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Schoolhouse Rock- Dollars And Sense

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1994. This song teaches about how your money that you deposit in a bank earns interest or the money you borrow gains interest. The song is performed as a country music song, a genre that was enjoying a popular renaissance at the time. This song was voted
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Schoolhouse Rock!: America - The Shot Heard 'Round The World

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Take a pilgrimage through American history with the award-winning series that has engaged generations of school children. With eleven classic animated songs, including "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "Fireworks," your students will feel the beat of hist
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Iraq Explained -- ISIS, Syria And War

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The current crisis in Iraq explained in under 5 minutes. There is war in Iraq? Again? And the US and Iran are talking about working together? And who is this ISIS Terrorist group that is all over the news? And Religion? Oh dear... When exactly has the wor
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japanese mini Segway "WalkCar"

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Demonstration of a product in Japan called the WalkCar. It is like the Segway, but much smaller and completely portable. It could revolutionize transportation. A lot of times the biggest problem with public transportation is known as the "last mile," whic
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How Much Sleep Do You Actually Need?

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Are you over or under sleeping? Get Your Free Audiobook: http://bit.ly/XIcZpz WATCH 'How To Get Better Sleep' http://bit.ly/1l4c6k5 SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 ---Links to follow us below!--- Instagram and Twitter: @whalewatchmeplz and @mitchellmoffi
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The Science Of Laziness

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Why are some people so lazy? Is there a couch-potato gene? Check out 'The Sports Gene': http://amzn.to/1hcbtTr Science Of Productivity: http://bit.ly/1m97POC SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 Special thanks to David Epstein for help with this episode: http
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Why Do You Forget Their Name?

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Why is it so hard to remember someone's name? 7 TRICKS to REMEMBER names: https://youtu.be/jVUgl_va6IE Subscribe (It's free!): http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 GET THE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Written by Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown Instagram and Twitter
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What If Humans Disappeared?

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If we suddenly disappeared, what would happen to our planet? Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/asap click for a free trial and 10% off Why Do You Mishear Lyrics?: http://youtu.be/5cmOKiGklcQ GET THE BOOK! http://asapscience.com/book Subscribe! (It's fre
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Early Birds Vs Night Owls

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Does the early bird really get the worm? Watch our Pop Music Experiment: http://youtu.be/h2rBzMaDQYM SUBSCRIBE! It's free: http://bit.ly/asapsci ---Links to follow us below--- Written by Amanda Edward (@mlle_capsaicin), Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown Get
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The Truth About Toilet Swirl - Southern Hemisphere

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SYNCHRONIZE 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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Why Insects Love Summer – Flight, Fights And Booze

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Have you ever wondered what happens when insects get drunk? Can you tell the temperature by the frequency of a cricket’s chirps? Do you know what temperature a butterfly has to be to take off? Kate buzzes around the science of summer insects. Subscribe fo
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The Interactional 'Nudge' - Talking About Talk

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Elizabeth Stokoe shows how conversation analysis works to provide a scientific understanding of talk, and how it can be harnessed to make people do what you want. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the Q&A here: https://
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Information, Evolution, And Intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett

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Daniel Dennett explores the first steps towards a unified theory of information, through common threads in the convergence of evolution, learning, and engineering. Subscribe for regular science talks: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The concept of information i
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Birth Of A Theorem - With Cédric Villani

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Where does a mathematician’s inspiration come from? Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani takes us on a fantastical adventure through the beautiful, mysterious world of mathematics. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe What goes on
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How To Stop Yourself Being Ticklish - With Dr Emily Grossman

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Are you ticklish? Dr Emily Grossman shows you how to use the science of tickling to stop yourself squirming when you're tickled. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Why do we feel ticklish? Why does it make us laugh? It’s hard
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Science For Kids - How To Inflate A Balloon With A Chemical Reaction - #ExpeRimental 18

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Try this fizzy cubes experiment with your children, then use the reaction to make a balloon blow itself up. Download the infosheet for more ideas and information: http://bit.ly/FizzyInfosheet Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe
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An Affordable 3D-Printed Arm

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Students at UCF are designing an inexpensive 3D printed arm for kids. To find out more and to get involved, check out: http://office.tumblr.com Big thanks to Microsoft and the Collective Project for introducing me to Albert and his amazing team. They are
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Would You Take This Bet?

