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AMAZING ANIMALS! | 1 Hour | Nat Geo Kids Compilation | @natgeokids
36 views / 0 likes - addedWatch to discover interesting facts about animals from all over the world.00:00 Tree Kangaroo01:15 Blue Whale02:30 Frogfish03:45 Bottlenose Dolphin5:00 Red-Eyed Tree Frog6:15 Seahorse7:30 Black Rhino8:46 Polar Bear10:00 Beetle11:15 Gray Wolf12:31 Harpy Ea
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Guess That Animal | Nat Geo Kids Compilation | What Am I | @natgeokids
37 views / 0 likes - addedBeat the clock and see if you can guess which animals are featured in the What Am I? video series! Jigsaw puzzle pieces and fun clues about each animal will help lead to the answer. This series features photos from Joel Sartores Photo Ark project, which d
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These Caterpillars Don't All Look Like Caterpillars | SciShow Kids
42 views / 0 likes - addedTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)In this episode, Jessi and Squeaks explore the many ways that caterpillars use to avoid being
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Why Do All YouTube Videos Look Alike?
85 views / 0 likes - addedDon't make us crabby! Join our Patreon at https://patreon.com/MinuteEarthMany crustaceans from all sorts of starting points evolve to end up looking similar, likely due to outside pressures. Thats sort of like what happens with YouTube videos.LEARN MORE**
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Can a Good Nights Sleep Protect You From Alzheimer's?
52 views / 0 likes - addedCould good sleep prevent Alzheimers disease? Recent studies have shown a direct correlation between poor sleep and the build-up of amyloid plaques, which are a well-known indicator of this notorious malady. Learn how we can work together to fight Alzheime
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How will the next generation of cities address the challenges of climate change? [Ad Content]
87 views / 0 likes - added[Advertiser Content From Seventh Generation]The emergence of cars in the early 20th century transformed modern U.S. cities, leading to a substantial increase in global greenhouse gas emissions. Car-centric infrastructure, characterized by wide roads and h
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The 3 Reasons This Tree Has Lived 5000 Years
95 views / 0 likes - addedKeep exploring at https://brilliant.org/MinuteEarth. Get started for free, and hurry the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Methuselahs environment lacks nutrients, water, and oxygen. In other words, its the perfect place to grow
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This Chemical Does Nothing, But It's Still Bad For You
100 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out the MinuteFood video on Teflon here: https://youtu.be/R1hbV3EzOD4PFAS - also known as the forever chemicals we use in all sorts of household products - are able to cause all sorts of health problems without ever really reacting with anythingLEAR
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How you survive the coldest place on Earth - Nadia Frontier
153 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how marine creatures survive the frigid waters of Antarctica, and what traits allow them to live in such conditions.--The vast, white surface of Antarctica stretches for over 3 million square kilometers. On the coast of this expanse, just a few me
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50+ Mind-Bending Optical Illusions to Uncover Your True Personality!
239 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover your hidden self with optical illusion personality tests! These mind-bending images unlock your subconscious, unveiling your true personality traits. Are you logical or emotional, analytical or intuitive, introverted or extroverted? It's time to
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Chris Pratt talks about being Mario in 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' | Nightly News: Kids Edition
391 views / 0 likes - addedWe travel to the holy city of Jerusalem, a place rich in history, food and a whole lot more! Have you ever seen a cheetah cub? Travel to India with us to be introduced to these adorable cubs. Then, let it roll! We take a look at this White House tradition
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5 Interesting Things
104 views / 0 likes - addedSign up for a free trial of The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/36MU30iqElDI get ideas for videos that I really like but they're too short for their own video. So I've collected 5 here into one video.* It's not really correct to say the wasp "wants"
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Where Will The Next Pandemic Come From?
