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  • 09:49 110 Years of High School: 1900s-2010s

    110 Years of High School: 1900s-2010s

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    Come on a journey through time and see how high school has changed throughout the years! This video includes a combination of British and American high schools. PLEASE NOTE: Any copyrighted material in this video has been used in small portions and for ed

  • 05:51 What Can Giant Telescopes Reveal About Our Universe?

    What Can Giant Telescopes Reveal About Our Universe?

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    Most of what we know about space has been observed through telescopes. Trace takes a deeper look at one of the biggest telescopes in the U.S. the Discovery Channel Telescope. Don't miss Telescope, premiering Feb. 20 at 9/8c on Discovery! Sign Up For The T

  • 12:01 Telescopes: Crash Course Astronomy #6

    Telescopes: Crash Course Astronomy #6

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    Today Phil explains how telescopes work and offers up some astronomical shopping advice. -- How Telescopes Work 1:07 Refractors vs Reflectors 2:50 Technology and the Light Spectrum 7:45 -- PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios Follow P

  • 08:24 NASAs Future Telescopes Will Float at the Edge of Space

    NASAs Future Telescopes Will Float at the Edge of Space

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    NASA wants a new type of space telescope. A team of scientists and engineers at NASA are developing ways to send ultra cold and ultra large balloon telescopes to the edge of space, which could open up a brand new way of seeing the cosmos.Subscribe to Seek

  • 07:36 Telescopes in Space! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

    Telescopes in Space! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

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    Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Anthony and Squeaks find out how you can put telescopes in different places to help you see further away and get better pictures of things in spac

  • 02:21 Why Do We Put Telescopes In Space?

    Why Do We Put Telescopes In Space?

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    Thanks to the Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting this video! http://webbtelescope.org/ And as always, thanks to Patreon supporters! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitt

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  • 02:39 Hubble in a bubble: Scallop eyes act like tiny telescopes

    Hubble in a bubble: Scallop eyes act like tiny telescopes

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    Tiled, curved mirrors help improve peripheral vision in dim light Read more: http://scim.ag/2j519GN

  • 06:02 Could humanity's return to the moon spark a new age of lunar telescopes?

    Could humanity's return to the moon spark a new age of lunar telescopes?

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    Nearly 50 years after NASA put a small telescope on the Moon, astronomers are dusting off plans for new lunar observatoriesRead more: https://scim.ag/2M0WhBVCreditseditorMeagan Cantwellsupervising producersSarah CrespiDaniel Clery story byDaniel Cleryphot

  • 03:26 Skylight: More Than Meets the Eye

    Skylight: More Than Meets the Eye

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    The sky is awash in light, but there’s much more beyond the visible that we cannot sense with our eyes. What do we see when we use telescopes to peer into the invisible? #astronomy #space #visiblelight #wavelength #infrared #MilkyWay #Andromeda #stars #CM

  • 02:09 COSMIC SELFIE: The Black Hole in the middle of our galaxy looks like this...

    COSMIC SELFIE: The Black Hole in the middle of our galaxy looks like this...

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    It took more than 300 researchers and 8 telescopes to capture an image of our galaxy's black hole.

  • 02:31 Global telescope may finally see the event horizon of our galaxy's black hole

    Global telescope may finally see the event horizon of our galaxy's black hole

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    Next month, researchers will link telescopes around the world in an attempt to image the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2lwLQoR

  • 03:19 Popular Total Solar Eclipse 2017 | 360 View | Exploratorium

    Total Solar Eclipse 2017 | 360 View | Exploratorium

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    A 360 degree view of totality from the Exploratorium's Live Webcast production site in Casper, Wyoming on August 21, 2017. Embedded within the video, under the sun, is the view from our telescopes.

  • 03:28 Wolves: Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em

    Wolves: Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em

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    Humans dont have a great track record of coexisting with top predators, and wolves are no exception. By the early 1900s, wolves were nearly extinct in all of Western Europe as a result of government programs that rewarded people for killing them. While th

  • 01:03 Earth-Size Telescope Will Make Black Holes Say "Cheese!"

    Earth-Size Telescope Will Make Black Holes Say "Cheese!"