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How much would it take for you to risk $10? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Can you solve this? http://bit.ly/248Ve Regression to the mean: http://bit.ly/VeRTTM Help translate Veritasium videos into other languages: http://veritasium.subtitl.us
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How Much Information?

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How much information is there in Spanish vs English, you vs the world? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Huge thanks to all the amazing people who made this possible: Christina Ochoa - Spanish https://twitter.com/christina_ochoa Vanessa Hill - Fi
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Misconceptions About The Universe

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Can we see things travelling faster than light? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Music by Amarante "One Last Thing" http://bit.ly/VeAmarante Awesome animations by http://youtube.com/minutephysics Thanks to Prof. Geraint Lewis for input on earlie
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Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors Of The Future - Kim Preshoff

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/population-pyramids-powerful-predictors-of-the-future-kim-preshoff Population statistics are like crystal balls -- when examined closely, they can help predict a country's future (and give important clues about
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What Gives A Dollar Bill Its Value? - Doug Levinson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-gives-a-dollar-bill-its-value-doug-levinson The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that decision, and how does their choice affect the economy at
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What Is The World Wide Web? - Twila Camp

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-world-wide-web-twila-camp The World Wide Web is used every day by millions of people for everything from checking the weather to sharing cat videos. But what is it exactly? Twila Camp describes this
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Why Winter Makes You SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder Explained

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Ever wondered what Seasonal Affective Disorder actually is? Or if it’s even a real thing? What causes it? Kate tackles sudden changes in hormones and light intensity in an attempt to explain why winter makes you SAD. Subscribe for more from Kate: http://b
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The Scientific Origins Of The Minotaur - Matt Kaplan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-scientific-origins-of-the-minotaur-matt-kaplan The myth of the Minotaur tells the story of an enraged beast forever wandering the corridors of a damp labyrinth, filled with a rage so intense that its deafeni
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Koko The Gorilla Cries Over The Loss Of A Kitten

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This is old footage of Koko the gorilla loving and caring for a pet kitten...and then crying whenever she finds out the kitty died. If anyone says animals don't feel emotions, show them this. "People really need to understand a few things. 1. It's not lik
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Minature Dachshund Puppy

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Hi everyone its Rolo here -Ive just created a Facebook Page, please join : http://www.facebook.com/people/Lttle_Rolo/1414011609 Minature dachshund called Rolo - extremely small puppy minature dachshund
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Sleepy Puppy Falls Asleep On Baby

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Some answers to common questions I've seen. Callie(the puppy) is a mutt that was tied to our fence in 2012. It is guessed that she is a pitt/catahoula mix. She is the sweetest dog we have ever had. Our son is about 3 months old in the video(the same age a
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THE PASSWORD IN YOUR EYE -- Mind Blow #90

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Eel Drones (0:00) http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/12/why-eel-drones-are-future-naval-warfare/100500/ Invisib
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7 BANNED Foods

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Seven banned foods from around the world! Watch More Vsauce2 FOOD Videos: http://bit.ly/1r2fQpB **** Sources And Links **** Chewing Gum Banned In Singapore http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-planning/travel-news/singapore-sticks-to-ban-on-chewing-gum-201
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Is This The First Family Robot? -- Mind Blow #85

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TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo ***FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING STARTING AT 3:33**** *** Click "Show More" For Links To Everything *** Universal Blood Test For Cancer (0:00) http://www.bbc.com/news/health-28443865 http://www.fasebj.org/content/early/201
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Where Did English Come From? - Claire Bowern

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-english-come-from-claire-bowern When we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language. But what do the dialects spoken in dozens of countries around the world have in common with each
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Fossils: Rocking The Earth

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Use fossils, like clues buried inside of rocks, to unlock the history of life on our planet. Play the Evolution Lab: http://www.pbs.org/nova/labs/lab/evolution/ NOVA Labs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theNOVALabs NOVA Labs Twitter: https://twitter.co
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Quick And Easy Voting For Normal People

