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How Nylon Was Discovered - Christmas Lectures with George Porter

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George Porter shows how nylon was discovered by chemists, and gives a demonstration of how we can spin nylon threads.Watch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/the-natural-history-of-a-sunbeam/light-and
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What Happens To Sunbeams On Their Journey To Earth? - Christmas Lectures with George Porter

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George Porter shows what happens on a sunbeams journey from the sun to Earth, with some help from John Tyndalls blue sky tube.Watch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/the-natural-history-of-a-sunbeam/f
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How Does Convection Work? - Christmas Lectures with George Porter

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George Porter demonstrates the process of convection, helping to solve the age-old problem of why sauces on our plate stay hot while everything else gets cold.Watch the full fourth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/
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Can We Make Fuel Out Of Sunlight? - Christmas Lectures with George Porter

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George Porter shows how we can make a type of fuel by shining light on a substance.Watch the full sixth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/the-natural-history-of-a-sunbeam/survival-under-the-sun?utm_source=youtube&ut
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Making Heat Engines - Christmas Lectures with George Porter

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George Porter shows how we can make heat engines by harnessing the power of sunlight, and what we can use them to do.Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/the-natural-history-of-a-sunbeam/making-lig
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Projecting Sunlight Pictures Onto Plants - Christmas Lectures with George Porter

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George Porter shows how we can project pictures onto geranium leaves using sunlight.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1976/the-natural-history-of-a-sunbeam/a-leaf-from-nature?utm_source=youtube&utm_m
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Nylon Synthesis

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A classic science demonstration of two-component polymerization, nylon 66 (also known as "nylon 6,6") is pulled from the interface of two solutions: Hexamethyldiamine in 0.5M sodium hydroxide solution is the lower layer, and adipoyl chloride in cyclohexan
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Christmas Lectures 2018: Where Do I Come From? - Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght

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In the first lecture of the 2018 Christmas Lectures Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght explore the tree of life and see where humans come from. Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social
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Christmas Lectures 2018: What Makes Me Human? - Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght

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In the second lecture of the 2018 Christmas Lectures Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght explore human evolution. Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description Due to co
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Christmas Lectures 2018: What Makes Me, Me? - Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght

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What makes humans human? And what makes every person an individual? Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description Due to copyright restrictions, we are not able to inc
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Memory Tricks with Chirality - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling

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Do you remember which way the Mona Lisa faces? Or the Queen on a 10p coin? Test your memory and ability to tell left from right in this clip from the 1992 Christmas Lectures.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fir
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How Fusion Reactors Control Plasma - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES

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Professor Ian Chapman joins Saiful Islam to explain how fusion reactors create plasma, and control it with magnetic fields. Watch the full 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES here: http://richannel.org/christmas-lectures/2016/supercharged-fuelling-the-future Watch Ia
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Christmas Everyday | George of the Jungle | Full Episode | Cartoons For Kids

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George finds out why we don't celebrate Christmas everyday!George of the Jungle | Season 1 | Episode 23 | Jungle Bells/The Goat of Christmas PresentsIt's jungle bells for all as George spreads holiday cheer, and decides to celebrate Christmas every day of
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Christmas Lectures 2019: How Can We All Win? - Hannah Fry

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In the third and final lecture of the 2019 Christmas Lectures, Hannah Fry looks at why maths can fail and asks what the limits of maths are. Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&u
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Christmas Lectures 2019: How to Get Lucky - Hannah Fry

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In the first lecture of the 2019 Christmas Lectures, Hannah Fry explores how mathematical thinking and probability can allow us to understand and predict complex systems - even helping us to make our own luck.Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb
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Christmas Lectures 2020: Engine Earth - with Chris Jackson

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In the first lecture of the 2020 Christmas Lectures, geologist Chris Jackson shows us how the planets oldest rocks and fossils tell a story of radical climate changes throughout history and how the Earths finely balanced tectonic system volcanoes has cont
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What Keeps Airplanes Up? - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder

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How do airplane wings generate lift? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion/under-control?utm_source=youtube&utm_medi
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What is Bandwidth - Christmas Lectures with David Pye

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How are signals transmitted and processed and what's the role of bandwidth within it? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1985/communicating/no-man-is-an-isla
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Christmas Lectures 2020: Up in the Air - with Tara Shine

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In the third lecture of the 2020 Christmas Lectures, environmental scientist Tara Shine demonstrates how Earth produces a never-ending supply of oxygen the raw material for all complex life.Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lect
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Christmas Lectures 2019: How to Bend the Rules - Hannah Fry

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In the second lecture of the 2019 Christmas Lectures, Hannah Fry shows how data-gobbling algorithms have taken over our lives and now control almost everything we do without us even realising. Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-l
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Visualising Resonance - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder

