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How Languages Evolve - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-languages-evolve-alex-gendler Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of the
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How Tsunamis Work - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-tsunamis-work-alex-gendler The immense swell of a tsunami can grow up to 100 feet, hitting speeds over 500 mph -- a treacherous combination for anyone or anything in its path. Alex Gendler details the causes
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Why Elephants Never Forget - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-elephants-never-forget-alex-gendler It’s a common saying that elephants never forget. But the more we learn about elephants, the more it appears that their impressive memory is only one aspect of an incredib
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What We Know (and Don't Know) About Ebola - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-we-know-and-don-t-know-about-ebola-alex-gendler The highly virulent Ebola virus has seen a few major outbreaks since it first appeared in 1976 -- with the worst epidemic occurring in 2014. How does the viru
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History vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-cleopatra-alex-gendler She was the most notorious woman in ancient history, a queen who enraptured not one but two of Rome’s greatest generals. But was she just a skilled seductress – or a great ruler in her
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The History Of Marriage - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-marriage-alex-gendler A white, puffy dress. Eternal love. A joint tax return. Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex Gendler traces the
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Can you find the next number in this sequence? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-find-the-next-number-in-this-sequence-alex-gendler 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221. These are the first five elements of a number sequence. Can you figure out what comes next? Alex Gendler reveals the answer and
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Can You Solve The Bridge Riddle? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-bridge-riddle-alex-gendler Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn’t s
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Where Did Russia Come From? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-russia-come-from-alex-gendler Russia is the biggest country in the world, spanning one-eighth of the earth’s landmass. But where did it all begin? Alex Gendler explores the epic history of the Kievan R
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How to recognize a dystopia - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-recognize-a-dystopia-alex-gendler The genre of dystopia – the ‘not good place’– has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do we bother with all this pessimism? Al
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Can you solve the three gods riddle? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-three-gods-riddle-alex-gendler You and your team have crash-landed on an ancient planet. Can you appease the three alien overlords who rule it and get your team safely home? Created by logician
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History Vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-richard-nixon-alex-gendler The president of the United States of America is often said to be one of the most powerful positions in the world. But of all the US presidents accused of abusing that power
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Myths And Misconceptions About Evolution - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/myths-and-misconceptions-about-evolution-alex-gendler How does evolution really work? Actually, not how some of our common evolutionary metaphors would have us believe. For instance, it's species, not individual
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How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-impeachment-work-alex-gendler For most jobs, it’s understood that you can be fired – whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance.
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History Vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-genghis-khan-alex-gendler He was one of the most fearsome warlords who ever lived, waging an unstoppable conquest across the Eurasian continent. But was Genghis Khan a vicious barbarian or a unifier w
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History Vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-napoleon-bonaparte-alex-gendler After the French Revolution erupted in 1789, Europe was thrown into chaos. Neighboring countries’ monarchs feared they would share the fate of Louis XVI and attacked th
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Why Do We Cry? The Three Types Of Tears - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-cry-the-three-types-of-tears-alex-gendler Whether we cry during a sad movie, while chopping onions, or completely involuntarily, our eyes are constantly producing tears. Alex Gendler tracks a particula
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What Is A Gift Economy? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-a-gift-economy-alex-gendler What if, this holiday season, instead of saying "thank you" to your aunt for her gift of a knitted sweater, the polite response expected from you was to show up at her house i
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Can You Solve The Prisoner Hat Riddle? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-prisoner-hat-riddle-alex-gendler You and nine other individuals have been captured by super-intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids
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Can you solve the pirate riddle? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-pirate-riddle-alex-gendler It’s a good day to be a pirate. Amaro and his four mateys – Bart, Charlotte, Daniel, and Eliza have struck gold – a chest with 100 coins. But now, they must divvy up
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The Wars That Inspired Game Of Thrones - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-wars-that-inspired-game-of-thrones-alex-gendler Beginning around 1377, medieval England was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families, which spanned generations and involved a massive cast of cha
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Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/plato-s-allegory-of-the-cave-alex-gendler Twenty four hundred years ago, Plato, one of history’s most famous thinkers, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows flitting across a stone
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The Famously Difficult Green-eyed Logic Puzzle - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-famously-difficult-green-eyed-logic-puzzle-alex-gendler One hundred green-eyed logicians have been imprisoned on an island by a mad dictator. Their only hope for freedom lies in the answer to one famously di
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How Did Hitler Rise To Power? - Alex Gendler And Anthony Hazard

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-hitler-rise-to-power-alex-gendler-and-anthony-hazard Decades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocide
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The Turing Test: Can A Computer Pass For A Human? - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-turing-test-can-a-computer-pass-for-a-human-alex-gendler What is consciousness? Can an artificial machine really think? For many, these have been vital considerations for the future of artificial intelligenc
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History vs. Che Guevara - Alex Gendler

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-che-guevara-alex-gendler His face is recognized all over the world – the young medical student who became a revolutionary icon. But was Che G
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History Vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-christopher-columbus-alex-gendler Many people in the United States and Latin America have grown up celebrating the anniversary of Christopher...
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The Colossal Consequences Of Supervolcanoes - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-colossal-consequences-of-supervolcanoes-alex-gendler In 1816, Europe and North America were plagued by heavy rains, odd-colored snow, famines,...
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What would it be like to live on the moon? - Alex Gendler

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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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Why are airplanes slower than they used to be? - Alex Gendler

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Why arent commercial flights getting faster? Dig into the technological and environmental problems facing supersonic flight. --In 1996, a British Airways plane flew from New York to London in a record-breaking two hours and fifty-three minutes. Today, how
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History vs. Augustus - Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-augustus-alex-gendler-and-peta-greenfield His reign marked the beginning of one of history’s greatest empires … and the end of one of its fir
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Can you solve the multiplying rabbits riddle? - Alex Gendler

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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-solve-the-multiplying-rabbits-riddle-alex-gendler After years of experiments, you’ve finally created the pets of the
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The woman who stared at the sun - Alex Gendler

