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The strange history of the world's most stolen painting - Noah Charney
424 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover Jan van Eycks masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece, and explore how it became the worlds most stolen artwork.--Throughout six centuries, the Ghent Altarpiece, also called The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, has been burned, forged, and raided in three
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Intro To Economics: Crash Course Econ #1
909 views / 1 likes - addedIn which Jacob Clifford and Adriene Hill launch a brand new Crash Course on Economics! So, what is economics? Good question. It's not necessarily about money, or stock markets, or trade. It's about people and choices. What, you may ask, does that mean. We
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How Words Get Stuck On The Tip Of Your Tongue
895 views / 0 likes - addedYou know that feeling, when you know a word but it’s just out of reach, stuck on the tip of your tongue? Well, why does it happen? And what can you do about it? Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we
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Science vs. Pseudoscience - Siska De Baerdemaeker
1,065 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know 3 factors that can help you identify pseudoscience, and find out how it differs from actual science.--Pseudoscience is a set of theories, methods, and assumptions that appear scientific, but arent. In the worst cases, pseudoscience practitione
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The Very Hungry Maggot
514 views / 0 likes - addedhttp://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! What happens when you give hundreds of puppies a single bowl of food? Mechanical engineer, David Hu, is trying to solve this problem with physics…and maggots. Produced by Lu
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Understanding Second Law of Thermodynamics !
338 views / 0 likes - addedThe Second Law of Thermodynamics is a fundamental law of nature, unarguably one of the most valuable discoveries of mankind; however this law is slightly confusing for most engineers or students. The main reason for this is because it has so many complex
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Would you raise the bird that murdered your children? - Steve Rothstein
200 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the evolutionary strategy of brood parasitism, where one animal tricks another into rearing its young.--A mother honeyguide has placed its chick into a bee-eaters nest puncturing all the other eggs in the nest and leaving only its own hatching al
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Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered? - Lisa Krause
252 views / 2 likes - addedGet to know the story of the Mirabal sisters, who led a revolution against Rafael Trujillos dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. --For over 30 years, thousands of people were imprisoned, tortured, and murdered under Rafael Trujillos dictatorship in the
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How to socialize feral kittens
213 views / 0 likes - addedThis crew was living in a pile of furniture behind an apartment building in Brooklyn, NY. It's a very common scene during the summer months - so what do you do? This video walks through the steps you can follow to socialize younger kittens who are around
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What “Machiavellian” really means - Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler
519 views / 0 likes - addedDownload 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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Valedictorian Speech | Ryan Trahan, Rice High School Class of 2017
951 views / 0 likes - addedRyan Trahan's (windy) valedictorian speech at the 2017 Rice High School Graduation in Altair, Texas. I hope you all enjoy my valedictory address! I wanted to include personal anecdotes and also messages that people could apply to their own lives. High sch
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Respiratory System, Part 2: Crash Course A&P #32
1,164 views / 1 likes - addedCan a paper bag really help you when you are hyperventilating? It turns out that it can. In part 2 of our look at your respiratory system Hank explains how your blood cells exchange oxygen and CO2 to maintain homeostasis. We'll dive into partial pressure
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This tool will help improve your critical thinking - Erick Wilberding
213 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the technique known as the Socratic Method, which uses questions to examine a persons values, principles, and beliefs. --Socrates, one of the founding fathers of Western philosophical thought, was on trial. Many believed he was an enemy of the sta
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The Grand Canyon!
2,281 views / 11 likes - addedNature creates some pretty amazing things, and one of the largest of these is The Grand Canyon! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome produ
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10 Egg Tricks
444 views / 0 likes - added10 Egg Cooking Tricks/Hacks/TipsThis video shows you 10 great tips to cook your eggs in new and innovative ways.The egg tricks in the video are:1. Herb & cheese fried egg hack2. Eggs Devaux, aka airy egg hack3. Bacon egg baskets 4. Radioactive eggs trick5
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The dark history of werewolves - Craig Thomson
85 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how werewolves have evolved in folklore, literature, and pop culture throughout history, and where these stories originated.--Stories of werewolves have existed for thousands of years and continue to live on today. Theyre especially prominent in E
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What did people do before anesthesia? - Sally Frampton
1,514 views / 2 likes - addedTrace the history of anesthesia from the 3rd century to today, and explore how doctors performed surgery before anesthetic drugs.--The quest for anesthetics that could induce unconsciousness and enable more meticulous surgeries began around the early 3rd
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Is it normal to talk to yourself?
99 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the psychological benefits of positive self-talk, and find out when it can become problematic.--Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing, and some people even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mental instability. But decades of
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Can you solve the alien pyramid riddle? - Henri Picciotto
275 views / 0 likes - addedYou and your team of scientists are trapped on Mars. Can you figure out how to survive on the desert planet?--Today is the anniversary of the best-worst day of your life. The best part was discovering a subterranean city on Mars. The worst part was when y
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Line Rider Race - Who will survive?
