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The true cost of gold - Lyla Latif

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Dig 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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Can you freeze your body and come back to life? - Shannon N. Tessier

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Dig 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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What Earth in 2050 could look like - Shannon Odell

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What 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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When Ants Domesticated Fungi

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While we’ve been farming for around 10,000 to 12,000 years, the ancestors of ants have been doing it for around 60 million years. So when, and how, and why did ants start … farming? Thanks to Franz Anthony (https://franzanth.com) for the exce
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How to write like the best-selling author of all time - Jamie Bernthal

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Dig 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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Boy In MAKEUP Gets BULLIED In New School, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios

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Whats the best fuel for your car?

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Dig into which fuel gasoline, electric, biofuels, or electrofuels is both affordable for consumers and sustainable for the planet.--Historically, most cars have run on gasoline, but that doesnt have to be the case in the future: other liquid fuels and ele
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Why can parrots talk? - Grace Smith-Vidaurre and Tim Wright

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Explore the specialized anatomy that allows parrots to talk, scream, curse, and recite facts like humans. --Whether theyre belting Beyonc, head-banging to classic rock, or rattling off curse words at zoo-goers, parrots are constantly astounding us. They a
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How Will Self-Driving Cars Make Moral Decisions?

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"Snowman" Clip - The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic

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Did you know "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" almost did not make the final cut? Learn more this Tuesday at 8pm on ABC in The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic.Viewers will get a rare look inside Walt Disney Animation Studios and unpreced
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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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Does trickle-down economics actually work? - Jonathan Smith

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Dig into trickle-down economics, which claims that tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy stimulate the economy and improve people's lives.--In 1981, the US economy was struggling: unemployment rates were climbing and inflation had peaked at an all-tim
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4 epidemics that almost happened (but didn't) - George Zaidan

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What makes for an effective outbreak response? Explore successful systems from around the world that prevented epidemics.--In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epid
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An Unexpected Consequence of COVID

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Learn more about Lydalls mission to create a cleaner, quieter and safer world at https://www.lydall.com. The global pandemic led to a drop in outdoor air pollution, but it also led to an increase in indoor air pollution - and our exposure to it.LEARN MORE
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The Genes We Lost Along the Way

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Our DNA holds thousands of dead genes and weve only just begun to unravel their stories. But one thing is already clear: were not just defined by the genes that weve gained over the course of our evolution, but also by the genes that weve lost along the w
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Why is Marie Antoinette so controversial? - Carolyn Harris

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Marie Antoinette became a symbol for the evils of excess but was she a wasteful queen or a convenient scapegoat? You decide.--She was the Queen of France, notorious for living in opulence while peasants starved and became a symbol of everything wrong with
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Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme? - Arika Okrent

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Explore the evolution of English spelling conventions throughout history, and find out why it's such an inconsistent language.--Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of
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The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers - Lijun Zhang

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Dig into the Chinese myth of Zhu Yingtai, who disguises herself as a boy in order to attend school, and her love Liang Shanbo.--Although only boys were allowed at the Confucius Academy, what Zhu Yingtai wanted was to go to school. She begged her parents t
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A day in the life of an ancient Babylonian business mogul - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Follow Beltani, a Babylonian priestess and businesswoman, as she investigates who is undermining her barley fields and tavern.--Its 1762 BCE. As dawn breaks in the Babylonian city of Sippar, Beltani a priestess and businesswoman receives an urgent visit f
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6 myths about the Middle Ages that everyone believes - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Explore the 6 most common misconceptions about the Middle Ages, and find out what living in medieval times was actually like.--Medieval Europe. Where unbathed, sword-wielding knights ate rotten meat, thought the Earth was flat, defended chastity-belt wear
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How (and why) to read William Faulkner - Sascha Morrell