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CGP GREY HOODIE: http://goo.gl/Gypvhx Read about why you might want email from me: http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/the-professional-sharer Discuss this video: http://www.reddit.com/r/cgpgrey Music by Broke for Free
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Humans Need Not Apply

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Discuss this video: http://www.reddit.com/r/CGPGrey/comments/2dfh5v/humans_need_not_apply/ http://www.CGPGrey.com/ https://twitter.com/cgpgrey ## Robots, Etc: Terex Port automation: http://www.terex.com/port-solutions/en/products/new-equipment/automated-g
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Distances: Crash Course Astronomy #25

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How do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space? How do they study things so far away? Today Phil talks about distances, going back to early astronomy. Ancient Greeks were able to find the size of the Earth, and from that the distance to and th
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Your Salad Is Trying To Kill You

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The dose makes the poison… Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Plants are the most important source of nutrients for pretty much all of Earth's animals, and many of the planet's bacteria
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How Does A Canyon Become Grand?

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And a very Grand Canyon it is… Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Thanks to Mike from PBS Idea Channel and Jamin from PBS Game/Show for hanging out at the Grand Canyon with me! https://w
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The Ebola Virus Explained — How Your Body Fights For Survival

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What does the Ebola virus actually do in your body? Why is it so dangerous and why does it kill so many people? We take a look at the apocalyptic war that rages in the body after an infection by the Ebola virus and the soldiers fighting. Videos, explainin
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Why Are GMOs Bad?

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Why are GMOs bad? They aren’t. They just aren’t, not intrinsically, and certainly not for your health. We’ve been eating them for decades with no ill effects, which makes sense, because a genetically modified organism is simply an organism, like every oth
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What Causes Sunburns?

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Why does too much sun turn some people’s skin all red and shiny? Quick Questions explains! ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Chris Peters, John Szymakowski
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Shelf Life Episode 7 - The Language Detectives

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What does it take to solve a mystery about an ancient Native American language group? 16th-century missionary texts, DNA sequencing methods, and lots of algorithms. Curators Peter Whiteley and Ward Wheeler discuss their project to map the evolution of Uto
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Intro To Economics: Crash Course Econ #1

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In 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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The History And Future Of Everything -- Time

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How much time do you have left? Time makes sense in small pieces. But when you look at huge stretches of time, it's almost impossible to wrap your head around things. So we teamed up with the awesome blog "Wait but Why" and made this video to help you put
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How The Stock Exchange Works (For Dummies)

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Why are there stocks at all? Everyday in the news we hear about the stock exchange, stocks and money moving around the globe. Still, a lot of people don't have an idea why we have stock markets at all, because the topic is usually very dry. We made a shor
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The Ultimate Conspiracy Debunker

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Most Conspiracy Theories are stupid. By the power of the internet they spread like wildfire and often poison discussions. But there is hope – we developed a way to debunk conspiracies in just a few seconds… You can get the MUSIC of the video here: https:/
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What Is Life? Is Death Real?

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So what is the difference between you and a rock? This seems like an easy, even stupid question. But even the smartest people on earth have no idea where to draw the line between living and dead things. Which leads to mind-blowing implications. What is li
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Is War Over? — A Paradox Explained

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We live in the most peaceful time in human history. Wait, what? Seriously? That can't be right, there are more wars than ever! Well, no and they're killing fewer and fewer people, even though the world population is at an all-time high...and the numbers p
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Who Owns The Moon?

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***NOTE*** This video was originally uploaded in 2013 but has been unavailable for more than a year! Basically, a channel I shouted-out in the first version asked to be removed. That's okay! Now, in a slightly re-edited version, the video is back! And spa
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Why Tomatoes Are Fruits, And Strawberries Aren't Berries

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Did you know that bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? A lot of thought goes into classifying fruits and vegetables, and it all has to do with anatomy. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow
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Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap?

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Cilantro tastes like soap to some people, but they may not just be picky. It could be genetic. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Just
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Why Do Things Look Darker When They're Wet?

