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Could we build a wooden skyscraper? - Stefan Al

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Explore the viability of wooden skyscrapers, and see how cross-laminated timber (CLT) helps make these once impossible structures possible.--Towering 85 meters above the Norwegian countryside, Mjstrnet is the worlds tallest wooden building, made almost en
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Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper? - Stefan Al

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Would a mile-high skyscraper ever be possible? Explore the physics behind some of the tallest buildings and megastructures in the world. -- In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a mile-high skyscraper, a building five times as high as the Eiffel
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How Brass Instruments Work - Al Cannon

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-brass-instruments-work-al-cannon What gives the trumpet its clarion ring and the tuba its gut shaking oompah-pah? And what makes the trombone so jazzy? Al Cannon shows how these answers lie not in the brass
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Darkseid Sounds Like Weird Al I Teen Titans Go I Cartoon Network

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The Titans must save the members of the Justice League from the clutches of the supervillain Darkseid. CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/VgnfHu About Teen Titans GO!: TEEN TITANS GO! is a comedy fea
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How Quantum Biology Might Explain Life’s Biggest Questions | Jim Al-Khalili | TED Talks

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How does a robin know to fly south? The answer might be weirder than you think: Quantum physics may be involved. Jim Al-Khalili rounds up the extremely new, extremely strange world of quantum biology, where something Einstein once called “spooky action at
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BETTY BOOP: Pudgy the Watchman (1938) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)

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Pudgy and the watchman is a 1938 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop. Betty Boop hires a feline professional "Mouse Eradicator" Mr. Al E. Katz to solve her rodent woes because Pudgy isn't doing his job. But after initial successes, M
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How one cell gives rise to an entire body

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Scientists take a gene-by-gene look at developing frogs and fish Read more - https://scim.ag/2I3Q7x6 CREDITS ------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Sarah Crespi story by Elizabe
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"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes

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"Weird Al" Yankovic's new album "Mandatory Fun" out now on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MandatoryFun Amazon: http://smarturl.it/MandatoryFunAMZ Google Play: http://smarturl.it/MandatoryFunGP http://www.WeirdAl.com Music video by "Weird Al" Yankovic performi
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8 Sick Remedies That Actually Work - Scientifically!

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Which of your sick remedies are actually helping? Watch Us Debunk 6 Sick MYTHS: http://youtu.be/CaEg42YYy18 GET THE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book Subscribe! (It's free): http://bit.ly/asapsci Written by Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown Inst
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Maddi Jane - Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars)

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Get Maddi's new original single "Only Gets Better" -- http://radi.al/OnlyGetsBetter Pre-Order Maddi's EP -- http://radi.al/MaddiJaneEP Vote for Maddi Jane as iHeart Radio's #RisingStar -- http://radi.al/Vote4Maddi http://tinyurl.com/barricade-itunes - Dow
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This modified smartphone measures blood pressure directly from your finger

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Removing need for inflatable cuffs would allow people to monitor their blood pressure anywhere. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2D7Ih1d Read the research: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/10/431/eaap8674 CREDITS producer/editor/script/animator/narrator Nguyen
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A Saudi Woman Who Dared To Drive - Manal Al-Sharif

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There's no actual law against women driving in Saudi Arabia. But it's forbidden. Two years ago, Manal al-Sharif decided to encourage women to drive by doing so -- and filming herself for YouTube. Hear her story of what happened next. Talk by Manal al-Shar
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Scientists have discovered how to wrap a single drop of oil—without a bottle

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This new technique could aid drug delivery. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2Bx72H5 producer/editor/script Nguyên Khôi Nguyên supervising producer/script Sarah Crespi citation D. Kumar et al., Science 2018 DOI: 10.1126/science.aao1290 photography and video D.
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Signs of symbolic behavior emerged at the dawn of our species

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Early humans made advanced stone tools, used colorful pigments, and formed long-distance networks as environment changed. Read more: http://scim.ag/2FCut4R CREDITS --------------------------------- producer/editor/script/animator Nguyên Khôi Nguyên superv
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Watch a gel embedded with heart cells change color with every beat

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Material is inspired by chameleons. Read more - https://scim.ag/2E2Krzu CREDITS -------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Nguyên Khôi Nguyên Sarah Crespi Matthew Warren citation F. Fu
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Your Climate Conscience - feat. Al Gore

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“An Inconvenient Sequel” is former Vice President Al Gore’s newest film
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Science explains: CRISPR diagnostics

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A home test for Zika? CRISPR may make it possible. How can CRISPR/Cas being used for diagnostics in the lab or even in the field? Read the papers: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6387/436 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6387/439 http:/
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Why isn't the Netherlands underwater? - Stefan Al

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Dig into the incredible engineering of the Netherlands Delta Works the most sophisticated flood prevention system in the world. --In January 1953, a tidal surge shook the North Sea. The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 peopl
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Watch these alienlike robots weave a bus-size fiberglass structure—all by themselves

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“Fiberbots” could be used for quick construction in remote environments Learn more: https://scim.ag/2IjHuOY producer Sarah Crespi story/script Frankie Schembri citation S. Kayser et al., Science Robotics 2018 DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aau5630 video footage
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What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees? - Stefan Al

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Explore what makes trees a vital part of cities, and how urban spaces throughout history have embraced the importance of trees.--By 2050, its estimated that over 65% of the world will be living in cities. We may think of nature as being unconnected to our
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Weird Al's Accordion Camp | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Cartoon Network

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Driving through the Rocky Mountains, the Mystery Inc. gang discovers a sleep-away accordion camp run by none other than Weird Al Yankovic!Episode: Attack of the Weird Al-losaurus!SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribeWATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreminisode
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Can scientists solve Darwin's 'abominable mystery' about the angiosperm explosion?

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Molecular biology has helped illuminate long-held questions about flowering plantsRead the perspective: https://scim.ag/3gdSbSHCredits producerMeagan Cantwellsupervising producerJoel Goldbergspecial thanksGemma AldertonCasper J. van der KooiCatherine Mata

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