able to sit on his horse, rambles on about the flighty
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Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe? - Scott Peeples
591 views / 0 likes - addedCheck 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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Humphry Davy's Potassium Volcano
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The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
408 views / 0 likes - addedThe European Renaissance may have started in Florence, but it pretty quickly moved out of Italy and spread the art, architecture, literature, and humanism across Europe to places like France, Spain, England, and the Low Countries.SOURCES:Hunt, Lynn et al.
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How Scientists Manipulate Research With P-Value
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Are Microbes Good or Bad for Humans?
331 views / 0 likes - addedWhere is the line between good and bad microorganisms and why do we seem to know so much more about the bad ones? Follow Journey to the Microcosmos:Twitter: https://twitter.com/journeytomicroFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyToMicroMore from Jams
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What's The Most Expensive Book In The World?
768 views / 0 likes - addedSometimes super-wealthy people like to spend millions on a single book. Which one cost the most? Hint: It’s about water and it's written backwards. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://www.howstuffworks.com/arts/literature/10-rare-books4.htm Share on F
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03:46
Did Science Just Prove Women Are Nicer Than Men?
519 views / 0 likes - addedScientists may have just proven women are kinder and more selfless then men, and it’s all thanks to our brains. Read More: How Science Got Women Wrong https://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21724375-why-view-women-are-gentle-caring-and-empath
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Why Did Sailors Swab The Deck? - Naval History Animated
446 views / 0 likes - addedThis video is going to answer one simple question: Why did sailors swab the deck? This is one of the first videos in an animated naval history series I'm doing. Sailors swabbed the deck for several reasons, the first being to clean and preserve the deck.
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Why movies tilt the camera like this
211 views / 0 likes - addedThe Expressionist origins of the "Dutch angle."Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOThe Dutch angle (also called the Dutch tilt, canted angle, or oblique angle) is a filmmaking technique that involves setti
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How Close Are We to Talking With Animals?
568 views / 0 likes - addedWe know about apes learning sign language, but what about dolphins typing on an underwater keyboard? Or A.I. machines translating prairie dog chirps? We want to answer how close we are to conversing with the animal kingdom. How Close Are We: Season 2 - ht
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Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
564 views / 0 likes - addedThe Renaissance was a cultural revitalization that spread across Europe, and had repercussions across the globe, but one smallish city-state in Italy was in many ways the epicenter of the thing. Florence, or as Italians might say, Firenze, was the home to
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Does Homeopathy Work?
1,270 views / 1 likes - addedSubscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Homeopathy is a category of “alternative medicine” that emerged some 200 years ago. But does it work? While a growing number of people are turning to such remedies to treat a range of health conditions, the majority o
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Romance and revolution: the poetry of Pablo Neruda - Ilan Stavans
497 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know Pablo Neruda, one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.--A romantic and a revolutionary, Pablo Neruda was one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but also one of the most ac
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Why should you read Flannery O’Connor? - Iseult Gillespie
527 views / 0 likes - addedFind out why Flannery O’Connor, an American novelist, is known as a master of the grotesque in Southern Gothic literature. -- Flannery O’Connor scribbled tales of outcasts, intruders and misfits staged in the world she knew best: the American South. She w
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The Hidden Algorithms That Power Your Everyday Life (Part 2 of 3)
483 views / 1 likes - addedFrom the routes we drive, to the price we pay for goods and services, to the videos we watch on YouTube, algorithms run our lives. But are they helping us? Part 1 of 3 - https://youtu.be/bEnHeER6Sww Part 3 of 3 - Coming soon! Read More: 'Breakthrough' alg
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Does Acupuncture Even Work?
482 views / 0 likes - addedMany people rave about the benefits of acupuncture but does it actually cure anything? What if it's just the placebo effect at work? What Is Homeopathy And Is It Real Science? - http://bit.ly/2betS7c Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/
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Why should you read “Crime and Punishment”? - Alex Gendler
613 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "Crime and Punishment" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/crime-and-punishment -- What drives someone to kill
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How Much Acceleration Can the Human Body Take?
1,199 views / 0 likes - addedHumans want to reach the super speeds for travel across the globe or even other planets, but how much force can our bodies handle? Meet the Man Who Strapped Himself to a Rocket, For Science - https://youtu.be/HV4JzoeaWTQ For more epic stories of innovatio
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A Student Drank 2 Gallons Coffee. This Is What Happened To His Kidneys.
815 views / 0 likes - added2 Gallons = 7.6 Liters @Heme Review Podcast video https://youtu.be/rn-WLpa_nyQ All Chubbyemu Medical Videos (Playlist) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL26HeTCO57qcMQB6CrU6QRzEi9tt9l1FI Fb me: https://www.facebook.com/chubbyemu IG me: https://www.in
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03:49
There's A New Form Of Matter That Exists In Four Dimensions!
