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Archimedes by Douglas Hollis | Exploratorium

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The Exploratorium commissioned San Francisco artist Douglas Hollis to create the newest public artwork in our Over the Water series. Archimedes, is a reimagined, thirtieth anniversary edition of Listening Vessels, a beloved and iconic Exploratorium exhibi
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The Real Story Behind Archimedes’ Eureka! - Armand D'Angour

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-real-story-behind-archimedes-eureka-armand-d-angour When you think of Archimedes’ Eureka moment, you probably imagine a man in a bathtub, right? As it turns out, there's much more to the story. Armand D'Ango
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Making Music from a Solar Eclipse | Sonification with Kronos Quartet | Exploratorium

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Check out this video to learn about how the Exploratorium will make music from a Total Solar Eclipse. On August 21st, 2017, Wayne Grim, a Bay Area composer and Staff Sound Artist at the Exploratorium, will be producing a real-time sonification of the ecli
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What Exactly is Archimedes Principle: Explained in Simple Words

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Archimedes principle states that if an object is submerged in a fluid, then the buoyant force acting on it is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by that object. Buoyant force exists because pressure increases as an object goes deeper in a fluid, w
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Build Your Own Exploratorium | Gas Model

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Our Gas Model exhibit lets visitors envision how gas molecules that are too tiny to see can exert a big force, especially when they are moving fast. Join Staff Educator Tammy Cook-Endres as she investigates these moving molecules and demonstrates how to m
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The Archimedes Principle | Szydlo's At Home Science

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Andrew explores the well know but perhaps not so well understood Archimedes principle.We start off in ancient Sicily for a surprising dip in the bath with Archimedes, followed by a variety of experiments and demonstrations back in Andrew's basement lab. t
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What Happens When You Get Heat Stroke? - Douglas J. Casa

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-when-you-get-heat-stroke-douglas-j-casa Have you ever suffered from exertional heat stroke? This condition is caused by intense activity in the heat and is one of the top three killers of athletes a
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Balancing Ball | Build Your Own Exploratorium

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A beach ball floating mysteriously in a stream of air, Balancing Ball enthralls curious children and adults alike. One of the most-visited exhibits at the Exploratorium, it explores the complicated ways that an invisible stream of air can interact with so
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Trammel of Archimedes - Do Nothing Machine - No talking, just trammeling

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2 minutes of the Trammels of Archimedes doing nothing but turning from various angles and speeds. NO talking or additional music, This video was made by special request for a dear friend. I am currently working on a 6 shuttle machine and will post it if I
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Carlos Zapata- Automata Artist | Curious Contraptions | Exploratorium

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Meet Carlos Zapata, one of the featured artists at the Exploratorium's Curious Contraptions exhibition.Curious Contraptions explores small, surreal worlds through fantastical, often amusing mechanical sculptures known as automata. These whimsical machines
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Do nothing machine, Trammel of Archimedes - part 1 /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Do nothing machine, at least that's what my dad used to call them. It is actually a Trammel of Archimedes or an ellipsograph. It is a lever that switches back and forth from a first class lever to a 2nd class lever. In doing so it is able to trace out ell
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Trammel of Archimedes - Do Nothing Machine part 2 // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Do nothing machine, B.S. grinder, Trammel of Archimedes, they've gone by all sorts of names, when used for drawing it's an ellipsograph. I show it as a lever that switches back and forth from a first class lever to a 2nd class lever. In doing so it is abl
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The science of hearing - Douglas L. Oliver

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-hearing-douglas-l-oliver The ability to recognize sounds and identify their location is possible thanks to the auditory system. That&rsqu
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Curious Contraptions | Fi Henshall Artist Bio | Exploratorium

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Meet Fi Henshall, one of the featured artists at the Exploratorium's Curious Contraptions exhibition. Curious Contraptions is a temporary exhibition of the charming, often hilarious mechanical sculptures known as automata. Like complex mechanical toys, th
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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.
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Exploratorium Exhibits | Black Sand at Ocean Beach

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Join Exploratorium educator, Ken Finn as he unlocks the mystery behind the black sand at Ocean Beach.This piece explores the origin of magnetite in the Sierra Nevada Mtns, it's journey down the Colorado and San Joaquin rivers to the Bay and the interestin
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Ambiguous Cube | Build Your Own Exploratorium

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Seeing is believingor is believing seeing? As you close one eye to observe the motion of the Ambiguous Cube, your new perspective makes the cubes movement more ambiguous: is it turning to the right or to the left? Let Staff Educator Lori Lambertson show y
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Pendulum Snake | Build Your Own Exploratorium

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The Pendulum Snake exhibit blends art and science into a mesmerizing visual display of physics and timea swinging series of pendulums that reveals a remarkable pattern found in nature. Join Senior Scientist Julie Yu in exploring the math behind this beaut
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The worlds slimiest animal - Noah R. Bressman and Douglas Fudge

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Discover the extraordinary capabilities of hagfish, the slime-producing fish that has survived on Earth for over 300 million years.--In 2017, a truck screeched to a halt. One of its containers slid off, hit a car, and spilled its contents thousands of kil
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Ethical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLean

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Puzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: can human existence be meaningful without its creativity and culture? --Life on your planet depends entirely on Nuronium for normal cognition. Unfortunately, its source has been compromised and you are
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Why Don’t We Have an Eclipse Every Month? | Total Solar Eclipse | Exploratorium

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In this video, Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty explains why we don't have a total solar eclipse every month. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon crosses between the sun and Earth and casts its shadow onto our planet. But the orbit of t
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Buoyancy of Sand demonstration-- Archimedes principle /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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When sand particles are put into motion, heavy and light objects will sink or float in the sand and behave just like in a fluid. The moving sand can be used to demonstrate the concept of buoyant forces. However, due to the size and friction of the sand pa
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Anti-Gravity Mirror | Build Your Own Exploratorium