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Get to know the works of William Faulkner, whose inventive literature made him one of Americas most remarkable writers.--William Faulkner is considered one of Americas most remarkable and perplexing writers. He confused his audience intentionally, using c
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The rise and fall of the Mughal Empire - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Trace the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire, which became one of the wealthiest and most powerful states in the early modern world.--Though he was descended from some of the worlds most successful conquerors, Babur struggled to gain a foothold among the
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The worlds most painful insect sting - Justin Schmidt

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Find out whether a honeybee, a tarantula hawk wasp, or a bullet ant has the most painful insect sting, and what each of their stings feel like. --One of these three creatures is thought to possess the worlds most painful insect sting: theres an ant that f
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How does an air conditioner actually work? - Anna Rothschild

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Dig into the science of how heat pumps both heat and cool a home, and find out the benefits and drawbacks of this technology.--Typically, with any piece of technology, you pump one unit of energy in and you get about one out. Thats just the first law of t
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Handsome Boy WEARS HELMET To AVOID GIRLS, What Happens Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios

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Picture a perfect society. What does it look like? - Joseph Lacey

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Dig into political philosopher John Rawls classic thought experiment about what principles we need to design a fair society.--A group of strangers have gathered to design a just society. To ensure none of them rig the system, theyve been placed under a ve
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The dark history of the suburbs - Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kirsten Delegard

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Discover the dark history of the American suburbs, and how practices like racial covenants restricted access to home ownership for people of color.--Beginning in the 1800s, people began writing clauses into property deeds that were meant to prevent all fu
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How we can detect pretty much anything - Hlne Morlon and Anna Papadopoulou

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Explore how scientists use environmental DNA (eDNA) in a technique called DNA metabarcoding to find and track species.--Scientists have been staking out a forest in Montana for an animal thats notoriously tricky to find. Camera traps havent offered defini
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Axolotls: The salamanders that snack on each other (but don't die) - Luis Zambrano

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Discover the extraordinary regenerative powers of the axolotl, a salamander native to Mexico and one of sciences most studied animals.--Axolotls are one of sciences most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regener
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The bizarre world of parasitic wasps - Miles Zhang

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Explore the gruesome evolutionary strategy employed by parasitoid wasps where they feed off other animals to grow their offspring.--A cockroach and jewel wasp are locked in battle. The wasp latches onto the cockroach and inserts her stinger into the cockr
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4 things all great listeners know

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Dig into different strategies that can improve your listening skills so you can become a high quality listener.--Its easy to tell when someones not paying attention, but it can be surprisingly tricky to know what good listening looks like. Good listening
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What if you experienced every human life in history?

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Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.--Imagine that your life began as one of the planets first humans. After dying, you're reincarnated as the second human ever to l
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Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes? - Talya Hackett

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Explore how the technology of gene drives could lead to the eradication of mosquitoes and what that could mean for our ecosystems.--Mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths every year than any other animal, but very few of the 3,500 mosquito speci
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Venus May Have Life!

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Check Out Overview of PBS Terra: https://bit.ly/33otrUnIf you rank the most habitable places in our solar system Venus lands pretty low, with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead and sulphuric acid rain. And yet it may have just jumped to the fron
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The Greek myth of Demeter's revenge - Iseult Gillespie

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Dig into the Greek myth of Mestra and her father King Erysichthon, who angered the gods and was cursed with insatiable hunger.--Mestra, princess of Thessaly, was far from home. She had watched her father, King Erysichthon, plunge into a ruin of his own ma
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The myth of the original star-crossed lovers - Shannon Zhao

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Get to know the myth of the weaver and the cowherd, a pair of star-crossed lovers banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way.--In the court of the Jade Emperor, a young princess had a special skill: she could pluck clouds from the sky and spin them into
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A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

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Explore the history of the toilet and how waste management has evolved from from ancient Mesopotamia to modern day.--On sunny days, citizens of ancient Rome could be found exchanging news and gossip while attending to more urgent business at the public la
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What's missing in medical research? - Greg Foot

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Dig into why ethnic diversity is so important to medical research when creating new treatments and medicines for diseases.--While all humans share 99.9% of our DNA, differences in the remaining 0.1% hold important clues about the causes of diseasesand the
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Can the economy grow forever?