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What does resonance look like? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full third lecture of the series: http://rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion/vibration?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_
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Controlling Your Body With Electricity - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES

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Alison Woollard finds her movement controlled by a child when theyre connected via electric wires in Saiful Islams 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES. In the second of his CHRISTMAS LECTURES, chemist Saiful Islam continues his exploration of one of the most importan
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Firefly Signalling - Christmas Lectures with David Pye

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Fireflies use their bio-luminescence to communicate with each other to find a mate. And to lure unsuspecting prey with false signalling. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture:http://www.rigb.org/christmas-l
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The Mechanics of the Piano - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor

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What makes a piano produce a sound?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1989/exploring-music/scales-synthesizers-and-samplers?utm_source=yo
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The Golden Angle - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart

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Thr golden angle is a mathematical concept, closely related to the golden ratio and Fibonacci numbers. Where can you find it and how is it formed? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/
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Seeing in the Dark - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones

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How to keep an eye on intruders in total darkness? RV Jones gets a helping hand from an infrared camera. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1981/from-magna-c
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Your Nose Can Tell Left From Right - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling

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The handedness of molecules can change how they smell, Charles Striling demonstrates this using the carvone molecule.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fourth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas
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How to Extract DNA at Home - Christmas Lectures with Walter Bodmer

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It is easy to extract DNA from something like strawberries at home, as Walter Bodmer demonstrates in this clip from his second Christmas Lecture. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full second lecture of the series:
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How Does an Organ Work? - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor

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Charles Taylor goes inside a church organ to see how the different sounds are produced.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fourth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1989/exploring
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Properties of Liquid Nitrogen - Christmas Lectures with EM Rogers

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Eric Rogers explores some of the properties of liquid nitrogen in this clip from his first Christmas Lecture in 1979.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-
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What is the Sun Made Of? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson

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What is the sun made of? And can the answers we find there help us figure out what' deep inside our own planet - Earth?Watch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1995/planet-earth-an-explorers-guide/on-the-ed
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The Laser Eavesdropper - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones

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RV Jones demonstrates the hottest spy gadget in espionage stories at the time - a laser eavesdropper. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1981/from-magna-cart
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Types of Oscillators - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison

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What are the similarities and differences between pendulums and spring oscillators? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture:http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1968/gullivers-travels/beyond-the-map?u
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How Helium Changes our Voice - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers

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Eric M Rogers demonstrates how helium can change our voice with comedic effect.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/atoms-for-enquiring-minds/electrified-atoms?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&
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The Doppler Effect - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones

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Police sirens change pitch when going past us due to the Doppler effect. This phenomenon can also be used to measure speeds, even of faraway objects, like stars. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http:
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Why Do Volcanic Eruptions Form Mushrooms Clouds? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson

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Volcanic eruptions form distinctive mushroom clouds when the extremely hot mixture of gas, magma and rocks shoots out of the volcano at high speed.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1995/planet-earth-
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How Does Gel Electrophoresis Work? - Christmas Lectures with Walter Bodmer

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Gel electrophoresis is used to study DNA and other complex molecules with the help of electricity. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/19
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Living Medicines - Christmas Lectures with Alison Woollard

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Alison Woollard explains how we can now use cell therapy to create living medicines, with help from Natalie Mount from Cell Therapy Catapult.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/2013/life-fantastic/coul
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The Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart

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Ian Stewart demonstrates the classic oscillating BZ reaction as an example of symmetry breaking or non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectur
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How Do Nerve Cells Carry Information? - Christmas Lectures with David Pye

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What is action potential and how does it help nerves carry information, such as pain or pleasure signals? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1985/communicati
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The Guthrie Test - Christmas Lectures with Walter Bodmer

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A version of the newborn blood spot test or Guthrie test is to this day administered for early detection of diseases such as PKU, sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full sixth
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Christmas Lectures 2020: Water World - with Helen Czerski

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In the second lecture of the 2020 Christmas Lectures, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski unpicks the Earths heating and plumbing systems, showing how shifting ocean water creates an engine that distributes heat and nutrients around our planet.Watch
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How Do We Know That the Earth's Magnetic Poles Have Flipped? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson

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Volcanic rocks contain small bits of iron oxide that get magnetised in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field as they cool. Comparing rocks of different ages reveals the magnetic history of our planet.Watch the full second lecture of the series: http
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The Cloud Chamber - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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The cloud chamber is an incredible piece of equipment that allows us to visualise ionising radiation. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1993/the-cosmic-onio
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Glow In The Dark Worm Genes - Christmas Lectures with Alison Woollard