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Ready to take-off with science? One of the most popular and fun exhibits on the museum floor, Anti-Gravity Mirror, uses perception and wave properties to give the illusion of floating in air! Give yourself a lift with this enlightening exhibit. Join educa
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How a typeface helped launch Apollo | Douglas Thomas

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When humanity first landed on the moon in 1969, the typeface Futura was right there with them. In this fascinating history of typography, designer Douglas Thomas shares Futura's role in launching the Apollo 11 spacecraft -- and how it became one of the mo
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Curious Contraptions | Exploratorium | Hernán Lira

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Hernán Lira began making toys and puppets at the age of 16. As artistic influences, he counts his own children and the students he worked with as an elementary-school teacher, in addition to artists and craftspeople he has met while traveling the world. T
How Douglas Fir Trees Shaped The Northwest

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If you live in the Northwest, you've seen a million Doug firs. For centuries, they've been crucial to the Northwest way of life. And if you celebrate Christmas, you might bring one into your home every year. But Doug firs are far more than just pretty sce
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Bacteriopolis | Exploratorium

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The colored areas are different types of bacteria. The colors come from different pigment molecules that the bacteria use to capture energy from light. All these bacteria were in the pond mud we used to make this exhibit. But bacteria in a pond don't look
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Colored Shadows Demo | Exploratorium

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Step in front of this wall, and you’ll make shadows of various colors—yellow, magenta, cyan, red, green, blue, and yes, even black—that wiggle, jump, and dance along with you. What’s going on? When lights of different colors shine on the same spot on a wh
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Carbonation | Drink Lab: Taste the Science

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Whether you're toasting to the weekend or hosting an at-home happy hour, join the Exploratorium for Drink Lab: a cocktail hour where you can taste the science. Hosted by Seaglass Restaurant & The Seismic Joint's Clay Reynolds, this week we're exploring Ca
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Rice: Knuckle Down to Perfection | Hungry for Science

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How do you make rice without measuring cups? Let us point the way. This episode of Hungry for Science explores the math and science behind the knuckle method of cooking rice. Read more about the method or try it yourself.Hungry for Science is a video seri
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Veggie Scraps: No Seeds, No Problem | Hungry for Science

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You dont necessarily need seeds to grow a vegetable garden. In this episode of Hungry for Science, learn to take advantage of special cells in plants that allow them to grow continuously and turn your veggie scraps into another meal.Lets get cookingHungry
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Speed up geologic time | Squeeze Box - Science Snack Activity

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Speed up geologic time with a sedimentary squeeze. Compress layers of sediments in an easy-to-build deformation chamber to see folds, faults, and other geologic features develop in real time. Full instructions for this activity are available at: https://w
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What causes high tides on opposite sides of the earth? | Dance of the Tides

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A great classroom activity for demonstrating how distance and the sun's gravitational pull create tidal bulges (high tides) on both the near and far side of the earth. To explore the sun and moon's influence on our tides, try our Tide-O-Matic activity! Fu
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Pasta Quake | Science Snack Activity

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The energy released in an earthquake ranges over many orders of magnitude. Earthquakes are measured on a magnitude scale that is exponential: Each additional unit multiplies the energy released by 32. In this Snack, breaking spaghetti creates a “pasta mag
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Argon | Music From the Periodic Table

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Explore the soundtrack to the universe with Music from the Periodic Table, a weekly music listening series featuring compositions by the Exploratorium Sound Artist Wayne Grim. This week we're tuning into Argon.--Be in your elements every Friday to listen
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How to Calculate a Bigger Slice of Pi

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For thousands of years people have struggled to pin down pi. Watch how mathematicians from Archimedes to those today have wrapped their heads around the math of circles.
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Fluids (part 5)

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Introduction to Archimedes' principle and buoyant force. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=vzID7ds600c
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Watch water boil at room temperature | Boyle-ing Water - Science Snack Activity

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Watch water boil at room temperature. The temperature at which water boils depends on pressure. You can demonstrate this by dramatically lowering the pressure on a water-filled plastic syringe at room temperature. Full instructions for this activity are a
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Having a Gas with Water- Science Snack Activity

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Use electricity to break water into its elemental components. Build a simple electrolysis device using a 9-volt battery wrapped in oil-based modeling clay, trap the two gases produced, and end with a bang as you test their composition. Full instructions f
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Fluids (part 6)

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A couple of problems involving Archimedes' principle and buoyant forces. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=wwjtuZ5vTvc
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Light leaves leaves light | Photosynthetic Floatation - Science Snack Activity

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Light leaves leaves light. Photosynthetic organisms capture energy from the sun and matter from the air to make the food we eat, while also producing the oxygen we breathe. In this Snack, oxygen produced during photosynthesis makes leaf bits float like bu
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Pasta: Lower Your Carbon Footprint | Hungry for Science

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Love pasta but wish it took less energy to make? This episode of Hungry for Science shows how separating pasta prep into two stepsrehydrating and heatingcan save you hands-on time and energy. Try it for yourself.Lets get cookingHungry for Science is a vid
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Visualize air pressure | Wiggle Pressure - Science Snack Activity

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Visualize air pressure with the help of a wiggling, wobbling, self-rolling pet toy. Air molecules are too small to see, so it can be hard to imagine how they can apply forces and create pressure. Self-rolling pet toys can wiggle around erratically, pushin
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Dynamic Mller Lyer Illusion

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Best Illusion of the Year Contest - 2017 Title: Dynamic Mller-Lyer IllusionInstitution: Archimedes Laboratory ProjectAuthor: Gianni A. SarconeCountry: Italy
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INFLATABLE | EXPANDING WORKS OF ART

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Step inside and wonder at gigantic, fantastical air-filled artworks at Inflatable. Spread across our indoor and outdoor galleries, these ephemeral sculptures include otherworldly organisms by Jason Hackenwerth and Shih Chieh Huang, a forest of cushiony co
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Do These Color Illusions Trick Your Eyes?

