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How to Make Stone Tools in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED

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If you're in the wilderness and have nothing, perhaps the most important thing you need is a sharp, durable edge. Humans are among the weakest species on the planet and tools are what help us compensate for that lack of strength. Dr. Bill Schindler, a pro
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The power of introverts | Susan Cain

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http://www.ted.com In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to t
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Scientists Just Discovered 300,000 New Hidden Galaxies

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Have you ever gazed out at the night sky and been fascinated by a bright band of stars? Thats the Milky Way - the galaxy where our sun hangs out. And the sun is not the only star in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is not the only galaxy in the universe.
Insect-like robots

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A team of researchers has developed a new generation of tiny, agile drones that look, act and maneuver like actual insects allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/researchers-introduce-new
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Why Does Spicy Food Taste Hot?

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You might know that spicy food can make your mouth feel like it's on fire, but how does it do that? Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment to fill out this survey: https://www.surveym
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How This Woman Makes Epic Gingerbread Houses | Obsessed | WIRED

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Emily Garland loves building gingerbread houses. As a gingerbread house builder, she's made stunning replicas of some of the most famous buildings in the world. Emily takes WIRED through her entire process, and shows us how one of her houses goes from a p
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Why Nike Air Jordans Are So Expensive | So Expensive

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Air Jordans retail and resell at higher prices than the average basketball sneaker. The high prices come from how the company makes and markets its iconic sneakers. The brand has a rich history, and its Air Jordan 1 is widely credited as the catalyst for
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You Can Control This Robot by Flexing Your Muscles

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In a new paper published today, MIT CSAIL researchers Joseph DelPreto and Daniela Rus used electromyography sensors to make communication between a robot and a human a lot more intuitive without the need for verbal cues. Their system, dubbed RoboRaise, is
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The greatest mathematician that never lived - Pratik Aghor

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Dig into the mystery of Nicolas Bourbaki one of the most influential mathematicians of all time who never actually existed.--When Nicolas Bourbaki applied to the American Mathematical Society in the 1950s, he was already one of the most influential mathem
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How Black Panther's Visual Effects Were Made | WIRED

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Daryl Sawchuk, Visual Effects Supervisor for Method Studios and Animation Supervisor for Black Panther, gives WIRED an exclusive look at breakdowns of the digital Black Panther and Kilmonger suits, and the final fight scene of Marvel's mega-blockbuster. B
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Astrophysicist Explains Gravity in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Astrophysicist Janna Levin, PhD, is asked to explain the concept of gravity to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Levin is the Claire Tow Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia U
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Chemistry Dubstep (behind The Scenes)

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How Dave and Adam created out chemistry dusbtep video - see the main video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcvZL6fx-lU Visit Dave and Adam's channel at: http://bit.ly/boyinaband More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at h
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The Multiverse is real. Just not in the way you think it is. | Sean Carroll

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What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the Multiverse? Sean Carroll explains.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, Michio Kaku: The Multiverse Has 11 Dimensions
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How NASA Engineered a Helicopter for Mars | WIRED

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It's not easy designing a new helicopter, especially if that new helicopter has to survive a ride on a rocket into space. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is the first machine aerial vehicle to fly on a planet outside Earth. Ingenuity was designed specifically
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Inside the 40 Year-Long Dungeons & Dragons Game | Obsessed | WIRED

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Remember that game of Dungeons & Dragons you started when you were 11? What if it never stopped? Robert Wardhaugh has been the Dungeon Master for a D&D campaign that's been going on for over 40 years. In his game, once you start playing...you keep playing
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Incredible Zulu click language - The ultimate tongue twister.

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Sakhile has a new channel!! If you like his stuff, please consider subscribing to his channel here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCM2YGltZ7uMB6OzNKLy_V6A I know it would mean the world to him... Many of the languages spoken by the Nguni people of southern
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Why the US celebrates Columbus Day

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Should Columbus Day be Indigenous Peoples’ Day? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In past decades, Christopher Columbus has gone from unquestioned US hero to problematic figure. For centuries, the destruction and disease he ushered into the A
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Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs

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A team of researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a system that allows a robot to take contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/spot-robot-vital-signs-0831)Watch more videos fro
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Bug Expert Explains Why Cicadas Are So Loud | WIRED

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Why are cicadas so freakin' loud? Entomologist Samuel Ramsey has the answers. Dr. Sammy explains why it's so important for cicadas to gather in large groups and make lots of noise.Check out Sammy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drsammytweets?lang=enor Ins
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Where Does Chocolate Come From?

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It's Halloween night and Jessi and Squeaks just got home with loads of candy! Before they dive in, though, they want to learn a little more about how one of their favorite types of candy is made! ---------- Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about
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Smart Rings To Rule Them All

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Until truly great natural-recognition gesture tech catches on and we get RFID chips embedded in our forearms, smart rings could be the closest thing to truly seamless wearable technology. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP
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Record Broken: Hubble Spots Farthest Star Ever Seen

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the first billion years after the universe’s birth in the big bang—the farthest individual star ever seen to
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Make way for Little HERMES, the lightweight bipedal robot

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Engineers at MIT have designed a new lightweight bipedal robot, that can lean from side to side, walk in place, and jump while keeping its balance. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/two-legged-robot-mimics-human-balance-while-running-jumping-1030)Watc
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How This Guy Balances Impossible Rock Structures | Obsessed | WIRED

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Michael Grab's mind-bending rock formations aren't held together by glue or steel rods. Shockingly, his rock piles are stacked using only the laws of gravity. Michael's rock formations have taken the internet by storm, and brought an even greater attentio
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How MIT Builds Cities Using Lego and Augmented Reality | Science of Teams | WIRED

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The MIT Media Lab is using innovation to boil efficient teamwork down to a science. With an enhanced ability to communicate across teams, MIT is creating a workplace that shares ideas in unprecedented ways. The Changing Places group at MIT tackles large c
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How to Build a Cardboard Robot Helmet | WIRED

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Warren King is a former engineer turned artist, and he's a wizard when it comes to cardboard. Most of his mesmerizing sculptures are made with just cardboard, glue, and a knife. Warren shows us how to build our very own robot helmet, using the techniques
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CES 2016 - WIRED's Top Gadget Trends From CES

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Drones, throwback gadgets and the ever growing world of connected Internet of Things gear topped WIRED's CES 2016 trends. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twit
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Why Britain Drinks 99,000 Megawatts of Tea Every Day | We The Curious