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Alison Woollard shows how we can use special genes to make worms' muscle cells glow in the dark. Watch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/2013/life-fantastic/where-do-i-come-from?utm_source=youtube&utm_medi
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Tricks of Perspective - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers

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Eric M Rogers gives us a warning about the way we attach new unfamiliar knowledge to old familiar things that we already know.Watch the full sixth, and final, lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/atoms-for-enquiring-mi
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Acrobatic DNA Replication - Christmas Lectures with Alison Woollard

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Alison Woollard demonstrates how DNA replicates when it divides, with some acrobatic help from the Infinity Elites cheerleaders. Watch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/2013/life-fantastic/am-i-a-mutant?u
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How Pasteur Demonstrated Molecular Asymmetry - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling

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Louis Pasteur showed how some molecules are optically asymmetrical by investigating tartaric acid compounds present in wine.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/chr
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Eric Laithwaite's 1974 Christmas Lectures: The Engineer Through the Looking Glass

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In this video, I have combined all of Professor Eric Laithwaite's 1974 lectures from the Royal Institution's annual Christmas Lectures series. There are 6 lectures in total and the series is entitled "The Engineer Through the Looking Glass". Eric mirrors
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Fractals: The Geometry of Chaos - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart

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Using a simple set of mathematical rules, a very intricate geometry can be created in the form of fractals. The Sierpinski triangle is a famous example. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rig
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The Mathematics of Locomotion - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart

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The scof all living things is governed by nerve impulses that follow a pattern of travelling waves. This is true for the trot of a horse, the tripod gait of an ant, the undulating movement of the millipede and even the slither of a snake. Subscribe for re
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What's a Laserdisc? - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones

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Laserdisc was the very first optical disk, able to hold recordings of images, audio and video. RV Jones explains the mechanism of how it works. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/chr
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Optical Fiber Cables - Christmas Lectures with David Pye

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In 1985, fiber optic cables were just starting to get widely adopted. David Pye shows the principles behind them and how old telephone cables were swapped out for new ones. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lec
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How Do Maglev Trains Work? - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder

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Maglev stands for magnetic levitation which is how these trains hover and are pushed along the tracks. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe While only three countries currently have operational maglev trains, China, Japan and So
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Early 3D Movement Analysis - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder

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Today's impressive motion capture technology couldn't exist without the work done in the 1970s and 80s. One such example is the CODA, demonstrated here in 1983. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full sixth lecture o
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Looking for Dark Matter - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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Frank Close looks at how observations from galaxy rotation and gravitational lensing can imply the existence of dark matter. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/wat
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Checking the Weather Report in 1985 - Christmas Lectures with David Pye

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Computers had come a long way by the 1980s. With only a few gadgets you could even get the weather report right to your computer screen without having to wait for the evening news. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the
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How Jets Are Used to Attitude Control Satellites - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder

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Controlling the orientation of an object is called attitude control. Leonard Maunders shows how small jets are used to control the attitude of satellites. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full second lecture of the
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Tyndall's Experiments on Resonance - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor

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Charles Taylor recreates John Tyndall's experiments demonstrating resonance.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1989/exploring-music/the-
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The Hidden Significance of Shell Chirality - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling

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Snails with right-handed shells cannot mate with those with left-handed ones. But you can predict the presence of oil in a location by looking at their ratios. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full second lecture of
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Becoming A Pterodactyl - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris

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Simon Conway Morris demonstrates how awesomely huge pterodactyls were, with a little help from some members of the audience. Watch the full fourth lecture of the series:https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/innovation
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Water Rockets - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers

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Eric M. Rogers gives a brief explanation of water rocket with a demonstration to cap it all off.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/
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Using Radar to Detect and Identify Movement - Christmas Lectures with David Pye

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Radars can be used to detect and identify all sorts of moving objects. David Pye demonstrates a handheld one and also shows how birds and planes can be detected. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http:
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The Recipe For Life - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris

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Simon Conway Morris gives us a demonstration of the quantities of chemical elements needed to create life.Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/feet-on-the-ground-head-in-th
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Properties of Resistors - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison

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What's the relationship of a resistors size to its electrical resistance? And how does resistance change when resistors are set in a series or in parallel? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.
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Measuring the Average Foot - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones

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How can one estimate the average length of a foot? RV Jones shows a simple yet elegant demonstration. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1981/from-magna-cart
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What Keeps a Nucleus Together? - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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Positive charge repels other positive charges. So what kind of force keeps the proton filled nucleus from exploding apart? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch
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Demonstrating Resonance with Chladni Figures - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor

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Charles Taylor recreates the famous Chadni figures and shows how vibrating plates are used to make music in various instruments.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org
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Tensile Strength Challenge: Cotton vs. Steel - Christmas Lectures with Charles Stirling