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It’s kinda embarrassing when you spill stuff on your shirt and it makes a stain. So you might as well understand the science behind it, so at least you can act all smart and explain it to people. Hosted by: Michael Aranda Spill Man: Stefan Chin Angry Mob:
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ASMR: That Happy, Tingly Feeling

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Hundreds of thousands of people get a tingling sensation, called ASMR, from things like whispering or personal attention. Here’s what science has to say about it. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters --
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Singing Rod - Sick Science! #224

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Get everything you need here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/singing-rod.html Here’s a classic science demonstration that is sure to wake you up... and the people down the street... and every dog in the neighborhood! With a little practice and some s
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Shelf Life Episode 8 - Voyage Of The Giant Squid

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Getting a giant squid from New Zealand to New York is no easy feat. Curator Neil Landman tells the tale of a sizable specimen’s journey to the collections at the American Museum of Natural History, and Curator Mark Siddall explains why this giant cephalop
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“Hey Bill Nye, What’s Science Good For Outside Of School?” #tuesdayswithbill

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On this week's Tuesdays With Bill, Lillian has the whole summer ahead of her, and wants to know what kind of science-related activities she can do outside of the classroom. Do you want to ask Bill a question for a future "Tuesdays with Bill?" Click here t
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Meditation Changes Your Brain For The Better, Even If You're Not A Monk

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You don't have to become a monk to learn from one, says Dr. Wendy Suzuki, professor of neural science and psychology at New York University. Research into how meditation affects the brain is conclusive: Meditating immediately changes the frequency of your
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Elon Musk And Stephen Hawking Fear A Robot Apocalypse. But A Major Physicist Disagrees.

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All new technology is frightening, says physicist Lawrence Krauss. But there are many more reasons to welcome machine consciousness than to fear it. Read more at BigThink.com: http://bigthink.com/videos/should-we-be-scared-of-ai Follow Big Think here: You
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Quantum Entanglement & Spooky Action At A Distance

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Does quantum entanglement make faster-than-light communication possible? What is NOT random? http://bit.ly/NOTrandoVe First, I know this video is not easy to understand. Thank you for taking the time to attempt to understand it. I've been working on this
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How Were The Pyramids Built?

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Key aspects of pyramid construction from quarry to completion. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Live show in Alabama: http://bit.ly/VeRAOI The most common misconception about the pyramids is that they were built by slaves. Recent archeological e
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Why Do People Go Bald?

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How does balding work? Why does it happen? And why are men so much more likely to lose their hair than women? Quick Questions has the answers! Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make Sci
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The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133

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Patreon Support Link: http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Free Audio Book ⇒ http://bit.ly/AudibleSED ⇐ (I really do love the Commander's book!) Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/BackwardsBike ⇐ Post to FB⇒ http://bit.ly/BackwardsBikeFB ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓READ MORE: ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ He
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A Baffling Balloon Behavior - Smarter Every Day 113

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Tweet: http://bit.ly/BafflingBalloon FB: http://bit.ly/BalloonBaffle Download a free Audio book: http://bit.ly/AudibleSED More info! ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ Click to see me explain Helium to my kids on my second channel: https://www.youtube.com/wa
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COLD HARD SCIENCE.The Physics Of Skating On Ice (With SlowMo) - Smarter Every Day 110

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Tweet this: http://bit.ly/IcePhysics -- FB it: http://bit.ly/IcePhys Download a free Audio book: http://bit.ly/AudibleSED Infographics are Here: http://smartereveryday.tumblr.com/ Figure skate, Hockey skate, and blade diagram Graphics by Kelly Richard. ht
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The Truth About Toilet Swirl - Northern Hemisphere

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SYNCHRONIZE WITH DEREK'S VIDEO: http://bit.ly/SouthernSwirl Both videos on one page (for desktop): http://bit.ly/ToiletSwirl Subscribe to Veritasium: http://bit.ly/Sub2Veritasium TWEET THIS! http://bit.ly/ToiletSwirlTWT ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓More info Below ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ Some
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7 HOLES In The Space Station - Smarter Every Day 135

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Subscribe if this video earned it ⇒ http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/7HolesTwt Post to FB⇒ http://bit.ly/7HolesFB Comment threads on Reddit: http://bit.ly/1zM9T9C (/r/Space) http://bit.ly/1RmjTvH (/r/smartereveryday) There are 3 astronaut
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Did The Past Really Happen?