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Get to know the legacy of Hisako Koyama, whose drawings of the suns surface helped scientists reconstruct 400 years of sunspot activity.--In 1944, amateur astronomer Hisako Koyamas latest endeavor was sketching the suns shifting surface. She spent weeks a
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History vs. Henry VIII - Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-henry-viii-mark-robinson-and-alex-gendler He was a powerful king whose break with the church of Rome would forever change the course of Engli
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How do ventilators work? - Alex Gendler

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Take a journey into the respiratory system to see how ventilators bypass constricted airways and help damaged lungs send oxygen to the body. --In the 16th century, physician Andreas Vesalius described how a suffocating animal could be kept alive by insert
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Can you solve the monster duel riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --Youve come a long way to compete in the great Diskymon league and prove yourself a Diskymon master. Now that youve made it to the finals, youre up against some tough competition. In round one
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Can you solve the Alice in Wonderland riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --After many adventures in Wonderland, Alice has once again found herself in the court of the temperamental Queen of Hearts. Shes about to pass through the garden undetected, when she overhears
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One of the most epic engineering feats in history - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the history of the construction of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge and how John Roebling designed a hybrid suspension system to build it. --In the mid-19th century, suspension bridges were collapsing all across Europe. Their industrial cables frayed a
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Why should you read “Crime and Punishment”? - Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of "Crime and Punishment" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/crime-and-punishment -- What drives someone to kill
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Which voting system is the best? - Alex Gendler

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Dive into four different voting systems: plurality, instant runoff, tactical, and the Condorcet method, and find out which is fairest. --Imagine we want to build a new space port at one of four recently settled Martian bases, and are holding a vote to cho
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The original ring of power - Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato recounted the legend of the Ring of Gyges
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How the worlds tallest skyscraper was built - Alex Gendler

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Discover the engineering innovations that made building Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest skyscraper, possible.--In 2004, construction began on a new building in Dubai, promising a revolutionary design that would dwarf the rest of the worlds skyscrapers. F
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A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler

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Trace the storied history of the game of chess, from its origins in 7th century India to the computer software we use today. --The attacking infantry advances, their elephants already having broken the defensive line. The king tries to retreat, but the en
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Can you outsmart this logical fallacy? - Alex Gendler

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Explore the psychology of the cognitive bias known as the conjunction fallacy, where we assume specific conditions are more probable than general ones. --Meet Lucy. She was a math major in college, and aced all her courses in probability and statistics. W
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The Myth of Hercules: 12 labors in 8-bits - Alex Gendler

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-hercules-12-labors-in-8-bits-alex-gendler Hercules — son of Zeus and champion of humankind — stricken with a temporary curse of madness, has
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The Egyptian myth of Isis and the seven scorpions - Alex Gendler

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Dive into the Egyptian myth of Isis, a powerful goddess protecting her son from her murderous brother with the help of seven scorpions. --A woman in rags emerged from a swamp flanked by seven giant scorpions and approached a magnificent mansion to beg for
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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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Can you solve the false positive riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to the bonus riddle mentioned at the end: https://brilliant.org/tededprobabilitypairs/ Mining unobtainium is hard work – the rare mineral appears in only 1% of rocks in the mine. But y
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Can you solve the death race riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --The night before the Death Race across the Wastelands is set to begin, your uncle, the great inventor Slate Kanoli, got kidnapped by the ruthless No-Side gang. The only way to get him back is
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How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the unique engineering of New York Citys Citicorp Center tower, and the design flaw that threatened to topple it.--In 1978, Diane Hartley was writing her undergraduate architecture thesis when she made a shocking discovery. After weeks of poring
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The myth of Loki and the master builder - Alex Gendler

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Dive into the Norse myth of how Loki tricked a stranger into building the great wall of Asgard to keep the realm safe from giants. --Asgard, a realm of wonders, was where the Norse Gods made their home. There Odins great hall of Valhalla towered above the
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The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of "Man's Search for Meaning" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2z7JGWx Check out our full book recommendation: https://bit.ly/2JYUn1y Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, a
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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 dragon jousting riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ -- After years of war, the worlds kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams representing the elves, goblins, and treefolk will compete in a grand tournament of dragon jousting
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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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Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal - Alex Gendler

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Discover what it took to build the Panama Canal, and how this colossal construction project changed the region. --In the 19th century, the California gold rush brought thousands of settlers to America's west coast. But finding gold may have been easier th
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The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the Egyptian myth of Osiris, trapped by his brother, the warrior god Set, in a coffin and tossed into the Nile to die. --Long jealous of his older brother Osiris, the god who ruled all of Egypt, the warrior god Set plotted to overthrow him. Hosti
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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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Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to Bonus Riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededmislabelledboxes/ You’re overseeing the delivery of supplies to a rebel base in the heart of enemy territory. To get past customs, all packa
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Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the engineering of the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River that supplies water to the US southwest.--In the early 20th century, the US had expanded from coast to coast, but many cities in the southwest still lacked relia
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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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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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How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built - Alex Gendler

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Discover how the English Channel Tunnel was built and the engineering challenges of building a 200 kilometer long tunnel underwater.--Flanked by two powerful nations, the English Channel has long been one of the worlds most important maritime passages. Ye
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Why doesn't the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over? - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the 800 year history and architecture of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and find out what gives the tower its infamous tilt. --In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisas famous Leaning Tower. Thered been many attempts du
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Everything changed when the fire crystal got stolen - Alex Gendler

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This riddle was created in partnership with Brilliant. Practice more problem solving here: https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --Someone has tripped the magical alarms in the Element Temple. When you and the other monks arrive on the scene, you know you have a d
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A day in the life of a Cossack warrior - Alex Gendler

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Join the Cossack soldier Stepan as he tries to keep order in the battalion and help his people regain their independence. --The year is 1676, and a treaty has officially ended hostilities between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire.
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Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki And Na'vi Real Languages? - John McWhorter

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-elvish-klingon-dothraki-and-na-vi-real-languages-john-mcwhorter What do Game of Thrones' Dothraki, Avatar's Na'vi, Star Trek's Klingon and LOTR's Elvish have in common? They are all fantasy constructed langu
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Saving Languages From Extinction

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Tunica, Osing, Sorani Kurdish and Dutch sign language—these are among about 500 languages considered critically endangered. With only a handful of speakers, and no active movement to revive the language, they could be lost to time. Thankfully, Danie
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Can Humans Evolve Quickly Like Pokmon?

