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The rise and fall of the Maya Empires most powerful city - Geoffrey E. Braswell

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Trace the rise and fall of the Maya city Chichen Itza, and how Yucatns unpredictable environment contributed to its demise.--During the 8th century CE, warfare and failing agriculture forced Maya people to move north, to hotter, drier Yucatn. Because of i
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The Voice Dog (Remix) By Timbu Fun - feat. Walter Geoffrey The Frenchie

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The best Whitney Houston cover you'll see! Walter, this French Bulldog will lead you to an incredible experience with this remix honoring the singer Whitney Houston and Dolly Parton with "I will Walter Love You" or rather "I Will Always Love You" Oh, that
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'Russian Spiderman' Scales Moscow's Tallest Buildings

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Moscow teenager Kirill Oreshkin scales the city’s tallest buildings, defying both gravity and convention. Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/561977/russian-spiderman "The Hanging" is directed by Geoffrey Feinberg. It is part of The Atlanti
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Time Is But a Stubborn Illusion - Sneak Peek | Genius

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Watch an exclusive sneak peek from the first episode of Genius, starring Geoffrey Rush as the older Einstein and Johnny Flynn as the younger. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe Watch all Genius Clips here: http://bit.ly/2WatchGenius #NationalGeograp
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Do Chairs Exist?

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Eastern Europe Consolidates: Crash Course European History #16

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While the focus has been on Western Europe so far, there has also been a lot going on in Eastern Europe, which we'll be looking at today. The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, The Ottoman Empire, and Russia were all competing at the eastern end of the con
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Too Many Triangles - Numberphile

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How many triangles are too many? Featuring Henry Segerman from Oklahoma State University. Check Henry's book about 3D printing math: http://amzn.to/2cWhY3R More Henry videos: http://bit.ly/Segerman_Videos Henry's hinged doilies were joint work with Geoffr
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How Artists Are Using Technology

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These four artists are merging art with technology in the most creative ways. While Geoffrey Drake-Drockman builds interactive cybernetic sculptures, the artists at Factum Arte painstakingly produce replicas of Egyptian art. Janet Echelman weaves massive
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Art of the Future: These Interactive Sculptures Respond to You

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Geoffrey Drake-Brockman makes cybernetic sculptures that appear to come alive with human interaction. Using his background as a computer programmer, this Australian artist makes work that moves, twists and even changes colors in response to a viewer’s mov
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"Godfather of artificial intelligence" talks impact and potential of new AI

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Geoffrey Hinton is considered a godfather of artificial intelligence, having championed machine learning decades before it became mainstream. As chatbots like ChatGPT brings his work to widespread attention, Brook Silva-Braga spoke to Hinton about the pas
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Are We Alone? Galactic Civilization Challenge | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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The Drake Equation tells us the likelihood that there are other advanced technological civilizations waiting for us among the stars. In this episode of Space Time we challenge you to use the Drake Equation to help us determine how near or far these alien
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Will Starshot's Insterstellar Journey Succeed? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Will Breakthrough Starshot make it to Alpha Centauri? Let's find out. Get your own Space Time tshirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: ht
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Everything you need to know to read “The Canterbury Tales” - Iseult Gillespie

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Check 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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Space-Filling Curves - Numberphile

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Henry Segerman shows us some 3D-printed space-filling curves, including the Hilbert Curve and Dragon Curve. Check Henry's book about 3D printing math: http://amzn.to/2cWhY3R More Henry videos: http://bit.ly/Segerman_Videos Dragon Curve videos: http://bit.
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ChatGPT: 30 Year History | How AI Learned to Talk

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This video explores the journey of AI language models, from their modest beginnings through the development of OpenAI's GPT models. Our journey takes us through the key moments in generative neural network research involved in next word prediction. We del
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What is normal and what is different? - Yana Buhrer Tavanier

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Discover where our perception of what is normal comes from, and how it impacts the decisions we make.--The word normal is often used as a synonym for "typical," "expected," or even "correct." By that logic, most people should fit the description of normal
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How to increase your happiness