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Is infinite economic growth possible on a planet with finite resources? Explore how countries can balance efficiency with sustainability.--Many economists think that an eternally growing economy is necessary to keep improving peoples lives, and that if th
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The Ubiquitous Sound That You May Have Never Noticed

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You can support this channel on Patreon! Link belowYa know, I just love learning about the everyday things in our world that are meant to make life a little more accessible to those with disabilities. This video is about a small (but nearly universal) thi
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The history of poker: Bluffing, betting, and busting - James McManus

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Dig into the history of poker, from the games invention in the American South to its explosion of popularity across the world.--From its earliest incarnations, poker has always been a contest of guile, guts, and gambling. The game first emerged around 180
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What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion - Orisanmi Burton

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Dig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.--On September 9th 1971, a spontaneous uprising began in a New York State prison. A group
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Earth's mysterious red glow, explained - Zoe Pierrat

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Explore the phenomenon and uses of chlorophyll fluorescence, a small amount of light emitted by plants during photosynthesis.--In 2009, a satellite circled Earth, scanning and sorting the wavelengths reflecting off the planets surface. Researchers noticed
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Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

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Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme often bad scenario.--Its 1954. Vietnamese nationalists are on the verge of securing an independent Vietnam under communist leader Ho C
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Lagrangian Mechanics - A beautiful way to look at the world

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Sign up to brilliant.org with this link to receive a 20% discount! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ Lagrangian mechanics and the principle of least action. Kinematics. Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and Atom for physics, math and computer science videos! *
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One of the worlds oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler

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Trace the history of ketchup, from the condiments origins in 3rd century China to becoming a staple of American cuisine.--In the mid-18th century, England was crazy for ketchup. The sauce was a staple, but this ketchup wasnt the ubiquitous red goop youre
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The Trouble With Transporters

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Star Trek wallpapers available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cgpgrey & https://www.patreon.com/posts/4785156 Discuss this video: http://reddit.com/r/cgpgrey Artwork: Knut http://kittyninjafish.deviantart.com/ Music: David Rees http://www.daveconserv
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Can you steal the most powerful wand in the wizarding world? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--The fabled Mirzakhani wand is the most powerful magical item ever created. And thats why the evil wizard Moldevort is planning to use it to conquer the world. You and Drumbledrore have finally
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The myth of the boiling frog

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Explore how greenhouse gas emissions impact global warming and why its necessary to get emissions down to net zero. --Since 1850, global average temperatures have risen by 1 degree Celsius. That may not sound like a lot, but it is. Why? 1 degree is an ave
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Building a Marsbase is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!

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To support Kurzgesagt and learn more about Brilliant, go to https://www.brilliant.org/nutshell and sign up for free. The first 688 people that go to that link will get 20% off the annual Premium subscription. Get your Mars Base Poster here: https://standa
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How to enter flow state

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Explore the defining features of being in a flow state, and get tips on how you can find flow in your daily life.--Flow is more than just concentrating or paying attention; it's a unique mental state of effortless engagement. And those who more frequently
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How the famous Three Sisters survived - Rebecca Webster

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Get to know the story of the Three Sisters, and what we can learn about sustainably growing food from Indigenous practices.--Suffering illness and despair, Chief Handsome Lake prepared for death. Then, he had a vision. He was walking through a planted fie
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Why is it so hard to break a bad habit?