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There are situations where cotton is stronger than steel.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1992/our-world-through-the-looking-glass/in-t
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How to Measure the Speed of Light with Marshmallows - Christmas Lectures with Neil Johnson

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This may not be something you'd thought of doing but now you know how the speed of light can be measured using only some marshmallows and a microwave oven.Watch the full second lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1999/arrow
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Electron Microscopy - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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What does the world look like at an atomic level? Frank Close dons his 'atomic spectacles' and takes a look at copper and iron atoms. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lec
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Liquid Nitrogen Fossilisation - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris

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Simon Conway Morris shows how animals became fossilised, speeding up the process using liquid nitrogen.Watch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/staring-into-the-abyss?utm_sourc
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Visualising Brownian Motion - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison

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Philip Morrison uses a microscope and a model made of small ball bearings and a magnetic field to demonstrate Brownian motion. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/w
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Demonstrating How Sound Can't Travel Through a Vacuum - Christmas Lectures with Charles Taylor

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Sound cannot travel in a vacuum as is demonstrated in this clip from Charles Taylor's first 1989 Christmas LectureSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full first lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lec
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Velocity of a Bullet - Christmas Lectures with RV Jones

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RV Jones demonstrates a way to measure the speed of an air rifle pellet with a method similar to one that has been used to measure the speed of molecules – and even the speed of light. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch
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The Mathematics of Walking and Gait - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison

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Just like the extent of the swing of a pendulum is proportional to the length of the pendulum, the pace of an animal walking is proportional to the length of the leg of the animal. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the
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Non-Euclidean Geometry of a Sphere - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison

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According to Euclidean geometry the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees. Philip Morrison shows an example of where this isn't true, and non-Euclidean geometry applies. Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1968/gulliv
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Bringing Dinosaurs Back To Life - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris

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Simon Conway Morris shows what the world would have looked like when ancient animals like the Brachiosaurus were alive.Watch the full second lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/the-fossils-com
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Surface Area to Volume Ratios - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison

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The mathematicians of Lilliput assumed that Gulliver would need 1728 times as much food as an individual Lilliput. Philip Morrison shows why this is not true, using surface area to volume ratios. Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectu
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How We Harness the Energy of a Chain Reaction - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers

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Eric M Rogers demonstrates how we can harness the power of uranium-235 atoms, with help from a giant mousetrap.Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/atoms-for-enquiring-minds/atoms-and-energy?utm_so
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Visualising Antimatter with Bubble Chambers - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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You can use a bubble chamber to visualise the passage of negatively charged electrons and their positively charged antimatter counterparts - positrons. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb
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Rewinding 65 Million Years - Christmas Lectures with Simon Conway Morris

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Simon Conway Morris turns back the clock 65 million years to find out how the configuration of the continents has changed.Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones/the-great-dyi
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"It's My Own Invention" Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 6

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Professor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Wave-Particle Duality Explained with Double Slit Experiments - Christmas Lectures with Neil Johnson

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Neil Johnson demonstrates how light behaves both as a wave and as a particle using a series of double slit experiment setups. Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1999/arrows-of-time/shaping-the-future?u
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 4 "The Jabberwock"

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Professor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 2: "Tweedledum and Tweedledee"

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Professor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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The Monty Hall Problem - Christmas Lectures with Ian Stewart

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Ian Stewart explains the Monty Hall problem and its solution. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Monty Hall problem became infamous in the 1990s where newspaper columnist and puzzle solver Marilyn vos Savant offered a solu
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 1: "Looking Glass House"

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Professor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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"The Time Has Come the Walrus Said" Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 5

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Professor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Exploding a Lithium Ion Battery - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES

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Carl Sagan Christmas Lectures 3 - The History of Mars

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Cold, arid, and tens of millions of miles away from Earth, Mars has intrigued scientists for centuries. The existence of liquid on its surface was confirmed by NASAs flyby mission, Mariner 4, in 1965, but the question of whether life exists on our neighbo
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Watch More George of the Jungle Videos : https://bit.ly/34Ax9sc Watch George of the Jungle Season 1: http://bit.ly/2vVMgL1George should never underestimate Ursula! Watch George of the Jungle Season 2: http://bit.ly/2uwmBsX Meet the Characters of George of
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Can you see anything strange?