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

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Dig into the benefits of practicing gratitude in your everyday life, and discover how being thankful can impact your happiness.--Many people would say the connection between happiness and gratefulness is very simple: when you are happy, you are grateful.
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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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The ingredient in almost everything you eat - Francesca Bot

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Dig into the science of soy, and discover what makes soybeans such versatile plants and whether its healthy for you and the planet.--Soybeans have been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years, and have since spread across the globe. Today, soy is in so
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Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? - Anees Bahji

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

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Trace the history of coffee, from its first known origins to its rise in popularity due to trade routes and cultivation.--One day around 850 CE, a goatherd observed that his goats started acting abnormally after nibbling on some berries. The herder tried
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Dutch Golden Age: Crash Course European History #15

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While the English were falling apart a little, with their civil war and their restoration and their succession problems, the Dutch were getting their act together. They were throwing off the yoke of the Spanish Empire, uniting their provinces, and buildin
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The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act - Robert Chang

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Dig into the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which suspended Chinese immigration to the U.S. and blocked Chinese immigrants from citizenship.--In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immig
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Why is this black square famous? - Allison Leigh

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Discover the symbolism of Kazimir Malevichs Black Square, and how it pushed the boundaries of what art is and what it can be.--In 1915, an exhibition of radical artworks opened in Russia. Many pieces pushed the boundaries of form and style, but one was pa
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Why do cats have vertical pupils? - Emma Bryce

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Dive into the incredible diversity of animal pupils, and how the different shapes indicate the animals role in an ecosystem.--Peering into the eyes of different animals, youll see some extraordinarily shaped pupils. House cats, for one, are twilight hunte
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This tool will help improve your critical thinking - Erick Wilberding

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

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

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Explore common types of corruption and find out what we can do to combat it and promote transparency in our institutions.--Corruption is often defined as misuse of a position of power for personal gain. And while corruption in politics is nothing new, it
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Is it possible to lose weight fast? - Hei Man Chan

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Is it possible to lose weight fast in a healthy way? Dig into how different forms of dieting affect your body. --In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigeste
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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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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 animal architecture visible from space - Glynnis Hood

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Explore how beavers build their impressive dams, and what impact these structures have on the surrounding environment. --Nestled in the forests of Canada sits the worlds longest beaver dam. This 850-meter-long structure is large enough to be seen in satel
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Why did Megalodon go extinct? - Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento

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Dive into the oceans depths to see how the gigantic megalodon ruled the seas, and find out what caused its extinction.20 million years ago, the ocean housed a creature so colossal that its stomach could reach volumes of almost 10,000 liters big enough to
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These animals are also plants wait, what? - Luka Seamus Wright

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Explore the incredible adaptations of Elysia chlorotica, a species of sea slug that can photosynthesize food. --The species of slug known as Elysia chlorotica may not look like much it resembles a bright green leaf but its one of the most extraordinary cr
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The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire - Pekka Hmlinen

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

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Explore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.--People have become increasingly worried that the threats we face today, like climate change and rising inequality, cant be
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What is a gig economy?

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Explore the benefits and drawbacks of the gig economy, and find out the key factors of becoming a successful freelancer.--A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice 70% of respondents were happier than people in
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Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved? - Helen Farr and Jon Adams

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Discover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years. --In 2017, researchers off the Bulgarian coast discovered the oldest intact shipwreck ever found. This ancient Greek vessel was not only
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Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10

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During our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil. People were looking for a scapegoat, and for
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How to know if you're being selfish (and whether or not that's bad) - Mark Hopwood

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Explore a classic philosophical debate and decide: is it human nature to be selfish? And if so, is it possible to overcome it?--The question of whether or not humans are inherently selfish is one of philosophys oldest debates. The idea that we only act ou
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How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson

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Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.--For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the countrys Black majority from
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The Fijian myth of the greedy god - Raiana McKinney and Esther Wozniak

