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Meet the Guy Who Built His Own Space Suit | WIRED

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As a kid Cameron Smith dreamed of becoming an astronaut but his eyesight keep him out of the pilot's seat. Now he's an anthropologist in Portland, Oregon, where he's spent the last decade building a fully functional homemade space suit. Still haven’
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Watch Us Build a 7,500 Piece Lego Millennium Falcon | WIRED

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WIRED staffers, and some family, built the largest and most expensive lego set to date, the Millennium Falcon. Of course, we made a time-lapse of us putting this behemoth together. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CON
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Take a Spin in Hyundai's Driverless Car for the Masses | WIRED

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Korean automaker Hyundai is demonstrating a prototype autonomous version of its Ioniq hatchback at CES. The car could make self-driving affordable enough for us all. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED
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This Robot Chain Smokes Cigarettes So Rats Don't Have To | WIRED

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Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University have built a robot that can smoke cigarettes just like a human to better understand lung diseases. You're welcome, smoking lab rats. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15f
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Clever Design Takes Edibles To The Next Level | WIRED

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In a weed market flooded with so many edible options, attention to detail and clever design is paramount. Dèfoncè Chocolatier has created some of the most user friendly cannabis-infused chocolate bars, that look beautiful too. Still haven’t subscribed to
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Tokyo’s Vertical Farms - The Future of Farming | WIRED

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How do we feed a growing population in areas where land is scarce? Grant Imahara visits Tokyo, where "vertical farms" give us a glimpse at what the future of farming may look like. This video was created by WIRED Brand Lab in partnership with Mouser Elect
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Guess What Uber's Promising Now: Flying Cars | WIRED

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Forget self-driving cars, Uber has a new one for you... flying cars. The company calls it Uber Elevate and within a decade it’ll be a global network of on demand urban electric aircraft that take off and land vertically. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Juggle 15 Balls | WIRED

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The world's best numbers juggler can throw and catch 14 balls. Once. Has he reached juggling's limit? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez looks into the physics and physicality of extreme juggling. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B
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These Crashes Show the Difference 20 Years Has Made to Car Safety | WIRED

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Watching car crash tests is horrifying and mesmerizing in equal measure. These crash tests show how much safer cars are after two decades of improved design. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: ht
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This Simple Paper Centrifuge Could Revolutionize Global Health | WIRED

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A Stanford researcher has created a groundbreaking scientific device using paper and string. It's called a paperfuge and it may be the answer to testing blood samples in places that can’t power, afford, or transport a traditional centrifuge. Still haven’t
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Unmasking the Secrets That Ancient Mummies Hold | WIRED

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Centuries ago, middle-class Egyptians buried their mummies with masks made out of recycled papyrus. Many of those sheets were covered in Ancient Greek text, which is hard to read without destroying the masks. Now a team of imagining experts are finding wa
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The Ultimate Paper Airplane | WIRED

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Over the last decade, designer Luca Iaconi-Stewart has been building an incredibly detailed model of a Boeing 777, right down to the tiny seats and moving landing gear, using only paper folders and glue. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► ht
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LG's Hub Bots Are Seriously Cute AI Assistants | WIRED

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LG’s Hub Bots have Alexa’s super AI brains in bodies made for shaking it to your favorite tunes. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WIRED Facebook: h
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Meet The Tiny Foxes That Shouldn’t Be Alive | WIRED

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A decade ago the tiny island fox was on the brink of extinction. Now, thanks to a radical reordering of its California island ecosystem, the fox is coming off the endangered species list. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP
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Neuroscientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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WIRED has challenged neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy, PhD, to explain memory to 5 different people; a child, teen, a college student, a grad student and an expert.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED pod
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Man Dresses as a Car Seat in the Name of Self-Driving Science | WIRED

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A man dressed as a car seat to fool pedestrians and drivers into believing his van was driving itself. Yeah it's hilarious, but it's all in the name of autonomous vehicle research. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CON
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Meet the 89-Year Old Who Built a Train in His Backyard | WIRED