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Explore the psychology behind how good and bad habits are formed, and get tips on how to manage these behaviors.--Many people deal with a nail-biting habit at some point in their lives. Some will go to great lengths to try to stop, employing strategies li
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History vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Tamerlane was one of historys greatest conquerors but was he a great state builder or a bloodthirsty tyrant? You decide. --He was born in the 1330s in the Chaghatayid Khanate, formerly the Mongol Empire. On the steppe, he rose from a lowly sheep thief to
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What you can do with an extra jaw - Darien Satterfield

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Discover the adaptation of the pharyngeal jaw, a secondary set of jaws that allow fish to capture and eat their prey at the same time. --After stalking a cuttlefish, a moray eel finally pounces. As the eel snags the mollusk in its teeth, its prey struggle
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Ugly History: Cambodian Genocide - Timothy Williams

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Dig into the era of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, which perpetuated a genocide that killed a quarter of the countrys population. --From 1975 to 1979, the Communist Party of Kampuchea ruled Cambodia with an iron fist, perpetrating a genocide that killed one
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The myth of Pegasus and the chimera - Iseult Gillespie

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Discover the myth of Bellerophon, the hero who battled and killed the Chimera monster atop the winged horse Pegasus.--Shielded from the gorgons stone gaze, Perseus crept through Medusas cave. When he reached her, he drew his sickle and brought it down on
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How do airplanes actually fly? - Raymond Adkins

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Explore the physics of flight, and discover how aerodynamic lift generates the force needed for planes to fly.--By 1917, Albert Einstein had explained the relationship between space and time. But, that year, he designed a flawed airplane wing. His attempt
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The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death - Ilan Stavans

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Dive into the Maya myth of twins Junajpu and Ixbalanke as they descend into the underworld to play the gods in a ballgame.--One day, twin brothers Junajpu and Ixbalanke discovered their fathers hidden ballgame equipment and began to play. Hearing their vi
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The Two Viruses That Weve Had For Millions of Years

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Theres one kind of herpesvirus thats specific to one species of primate, and each virus split off from the herpesvirus family tree when the primate split off from its own tree. But of course, humans are a special kind of primate.Here are the two studies w
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How one of the most profitable companies in history rose to power - Adam Clulow

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Discover what happened when one company's attempt to dominate a key global trade ended in violence.--During the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company cornered the booming spice market and pioneered trade routes between Asia and Europe. It is widely c
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The best way to apologize (according to science)

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Explore what to do and not to do in order to deliver an authentic apology and make amends in a variety of situations.--Over the years, people have come up with some truly awful apologies. From classic non-apologies, to evasive excuses, and flimsy corporat
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Why a sausage can do what your gloves cannot - Charles Wallace and Sajan Saini

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Dig into the science of touchscreens, and find out the difference between the two most common types: capacitive and resistive.--In 2010, South Korea experienced a particularly cold winter. People couldnt activate their smartphones while wearing gloves, so
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First person vs. Second person vs. Third person - Rebekah Bergman

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Discover how point of view can transform a story, and find out how to choose between first, second, and third person in your writing.--Who is telling a story, and from what perspective, are some of the most important choices an author makes. Told from a d
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The gory history of barber surgeons - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Trace the history of barber-surgeons, and find out what led to barbers performing medical procedures in medieval Europe.--Its a cold morning in 15th century France and youre off to the barber for a shave and haircut. You hear the familiar sound of singing
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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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Frozen "In Summer" Song - Sing-a-long with Olaf - Official | HD

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The Official karaoke version of Disney's Frozen "In Summer." Join in and sing-a-long with Olaf! Tis the season to battle it out for the nation's favourite Christmas single, and perhaps the leading contender is one of the industry's newest performers, bran
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A 5,300-year-old murder mystery - Albert Zink

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Get to know the story of tzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old glacier mummy who researchers discovered had been murdered.--In September 1991, two hikers discovered a corpse emerging from the ice. Researchers soon realized they were looking at the mummified bo
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Jay & Mikey Ep 03: Jay Gets His 1st Job | Dhar Mann

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Watch Episode 2: Jay Gets His 1st Kiss https://youtu.be/qwujA3waY9QNEW Jay & Mikey series drops weekly on Thursdays! WATCH more Episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnBCOhf_VBTXxkegxRHy3DHdnaJzTxHQc Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel
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Whats the smartest age? - Shannon Odell