167 views / 0 likes - addedOrder your copy of How To Prevent The Next Pandemic here: https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Next-Pandemic-Bill-Gates/dp/0593534484 The most likely cause of the next pandemic will be the spillover of a disease from one of a select group of animals with partic
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Your dogs breed doesnt determine its personality, study suggests
141 views / 0 likes - addedA new study shows that almost none of the behaviors we associate with dog breedsfrom lovable Labradors to pugnacious pit bullsare hard-wired. Aside from a few ancient traits, environment seems to play a much larger role than pedigree.Read the research: ww
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These People Crave Blood Like a Vampire
470 views / 0 likes - addedMorbius might get negative reviews, but the Marvel / Sony film has some science behind it. Will drinking or swapping blood cure any kind of disease? Script:As a biochemist, Morbius actually has a lot in common with real-world scientists. For one, hes not
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Origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries
157 views / 0 likes - addedTaking 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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Lending a Hand
186 views / 0 likes - addedAn 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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One giant leap for the mini cheetah
153 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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Giving bug-like, flying robots a boost
159 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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How to image atoms
145 views / 0 likes - addedIn the basement of MIT.nano there is a specialized microscope able to image materials at the atomic level. In this video we go through each step of how to image the tiny building blocks for all materials: atoms. (Learn more about MIT.nano: https://mitnano
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Revolutionizing Agriculture with Low Emissions, Resilient Crops
126 views / 0 likes - addedThis 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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A paper-thin loudspeaker plays "We Are the Champions" by Queen
127 views / 0 likes - addedMIT engineers have developed a paper-thin loudspeaker that turn any surface into an audio source. This thin-film loudspeaker produces sound with minimal distortion while using a fraction of the energy required by a traditional loudspeaker. Watch more vide
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Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments
152 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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The movement that inspired the Holocaust - Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira
251 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history of the eugenics movement in the US, and discover how the belief in ideal genetics led to forced sterilizations.--Since ancient Greece, humans have controlled populations via reproduction, retaining some traits and removing others. But in
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The Science Of Cardboard
196 views / 0 likes - addedVisit brilliant.org/NewMind to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscriptionIn 2020, the United States hit a record high in its yearly use of one the most ubiquitous manufactured materials
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The Story Behind Gerda The Cheetah
1,167 views / 6 likes - addedThis is the story about Gerda the Cheetah, who is part of the Messi The Puma family.The Alexander and Maria Dmitriev wanted to adopt a Cheetah, but this was not easy, they searched all over Russia, but could not find one, after awhile, anyone who was conn
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What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling
175 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancient African civilization which fought off both the Egyptians and Romans. --Along the Nile River, in what is now northern Sudan, lay the ancient civilization of Kush. Though they were once c
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Body Language Expert Breaks Down His Own Body Language | WIRED
222 views / 0 likes - addedIn 2019, former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro sat down with WIRED to break down the various ways we communicate non-verbally. Today, Joe looks back at his first appearance for WIRED and explains what his body language is communicating. Ch
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Body Language Expert Explains How to Show Confidence | WIRED
554 views / 0 likes - addedFormer FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro explains how we can project confidence through our body language. Joe takes a look at various celebrities and politicians and demonstrates the things that they do that can help them appear more confide
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A Simulation That Looks Like Reality!
216 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out Perceptilabs and sign up for a free demo here: https://www.perceptilabs.com/papers The paper "Solid-Fluid Interaction with Surface-Tension-Dominant Contact" is available here:https://lwruan.com/publication/waterstrider/ Watch these videos in ear
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How A Whale And A Bear Beat The System
200 views / 0 likes - addedFor your chance to win two seats on one of the first commercial flights to space with Virgin Galactic all while supporting a great cause enter at https://omaze.com/minuteearth.While the rest of the worlds megafauna are still foundering in the anthropocene
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Why the Southern Hemisphere is Poorer
213 views / 0 likes - addedStart your day by learning what's going on in the world with the free Morning Brew newsletter: https://bit.ly/mbwendoverWatch Extremities at http://youtube.com/extremitiesBuy a Wendover Productions t-shirt: https://standard.tv/collections/wendover-product
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The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire - Pekka Hmlinen