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The future of train transportation might be pneumatic tubes and magnets. Meet the 89-year old entrepreneur who wants to disrupt the railroad with a modern twist on a very old train idea. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7
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How To Take A Great Picture - Carolina Molinari

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-take-a-great-picture-carolina-molinari Have you ever looked at your camera and wondered what all of those buttons actually do? For manual photography, the aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity can a
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The Dance Company That Can Make Anything From Shadows | WIRED

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Pilobolus artistic directors Matt Kent and Renee Jaworski explain how their dancers use shadow to create almost anything imaginable. Beholder image © Wizards 2018 You can watch new episodes of WIRED Masterminds on the free WIRED channel, available on
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GM's RoboGlove Will Turn Workers Into Tool-Slinging Cyborgs | WIRED

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GM's building a power-assisted glove that will make spinning a wrench a whole lot easier. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WIRED Facebook: https://
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Turning Every Vehicle on the Road into a Wi-Fi Hotspot | WIRED

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The city of the future calls for more connectivity. Grant Imahara visits Porto, where a company called Veniam is leading that charge by incorporating a Wi-Fi mesh network to this old-world city. This video was created by WIRED Brand Lab in partnership wit
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Neuroscientist Explains the Laurel vs. Yanny Phenomenon | WIRED

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The Laurel vs. Yanny debate is taking the internet by storm. WIRED's Louise Matsakis speaks with Tyler Perrachione, PhD, about why certain people hear Laurel when playing the now-infamous audio clip and others hear Yanny. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED
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How I Flew a Plane Using Only My Brain | WIRED

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Without a pilot’s license, or frankly, any experience, WIRED's Jack Stewart flew a plane using just his thoughts. Thanks to new technology developed by Honeywell Aerospace, a King Air C90 can be controlled, in simple terms, by the human brain. Still haven
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Are We Living In The Matrix? | WIRED

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20 years ago, futurist Nick Bostrom published the first draft of his groundbreaking simulation argument, which asks, "Are you living in a computer simulation?" Public figures like Elon Musk and Neil deGrass Tyson have also broached this line of questionin
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Throw a 110 MPH Fastball | WIRED

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More and more pitchers are throwing triple digits. The fastest of them tops out at 105 MPH. WIRED examines why the 110 MPH fastball is almost impossible. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tom
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How This Guy Clones Famous Diamonds | Obsessed | WIRED

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John Hatleberg creates replicas of famous diamonds. Watch as the conceptual gem artist takes us all the way through his process, from making molds of original famous diamonds to cutting his own versions.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://
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How The Internet's Steve Lacy Makes Hits With His Phone | WIRED

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Steve Lacy is a pretty big deal. He's part of the band The Internet, he's a producer for J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, and he just put out his first solo album which he made on his iPhone. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7
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How Alan Tudyk Became Rogue One's K-2SO | WIRED

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"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" star Alan Tudyk plays K-2SO, an Imperial droid who was reprogrammed and finds himself with the rebellion. Alan explains what it was like controlling K-2SO, and how they went about making the best movie they could. Still have
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Nina Dobrev Takes Selfies With Phones From 2003 to 2014 | WIRED

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In xXx: Return of Xander Cage, The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev plays tech geek Becky Clearidge. So, who better to take us through the history of selfies? Using phones like the infamous Nokia brick and the modern iPhone, Nina tries her best to snap he
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The Hyperloop Speeds to a 240-MPH Record | WIRED

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Leading hyperloop competitor Virgin Hyperloop One set a new benchmark in the Nevada desert. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and video
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The Science Of Archery Ft. Brady Ellison & Mackenzie Brown | WIRED

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WIRED takes an in-depth look at the science and mathematics behind Olympic Archery with Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twi
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Boeing Blue is the Latest in a Long Line of Space Suits | WIRED