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Do these color illusions hurt your brain? Comment your favorite trick below!A big thanks to Canon for sponsoring these illusions with their Canon PIXMA Printers - https://Canon.us/ZachKingSunset Birds and Traffic Lights illusions inspired by Dr. Akiyoshi
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Having some fun with air pressure // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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A recent visit to my old classroom resulted in some fun demonstrations with air pressure. A few materials such a small vacuum cleaner, garbage bags, and tape are used to present classic examples of pressures changes such as vacuum packing students in a pl
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How Life Starts - Smarter Every Day 254

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Life is Amazing. Seeing this touched me and I wanted to share it with youA Special THANK YOU to all who support via Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/smartereverydayThis amazing display showing a live chicken embryo was at the Exploratorium in San Franc
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NASA Insight Mission | What's Inside Mars?

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InSight - Studying the 'Inner Space' of Mars InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to give the Red Planet its first thorough checkup since it formed 4.5 billion years ag
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Vertical Landing Rockets Before SpaceX

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https://brilliant.org/CuriousDroid If you thought Blue Origin and SpaceX invented vertical landing rockets with the New Shepard and Falcon 9 then think again. We have had vertical take of and landing systems for the best part of 60 years though its really
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Toy Physics - Looping Pendulum /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This is a simple demonstration that can be used to impress your friends using a variety of materials. It also can make a nice investigation for a science fair project or a classroom demonstration. Students can test variables and determine the conditions f
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The Mighty Mathematics Of The Lever - Andy Peterson And Zack Patterson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mighty-mathematics-of-the-lever-andy-peterson-and-zack-patterson Archimedes once said “Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the Earth.” While the idea of a person moving such a huge mass on their own m
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How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other in the Forest | National Geographic

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What do trees talk about? In the Douglas fir forests of Canada, see how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called mycorrhizae—with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another. ➡ Subscribe: http
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Popcorn: No Kernel Left Behind | Hungry for Science

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Tired of unpopped kernels in your popcorn? In this episode of Hungry for Science, learn to use the science of heat transfer to make sure every kernel gets popped. Try it for yourselfit only takes an extra minute.Lets get cookingHungry for Science is a vid
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Why Snatch Blocks are AWESOME (How Pulleys Work) - Smarter Every Day 228

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Get your first box of KiwiCo free by going to https://www.kiwico.com/smarterClick here if you're interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED Click below for more links! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GET SMARTER SECTIONIf I did this right then the
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MrBeast's $1,000,000 Dilemma

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Watch my newest video, "The Game You Win By Losing (Parrondo's Paradox)": https://youtu.be/PpvboBJEozMVsauce Hat: https://bit.ly/2GlAvpLMissing Dollar Riddle: https://youtu.be/tLgttp5CdjQ*** LINKS ***MrBeasthttps://www.youtube.com/user/MrBeast6000/Metamag
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10 Things About The Solar System Your Teachers Never Told You

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Remember those old space movies where spaceships had to maneuver through a bunch of asteroids scattered around and blocking the path of the ship? Well, that's not really true. The asteroid belt contains asteroids which are so far apart that you'd have to
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Apollo: The Alignment Optical Telescope

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Bill describes the Alignment Optical Telescope used in the Lunar Module on the Apollo missions to the moon. This telescope took star sightings which were used to align the Module's guidance system. Bill shows how the telescope used an Archimedes spiral in
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It took 10 YEARS (But it was worth it) - Amazing Science Gadgets/Toys 5

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Hello Everyone Sit back and relax. Enjoy 8 minutes of oddly satisfying scientific curiosities featuring various mind-blowing stuff!If you guys liked this video please follow us on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/physicsfun/And subscribe to our chann
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Why is NASA so Slow ?

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Many people think that NASA is out of touch and reliant on technology first developed 60 years ago for the Apollo program but is NASA really too slow?. Why does it seem to take decades to do anything these days when we sent men to the moon from scratch in
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Why Some of the Rainbow is Missing

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Were on PATREON! Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Over 200 years ago, scientists were looking at sunlight through a prism when they noticed that part of the rainbow was missing. There were dark lines
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Watch As Kitten Smaller Than An iPhone Grows Up | The Dodo Little But Fierce

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When this tiny kitten was rescued from a hoarding situation, he was sick and way too small. Watch every step as he gets stronger, from opening his eyes for the first time to his first time playing with a toy. To keep up with Archimedes the kitten as he ge
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Amazing Art -Toothpick Sculpture - COOLEST THING I'VE EVER MADE: EP4

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"Rolling through the Bay", Scott Weaver’s toothpick sculpture took 37 years to make. His 9 foot tall sculpture of San Francisco and is made of 100,0000 toothpicks and glue. If that wasn’t enough, Scott built 5 different “tours” where he can roll a ping po
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What's the Difference Between a Frog and a Toad?

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We look at two amphibians who are very similar and might be a bit difficult to tell apart. The frog and the toad. There are tons of different species for each group with more than 300 different species for toads while there are over a whopping 400 differe
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Every Starfighter in Star Wars Explained By Lucasfilm | WIRED

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Lucasfilms' Doug Chiang and Amy Beth Christenson explain each and every type of starfighter from the Star Wars movie franchise. These small, combat-focused spacecrafts have become a canvas for some of the most iconic designs in all of cinema. Ever wondere
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How was it made? Calotypes

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William Henry Fox Talbot patented the Calotype process in 1841. It is the direct ancestor of modern photography because it used a negative permitting multiple positive prints to be made from the negative and development of the latent image. Rob Douglas sp
NASA Astronauts Return Home in SpaceX's Crew Dragon Spacecraft

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They’re coming home! On Aug. 1, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will depart from the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft after their mission aboard our orbiting laboratory. St
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Homemade Science Demonstrations with Bruce Yeany

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Welcome to my science channel, here are a few examples of some of the interesting materials and activities that I've posted over the last 5 years . Over 170 videos of demonstrations and activities that I've found interesting and helpful as a middle school
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Fun With Bubbles!