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    Nobel laureate Robert Wilson discusses how a network of telescopes might illumine a black hole, after the 92nd Street Y’s Bang! Bang! event. For more black hole coverage, check out Scientific American's Dark Star Diaries: https://blogs.scientificamerican.

  • 10:12 Scientists Just Discovered 300,000 New Hidden Galaxies

    Scientists Just Discovered 300,000 New Hidden Galaxies

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    Have you ever gazed out at the night sky and been fascinated by a bright band of stars? Thats the Milky Way - the galaxy where our sun hangs out. And the sun is not the only star in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is not the only galaxy in the universe.

  • 04:50 We FINALLY Know What a Black Hole Looks Like

    We FINALLY Know What a Black Hole Looks Like

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    The Event Horizon Telescope project has been working relentlessly to composite the first black hole photo the world has seen and it will change how we look at physics moving forward. Thumbnail Credit (Background Image): Hotaka Shiokawa / EHT How Close Are

  • 14:17 This Invisible Light Shows Us What Our Eyes Can't See

    This Invisible Light Shows Us What Our Eyes Can't See

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    Infrared light is all around us even though we cannot see it. Find out how this invisible radiation impacts our everyday lives. Everything Scientists Could Learn By Looking At Your Skull - https://youtu.be/PtG9uB5C7Sk Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Her

  • 01:27 Planet may be forming in a 'twist' observed by Very Large Telescope

    Planet may be forming in a 'twist' observed by Very Large Telescope

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    The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope has been used to observe the star AB Aurigae. A detailed look using the telescopes SPHERE instrument has revealed "a twist that marks the site where a planet may be forming," according to ESO.

  • 06:29 Why this black hole photo is such a big deal

    Why this black hole photo is such a big deal

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    What it took to collect these 54-million-year-old photons from a supermassive black hole. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab This is an updated version of a video we published in 2016 about the Event Horizon Telescope, an international col

  • 09:15 I took a ride on a moving radio telescope

    I took a ride on a moving radio telescope

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    The Parkes Radio Telescope, part of CSIRO, is one of the most famous telescopes in the world: and it's got a unique way of getting equipment up and down from the central section. More about the Telescope: https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collectio

  • 01:30 This Space Suburb Could Hold Secrets About the Origin of the Solar System

    This Space Suburb Could Hold Secrets About the Origin of the Solar System

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    There’s a rocky superhighway in the outskirts of our solar system, and it might be home to the ominous Planet 9. Everything You Need To Know About the Earth's Terminator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpREvI5atzU&t=34s Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/s

  • 00:46 Evidence for relativity effects in stars orbiting supermassive black hole

    Evidence for relativity effects in stars orbiting supermassive black hole

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    This artist's impression shows the orbits of three of the closest known stars to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way (marked with a red cross). Analysis of data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and other telescopes hint that the orbi

  • 08:20 I Visited the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO | STELLAR

    I Visited the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO | STELLAR

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    Thank you to Draper and its Hack the Moon initiative for supporting PBS Digital Studios | Learn more at https://wehackthemoon.comWeve been waiting to verify the existence of Gravitational Waves for over 100 years and I actually got to go to LIGO to see ex

  • 02:00 Zooming in on the heart of the Milky Way

    Zooming in on the heart of the Milky Way

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    This zoom video sequence starts with a broad view of the Milky Way. We then dive into the dusty central region to take a much closer look. There lurks a 4-million solar mass black hole, surrounded by a swarm of stars orbiting rapidly. We first see the sta

  • 11:30 The Rise And Fall Of Twinkies | Rise And Fall

    The Rise And Fall Of Twinkies | Rise And Fall

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    Hostess Twinkies rose to icon status in the mid-1900s, becoming a mainstay in lunchboxes across America. But a heavy debt load and two bankruptcies almost killed Twinkies. In 2012, Twinkies left shelves for good... Until two guys, Andy and Dean, came up w

  • 01:55 Jupiter's Invisible Planetary Rings, Explained

    Jupiter's Invisible Planetary Rings, Explained

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    Did you know Jupiter has planetary rings? Unlike Saturn's rings which reflect sunlight, Jupiter's rings are made of moon dust. They're practically invisible. They were first discovered in 1979 by the Voyager 2 and can only be seen from the strongest of te