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Dig into the Fijian myth of Dakuwaqa, the shape-shifting shark god who is determined to take over all of Fiji's islands.--Long ago, the ancestral gods of Fiji settled on the Pacific archipelago. They eventually metamorphosed into various forms, with the g
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How you survive the coldest place on Earth - Nadia Frontier

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

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Dig into how foreign corporations exploit African nations like Mali for their gold mining, and often rob them of proper compensation.--In 2020, Mali produced over 71 tons of gold an amount worth billions of dollars. But Mali saw only $850 million dollars
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Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19

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Last time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those ideas. Adoption of Enlightenment ideas a
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Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal - Alex Gendler

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Discover what it took to build the Panama Canal, and how this colossal construction project changed the region. --In the 19th century, the California gold rush brought thousands of settlers to America's west coast. But finding gold may have been easier th
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Does trickle-down economics actually work? - Jonathan Smith

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Dig into trickle-down economics, which claims that tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy stimulate the economy and improve people's lives.--In 1981, the US economy was struggling: unemployment rates were climbing and inflation had peaked at an all-tim
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4 epidemics that almost happened (but didn't) - George Zaidan

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What makes for an effective outbreak response? Explore successful systems from around the world that prevented epidemics.--In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epid
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Iceland's superpowered underground volcanoes - Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

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Explore how geothermal energy the heat in the Earths crust is being used to create renewable electricity and power.--While the weather in Iceland is often cold, wet, and windy, a nearly endless supply of heat bubbles away below the surface. In fact, almos
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The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers - Lijun Zhang

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Dig into the Chinese myth of Zhu Yingtai, who disguises herself as a boy in order to attend school, and her love Liang Shanbo.--Although only boys were allowed at the Confucius Academy, what Zhu Yingtai wanted was to go to school. She begged her parents t
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The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Dive into the Epic of Gilgamesh, and follow the king of Uruk on a series of dangerous quests as he searches for immortality.--In 1849, in the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq, archaeologists sifted through dusty remains, hoping to find records to prove tha
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Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didnt? - G. Richard Scott

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Explore the prevailing scientific theory of why crooked teeth and impacted wisdom teeth are recent developments in human evolution.--According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental
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How we can detect pretty much anything - Hlne Morlon and Anna Papadopoulou

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

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

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Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.--Imagine that your life began as one of the planets first humans. After dying, you're reincarnated as the second human ever to l
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Venus May Have Life!

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Check Out Overview of PBS Terra: https://bit.ly/33otrUnIf you rank the most habitable places in our solar system Venus lands pretty low, with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead and sulphuric acid rain. And yet it may have just jumped to the fron
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The Greek myth of Demeter's revenge - Iseult Gillespie

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Dig into the Greek myth of Mestra and her father King Erysichthon, who angered the gods and was cursed with insatiable hunger.--Mestra, princess of Thessaly, was far from home. She had watched her father, King Erysichthon, plunge into a ruin of his own ma
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The history of poker: Bluffing, betting, and busting - James McManus

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Dig into the history of poker, from the games invention in the American South to its explosion of popularity across the world.--From its earliest incarnations, poker has always been a contest of guile, guts, and gambling. The game first emerged around 180
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Earth's mysterious red glow, explained - Zoe Pierrat

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Explore the phenomenon and uses of chlorophyll fluorescence, a small amount of light emitted by plants during photosynthesis.--In 2009, a satellite circled Earth, scanning and sorting the wavelengths reflecting off the planets surface. Researchers noticed
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Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

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Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme often bad scenario.--Its 1954. Vietnamese nationalists are on the verge of securing an independent Vietnam under communist leader Ho C
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Can you steal the most powerful wand in the wizarding world? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--The fabled Mirzakhani wand is the most powerful magical item ever created. And thats why the evil wizard Moldevort is planning to use it to conquer the world. You and Drumbledrore have finally
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Why is it so hard to break a bad habit?