532 views / 1 likes - addedI've synchronized the William Tell Overture (by Rossini) to 8 Line Riders racing down the track for victory. All lines were drawn by hand. This is the most riders I've done for a single track. I used to think 3 riders was too time consuming, but I love to
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What Happens When You Drop A Penny Off The Empire State Building? DEBUNKED
659 views / 4 likes - addedCan throwing a penny off of the top of the Empire State Building lead to a murder charge, and what is surprisingly more deadly? About Debunked: We love making these videos but can only work on them around our regular jobs so if you would like to support u
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The rise and fall of Italys warriors-for-hire - Stephanie Honchell Smith
75 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of the elite mercenaries known as condottieri, who were soldiers for hire for Italy's rich and powerful.--During the 14th and 15th centuries, mercenaries known as condottieri dominated Italian warfare, profiting from and encouraging t
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How to prevent political corruption - Stephanie Honchell Smith
29 views / 0 likes - addedExplore common types of corruption and find out what we can do to combat it and promote transparency in our institutions.--Corruption is often defined as misuse of a position of power for personal gain. And while corruption in politics is nothing new, it
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The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer
317 views / 2 likes - addedExplore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.--In the 1860s, scientists believed they were on the verge of uncovering the brains biggest secret: how the
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Cryptography: The Science Of Making And Breaking Codes
846 views / 0 likes - addedThere are lots of different ways to encrypt a message, from early, simple ciphers to the famous Enigma machine. But it’s tough to make a code truly unbreakable. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -
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Digestive System, Part 1: Crash Course A&P #33
1,782 views / 5 likes - addedNachos are delicious. And versatile because today they're also going to help us learn a thing or two about your digestive system. Nachos can provide us with energy and raw materials, by first ingesting something nutritious, propelling it through the alime
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How do steroids affect your muscles and the rest of your body? - Anees Bahji
381 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of how anabolic steroids and their recreational use can affect your body, organs and brain. --Steroids. Theyve caused global scandals. Theyre banned in most athletic competitions. Yet the same properties that help elite athletes and b
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Can you solve the monster duel riddle? - Alex Gendler
565 views / 3 likes - addedPractice 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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The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes
231 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earths most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.--Prevailing for around 270 million years and encompassing more than 20,000 distinct species, trilobites are some of the mos
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When You Request SEINFELD From A PRO Bassist
282 views / 0 likes - addedWatch what happens... Subscribe for bass videos every week: https://tinyurl.com/y397gtgl IG: @charles_berthoud FB: https://www.facebook.com/CharlesBerthoudBassist This happens every time I play at a bar Hope you enjoyed this crazy version of the Seinfeld
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Big Data Problems: Crash Course Statistics #39
411 views / 0 likes - addedThere is a lot of excitement around the field of Big Data, but today we want to take a moment to look at some of the problems it creates. From questions of bias and transparency to privacy and security concerns, there is still a lot to be done to manage t
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Inside The World's Most Powerful New Microscopes
612 views / 1 likes - addedIn recent years, scientists have come up with new ways to hack the physics of light, to invent the most powerful microscopes the world has ever seen. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without th
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Why do you get a fever when you're sick? - Christian Moro
986 views / 6 likes - addedDiscover what happens in your body when you have a fever and why its role in our immune response remains a mystery to scientists. --There are many mysteries around fever, but we do know that all mammals, some birds and even a few invertebrate and plant sp
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What would happen if you lost your sense of touch? - Antonio Cataldo
1,327 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the science behind how your body and brain process different sensations like touch, pain, temperature, and spatial awareness.--We dont often think of touch as being a vital part of movement, but touch is one part of a network that oversees all the
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Why is pneumonia so dangerous? - Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz
311 views / 1 likes - addedExplore how pneumonia attacks the tiny air sacs in your lungs and how your immune system works to fight off the infection.--Every time you breathe, air travels down the trachea, through a series of channels, and then reaches little clusters of air sacs in
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Super Sharks!
1,498 views / 8 likes - addedSharks are fascinating creatures with cool teeth, awesome scales, and there are over 450 kinds of sharks! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn some super shark facts! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, c
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Are the illuminati real? - Chip Berlet
436 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "The Pillars of the Earth" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/illumin
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The method that can "prove" almost anything - James A. Smith
2,948 views / 2 likes - addedExplore the data analysis method known as p-hacking, where data is misrepresented as statistically significant.--In 2011, a group of researchers conducted a study designed to find an impossible result. Their study involved real people, truthfully reported
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The Working Man's Breakfast
69 views / 0 likes - addedA theme on our channel is trying to understand what people ate regularly. In the comments section, you folks ask us what common folks had for meals almost every single day. Sometimes we hope that their meals were very unlike ours today, maybe they were wi
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The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon - Iseult Gillespie
577 views / 1 likes - addedDive into the Japanese myth of the shape-shifting tanuki, as the raccoon-like creature rewards a traveling salesman for his kindness.--On the dusty roads of a small village, a traveling salesman was having difficulty selling his wares. As he wandered the
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Why Is Heart Cancer So Rare?
731 views / 1 likes - addedWhy don't we hear about people getting heart cancer? Turns out that some types of cells are less susceptible to cancer than others. Hosted by: Michael Aranda 'Curing Cancer' Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tzaWOdvGMw&feature=iv&src_vid=0VC4-HHbvF4&
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Specialization And Trade: Crash Course Economics #2
3,094 views / 1 likes - addedIn which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about specialization and trade, and how countries decide whether they're going to make stuff or trade for stuff. You'll learn about things like comparative advantage, the production possibilities frontier
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The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight - Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara
256 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the incredible fighting, feeding, and flying capabilities of hummingbirds.--In just a matter of seconds, hummingbirds can perform astonishing aerial acrobatics, eat lunch in midair, pollinate a flower, even escape threats while upside-down. And t
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Bayes in Science and Everyday Life: Crash Course Statistics #25
359 views / 0 likes - addedToday we're going to finish up our discussion of Bayesian inference by showing you how we can it be used for continuous data sets and be applied both in science and everyday life. From A/B testing of websites and getting a better understanding of psycholo
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The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
1,862 views / 7 likes - addedYou can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Protect the Arctics Future WWF PSA Campaign
222 views / 0 likes - addedThe diverse Arctic landscapes from the sea ice to coastal wetlands, upland tundra, mountains, wide rivers and the sea itself support abundant wildlife and many cultures. But these landscapes, including the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, now faces an uncertain
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The most colorful gemstones on Earth - Jeff Dekofsky
302 views / 0 likes - addedWhat gives opals their signature shimmering colors? Dig into the science of the gemstones formation, millions of years in the making. --In November 1986, Australian miners climbed Lunatic Hill and bored 20 meters into the Earth. They were rewarded with a
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What's The Largest Thing To Ever Live On Earth? DEBUNKED
475 views / 0 likes - addedWe look at the largest things to have ever lived on our planet, and it doesn’t stop with the Blue Whale or the Patagotitan! Join us as we debunk one of the biggest misconceptions in the world! Thanks to our Patreon Supporters, and Special Thanks to Chris
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Who decides whats in the dictionary? - Ilan Stavans
297 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the history of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and find out how old words get redefined and how new words are added. --While the concept of a dictionary dates back to ancient civilizations, the first English dictionary wasnt published until 1604. I
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Can alligators survive this apex predator? - Kenny Coogan
112 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the diverse and vital ecosystem of the Everglades, and discover why the alligator is so essential to the region.--Despite alligators ruling the swamplands of the Everglades for millennia, the last 500 years have brought deadly new predators that c
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How to see with sound - Jacques S. Abramowicz
234 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how scientists and doctors used bats' ultrasound capabilities as inspiration for SONAR and non-invasive medical procedures.--In a dark cave, bats cant see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speed
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How do Solar cells work?