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The Croydon Juggling Club do a fantastic demonstration and Professor Bruce Hood asks the audience to count how many times the orange baton. Can you count how many? Do you notice anything else?This clip is part of the Christmas Lectures 2011 presented by P
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Pink George | George Of The Jungle | Full Episode | Videos for Kids

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Watch More George of the Jungle Videos : https://bit.ly/34Ax9sc Watch George of the Jungle Season 1: http://bit.ly/2vVMgL1George gets lost in a swirl of pink when he looks for the spirits of lunches past! Watch George of the Jungle Season 2: http://bit.ly
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Christmas Lectures 2011: The Stroop Test

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The Stroop Test involves reading the colour of words rather than the word itself. This is difficult in people who have damaged their frontal lobes because this part of the brain controls behaviour. This clip is part of the Christmas Lectures 2011 presente
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George Goes Ape | George of the Jungle | 1 Hour Compilation | Cartoons For Kids

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George discovers he's not actually an ape!George of the Jungle | Season 1 | Episode 12 | Brother George/Ape MitzvahGeorge spreads himself thin, and discovers he's not actually an ape!George of the Jungle | Season 1 | Episode 15 | Rainy Season/Love in the
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Christmas Lectures 2021: The Perfect Storm - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the second lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by airborne infection expert Cath Noakes and mathematician Julia Gog is uncover what drives a virus to world domination, and how maths may be the secret weapon to thwart it.
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Christmas Lectures 2021: The Invisible Enemy - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the first lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van Tam dives into the micro-world of viruses, revealing how these invisible invaders can infect our bodies, and how a revolution in testing may transform medicine forever with the help of immu
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George VS Zombies | George of the Jungle | Compilation | Cartoons For Kids

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George unleashes the zombies!George of the Jungle | Season 1 | Episode 11 | FrankenGeorge/Afraid of NothingGeorge accidentally unleashes a horde of zombie critters, and catches a campfire fright.George of the Jungle | Season 1 | Episode 3 | Cone Head/Cous
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Christmas Lectures 2021: Fighting Back - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the third and final lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by vaccine scientist Teresa Lambe and microbiologist Sharon Peacock to explore the inner workings of vaccines to reveal how these medical marvels can help win the wa
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Offering A Plant A Radioactive Cocktail - Christmas Lectures with Eric M Rogers

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Eric M Rogers puts real radioactivity to use, demonstrating how a tomato plant drinks up radioactive water.Watch the full fourth lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1979/atoms-for-enquiring-minds/atoms-that-explode?utm_sou
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The Truth about AI 2/3 - 2023 Christmas Lectures with Mike Wooldridge

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Jacket George | George of the Jungle | Compilation | Cartoons For Kids

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George always makes himself useful, even as a jacket...George of the Jungle | Season 2 | Episode 12 | My Georging JacketIt looks like George's reign as king is over when Tiger and Weevil paralyse him with a poisonous No-Licky Frog. But George proves that
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The Truth about AI 1/3 - 2023 Christmas Lectures with Mike Wooldridge

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'How to build an intelligent machine' - Professor Mike Wooldridge explores the nature of artificial intelligence. By using experiments and demonstrations, he investigates how AI learns and what it can do.This is the first of the 2023 Christmas Lectures fr
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A Boy, a Robot and a Buzz Wire - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder

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Robots are remarkably good at some things that humans are not naturally so adept at. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full fourth lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in
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Brann the Clever Raven - 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES

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Crows are known as some of the best problem solvers of the animal kingdom. In this clip from the 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Sophie Scott sets Brann the raven a tough puzzle. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lect
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Change Blindness

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Professor Bruce Hood shows an audience an images which changes with every blink, yet the audience fail to see big changes such as a disappearing tree and car. This is called change blindness. Everytime your eye blinks, your brain doesn't notice anything d
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Richard Dawkins - CHRISTMAS LECTURES 1991 - Growing up in the Universe

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The world-famous evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins presents the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES in 1991. Original broadcast live on the BBC, the series explored "our own growing knowledge of how life grows up in the universe."This is the first l
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The Truth about AI 1/3 - 2023 Christmas Lectures with Mike Wooldridge

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'How to build an intelligent machine' - Professor Mike Wooldridge explores the nature of artificial intelligence. By using experiments and demonstrations, he investigates how AI learns and what it can do.This is the first of the 2023 Christmas Lectures fr
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The Truth about AI 2/3 - 2023 Christmas Lectures with Mike Wooldridge

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Ape Communication - CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2017

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Apes can learn human sign language but how do they communicate with each other in the wild? Sophie Scott and Cat Hobaiter investigate in this clip from the 2017 Christmas Lectures. Watch the full lecture: https://youtu.be/5aSfMh9ittI Subscribe for regular
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Muscles made of nylon

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MIT researchers have come up with one of the simplest and lowest-cost systems yet for developing artificial muscles, in which a material reproduces some of the bending motions that natural muscle tissues perform. The key ingredient? Nylon fiber. (Learn mo
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Einstein Hollow Mask