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Boeing Blue, the new space suit designed for the company's Starliner capsule, is the most recent update to a lineage of suits that go back to the beginning of the space age. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WI
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How Stop-Motion Movies Are Animated at Aardman | WIRED

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The new Netflix film, "Robin Robin," pushes the envelope of what's possible with stop-motion animation. The film's directors, Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, sit down with WIRED to go over the some of the techniques that went into the making of "Robin Robin."
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Computer Scientist Explains Fractals in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Computer scientist Keenan Crane, PhD, is asked to explain fractals to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast
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Inside the Deepest Underground Lab in the U.S. | WIRED

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This is the Sanford Underground Research Facility, the deepest underground laboratory in the United States. This facility houses 10 different labs, conducting experiments that can only be done well beneath the Earth's surface. WIRED takes a tour of three
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How This Woman Makes Epic Gingerbread Houses | Obsessed | WIRED

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Emily Garland loves building gingerbread houses. As a gingerbread house builder, she's made stunning replicas of some of the most famous buildings in the world. Emily takes WIRED through her entire process, and shows us how one of her houses goes from a p
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How this Cardboard Sculptor Makes Lifelike Human Statues | Obsessed | WIRED

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Cardboard artist James Lake describes his work as "a cardboard sculpture in its purest sense." James takes recycled materials and turns them into significant pieces of art.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Ge
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Scientists Just Detected Two Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course

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Scientists just discovered two supermassive black holes, each with a mass of more than 800 million suns. And they're on a collision course with each other. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlayl
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How Boston Dynamics' Robots Became Internet Favorites | WIRED

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Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert shares the backstory of his company's viral videos and how the internet's favorite robot dog, SpotMini, came to be. Read much more about Boston Dynamics at WIRED.com: https://www.wired.com/story/boston-dynamics-spotmini-ru
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Bill Nye Answers Science Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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Bill Nye uses the power of Twitter to answer some common science questions. Check out Bill's new show on Netflix "Bill Nye Saves The World" premiering April 21st! Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED We
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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
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21 Levels of Dunking: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Professional dunker C.J. Champion explains dunking in 21 levels of difficulty. From from standard, basic dunk on an 8 foot hoop to jumping over whole other people, watch as C.J. breaks down all there is to know about the art of dunking a basketball.Still
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This Robot Barista Makes a Good Latte | WIRED

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Cafe X’s robotic baristas could be the future of java jolts. The company’s robot-staffed kiosks sling precision-made espresso drinks starting at $2.25 a cup, just don’t expect any fancy latte art. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wr
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Biobots: Snakebot, Batbot, and More Robots Inspired by Nature | WIRED

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Nature knows what it’s doing, and roboticists are more than happy to steal evolution’s ideas to make a plethora of curious and clever machines. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Also, check out the free WIRED channel o
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How This Woman Makes Mind-Blowing Bubbles | WIRED

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Melody Yang and her family hold numerous world records for their bubbles. She shows us how she makes some of the fun creations from their stage performance, the Gazillion Bubble Show. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7
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How Puppy Dog Eyes Evolved to Match Humans | WIRED

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Dogs are our companions, but they're also living proof of artificial selection. Dogs have coevolved and adapted to live in a human world. Dr. Sarah Byosiere, a dog cognition researcher, walks through canine behaviors that demonstrate our coevolution with
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How This Guy Makes Amazing Mechanical Mirrors | Obsessed | WIRED

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Interactive artist Daniel Rozin makes mechanical "mirrors" out of uncommon objects that mimic the viewer's movements and form. Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Ama
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Meet the Blind Man Who Convinced Google Its Self-Driving Car Is Finally Ready | WIRED

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Google is getting serious about self-driving cars. So serious that it put a legally blind man in one that drove him around safely on his own. The successful trip means that the tech giant can now launch its own self-driving car company, which it's calling
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How This Guy Turns Typewriters into Lifelike Creatures | Obsessed | WIRED