693 views / 0 likes - addedIn the last two decades the contribution of solar energy to the worlds total energy supply has grown significantly. This video will show how solar cell or photovoltaic cell produce electricity.Check out this interesting video from New Physicist to learn m
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Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Heln Bay
236 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the paradox of welfare programs, and learn how they inadvertently reinforce generational poverty, and what we can do to fix them.--Imagine that youve been unemployed for months. Government benefit programs have helped you cover your expenses, but
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Social Groups: Crash Course Sociology #16
679 views / 1 likes - addedHow do the groups that you're part of affect you? How do you, in turn, affect those groups? Today we are talking about how people in society come together with a look at social groups. We’ll look at what social groups are, the different kinds of groups th
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Why can't you put metal in a microwave? - Aaron Slepkov
520 views / 3 likes - addedDig into the science of how microwave ovens use electromagnetic waves to heat your food, and what you should avoid cooking in them.--In 1945, engineer Percy Spencer was standing near a RADAR device that produced high-intensity microwaves and noticed that
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Yes, scientists are actually building an elevator to space - Fabio Pacucci
880 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the physics behind space elevators, which would theoretically use a cable anchored to Earth and extending into space. --Sending rockets into space requires sacrificing expensive equipment, burning massive amounts of fuel, and risking potential cat
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Optical fiber cables, how do they work? | ICT #3
1,041 views / 0 likes - addedHave you ever thought about how you get emails or any other information, from any corner of the world, within a blink of an eye? This has been made possible by a network of cables, which are laid under the ground and below the ocean. The cables, which car
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Incredible 160-year-old Civil War era photos Restored, Enhanced, and Colorized
319 views / 0 likes - addedPlease consider helping me to continue this work by supporting me on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/abcannon To keep up with my work, follow me here: INSTA https://www.instagram.com/abcannonrestoration/ WEBSITE https://www.abcannon.com/imagerest
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Skateboarding Science: Master the Ollie!
724 views / 2 likes - addedIf most people got on a skateboard, they would roll forward slowly for a few feet, then fall down and break their wrists. But there are a proud few who can do some pretty amazing tricks on a board, and they use physics to pull them off. Today we're going
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You Are Not Where You Think You Are
206 views / 0 likes - addedStart your Shopify free trial today: http://shopify.com/Kurzgesagt Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-jiggle-of-existence Look around you. Where are you? Where is this place you are occupying? Somewhere in a room, maybe i
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The Most Dangerous Weapon Is Not Nuclear
219 views / 0 likes - addedSources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-bioriskThis video was made possible through a grant by Open Philanthropy.Check out the biorisk career guide from 80,000 hours:https://80000hours.org/kurz-bioFind the Map of Evolution and oth
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Is inequality inevitable?
145 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.--Income and wealth inequality are not new. In fact, economists and historians who have charted economic inequality throughout history havent f
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Is it possible to lose weight fast? - Hei Man Chan
164 views / 0 likes - addedIs it possible to lose weight fast in a healthy way? Dig into how different forms of dieting affect your body. --In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigeste
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How to Count Infinity
408 views / 0 likes - added"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" - Hazel Grace Lancaster, in "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Min
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Is It Time To Say Goodbye To The EU? | AJ+
749 views / 1 likes - addedThe European Union has been losing support among Europeans in recent years – but it's not all because of anti-immigrant attitudes. Watch More AJ+ In-Depth: http://ajplus.co/ajindepth Most of the conversation about Euroskepticism centers on the increase in
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The surprisingly long history of electric cars - Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal
171 views / 0 likes - addedCan electric cars reclaim their place on the road? Discover how developments in battery technology are making these cars more efficient and powerful.--By the end of the 19th century, nearly 40% of American cars were electric. But these vehicles had a few
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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano
296 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the Rashomon effect, where individuals give significantly different but equally believable accounts of the same event. --A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crimes only known witnesses recount their version of the even
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TATTOOING Close Up (in Slow Motion) - Smarter Every Day 122
732 views / 0 likes - addedFree Audio Book ⇒ http://bit.ly/AudibleSED Tweet⇒http://bit.ly/SEDTattoo FB⇒http://bit.ly/SEDTattooFB More info! ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Official comment thread on Reddit here: http://bit.ly/Y2S7wl I hope this video he
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The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie
1,189 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the Amazon rainforests flying rivers, and dig into why these invisible waterways are essential to life on Earth.--The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, exists between two rivers but not in the way you might think. At ground level, the A
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Metal Vs. Bacteria
744 views / 1 likes - addedEven before we knew what bacteria were capable of, we were using certain metals to help fight off their effects.. Hank Green explains how on this episode of SciShow. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters
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Psychology of Gaming: Crash Course Games #16
592 views / 1 likes - addedSo we’ve talked a lot about what makes games so great in this series, but we haven’t really addressed the big question: why do we play games anyway? And well, the answer is pretty complicated, especially when you consider that some people really like card
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10 Egg Separating Tricks
371 views / 0 likes - addedNew egg separating hacks video, shows 10 novel ways to separate yolks from whites in chicken eggs, also shows how to separate an ostrich egg for fun.if you didnt find any of these eggs separating tricks useful and you just want an egg separator gadget, th
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DC Motor, How it works?