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Professor Bruce Hood shows an illusion which involves a sculpted face, but instead of the usual convex human face of a sculpture, the sculpture is flipped and we're shown the inside of the face but human brains find it hard to recognise it is convex until
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Christmas Lectures 2012 - Worth your Weight in Gold

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Dr Peter Wothers weighs a volunteer from the 2012 Christmas Lectures audience with 24 carat pure gold. Finding himself a little short of the right amount, he calls in help from famous chemist Sir Harry Kroto and his gold Nobel Prize medal (awarded in 1996
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Christmas Lectures 2012 - Lighting a fire in 15% Oxygen

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As part of Lecture One of his 2012 Christmas Lectures, 'The Modern Alchemist', Dr Peter Wothers visits a research lab near Cambridge where they are investigating new fire prevention technologies.Normal air contains 21% Oxygen. Will Peter be able to light
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Bruce Hood demonstrates the kanizsa illusion

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Professor Bruce Hood demonstratse the kanizsa illusion on the audience. The kanizsa illusion , named after the psychologist Gaetano Kanizsa, shows how our brain can create the illusion that an object exists when sections of a shape is removed. This clip i
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Shrinking and Growing; The Ames Room

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Reality is created by the brain and uses past experiences to make sense of the world. But Professor Bruce Hood shows things are not always what they seem and demonstrates this with the Ames room and the Ponzo illusion. Bruce shows the brain is decieved by
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 3 "Jam Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow"

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Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 2/3 with Sue Black

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Professor Sue Black investigates a mysterious crime scene, and reveals some of the forensic techniques that are used to track down criminals. This is the second of the 2022 Royal Institution annual Christmas lectures.Watch the first lecture here: https://
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Porter the Explorer (1 of 30 in Human History)

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Porter is 1 of less than 30 people to ever be diagnosed with Beare-Stevenson syndrome. His appearance is unique, but all Porter wants is to run outside and play on his teeter totter.SBSK Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SBSK SBSK Socials:http://www.instag
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The Truth about AI 3/3 - 2023 Christmas Lectures with Mike Wooldridge

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Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 1/3 with Sue Black

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Discover the secrets of forensic science as Professor Dame Sue Black tells the story of a 1,000 year old skeleton, in the first of the Royal Institution's annual Christmas lectures for 2022. Watch the second lecture here: https://youtu.be/yIFcRjCq0TQWatch
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Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 3/3 with Sue Black

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Professor Sue Black investigates a heist in the Ri, and reveals how forensics works in the courtroom. This is is the third of the annual Royal Institution Christmas lectures for 2022.Watch the first lecture here: https://youtu.be/Bo18brJhK1IWatch the seco
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Haptic Technology Demonstration - with Danielle George

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How one woman put man on the moon - Matt Porter & Margaret Hamilton

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Why is Norway Rising? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson

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Ri Christmas Lectures 2010 - Iron and Fireworks

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Lecture 2 - Why Chocolate Melts and Jet Engines Don'tWhy does an iron rod just heat up in a bunsen burner flame whilst iron filling produce fireworks?We got in a pyrotechnics specialist for this one. It was definitely the biggest Bunsen burner anyone at t
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Ri Christmas Lectures 2010 - Quantum Levitation

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Lecture 3 - Why Are Mountains So Small?Is it possible to escape gravity? Tune in to find out...The first time Mark got into the harness to defy gravity it was unfortunately too tight in key places!The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_scienceand Fac
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2012 Christmas Lectures - Burning a Diamond

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Sesame Street: Billy Porter Sings About Making Friends!

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Billy Porter sings about making friends with Elmo, and Abby! When you don't know someone and are feeling shy, try saying hi! You might end up making friends with a penguin!--Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_
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"Beware!" David Attenborough 1973 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 1

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Animals must defend themselves not only against other creatures that want to eat them, but sometimes against creatures of their own kind.The first line of defense that animals use is warning. To warn off danger, many creatures will adopt alarm signals to
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Brain - Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - BBC Four

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-case-of-the-missing-fractals-alex-rosenthal-and-george-zaidan A bump on the head, a mysterious femme fatale and a strange encounter on a windswept peak all add up to a heck of a night for Manny Brot, Private
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10 Strangest Things Discovered In The Ocean

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The ocean is and very mysterious and endless place, where many mysteries lie waiting for people to uncover them. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TopTrending Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TopTrending Commentator: http://www.youtub
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Top 10 Strangest Planets Ever Discovered in Outer Space

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From 55 cancri e - the diamond planet - to versions of earth within the habitable zone, you'll be amazed at these incredible weird and strange planets ever discovered in outer space. Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo
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KIDZ BOP Kids - Blue Christmas (Christmas Wish List)

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KIDZ BOP Kids - “Blue Christmas" featured on the album, KIDZ BOP Christmas Wish List! iTunes: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistitunes Amazon: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistamazon Google Play: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistgoogle Spotify: http://bit.
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KIDZ BOP Kids - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Christmas Wish List)

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KIDZ BOP Kids - “All I Want For Christmas," featured on the album, KIDZ BOP Christmas Wish List: iTunes: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistitunes Amazon: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistamazon Google Play: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistgoogle Spotify:
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Scientists Just Discovered A New State Of Water!