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Blowing bubbles can be really fun, but they're also a great way to learn some science! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowkids ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on th
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How High Can You Stack?

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Jessi and Squeaks love to build things, and they love to learn how to make the things they build even better! Join them today to learn how engineering can help make anything, from a tower of cups to a giant sky scraper, more stable! ---------- Love SciSho
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I thought the Schmid Peoplemover was impossible

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An elevator that can go smoothly from horizontal to vertical isn't possible... right? Turns out that the conventional wisdom is wrong, and the Schmid Peoplemover has been doing that for many years. Camera: Moritz Janisch Producer: Marcel Fenchel https://w
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Plants Use An Internet Made of Fungus

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It's called the "Wood Wide Web." Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Pathways for below-ground carbon transfer between paper birch and Douglas-fir seedli
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Watch a 'wave' travel through a pack of marathon runners

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Using video from four different marathons, researchers track how motion moves through crowds Read the research: https://scim.ag/2VsysFB Credits editor/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Sarah Crespi citation N. Bain and D. Bartolo Science 2018
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How to Make a Scribbling Robot | Do Try This at Home | We The Curious

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This week we're making robots! Alice Barber takes you through how to build your own scribble-bot that can draw an infinite variety of patterns.This video was presented by: Alice Barber Produced by: Ross Exton and Seamus FoleyBig thanks to the Exploratoriu
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - 'The Blue Danube' (waltz) scene [1080p]

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2018 was the 50th anniversary of this famous scene, and it inspired the similar waltz sequence in 'First Man'. It seems such an obvious fit to put waltz music together with scenes of beauty and weightlessness, which underscores what a stroke of genius it
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Seeing Your Breath: Using Science to Choose the Proper Mask

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Working with Stanford scientists, we at the Exploratorium modified our Giant Mirror exhibit to allow us to observe small changes in the temperature of moving air. In this video, we use Giant Mirror to collect evidence about which face coverings work best
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Can you see this type of light? ft. Dirty Biology

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Polarized light is an unusual form of light. Can humans see when light is polarized? To learn more about Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/PhysicsGirl Subscribe to physics girl: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=physicswoman Check
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Can Ketchup Clean a Penny? #sciencegoals

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Squeaks loves collecting shiny pennies, but sometimes he finds one that's sort of grimy and dull. Lucky for him, Jessi knows a really cool science trick to clean up those tarnished pennies! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become
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Are We All Related?

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This is part 3 of our special series on Human Ancestry! Watch the entire series here ►► http://bit.ly/OKTBSHuman ↓↓↓More info and sources below ↓↓↓ In part 3 of our special series on human ancestry, we investigate how closely related we all really are. Ba
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SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight

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SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts lifted off on Saturday on an historic first private crewed flight into space. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with
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Where Does Sugar Come From?

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From a chocolate chip cookie to a big, juicy strawberry, your favorite sweet snacks have one thing in common: sugar! Join Jessi and learn all about how sugar gets from plants to your kitchen table! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and als
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The Election of 1860&the Road to Disunion: Crash Course US History #18

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In which John Green teaches you about the election of 1860. As you may remember from last week, things were not great at this time in US history. The tensions between the North and South were rising, ultimately due to the single issue of slavery. The Nort
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Baking a Cake with Science!

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It might seem like magic when you put some batter in the oven and pull out a fluffy cake, but it's actually science! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they bake a cake and explain how the ingredients react with each other to make a tasty treat! ---------- Love Sc
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Tour from Space: Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft on Its Way to the Space Station

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In this video, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley take viewers on a tour of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that will take them on a 19-hour-journey to their new home in orbit. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft success
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Why Are Soap Bubbles So Colorful?

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Why are soap bubbles rainbow colored? Iridescence explained both by wave theory and QED (quantum electrodynamics). Hi! I'm Jade. I'm an Aussie with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Physics. After three years and over 100 lab sessions, I realized I'm terribl
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Animal Astronauts - The Space Race's Unwitting Pioneers

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Everyone remembers Yuri Gagarin the first man in space but before his famous flight there had been many more living space pioneers who didn’t really have any choice about being strapped in to an experimental rocket. Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/curio
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Tree Size Comparison | 2019

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Use Headphones for the best Experience ;) Video Details: This video was made with CINEMA 4D Work: 35 Days Render Time: 74 Days Music: 1-Tristan Lohengrin - The End Of The World (https://www.youtube.com/c/tristanlohengrin) 2-Birds Sound Effects 3-Wind Soun
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Welcome To My Life | Cartoon Network Mini

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Watch this exclusive short about a day in the life of Douglas aka T-Kash, a monster trying to fit in at his high school. CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/1RBYuNi About Cartoon Network: Welcome to t
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What in the world is topological quantum matter? - Fan Zhang

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-in-the-world-is-topological-quantum-matter David Thouless, Duncan Haldane, and Michael Kosterlitz won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016 for discov
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What's the Best Way to Rescue a Drowned Phone?

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To support SciShow and learn more about Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/SciShow. What should you do after your phone goes for a swim? We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
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The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi

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For thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 314 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium
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How to be Crushed by the Atmosphere!

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Spoken Without Words: Poetry with ASL SLAM

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It's spoken word without spoken words—ASL SLAM is an open space for poets to perform their work in American Sign Language (ASL). As ASL SLAM's executive director Douglas Ridloff explains, ASL poetry doesn't rely on rhyming patterns or meter within auditor
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This Is Not A Pine Tree

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El Niño And Why We Can't Predict The Weather

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Is your weatherman wrong? Blame El Niño. ↓ More info and sources below ↓ What is El Niño? Why can’t we predict the weather? El Niño could be to blame for your ruined weekend plans. Just a few slight changes can drastically shift the weather. Even our smar
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The surprising cause of stomach ulcers - Rusha Modi

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-cause-of-stomach-ulcers-rusha-modi It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress,
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Why Does Cooking Eggs Make Them Hard?