  • 06:04 The Race To See The Black Hole At The Center Of Our Galaxy

    The Race To See The Black Hole At The Center Of Our Galaxy

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    We've never observed a black hole directly, but with a wild collection of telescopes, these astronomers are determined to be the first. What Can Giant Telescopes Reveal About Our Universe? - http://bit.ly/1P8wM9F Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - h

  • 04:36 How The Arecibo Telescope Could Help Save The World

    How The Arecibo Telescope Could Help Save The World

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    The radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico can do something that most radio telescopes can't: it can transmit. And that's useful for something other than sending messages to the stars: it might just help save the world one day. More abo

  • 11:29 Stress Testing Real-Life Robot Legs | WIRED

    Stress Testing Real-Life Robot Legs | WIRED

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    Robotic exoskeletons have captivated us for years. They are major tropes in sci-fi movies and video games, and in real-life engineers have been working on them since the 1900s. San Francisco's Roam Robotics has entered into this space, and Brent Rose trie

  • 04:55 NASAs Exoplanet Hunter Is Getting Us One Step Closer To Another Earth, Here's How

    NASAs Exoplanet Hunter Is Getting Us One Step Closer To Another Earth, Here's How

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    NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered 21 planets outside our solar system during its first year in space. How does TESS categorize a planet? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/Ele

  • 03:23 Thomas Edison Talks About His 1870's Experiments - Enhanced Video and Audio [60 fps]

    Thomas Edison Talks About His 1870's Experiments - Enhanced Video and Audio [60 fps]

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    Here is Thomas Edison talking about his early experiments with electric lamps in the 1870s. It was filmed at Edison's home in Ft. Myers, Florida, in 1929. Our new music channel - Life in the Music: Classic Collections2-hour videos of music from the 1600s-

  • 09:30 Thomas Watson Explains the 1876 Invention of the Telephone - Enhanced Video & Audio

    Thomas Watson Explains the 1876 Invention of the Telephone - Enhanced Video & Audio

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

  • 05:13 Amazing Piece Of Metal (speculum)

    Amazing Piece Of Metal (speculum)

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    This small disc of metal - made from speculum - is an important part of history. The metal is an alloy of tin and copper with some arsenic thrown in. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff at the Royal Society, in London. It is the primary mirror from Si

  • 02:18 Popular Teen Titans Go! | Oregon Trail | Cartoon Network

    Teen Titans Go! | Oregon Trail | Cartoon Network

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    Robin forces the other Titans into an early 1900s style adventure complete with coved wagons, attacks from the elements, and disentery. Yay? CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/VgnfHu About Teen Titan

  • 04:15 This Exoplanet Suddenly Disappeared From Space, Where Did It Go?

    This Exoplanet Suddenly Disappeared From Space, Where Did It Go?

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    A planet discovered by Hubble suddenly vanished. So where did it go, and what does its disappearance mean for the study of planetary systems? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our

  • 44:53 I tried 500 years of Haircuts

    I tried 500 years of Haircuts

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    Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/2ylu30rSeJU I've wanted try a bunch of these styles for so long, but always had the 'wrong' hair length! So I fixed that, one style at a time. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:25 1500s 04:43 1600s 10:38

  • 00:55 First Ever View of Black Hole. Zooming in to the Heart of Messier 87

    First Ever View of Black Hole. Zooming in to the Heart of Messier 87

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    The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. In coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT

  • 02:28 Why Do Galaxies Rotate?

    Why Do Galaxies Rotate?

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    If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with

  • 02:55 How Much Dark Matter Exists in the Universe?

    How Much Dark Matter Exists in the Universe?