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Explore the psychology behind how good and bad habits are formed, and get tips on how to manage these behaviors.--Many people deal with a nail-biting habit at some point in their lives. Some will go to great lengths to try to stop, employing strategies li
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How do airplanes actually fly? - Raymond Adkins

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Explore the physics of flight, and discover how aerodynamic lift generates the force needed for planes to fly.--By 1917, Albert Einstein had explained the relationship between space and time. But, that year, he designed a flawed airplane wing. His attempt
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The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death - Ilan Stavans

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

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Discover what happened when one company's attempt to dominate a key global trade ended in violence.--During the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company cornered the booming spice market and pioneered trade routes between Asia and Europe. It is widely c
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Why did Phillis Wheatley disappear? - Charita Gainey

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Get to know the life and works of poet Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved woman who became one of colonial Americas most famous writers.--In 1775, General George Washington received a poem from one of colonial Americas most famous writers. Its verses praised t
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History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja

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Dig into the Rubber Terror, the period in which King Leopold IIs horrific regime in the Congo resulted in the deaths of 10 million people.--In 1904, Chief Lontulu laid 110 twigs in front of a foreign commission. Every twig represented a person in his vill
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The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History #11

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The 17th Century in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency to be. At the same time, disease and hunge
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Should you donate your DNA to help cure diseases? - Greg Foot

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Discover how scientists are using crowdsourced DNA to find the causes of untreatable diseases, and developing new drug treatments for them.--When scientists don't know the cause of a medical condition, developing a drug treatment takes significant trial a
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The city built by runaways - Marc Adam Hertzman & Flavio dos Santos Gomes

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Get to know the story of Palmares, an autonomous settlement founded by people escaping slavery in Brazil in the 1600s.--In the 1600s, an expansive autonomous settlement called Palmares reached its height in Brazil. It was founded and led by people escapin
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A day in the life of a medieval teenage pilgrim - Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn

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

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Dig into the science of fecal microbial transplantation, where doctors transfer feces into a patient to help reset their gut microbiome.--1,700 years ago, Chinese alchemist Ge Hong was renowned for his soup that could cure diarrhea-stricken patients. It h
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18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History #20

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European powers had a lot of wars in the 18th century, and they weren't confined to Europe. Conflict raged across the globe, in what might be called a World War...but we don't call it that, because we already have a couple of those coming up in the 20th c
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Why are cockroaches so hard to kill? - Ameya Gondhalekar

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

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Download a free audiobook version of Project Hail Mary" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Since the 1950s, governments, companies, and researchers have been planting flags among the stars. But while it might seem like
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The Edge of an Infinite Universe

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Have you ever asked “what is beyond the edge of the universe?” And have you ever been told that an infinite universe that has no edge? You were told wrong. In a sense. We can define a boundary to an infinite universe, at least mathematically. And it turns
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How did they build the Great Pyramid of Giza? - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Explore how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid, a tomb created for Pharaoh Khufu which took over 20 years to complete.--As soon as Pharaoh Khufu ascended the throne circa 2575 BCE, work on his eternal resting place began. The structures archite
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Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

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Watch Part 2 on Vsauce 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d9i_0Ty7Cg Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Kurzgesagt merch
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What If There Was A Black Hole In Your Pocket?

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What would happen to you if a black hole the size of a coin suddenly appeared in your pocket? Lets find out! Check out www.Quarksandcoffee.com for more stuff like this video! Original reddit askscience post: http://bit.ly/1fLEHi6 Kurzgesagt Subreddit: htt
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What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?

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Be one of the first 200 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/nutshell/ What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Suppor
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Could the Universe End by Tearing Apart Every Atom?

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Of all the unlikely ends of the universe, the Big Rip has to be the most spectacular. Galaxies ripped to shreds, dogs and cat first living together, then tragically separated by the infinitely accelerating expansion of space on subatomic scales. Good thin
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The Death Of Bees Explained – Parasites, Poison And Humans

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In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve. The foes bees face are truly horrifying – some are a direct c
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You Are An Upside-Down Lobster

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Vote PBS Digital Studios for 'Best Science&Education Network' in the 2015 Webbys -- http://vid.io/xqjk ---- Here's why you aren't built like a lobster. Subscribe to It's Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow on Tw
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The Holographic Universe Explained

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We live in a universe with 3 dimensions of space and one of time. Up, down, left, right, forward, back, past, future. 3+1 dimensions. Or so our primitive Pleistocene-evolved brains find it useful to believe. And we cling to this intuition, even as physics
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The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts

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And so far, it isn't giving them back.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOSome of the worlds greatest cultural and historical treasures are housed in Londons British Museum, and a significant number of them were taken during Britains centuries-l
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Will You Travel to Space?