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The British love tea. But what happens when millions of people simultaneously decide to make a cuppa? Tom goes behind the scenes at the National Grid Control Centre to find out...Why It's Impossible To Engineer Earthquake-Proof Buildings: https://youtu.be
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The MIT Intelligence Quest

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The MIT Intelligence Quest seeks to discover the foundations of human and machine intelligence and drive the development of technological tools that can positively influence society. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-launches-intelligence-quest-02
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Why do you spin a rugby ball? | The Physics of Rugby | We The Curious

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To celebrate the nation's favourite sport, Ross and Bonnie investigate the science of the spin pass and chat to Jen Palmer from England's touch rugby squad to get some top passing tips!Bristol Fijians Touch Rubgy: http://www.bristolfijians.co.uk/England T
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NASAs 4-Year Twin Experiment Takes Us Closer To Mars Than Ever Before

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Twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly participated in a groundbreaking NASA study to uncover the long-term effects of space on the human body. Over nearly a year, the twins took the same medical tests one while aboard the International Space Station and th
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How to mass produce cell-sized robots

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A team of engineers at MIT have developed a novel method to mass-produce tiny robots, no bigger than a cell, quickly, easily and accurately with little to no external stimulus. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/how-mass-produce-cell-sized-robots-1023)
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New method removes micropollutants from water

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A team of MIT researchers has developed a new way to clear pollutants from water, even when present in extremely low concentrations. (Learn more about their novel method: http://news.mit.edu/2017/electrochemical-clear-pollutants-water-0510) Watch more vid
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Researcher Explains Why Cats May Like Their Owners as Much as Dogs | WIRED

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Cats are famously temperamental and are generally considered to be less loyal and social than dogs. But recent research suggests that cats actually have similar levels of attachment to their human caregivers as dogs and infants. WIRED's Arielle Pardes spo
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How This Guy Builds Amazing Lego Models | WIRED

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PJ Catalano is a Master Model Builder at Legoland California Resort. He's been working at Legoland for 8 years and has built some truly incredible things. PJ talks about everything that goes into building Lego, from all the math he has to do to the variou
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Particle robots

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Researchers from MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have developed computationally simple robots that connect in large groups to move around, transport objects, and complete other tasks. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2019/particle-robot-cluster-s
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Can you solve the dark matter fuel riddle? - Dan Finkel

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An ancient, abandoned alien space station has been discovered. Can you beat everyone in the galaxy and reach it first?--Its an incredible discovery: an abandoned alien space station filled with precursor technology. Now every species in the galaxy is in a
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Meet the Robot Portrait Artists in this 'Robot Classroom' | WIRED

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WIRED gets an exclusive look at artist Patrick Tresset's new exhibition. His "robot classroom" features 20 robots that chat in Morse code and learn to draw in scribbles, while three other robots sketch portraits of human sitters. WIRED's senior editor Vic
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Astronomer Explains How NASA Detects Asteroids | WIRED

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It's the end of the world in "Don't Look Up," and it's all thanks to a comet heading straight towards Earth. Dr. Amy Mainzer, a science consultant on "Don't Look Up," breaks down a few scenes from the film and explores the science behind near-Earth object
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Massive Black Holes Whip Dark Matter Into A Frenzy | WIRED Science

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Inside a simulation of the universe's particle accelerator with WIRED Science writer Nick Stockton. Animations courtesy NASA Visualization Studio and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 C
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Spring Stargazing from your window 1: Where do I start? | We The Curious

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One of our Planetarium presenters, Paul brings the Planetarium directly to you. This is the first in a series of guides to stargazing from your window. It was live streamed on Facebook at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 21st. Paul uses the free Planetarium sof
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Universal Basic Income Explained – Free Money for Everybody? UBI

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What is UBI? How would free money change our lives. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Kurzgesagt merch: http://bit.ly/1P
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Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

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Why do clocks go clockwise? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice ponder about the way we tell our time and more. We think about time geometrically and the history of timekeeping with sundials. What if timekeeping had been invented in the southern h
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How Stop-Motion Movies Are Animated at Aardman | WIRED

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The new Netflix film, "Robin Robin," pushes the envelope of what's possible with stop-motion animation. The film's directors, Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, sit down with WIRED to go over the some of the techniques that went into the making of "Robin Robin."
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Backflipping MIT Mini Cheetah

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MIT'S new mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip. At only 20 pounds the limber quadruped can bend and swing its legs wide, enabling it to walk either right side up or upside down. The robot can also trot over uneven terrain abo
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Why Your Brain Thinks These Strawberries Are Red | Science Of Illusions | WIRED

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What is color constancy and how does it trick our brain into seeing colors that aren't really there? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez and neuroscientist David Eagleman use ambiguous photographs and giant props to explain light, color and the science of illusions.W
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Giving bug-like, flying robots a boost

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A new fabrication technique, developed by a team of electrical engineers and computer scientists, produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/micro-robots-
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Every Dog Breed Explained (Part 1) | WIRED

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Gail Miller Bisher, best known as the voice of the Westminster Kennel Club, sits down with WIRED to talk about every single dog breed recognized by the American Kennel Club. Gail goes over the seven major groups of dogs (hound, toy, sporting, non-sporting
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How viruses are slowly turning Greenland black | We The Curious

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What is a virus? How can some of the smallest structures in the world influence the climate of our entire planet?Find out more about biogeochemistry, microbiology in arctic environments & the Black and Bloom project here: https://blackandbloom.org/ FInd o
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Revolutionizing Agriculture with Low Emissions, Resilient Crops

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This project is working to revolutionize the agricultural sector with climate-resilient crops and fertilizers that have the ability to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food production. Learn more about this project: https://climategrandch
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains The International Date Line

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What is the International Date Line? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the history and purpose of the IDL. How do we know we needed a date line? Find out how the need for an international date line was discovered and why it was an acc
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Is Russia Allowed To Make Their Own Internet? Sort Of

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We use the internet every day, but who's in charge of owning all of it, and what happens when a country leaves the world wide web? Why Twisted Light Holds the Key to Radically Faster Internet - https://youtu.be/CvtsJuO3eTk Read More: What Happens if Russi
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Bar Owner Builds an Alarm That Stops You From Forgetting Your Credit Card | Hack Job | WIRED

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Do you know what the most frustrating part about owning a bar is? When customers leave, but forget their credit card at the bar! What if we could stop that from ever happening? Mark Kleeb, bar owner and creative technologist based in Brooklyn, has been ch
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Dancing on Ice: How do ice skaters spin? With Suzanne Shaw and Matt Evers | We The Curious