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    If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with

  • 04:11 Searching for WIMP Dark Matter

    Searching for WIMP Dark Matter

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    If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with

  • 01:01 SOFIA Discovers Water on a Sunlit Surface of the Moon

    SOFIA Discovers Water on a Sunlit Surface of the Moon

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    Scientists using NASAs telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, discovered water on a sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time. SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that allows astronomers to study the sola

  • 02:41 Comparing a 6-hour regular telescope exposure to the James Webb Space Telescope

    Comparing a 6-hour regular telescope exposure to the James Webb Space Telescope

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    The recent JWST guide camera's test image looks really similar to Hubble's deep fields, which are my favorite. I decided to take a long exposure to the same target to see what my telescope can see and compare it to JWST's image. I found one really faint g

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  • 04:13 How We Know Black Holes Exist

    How We Know Black Holes Exist

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    Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting this video. Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/ Th

  • 05:40 How Do We Know There’s A Planet 9?

    How Do We Know There’s A Planet 9?

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    Are you having trouble keeping track of all the planets in the Solar System? Good news! Astronomers have found evidence that there’s another huge planet far out in the Solar System. Textbooks will need to be rewritten again. You’re welcome. Support us at:

  • 01:31 The ‘alien megastructure’ star is acting weird again

    The ‘alien megastructure’ star is acting weird again

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    Tabby's Star — officially known as KIC 8462852 — is acting weird, again. Recent reports indicate it has started to dim in brightness. That's what Tabby's star does — it dims. Astronomers were ready for the event — they have pointed telescopes from around

  • 08:57 Popular Karl Popper, Science, And Pseudoscience: Crash Course Philosophy #8

    Karl Popper, Science, And Pseudoscience: Crash Course Philosophy #8

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    The early 1900s was an amazing time for Western science, as Albert Einstein was developing his theories of relativity and psychology was born, as Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis took over the scientific mainstream. Karl Popper observed these developments

  • 01:53 What are years... and the galactic supermassive black hole!

    What are years... and the galactic supermassive black hole!

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    It's leap year time... so what are years, anyway? And what do they have to do with the supermassive black hole in the core of the milky way? Mr. Grey, of course: http://www.youtube.com/cgpgrey Thanks to the UCLA Galactic Center: http://www.astro.ucla.edu/

  • 03:32 How Astronomers Took The First Ever Image Of A Black Hole

    How Astronomers Took The First Ever Image Of A Black Hole

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    The Event Horizon Telescope has become the first ever to take an image of a supermassive black hole. The black hole is located 55 million light-years away in the Messier 87 galaxy. Following is a transcript of the video:What you are seeing is the first ev

  • 02:03 Scientists think they've finally solved the mystery of the 'alien megastructure' star

    Scientists think they've finally solved the mystery of the 'alien megastructure' star

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    The mystery of the "alien megastructure" star may finally be settled. In 2015, a rumor spread about the star KIC 8462852. It was proposed that the star might harbor an alien race. The rumor stemmed from the star's unusually unstable brightness. One explan

  • 03:36 Why Philadelphians Love Tomato Pie | Legendary Eats

    Why Philadelphians Love Tomato Pie | Legendary Eats

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    Tomato pie is a beloved specialty of Philadelphia. It resembles pizza, though Philadelphians know it to be different. In the early 1900s, bread bakers would take leftover bread and top it with gravy (red sauce) and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese to save

  • 02:20 How to make NebulArt

    How to make NebulArt

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    Find out how to make your own NebulArt in Astronomy at Home.Nebulae are regions of gas and dust in space where stars form. They emit light in many different wavelengths but humans can only see a small portion of this light - visible light. Thankfully, we

  • 04:31 How Do We Find Dark Matter?

    How Do We Find Dark Matter?

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    Physicists are on the hunt for dark matter, but how do they detect it? Read More: NASA Finds Direct Proof of Dark Matter http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2006/06-096.html “Dark matter and normal matter have been wrenched apart by th

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  • 04:35 Popular Why Every Picture Of A Black Hole Is An Illustration

    Why Every Picture Of A Black Hole Is An Illustration

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    Scientists are pretty sure black holes are real. Soon they'll know for sure. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The biggest problem with trying to detect a black hole is that even the supermassive ones are relatively tiny. "The largest one in

  • 11:21 Distances: Crash Course Astronomy #25

    Distances: Crash Course Astronomy #25

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    How do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space? How do they study things so far away? Today Phil talks about distances, going back to early astronomy. Ancient Greeks were able to find the size of the Earth, and from that the distance to and th