623 views / 0 likes - addedHelp us to make future videos for you. Make LE's efforts sustainable. Please support us at Patreon.com ! https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering The working of a DC motor is well explained in this video with the help of animation. Construction details of
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The secrets of the worlds most famous symphony - Hanako Sawada
2,704 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what makes Ludwig van Beethovens Symphony Number Five a musical masterpiece, and uncover the story behind its inception. --Eight ferocious notes open one of the most explosive pieces of music ever composed. Ludwig van Beethovens Symphony Number F
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What is phantom traffic and why is it ruining your life? - Benjamin Seibold
324 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/produc
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Seeing things that aren't there? It's pareidolia - Susan G. Wardle
152 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the phenomenon of face pareidolia, which is the tendency of our brains to see faces in everyday objects.--Imagine opening a bag of chips, only to find Santa Claus looking back at you. Or turning a corner to see a building smiling at you. Humans s
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Can you solve Dongle's Difficult Dilemma? - Dennis E. Shasha
428 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--According to legend, three galactic terraformers shaped your planet into a paradise. When their work was done, they left the source of their power behind: three golden hexagons, hidden in dunge
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The Truth About Toilet Swirl - Southern Hemisphere
667 views / 1 likes - addedSYNCHRONIZE WITH DESTIN’S VIDEO: http://bit.ly/NorthernSwirl Both videos on one page (for desktop): http://bit.ly/ToiletSwirl Subscribe to Smarter Every Day: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSED Click to tweet: http://bit.ly/ToiletSwirlTWT Some notes: We each repea
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The animal architecture visible from space - Glynnis Hood
96 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how beavers build their impressive dams, and what impact these structures have on the surrounding environment. --Nestled in the forests of Canada sits the worlds longest beaver dam. This 850-meter-long structure is large enough to be seen in satel
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The worlds largest organism - Alex Rosenthal
853 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover 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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Why did Megalodon go extinct? - Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento
3,041 views / 1 likes - addedDive into the oceans depths to see how the gigantic megalodon ruled the seas, and find out what caused its extinction.20 million years ago, the ocean housed a creature so colossal that its stomach could reach volumes of almost 10,000 liters big enough to
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Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? - Francisco Díez-Buzo
708 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2LHl4XM Check out our full book recommendation: http://bit.ly/2PgPKS6 View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-
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Can you outsmart the apples and oranges fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
266 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the false analogy fallacy, which assumes that because two things share a characteristic, they must be alike in other respects.--Its 1997. The United States Senate has called a hearing about global warming. Some expert witnesses point out that pas
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Can you solve the giant spider riddle? - Dan Finkel
350 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Once every century, the worlds greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of grueling games. The winner will become the next arachnomonarch, able to command all the worlds spiders to their
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The myth of Gawain and the Green Knight - Dan Kwartler
198 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the myth of the Green Knight, who comes to King Arthurs court to challenge the honor and bravery of Camelots knights. --It was Christmas in Camelot and King Arthur was throwing a party. In the midst of the revelry, a towering knight proposed a ga
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These animals are also plants wait, what? - Luka Seamus Wright
719 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the incredible adaptations of Elysia chlorotica, a species of sea slug that can photosynthesize food. --The species of slug known as Elysia chlorotica may not look like much it resembles a bright green leaf but its one of the most extraordinary cr
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Optimizing Stealth Builds
358 views / 0 likes - addedBuild your website with Squarespace for 10% off at http://squarespace.com/tierzoo If you like these videos, you can support me at https://www.patreon.com/TierZoo By the way, I've got merch now! Get a shirt, pin, sticker, or mug here at https://standard.tv
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Game Design: Crash Course Games #19
768 views / 0 likes - addedGood game design is essential for a positive player experience whether it’s a board games, video game, or even dice game. So today, we’re going to take some time to give you an introductory overview of the process of creating a game, and talk about some o
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The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire - Pekka Hmlinen
201 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the Lakota Empire which, at their height, were the most dominant power in the American West.--In 1776, a powerful empire was born in North America. The Lakotas had reached the Black Hills, the most sacred place and most coveted
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Puke, poop and tiny cockroaches: How the leafcutter ant queen runs her farm - Charles Wallace
116 views / 0 likes - addedTake a look inside the leafcutter ant colony as a queen begins her reign and the ants work to sustain their supply of fungus.--In a Texas clearing, an ancient tale that ties four species together is unfurling. The first involved is a soon-to-be queen leaf
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Fish Pee: The Coral Reef Superfood
866 views / 2 likes - addedFish consider the ocean their own personal toilet. Well, researchers found out that's not such a bad thing! Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to
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Unsupervised Machine Learning: Crash Course Statistics #37
320 views / 0 likes - addedToday we're going to discuss how machine learning can be used to group and label information even if those labels don't exist. We'll explore two types of clustering used in Unsupervised Machine Learning: k-means and Hierarchical clustering, and show how t
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Why The War on Drugs Is a Huge Failure
112 views / 1 likes - addedThe war against drugs has been a terrible disaster for everybody involved. Why? And can we do something differently?Check out the Stop The Harm campaign: https://stoptheharm.orgOUR CHANNELSGerman Channel: https://kgs.link/youtubeDE Spanish Channel: https:
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The Nazis recruited to win the Cold War - Brian Crim
18 views / 1 likes - addedDig into Operation Paperclip, a secret intelligence program which brought scientists from Nazi Germany to the US after WWII.--In May of 1945 the Third Reich was in chaos. Adolf Hitler was dead and German surrender was imminent. But while World War II was
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Can you solve the Alice in Wonderland riddle? - Alex Gendler
453 views / 1 likes - addedPractice 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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The sharks that hunt in forests - Luka Seamus Wright
355 views / 3 likes - addedDiscover the unique adaptations of marine forests, the ecosystems that provide food and shelter for sharks and diverse coastal species.--Forests dont usually come to mind as a habitat for sharks. But marine forests provide a home for 35% of the worlds sha
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? - Elizabeth Cox
147 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the middle ground fallacy, which assumes that the truth is always a compromise between two extreme opposing positions.--Its 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldnt be allowe
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Gravity Hook Knot retrieving a dropped bike with nothing but rope
153 views / 0 likes - addedSupport my channel here: https://awesomeforsale.com/1-2-marlinspike/ Another similar knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0TfGqj4g6g Here's a knot you can use to retrieve dropped items like a Gravity Hook. Gravity Hook is a design of mine. It's a mechan
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Is capitalism actually broken?
173 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.--People have become increasingly worried that the threats we face today, like climate change and rising inequality, cant be
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Are locust plagues unstoppable? - Jeffrey A. Lockwood
148 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what causes desert locusts to transform into crop-consuming plagues and how they directly endanger humanity.--A ravenous swarm stretches as far as the eye can see. It has no leader or strategic plan; its only goals are to eat, breed, and move on.
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War&Human Nature: Crash Course World History 204
905 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about war! Specifically, John talks about whether humanity is naturally warlike, hard-wired to kill, or if perhaps war is a cultural construct. John will talk about the Hobbes versus Rousseau debate, the effects that war ha
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What happens when you fall into piranha-infested waters? - Antonio Machado-Allison
3,552 views / 5 likes - addedDig into the truth about piranhas and their feeding frenzies, and find out what would likely happen if you fell into their waters.--Youre peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall. Piranhas dart about in the rapidly appr
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Why was India split into two countries? - Haimanti Roy
397 views / 2 likes - addedDig into the 1947 Partition of India, when Britain split the region into two states, India and Pakistan, and the mass migrations and violence that followed.--In 1947, the British viceroy announced that after 200 years of British rule, India would gain ind
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05:25
Do We Have To Give Up Bacon?