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How does an ice skater spin so fast? Join Ross Exton of the Live Science Team as he speaks to Suzanne Shaw and Matt Evers, two of the stars of ITV's Dancing on Ice 2014, and investigates the forces and physics at work.This video was presented by: Ross Ext
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Every Years Most Popular Toy Since 1969 Explained | Each and Every | WIRED

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Chris Bensch, chief curator at the Strong Museum of Play, delves into the backstories of each and every ber-popular toy released over the last 50 years. In 1977 Star Wars action figures hit the market and revolutionized the toy industry. 1979's Atari 2600
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How This Guy Uses A.I. to Create Art | Obsessed | WIRED

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Artist Refik Anadol doesn't work with paintbrushes or clay. Instead, he uses large collections of data and machine learning algorithms to create mesmerizing and dynamic installations. Machine Hallucination at Artechouse NYC: https://www.artechouse.com/nyc
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Watch SpaceX Launch And Land The World's Most Powerful Rocket

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SpaceX has launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the second time. It's the first commercial launch for the rocket and just the first of many to come according to the rocket's $500-$750 million manifest.MORE SPACE CONTENT:How Astronomers Took The First Ever
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Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the deba
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The Dark Past of Sea Monkeys

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This is the story of how a tiny, magical creature was transformed into a cultural phenomenon by inventor, marketing genius and complicated eccentric Harold von Braunhut. Full of fun facts (both charming and disturbing), Just Add Water is a colorful short
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11 Levels of Self-Portraiture: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Artist TM Davy explains how to draw a self-portrait in 11 levels of increasing complexity. Starting off with the ubiquitous "solar head" and moving on to portraits that implement light, shadow and color, TM Davy deftly describes how a drawing evolves thro
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How Foldable Screens Work

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The development of flexible screens has been in the works for the past six years. Phones now have curved edges, but they're able to actually be folded. We're seeing flexible display technology emerging from Samsung and Huawei. Watch the video above to lea
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How to make butter | Do Try This At Home! | We The Curious

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Bonnie Buckley of the Live Science Team shows you a messy experiment you can whip up in your kitchen! For this simple experiment, all you need is a whisk & some cream! Why not try your own kitchen chemistry experiments using different whisks or creams & s
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A new way to mix oil and water

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A team of researchers in the Varanasi Lab at MIT has developed a way to create nanoscale emulsions, of oil and water, stable enough to last indefinitely, and with no mixing required. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/new-way-mix-oil-and-water-1108) Wa
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Jell-O-like, expanding pill

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MIT engineers have designed an ingestible, Jell-O-like pill that, upon reaching the stomach, quickly swells to the size of a soft, squishy ping-pong ball big enough to stay in the stomach for an extended period of time. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/20
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Greek And Roman Statues Were Once Colorfully Painted | National Geographic

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Greek and Roman statues haven't always had that glazed look in their eyes—many were once painted. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and ad
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Helping Others Feel The Wind in Their Hair

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Cycling Without Age is a project founded on the ideals of Danish cycling culture - that no one, no matter what age, should be restricted from riding a bike. Teaming up with the region’s retirement homes, volunteers take the elderly out on daily bike rides
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Plug-and-play diagnostics

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Researchers at MIT’s Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices. These “plug-and-play” devices, which require little expertise to assemble, can test blood glucose leve
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AR, VR, MR: Making Sense Of Magic Leap And The Future Of Reality

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The age of virtual realty is here but augmented reality and its cousin mixed reality are making strides. WIRED senior editor Peter Rubin breaks down the new platforms. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIR
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Electro Musician Robert DeLong Shows Off His Tricked-Out Rig

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It's equal parts D.I.Y. and high-tech; electronic musician Robert DeLong shows us his awesome rig, which includes a mix of video game controllers, a cutlery tray from Ikea, two Mac minis, and more. See how it all comes together as he performs “Don’t Wait
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Should You Wipe Off Your Sweat?

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Want to donate to the highest-impact charities AND get your donation matched up to $100? Visit https://Givewell.org/MinutePhysicsIf youre in scorching heat, or when your body is working hard and youve got hot, hot sweat all over, sticky and stifling - doe
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Do a Quintuple Cork in Tricking | WIRED

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Tricking is a sport with roots in martial arts and elements of tumbling and breakdancing mixed in. The quadruple cork is tricking's ultimate feat: an off-axis backflip combined with four rotations in the air on a separate axis. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez spo
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From plants to prosthetics: the science of 3D-printing | We The Curious

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How does 3D-printing work? From making tools onboard the International Space Station to building bionic hands, the first stage of this revolutionary manufacturing process might surprise you...What's inside a furby? https://youtu.be/GtbCFjSibc4 Bionic hand
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What is the biggest number? | Your Questions | We The Curious

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What is the biggest number in the world? Do dreams have a purpose? Nerys and Sarah are back with some of the answers to your questions. Got a question you want answered? Leave it in the comments below!What do you dream about? Do you think it means anythin
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Whistling In The Wind: Preserving A Language Without Words

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On La Gomera, a small island in Spain’s Canary Islands, the last speakers of a language without words reside. "El Silbo," a whistled communication used in rural and isolated areas, is dying out as islanders embrace digital communication and move to cities
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One giant leap for the mini cheetah

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A new control system, designed by researchers in MIT's Improbable AI Lab and demonstrated using MITs robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to traverse across uneven terrain in real-time. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/one-giant-leap-mini
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Lab on a LEGO

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A team of MIT engineers turned to LEGO bricks as the basis of their new microfluidic design because of their precision and consistency. No matter where in the world they are found, LEGO bricks are guaranteed to line up, and snap seamlessly and securely in
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Making South Korea’s Secret Sauce

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In Korea, the secret sauce has long been gochujang. From kimchi to bibimbap to Korean BBQ, gochujang is a favorite among chefs everywhere, and is poised to soon become as big as Sriracha. In Korea, no one makes it better than Seo Youngsoon. She’s been sti
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'Kitchen robot' that will cook meals from scratch unveiled

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A London-based robotics company has unveiled a "kitchen robot" which it promises "cooks from scratch and even cleans up afterwards without complaint". The robot costs £248,000, about the same as the average house in Britain, a price tag the inventor
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CES 2016 - Four Gadgets That Could Make Life More Convenient