463 views / 0 likes - addedBeing first theorized in 2012, time crystals have been created in the lab! How were two separate teams of scientists able to make this new form of matter a reality? How Quantum Computing Will Change The World! - https://youtu.be/3BKIJCTLy-s Sign Up For Th
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How to Learn to Code
1,059 views / 6 likes - addedThanks to https://www.youtube.com/user/NerdyAndQuirky for the question! Shares appreciated! Twitters: https://twitter.com/cheerskevin There you go. Here’s the code that will get you past your first technical interview. By the way, don’t ever w
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08:39 Popular
What Is The Shortest Poem?
1,087 views / 0 likes - addedClick to SUBsauce: http://bit.ly/POIaN7 http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce **sources and bonus links below** music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Big Bird song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr5er4ueWBQ John Denver's "Bal
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There’s a Subterranean Biosphere Hiding in the Earth’s Crust and It’s MASSIVE
466 views / 0 likes - addedThis mysterious new ecosystem is being called the ‘subterranean galapagos’ and it’s almost twice the size of earth’s oceans. We’ve never seen anything like it. Thumbnail image courtesy of Gaëtan Borgonie, ELI, Belgium. A New Genetic Alphabet Is Creating T
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How Long Does the Novel Coronavirus Live on Surfaces?
353 views / 0 likes - addedWhat surfaces does the novel coronavirus stick to, and for how long? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comAs the novel coronavirus accelerates across
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Is the Secret to Superhuman Performance in Your Gut? | The Swim
528 views / 0 likes - addedCould studying Ben’s superhuman microbiome unlock secrets about the dynamic connection between our environments, activities, and everyday health? How One of NASA’s Deep Space Challenges Could Be Solved in the Ocean | The Swim - https://youtu.be/ogpE0mem9x
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Why Your Perception Of Time Can Change
530 views / 0 likes - addedPeople often say that time flies when you’re having fun, but does it really? What’s the science behind our perception of time? We’re sad to say this is Julia’s last episode. Thanks for helping make DNews awesome for the last year! Julia’s Twitter (@Julia_
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A loyal dog helps his master turn sheep's wool into clouds. | After the Rain
186 views / 0 likes - addedSubscribe for the world's best short films: http://sub2.omele.to Get some merch: http://shop.omele.toAfter the Rain is used with permission from Valerian Desterne in partnership with MyFrenchFilmFestival. Learn more at http://omele.to/2u0Qs0n.THE BEST OF
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What If You Only Drank Soda?
538 views / 0 likes - addedThe effect that pop has on your body! SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/asapsci Epic Science Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zxy_dScjsM&index=1&list=PLvFsG9gYFxY8uSNHPYlruX_w5l6Ir1wyn Written by Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown SUBSCRIBE f
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Why the Dragon is Central to Chinese Culture | Monstrum
342 views / 3 likes - addedCheck out Subcultured on @PBS Voices: https://youtu.be/oSCj8H4TGToDont miss future episodes of Monstrum, subscribe! http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_subThe Chinese dragon is one of the worlds most globally recognized monsters. Playing a major role throughout Chin
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03:29 Popular
5 Gross Facts About Koalas
1,511 views / 8 likes - addedBaby koalas eat their mom's poop... and that's just the beginning. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Additional info about the koala life cycle: http:/
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03:12 Popular
How Old Is The Oldest Fairy Tale?
810 views / 0 likes - addedWe know folklore goes back hundreds of years, but thanks to a new study using biological research methods, we now know it’s even older than that. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://people.howstuffworks.com/10-da... Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/K
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The Biggest Myth In Education
261 views / 0 likes - addedYou are not a visual learner learning styles are a stubborn myth. Part of this video is sponsored by Google Search.Special thanks to Prof. Daniel Willingham for the interview and being part of this video.Special thanks to Dr Helen Georigou for reviewing t
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How Much Gold is in Our Poop?
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Why Electronics Just Shouldn't Work
388 views / 0 likes - addedEvery wire, memory chip, and radio link is constantly fending off data corruption with error detecting and correcting codes. With the help of these codes, electronics can keep up the illusion of perfection… most of the time. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow
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The US Military Gave Out Shark Repellent For Years. . . So Why Did They Stop?
452 views / 0 likes - addedDownload the PBS Video App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-video-app/People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades--the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called Shark Chaser to pilots, sailors, and astronauts(!) from th
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Starfish Gallop With Hundreds of Tubular Feet | Deep Look
463 views / 1 likes - addedThey may look cute and colorful, but starfish are actually voracious predators. To sniff out and capture their prey, they rely on hundreds of water-propelled tube feet, each with a fiercely independent streak. Watch the new PBS Terra science show, OVERVIE
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What Happens If A Star Explodes Near The Earth?
134 views / 0 likes - addedPeople have witnessed supernovae for millennia, but what threat do they pose to life on Earth? This video is sponsored by Brilliant. You can get started for free, or the first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly
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Why Time Actually Flows Both Ways
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