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At what age are you smartest? Dig into how your brain development affects your skills at different stages of your life.--Tomorrow is the annual Brain Clash a decathlon of mental challenges, trivia competitions, and puzzles. Amir needs a smart and capable
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Can you be awake and asleep at the same time? - Masako Tamaki

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Discover the phenomenon known as asymmetrical sleep, where parts of an animal's brain are asleep while other areas remain active.--Many animals need sleep. But all of the threats and demands animals face dont just go away when its time to doze. Thats why
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The movement that inspired the Holocaust - Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira

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Trace the history of the eugenics movement in the US, and discover how the belief in ideal genetics led to forced sterilizations.--Since ancient Greece, humans have controlled populations via reproduction, retaining some traits and removing others. But in
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Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

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Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. A huge thank
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World's Strongest Magnet!

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The world's strongest magnet is a million times stronger than Earth's magnetic field. Learn more about sustainability and Googles efforts at sustainability.google. Part of this video was sponsored by Google.Trends insights for the past year are based on G
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What is the rarest color in nature? - Victoria Hwang

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Discover what colors are the most rare to see in nature, and how physics and evolution drive their scarcity.--Plants, animals, or minerals found in nature bear almost every color imaginable. There are two factors that influence what hues you see in the wi
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A day in the life of a medieval teenage pilgrim - Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn

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Join siblings Hisham and Asma in medieval Baghdad as they prepare and gather supplies for the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca.--Its 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare for the journey of
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What really caused the Irish Potato Famine - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Dig into what caused the Irish potato famine, and explore how the UK governments response turned the crisis into a catastrophe.--For over 200 years, potatoes thrived in Ireland; roughly half the countrys residents lived almost entirely on potatoes. But wh
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The dark history of bananas - John Soluri

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Explore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America. --In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of r
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Voyager 2 Discovers Wall of Fire at Solar System's Edge

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You can buy Universe Sandbox 2 here: http://amzn.to/2yJqwU6 Wonderful Person t-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the reports of what Voyager 2 discovered as it left th
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When Antarctica Was Green

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Help Eons out and fill out this survey! https://www.pbsresearch.org/c/r/Eons_YTvideoBefore the start of the Eocene Epoch about 56 million years ago--Antarctica was still joined to both Australia and South America. Andit turns out that a lot of what we rec
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Student Breaks Nerd's Eye Glasses, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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You should always treat others how you want to be treated. Hi #DharMannFam, thanks for watching my video! For exclusive giveaways & more inspirational content follow me on Instagram here: http://bit.ly/2Kcbgs2Also, did you know you can text me at 213-212-
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DEAF GIRL Told She CAN'T SING, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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What is a poop transplant, and how does it work? - Kathryn M. Stephenson and David L. Suskind

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Dig into the science of fecal microbial transplantation, where doctors transfer feces into a patient to help reset their gut microbiome.--1,700 years ago, Chinese alchemist Ge Hong was renowned for his soup that could cure diarrhea-stricken patients. It h
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Why can't governments print an unlimited amount of money? - Jonathan Smith

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Explore the economic strategy of quantitative easing, where a central bank purchases bonds in order to boost the economy.--In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rocked economies worldwide. Millions of people lost their jobs, and many businesses struggled t
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How Does your Smartphone Compress and Save Pictures? A Very Detailed Dive into JPEG Compression

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Go to http://brilliant.org/BranchEducation/ to sign up for free, and expand your knowledge. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium membership.You've probably saved 1000s of JPEG images, but do you know what exactly JPEG does? Our smart
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What do these recycling numbers actually mean? - Shannon Odell

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Dig into the biggest problems facing our current plastic recycling process, and explore potential solutions to these systems. --If youve ever looked at the bottom of a disposable bottle or cup, youve probably noticed a recycling symbol. Seeing this, many
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10 Holiday Movie Easter Eggs You Won't Believe You Missed

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The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong

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How an SAT question became a mathematical paradox. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.I invented Snatoms, a molecule modeling kit where the atoms sn
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Can We Get DNA From Fossils?