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Super Charged Evolution? Humans are just like Pokmon!Learn more about the SENS Research Foundation's End of Year Fundraiser here - https://www.sens.org/eoy2022/SENS Website: https://bit.ly/SENSLNSENS Intro: https://bit.ly/SENSIntroEnter to become a Life N
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Animals Forced To Evolve By Humans

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Humans are changing the evolution of a number of animals. Lets find out about the strange ways animals have been forced to evolve by human activities.Suggest a topic here to be turned into a video: http://bit.ly/2kwqhuhSubscribe for more! https://goo.gl/p
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How Interpreters Juggle Two Languages At Once - Ewandro Magalhaes

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View full Lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-interpreters-juggle-two-languages-at-once-ewandro-magalhaes Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities o
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How Many Languages Are There?

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The answer is, of course, a bit more complicated than you might think. Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen's podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/154520059101/lingthusiasm-episode-1-speaking-a-single-la
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Why Are Adults Bad At New Languages?

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Learning a new language as an adult is harder than doing so as a child because adults usually arent as invested and often use the wrong strategies.Thanks also to o
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Which Fish Did We Evolve From?

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Today's oceans are full of fish with fins that couldn't evolve into limbs like ours. So, who are our ancestors and where did they go? If you're a fan of MinuteEarth but don't yet support us on Patreon, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreo
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Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science #11

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Get your first two months of Curiosity Stream free by going to http://curiositystream.com/crashcourse and using the promo code “crashcourse”. So we ended last episode with programming at the hardware level with things like plugboards and huge panels of sw
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Sound of Ancient Languages

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Ancient Languages: Ancient Egypt / 3100 BC - 332 BC Achaemenids / 550 BC–330 BC Ancient Greece / c. 800 BC - c. 600 AD Ancient Rome / 753 BC–476 AD Assyria / 1813 BC–612 BC Göktürks / 552 AD-744 AD Hittites / c. 1600 BC–c
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What do all languages have in common? - Cameron Morin

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Dig into Noam Chomskys theory of universal grammar and decide: are there universal grammar rules and are they hardwired into our brains?--Language is endlessly variable. Each of us can come up with an infinite number of sentences in our native language, a
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The Sound of Ancient Languages. You Haven't Seen Anything Like This Before!

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Buy & Sell Bitcoin and hunderds of other cryptocurrencies at the speed of light in every market condition with ICRYPEX! https://goo.su/rly5HU Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of ancient languages with our captivating video. Experience the enc
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Do we think differently in different languages? | BBC Ideas

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There are more than 7,000 languages in the world so does that mean there are more than 7,000 ways of seeing it? The Whorfian hypothesis is the idea that the language we speak affects the way we think and even how we see and structure the world around us.
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How did teeth evolve? - Peter S. Ungar

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-teeth-evolve-peter-s-ungar You may take them for granted, but your teeth are a marvel. They break up all your food over the course of your life,
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Why Are There Different Languages? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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Have you ever stopped and wondered: why are there so many different languages on Earth?? Welcome to COLOSSAL QUESTIONS, the show that answers all of life's most pressing questions! → Credits ← Narrated by: Matt Schneck Written & Directed by: Matt Levy Edi
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Can We Teach AI to Evolve?

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AI can do some pretty amazing things, but if we want it to learn on its own, we're going to have to teach AI how to evolve. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.o
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Part 2: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Gene Duplications

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Help fund us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly In our first animation of this series we learned how point mutations can edit genetic information. Here we see how duplication events can dramatically lengthen the genetic code of an individua
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How Did Human Hearing Evolve?

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The way we hear is essential to our human experience, but how did hearing evolve? Did early hominids hear like we do? Check Out Test Tube Plus! ►►►► http://dne.ws/1K9o0Uw Read More: Ancient Human Ancestors Heard Differently http://www.scientificamerican.c
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How Does Cooperation Evolve?

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If you find this animation helpful, consider supporting our work at http://statedclearly.com/contribute/ Lichen is a combination of algae and fungus (and in many cases, a third species of yeast) living together. This relationship allows the intertwined or
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Did We Evolve To Believe In God?

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Studies have shown that a certain part of the brain is connected to believing in god but did humans evolve to have religion? Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Can Science & God
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Various Artists - Hakuna Matata (In 28 Languages) (From "The Lion King")

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Watch "Hakuna Matata" performed in 28 languages!From Disney's The Lion King playing in theatres now. Get tickets here: http://bit.ly/LnKngTix Watch all The Lion King music videos here: https://disneymusic.co/TheLionKing/VevoDownload/stream The Lion King s
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Part 1: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Point Mutations

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Support Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly This film is the first of a two part series on the evolution of new genetic information. Here we focus on Point Mutations - the simplest natural mechanisms known to increase the gene
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Accent Expert Breaks Down 4 Amazing Things About Languages | WIRED

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Ever wonder why we pronounce words differently than we did 100 years ago? Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down four of the most mind-blowing facts we know about human language. CORRECTION: The scan shown at 4:44 is an ultrasound image, not an MRI. We reg
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What SpongeBob and Lincoln Loud Sound Like in Different Languages! Nick

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Phantasie! Immaginazione! No matter how you say "imagination", SpongeBob and The Loud House are still hilarious! Ft. scenes from 'Idiot Box' and 'The Sweet Spot'! This is what it sounds like to watch The Loud House and SpongeBob in different languages! Su
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Exploring Other Dimensions - Alex Rosenthal And George Zaidan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/exploring-other-dimensions-alex-rosenthal-and-george-zaidan Imagine a two-dimensional world -- you, your friends, everything is 2D. In his 1884 novella, Edwin Abbott invented this world and called it Flatland. A
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How to Draw Alex Wassabi Easy Chibi | Famous Youtuber

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Follow along to learn how to draw Alex Wassabi easy, step by step. Chibi, cute Alex Wassabi drawing. Famous American Youtuber, vlogger and funny youtube creator with Wassabi Productions.
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Cities Are Forcing Animals To Evolve Faster Than Normal

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Scientists found that evolution takes at least a million years, but that's without human intervention. Are we making animals evolve faster? Is It Possible For Evolution To Reverse? - https://youtu.be/aEdzMM8WxiE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - ht
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Why did blinking evolve?