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WIRED executive editor Joe Brown checks out a temperature regulating coffee cup, a connected flowerpot, a remote pet food dispenser and a very loud speaker that doubles as a beverage cooler. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/1
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Why Its Almost Impossible to Make a 7-10 Split in Bowling | WIRED

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The dreaded 7-10 split is by many accounts the toughest shot in bowling. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez went to the U.S. Bowling Congress to meet a pro bowler, an engineer, and a robot named Earl, to find out why it's actually Almost Impossible. Read more of Rob
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How do robots balance? | We The Curious

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Last year, we explored the science of humans balancing on ice. This year, Nerys and Ross get their skates back on and take to the ice once more to investigate how robots can balance; using tools such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, gimbals, and adaptive co
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What Happens When You Zap Coral With The World's Most Powerful X-ray Laser? | Deep Look

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Some corals look like undersea gardens, gently blowing in the breeze. Others look like alien brains. But in their skeletons are clues that promise to give scientists a detailed picture of the weather from 500 years ago. Reading these bones? Easy. As long
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How to spot a planet | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious

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Rose, Florence and Lee are here to give you some top tips on how to spot planets in the night sky, and how you can help discover other worlds outside of our solar system.How to photograph the night sky: https://youtu.be/cPy79aWKOQQ Find your local planeta
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Saving Languages From Extinction

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Tunica, Osing, Sorani Kurdish and Dutch sign language—these are among about 500 languages considered critically endangered. With only a handful of speakers, and no active movement to revive the language, they could be lost to time. Thankfully, Danie
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Are We Living In The Matrix? | WIRED

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20 years ago, futurist Nick Bostrom published the first draft of his groundbreaking simulation argument, which asks, "Are you living in a computer simulation?" Public figures like Elon Musk and Neil deGrass Tyson have also broached this line of questionin
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Seaborgium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We're at Berkeley for filming of a new video about Seaborgium - a synthetic element named after the legendary Glenn Seaborg. With thanks to Darleane Hoffman and Alexander Pines at the University of California, Berkeley, and to the Lawrence Berkeley Nation
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The Science Of Track & Field Ft. Allyson Felix & Ashton Eaton | WIRED

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What does it take to be an Olympic sprinter? Power and aggression. WIRED talks to Allyson Felix, Lashawn Merritt, Ashton Eaton, Jarryd Wallace, and Dawn Harper about the science behind the sport, and the mechanics behind propelling their bodies from the b
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Kenyan Company Is Turning Human Poo Into Replacement Charcoal

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A company is manufacturing charcoal from human poo and sawdust collected around Nakuru, Kenya. Locals have embraced its use and are using the briquettes for cooking and other purposes. The project aims to help protect the environment and improve sanitatio
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How Moth Eyes Inspired The Camera Lens | Think Like A Tree

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Find out how camera lenses take after moths by mimicking the way they absorb and hold in light. SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.co
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Forest search-and-rescue

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A group of researchers from MIT and the NASA Langley Research Center has developed an autonomous system for a fleet of quadrotor drones that enables them to search collaboratively under dense forest canopies using only on-board computation and wireless co
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13 Levels of Beatboxing: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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2005 Female World Beatbox Champion Butterscotch explains the art of beatboxing in 13 levels of difficulty. Starting with just the bass drum, Butterscotch layers more and more vocal drums and instruments on top of each other until she starts adding real, l
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How do ocean currents work? - Jennifer Verduin

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Dive into the science of ocean currents (including the Global Conveyor Belt current), and find out how climate change affects them. -- In 1992, a cargo ship carrying bath toys got caught in a storm. Shipping containers washed overboard, and the waves swep
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Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem - Kenny Coogan

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Explore the essential role vultures play in cleaning our ecosystems and why their conservation is key to a healthy planet.--In the African grasslands, a gazelle suffering from tuberculosis takes its last breath. The animals corpse threatens to infect the
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Lining the GI tract

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By making use of enzymes found in the digestive tract, MIT engineers have devised a way to apply a temporary synthetic coating to the lining of the small intestine. This coating could be adapted to deliver drugs, aid in digestion, or prevent nutrients suc
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How to make a hot air balloon | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious

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How big is a hot air balloon? What's it made from? Join Ross of the Live Science Team as he shows you how to make a small hot air balloon at home & discovers the engineering that goes into making a big one.This video was presented by: Ross Exton, Live Sci
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This one weird trick will help you spot clickbait - Jeff Leek & Lucy McGowan

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Test your wits with a set of hypothetical health studies and find out just how good you are at spotting clickbait.--Health headlines are published every day, sometimes making opposite claims from each other. There can be a disconnect between broad, attent
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How Method Keeps Its Soap Factory Eco-Friendly

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Methods Soapbox is the first LEED platinum certified factory in the industry. The factory creates less waste, uses less energy, and provides better working conditions for its employees than other factories. When youre bottling 250,000 units of soap every
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How to make a hoverboard | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious

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Great Scott! Hoverboards are no longer a thing of science fiction! Andy and Kerina show you how to make a mini-hoverboard and hack a leaf blower to travel back to the future. Heavy.Download the free CD-Hoverboard template: http://bit.ly/HoverPDFThe Hendo
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How a 5-Person Team Made Blockbuster-Level Movie Effects | WIRED

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'Everything Everywhere All at Once' directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (also known as DANIELS) sit down with visual effects artist Zak Stoltz to talk about the special and visual effects used in their astonishing new movie. The Michelle Yeoh sci-f
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Iridium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Up close with some big samples of real Iridium. Our thanks to Johnson Matthey. See all the elements at http://bit.ly/118elements Naming Iridium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6SjQRzxZQ Gold Vault: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTtf5s2HFkA More chemist
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Can you solve the honeybee riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --Youre a biologist on a mission to keep the rare honeybee Apis Trifecta from going extinct. The last 60 bees of the species are in your terrarium. Youve already constructed wire frames of the
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Inside the Largest Bitcoin Mine in The U.S. | WIRED

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Bitcoin hit 1 trillion market cap this year. This has inspired some bitcoin operations to expand. The ban on mining in China has caused a mass exodus, and some mining operations are moving their facilities to the United States. We go to Rockland, Texas to
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Inside the incredible LEGO House with architect Bjarke Ingels | WIRED

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WIRED takes a tour of the new LEGO House in Billund, Denmark. The "home of the brick" was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and completely inspired by LEGO. The building uses the same dimensions as LEGO bricks, so you could technically build it out of LEGO.
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Science Of Swimming Ft. Ryan Lochte & Conor Dwyer | WIRED