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Check out Sound Field: http://youtube.com/soundfieldpbs Check out the new Space Time Merch Store! https://pbsspacetime.com/ Support Space Time on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Thanks to Matthias Rüby for on-site camera work. https://www.ins
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Something weird is happening in our galaxy - Ashkbiz Danehkar

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Explore the massive structures known as the Fermi bubbles, and dig into the prevailing theories about how they came to be.--In 2010, NASA announced the discovery of a never-before-seen galactic object: two gigantic gaseous bubbles, each emanating an impre
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Do the Past and Future Exist?

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Is all that exists just whatever exists right now? Is the past erased and the future a void yet to be filled? Well, the answer lies in between the past and the future - in the elusive, ever-moving eye-blink that we call the present. Sign Up on Patreon to
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Solving Quantum Cryptography

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Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetimeCheck out the Space Time Merch Storehttps://pbsspacetime.com/Sign up for the mailing list to get episode notifications and hear special announcements!https://m
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97% Of People Can't Tell What Color This Is

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Optical Illusions Reacted to by Teens. Original links below. Join the SuperFam and support FBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/React/join SUBSCRIBE & HIT THE . New Videos 2pm PT on FBE: http://fbereact.com/SubscribeFBE What should we react to next?? htt
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Could Life Evolve Inside Stars?

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Take the PBS Digital Studios annual survey: http://to.pbs.org/2020surveyOne of the most bizarre proposals for life not as we know it doesnt even use atoms. It proposes that fundamental kinks and defects in the fabric of the universe - cosmic strings beade
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How far back in time could you go and still understand English?

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If you had a time machine, how far back could you go and still understand English? AT what point in history would you not be able to understand the English language? If you went back in time to the 1800's and 1700's, you'd probably still be okay. This exc
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Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter

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The first 688 people to use this link will get 20% off their annual membership: http://brilliant.org/nutshell Thanks a lot to Brilliant for supporting this channel. Finding alien life on a distant planet would be amazing news - or would it? If we are not
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This Chemical Does Nothing, But It's Still Bad For You

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Check out the MinuteFood video on Teflon here: https://youtu.be/R1hbV3EzOD4PFAS - also known as the forever chemicals we use in all sorts of household products - are able to cause all sorts of health problems without ever really reacting with anythingLEAR
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Could The Universe Be Inside A Black Hole?

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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to:http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime What is inside a black hole? Inevitable crush
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Boy Will Not SHOW His FACE Inside School, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios

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Download Genshin Impact for free here! https://hoyo.link/2fAhFGAL And here's a gift code that includes 60*primogems & 5*adventurer's experience :)Gift Code: CT2BDW7JD38M(valid until 29th MAR 08:00 am PST)Thank you to @GenshinImpact for sponsoring this vid
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What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? Life & Size 1

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Size is the most under appreciated regulators of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): ht
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Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe – The Information Paradox

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Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us. This video was funded by SNSF under Agora Grant n. 171622 and through the NCCR SwissMAP: The Mathematics of Physics. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/c
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Bookside High E03: PROBLEM KIDS Cause Chaos At Their SCHOOL | Dhar Mann Studios

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Watch Episode 2: https://youtu.be/JVIHYXApLiM Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_hK9fOxyy_TM8FJGXIyG8Q?sub_confirmation=1 Watch my favorite videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnBCOhf_VBT
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What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy?

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What is dark energy? What is dark matter? Well, if we knew exactly we would have a nobel prize – we know that they exist though. So what do we know about those strange things? Check out THE NOVA PROJECT to learn more about dark energy: www.nova.org.
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