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Jessi and Squeaks grab a snack and learn all about why boiling eggs makes them hard! ----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a question for Jessi, Squeaks, and Mister
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Skateboarding Science: Master the Ollie!

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If most people got on a skateboard, they would roll forward slowly for a few feet, then fall down and break their wrists. But there are a proud few who can do some pretty amazing tricks on a board, and they use physics to pull them off. Today we're going
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Why do you need to get a flu shot every year? - Melvin Sanicas

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-you-need-to-get-a-flu-shot-every-year-melvin-sanicas All year long, researchers at hospitals around the world collect samples from flu patients a
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Would You Wear Clothing Made of Slime?

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Scientists think hagfish slime could be the next eco-friendly, high-performance material.Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/Want more info?More on hagfish slime from the Fudge
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Graphical User Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science #26

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Today, we're going to discuss the critical role graphical user interfaces, or GUIs played in the adoption of computers. Before the mid 1980's the most common way people could interact with their devices was through command line interfaces, which though ef
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“Cook” an Egg with No Heat!? (Egg-cellent Weird Science Experiments)

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions 0:24 - "Cook" an Egg without Heat 1:53 - Make an Egg Bounce 2:48 - Green Eggs and Ham Everyone loves the incredible edible egg, but what about a green one? Today we're coming at you with three kitchen egg demos that w
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What is Dark Matter? A New Clue!

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Scientists may have found clues to the nature of dark matter in a signal from the universe’s first stars. - Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/WhatThePhysics?sub_confirmation=1 Here is the research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25792 Author
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Fun Summer Science!

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The sun is out and Jessi and Squeaks are ready to perform all kinds of fun outdoor science experiments! Let's take a look at some of the fun activities they've done before, like making a kite, building a solar tower, blowing bubbles, and of course, making
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What Makes Sourdough Bread Sour?

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With sandwiches and toast, sourdough bread always adds an extra accented flavor to your meals. But where does the signature tartness come from? Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/s
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Getting Dressed in 1665 Delft

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A young woman is dressed in the style of a wealthy woman in 1665 Delft. Thanks to support from https://www.loveniplaw.co.uk/ Filmed on Location at Gainsborough Old Hall https://www.gainsborougholdhall.com/ Director/Cinematographer: Nick Loven https://www.
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Magic Triple Cube - It MOVES without even touching it! Pure Origami Optical Illusion

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Close one eye, rock left and right, and the model appears to move without even touching it! How to fold the amazing Magic Triple Cube Optical Illusion - Three seamless Magic Cubes together all from one square of paper, no cutting or gluing! [Low Intermedi
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How did NASA get those great film shots of Apollo and the Shuttle?

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Ever wondered how NASA got those amazing film shots of Apollo and the shuttle launching and the boosters falling away from rockets as they fly into space, then here we find out what cameras and techniques they used. Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/curio
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Mercury retrograde, explained without astrology

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The science buried under the pseudoscience. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sources: Mars photography by Tunç Tezel: http://www.twanight.org/newtwan/galleries.asp?Sort=Photographer&Value=Tunc%20Tezel&page=1 Mars visualization from Nooch 86:
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Drawing a Starbucks Cup - How to Draw 3D Art

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Hyperrealistic drawing of a yummy Starbucks Frappuccino brought to you by my amazing Patrons Get my exclusive drawing tutorials on: https://www.patreon.com/marcellobarenghiLike and Subscribe if you enjoyed this drawing videohttps://www.youtube.com/user/ma
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Chemistry of Spice Melange (from Dune) - Periodic Table of Videos

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We look at a published chemical structure for the mythical Spice Melange from the Dune science fiction series. More links and info in full description Featuring Jessie Groves (senior technician), Martyn Poliakoff and Robert Stockman.Thanks also to Finlay
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Soda Bottle Tumbling Toy // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Tumbling toys have been around for quite a while, commercial ones are nice but are limited in as an instructional piece due to the ball being encased inside a wooden capsule and little to due in the way of experimentation. Here is a simple version that ca
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Sputnik - 60 years on from the Start of the Space Race

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That simple little beep, beep, beep was the sound that started the Space Race. It's been 60 years since they have first heard on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into a low Earth orbit. It was only a metal ball, 22 inches or about 56 c
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How Nuclear rockets will get us to Mars and beyond

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They were developed more than 40 years ago and then almost forgotten but now Nuclear Rockets are set to make a comeback and possibly provide the fastest way to get around our solar system to date. Here look at their history and how they could be used in t
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What are mini brains? - Madeline Lancaster

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-we-grow-human-brains-outside-our-bodies-madeline-lancaster Shielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human brain
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Soda Bottle Tumbling Toy // demonstration and construction tips

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Here are the steps to construction of the bobble tumbling toy shown in a previous video. Tumbling toys have been around for quite a while, commercial ones are nice but are limited in as an instructional piece due to the ball being encased inside a wooden
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Why should you read "Don Quixote"? - Ilan Stavans

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded Mounting his skinny steed, Don Quixote charges an army of giants. It is his duty to vanquish these behemoths in the name of his beloved lady, Dulcinea. There’s only one problem: the giants are mere
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What Really Causes Sunburns?