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We blink all the time, but until recently, we didn't know how, why, and when blinking evolved.*****PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateEons*****Produced by Complexly for PBS Digital St
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Alex Honnold Solos The Phoenix (5.13) - Behind The Scenes

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One of the hardest pitches ever free soloed in Yosemite. An intimate look behind the scenes during Alex Honnold's historic 2011 ropeless ascent of The Phoenix (5.13) as told by filmmaker Peter Mortimer. Stream over 150 incredible climbing and adventure fi
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How small are we in the scale of the universe? - Alex Hofeldt

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-small-are-we-in-the-scale-of-the-universe-alex-hofeldt In 1995, scientists pointed the Hubble Telescope at an area of the sky near the Big Dipper. The location was apparently empty, and the whole endeavor wa
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RNAi: Slicing, Dicing And Serving Your Cells - Alex Dainis

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rnai-slicing-dicing-and-serving-your-cells-alex-dainis RNA, the genetic messenger, makes sure the DNA recipe gives your cells exactly what they ordered. But sometimes that means inhibiting some other RNA that go
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Could Life Evolve Inside Stars?

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Take the PBS Digital Studios annual survey: http://to.pbs.org/2020surveyOne of the most bizarre proposals for life not as we know it doesnt even use atoms. It proposes that fundamental kinks and defects in the fabric of the universe - cosmic strings beade
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How To Draw Alex From Minecraft

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Learn how to draw Alex from Minecraft!
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Saving Alex! | Totally Spies Official

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Sam and Clover have finally found Alex! They must be careful: if they open the door, Alex will fall from the building! Subscribe to Totally Spies! https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallySpiesChannel?sub_confirmation=1Every week, join teenage spies Sam, Alex
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How To Make Papercraft Alex From Minecraft

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Today we're learning how to make a papercraft Alex from Minecraft! You'll need a lot of supplies for this project, so be sure to gather those up first: scissors, glue, printable (download below), colored pencils - peach, pink, light green, green, dark gre
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The Law All Languages Obey

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Can a mathematical formula prove that dolphins have language like we do? "NOVA Wonders: What Are Animals Saying?" premieres April 25, 2018 at 9/8c on PBS NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @n
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How languages steal words from each other

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This is the only pirate reference you're getting from me. Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen's podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/684727483493384192/episode-68-tea-and-skyscrapers-when-words-get More
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The Case Of The Missing Fractals - Alex Rosenthal And George Zaidan

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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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Why Do Animals Make Different Sounds In Different Languages?

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Shouldn't we use the same words for animal sounds, whatever the language? Here's why we don't.
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ALEX HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!!! | Totally Spies Official

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OH NO! Alex has been kdinapped! Sam and Clover need to find her, ASAP! If only the could get hold of Jerry... Subscribe to Totally Spies! https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallySpiesChannel?sub_confirmation=1Every week, join teenage spies Sam, Alex and Clove
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"Get Back Up Again" in 23 Languages [OFFICIAL] | TROLLS

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"From the creators of Shrek comes DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls, a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some will go to get it. This hilarious film transports audiences to a colorful, wondrous world populated
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How The World's First Written Languages Spread

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The introduction of writing systems changed the world. It allowed humans to physically express thoughts and language, as well as record events for future generations to study. Although different writing systems developed independently in different areas o
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1 GIRL SINGS IN 13 LANGUAGES

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Songs and artists: 1. Taylor Swift - Back To December 2. Tokio Hotel - Heilig 3. Paula Fernandes - Sensações 4. Hafdis Huld - Nóttin Læðist Inn 5. Vitaa & Slimane - Avant Toi 6. Cajsa-Stina Åkerström - Av L&au
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Why Did Our Toes Evolve To Look So Weird? #AskDNews

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Toes are something we seldom think about, but why do we have them? Is Your Appendix Actually Useless? ►►►► http://bit.ly/2077I7D Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: The pectoral fin of Panderichthys and the origi
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Why Did We Evolve to Taste Sour Flavors?

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Scientists don’t know why we evolved to taste sour foods, but they recently figured out the mystery behind how we taste them. It’s pretty crazy. You Think You Know What Meat Is... But You Have No Idea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcdB89SHlAg&list=PL6
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How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey

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Find out how consciousness is generated in the human brain - and discover the evidence suggesting some animals are also sentient.Read Nicholas's book 'Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness' here: https://geni.us/eCGsWatch the Q&A here: https://www.you
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Did Horses Evolve To Read Human Emotions?

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Researchers have discovered that horses have the ability to interpret human expressions. But just how in tune with our emotions are they? Are Animals Empathetic? ►►►►http://bit.ly/1rfgkx7 Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG
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Can Science Tell Us How Humans Will Evolve? | Earth Lab

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Every species is constantly evolving, but can science tell us what human evolution will look like? Best of Earth Lab: http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/TheBestOfBBCEarthVideos The Doctors Are In The House: http://bit.ly/TheD
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The worlds largest organism - Alex Rosenthal

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Discover the worlds largest organism: Pando, an enormous and ancient quaking aspen, and find out how it became so huge.--The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which weighs a massive 150 metric tons. Even so, its not remotely close to being th
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How Has Disease Helped Humans Evolve? | Earth Lab

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Diseases have been one of the biggest drivers of evolution by favouring genetic mutations. Best of Earth Lab: http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/TheBestOfBBCEarthVideos The Doctors Are In The House: http://bit.ly/TheDoctorsAr
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Ethical dilemma: Who should you believe? - Alex Worsnip