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Think you know everything about water, think again! Scientists just discovered a second state of liquid water. What makes it so different? Hard vs. Soft Water: What's The Difference? - https://youtu.be/2bqc5kBKed4 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here -
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Frozen Christmas | Elsa | Christmas Baking | Elsa Shoe Cake | Disney Princess | Merry Christmas

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Try these amazing Frozen Christmas Treats this weekend :) Check out the most delicious recipes : Best Cake Recipes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmuK9Jd2OeQ&list=PLX_YcFisZdwe1IAqTqsLZ5Smtqb8padlA&feature=iv&src_vid=nYqkLj2o7vI&annotation_id=video%3Ab71
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Why Is Ketchup So Hard To Pour? - George Zaidan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-ketchup-so-hard-to-pour-george-zaidan Ever go to pour ketchup on your fries...and nothing comes out? Or the opposite happens, and your plate...
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CHRISTMAS CARTOON: Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936) [HD 1080] [Cartoons for Children]

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Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936) - A Grampy Cartoon In an orphanage on Christmas morning, all the orphans jump out of bed and head to the hall, singing the title song. They grab the toys from their stockings, and get ready to play with them. However
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KIDZ BOP Kids - Last Christmas (Christmas Wish List)

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KIDZ BOP Kids - “Last Christmas" featured on the album, KIDZ BOP Christmas Wish List: iTunes: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistitunes Amazon: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistamazon Google Play: http://bit.ly/kbchristmaswishlistgoogle Spotify: http://bit.
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Curious George Inspired Sock Monkey Craft | Crafts For Kids W/ Crafty Carol | Cool School

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Happy Holidays! Crafty Carol gets inspired by "Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas" and shows you how to make your very own sock monkey holiday ornament! Let's get crafty! See more with Curious George right here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlgNlQ
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Giant Prehistoric Crocodile Discovered In Tunisia

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National Geographic grantee Federico Fanti and his research team discovered a giant Cretaceous crocodile skeleton in southern Tunisia. The fossil dates back 130 million years ago. The head of the crocodile alone is over 5 feet long. The discovery proves t
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Earth-Like Planet Discovered! What You Need To Know

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An Earth-like planet was found in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri, the star closest to our solar system! Here’s what you should know! How Do We Know So Much About Planets That Are So Far Away? - http://bit.ly/2bX0Wnc Sign Up For The Seeker Newslett
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We Just Discovered How the Milky Ways Twin Was Destroyed

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The Milky Way doesn't just have one twin, it has multiple, and each one of them can tell us more about how our galaxy has lived and how it might be destroyed. How Scientists Found the Universes First Type of Molecule - https://youtu.be/lxepnATltvURead Mor
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The Story of George Washington Carver

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Squeaks has a big problem! Every year, he grows lettuce in the Fort's greenhouse, but this year it just won't grow. Luckily, Mister Brown knows someone who can help Squeaks and his lettuce: botanist and inventor George Washington Carver!----------------SO
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5 Magical Christmas Cookies | Christmas Dessert | Festive Recipes to Sweeten Your Holidays!

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Hoopla Recipes brings you a series of exciting Christmas dessert ideas and recipes that will be a hit during this festive season! Christmas cookies, brownies, angel cookies, yule log cake and more! So grab your mittens, heat your ovens and get ready to ba
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How 18th-Century Medicine Killed George Washington

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What killed George Washington? Turns out it was probably related to the bloodletting and other 18th-century medicine his doctors applied. Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow Dooblydoo thanks go to the following
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Top 10 CREEPY DEEP SEA Creatures Recently Discovered

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Would George Orwell have had a smartphone? | BBC Ideas

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George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published more than 70 years ago in 1949. 1984 imagines a society controlled by Big Brother, where people are monitored by the state using advanced technology. If George Orwell were alive today would he be wo
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KIDZ BOP Kids - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Official Music Video) [KIDZ BOP Christmas]

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Official music video of The KIDZ BOP Kids performing 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' from KIDZ BOP Christmas! Listen to KIDZ BOP Christmas: http://smarturl.it/KIDZBOP_Christmas See KIDZ BOP live in concert: https://bit.ly/kbtour
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How aspirin was discovered - 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-aspirin-was-discovered-krishna-sudhir 4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular k
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The Strangest, Most Unbelievable Planets Discovered So Far! (4K UHD)

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Part 1 - Beyond our solar system are magnificent, but mysterious worlds! Some are burning hell planets, while others are frigid snow worlds and then there are those that could even be habitable. With so many possibilities, let's take a look at some of the
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Who was George Washington?