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Greece is full of wonderful new things and wonderful old things. But when WE become old things, will our ruins also be tourist attractions? **Sources and extra info below!!** me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce on instagram: http://www.instag
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Thomas Jefferson And The Giant Moose

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E pluribus moose-um Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ America’s first great science battle wasn’t the space race or the atom bomb, it was fought between Thomas Jefferson, a French noble
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Why Do We Only See One Side Of The Moon?

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Thanks to squarespace.com for supporting this video. Go build a website! http://www.squarespace.com/minuteearth Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - @AntoineCoeur - salar tel - @TodayIFoundOut1 - @82abhilash - Emil Kampp and our Subbable supporter: - @Gr
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Is Climate Change Just A Lot Of Hot Air?

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Check out www.lynda.com/minuteearth for 10 days of free online courses http://www.lynda.com/ Illustrations by: Jesse Agar - https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisPlaceChannel Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - Jeff Straathof - Mark - Maarten Bremer - Today
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The Oort Cloud: Crash Course Astronomy #22

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Now that we’re done with the planets, asteroid belt, and comets, we’re heading to the outskirts of the solar system. Out past Neptune are vast reservoirs of icy bodies that can become comets if they get poked into the inner solar system. The Kuiper Belt i
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Numbers With Meaning - Numberphile

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Thanks to: http://www.audible.com/numberphile This video features Dr Sarah Wiseman from UCL on numbers that are familiar - and things that can go wrong in our brains. Editing and animation in this video by Pete McPartlan. Books available on Audible by Num
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Why Are The Bees Dying?

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If bees go, will they take us with them? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Bees, wild and domesticated, are in big trouble. Bee colonies are dying off at alarming rates, and the cause i
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Which Came First - Flowers Or Bees?

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Stop and smell the flowers… and watch this video Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Bees and flowers have an amazingly close relationship. Flowers need bees in order to reproduce, and be
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Jurassic World Science Feat. Chris Pratt And Jack Horner

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Jack Horner and Chris Pratt and I talk dinosaurs! More info below! JURASSIC WORLD: http://www.jurassicworld.com TICKETS: http://unvrs.al/JWtix Jack Horner: http://www.museumoftherockies.org/AboutMOR/WhoWeAre/JackHorner.aspx Geological time [image]: http:/
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How Plants Tell Time - Dasha Savage

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-plants-tell-time-dasha-savage Morning glories unfurl their petals like clockwork in the early morning. A closing white waterlily signals that it’s late afternoon. And moon flowers, as their name suggests, on
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Will We Ever Run Out Of Oil?

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Check out our whole series on ENERGY! http://bit.ly/1BnH5zu Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We’ve heard news of “peak oil” and “the end of the oil age” for years now, but we keep coming up with wa
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The Surprising Places We Waste Energy

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Check out our whole series on ENERGY! http://bit.ly/1BnH5zu Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We use a LOT of energy, but we waste a lot too. Where that waste happens might surprise, you though. We
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Did Dinosaurs Really Go Extinct?

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Welcome to… Jurassic Pluck Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Most people are taught that dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago when a giant meteor crashed into the Yucatan peninsu
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The Essentials Of Energy

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Check out our whole series on ENERGY! http://bit.ly/1BnH5zu Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ The world of energy is a confusing place. What’s better, nuclear or solar? What’s the difference between
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In Our Time: The Museum of Modern Art

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What do the superstars of modern art have in common with the Vincent Black Shadow motorcyle? They share the stage at New York City's Museum of Modern Art, also known as MoMA. Produced for Public Television by Great Museums TV. For more information, visit
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A Woman's Touch: The National Museum of Women in the Arts

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The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. offers the single most important collection of art by women in the world. The museum provides an astonishing survey of women artists representing every major artistic period from 16th-century Dut
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PREVIEW: Great Museums: Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City

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Since 1998, GREAT MUSEUMS' call to action has been: "Find the museum in your own backyard." A perfect example is New York City's High Line. Recycled from a defunct elevated railroad, today's High Line is a fantastic world of woodlands, thickets, prairies
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Sesame Street: People in Your Neighborhood -- Ballet Dancer

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Murray Monster and Ovejita travel to Lincoln Center to join four New York City Ballet dancers in the studio to learn about ballerinas. Dancers Kristen Segin, Alina Dronova, Callie Bachman, and Sara Adams explain how dancers use their bodies to tell a stor
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Sesame Street: People in Your Neighborhood -- Conductor