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Puzzle through the ethical dilemma of a spouse accused of murder and decide: do you believe your spouse or the evidence?--Youre sitting on the couch, when you hear a knock on the door. The police have arrived to arrest your spouse for murder. This accusat
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Various Artists - How Far I'll Go - Heard Around the World (24 Languages) (From "Moana")

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See the film, starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson & Auliʻi Cravalho, available digitally now! The Moana soundtrack is available now: Download: http://disneymusic.co/MVOSndtrk Streaming: http://disneymusic.co/MVOSndtrkWS Sheet Music: http://mnot.es/2g25MAl Fo
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How Plane Autopilot Works and How It Continues to Evolve | ConTECHtual | NowThis

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Believe it or not, there's a pretty good chance that both the pilot and co-pilot have fallen asleep during your flight. Here's a look at autopilot technology and how autopilot works. Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_SubscribeHow doe
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Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale. Todays pre-flight test
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Climb 15 Meters in 5 Secs. (ft. Alex Honnold) | WIRED

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In 2020 climbing will be an official Olympic sport with three events -- lead, bouldering and speed climbing. The fastest time up the standard 15 meter speed wall is 5.48 seconds. Could it be faster? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez climbs with junior champion Jord
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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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Can you solve the rogue submarine riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Smuggling yourself aboard the rogue submarine was the easy part. Hacking into the nuclear missile launch override a little harder. And youve got a problem: you dont have the override code. You
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Yuck! How birds share knowledge of disgusting foods—and help insects evolve

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Study shows how some bugs develop their warning colors. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2CF1Z4L Read the paper ($): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0418-x Credits: producer/script Sarah Crespi story by Virginia Morell citation and research footage R
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The Business That Would Evolve Into Taco Bell Started Out Selling Hot Dogs

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→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtcg?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2Acy6g9Ta7hzC0Rr3RDS6q Never run out of things to say at the wate
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How to Draw Alex InquisitorMaster | Famous YouTuber

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Learn How to Draw cute Alex InquisitorMaster easy, step by step drawing lesson tutorial. Alex is an American Roblox Famous YouTuber. Pretty anime girl with long pigtails and bows in her hair. How to Draw Famous YouTubers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f
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Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer? - Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson

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Dig into the science of how soap breaks down a coronavirus, and the effectiveness of hand sanitizer against a viral outbreak. --Your hands, up close, are anything but smooth. With peaks and valleys, folds and rifts, there are plenty of hiding places for a
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Can you solve the secret assassin society riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Your agent has infiltrated a life or death poker game in a hidden back room of a grand casino. Your team is on the trail of an elite society of assassins, each of whom carries a signature playi
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Does math have a major flaw? - Jacqueline Doan and Alex Kazachek

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/teded--A mathematician with a knife and ball begins slicing and distributing the ball into an infinite number of boxes. She then recombines the parts into five precise sections. Moving and rotating th
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Can you solve the sorting hat riddle? - Dan Katz and Alex Rosenthal

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ -- It’s your first day at Magnificent Marigold’s Magical Macademy. But before you can learn your first spell you must get through the sorting ceremony. And the sorting hat has chose
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Transhumanism: Will humans evolve to something smarter? | A-Z of ISMs Episode 20 - BBC Ideas

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What does transhumanism mean? What is the definition of transhumanism? Philosopher Julian Baggini explains the radical vision of transhumanism - where humans become part-machine... and are all the better for it. Feminism, Darwinism, capitalism, socialism,
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Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Red-Headed League - Alex Rosenthal

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Download the Audible Original podcast Moriarty: The Silent Order and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed --One day in the fall, you called upon your friend, Sherlock Holmes, and found him in conversation with Jabez Wilson. W
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Sam, Alex and Clover's Gadgets | Totally Spies: COMPILATION

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Subscribe to Totally Spies! https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallySpiesChannel?sub_confirmation=1Gadgets are the equipment with which the spies are given to help them in their various missions. They are assigned to the girls following the introductory detai
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Can't Believe How Far This Went!! | GIANT Liquid Nitrogen Rockets w/Alex Mandel

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Thank you Alex https://www.youtube.com/AlexMandelVlogFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickuhasShare This Video: https://youtu.be/m7Bo9YcmLIQNickipedia Live Show Booking: http://nickipedialive.com/about/DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! This experi
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TRUTH OR DARE w/ Alex Wassabi & Ben Simmons | Group Chat with Annie & Jayden

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Hayley has got a challenge for Annie, Jayden, and their guests Alex Wassabi and Ben Simmons! They're playing Cuptastrophe, which is basically a cup deciding your fate in Truth or Dare. Watch Group Chat with Annie & Jayden, Saturday nights on Nickelodeon!
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How to Draw ALEX from MADAGASCAR! | #CAMPDREAMWORKS DRAW-ALONG

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Follow along as a DreamWorks artist teaches you how to draw Alex the lion from Madagascar!Check back weekly all summer long for new #CampDreamWorks draw-along videos! Credits Produced and Directed by: Madeline SalazarExecutive Producer: Judy MeyersIllustr
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Why Does Fall Smell So gOOd? (feat. @PBS Eons @Alex Dainis )

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Thank you to Target for supporting PBS. You can learn more at: https://target.com/communityShare your story today: https://to.pbs.org/3izZeXhWe asked people across the country What does fall mean to you?, and most of them couldnt stop talking about fall s
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Why isn't Hisako Koyama more famous? #shorts

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Get to know the story of Hisako Koyama with our animation The woman who stared at the sun, written by Alex Gendler and directed by Martina Metrovi. #shorts
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Snippet: AI controlled walking success

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Watch an AI evolve to learn walking and avoid getting trapped in corners. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/artificial-intelligence-can-evolve-solve-problems Video courtesy of Uber. Music: Youtube/Monitors/Silent Partner
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English vs. German vs. Dutch vs. Afrikaans | West Germanic Language Comparison

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Is Afrikaans similar to Dutch? How similar are German and English? Let's compare four of the most spoken Germanic languages - English vs. German vs. Dutch vs. Afrikaans. This Germanic language comparison will help you understand the difference in spelling
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Why does this weird plant eat POO? | The Shrew Loo | Maddie Moate

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Have you ever heard of the shrew loo? Ever since I discovered that Kew Gardens had one of these incredible plants, I've wanted to find out more. WHY would a plant evolve to eat poop? Watch to find out!A special thanks to Rob and all the staff at Kew (http
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Why Are Lions Smarter Than Tigers?