515 views / 0 likes - addedThe IARC has categorized processed meat as a definite carcinogen. But how dangerous is it really? Do we finally have to give up bacon? Annotation: Free Radicals: https://youtu.be/VnAhAX98HY4 Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the foll
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05:54
What is earwax and should you get rid of it? - Henry C. Ou
476 views / 1 likes - addedExplore why earwax forms, its purpose in our health, and whether or not we should be trying to get rid of it.--Grooming paraphernalia has been found in numerous archeological sites, many of which have included earwax removal tools. And earwax evacuation r
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The most notorious scientific feud in history - Lukas Rieppel
191 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know one of the most infamous scientific rivalries in history, known as the Bone Wars, where two scientists competed to find dinosaur fossils.--After the California Gold Rush of 1848, settlers streamed west to strike it rich. In addition to preciou
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Why Do My Eyes Glow Red In Photos?
736 views / 0 likes - addedYou know how sometimes your eyes glow bright red in photos, making you look like a scary demon and ruining a priceless family memory? Well, there's a pretty cool reason it happens and ways to stop it! Learn about both in today's QQ! Hosted by: Michael Ara
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STARDUST ODYSSEY - 3mm Tiny Characters. Guinness World Record (official)
365 views / 0 likes - addedGUINNESS WORLD RECORD Smallest 3D stop-motion animation character. The character is 300 microns (0.3 mm) tall. Directed by Tibo Pinsard. Co-produced by Darrowan Prod, the Université de Franche-Comté represented by the FEMTO-ST Institute and
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Why Shouldn't You Take Medicine With Grapefruit Juice?
811 views / 1 likes - addedIf you’ve taken prescription medication, have you ever noticed the strange disclaimer, "don't take with grapefruit juice"? There is a very good reason for that! Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions! Hosted by: Hank Green --------
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Sociology Research Methods: Crash Course Sociology #4
699 views / 0 likes - addedToday we’re talking about how we actually DO sociology. Nicole explains the research method: form a question and a hypothesis, collect data, and analyze that data to contribute to our theories about society. Crash Course is made with Adobe Creative Cloud.
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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?
750 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the two main ways we fight the viruses that cause the common cold, and find out if its possible to create a cure. --On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. Even with similar symptoms, the cause could be different each
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Immune System, Part 2: Crash Course A&P #46
1,034 views / 0 likes - addedIn the penultimate episode of Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology, Hank explains your adaptive immune system. The adaptive immune system's humoral response guards extracellular terrain against pathogens. Hank also explains B cells, antibodies, and how vacci
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Watch this if you're scared of snakes - Andrew Whitworth
204 views / 1 likes - addedTravel around the world to visit some of natures most incredible snakes: vipers, and find out which are the most dangerous.--As of 2021, there are 368 species of viper worldwide. The name comes from the term viviparity, which means giving birth to live yo
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How to deal with rejection
106 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience.--Rejection hurts. Its incredibly painful to feel like youre not wanted and we do mean painful. Researchers found that we relate rejection
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The tragic myth of the Sun God's son - Iseult Gillespie
342 views / 0 likes - addedDive into the Greek myth of Helios and Phaethon, where the Sun God allows his mortal son to drive his chariot for a day.--Every morning, Helios unleashed his golden chariot, and set out across the sky. As the Sun God transformed dawn into day, he thought
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Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
339 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy. Your company was hired to survey the citizens o
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Can you outsmart the college admissions fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
176 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the circular reasoning fallacy, which occurs when the end of an argument comes back to the start without having proven itself.--Its 1990. A prospective student has filed a complaint about Virginia Military institutes admissions policy that exclude
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What is MSG, and is it actually bad for you? - Sarah E. Tracy
197 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the seasoning known as MSG, and find out how this flavoring was developed and if its actually bad for your health.--In 1968, Dr. Robert Ho Man Kwok felt ill after dinner at a Chinese restaurant and wrote a letter to a medical journal connecting h
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05:38
What is a gig economy?
169 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the benefits and drawbacks of the gig economy, and find out the key factors of becoming a successful freelancer.--A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice 70% of respondents were happier than people in
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Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved? - Helen Farr and Jon Adams
156 views / 1 likes - addedDiscover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years. --In 2017, researchers off the Bulgarian coast discovered the oldest intact shipwreck ever found. This ancient Greek vessel was not only
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When is anger justified? A philosophical inquiry - Delaney Thull
26 views / 0 likes - addedExplore different philosophers ideas about anger and dig into their theories on how we should handle this complicated emotion.--Anger is a complicated emotion. It can feel reasonable and righteous or impulsive and uncontrollable. Anger can be an important
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Why did the US try to kill all the bison? - Andrew C. Isenberg
42 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how the US government hunted bison to near-extinction in the 1800s to force Native Americans onto reservations.--By the mid-1700s, many Plains nations survived on North Americas largest land mammals: bison. They ate its meat, made the hides into w
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Wait...did you know this about mirrors?
126 views / 1 likes - addedYou will never look at mirrors that same after knowing this!The full video is called Why do mirrors flip horizontally (but not vertically)?Support Physics Girl videos https://www.patreon.com/physicsgirlSpecial thank you to our X-Ray tier patrons: Carlos P
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A brief history of dumplings - Miranda Brown
199 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the diverse and delicious history of dumplings, from their first recorded origins to their spread across the Asian continent and beyond.--As archaeologists pored over ancient tombs in western China, they discovered some surprisingly well-preserved a
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This weird trick will help you summon an army of worms - Kenny Coogan
201 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the tradition of worm grunting, and find out why earthworms come to the surface when they sense vibrations in the earth.--In the middle of Floridas Apalachicola National Forest, a bizarre, almost magical scene is unraveling. Sliding a metal strip
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Pushing A Roomba To Its Limits
279 views / 1 likes - addedInbread Cat shirts are back in stock!! https://store.dftba.com/collections/william-osmanPlease don't try this at home, we are trained professionals. Featuring:@Gus Johnson @iDubbbzTV @jacksfilms @Michael Reeves @Smosh Support me on Patreon: https://www.pa
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The genes you don't get from your parents (but can't live without) - Devin Shuman
119 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the essential role that mitochondrial DNA played in the evolution of living things on Earth, and find out why its still evolving.--Inside our cells, each of us has a second set of genes completely separate from our 23 pairs of chromosomes. And th
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When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell
144 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how scientists define adulthood, and find out if theres a specific age at which we reach maturity. --Most countries recognize 18 as the start of adulthood by granting various freedoms and privileges. Yet theres no exact age or moment in developmen
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How does a Steam Turbine Work ?