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What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist? WIRED takes in-depth look at the mechanics behind the athletes featuring Conor Dwyer, Elizabeth Biesel, Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian, Rayler Clary, and Ryan Lochte. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouT
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Origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries

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Taking inspiration from origami, MIT engineers have designed a medical patch that can be folded around minimally invasive surgical tools and delivered through airways, intestines, and other narrow spaces, to patch up internal injuries. (Learn more: https:
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Nanotechnology Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Nanotechnology researcher Dr. George S. Tulevski is asked to explain the concept of nanotechnology to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Nanotechnology is the study of objects at the nanoscale (between 1
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How to turn stuff from your yard into stunning insect sculptures

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Raku Inoue has gotten famous on Instagram by making these fantastical insectile creatures. »Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe Raku Inoue is taking you through the steps you need to know to try to create your
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Blood testing via sound waves

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A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from MIT, Duke University, Magee-Women's Research Institute, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has developed a novel way to analyze blood, for signatures of cancer and other diseases, using sound wa
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How PlayStation 5 Was Built (feat. Mark Cerny) | WIRED

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Mark Cerny, Lead System Architect of the PlayStation 5, breaks down all the went into the creation of Sony's latest video game console. Mark talks about the steps Sony takes when developing a video game console, from early brainstorming sessions to pickin
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Neptunium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We get a close-up look at Neptunium during a visit to the National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield. This video features Mark Sarsfield from NNL - and periodicvideos regulars Steve Liddle and Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. With thanks
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How This Craftsman Weaves Huge Wooden Sculptures | Obsessed | WIRED

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Charlie Baker is an artist and builder who weaves materials found in nature to make astonishing and beautiful wooden structures. Charlie's creations are made so they look like they could've grown that way, and this ethos permeates the majority of his work
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Engineer Explains Every Roller Coaster | A World of Difference | WIRED

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In this edition of "A World of Difference," Korey Kiepert, owner and engineer with The Gravity Group, goes through the 8 main types of roller coasters and breaks down how they work as well as the decisions behind why they get built in the first place. Kor
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Vision-free MIT Cheetah

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MIT's Cheetah 3 robot can now leap and gallop across rough terrain, climb a staircase littered with debris, and quickly recover its balance when suddenly yanked or shoved, all while essentially blind. Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/blind-cheetah-rob
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Glowing plants provide light to read

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MIT engineers have been able to induce plants to give off a dim light for nearly four hours. And they believe that, with further optimization, such plants will one day be bright enough to illuminate an entire workspace. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/20
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Plant-to-human communication

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MIT engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/nanobionic-spinach-plants-detect-explosives-103
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Boiling Water - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Original Everest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTL4dj3Gx1o This video features Martyn Poliakoff, Samantha Tang and Neil Barnes. Thanks to Buddhi Rai and Chandra Rai for all theri help with the Everest boiling. More chemistry at http://www.periodic
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Can you solve the cuddly duddly fuddly wuddly riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Youve promised to get your son the cutest creature in creation: the cuddly. Can you outsmart the cuddly incubator and go home a hero?--Youve promised to get your son the cutest creature in creation: the cuddly. Its part of the Wuddly species, cousin to th
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Why Are NASA Spacesuits White?

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Why do NASA astronauts where white spacesuits? Short answer: It saves their lives. Longer answer: It has to do with how white reflects radiation compared to other colors. But not all spacesuits are white, and theres a good reason why.MORE SPACE CONTENT:Wh
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Meet The 24-Year-Old Whose Prosthetic Limbs Are Changing Lives

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Guillermo Martinez 3D prints prosthetic arms for people in need. He has touched more lives than most do in a lifetime and he hasnt turned 30 yet.For more, visit:https://www.facebook.com/ayudame3D/https://twitter.com/Ayudame3DMORE TECH CONTENT:22 Invention
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Harry Potter and the translator's nightmare

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Accio Harry Potter translations! Translating the Harry Potter books written by J.K. Rowling, in over 60 languages around the world, was not for the faint of heart or vocabulary. Translators didn't have advanced copies of the books to get a headstart and t
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Bill Nye Explains the Science Behind Solar Sailing | WIRED

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On June 25, the Planetary Society's LightSail 2 hitched a ride into orbit on board SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. The solar sail is propelled only by sunlight, and its technology holds promise for early detection of major events in space, as well as travel
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Paleontologist Answers Dinosaur Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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Paleontologist Dr. Hans Sues answers the internet's burning questions about dinosaurs. Why did T-Rex have such tiny arms? What colors were dinosaurs? How do dinos get their names? What did Jurassic Park get wrong? Why do fossils exist? Dr. Sues answers al
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Magnetic shape-shifters

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MIT engineers have created soft, magnetic 3-D-printed structures that can transform their shape almost instantaneously by the wave of a magnet. The structures are flexible, yet strong and could be used to develop remotely controlled biomedical devices. (L
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Robo-picker grasps and packs

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A team of engineers from MIT and Princeton University has developed a robotic system that can successfully localize and pick up any item, amid clutter, and move it to another location. This technology earned them a first place spot at the 2017 Amazon Robo
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Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227

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In which John Green teaches you about what westerners call the middle ages and the lives of the aristocracy...in Japan. The Heian period in Japan lasted from 794CE to 1185CE, and it was an interesting time in Japan. Rather than being known for a thriving
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Accent Expert Breaks Down 4 Amazing Things About Languages | WIRED

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Ever wonder why we pronounce words differently than we did 100 years ago? Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down four of the most mind-blowing facts we know about human language. CORRECTION: The scan shown at 4:44 is an ultrasound image, not an MRI. We reg
Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments

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A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into cloth that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure or vibration. Such fabrics, the team su
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Stress Testing Real-Life Robot Legs | WIRED

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Robotic exoskeletons have captivated us for years. They are major tropes in sci-fi movies and video games, and in real-life engineers have been working on them since the 1900s. San Francisco's Roam Robotics has entered into this space, and Brent Rose trie
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Blue Planet II Official Trailer 2 - BBC Earth

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In 2001, The Blue Planet opened our eyes to the worlds beneath the waves. A generation on, new science and technology allow us to journey deeper than ever before at the most crucial time in our ocean’s history. This is Blue Planet II. Take a deep breath.
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Slime Oobleck - The science of cornstarch and water