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The story of George Washingtons life and legacy as father of our country.Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a new conversation and shine a light on the stories that dont alwa
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FUN Christmas Dessert Ideas | Yummy DIY SNOWMAN CUPCAKES and More Christmas Treats

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Bring Home The Joy of Christmas This Season With These Awesome, Yummy and Adorable Christmas Desserts! Check out the most delicious recipe : Subscribe to our channel for more updates: https://goo.gl/goaCNi Click here to learn how to make Play Doh Without
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How Do Pain Relievers Work? - George Zaidan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-pain-relievers-work Some people take aspirin or ibuprofen to treat everyday aches and pains, but how exactly do the different classes of pain relievers work? Learn about the basic physiology of how humans
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Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Song | Christmas Songs For Kids | Christmas Special Songs

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Enjoy this famous and melodious Christmas song, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer only on Peekaboo. As Christmas is just around the corner, let us all sing along and enjoy the spirit of Christmas with this beautiful and popular Christmas song Rudolph the Red
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KIDZ BOP Kids - Go Christmas (Official Music Video) [KIDZ BOP Christmas]

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Official music video of The KIDZ BOP Kids performing 'Go Christmas!' from KIDZ BOP Christmas! Listen to KIDZ BOP Christmas: http://smarturl.it/KIDZBOP_Christmas See KIDZ BOP live in concert: https://bit.ly/kbtour
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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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360° meet the largest dinosaur ever discovered - Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur - BBC One

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Use your mouse to move around this incredible video as you explore the biggest dinosaur ever discovered up close! Programme website: http://bbc.in/1OpMiMh David Attenborough meets the biggest animal ever to walk on Earth, in 360 - a Titanosaur.
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KIDZ BOP Kids - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Acapella) [KIDZ BOP Christmas]

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Official music video of The KIDZ BOP Kids performing 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Acapella)' from KIDZ BOP Christmas! Listen to KIDZ BOP Christmas: http://smarturl.it/KIDZBOP_Christmas See KIDZ BOP live in concert: https://bit.ly/kbtour
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[OFFICIAL VIDEO] Making Christmas (from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas') - Pentatonix

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OUR NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM 'CHRISTMAS IS HERE!' WILL BE AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ON OCTOBER 26TH! GET THE NEW SONG "MAKING CHRISTMAS" NOW! http://smarturl.it/xPtxMCx iTunes - http://smarturl.it/xPtxMCx/itunes?iQid=yt Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/xPtxMCx/applem
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4 epidemics that almost happened (but didn't) - George Zaidan

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What makes for an effective outbreak response? Explore successful systems from around the world that prevented epidemics.--In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epid
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Who Discovered America? | Fantastic Firsts Special | Horrible Histories

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Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeVisit our website: horrible-histories.co.ukChristopher Columbus lands on America, but who really discovered the continent?Get more episode of Horrible Histories as well as all th
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The bug that poops candy - George Zaidan

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Download a free audiobook version of "Ingredients" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-edCheck out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/ingredients--Aphids c
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George Washington (1732-1799) President of the USA

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Figures in History: George Washington (1732-1799) George Washington was born on 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, into a family of prosperous farmers. He began his career as a professional surveyor in 1749 at the age of 17 and was quickly
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Picture Perfect: George Eastman House

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Located on historic East Avenue in Rochester, New York, this special showcases the 12.5-acre museum site that was the urban estate of George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The Museum focuses on the 150-year history of the art, technology, and
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NASA just discovered the first food source for potential aliens

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Searching for aliens is a tricky business. Most likely, the first alien life we discover will be hidden beneath miles of ocean on a distant world like Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus. That's why the best way to search for alien life today
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Scientists Discovered How Sleep Cleans Toxins From Your Brain

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Scientists now know how cerebrospinal fluid cleans the brain as you sleep, removing toxins that could cause Alzheimer's. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.s
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How does GPS work? - Christmas Lecture with Neil Johnson

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Neil Johnson shows how Global Positioning System devices use satellites and atomic clocks to work out your location.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full first lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-le
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A Big Christmas Stick | Cracking Christmas | Horrible Histories

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Queen Charlotte surprises King George III with festive foliage from her native Germany.Subscribe for more Horrible Histories: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeGet more episode of Horrible Histories as well as all the extras on BBC iPlayer:https://w

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