217 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the Lakota Empire which, at their height, were the most dominant power in the American West.--In 1776, a powerful empire was born in North America. The Lakotas had reached the Black Hills, the most sacred place and most coveted
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The Traits That Spawned the Age of Mammals
810 views / 0 likes - addedLots of the traits we think of as defining us as mammals show up pretty early, during the time of the dinosaurs. And, in some cases, they show up a lot earlier and in things that werent mammals at all.Big thanks to Julio Lacerda (https://twitter.com/Julio
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Essential Functions of Sleep: Learning, Memory and Changing Your Mind - with Gina Poe
307 views / 0 likes - addedSleep is vital to our wellbeing. The stages of deep and dreamless slow wave sleep and vivid dreaming REM sleep both have important traits. They each have their role to play in cleaning, up, putting away, and integrating new items into our knowledge schema
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Firebrats and Silverfish Are Rocking Some Old-School Looks | Deep Look
199 views / 1 likes - addedWhat *is* that bizarre fishlike thing squirming in your sink at night? Firebrats and silverfish are pretty darn similar to some of the earliest insects on Earth. With three long filaments poking out their back, no wings and mini-me babies, they have somet
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The Gumball Chronicles | Anais Makes a Family Discovery | Cartoon Network UK
364 views / 1 likes - addedAs Anais completes Wattersons family tree she notices certain traits run in the family. Welcome to the official Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel! Watch funny cartoon videos from all your favourite shows: Teen Titans Go!, Adventure Time, The Amazing Worl
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TEEN BEACH! Guess the Song! Game | Episode 10 | Disney Channel
294 views / 0 likes - addedAre you the ultimate Disney Channel music fan?! Get ready to battle it out with your friends in Disney Channel's newest game - Guess the Song! Sing-along with your friends to High School Musical, Descendants, ZOMBIES, Camp Rock, Teen Beach, Cheetah Girls,
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Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea - Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney
323 views / 3 likes - addedDiscover the unique adaptations that make the Atlantic bluefin tuna one of the most dominant predators in the ocean.--Whats as big as a polar bear, swallows its prey whole, and swims at forty miles an hour? Its not a shark or a killer whale... its the Atl
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Insect-like robots
184 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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What is an Animal? Crash Course Zoology #1
211 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out Animal IQ on PBS Terra! https://youtu.be/Ejhbr_t7BlcSo what is an animal anyway? In our inaugural episode of Crash Course Zoology, well endeavor to answer just that because as it turns out, its complicated! But before we get there well need to i
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Disney Imagineers Develop Cutting-Edge, Free-roaming Robotic Actor
295 views / 0 likes - addedWalt Disney Imagineering Research & Development is developing a small-scale, free-roaming robotic actor that can take on the role of our similarly-sized Disney characters. Its tightly integrated design provides over 50 degrees of freedom in a compact
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The Best Pokmon (According to Science)
334 views / 1 likes - addedUse the promo code "minuteearth" at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth for 26% off an annual subscription to CuriosityStream, plus access to Nebula!Theres lots of debate as to which original starter Pokmon is the best fighter among squirtle, bulbasau
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Dogs vs Cats: The Diversity Paradox
297 views / 0 likes - addedTo make our work paw-sible, join us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/MinuteEarth!Different dogs look incredibly different - but that doesn't mean they are necessarily more diverse. LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googlin
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Here's Why Cheetahs Are So Much Faster Than Other Animals
406 views / 5 likes - addedCheetahs are the fastest land animals on Earth. So what's the secret to their incredible speed? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comA cheetah has a short muzzle, small canines, and other features to h
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Think You Know Whats Inside a Camels Hump? THINK AGAIN?
247 views / 0 likes - addedA camels hump weighs roughly 35 kilograms. So what exactly is in a camel's hump? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comThere are three types of camels: the Dromedary, which has one hump, and the Bactria
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Why Your Dog Can Remember Smells and You Can't
222 views / 0 likes - addedDogs have some seriously impressive sniffers. But why are dog noses so powerful and how is it that they can remember precise smells over long periods of time? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comIt al
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This Is What Makes Crocodile Jaws So Deadly
639 views / 0 likes - addedCrocodiles have more than 60 teeth, but they don't chew their food sometimes they have to perform a death roll. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comThe crocodilian group is hundreds of millions of yea
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Octopuses Can Smell, Feel, AND Think With Their Arms, Wait What?
275 views / 0 likes - addedOctopuses think, feel, and smell with their arms. Scientists are using them as inspiration for innovations in material science, medicine, and soft robotics. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comThey ca
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Owl Eyes Are Shaped Like Tubes, Here's Why
298 views / 0 likes - addedOwl eyes are specially designed for the dark to spot prey from afar. Here's how they see behind themselves and what makes their eyes so powerful. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comThe bigger the eye
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If Humans Never Appeared, What Creature Rules Earth?