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When you mix cornstarch and water, weird things happen. Sometimes it acts like a liquid and sometimes it acts like a solid. Now, a team of MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that can accurately predict this material's behavior under various
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The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire - Anne F. Broadbridge

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Trace the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire which, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, became the largest contiguous land empire in history.--It was the largest contiguous land empire in history stretching from Korea to Ukraine, and from Siberia to sou
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Golf's Data Revolution: Virtual Caddies, Smart Clubs & Radar Tracking with Microsoft Cloud | WIRED

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WIRED explores golf’s data revolution, using Microsoft Cloud-enabled sensors to improve the swing, putt and grip of amateurs and pros alike. Read the article: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/microsoft-data-driven-golf A WIRED / Microsoft Cloud promotion. S
How a Master Chef Makes Every Style of French Fries Plateworthy

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On this episode of Plateworthy, chef Nyesha Arrington demonstrates her methods for making 10 different types of crispy, crunchy French fries, including shoestring, curly, waffle and more. Credits: Host/Producer: Nyesha Arrington Director/Producer: McGraw
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The Untold Story Of Magic Leap, The World's Most Secretive Startup

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The world's hottest startup isn't located in Silicon Valley–it's in suburban Florida. WIRED explores what Magic Leap's mind-bending technology tells us about the future of virtual reality. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15f
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Famous Science Spectacles - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Joseph Priestley made a famous discovery - but it seems his eyesight wasn't too good? Royal Society (Romantic Chemistry Exhibition until June 14): http://royalsociety.org/events/2012/romantic-chemistry/ Professor Martyn Poliakoff is Foreign Secretary of t
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Why should you read The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy? - Laura Wright

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Dig into Arundhati Roys The God of Small Things, and follow the story of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by societys Love Laws. --Set in a small town in India, The God of Small Things revolves around fraternal twins Rahel and Estha, who are sepa
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How to Start a Fire in the Wilderness | Basic Instincts | WIRED

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Dr. Bill Schindler, a professor of archeology and anthropology at Washington College, demonstrates a couple of the most effective methods for starting a fire in the wilderness with limited resources. "Even though you may never find yourself in a survival
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Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson

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We offer this 4min video on “Science in America”, containing what may be the most important words Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever spoken. ------------- Redglass Pictures is an award-winning production studio co-founded by Sarah Klein and Tom Maso
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INDIAN FOOD Touched by GOD! How to Cook for 10,000 People in Delhi's Biggest Sikh Temple!

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Exotic Mumbai Street Food! → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH5btDbjLkc Learn more about ONETRIP Tours → https://www.christinas.vn/onetrip/ INFO: Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is one of the most prominent Sikh Gurdwara located in C.P. New Delhi on Baba
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Testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19

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In a project that will run through the fall semester, wastewater from seven buildings on campus will be tested each day for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can be an effective early wa
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How Disney Designed a Robotic Spider-Man | WIRED

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The stunts we love to watch in movies like 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' usually rely on a combination of green screen, stunt performers, and computer-generated models. Stunts like these can be dangerous, especially when performed live...over and over. At the
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The Historic Origins of the Dap

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The dap is more than just a handshake, it’s a symbol of solidarity, one with a long and proud history behind it. The origins of this greeting trace back to young Black American soldiers stationed abroad during the Vietnam War. With racism prevalent in the
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Red-Hot Platinum Ingot - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Casting a 4kg platinum ingot. It's worth... well, that depends on today's platinum price! More from our visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg2WzCzKpYU Subscribe to computerphile - http://bit.ly/XqEDYi Filmed at Johnson Matthey - our thanks to them. Mo
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Ethical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLean

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Puzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: can human existence be meaningful without its creativity and culture? --Life on your planet depends entirely on Nuronium for normal cognition. Unfortunately, its source has been compromised and you are
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A day in the life of an Aztec midwife - Kay Read

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Join the Aztec midwife Xoquauhtli as she tends to her patients and honors the warrior goddess Teteoinnan at a festival ushering in the season of warfare.--The midwife Xoquauhtli has a difficult choice to make. She owes a debt to her patron Teteoinnan, the
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Hacker Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Security researcher and computer hacker Samy Kamkar is asked to explain the concept of computer hacking to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Samy Kamkar is a multidisciplinary engineer, security researc
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How Lobster Shells Could Replace Single-Use Plastic

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A team of students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London has developed a series of machines that could help reduce single-use plastics. Operating under the name, The Shellworks, the group takes lobster shells and turns them into planters
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What Makes Something See-Through? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

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Why are some things see-through and others are not? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explain the physics behind transparency and the electromagnetic spectrum. How does transparency work? Learn about different wavelengths and what objects are tr
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Is There a Limit to How Small Life Can Get?

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Scientists have theorized how small life can actually get, but at what point is it so small, it's not considered life? Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill - https://youtu.be/zWzQf2xzJek Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web ho
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Self-folding printable structures

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A team of researchers from MIT and Umass Amherst have designed 3-D printed structures that can fold themselves up without any outside stimulus, and the folding begins the instant it is peeled off the printing platform. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/201
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CES 2016 - Autonomous Drone That Seats One Is A Special Kind Of Crazy

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Perhaps the most audacious product on display at CES 2016 is Ehang's concept autonomous single-occupancy drone, the 184. The $200,000 to $300,000 helicopter will offer rides up to 23 minutes at the push of a smartphone app button. Still haven’t subscribed
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Is the weather actually becoming more extreme? - R. Saravanan

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Explore the differences between weather and climate what they are, how we predict them, and what those predictions can tell us. --From 2016 to 2019, the world saw record-breaking heat waves, rampant wildfires, and the longest run of category 5 tropical cy
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How do you find dinosaur fossils?