556 views / 0 likes - addedPlease support us at Patreon.com so that we can add one more member to the team and will be able to release 2 educational videos/month. https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering Nuclear and coal based thermal power plants together produce almost half of th
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A brief history of Spanish - Ilan Stavans
157 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history and evolution of the Spanish language, from its origins in the 3rd century BCE to modern day. --Beginning in the third century BCE, the Romans conquered the Iberian peninsula. This period gave rise to several regional languages in the ar
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Why Do I Get Dark Circles Under My Eyes?
653 views / 0 likes - addedLook alive, you! Today we’re diving into the science behind dark circles under your eyes, and all the things that might cause them – tiredness included. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.
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Would you raise the baby that ate your siblings? - Francesca Barbero
65 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how the offspring of parasitic butterflies trick their way into ant colonies for food and protection.--You might not guess it, but Alcon blue butterflies are just one of over 200 parasitic butterfly species, all of which target ants. And their off
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Meet the microbes that could eat your trash - Tierney Thys and Christian Sardet
142 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the possibility of plastivores organisms that can eat and break down plastic helping reduce the plastic waste on Earth.--Each year humanity produces roughly 400 million tons of plastic, 80% of which is discarded as trash. Of that plastic waste, on
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Quantum Computing Breakthrough
572 views / 0 likes - addedQuantum physics is weird. But quantum computing could be awesome! Learn how scientists took a big leap this week toward making quantum computers a reality. For a free book from Audible, go to: http://www.audible.com/t1/30DayGoldFT_at?source_code=PDTGB0009
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What Is Sociology?: Crash Course Sociology #1
606 views / 0 likes - addedToday we kick off Crash Course Sociology by explaining what exactly sociology is. We’ll introduce the sociological perspective and discuss how sociology differentiates itself from the other social sciences. We’ll also explore what sociology can do, and ho
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How to know if you're being selfish (and whether or not that's bad) - Mark Hopwood
56 views / 0 likes - addedExplore a classic philosophical debate and decide: is it human nature to be selfish? And if so, is it possible to overcome it?--The question of whether or not humans are inherently selfish is one of philosophys oldest debates. The idea that we only act ou
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What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert
227 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.--Outside of China, Mandarin and Cantonese are often referred to as Chinese dialects, despite being even more dissimilar than Spanish and Italian.
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Immune System, Part 3: Crash Course A&P #47
855 views / 0 likes - addedTHE FINAL SHOWDOWN! This is the last episode on the immune system and also the very last episode of Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology. In it, Hank explains how the cellular immune response uses helper, cytotoxic, and regulatory T cells to attack body cell
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Spinach and Eggs, 18th Century Style
495 views / 0 likes - addedMichael Dragoo joins us to make this very easy to make, delicious recipe for Spinach and Eggs from "A New System Of Domestic Cookery" by Maria Rundell. Breakfast In The 18th Century ▶ http://bit.ly/2l5kwCD ▶▶ Top 6 Egg Preservation Techniques ▶ http://bit
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How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson
45 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.--For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the countrys Black majority from
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The bug that poops candy - George Zaidan
403 views / 0 likes - addedDownload 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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The underground cities of the Byzantine Empire - Veronica Kalas
25 views / 0 likes - addedUncover the history of the ancient underground cities beneath Cappadocia, which were built during the Byzantine Empire.--The breathtaking geological formations of Cappadocia are one of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth. Also known as fairy chimneys
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Can loud music damage your hearing? - Heather Malyuk
276 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the properties of sound to find out just how bad loud music is for your hearing.--After a concert, you find it difficult to hear your friend rave about the show. It sounds like they're speaking from across the room, and its tough to make out thei
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How To Make A Paper Plane That Could Fly Over 200 Feet | World Record Challenger
3,741 views / 5 likes - addedPaper airplane instructions / How to make a paper plane with Tri Dang. Channel of the best paper airplanes, great origami planes, awesome paper planes that fly far. *Subscribe*: http://goo.gl/wAFe3s for more origami and paper planes instructions ------- K
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Supervised Machine Learning: Crash Course Statistics #36
376 views / 0 likes - addedWe've talked a lot about modeling data and making inferences about it, but today we're going to look towards the future at how machine learning is being used to build models to predict future outcomes. We'll discuss three popular types of supervised machi
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The Fish With Human Teeth
993 views / 2 likes - addedA fish with eerily human-like teeth was caught in a New Jersey lake. And scientists have learned to speak Bird! ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Justin Le
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How does a Transformer work ?
1,002 views / 0 likes - addedHelp us to make future videos for you. Make LE's efforts sustainable. Please support us at Patreon.com ! https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering This video gives a detailed animated illustration on the working of electrical Transformers. Here the basic w
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How To See Germs Spread (Coronavirus)
623 views / 2 likes - addedClick here the most up-to-date info on Coronavirus COVID-19- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus Thanks to Skillshare for their support. Take this opportunity to invest in yourself with Skillshare! The first 500 people get 2 months FREE- https://skl.sh/markro
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Who decides how long a second is? - John Kitching
439 views / 2 likes - addedDiscover how scientists developed atomic clocks, which use the vibrations of atoms to measure and maintain a globally consistent time.--In 1967, researchers gathered to answer a long-running scientific question: just how long is a second? It might seem ob
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Can you solve the time traveling car riddle? - Dan Finkel
130 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEdYou and the professor have driven your DeLorean back to the past to fix issues with the spacetime continuum caused by your time traveling. But another DeLorean appears with older versions of you
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Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie
516 views / 2 likes - addedDig into the tale of Princess Savitri and her one true love, Satyavan, and the tragic prophecy that entwined their fates forever.--Princess Savitri was benevolent, brilliant, and bright. Her grace was known throughout the land, and many princes and mercha
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That Time The Ocean Lost (Almost) All Its Oxygen
70 views / 0 likes - addedFind Bizarre Beasts here! https://www.youtube.com/bizarrebeastsThis is the story of how our planet rescued itself from extreme conditions in the Cretaceous Period, at the cost of essentially suffocating the oceans for half-a-million years.*****PBS Member
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History vs. Thomas Jefferson - Frank Cogliano
227 views / 0 likes - addedThomas Jefferson was a founding father of the United States but were his principles outweighed by his participation in slavery?--Thomas Jefferson, founding father of the United States and primary author of the Declaration of Independence, was part of Amer
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8-bit CPU reset circuit and power supply tips
509 views / 0 likes - addedMore 8-bit computer: https://eater.net/8bit Check out Julian's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/julius256 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beneater https://www.eater.net https://twitter.com/ben_eater https://www.patreon.com/beneater
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1 Year of VR Research
609 views / 0 likes - addedWow, wasn't expecting so much when I started editing this together. Easy to forget how differently we thought about these technologies only a year ago. Which was so different from a year before that. And the year before that. We're now in our 4th year of