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Artist Jeremy Mayer has dedicated himself to transforming mechanical typewriter parts, and only typewriter parts, into detailed sculptures of birds, insects and human figures.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Also, check o
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Researcher Explains Deepfake Videos | WIRED

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Sam Gregory, program director at the human rights nonprofit WITNESS, talks with WIRED senior writer Tom Simonite about the implications of Deepfake videos and how we can adjust to this new and improving technology.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTu
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Black Holes 101 | National Geographic

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At the center of our galaxy, a supermassive black hole churns. Learn about the types of black holes, how they form, and how scientists discovered these invisible, yet extraordinary objects in our universe. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #Natio
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How This Guy Builds Amazing Lego Models | WIRED

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PJ Catalano is a Master Model Builder at Legoland California Resort. He's been working at Legoland for 8 years and has built some truly incredible things. PJ talks about everything that goes into building Lego, from all the math he has to do to the variou
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How Entropy Powers The Earth (Big Picture Ep. 4/5)

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This video is about how we don't just need energy to power our lives, we need *low entropy* energy! Thanks to Google Making and Science for supporting this series, and to Sean Carroll for collaborating on it! His book can be found here: http://www.penguin
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Scientist Explains How Unsinkable Metal Works | WIRED

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This piece of metal is unsinkable. WIRED's Matt Simon spoke with the inventor, Chunlei Guo, about how the superhydrophobic material was created and how it could help prevent disasters at sea. Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP
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Inside the High-Tech Flag Football League That's Taking on the NFL | WIRED

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Jeff Lewis, a former Wall Street guy, is the founder of the American Flag Football League. It’s a new, teched-out version of the game and he believes it's the future of football. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNE
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Astronomer Explains How NASA Detects Asteroids | WIRED

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It's the end of the world in "Don't Look Up," and it's all thanks to a comet heading straight towards Earth. Dr. Amy Mainzer, a science consultant on "Don't Look Up," breaks down a few scenes from the film and explores the science behind near-Earth object
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Doctor Explains How Sunscreen Affects Your Body | WIRED

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A recent F.D.A. study shows that certain chemicals in some sunscreens can seep into and remain in people's blood. To find out what that means for staying safe in the sun, WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez spoke with dermatologist Dr. Kanade Shinkai. Still havent su
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Aly Raisman Explains The Science Of Olympic Gymnastics | WIRED

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Charlotte Drury, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman talk to WIRED about the skill, precision, and control they employ when performing various Gymnastic moves and when training for the Olympics. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wr
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Facebook's Huge Internet-Beaming Drone Takes Flight | WIRED

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Facebook’s huge internet-beaming drone finally takes it's first flight and it's all part of the tech giant's plans to provide internet access in remote parts of the world. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH
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Inside the Plan to Release Life-Saving Mosquitoes | WIRED

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The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is turning towards a novel tool to combat harmful insecticide-resistant mosquitoes like the Aedes aegypti. What are they doing exactly? They're releasing millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes engineere
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Could Black Holes Made Of Light Power Our Spaceships?

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What exactly would it take to create our very own Swartzchild Kugelblitz? Could a Dyson Sphere Harness the Full Power of the Sun? - https://youtu.be/jOHMQbffrt4 Read More: Kugelblitz! Powering a Starship With a Black Hole https://www.space.com/24306-inter
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Why Captive Tigers Can't Be Reintroduced to the Wild | WIRED

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Netflix's "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness" has opened up the world's eyes to big cat ownership in America. Outside all the headlines-generating drama, the documentary casts some light onto the big cat black market. In the US, Tigers are illegally
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Picture Graphs | Measurement And Data | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Read and interpret a picture graph. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-measure-data-topic/cc-early-picture-graphs/e/solving-problems-with-picture-graphs-1?utm_source=YT&utm
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How San Francisco's Symphony Hacked a Terrible Practice Room to Sound Amazing | WIRED