  • 03:05 Popular Planetary Ring Formation is Still a Mystery, Here’s Why

    Planetary Ring Formation is Still a Mystery, Here’s Why

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    Many of our favorite planets have rings, but how did they get there? These are the competing theories trying to solve this space mystery. Jupiter’s Iconic Red Spot is Shrinking, What Could Happen Next? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW-YrNaxJFU Read Mo

  • 04:55 Monitoring Human Impact on Earth with Landsat 8

    Monitoring Human Impact on Earth with Landsat 8

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    Tune in and join the conversation during the premiere of "Eyes in the Skies: Bringing the Universe Down to Earth" on Friday, December 20th at 8pm EST.For the last half century we have slipped the surly bonds of earth with landers, rovers and spacecraft th

  • 11:15 Fly Through a Nebula 163,000 Light Years Away (Celebrating 30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope)

    Fly Through a Nebula 163,000 Light Years Away (Celebrating 30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope)

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    Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below Celebrate the Hubble Space Telescopes 30th Birthday with us: https://hubblesite.org/hubble-

  • 12:04 Starship SN8 Flight: The Mini Documentary

    Starship SN8 Flight: The Mini Documentary

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    On December 9, SpaceX successfully launched Starship SN8 on its first-ever high-altitude test flight to 12.5 km (41,000 ft). We and the crowds at South Padre Island lost our minds. We also made lots of new friends, especially Gene and Rachel of Spadre.com

  • 06:33 How Habits are Formed

    How Habits are Formed

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    You have the power to change your brain! Make watching our videos a habit and SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Got a bad habit you just can’t seem to break? That’s because it’s literally wired into your brain. Ever

  • 10:10 This 3.2 Gigapixel Camera Will Record a Timelapse of the Universe

    This 3.2 Gigapixel Camera Will Record a Timelapse of the Universe

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    The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will use the world's largest digital camera to capture the far reaches of the universe, and in the process, hope to tackle some of the most fundamental questions in science today. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribes

  • 05:24 First Images of Black Holes!

    First Images of Black Holes!

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    The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration observed the supermassive black holes at the center of M87 and our Milky Way galaxy (SgrA*) finding the dark central shadow in accordance with General Relativity, further demonstrating the power of this 100 year-o

  • 08:37 Planet X Discovered?? + Challenge Winners! | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

    Planet X Discovered?? + Challenge Winners! | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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    Will there be 9 planets again? Get your own Space Time t-shirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Some

  • 45:58 What Will the James Webb Space Telescope See Out There?

    What Will the James Webb Space Telescope See Out There?

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    What is the most complex space telescope ever built all about? Join Museum astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart for this special look at the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Expected to launch in late December,

  • 03:45 First Automatic Car 1948 in USA - Oldsmobile TV Commercial in Color

    First Automatic Car 1948 in USA - Oldsmobile TV Commercial in Color

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    First Automatic Car 1948 in USA - Oldsmobile TV Commercial in Color 1948 Oldsmobile The first automobile model to use an automatic transmission was the 1948 Oldsmobile. The General Motors engineer, Earl Thompson, developed and advertised the Hyrda-Matic a

  • 06:08 Why movies went from 15 minutes to 2 hours

    Why movies went from 15 minutes to 2 hours

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    Movies used to be really short. How did it change?Almanac Hollywouldn't is our miniseries on big changes to movies that came from outside Hollywood. Watch all of the episodes right here on YouTube.Episode 1: https://youtu.be/NMkZpuiEqh8Episode 3: https://

  • 04:45 The race to decode a mysterious language - Susan Lupack

    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

  • 04:09 This Is the Largest Map of Our Universe Ever Created

    This Is the Largest Map of Our Universe Ever Created

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    Scientists have mapped the largest amount of the night sky ever and you can explore it on the internet. The giant 2D map is a prerequisite for a 3D mapping project using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI. Check out the map here: legacysurv

  • 01:47 TIL: That's No Moon. It's Aliens. (Maybe.) | Today I Learned

    TIL: That's No Moon. It's Aliens. (Maybe.) | Today I Learned

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    UPDATE: 11/6/2015 The SETI Institute reports that after observing the star with its Allen Telescope Array for more than two weeks, it has found no clear evidence for a signal in either narrowband transmissions, which might be used as a hailing signal for

  • 07:04 How Well Find the Aliens in Our Solar System! | STELLAR

    How Well Find the Aliens in Our Solar System! | STELLAR

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    Thank you to Draper and its Hack the Moon initiative for supporting PBS Digital Studios | Learn more at https://wehackthemoon.com. I got to visit two awesome upcoming NASA missions searching for life in our solar system! The Mars 2020 rover mission target

  • 07:54 What If We Do Find Aliens?