750 views / 0 likes - addedOur unique shop on Amazon (US only): http://amzn.to/3tkGbpYOur species is at the top of the food chain! With our big brain and fancy tools! But have you ever wondered who'd take our place as the dominant intelligent lifeform if humans never appeared on Ea
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Why Humans Can't Run Cheetah Speeds (70mph) and How We Could | WIRED
1,023 views / 5 likes - addedWhy is it that cheetahs can run so fast? How can humans get to be that fast? Cheetah biologist Adrienne Crosier and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Chris Raynor explain why cheetahs are so quick and why humans and limited comparatively.Adrienne Crosier is a biolog
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*NEW* SECRET RARE BEEQUIP LOCATION (Onett actually hates me) | Roblox Bee Swarm
885 views / 0 likes - addedRoblox Bee Swarm Simulator Secret Beequip Location Please Use Star Code - THNXCYACan We Get 6000 LIKES for More Bee Swarm Simulator??Previous Bee Swarm Video - https://youtu.be/s__EHSlDqrYHello! Welcome today to another Bee Swarm Simulator Video. Bee Swar
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ALL *NEW* BEEQUIP LOCATIONS & How To Get Them | Roblox Bee Swarm
2,240 views / 2 likes - addedRoblox Bee Swarm Simulator All Beequip Locations & How To Get Please Use Star Code - THNXCYACan We Get 5000 LIKES for More Bee Swarm Simulator??Previous Bee Swarm Video - https://youtu.be/n3ZYHhnQxa4Bee Swarm wiki - https://bee-swarm-simulator.fandom.com/
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Onett has actually gone crazy... (the proof) | Roblox Bee Swarm
627 views / 2 likes - addedRoblox Bee Swarm Simulator Onett has actually gone crazy proofPlease Use Star Code - THNXCYACan We Get 7000 LIKES for More Bee Swarm Simulator??Previous Bee Swarm Video - https://youtu.be/XdTp8AEzrAkHello! Welcome today to another Bee Swarm Simulator Vide
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*NEW* ONETT GIFT & ALL $R OP ITEM PACKS! | Roblox Bee Swarm
513 views / 1 likes - addedRoblox Bee Swarm Simulator Onett gift and All OP Item PacksPlease Use Star Code - THNXCYACan We Get 7007 LIKES for More Bee Swarm Simulator??Tankee Platform - https://www.tankee.comPrevious Bee Swarm Video - https://youtu.be/XdTp8AEzrAkHello! Welcome toda
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*New* LIMITED EDITION Gingerbread Cub + STAR TREATS! (rip my bears) | Roblox Bee Swarm
1,194 views / 0 likes - addedRoblox Bee Swarm Simulator Onett gift and All OP Item PacksPlease Use Star Code - THNXCYACan We Get 7000 LIKES for More Bee Swarm Simulator??Previous Bee Swarm Video - https://youtu.be/XGCo7mhx_5wHello! Welcome today to another Bee Swarm Simulator Video.
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bad news from Onett... | Roblox Bee Swarm
1,881 views / 2 likes - addedRoblox Bee Swarm Simulator bad news from OnettPlease Use Star Code - THNXCYACan We Get 4000 LIKES for More Bee Swarm Simulator??Previous Bee Swarm Video - https://youtu.be/mYz4ryiDcWMHello! Welcome today to another Bee Swarm Simulator Video. Bee Swarm Sim
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This secret UNRELEASED item leak... | Roblox Bee Swarm
1,078 views / 2 likes - addedRoblox Bee Swarm Simulator bad news from OnettPlease Use Star Code - THNXCYACan We Get 5000 LIKES for More Bee Swarm Simulator??Previous Bee Swarm Video - https://youtu.be/3lPVbLPud2IHello! Welcome today to another Bee Swarm Simulator Video. Bee Swarm Sim
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Why the Immune System Is a Bats Secret Superpower
313 views / 1 likes - addedBats are the only mammal group that can fly, but this key trait may allow them to do much more. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comBats make up about twenty percent of all mammals and because of that
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How Sharks Use Electricity To Sense Prey
398 views / 1 likes - addedSharks are some of the animal kingdom's most feared hunters, thanks to a special sixth sense. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comThere are two ways that animals use electroreception. They either use
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Sliding through a syringe
253 views / 0 likes - addedMIT researchers have developed a simple, low-cost technology to administer powerful drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional medical syringes. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/syringe-concentrated-biologic-drugs-0824)
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Lining the GI tract
259 views / 0 likes - addedBy 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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Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs
325 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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Possible signs of life on Venus
297 views / 0 likes - addedScientists at MIT, Cardiff University, and elsewhere have observed what may be signs of life in the clouds of Earth's planetary neighbor, Venus. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/life-venus-phosphine-0914)Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube
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Testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19
328 views / 0 likes - addedIn 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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Extracting drinkable water from the air
260 views / 0 likes - addedResearchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a solar-powered device that can extract drinkable water directly from the air even in dry regions. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/solar-extracts-drinkable-water-1014) Watch more videos from MIT: http
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AUDIO: New AI model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections
390 views / 1 likes - addedA 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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New system can sterilize medical tools using solar heat
313 views / 0 likes - addedA team of researchers from MIT and the Indian Institute of Technology has developed a device that could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas such as the developing world. (Learn more: https://news.