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Murray Monster and Ovejita travel to Lincoln Center to join New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert to find out just what a conductor really does. Ovejita plays timpani while Gilbert conducts Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik with Juilliard studen
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Sesame Street: People in Your Neighborhood -- Opera Singer

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Murray Monster and Ovejita travel to Lincoln Center to join Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard. While dancers tell stories with their bodies, Isabel will show how stories are sung by opera singers and give a demonstration of a funny vocal exe
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Sesame Street: Kunal Nayyar Helps Grover fix his Robot

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A robot is a machine that can do things by itself that are similar to what people can do. For example, a robot can tell you the definition of the word robot. OR it can attack Grover and Kunal Nayyar! Watch the clip to see which action the Robot performs.
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Sesame Street: How Many People are in this Family?

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Let's count the people in this boy's family. Looks like he has some brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, little cousins and big cousins, and grandmas and grandpas. How many people do you see? Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.yout
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Sesame Street: Gotcha! with Tom Bergeron

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Sesame Street- a place where the days are sunny, the clouds are swept away, and the air is sweet...or is it? Sometimes things aren't always as sweet as they appear. Find out on today's episode of Gotcha! The reality show that uses hidden cameras to catch
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Sesame Street: Wordbots Fragrance

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Perfume, Applie Pie, and flowers all have a fragrance. A fragrance is a pleasant smell, so that totally makes sense. Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more fun games and video
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Sesame Street: Family Song

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What is a family? A family could be a your brothers and sisters and mom and dad. It could be your grandma and grandpa and aunts and uncles. Family could even be your friends. Your family really is just the people you love. Subscribe to the Sesame Street C
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Sesame Street: Grover and Rosita and Triangles

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Do all triangles look alike? Does a right triangle look different from an isosceles triangle which looks different from a Bermuda triangle? Triangles can come in many shapes and sizes but they all have two things in common: three sides and three angles. T
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Sesame Street: Elmo Cheers for Billy Gardell

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Billy Gardell is H-E-R-E, HERE to tell you about the word C-H-E-E-R, CHEER! Cheer means words of encouragement or congratulations. Cheer someone on today. It could be your mom, your brother, your teacher, or the crossing guard. Cheering tends to make peop
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Sesame Street: "Monster Manners" Preview

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Help your little monsters learn to mind their manners! Guest stars include David Hyde Pierce, Cobie Smulders, Henry Cavill, Zach Efron, Colbie Caillat, Common, and Mark Ruffalo. Click this link for the "Monster Manners" DVD! http://www.amazon.com/Sesame-S
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Sesame Street: Courteous (Word on the Street Podcast)

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Being courteous is important when you are a wee little kiddo. Why, you may politely ask? Because it's important to be respectful and use manners and being polite when you are interacting with other people. Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http
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Sesame Street: Respect (Word on the Street Podcast)

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The word on the street this week is respect: treating people the way you want to be treated. Everyone understands the importance of respect, little kids, Superman, a bunch of chickens! Watch this video to hear what other people think about respect, and pl
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Sesame Street: Ernie Forgets That He's Special

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It can be hard to remember that you're special sometimes. There are just so many people and you think you don't stand out, but hey, don't forget: everyone is special, including you. Nobody has your nose or your eyes or your hair or your laugh. Nobody thro
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Sesame Street: Cheer! (Word on the Street Podcast)

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Give a cheer, give a cheer, give a most substantial cheer! Sesame Street is here and cheering you on! Don't know what a cheer is? That's OK because lots of people are going to show exactly what we mean in this video! C-H-E-E-R Cheer! Subscribe to the Sesa
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Sesame Street: Letter M (Letter of the Day)

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The Letter M is a marvelous letter. Mhhmm...maybe the letter M should hang in The Metropolitan Museum so that people can marvel at its many qualities. Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameS
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Sesame Street: Let's Be Friends

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Do you ever think: "Hey! I wish I had someone to talk to and make jokes with and play tag with?" You do? Well that's what a friend is! Friends are some of the coolest people on the planet. They make you laugh and keep you company and help you learn all ki
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Sesame Street: Viola Davis and Elmo Throw a Fiesta!