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San Francisco’s renowned orchestra has turned an acoustically disastrous rehearsal space into the city’s hottest classical music venue. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter
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How This Woman Started Diving in DIY Submarines | Obsessed | WIRED

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Marine biologist Shanee Stopnitzky is on a mission to spend as much time under the ocean's surface as possible. To achieve her goal, she bought two used and broken submarines, and is fixing them up, making them functional again, learning as she goes. Stil
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UMass Professor Explains the Internet in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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The internet is the most technically complex system humanity has ever built. Jim Kurose, Professor at UMass Amherst, has been challenged to explain the internet to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Stil
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How They Animated 'The Lego Batman Movie' | Design FX | WIRED

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'The Lego Batman Movie' uses an impressive style of animation that replicates the look of real lego bricks. These digital bricks abide by all the rules of real Lego bricks, so they cannot bend or move in an impractical way. Mike Seymour breaks down a few
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How Hyperreal Masks Keep Fooling People | WIRED

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Deepfakes may seem like an internet scourge, but so-called "hyperreal" masks have fooled people in real-life and have even been used in crimes. To learn more about these masks and our ability to spot them, WIRED's Matt Simon talked with researcher Rob Jen
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Jump Higher Than 50 Inches | WIRED

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The standing vertical jump is an important measure of an athlete's explosive power and a critical test in the NFL Combine. So who jumps the highest? And what's the limit? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez jumps in to examine the physics and physicality of maximum l
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Run a Two-Hour Marathon | WIRED

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One of the world's finest distance runners came so close to achieving the greatest feats of athleticism in history: a sub two-hour marathon. To do it, the Eliud Kipchoge should have maintained an average pace of at least 13.1 miles per hour. So, we timed
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How Gravity Built the World's Fastest Jet Suit | WIRED

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Richard Browning built the world's fastest personal jet suit. WIRED spoke with him to find out about the design process and engineering a radical new form of transportation. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Also, chec
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Could Humans Hibernate for Space Travel? | WIRED

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If humans are going to travel to Mars we may need to get there in a sleep state. Bear hibernation may hold the keys to inducing human hibernation. To learn more WIRED's Arielle Pardes talked with bear researcher Heiko Jansen.Still havent subscribed to WIR
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Meet the Giant Robot That Builds Boeing’s Airplane Wings | WIRED

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Building something as large as a 737 wing takes an even bigger machine. Boeing’s Panel Assembly Line (PAL) is the 60 ton, 20 feet tall, friendly robot that always lends a rather large hand. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15
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Scientist Explains Viral Fish Cannon Video | WIRED

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Fisheries researcher Alison Colotelo talks with WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez about the viral fish tube, and why fish transportation isn't as easy as you might think.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Get more incredible stories
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Flight Mode | The Fancy Tech Pilots Use To Keep Your Flight Turbulence-Free | WIRED

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To avoid severe weather pilots used to carry 40 pound briefcases with piles of paperwork and information for their flight. Not anymore. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter
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WFIRST Will See the Big Picture of the Universe

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Scheduled to launch in the mid-2020s, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) will function as Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin. While just as sensitive as Hubble's cameras, WFIRST's 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument will image a sky area 100 times l
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Surgeon Explains How to Apply Stitches | WIRED

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Trauma surgeon Annie Onishi shows WIRED contributor Peter Rubin how to tie various forms of surgical knots. Annie demonstrates the techniques behind a one-handed knot using different types of sutures that are typically used for various parts of the human
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Duke Professor Explains the Limitations of the Human Body | WIRED

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To find just how far the human body can be pushed researchers studied athletes who ran six marathons a week over months and compared their energy intake and expenditure data to those of other athletes, workers, and pregnant women. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Hit a 160 MPH Tennis Serve | WIRED