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In popular culture, paleontologists are often seen brushing sand off of a complete dinosaur skeleton with ease—but is digging for dinosaurs really that easy? Paleontologist Aki Watanabe reveals what really goes on during a fossil finding expedition. Spoil
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How These Flame-Throwing Tractors Kill Weeds

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These tractors are equipped with torches and propane tanks and are used to kill weeds. Today, it's commonly used for corn and soybean crops. This non-chemical method of weed control has been around for over a century. BigYield.us helps break down how the
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Making Medallions at MIT

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Each year, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering gives its graduating students a bronze medallion of the MIT seal. These medallions are entirely prepared, cast, and finished by students in the Merton C. Flemings Materials Processing Laborato
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These 5 Japanese Food Stories Will Satisfy Every Appetite

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Great Big Story 142: New to our channel, or don't have time to look through our back catalog? This video is part of a series of Great Big Reels we've put together for a blast through our world. In this reel, we get some of the most tantalizing tales from
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System can 3-D print an entire building

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The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that can 3-D print the basic structure
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The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts

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And so far, it isn't giving them back.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOSome of the worlds greatest cultural and historical treasures are housed in Londons British Museum, and a significant number of them were taken during Britains centuries-l
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London has a toxic air pollution problem. One solution was born in the 1950s | WIRED

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London is in the midst of an air pollution crisis, but it’s not a new problem. The Great Smog of 1952 caused the deaths of 12,000 people in just four days. Back then, as London choked on chimney fumes, one project had an innovative solution. Subscribe to
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How This Guy Became a World Champion Boomerang Thrower | WIRED

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Logan Broadbent is one of the world's top boomerang throwers. To throw and catch with his level of precision requires a solid understanding of aeronautics, weather, physics, athletic endurance and the ability to build world class boomerangs from scratch.R
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How Animals Are Rapidly Evolving Because of Climate Change | WIRED

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Squids are shrinking, birds are migrating and lizards are getting blown away by hurricanes. The signs are everywhere; animals are changing because of climate change. We asked biologist Thor Hanson to walk us through three animal adaptation experiments.Rea
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Old School Professor - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Professor Martyn Poliakoff visits Westminster School, where he scored 6 out of 10 on his first chemistry experiment! The Prof gave the annual Tizard Lecture. More at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CK4WHElb4Q Here is his Nyholm Lecture: http://www.youtub
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Incredible Animation Shows How Humans Evolved From Early Life

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Humans have had a long history. 3.8 million years in the making, to be precise. From the primordial puddle to the modern day, here's how humans have evolved from the first life. The following is a review of the life forms depicted in the video: Prokaryote
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Why It's Impossible To Engineer Earthquake-Proof Buildings | We The Curious

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What causes earthquakes? Why do buildings collapse? Can engineers design buildings that resist the forces beneath our feet? Ross Exton speaks to scientists and engineers to find out.From plants to prosthetics: the science of 3D printing https://youtu.be/H
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The Icon Behind the Single Ladies Dance

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If youve performed Beyoncs Single Ladies routine at home in front of the mirror (and you know you have), its time you met the man behind these iconic moves. His name is JaQuel Knight, and he is a choreographer and image architect who works with superstars
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Self recognition and the rise of what most refer to as personhood.

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This is a video segment from the DVD companion to my master's thesis, The Development of Self as a Means for Determining Degrees of Culture, where I illustrate the rise of self-awareness in non-human primates across phylogeny and ontogeny. This work meets
Learn 4 Roller Skating Dance Moves at Venice Beach | KQED Arts

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#Rollerskatingtutorial #Rhythmskating #IfCitiesCouldDanceLos Angeles Pro Roller Skater Alicia Reason breaks down some classic jam skate moves, including the crazy legs, moonwalk, electric slide, and spread eagle, then puts them together in a dance routine
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How to make honeycomb | The Science of Sweets | We The Curious

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What's the difference between toffee and fudge? What makes the bubbles in honeycomb? Sarah and David of the Live Science Team investigate the science of sweets as they show you how to make honeycomb treats in your kitchen at home.Do not attempt this exper
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How bones make blood - Melody Smith

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Dig into the science of how bone marrow transplants work and find out how you could become a donor by visiting https://join.bethematch.org/teded--Bones might seem rock-solid, but theyre actually quite porous inside. Most of the large bones of your skeleto
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Lilium's Flying Jet-powered Taxi Completes Its First Test Flights Over Germany | WIRED UK

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The aviation startup, Lilium, based in Munich, Germany, has ambitions to dominate airspace and offer an on-demand flying taxi service it claims will be five times faster than a car. Subscribe to WIRED►► http://po.st/SubscribeWired While the 40-engineer fi
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Former Secret Service Agent Explains How to Detect Counterfeit Money | Tradecraft | WIRED

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Former Secret Service Agent Jonathan Wackrow explains how the Service keeps counterfeit currency out of circulation. The Secret Service was installed to combat counterfeit money during the Civil War, and the Service still to this day works tirelessly to s
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The Electro-Soul Artist Reimagining the Violin | Sudan Archives

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Sudan Archives started playing the violin when she was a kid. Her family couldnt afford to pay for lessons, so she learned how to play by ear. The only violinist at her church in Cincinnati, Sudan (born Brittney Parks) felt like an outcast. She didnt grow
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Using Shark Skin To Fight Against Bacteria | Think Like A Tree

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Scientists are looking to an unlikely source for new ways to fight bacteria. Could the skin of a Galapagos shark hold the key to warding off hospital-born bacteria and superbugs? SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Still haven’t subscribed to
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Movable microplatform floating on droplets

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A new approach to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), developed by a team of researchers at MIT, could offer a new way of making movable parts with no solid connections between the pieces, potentially eliminating a major source of wear and failure. (Le
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The Greek myth of Talos, the first robot - Adrienne Mayor

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Get to know the myth of Talos, a robot powered by ichor and created by Hephaestus to defend the island kingdom of Crete from intruders. --Hephaestus, god of technology, was hard at work on his most ingenious invention yet. He was creating a new defense sy
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Can we create the "perfect" farm? - Brent Loken

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Explore the innovative ways countries are revolutionizing farming to ensure we can feed humanity in a way that works with the environment.--About 10,000 years ago, humans began to farm. This agricultural revolution was a turning point in our history and e
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Why Earth Has Two Levels

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Get NordVPN at https://NordVPN.com/minuteearth. Use code MINUTEEARTH to save 77%! Earth’s outer shell is made of two materials whose different densities and thicknesses give rise to two distinct “levels” on the planet’s surface. Watch our new show Paradig
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Water Boiling At Everest - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Boiling water at various altitudes on the trek from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. Part Two: https://youtu.be/sCh2T9axLyY Nepal Flag: http://bit.ly/10G3Ef3 Everest 8848: http://bit.ly/11ilGvs More scenic clips from Brady's trip: http://bit.ly/12di1M8 Special
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Sleep Scientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Sleep scientist Aric A. Prather, PhD, is challenged to explain the topic of sleep to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. What are some of the causes and consequences of insufficient sleep? Aric explains a
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These Murals Were Grown from Rice

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In the village of Inakadate, Japan, elaborate expanses of “rice paddy art” grace the surrounding landscape. Looking for a way to boost tourism and contribute to the village’s rich culture, town officials turned to what they knew best &md
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History #22

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We try not to get into too much great man history here at Crash Course, but we have to admit: Napoleon Bonaparte is a pretty big deal. Join us as we track the rise, further rise, fall, rise, fall, mortal fall, and posthumous rise of Napoleon. This guy cha
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LA throws 96 million 'shade balls' at its water shortage — and it's mesmerizing | Mashable

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Los Angeles is throwing shade at its water problem — literally. The city has deployed a total of 96 million "shade balls" into the LA Reservoir in an effort to save 300 million gallons of water. California is currently in the midst of its worst drou
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Why is the Statue of Liberty Green?