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The way the sun damages your skin is weirder than you ever thought. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Nature: Sunlight Damages DNA in the Dark http://w
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What causes heartburn? - Rusha Modi

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-heartburn-rusha-modi Humans have been battling heartburn for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. But recently the incidence has risen, mak
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How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-cigarettes-affect-the-body-krishna-sudhir Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decad
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What really happened to the Library of Alexandria? - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very audacious goal: to c
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Can you solve the troll’s paradox riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdTrollParadox/ You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a tro
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Which is stronger: Glue or tape? - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/which-is-stronger-glue-or-tape-elizabeth-cox The oldest glue in the world is over 8,000 years old and comes from a cave near the Dead Sea. Today, we hav
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What causes body odor? - Mel Rosenberg

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-body-odor-mel-rosenberg Most of us don’t need more than one whiff to identify that generally unpleasant, characteristic smell we call body o
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English Teacher Grades Homework By ChatGPT | WIRED

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Andrew Marzoni, a high school English teacher, grades homework created by the artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. Andrew provides a variety of assignments for ChatGPT, including writing a limerick, a Shakespearean sonnet about Taco Bell, and a five-
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Cape Sundews Trap Bugs In A Sticky Situation | Deep Look

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Cape sundews are carnivorous plants that grow in bogs, where they don't have access to many nutrients. So they exude sweet, shimmering droplets from their tentacles to lure in unsuspecting insects. Once their prey is hopelessly stuck, they wrap it up and
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How exactly does binary code work? - José Américo N L F de Freitas

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-exactly-does-binary-code-work-jose-americo-n-l-f-freitas Imagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song, or eve
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Can you solve the giant iron riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdGiantIron/ The family of giants you work for is throwing a fancy dinner party, but there’s a problem — the elder giant’s favorite shirt is w
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Why does height matter in sports?

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Some sports attract tall athletes and some are dominated by athletes with a shorter stature. The study of allometry investigates how strength scales with height. According to science, what are the reasons that certain sports attract tall or short athletes
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The science of skin - Emma Bryce

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-skin-emma-bryce Between you and the rest of the world lies an interface that makes up 16% of your physical weight. This is your skin, the
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This video was made in partnership with the Airbus Foundation. Find out more about their work here: http://bit.ly/2M262NF View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-it-be-like-to-live-on-the-moon-alex-gendler The European Space Agency is hopi
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Can you survive nuclear fallout? - Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-survive-nuclear-fallout-brooke-buddemeier-and-jessica-s-wieder Nuclear weapons are some of the most powerful tools o
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The rise and fall of the Inca empire - Gordon McEwan

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-inca-empire-gordon-mcewan It was the western hemisphere's largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects.
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Check out my edible minecraft map! And let me know what your favorite part of the video is in the comments below! → Credits ← → Credits ← Host: Shanynn Covington Studio Teacher: Carol Bandy Directed by: Michael Felker Written by: Michael Felker Produced b
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Robotics Professor Answers Robot Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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Robotics professor Henny Admoni answers the internet's burning questions about robots! How do you program a personality? Can robots pick up a single M&M? Why do we keep making humanoid robots? What is Elon Musk's goal for the Tesla Optimus robot? Will rob
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Can You Solve The Mind-Bending Self-Counting Sentence Riddle?

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"In this sentence, the number of occurrences of the digit 0 is __, of the digit 1 is __, of the digit 2 is __, of the digit 3 is __, of the digit 4 is __, of the digit 5 is __, of the digit 6 is __, of the digit 7 is __, of the digit 8 is __, and of the d
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Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle? - Gordon Hamilton

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Dutch artist Piet Mondrian’s abstract, rectangular paintings inspired mathematicians to create a two-fold challenge. Can you solve the puzzle and get to the lowest score possible? Gordon
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Edible Mixtape Brownies | FOOD HACKS FOR KIDS

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Hey guys! Check out these awesome edible mixtape brownies and my other retro food hacks like my tetris granola bars and vinyl cupcakes! → Credits ← Host: Shanynn Covington Studio Teacher: Carol Bandy Directed by: Rachel Eck Written by: Rachel Eck Produced
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Hey guys! Check out my fishbowl mermaid sundae, mermazing hot chocolate, and edible chocolate shells and sand! Let me know which hack is your favorite in the comments below! → Credits ← Host: Shanynn Covington Studio Teacher: Carol Bandy Directed by: Rach
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The World Is Slowly Running Out Of Sand

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I never thought of sand as a non-renewable resource, but there's only a limited supply: and to make things worse, it keeps getting washed into the sea. At Cape May, New Jersey, the US Army Corps of Engineers have just finished rebuilding a beach: here's w
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Galaxy Voltron Milkshake + More Voltron Hacks! | FOOD HACKS FOR KIDS

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Check out my legendary Voltron food hacks right here! Hungry for more DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender? Seasons 1-3 are now streaming on Netflix! https://www.netflix.com/title/80075595 → Credits ← Host: Shanynn Covington Studio Teacher: Carol Bandy D
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How To Keep Elephants And Wolves Out Of Your Yard

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A brief history of plastic

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Trace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.--For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decl
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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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When is a pandemic over?

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Explore the three strategies governments and communities can use to contain and end a pandemic, and find out which method is best.--Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects humans for the first time.
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Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”? - Mark Robinson

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-herodotus-called-the-father-of-history-mark-robinson 2,500 years ago, the writing of history as we know it didn’t exist. The past was recorded as
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What Is The Speed Of Dark?

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Whats a squillo, and why do opera singers need it? - Ming Luke

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Discover the techniques opera singers use to project their voices over the orchestra and the importance of a singers squillo. --An orchestra fills an opera house with music, but a singers voice soars above the instruments. Its melody rings out across thou
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Can you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle? - Dan Finkel

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A bug in the superconductor system has trapped your team in 11 separate dimensions. Can you get them back home safely? --It was a normal Tuesday at the superconductor, until a bug in the system caused your team to be trapped in 11 separate dimensions. For
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The secret language of trees - Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard

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Learn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae.--Most of the forest lives in the shadow of the giants that make up the highest canopy. These are the oldest trees, with hundreds of
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I Stayed In A Glass Igloo In The Arctic Circle

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HELLO FRIENDS!! Welcome to the final installment of our Nordic/Scandinavian trip - the Glass Igloos in Finland! So far on our trip, we have taken a communal hot bath at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, nearly cryogenically frozen ourselves at the ICEHOTEL in S
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Can you solve the sea monster riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --According to legend, once every thousand years a host of sea monsters emerges from the depths to demand tribute from the floating city of Atlantartica. As the ruler of the city, youd always d
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Why should you read Sylvia Plath? - Iseult Gillespie