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The woman who stared at the sun - Alex Gendler
263 views / 1 likes - addedGet 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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The continents are moving. When will they collide? - Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl
153 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of plate tectonics to find out when the next supercontinent will emerge and how it could affect Earths environment.--In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift laid the foundation for our modern theory of
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Why do you want to squeeze cute things? - Joshua Paul Dale
109 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.--Watching a kitten fumbling around, it might feel as if youve never encountered anything so devastatingly adorable in your morta
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Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? - Noah Charney
3,732 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what factors helped Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa become the worlds most famous painting.--More than 500 years after its creation, Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa is arguably the worlds most famous painting. Many scholars consider it an outstanding w
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Dressed for Extreme Winter - Layers Explained
457 views / 0 likes - addedHow to dress for cold and extreme conditions on your winter trips, and the principle of layers. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/eriknormark Paypal - https://www.paypal.me/ErikNormark All your support helps make more videos. Thank you! List of my winter
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The History of Game Shows: Crash Course Games #25
485 views / 0 likes - addedToday we're going to talk about game shows! Game shows have a long history going all the way back to the 1920s on the radio and then proliferating across media to the massive pop culture icons they are today. And they're different from most game genres we
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The benefits of daydreaming - Elizabeth Cox
359 views / 0 likes - addedEnter the mind of a bored teenager to discover what happens in the brain when we daydream and find out what purpose it serves.--On a daily basis, you spend between a third and half of your waking hours daydreaming. That may sound like a huge waste of time
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Calculator Number Trick: rectangle patterns
426 views / 0 likes - addedHere is the original Fermat's Library tweet.https://twitter.com/fermatslibrary/status/1052544515632959488If you want 100% renewable energy: check out Bulb!https://bulb.co.uk/refer/mattp5449We make Think Maths teaching resources to go with Stand-up Maths v
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The Fijian myth of the greedy god - Raiana McKinney and Esther Wozniak
51 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the Fijian myth of Dakuwaqa, the shape-shifting shark god who is determined to take over all of Fiji's islands.--Long ago, the ancestral gods of Fiji settled on the Pacific archipelago. They eventually metamorphosed into various forms, with the g
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This 580-ton monster machine is building bridges across China
599 views / 0 likes - addedThis colossal machine is called the SLJ900/32, or the Segmental Bridge Launching Machine. Created by Beijing Wowjoint Machinery Co, it can build this viaduct by extending beyond the installed segments to span to the next support, and roll the next pre-mad
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Playstation And More Immersive Video Games: Crash Course Games #9
1,133 views / 5 likes - addedSo by the mid-90s the video game industry was once again booming and this attracted the attention of the Japanese electronics giant Sony. In 1994, Sony introduced their Playstation console which successfully coupled cutting edge technologies with some gre
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Mind-Controlled Limbs And Home-Made Skin
787 views / 0 likes - addedIn the field of medical prosthetics, things are changing quickly. Learn about mind-controlled limbs, and research that suggests that we may be able to go high-tech with low-cost materials. Visit http://www.audible.com/scishow for your free 30-day trial! L
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The one thing stopping jellyfish from taking over - Mariela Pajuelo & Javier Antonio Quinones
128 views / 0 likes - addedDig into why jellyfish populations have increased, and how leatherback sea turtles can help get their numbers under control.--Over the past two decades, jellyfish have begun to overwhelm our oceans. If things stay on their current trajectory, we could be
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The dark history of Mount Rushmore - Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means
433 views / 2 likes - addedUncover the hidden history of the building of Mount Rushmore, and how its creation destroyed sacred Native American land.--Between 1927 and 1941, workers blasted 450,000 tons of rock from a mountainside using chisels, jackhammers, and dynamite. Gradually,
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One of the most "dangerous" men in American history - Keenan Norris
156 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the story of David Walker, an abolitionist whose antislavery pamphlet made him an enemy of the US government.--In 1830, David Walker sewed a pamphlet into the lining of a coat. The volume was thin enough to be hidden, but its content was far f
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How to get motivated even when you dont feel like it
21 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the psychology of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and dig into how these forces contribute to our drive.--Motivation is complicated. Psychologists define motivation as the desire or impetus to initiate and maintain a particular behavior. But s
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Why the Evolutionary Epic Matters: Crash Course Big History #203
440 views / 0 likes - addedToday we're talking about evolution–basically the history of all life on Earth. The thing is, why are we talking about this. Well, the story of life, all the way back to single celled microbes billions of years ago, is all part of our human story. An impo
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Input Devices: Crash Course Games #24
471 views / 0 likes - addedToday we’re going to talk about controllers. Controllers are incredibly important in the gaming experience because they are how we communicate actions within a game and often play a significant role in why we like or dislike certain games. And over the ye
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The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gdel's Incompleteness Theorem - Marcus du Sautoy
233 views / 0 likes - addedExplore Gdels Incompleteness Theorem, a discovery which changed what we know about mathematical proofs and statements.--Consider the following sentence: This statement is false. Is that true? If so, that would make the statement false. But if its false, t
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What Does Anesthesia Do To Your Brain?
530 views / 0 likes - addedScientists know that anesthesia drugs are really good at knocking you out. What they don’t know is how. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Justin Lentz, Dav
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How stretching actually changes your muscles - Malachy McHugh
1,583 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the science of stretching, and find out what it actually does to your muscles and how you can improve your flexibility.--An athlete is preparing for a game. Theyve put on their gear and done their warmup, and now its time for one more routine str
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How you survive the coldest place on Earth - Nadia Frontier
137 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how marine creatures survive the frigid waters of Antarctica, and what traits allow them to live in such conditions.--The vast, white surface of Antarctica stretches for over 3 million square kilometers. On the coast of this expanse, just a few me
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Historic Kitchens vs. Modern Kitchens
618 views / 0 likes - addedImagine not having a refrigerator, a sink, or even hot water on demand in your kitchen today. This was the reality of kitchens during the 18th century. Join us as we cover the main differences between historic and modern kitchens. Washing the Dishes ▶ htt
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The true cost of gold - Lyla Latif
163 views / 0 likes - addedDig into how foreign corporations exploit African nations like Mali for their gold mining, and often rob them of proper compensation.--In 2020, Mali produced over 71 tons of gold an amount worth billions of dollars. But Mali saw only $850 million dollars
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How do oysters make pearls? - Rob Ulrich
560 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how oysters use calcium carbonate to create pearls, and how this chemical compound creates a vast array of other materials.--Despite their iridescent colors and smooth shapes, pearls are actually made of the exact same material as the craggy shell
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Biscuits And Gravy - Where Do They Come From?