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Check out BrainCraft here: https://www.youtube.com/braincraft The Statue of Liberty is an iconic blue-green symbol of freedom. But did you know she wasn’t always that color? When France gifted Lady Liberty to the U.S., she was a 305-foot statue with reddi
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Tunnel Vision: The Borderline Mural Project at MIT

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During the 2017 spring semester a group of students organized to design and paint interactive murals covering a 200-foot long stretch of wall in the tunnel system located under the campus of MIT. The interactive portion comes in the form of augmented real
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What to See, Eat and Do in Ghana

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In 2018, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo announced that 2019 would be an official year of return. To mark the solemn 400th anniversary of the transatlantic slave trade, Ghana is extending an invitation to reunite Africans on the continent with Africans
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Why Captive Tigers Can't Be Reintroduced to the Wild | WIRED

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Netflix's "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness" has opened up the world's eyes to big cat ownership in America. Outside all the headlines-generating drama, the documentary casts some light onto the big cat black market. In the US, Tigers are illegally
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What Termites Can Teach Architects About Skyscraper Design

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Sure, they’re pesky critters but termites can teach architects a thing or two when it comes building design. When creating giant mounds the insects build channels within them to help with ventilation. See how architects are attempting to replicate that pr
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New sonar images may reveal location of Amelia Earharts plane

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The founder of a deep sea exploration company believes he has uncovered a major clue about what happened to Amelia Earhart after her plane disappeared nearly 90 years ago: sonar images that show a plane-shaped object resting at the bottom of the Pacific O
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Dinner with Craig! (Mash-Up) Craig of the Creek Cartoon Network

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Watch Craig of the Creek on Cartoon Network and HBOMax.From adventures in the kitchen to learning about other culture's food, there is no shortage of yummy food for Craig!Episodes: The Takeout Mission, Sink or Swim Team, Sleepover at JPsAbout Cartoon Netw
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Zero Gravity In 360 - A Trip On A Parabolic Flight

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Experience a zero gravity parabolic flight, or ‘vomit comet’ in 360 video. Please note: this interactive video will only work properly on a modern browser or YouTube mobile app. Day 12 of A Place Called Space, our 2015 advent calendar: http://rigb.org/adv
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Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (Official Video)

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The official video of "High Hopes" by Panic! At The Disco from the album 'Pray For The Wicked'.No matter how hard your dreams seem, keep going. You might even have to climb up the side of a building in downtown LA, but it'll all be worth it at the top.Sta
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AUDIO: New AI model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections

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A team of MIT researchers have developed an AI model that can distinguish asymptomatic people with Covid-19 from healthy individuals without the disease through forced-cough recordings. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/covid-19-cough-cellphone-detect
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Why should you read The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan? - Sheila Marie Orfano

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Get to know Amy Tans novel The Joy Luck Club, a series of interconnected vignettes centered around four Chinese American families. --In her Auntie An-meis home, Jing-Mei reluctantly takes her seat at the eastern corner of the mahjong table. At the north,
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Cleaning Roofs Is Easier With This Machine

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The Aqua Jet Cleaning System works like a lawnmower for your roof. It was developed by German roof cleaners and is made for professionals so they can clean roofs more easily and safely. A worker can maneuver the Aqua Jet from the ridge of the roof. Its ad
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Inside One Of The Last Pinball Factories In The US

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Stern Pinball still hand-makes and sells thousands of pinball machines every year even though it was nearly game over for the industry after video games took over in the 90s. While on the outside the machines are still perfectly nostalgic, its a completel
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$159 Device Detects Foods Causing Your Indigestion

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Farting, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea are things we all experience. FoodMarble AIRE is a breath analysis device that tracks your fermentation levels, the foods you've eaten, and your symptoms. The app will also show you a library of foods and wh
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Why the Ouija board became so famous

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This is where Ouija boards came from. And it might surprise you. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In this episode of Overrated, Vox’s Phil Edwards explores what Ouija means, from a historical and cultural perspective. The Ouija game an
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Palladium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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For our updated Palladium video, we are mining the Royal Society archives for the story of its discovery - a tale of money, an asteroid and stolen samples? The discovery was made by William Hyde Wollaston. Royal Society (Romantic Chemistry Exhibition unti
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How do self-driving cars see? - Sajan Saini

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Take a look at the LIDAR and integrated photonics technologies that help self-driving cars navigate obstacles, no matter the environment, weather or light.--Its late, pitch dark and a self-driving car winds down a narrow country road. Suddenly, three haza
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Lending a Hand

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An Inflatable robotic hand design gives amputees real-time tactile control and enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat. The smart hand is soft and elastic, weighs about half a pound, and costs
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Why baby cages were a thing

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Yep, they hung above traffic. And there was a reason. Join the Video Lab! http://bit.ly/video-lab In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox’s Phil Edwards explores the bold and beautiful baby cage. Yes, hanging baby cages were a minor fad in the early 20th cent
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From Leeuwenhoek to the electron microscope | The Royal Society

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Join us for a discussion and Q&A with Professor Katharine Cashman FRS, Professor Matthew Cobb, and Dr Dirk van Miert to celebrate Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and the development of microscopy to the present day.In this discussion chaired by Dirk van Miert, dir
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The chaotic brilliance of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - Jordana Moore Saggese

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Learn about the life of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, from his start as part of graffiti duo SAMO to his rise as an internationally renowned painter. -- Like Beat writers who composed their work by shredding and reassembling scraps of writing, art
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"Godfather of artificial intelligence" talks impact and potential of new AI

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Geoffrey Hinton is considered a godfather of artificial intelligence, having championed machine learning decades before it became mainstream. As chatbots like ChatGPT brings his work to widespread attention, Brook Silva-Braga spoke to Hinton about the pas

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