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Some of the best tennis players have incredibly fast serve speeds. The fastest official serve is 157 MPH, but could it be even faster? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez looks into the science and skill of sizzling serves. Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube
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3 Ways VFX Artists Use A.I. In Hollywood | WIRED

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Behind some of the coolest premium effects in Hollywood is the invisible aid of artificial intelligence. Machine learning is helping create previously unimaginable moments in media today, like in shows and movies like 'Wandavision' and 'Avengers: Endgame.
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Inside This Epic 1,700+ Pinball Machine Collection | WIRED

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In this episode of Obsessed we meet Michael Schiess, a pinball enthusiast who collects and repairs old machines in an effort to preserve them for future generations. . Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Also, check out
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Why Vegan Cheese Doesn't Melt | WIRED

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Why It's Almost Impossible to Skip a Stone 89 Times | WIRED

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How This Guy Kayaks Over Massive Waterfalls | Obsessed | WIRED

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Total Dramarama | Picture Day | Cartoon Network

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Harold believes that the picture day photographer is somehow turning the kids into well behaved zombies! Episode: Invasion of the Booger Snatchers CN GAMES: http://cartn.co/ytgames SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribe WATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreminis
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Shot Put 24 Meters | WIRED

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Ever wonder what the upper limit of the shot put is? The record is 23.12 meters, or just under 75 feet. But could someone come along and put one even further? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez met up with Olympic record holder Ryan Crouser to find out why putting a
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Inside the Largest Bitcoin Mine in The U.S. | WIRED

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Bitcoin hit 1 trillion market cap this year. This has inspired some bitcoin operations to expand. The ban on mining in China has caused a mass exodus, and some mining operations are moving their facilities to the United States. We go to Rockland, Texas to
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How Marvel Built the VFX in Ant-Man and the Wasp | WIRED

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Go behind the scenes of "Ant Man and the Wasp" with Danielle Costa, vice president of visual effects for Marvel Studios, as she explains all the amazing ways that CGI experts made characters bug-sized, enormous, and microscopic. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" is
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How a 5-Person Team Made Blockbuster-Level Movie Effects | WIRED

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'Everything Everywhere All at Once' directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (also known as DANIELS) sit down with visual effects artist Zak Stoltz to talk about the special and visual effects used in their astonishing new movie. The Michelle Yeoh sci-f
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How a Harvard Professor Makes Transforming Toys & Designs | WIRED

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Chuck Hoberman's eponymous sphere is one of the best-loved toys of the last quarter century. But it's only one example of his incredible work in transformable design. From adaptive nanotech to flexible building materials, Hoberman has created surprising a
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How This Guy Makes Amazing Sand Art | Obsessed | WIRED

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Artist Andres Amador takes "playing with sand" to a whole new level. His free-flowing and fractal-inspired works of art exist for only a short amount of time, eventually getting swallowed up by the ocean's tides. But, in that timeframe, Andres is able to
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11 Levels of Origami: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Origami artist and physicist Robert J. Lang explains origami in 11 levels of difficulty. From a simple, traditional cicada to an extremely intricate one, watch how Robert J. Lang demonstrates and breaks down everything that goes into the art of origami.St
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How This Craftsman Weaves Huge Wooden Sculptures | Obsessed | WIRED

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Charlie Baker is an artist and builder who weaves materials found in nature to make astonishing and beautiful wooden structures. Charlie's creations are made so they look like they could've grown that way, and this ethos permeates the majority of his work
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The Doubly Warped World of Binary Black Holes

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A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic dance in this NASA visualization. The movie traces how the black holes distort and redirect light emanating from the maelstrom of hot gas – called an accretion
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Physicist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll, PhD, is challenged to explain the concept of dimensions to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Get mo
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How These Star Wars Fans Are Building a Full-Size Millennium Falcon Cockpit | WIRED