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Explore the haunting and intimate works of poet Sylvia Plath, who digs into issues of mental health, trauma and sexuality in works like “The Bell Jar.” -- Under her shrewd eye and pen, Sylvia Plath turned everyday objects into haunting images: a “new stat
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I Spent 24 Hours In A Swedish Ice Hotel

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HELLO FRIENDS!! Welcome to our next installment of our nordic/Scandinavian travel trip! After taking a warm bath in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland - I thought - lets chill out a bit - literally - and head to the original Ice Hotel in Northern Sweden! Yes, thi
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INSIDE OUT Peanut Butter Cups? + More NO BAKE Chocolate Hacks | FOOD HACKS FOR KIDS

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Taste test these awesome inside out peanut butter cups and my other no bake chocolate hacks! I hope you guys like them! ~If you want to jump to a certain recipe click below~ 0:00:45 - Trick Twix Cookie Ingredients 0:01:54 - Multi-Flavor Mind Reading Munch
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Why should you read The Master and Margarita? - Alex Gendler

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Get to know the Russian classic The Master and Margarita, a genre-defying blend of political satire and occult mysticism about a visit from the Devil.--The Devil has come to town. But dont worry all he wants to do is stage a magic show. This absurd premis
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How this disease changes the shape of your cells - Amber M. Yates

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Dig into the science of how a single genetic mutation alters the structure of hemoglobin and leads to sickle-cell disease. -- What shape are your cells? Squishy cylinders? Jagged zig-zags? You might not spend a lot of time thinking about the bodies of the
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The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut

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Dive into the life of Henry Christophe, a former slave and leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only king of Haiti. --The royal couple of Haiti rode into their coronation to thunderous applause. After receiving his ornate crown, Henry Christophe ascen
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How Much Damage Can An Earthquake Do?

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Earthquakes are awful, but just how bad are they? Watch more: How Long Will Our Monuments Last? ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geeTiovdXLQ&index=7&t=0s&list=PL8L0MzSk_V6JtEDRfRMyb6rFd1acqYSlO Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusiv
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Why we need national parks - Elyse Cox

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Explore the creation of national parks and the importance of finding a balance between public use and ecological preservation.--In 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt took a camping trip in Californias Yosemite Valley with conservationist John Muir. Roo
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The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal

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Dig into how scientists are attempting to revive the functionally extinct northern white rhino through artificial reproduction.--In the savannahs of Kenya, two female northern white rhinos, Njin and Fatu, munch contentedly on grass. They are the last two
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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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Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? - Alex Gendler

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As a top spy trained in infiltration and safecracking, its up to you to steal the competitions secret sauce recipe. Can you figure out where it's hidden? --One of the top chefs from Pasta Palace has been kidnapped by operatives from Burger Bazaar hoping t
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The legend of Annapurna, Hindu goddess of nourishment - Antara Raychaudhuri & Iseult Gillespie

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Follow the legend of Parvati, the Hindu mother of the natural world, as she disappears from Earth and reemerges as Annapurna, the goddess of food. --Historically, the union between Shiva and Parvati was a glorious one: a sacred combination which brought f
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This sea creature breathes through its butt - Cella Wright

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Explore the wonderfully bizarre life of the sea cucumber, and discover the essential role they play in keeping ocean ecosystems healthy.--Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? No! In fact, its a humble sea cucumber: a brainle
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Why haven't we cured arthritis? - Kaitlyn Sadtler and Heather J. Faust

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Get to know the science behind what causes the stiff, creaky joints of the most common forms of arthritis and what you can do to prevent it. --The bad backs, elbow pain, and creaky knees so common in older people often aren't just old age. In fact, the so
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Climate Science: What You Need To Know

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Learn the basic science of climate change in 24 easy steps Subscribe to It’s Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jtotheizzoe Follow on Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Foll
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The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman

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Trace the rise and fall of the ancient Celts, a group of hundreds of independent warrior tribes defeated by the Roman Empire. --One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp
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A day in the life of a teenage samurai - Constantine N. Vaporis

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Follow Mori Banshir, a young samurai in training, as he studies the twin paths of literary learning and the martial arts. --The year is 1800 in the castle town of Kchi, Japan. Its just after sunrise, and 16-year-old Mori Banshir is already hard at work pr
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What “Machiavellian” really means - Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of "The Art of War" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2CDGJi9 Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/the-art-of-war -- From Shakespeare’s plays to modern TV dramas,
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The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5

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The adventure continues! Episode 5: Ethic and Hedge arrive in the 198forest in search of the second artifact. Can they sneak past the guards to get to the tower? --This is episode 5 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative foll
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Can alligators survive this apex predator? - Kenny Coogan

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Explore the diverse and vital ecosystem of the Everglades, and discover why the alligator is so essential to the region.--Despite alligators ruling the swamplands of the Everglades for millennia, the last 500 years have brought deadly new predators that c
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How to see with sound - Jacques S. Abramowicz

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Discover how scientists and doctors used bats' ultrasound capabilities as inspiration for SONAR and non-invasive medical procedures.--In a dark cave, bats cant see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speed
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Do Animals Mourn Their Dead? (ft. BrainCraft And Gross Science!)