    What If We Do Find Aliens?

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    We've been so busy wondering how we'll find aliens that we never stopped to consider what we'll do if we actually encounter them. How does an alien discovery get communicated to the media? Who's responsible to craft a response? References: http://www.seti

  • 09:24 What we found when we went looking for another Earth

    What we found when we went looking for another Earth

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    In the last few years, scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets - and a lot of them are surprisingly weird.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOWatch part 2, How to find a planet you can't see, he

  • 06:27 Why roller coaster loops aren't circular

    Why roller coaster loops aren't circular

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    The G forces were out of this world.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If youve ever been on a modern looping roller coaster, youve probably experienced a thrilling, safe, and mostly comfortable ride. Bu

  • 06:55 Hollywood almost lost to this city

    Hollywood almost lost to this city

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    One Florida city could have been the world's movie capital. Why did it reject the movies?Almanac Hollywouldn't is our miniseries on big changes to movies that came from outside Hollywood. Watch all of the episodes right here on YouTube.Episode 1: https://

  • 08:19 This Is How Your Body Makes New Blood

    This Is How Your Body Makes New Blood

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    Forget about young blood! Your body is constantly making new blood every second of your life and this process is unlike anything else around. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist Visit our shop a

  • 07:29 Seeing a Black Hole with a Planet-Sized Telescope | STELLAR

    Seeing a Black Hole with a Planet-Sized Telescope | STELLAR

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    Thank you to Draper and its Hack the Moon initiative for supporting PBS Digital Studios | Learn more at https://wehackthemoon.comIt took about a century for black holes to go from impossible, to theoretical, to real. And it was just this year, in 2019, wh

  • 17:42 Why Route 66 became Americas most famous road

    Why Route 66 became Americas most famous road

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    Route 66 is iconic. Why? Help us make more ambitious videos by joining the Vox Video Lab. It brings you closer to our work and gets you exclusive perks, like livestream Q&As with all the Vox creators, a badge that levels up over time, and video extras

  • 59:49 Carl Sagan Christmas Lecture 1 - The Earth as a Planet

    Carl Sagan Christmas Lecture 1 - The Earth as a Planet

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    In his first Christmas Lecture, American astronomer and cosmologist Carl Sagan explores planet Earth and the place, scale and geometry of the 'pale blue dot' in the Solar System. Sagan provides a unique insight into the history of our knowledge of the thi

  • 09:47 Is This Why We Haven't Found Alien Civilizations? | STELLAR

    Is This Why We Haven't Found Alien Civilizations? | STELLAR

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  • 04:18 How We’re Mapping All Matter In The Universe

    How We’re Mapping All Matter In The Universe

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    Only 5% of everything in the universe is what we know as matter-- or atoms-- but scientists had no idea where to find all of it. Did a recent fast radio burst change that? Where Are Mysterious Radio Waves In Space Coming From? ►►►►http://bit.ly/1UOmh0E Si

  • 05:29 An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Past Earth, Here’s What You Need to Know

    An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Past Earth, Here’s What You Need to Know

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    In October, astronomers observed an interstellar asteroid for the first time. We talked to one of the first to study it, and here’s everything they’ve learned in the months since. What’s Happening in Space? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDS_aTVBrE&li

  • 04:42 How Much Does the Universe Weigh?

    How Much Does the Universe Weigh?