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For the past six years Greg Dietrich, Jake Polatty, and a group of fellow Star Wars fans have been building a blinking, bleeping, insanely detailed full size version of the Millennium Falcon's cockpit. Read More about Star Wars on WIRED.com: The WIRED Gui
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Former NASA Astronaut Explains How Sleep Is Different in Space | WIRED

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What's different about sleeping in space? Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino breaks down all the differences between sleeping on Earth and sleeping in space. Is there a difference between sleeping upside down and sleeping right-side up? Do you get your
How to Draw a Hole on Line Paper: Simple Trick Art

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Learn How to Draw a Hole on Line Paper. Draw simple trick art, really easy anamorphic art, narrated. Subscribe for more of my art videos: http://www.youtube.com/circlelineartschoolCircle Line Art School: Episode 239How to Draw a Hole on Line Paper: Simple
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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
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20 Tricky Picture Riddles And Optical Illusions To Challenge Your Vision

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Enjoy a mix of tricky pictures and optical illusions that will challenge your vision to the max! 02:08 - it's almost impossible to find all 9 hidden faces, but try before the time is up! 02:55 - can you help the ant find the way out of the tricky maze? 05
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How Joseph's Machines Builds Crazy Contraptions | WIRED

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Joseph Herscher builds wildly fun Rube Goldberg-style machines to make his life easier. Sort of. Here's how he built a new contraption to feed him his lunch. Watch Joseph's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbNvfx3rYYxEopnRGxfu53Q Still haven
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Sesame Street Puppeteers Explain How They Control Their Puppets | WIRED

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Ever wonder how the puppets on Sesame Street operate? The puppeteers for some of Sesame Street's most famous characters share their insights on how they bring their iconic characters to life. The puppeteers for Elmo, Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Abby Cada
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Iraq Explained -- ISIS, Syria And War

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The current crisis in Iraq explained in under 5 minutes. There is war in Iraq? Again? And the US and Iran are talking about working together? And who is this ISIS Terrorist group that is all over the news? And Religion? Oh dear... When exactly has the wor
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How to Fold the 'Tube' Paper Airplane | WIRED

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Watch John go in-depth on this airplane and much more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KqjRPV9_PYJohn Collins, also known as 'The Paper Airplane Guy,' teaches us how to fold and fly our very own "Tube" paper airplane. The Tube doesn't look like much, but
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Computer Scientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Computer scientist Amit Sahai, PhD, is asked to explain the concept of zero-knowledge proofs to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Using a variety of techniques, Amit breaks down what zero-knowledge proo
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21 Levels of Skateboarding with Tony Hawk: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Pro skater Tony Hawk explains ground and vert skateboarding in 21 levels of difficulty. From the olllie to the 900 and the heelflip 720, watch how Tony demonstrates and breaks down everything that goes into these tricks.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on
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Every Prototype that Led to a Realistic Prosthetic Arm | WIRED

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Since the early 2000s, private companies, governments, and research labs have been developing prosthesis that are a lot more advanced than previous designs. WIRED talked with Easton LaChapelle, founder and CEO of Unlimited Tomorrow, to understand how he d
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How This Girl Takes Indoor Skydiving to the Next Level | Obsessed | WIRED

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Sydney Kennett is one of the world's best indoor skydivers. The 14-year-old champion moves with the grace of a ballerina inside wind tunnels that propel air in excess of 100 miles per hour. Sydney holds numerous top prizes at competitions around the world
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Bill Nye Answers Even More Science Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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Bill Nye uses the power of Twitter to answer even more science questions. How does the internet work? What's the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and an asteroid? Does anyone really know how gravity works? Is water wet? Bill answers all these quest
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Sushi Chef Answers Sushi Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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Sushi chef and owner of New York's Nami Nori, Taka Sakaeda, answers the internet's burning questions about sushi. Is there such thing as too much wasabi? When was avocado introduced to sushi? How do sushi chefs cut rolls so perfectly neat and clean? Still
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Memory, explained | Narrated by Emma Stone