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Using tools doesn’t make humans, dolphins, and crows smart. Rather, it’s the stress and challenge of living with others—recognizing friend from foe, calculating who to deceive and who to befriend—that led these and other social creatures to evolve their c
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70 People Try 70 Tongue-Twisters From 70 Countries | Condé Nast Traveler

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More than 70 people try to say 70 tongue twisters from 70 countries. In this tongue twisters challenge, citizens from all around the world attempt funny tongue twisters in different languages. Most English speakers know about Sally selling seashells at th
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Bioluminescence - with David Attenborough

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Many animals, especially insects and deep sea marine species, produce light to send signals to those around them. This is called bioluminescence. In this clip from the 1973 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The languages of animals", Sir David Attenborough performs sim
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Why This “Zero Calorie Sweetener” Isn’t Zero Calories

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The final video of this run is from Alex at Technicality Studios! Go subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/TechnicalityTime Splenda is a "zero-calorie sweetener", at least in the US. Or at least, that's what it says on the packet. With the help of some
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The Robot Revolution: Humanoid Potential | Moving Upstream

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Humanoid robots are getting better at walking, talking and looking like humans. But as they continue to evolve, will us real humans want to spend time with them? And exactly how useful could they become? For this episode of Moving Upstream, WSJ’s Jason Be
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Programming Basics: Statements & Functions: Crash Course Computer Science #12

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Today, Carrie Anne is going to start our overview of the fundamental building blocks of programming languages. We’ll start by creating small programs for our very own video game to show how statements and functions work. We aren’t going to code in a speci
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Disney FROZEN FEVER Elsa Playhouse Palace Wooden Magnetic Dress Up Fashion Dolls Mix And Match

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Also watch Princess Anna Playhouse Castle wooden magnetic dress up dolls with Queen Elsa and Olaf Special Collector's Edition. Here's how the short is called in other languages: La Reine des neiges Une Fête givrée, 겨울왕국 피버, Ледяная лихорадка, 冰雪奇缘：生日惊喜, F
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How Neurosurgeons Navigate Inside The Brain

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Go subscribe to Brainbook! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbPqck6c4yydPKVK0Faf6w or start with Alex's video on a day in the life of a neurosurgeon on call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RXEaAjpt4QThe brain is a mass of neurons, but some areas are mo
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The Evolution Of The Human Eye - Joshua Harvey

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-evolution-of-the-human-eye-joshua-harvey The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant
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Sign Language Isn't Universal

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This week's guest is Rikki Poynter! Go subscribe to her vlog: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS7wVohIwd66b95xyuw7DFQ -- and if subtitles aren't on automatically here, you can turn them on in your device settings! There isn't one universal sign language
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The evolution of the eye

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Creationists and supporters of Intelligent Design like to point to what they call the "irreducible complexity" of the eye as proof of the existence of a designer/creator. In other words, they like to say that complex components of our physiology like the
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How Some Words Get Forgetted

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It’s the Great American Read! Vote for America's favorite novel: https://to.pbs.org/2Jes2X5 ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ English is a confusing language for many reasons. But the irregular verbs might be the most confusing part. Why is “told” the p
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Losing My Patience! | Totally Spies Official

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Clover is losing her patience as Alex is constantly getting in her way! Since Alex ran out of her monthly allowance, she is desperately looking for some cash! Subscribe to Totally Spies! https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallySpiesChannel?sub_confirmation=1E
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The Bouba-Kiki Effect

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http://www.sciencefriday.com If you were looking at two shapes—specifically, a pointy, jagged polygon and an amoeboid-like splotch—which would you name "bouba," and which would you name "kiki"? In most scientific research, upwards of 90 percent of people
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How to Learn to Code

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Thanks to https://www.youtube.com/user/NerdyAndQuirky for the question! Shares appreciated! Twitters: https://twitter.com/cheerskevin There you go. Here’s the code that will get you past your first technical interview. By the way, don’t ever w
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What humans will look like in 1,000 years

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There will eventually be a day where prosthetics are no longer just for the disabled. However, it’s not just our outside appearance that will change – our genes will also evolve on microscopic levels to aid our survival. For example, an Oxford-led study d
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One of the most difficult words to translate... - Krystian Aparta

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/one-of-the-most-difficult-words-to-translate-krystian-aparta As simple as it seems, it’s often impossible to accurately translate the word you without knowing a lot more about the situation where it’s being said
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A Game For The Elliptical Pool Table - Numberphile

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Video explaining the elliptical pool table: http://youtu.be/4KHCuXN2F3I And some extra footage: http://youtu.be/pulp55gTKGE Alex Bellos' Loop Table website: http://www.loop-the-game.com Alex discusses the topic in his book Alex Through the Looking-Glass (
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Elliptical Pool Table - Numberphile

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A game to play on the elliptical table: http://youtu.be/3WHBlPvK3Ek And more extra footage: http://youtu.be/pulp55gTKGE Alex Bellos' Loop Table website: http://www.loop-the-game.com Alex discusses the topic in his book Alex Through the Looking-Glass (UK)
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A Visual History of Light

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400,000 years ago, humans and Neanderthals created fire. This ignited a relationship between people and photons that changed the course of mankind—and continues to evolve to this day. Take a tour through the visual history of light. For a detailed t
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MinuteEarth Explains: Human Evolution

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Give Blinkist a try! https://www.blinkist.com/minuteearthIn this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we answer the question "why are you the way that you are?" And check out the Tree of Life Explorer! https://labs.minutelabs.io/Tree-of-Life-Explorer
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The surprising pattern behind color names around the world

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Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin, published a book on a pretty groundbreaking idea: that every culture in history
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How Old Is The Oldest Fairy Tale?