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This episode is brought to you by Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/ Follow me to Gross Science: https://youtu.be/kRUt9pqMCSg and BrainCraft: https://youtu.be/Joalg73L_gw ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSmourn Share on FB ⇒ http://
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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano

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Explore the Rashomon effect, where individuals give significantly different but equally believable accounts of the same event. --A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crimes only known witnesses recount their version of the even
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Can you solve Dongle's Difficult Dilemma? - Dennis E. Shasha

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--According to legend, three galactic terraformers shaped your planet into a paradise. When their work was done, they left the source of their power behind: three golden hexagons, hidden in dunge
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? - Elizabeth Cox

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Explore the middle ground fallacy, which assumes that the truth is always a compromise between two extreme opposing positions.--Its 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldnt be allowe
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Are locust plagues unstoppable? - Jeffrey A. Lockwood

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Discover what causes desert locusts to transform into crop-consuming plagues and how they directly endanger humanity.--A ravenous swarm stretches as far as the eye can see. It has no leader or strategic plan; its only goals are to eat, breed, and move on.
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When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell

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Explore how scientists define adulthood, and find out if theres a specific age at which we reach maturity. --Most countries recognize 18 as the start of adulthood by granting various freedoms and privileges. Yet theres no exact age or moment in developmen
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I Let Robots Give Me A Makeover

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Thanks to Google Maps for sponsoring a portion of this video!! You can download Google Maps here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LbjTy. @googlemapsHELLO FRIENDS!! As you guys may know, I'm always down to try some new beauty tech - so when I stumbled upon two rob
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Can loud music damage your hearing? - Heather Malyuk

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Dig into the properties of sound to find out just how bad loud music is for your hearing.--After a concert, you find it difficult to hear your friend rave about the show. It sounds like they're speaking from across the room, and its tough to make out thei
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One of the most "dangerous" men in American history - Keenan Norris

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Get to know the story of David Walker, an abolitionist whose antislavery pamphlet made him an enemy of the US government.--In 1830, David Walker sewed a pamphlet into the lining of a coat. The volume was thin enough to be hidden, but its content was far f
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The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4

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The adventure continues! Episode 4: The trio plot how they can steal the first artifact the Node of Power. Can they take it without being discovered? --This is episode 4 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl,
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How do oysters make pearls? - Rob Ulrich

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Explore how oysters use calcium carbonate to create pearls, and how this chemical compound creates a vast array of other materials.--Despite their iridescent colors and smooth shapes, pearls are actually made of the exact same material as the craggy shell
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What causes addiction, and why is it so hard to treat? - Judy Grisel

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Take a look at the science of how addictive drugs affect your body and why substance addiction can be so difficult to treat.--As of 2021, more than 36 million people were estimated to be experiencing substance use disorder. This condition spans a spectrum
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How friendship affects your brain - Shannon Odell

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Dig into what happens to your brain during adolescence that changes how you value, understand, and connect to friends.--If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they are. Childhood, adolescent, and adult
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Why didn't this 2,000 year old body decompose? - Carolyn Marshall

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Discover the surprising biodiversity of soil, and how its microbes help support all life on Earth.--It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. From b
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3 ways to end a virus

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Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.--Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the obs
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How much land does it take to power the world?

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Explore the sustainability of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy and how much space each of these power sources use.--No matter how we make electricity, it takes up space. Coal requires mines, and plants to convert it into electricity. Nucl
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How much would it cost to buy the ocean? - Astrid J. Hsu

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Dig into the monetary value of the ocean, from global trade, to tourism, fishing, and more, as Poseidon contemplates selling it.--Surveying his vast domain, Poseidon considers retirement. What if someone else donned the coral crown so he could spend his i
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Is It Okay to Touch Mars?

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Watch Nat Geo's MARS Monday 11/14 at 9/8c: http://makemarshome.com/ Watch Kevin and Jake's videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_MhErD-EA0&index=2&list=PLiyjwVB09t5xDxwO8KpwJA2HTA13xarpf *Thanks to Nat Geo for sponsoring this video* Earth and Mars si
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Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler

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Explore the creation of Chinas Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.--In 2018, a single power plant produced more energy than the worlds largest coal-powered and gas-powered plants combined. Chinas Three Gorges Da
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This person isn't actually screaming - Noah Charney

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Explore Edvard Munchs masterpiece The Scream, and find out why this artwork became one of the worlds most famous paintings.--An undulating sky melds into the landscape, two silhouettes move along a balustraded walkway, and a ghostly figures features exten
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4 signs of emotional abuse - Viann Nguyen-Feng

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Learn how to spot some of the most common signs of emotional abuse and what you can do if someone is experiencing these behaviors.--Emotional abuse can be incredibly damaging, increasing a persons chances of developing depression and anxiety. But these be
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Why your phone battery gets worse over time - George Zaidan

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Explore the science of why single-use and rechargeable batteries die, and find out why recycling batteries can be challenging.--Almost all batteries, even single-use batteries, are theoretically rechargeable. Thats because the metals and other chemicals a
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Can zoos save species from extinction? - Nigel Rothfels

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Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation.--For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed ine
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How the COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly - Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne

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Discover how mRNA vaccines help your immune system fight viral infections and how this decades-old technology was used to create COVID-19 vaccines.--In the 20th century, most vaccines took over a decade to research, test, and produce. But the vaccines for
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The Irish myth of Diarmuids betrayal - Iseult Gillespie

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Dig into the Irish myth of lovers Grinne and Diarmuid, and follow their journey as they flee from her betrothed, Fionn.--Grinne, princess of Tara and bride-to-be, was furious. She had thought she was betrothed to a young soldier, bold and brilliant enough
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The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald

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Discover the medieval empire of the Isle of Man and the Hebrides, and how a dynasty of sea kings rose to power.--On a small island in the Irish Sea, fortresses preside over the rugged shores. This unlikely location was the birthplace of a medieval empire
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Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler

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Explore the construction of Californias Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.--Stretching 227 meters tall, two towers were assembled to support Californias Golden Gate Bridge. They were just one of
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Can you solve the magical maze riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Today is the annual wizard tournament featuring competitors from three schools, and youre in charge. The wizards have entered the maze and compete in your chosen events in utmost secrecy; only
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I Made Custom Chocolate Bars At A Chocolate Factory

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HELLO FRIENDS!! Ive always dreamed of having an opportunity to enter my Willy Wonka era, and now its finally here. I was ~somehow~ entrusted to take over the Escazu Chocolate factory in Raleigh, NC for a day, and you can definitely say I made the most of
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The dark history of bananas - John Soluri

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Explore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America. --In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of r

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