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    How much does the universe weigh? As it turns out, this question does not have an easy answer. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Two different ap

  • 03:56 Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter

    Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter

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    Evidence has shown that almost 85% of the matter in the universe is unaccounted for, but scientists now think they might have a way to fix that. Gravitational Waves Discovered! Here's What You Need To Know - https://youtu.be/72AQsQ2v5cA Edge Of Space: See

  • 01:01 ‘Winking’ Star May Be Devouring Wrecked Planets

    ‘Winking’ Star May Be Devouring Wrecked Planets

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    Astronomers studying the star RZ Piscium have found evidence suggesting its strange, unpredictable dimming episodes may be caused by vast orbiting clouds of gas and dust, the remains of one or more destroyed planets. Young stars are often prodigious X-ray

  • 01:10 NASA'S NICER Does the Space Station Twist

    NASA'S NICER Does the Space Station Twist

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    This time-lapse video, obtained June 8, 2018, shows the precise choreography of NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) as it studies pulsars and other X-ray sources from its perch aboard the International Space Station. NICER observes a

  • 04:39 Popular NASA's Plan To Give Our Moon Its Own Moon

    NASA's Plan To Give Our Moon Its Own Moon

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    NASA is planning on taking a piece of an asteroid and redirecting it into the moon's orbit, but how is that even possible? Scientists Invented The Best Tractor Beam Ever! - https://youtu.be/gR7VIFmMv24 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.l

  • 09:19 How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole

    How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole

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    We are about to see the first image of a black hole, the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way galaxy or maybe the supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87. But what is that image really showing us? This is an awesome pape

  • 25:57 Popular The Brachistochrone

    The Brachistochrone

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  • 03:57 This Could Be the End of Urban Astronomy (360 Video)

    This Could Be the End of Urban Astronomy (360 Video)

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    City lights are blinding our view of space, and its forcing urban astronomers to rethink the way they make observations. To make matters worse, a change in the type of lights being used could be the end of some observatories. Plunging Down an Ice Track at

  • 07:14 Popular Why Do We Have Blood Types?

    Why Do We Have Blood Types?

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    A, B, AB, O: What exactly do the different blood types mean and how are they inherited? When it comes to understanding blood types, Patricks got you covered. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist

  • 04:10 HIRMES: SOFIA's latest high-resolution Mid-infrared Spectrometer

    HIRMES: SOFIA's latest high-resolution Mid-infrared Spectrometer

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    A team from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is developing a new, third-generation facility science instrument for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA. The High Resolution Mid-InfrarEd Spectrometer (HIRMES

  • 04:23 The Awesome Bug That Lives on Frozen Volcanos

    The Awesome Bug That Lives on Frozen Volcanos

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    In the frozen mini volcanoes on Mauna Kea there lives a scavenger-predator that prefers its meals delivered.Thank you to Dr. Jesse Eiben for information on Wekiu bug ecology and evolution.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called Sci

  • 10:29 Scientists Are About to Prove a Mirror Universe Exists

    Scientists Are About to Prove a Mirror Universe Exists

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    The theory of multiple or parallel universes is one that blurs the line between scientific reality and science fiction. Its a pretty huge topic of debate in the scientific community, with big names on both sides. If you believe that multiple universes exi

  • 56:21 The First Billion Years of the Universe - with Emma Chapman

    The First Billion Years of the Universe - with Emma Chapman

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    What happened after the Big Bang? When did the very first stars burst into life? Why are those stars were so unusual, and what they can teach us about the Universe today?Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/9zxsC68PJUIEmma's book "First Light" is available now

  • 04:01 Popular How Many Stars Are There?

    How Many Stars Are There?

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  • 01:44 Popular Rare Footage Of Extinct Animals

    Rare Footage Of Extinct Animals

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    I dare you to watch this and not get the feels. Rare and moving footage of six extinct animals taken before they were wiped out. It also features an eye watering list of every animal that has gone extinct since 1900. 1. Heath Hen - Extinct 1932 Heath hens

  • 19:47 A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

    A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

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    This is an image of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Visit https://www.kiwico.com/veritasium30 to get 30% off your first month of any crate! Image of Sgr A* from EHT collaboration Event Horizon Telescope

  • 05:29 Scientists Just Fit Our Universe in a BoxWait What

    Scientists Just Fit Our Universe in a BoxWait What

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    Scientists just released one of the most advanced simulations of our universe to date, and it fits into a box.How Scientists Are Hunting for the Universes First Stars - https://youtu.be/opHYp2kfj7U Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch