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We know folklore goes back hundreds of years, but thanks to a new study using biological research methods, we now know it’s even older than that. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://people.howstuffworks.com/10-da... Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/K
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Total Jeopardy | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Cartoon Network

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Alex Trebek brought joy to millions and will be greatly missed. Recently, Alex and the Scooby-Doo gang teamed up to solve a mystery in a new Jeopardy episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who - stream for free as we celebrate our pal Alex Trebek https://boomtoo
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What Humans Living On Mars Will Look Like In 1,000 Years

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Colonizing Mars might be the best chance to ensure the human species survival in the future. In order to adapt to Mar’s hostile living conditions, our bodies will evolve in ways that might end up with a completely new species of human. Science Insider tel
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Google Pixel Buds are wireless headphones that translate in real time

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Google Pixel Buds are $160 wireless earbuds introduced during their October Pixel event. Designed to wrap around the back of a user's neck, the headphones can use Google Assistant to answer questions and translate languages in real-time. Read more: http:/
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The Tiniest Terrors | Outrageous Acts of Science

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This experiment shows e-coli overtake powerful antibiotics in a petri dish. It's a look at how even one-celled bacteria can evolve and how we should be careful with antibiotic use. Stream Full Episodes of Outrageous Acts of Science: https://www.sciencecha
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Grandpa Pig's Boat Construction Blocks Nickelodeon Peppa Pig Kids Toys Barco Del Abuelo Cerdito

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Also watch Lego Play-Doh Pirate Ship Grandpa's Boat Surprise eggs with pirate Pig George, pirate Peppa Pig by Disney Collector. Grandpa Pig loves sailing his boat to buy chocolate Kinder surprise eggs and toy surprises. This construction set is similar to
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The Benefits Of A Bilingual Brain - Mia Nacamulli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-speaking-multiple-languages-benefits-the-brain-mia-nacamulli It’s obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier — like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are the
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The Fuzzy Origins of the Giant Panda

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To discover more go about the LEGO Ideas Tree House set go tohttps://www.lego.com/en-us/product/tree-house-21318?CMP=SOC-PBSEons21318How does a bear -- which is a member of the order Carnivora -- evolve into an herbivore? Despite how it looks, nothing abo
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The Origin Of Mammal Movement: Harvard Adventures, Part I

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Paleontologists today look at more than just fossil evidence to learn about organisms that lived millions of years ago. In this case, we're seeking to answer the question: how, and when, did mammals evolve their specialized movements? Turns out, the next
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John Graham-Cumming: The Greatest Machine That Never Was

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TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus
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7 Facts You THOUGHT You Knew | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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7 more Colossal Questions about history are answered!0:00 Who Started April Fools Day?1:58 Why Are There Leap Years?4:21 When Did Sign Language Start?7:07 Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time?9:15 Why Are There Different Languages?11:31 Did Humans And Dino
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Peppa Pig Playground Swing Construction Building Blocks With Kinder Surprise My Little Pony

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Also watch Lego blocks Pig George with Peppa Pig at School Classroom learning ABC by Disneycollector toy channel. Here's how blocks is also called in other languages: Juego de Bloques, Blocs de jeu, Blocks Spiel, Blocchi del gioco, παιχνίδι μπλοκ, Блок иг
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Should we all write in Chinese? | BBC Ideas

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What if the whole world used the same writing system? Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav This video was made by Angel Sharp Media. Do you have a curious mind? You’re in the right place. Our aim on BBC Ideas is to feed your curiosity, to open yo
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Why Do All YouTube Videos Look Alike?

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Don't make us crabby! Join our Patreon at https://patreon.com/MinuteEarthMany crustaceans from all sorts of starting points evolve to end up looking similar, likely due to outside pressures. Thats sort of like what happens with YouTube videos.LEARN MORE**
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Irregular plural nouns | foreign plurals | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy

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You don't need to know how to speak Latin and Greek in order to understand English, but some words in English come from those languages. It's helpful to know how some Greek and Latin words change from singular to plural. Practice this yourself on Khan Aca
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Tumour Immunology And Immunotherapy

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This animation created by Nature Reviews Cancer and Nature Reviews Immunology illustrates how tumour cells are sensed and destroyed by cells of the immune system and how tumours can evolve to evade immune-mediated elimination. Scientists are developing ne
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Is Your Dog Bilingual?

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Your dog might seem like a bit of a goof, but they might be capable of more tricks than you think. A new study from researchers in Hungary investigated whether dogs can distinguish between new and familiar languages.Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't WalkSciShow
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When Giant Lemurs Ruled Madagascar

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Our new pin! https://store.dftba.com/collections/all/products/eons-enamel-pinJust a few thousand years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs. How did such a diverse group of primates evolve in the first place, and how did they help s
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Idina Menzel, AURORA - Into the Unknown (From "Frozen 2"/Alternate Lyric Video)

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Disneys Frozen 2 is available now on Digital & Movies Anywhere and Blu-ray 2/25! Watch all Frozen 2 music videos here: https://disneymusic.co/Frozen2Playlist/vevo?IQid=dmvevoFrozen 2 soundtrack is available now! Get it here: https://disneymusic.co/Frozen2
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Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes (Official Music Video)

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Listen to Mercury – Act 1: https://ImagineDragons.lnk.to/Mercury Listen to Evolve, ft. Believer, Thunder, Whatever It Takes and Walking The Wire: http://smarturl.it/EvolveID Shop Imagine Dragons: http://smarturl.it/ImagineDragonsShop Catch Imagine D
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NERFIES: The Selfies of The Future!