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In 1993, scientists cracked open a piece of amber, took out the body of an ancient weevil, and sampled its DNA. Or, at least, so we thought. It took another few decades of research, and a lot of take-backs, before scientists could figure out how we could
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Kid FAKES ALLERGIC REACTION, He Instantly Regrets It | Dhar Mann

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When you keep lying, people stop believing you after a while. WATCH BTS footage from this video here: https://youtu.be/0a8yItY2G3sHi #DharMannFam, for exclusive giveaways & more inspirational content follow me on Instagram here: http://bit.ly/2Kcbgs2Also,
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The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve

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The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veri
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Thermostats: Cooler than you think!

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The Rise and Fall of the Bone-Crushing Dogs

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You can go to https://wix.com/go/eons to get started on your website! A huge and diverse subfamily of dogs, the bone-crushers patrolled North America for more than thirty million years, before they disappeared in the not-too-distant past. So what happened
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Alan Walker - On My Way (Clean - Lyrics) ft. Sabrina Carpenter & Farruko

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When Sharks Swam the Great Plains

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Check out Origin of Everything: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiB8h9jD2Mlxx96ZFnGDSJw If you’ve ever been to, or lived in, or even flown over the central swath of North America, then you’ve seen the remnants of what was a uniquely fascinating environme
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7 Marvel Easter Eggs You Won't Believe You Missed

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7 Marvel MCU Easter Eggs You Won't Believe You Missed! Can YOU Find Them All?Can't get enough MCU? Watch more Marvel videos here! https://fbereact.com/2RgyCPYFollow us @FBE on Twitter to get updates on new shows, auditions & more! https://twitter.com/fbeP
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The Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats

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Learn more about ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/eonsAll of todays big cat species evolved less than 11 million years ago and yet their evolutionary history remains an almost total mystery. But scientists have recently discovered a major clue about
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Is Meat Really that Bad?

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The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare:https://skl.sh/kurzgesagtinanutshell11211Sources & further reading:https://sites.google.com/view/sources-climate-meat/Food is arguably the best thing about being alive. No
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Old-fashioned rice cookers are extremely clever

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You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below Bet you didn't think a rice cooker was so interesting, did ya?Links! Get your links! Hot, fresh, links!Technology Connextras (the second channel that stuff goes on sometimes):https://www.youtube.com/chan
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How Horses Took Over North America (Twice)

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The PBSDS Annual Audience Survey: https://to.pbs.org/2018YTSurvey The ancestors of modern horses became so successful that they spread all over the world, to Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. But in their native range of North America, they’ll vani
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How do Video Game Graphics Work?

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Go to http://brilliant.org/BranchEducation/ for a 30-day free trial and expand your knowledge. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium membership.Have you ever wondered how video game graphics have become incredibly realistic? How can G
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When Camels Roamed North America

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Camels are famous for adaptations that have allowed them to flourish where most other large mammals would perish. But their story begins over 40 million years ago in North America, and in an environment you’d never expect: a rainforest. Special thanks t
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How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic’s Coolest Fossils

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One of the most dynamic, transformative, and potentially dangerous features in North America is also responsible for some of the continent’s most amazing fossil deposits. It’s a supervolcano we now call Yellowstone. Thanks to Rick Otto and the Ashfall Fos
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The Two People We're All Related To

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Check out Two Cents: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL8w_A8p8P1HWI3k6PR5Z6w Due to an odd quirk of genetics and some unique evolutionary circumstances, two humans who lived at different times in the distant past managed to pass on a very small fraction
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In this 360 animation, explore the vibrant world of neon signs and learn the science of what makes them glow. --When the Hoover Dam was completed, it created a huge source of hydroelectric power and zapped a sleepy desert town to life: Las Vegas, Nevada.
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How The Most Useless Branch of Math Could Save Your Life

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There is an entire branch of math simply devoted to knots and it has changed the world. Well rope you in. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Huge th
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Brief History Of The Royal Family

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The Royal Family from 1066 until today. Discuss this video: https://www.reddit.com/r/CGPGrey/comments/3k7i9m/brief_history_of_the_royal_family/ Research help from: Dr. Carolyn Harris, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, author of "Magna Ca
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Is It Okay to Touch Mars?