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Episode one from our new miniseries THE MIND, EXPLAINED on Netflix. Watch now: http://www.netflix.com/mindexplainedTHE MIND, EXPLAINED takes a five-episode deep dive into how our brains handle memory, anxiety, psychedelics and dreams. Narrated by Emma Sto
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Doctor Explains What You Need to Know About Wearing Masks for Covid-19 | Cause + Control | WIRED

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There's a lot of conflicting information when it comes to wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Seema Yasmin explains everything we need to know about wearing masks. Should we be wearing masks? What kinds of masks should we wear? Ca
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Former NASA Astronaut Explains How Food Is Different in Space | WIRED

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What's different about food in space? Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino breaks down all the differences between eating on Earth and eating in space. Is astronaut ice cream REALLY a thing? Who decides what food is brought to space? Can you eat burgers i
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Inside Pete’s Dragon's Amazing Visual Effects | Design FX | WIRED

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Design FX dives into the incredible special effects of Pete's Dragon. How were the team at WETA able to make Elliot (the titular dragon) appear invisible? Mike Seymour breaks down the techniques used to accomplish this spectacular effect. Still haven’t su
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How to Fold Five Incredible Paper Airplanes | WIRED

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John Collins, the Paper Airplane Guy, shows how to fold five amazing paper planes. We’ve also posted instructions for four of the planes -- excerpts from Collins' new book -- to help you follow along: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-fold-paper-airplane
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Mark's Magic Picture - Bag Of Groceries - Yo Gabba Gabba!

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It's Mark's Magic Picture time! Let's draw a Bag of Groceries! For more Yo Gabba Gabba! fun, visit www.facebook.com/yogabbagabba and check out cool Gabba goods at www.yogabbagabba.com/shop!
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How Police Cameras Recognize and Track You | WIRED

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WIRED spoke with several experts about the explosion of surveillance technology, how police use it, and what the dangers might be. As tech advances, street cameras can now employ facial recognition and even connect to the internet. What does this mean for
African Watering Hole powered by Explore.org

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Watch the African Watering Hole- LIVEWelcome to the watering hole at Mpala Research Centre in the highlands of central Kenya! Watch elephants, hippos, giraffes, Grevy's zebras, gazelles, crocodiles, leopards and many other species take a drink (or a quick
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Mark's Magic Picture - Ghost - Yo Gabba Gabba!

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It's Mark's Magic Picture time! Let's draw a GHOST! For more Yo Gabba Gabba! fun, visit www.facebook.com/yogabbagabba and check out cool Gabba goods at www.yogabbagabba.com/shop!
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How This Guy Builds Mesmerizing Kinetic Sculptures | Obsessed | WIRED

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A self-taught artist with a background in physics, David C. Roy has been creating mesmerizing wooden kinetic sculptures for nearly 40 years. Powered solely through mechanical wind-up mechanisms, pieces can run up to 48 hours on a single wind.Still havent
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Blockchain Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Blockchain, the key technology behind Bitcoin, is a new network that helps decentralize trade, and allows for more peer-to-peer transactions. WIRED challenged political scientist and blockchain researcher Bettina Warburg to explain blockchain technology t
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How This Guy Became a Pizza Spinning World Champion | Obsessed | WIRED

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Sleight of Hand Pizza owner and chef Justin Wadstein is a 13-time world pizza champion. Here's how he takes the simple act of tossing dough to the next level with flips, spins, shoulder rolls, and other moves.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? h
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Former FBI Agent Explains How to Read Body Language | Tradecraft | WIRED

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Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down the various ways we communicate non-verbally. What does it mean when we fold our arms? Why do we interlace our fingers? Can a poker player actually hide their body language? Check out Joe's
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Conductor Breaks Down Orchestra Scenes From Movies & TV | WIRED

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Conductor Marin Alsop examines some band and orchestra scenes from popular movies and television shows and determines how accurate they really are. Does the conductor from the movie "Whiplash" have an effective teaching style? How historically accurate is

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