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Check out Weights & Biases and sign up for a free demo here: https://www.wandb.com/papers Their mentioned post is available here: https://wandb.ai/stacey/xray/reports/X-Ray-Illumination--Vmlldzo4MzA5MQ The paper "Deformable Neural Radiance Fields" is avai
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Imagine Dragons - Believer

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Get Origins, ft. Natural, Zero, Machine and Bad Liar, out now: http://smarturl.it/OriginsID Get Evolve, ft. Believer, Thunder, Whatever It Takes and Walking The Wire, out now: http://smarturl.it/EvolveID Directed by Matt Eastin Shop Imagine Dragons: http:
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The Four 4s - Numberphile

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It was a famous problem for many years - until a physics genius solved it all the way to infinity. Featuring author Alex Bellos - more links below. Extras from this interview: https://youtu.be/jv8dITbiheQ More Numberphile videos with Alex: http://bit.ly/B
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Transformers Made of Trash

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There’s nothing, it would seem, that Peter Kokis can’t turn into a robot. The Brooklyn performance artist makes cyborgs out of 100 percent recycled materials—oftentimes salvaged from the trash. He builds the 170-pound costumes on his kit
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5 cool math tricks ft. Technicality

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Math can be fun when you play with the rules, use it to do everyday things like fast math for calculating tips, and do some math magic tricks! Plus, math is the language of physics. Check out these 5 fun math tricks with Alex from Technicality. Check out
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The New Job! | Totally Spies Official

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Alex gets a job at the mall where she has to wear an embarrassing chicken suit. Subscribe to Totally Spies! https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallySpiesChannel?sub_confirmation=1Every week, join teenage spies Sam, Alex and Clover in loads of fun and exciting
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Is It Cake? | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Skilled cake artists create mouthwatering replicas of handbags, sewing machines and more in a mind-bending baking contest inspired by a popular meme and hosted by Mikey Day.SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/29qBUt7About Netflix:Netflix is the world's leading strea
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This Blind Robot Learned To Climb Any Terrain!

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Check out Weights & Biases and sign up for a free demo here: https://www.wandb.com/papers Their mentioned post is available here: https://wandb.ai/wandb/getting-started/reports/Debug-Compare-Reproduce-Machine-Learning-Models--VmlldzoyNzY5MDk?utm_source=ka
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What would alien life actually look like? | BBC Ideas

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Spock? Predator? The classic humanoid body shape with big eyes? We don't think so. Biologist Adam Hart and illustrator Memo Kosemen combine their skills to predict how natural selection could see alien life evolve on a variety of alien worlds.Made by Clea
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How to Survive an ALLIGATOR Attack | SURVIVAL HACKS

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SITUATION: there’s something in the water, and before you can react you’re in the middle of an ALLIGATOR CONFRONTATION! Join host Grizzly Griddles as he bushwhacks and hacks his way through the DEADLIEST survival scenarios on Earth! → Credits ← Alex Hoffm
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How to SURVIVE a Tsunami | SURVIVAL HACKS

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SITUATION: you see the sea recede, swell up, and prepare to come crashing down in a TSUNAMI! Join host Grizzly Griddles as he bushwhacks and hacks his way through the DEADLIEST survival scenarios on Earth! → Credits ← Alex Hoffman as "Grizzly Griddles" Di
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How To STOP a Forest Fire!! | SURVIVAL HACKS

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SITUATION: you’re a hot-potato in the middle of a FOREST FIRE! Join host Grizzly Griddles as he bushwhacks and hacks his way through the DEADLIEST survival scenarios on Earth! → Credits ← Alex Hoffman as "Grizzly Griddles" Directed & Produced by: Matt Lev
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AQA - Where is the end of the Universe? | We The Curious

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In this episode of Any Question Answered, Ross Exton answers questions from At-Bristol visitors and viewers:"Why aren't all languages the same?""Why does hair turn grey when you are old?""Where is the end of the universe?"This video was produced and prese
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Five Wordy Stories to Satisfy Your Inner Linguist

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In this reel, word is the word … in 32 languages, on Scrabble tiles and at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb This story is a part of our Human Condition series. Come along and let us connect you to some of the most peculi
What Sound Does "PH" Make? | Learn to Read with StoryBots | Netflix Jr

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Lets learn about phonics and the different sounds each letter can make! PH are special letters that, together, make a whole new sound! Sing along and dance along to the music as you learn how to read with StoryBots!SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/NetflixJrSubscr
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How to Start a FIRE With NO Matches | SURVIVAL HACKS

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SITUATION: you dropped your matches in the river! No matches means no fire, and no fire means no food, so unless you feel like having hunger pains for lunch you gotta act fast! Join host Grizzly Griddles as he bushwhacks and hacks his way through the DEAD
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A Visual Guide to the New Coronavirus Variants

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The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus seems to be suddenly acquiring mutations at a rapid rate. The most worrying variants, first discovered in South Africa and Brazil, increase the viruss contagiousness and may even help it evade the human immune system. These char
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The Similarity Trap

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Try Squarespace for free: http://squarespace.com/MinuteEarth And subscribe to MinuteEarth! http://goo.gl/EpIDGd As we try to figure out the evolutionary trees for languages and species, we sometimes get led astray by similar but unrelated words and traits
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How does your AIR CONDITIONER work?

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Sign up for your free Danfoss Learning account - http://bit.ly/DanfossLearningNow . Danfoss Learning is a free online training and certification hub. You can boost your knowledge on hundreds of cooling topics right from your desktop or mobile device. eLes
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Treat a Jellyfish Sting (HINT: Don't Use Pee!!) | SURVIVAL HACKS

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SITUATION: a swarm of stinging tentacles surround you and you realize you’re dead-center of a JELLYFISH ATTACK! Join host Grizzly Griddles as he bushwhacks and hacks his way through the DEADLIEST survival scenarios on Earth! → Credits ← Alex Hoffman as "G
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Will It Float? Testing Minecraft Boat in Real Life!

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We built and tested a FULL SIZE Minecraft Boat IN REAL LIFE on a 10-mile whitewater rafting course to see whether this video game vehicle is really functional or totally fictional. Minecraft turns real-world concepts into functional gameplay mechanics, bu

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