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Watch Nat Geo's MARS Monday 11/14 at 9/8c: http://makemarshome.com/ Watch Kevin and Jake's videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_MhErD-EA0&index=2&list=PLiyjwVB09t5xDxwO8KpwJA2HTA13xarpf *Thanks to Nat Geo for sponsoring this video* Earth and Mars si
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Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct

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For more than 10 million years, Megalodon was at the top of its game as the oceans’ apex predator...until 2.6 million years ago, when it went extinct. So, what happened to the largest shark in history? Thanks as always to Nobumichi Tamura for allowing us
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The History of Climate Cycles (and the Woolly Rhino) Explained

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Learn more about Hack the Moon at https://wehackthemoon.comCheck out Reactionss Summer of Space video on the Northern Lights! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S_LPFOa-zsThroughout the Pleistocene Epoch, the range of the woolly rhino grew and shrank in syn
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When Birds Had Teeth

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Check out ReInventors: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzZRoStdiqWxauQT2RGW1Lg Experts are still arguing over whether Archaeopteryx was a true bird, or a paravian dinosaur, or some other kind of dino. But regardless of what side you’re on, how did this f
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The Stickiest *Non-Sticky* Substance

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Adhesives based on gecko skin can hold huge weights without sticking to anything. Head to https://brilliant.org/Veritasium to start your free trial. The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliants annual premium subscription.Thanks to Dr. Mark Cutkosky,
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KID FAKES Broken Arm To SKIP TEST | Dhar Mann

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What happens in the dark, always comes to light. Hi #DharMannFam, thanks for watching my video! For exclusive giveaways & more inspirational content follow me on Instagram here: http://bit.ly/2Kcbgs2 MOBILE APP App Store = https://apple.co/3nhvjapGoogle P
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Do the Past and Future Exist?

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Is all that exists just whatever exists right now? Is the past erased and the future a void yet to be filled? Well, the answer lies in between the past and the future - in the elusive, ever-moving eye-blink that we call the present. Sign Up on Patreon to
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Godzilla vs. Kong Official Trailer

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In theaters and streaming exclusively on @HBOMax* March 26. *Available on @HBOMax in the US only, for 31 days, at no extra cost to subscribers. https://www.godzillavskong.com/ https://www.facebook.com/GodzillaVsKong https://www.instagram.com/godzillavsko
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Improve Your Memory: A 4 Minute Guide

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Do you feel like you have a bad memory? This short video will guide you through strategies to improve your memory, so you don't forget your significant other's birthday again. Following is a transcript of the video. Jessica Orwig: We all wish we were bett
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How the Most Expensive Swords in the World Are Made

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This is a video about how Japanese samurai swords, aka katanas, are made from the gathering of the iron sand, to the smelting of the steel, to the forging of the blade. Head over to https://hensonshaving.com/veritasium and enter code 'Veritasium' for 100
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This equation will change how you see the world

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The logistic map connects fluid convection, neuron firing, the Mandelbrot set and so much more. Fasthosts are giving UK viewers the chance to win tickets, flight, and accommodation to SXSW 2020 by answering my Techie Test question: https://www.fasthosts.c
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What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy?

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What is dark energy? What is dark matter? Well, if we knew exactly we would have a nobel prize – we know that they exist though. So what do we know about those strange things? Check out THE NOVA PROJECT to learn more about dark energy: www.nova.org.
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How Do Night Vision Goggles Work? (There's 3 types)

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We visited the US Navy to test the best night vision goggles in the world. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If youre looking for a molecular model
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How Electricity Actually Works

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This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Special thanks to: Bruce Sherwood, Ruth Chabay, Aaron Titus, and Steve Spicklemore https://matterandinteractions.
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How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented

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A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a y

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