  • 09:13 A Mysterious Object Punched a Hole in the Milky Way, Scientists Are Confused

    A Mysterious Object Punched a Hole in the Milky Way, Scientists Are Confused

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    Space is full of mysteries that have remained unsolved for centuries. But recently, the cosmos has baffled the world with a new, scary abnormality. Apparently, something is tearing holes in the Milky Way, the galaxy that contains our Solar System! What if

  • 03:57 Hubble Spotted New Evidence That Dark Matter Is "Cold"

    Hubble Spotted New Evidence That Dark Matter Is "Cold"

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    We don't know what dark matter is, because we can't detect it. But new observations from Hubble could illuminate dark matter's true identityand the role it plays in the fate of our universe. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more El

  • 05:50 What The Color Of A Star Reveals About Its Composition

    What The Color Of A Star Reveals About Its Composition

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    People have noticed this range of colors in the stars throughout history and its actually a pretty good indicator of a stars temperature, chemical composition and life stage. In this episode, we explore why stars sometimes change color and how to spot an

  • 04:50 Did Scientists REALLY Find Signs of Life on Venus?

    Did Scientists REALLY Find Signs of Life on Venus?

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    Generally considered inhabitable, new observations suggest that Venus could in fact be harboring life. Where? In its clouds. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://sh

  • 03:58 Scientists Just Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Element in Space

    Scientists Just Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Element in Space

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    The heaviest elements in our universe were just seen created in the heart of a kilonova after two neutron stars collided. Subscribe to Seeker!http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylistThe three lightest elements in t

  • 05:21 A Guide To Navigating the Stars Without a Smartphone

    A Guide To Navigating the Stars Without a Smartphone

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    What happens when youre lost and you dont have your phone or any recognizable landmarks to give you directions? Well, you look up at the stars. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Catch up on Constel

  • 06:03 How Space-Time Works When You Look At The Stars

    How Space-Time Works When You Look At The Stars

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    We're used to looking at everything around us unfolding in real time. But when we look at the stars, were actually looking at the past. We arent seeing the stars, or really anything in the universe, as they currently are. Were seeing things as they were.

  • 04:19 This Dead Star Is Twisting Spacetime

    This Dead Star Is Twisting Spacetime

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    A pulsar has just confirmed another piece of the general relativity puzzle Einstein predicted, and its the first real detection of an effect known as frame dragging. And its kind of a big deal. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more

  • 05:09 Popular Are There Storms On The Moon?

    Are There Storms On The Moon?

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    We’re always concerned about the weather here on Earth, but what about the Moon? Is there any weather up there that astronauts will have to worry about? Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Fol

  • 03:02 512 Year Old Greenland Shark. Oldest Shark in the World.

    512 Year Old Greenland Shark. Oldest Shark in the World.

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    Researchers have found an ancient shark in the North Atlantic, believed to be 512 years old, which could be the oldest living vertebrate in the world. This particular shark, was measured at 18 feet in length and weighed over a tonne. By measuring the size

  • 04:56 This Gamma-Ray Burst Was the Most Powerful Energy Event Ever Recorded

    This Gamma-Ray Burst Was the Most Powerful Energy Event Ever Recorded

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    This cataclysmic event just generated the brightest light in the known universe - and we detected it using MAGIC. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.c

  • 11:28 How to find a planet you can't see

    How to find a planet you can't see

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    Tiny wobbles and faint twinkles that have led astronomers to nearly 5,000 new worlds.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO For a tour of some of the odd exoplanets scientists have found, watch part one, her

  • 42:45 Journey to the Edge of the Universe [4K]

    Journey to the Edge of the Universe [4K]

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    Ever wonder what it would be like to fly all the way to the edge of space? Well in this video, we'll be doing just that. Using beautiful images snapped by the Hubble and Webb telescopes, we will embark on a tour of our universe- venturing deep into the da

  • 16:32 The Absurd Search For Dark Matter

    The Absurd Search For Dark Matter

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    This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Astronomers think there should be 5 times as much dark matter as ordinary matter – a shadow universe that m


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