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Viola Davis and Elmo are playing the game "What does it mean?" Do you know what the word fiesta means? We'll give you some clues. When you're at a fiesta you'll see balloons and confetti and streamers, you'll hear music and people will be dancing and havi
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Sesame Street: Socktober Telethon with Grover and Kid President!

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Grover and Kid President are teaming up for Sock-cess! To help their friends in need, Grover and Kid President are hosting a Telethon to collect socks for the homeless to keep their feet warm in the winter. You can help too! Helping is as easy as bringing
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Sesame Street: Five Words to Say More Often with Grover and Kid President

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Kid President and Grover are here to give you Five Words You Should Say More Often! Isn't that so generous? They are selflessly giving you these five words. Whats that? You want to pay it forward? Awesome! Well, get involved in Socktober. It's as easy as
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Sesame Street: What is Popular? Elmo and Andy Cohen Decide.

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The world popular means when something is really liked by a lot of people. Can you think of some things that are popular? Pizza is popular, and football is popular, and The Real Houseplants of Atlanta sure is popular. Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channe
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Sesame Street: Letter P (Letter of the Day)

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Oh P! You are positively perfect! People partake in your perfection everyday when they say words like pirate and package and periodontist. Please, letter P, please continue to pioneer your peerless path. Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http:/
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Sesame Street: Believe in Yourself Song (Michael Bublé&Elmo)

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You can be what you want to be and do what you want to do if you would just listen to Michael Bublé and believe in yourself. Some folks try to tell you you're not strong enough or smart enough and there are things you shouldn't do, but those people are qu
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Sesame Street: House of Bricks (House of Cards Parody)

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Some people say there's too much pork in this town. Frank Underwolf could not agree more. And that is why Mr. Underwolf is on a mission to huff and puff and blow down all the little pigs' houses. In this town, you have to know which way the wind is blowin
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Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42

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In which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity, rising divorce rat
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Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41

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In which John Green teaches you about globalization, a subject so epic, so, um, global, it requires two videos. In this video, John follows the surprisingly complex path of t-shirt as it criss-crosses the world before coming to rest on your doorstep, and
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USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39

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In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big geopolitical powers left to d
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Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37

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Don't forget! Crash Course posters and t-shirts at http://www.dftba.com/crashcourse In which John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic syste
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Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36

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In which John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be back at war just a couple of decades later. As an added bonus, World War I changed the way people look at the
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Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35

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In which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empires way back in the 16th century, but businesses really took off in the 19th century, especially in Asia and Africa. During the
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Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34

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In which John Green teaches you about Nationalism. Nationalism was everywhere in the 19th century, as people all over the world carved new nation-states out of old empires. Nationalist leaders changed the way people thought of themselves and the places th
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Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32

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Mongols Shirts and Crash Course Posters! http://www.dftba.com/crashcourse In which John Green wraps up revolutions month with what is arguably the most revolutionary of modern revolutions, the Industrial Revolution. While very few leaders were beheaded in
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Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

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In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States
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Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30

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Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination were hot stuff in the late 18th century, as evidenced by our recent revolutionary videos. Although freedom was breaking out all over, many of the societies that were touting these ideas relied on slave l
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Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28

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In which John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it turns out were two different things. John goes over the issues and events that precipitated rebellion in Britain's American colonies, and he also ex
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The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27

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In which John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history's great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted large swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid claim to Australia and New Zealand, and died a bizarre death in the Sa
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The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24

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In which John Green teaches you about one of the least funny subjects in history: slavery. John investigates when and where slavery originated, how it changed over the centuries, and how Europeans and colonists in the Americas arrived at the idea that peo
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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23

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In which John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After Columbus "discovered" the Americas, Eu
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The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22

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In which John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift that occurs over a couple of hundred ye
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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10

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In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here's a hint: it had something to do with Julius Caesar, but maybe less than you think. Find out how Caesar came to rule the empire, what led to him ge
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Alexander the Great and the Situation ... the Great? Crash Course World History #8

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In which you are introduced to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires that came after him, and the idea of Greatness. Is greatness a question of accomplishment, of impact, or are people great bec

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