428 views / 0 likes - addedToday Jon and Kevin focus on Biscuits And Gravy and try to flesh out it's origins in 18th Century Cooking. We want your help on this one! Potash Cakes ▶ http://bit.ly/2myNM1D ▶▶ Leavening Series ▶ http://bit.ly/2n3RcMX ▶▶ Kalamazoo Living History Show ▶ h
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What is Touch?
432 views / 0 likes - addedIn this quantum world, what does it mean to touch something? Do we really hover above the chairs we're sitting in? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Phys
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03:39 Popular
Explore Saturn's Rings
1,105 views / 5 likes - addedThere’s a lot more to Saturn’s rings than just looking awesome! Find out why! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA
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What caused the Rwandan Genocide? - Susanne Buckley-Zistel
100 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, during which over one-tenth of the countrys population was killed.--For one hundred days in 1994, the African country of Rwanda suffered a horrific campaign of mass murder. Neighbor turned against neig
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Can you freeze your body and come back to life? - Shannon N. Tessier
956 views / 3 likes - addedDig into the field of cryobiology and explore the possibility of humans being frozen and preserved for future resurrection.--In 1967, James Bedford had a plan to cheat death. He was the first person to be cryogenically frozen. This process promised to pre
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04:09
What's The Difference Between Fruits And Vegetables?
622 views / 1 likes - addedHave you ever wondered how to tell fruits and vegetables apart? Learn how to with Jessi and Squeaks! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome
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04:47
Do larger animals take longer to pee? - David L. Hu
363 views / 0 likes - addedDive into the physics of the Other Golden Rule and explore the systems and methods animals use to excrete waste. --A cats bladder can only store a golf balls worth of urine. For humans, its a coffee mug and for elephants, a kitchen trash can. An elephants
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How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew
1,215 views / 2 likes - addedTravel into the brain to see how its network of neurons transmit your thoughts and what factors determine how quickly you think.--Your mortal enemy has captured you and hooked you up to a bizarre experiment. Hes extended your nervous system with one very
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How To Become An Engineer: Crash Course Engineering #45
349 views / 0 likes - addedHopefully this course has gotten you excited about all the things we can do with engineering. If so, today were going to try to help you answer a very important question: how do you become an engineer? What are the steps? What kinds of careers can you pur
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Star Wars - Designing a Universe of Sound
562 views / 0 likes - addedThis video is sponsored by Squarespace. Start your free trial today, at http://www.squarespace.com/kaptain to get 10% off your first purchase. A look at the techniques behind some of the most influential sounds in cinema. Buy a shirt at https://teespring.
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What Earth in 2050 could look like - Shannon Odell
22 views / 0 likes - addedWhat could our future world look like if we continue to do nothing about climate change? Take a look at the possibilities.--While were already feeling the devastating effects of human-caused climate change, governments continue to fall short on making and
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The myth of the Sampo an infinite source of fortune and greed - Hanna-Ilona Hrmvaara
566 views / 0 likes - addedDownload 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-edCheck out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommen
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09:33
10 BEST FOOD HACKS (recompilation)
550 views / 1 likes - addedThese are 10 of the best food tricks from my past food hack videos. I hope you enjoy this re-compilation of the best tricks, I selected these based on the feedback people give me in the comments section of the videos. The tricks are shown in this video: 1
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Why Cosmic Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History #201
481 views / 0 likes - addedCrash Course Big History is back! It turns out, we couldn't tell all of the 13.8 billion years of the history of the universe in 10 Crash Course Episodes. So, Big History host Emily Graslie has returned to add 6 more episodes that look at why the stuff we
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BOOM! I just permanently untangled my headphones
85 views / 0 likes - addedOne simple trick, and now you never have to deal those annoying knots in your headphones. If you'd like to see more life hacks click the link below!Full Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buVUvnM_AzU&t=7s&ab_channel=PhysicsGirlhttp://physicsgirl.org/
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Can you cheat death by solving this riddle? - Shravan S K
293 views / 1 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now youre slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a conn
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3 tips on how to study effectively
977 views / 1 likes - addedExplore how the brain learns and stores information, and find out how to apply this for more effective study techniques.--A 2006 study took a class of surgical residents and split them into two groups. Each received the same study materials, but one group
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The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp - Dan Sayers
233 views / 0 likes - addedUncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America. --Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the most repulsive of American possessions. By 1728, it was known as the G
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Do Negative-Calorie Foods Exist?
691 views / 0 likes - addedWe’ve all heard the rumor that certain foods provides less calories than it takes to digest. Is this true? Check out this SciShow Quick Question to find out! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www
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04:17
A genius gets rejected then shows how talented he is.
246 views / 1 likes - addedHow many of us have been rejected? I know I have. Ryder was too. He was told he was a bad musician. His teacher said: "Try something easier."Turns out he wasn't bad. He just learns in a different way. It's through this different style of learning, he foun
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How does artificial intelligence learn? - Briana Brownell
1,344 views / 3 likes - addedExplore the three major methods of machine learning, which allows computers to write their own rules to problem solve and process data.--Today, artificial intelligence helps doctors diagnose patients, pilots fly commercial aircraft, and city planners pred
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Can you solve the Leonardo da Vinci riddle? - Tanya Khovanova
973 views / 2 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to Bonus Riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededautobiographical/ You’ve found Leonardo da Vinci’s secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks. Fortunately, your treasure map ha
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05:11
How to write like the best-selling author of all time - Jamie Bernthal
186 views / 0 likes - addedDig into Agatha Christies writing style to find out how she crafted her mystery novels and how to employ these strategies in your own work. --With almost 100 mystery novels, each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues, misdirection, and human dram
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What causes addiction, and why is it so hard to treat? - Judy Grisel
27 views / 0 likes - addedTake a look at the science of how addictive drugs affect your body and why substance addiction can be so difficult to treat.--As of 2021, more than 36 million people were estimated to be experiencing substance use disorder. This condition spans a spectrum
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