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This Missing Force Field Could Lead to a Dark Matter Breakthrough
279 views / 0 likes - addedThe strong CP problem is one of the biggest puzzles in physics...let's dive in. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com While you're probably pretty fa
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How to live without a heart or a brain - Lessons from a Jellyfish
534 views / 0 likes - addedThe jellyfish is one weird sea animal. What makes it even weirder is that it doesnt have a brain or a heart. Though it doesnt have a brain, it does have a nervous system in the form of nerve nets and some have a structure called a nerve ring. This allows
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The Surprising Thing You Never Knew About Cheetos
295 views / 0 likes - addedCheetos have been called "one of the most marvelously constructed foods on the planet" and even if that is hyperbole, there's no denying that this snack food is incredibly popular. There's quite a bit of science and some interesting history behind this ch
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The Fastest-Growing Plant In The World
561 views / 1 likes - addedGet your first audiobook and two Audible Originals for free when you try Audible for 30 days visit https://www.audible.com/minuteearth or text minuteearth to 500-500!Bamboo is the worlds fastest growing plant thanks to the cell elongation process it share
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Why You Can't Build A Clone Army... (Yet)
304 views / 1 likes - addedSign up for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/2UGB30qCbvs.Because of the way genetic reprogramming works, its hard to make one clone based on an adult cell, and its almost impossible to make a second-generation one.Thanks also t
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The Sun Sneeze Gene
283 views / 1 likes - addedI have the photic sneeze reflex so I sneeze when I look at bright light.Check out 23andMe: http://ve42.co/23andme*So technically the single nucleotide swap (C instead of T) is not actually in a gene per se but in an intergenic region on chromosome 2. It's
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Interpret Dog Tail Wags: How to Understand Dog's Body Language
1,111 views / 0 likes - addedIn this video, we'll explain the meaning of each dog's tail signs.The position of a dog's tail can reveal a lot about what that dog is thinking and feeling. The speed of the wag, the pattern of movement, and the breadth of each tail sweep can all give inf
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This Is How Your DNA Made You
1,086 views / 0 likes - addedDNA is the genetic instructions that tell your body where to put each finger and how to orient the heart, but how does this process work on a cellular level? In this episode, Patrick breaks down each step of the process and explains how you end up as you
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The Verb Song (We Love Verbs) | Silly School Songs
1,076 views / 0 likes - addedLearn about action words as you sing along to this catchy verb song! For more music and information, visit http://sillyschoolsongs.com. Lyrics:We love verbs, we love verbsWe love verbs 'cause they're action wordsWe love verbs, we love verbsWe love verbs '
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Massive Deep-Sea Shark Checking Out Our Submarine
409 views / 1 likes - added**EXTENDED EDIT NOW LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8el3syekK0** In partnership with the Cape Eleuthera Institute (@ceibahamas), we managed to achieve history, tagging an animal from a submersible (submarine) for the first time EVER. Our objective
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Cutest Cat Breeds and Their Characteristics, Personality
613 views / 0 likes - addedIn this video, well look at 21 of the worlds most expensive cat breeds.British Shorthair Cat The British Shorthair has a distinctively stocky body, dense coat, and broad face. The most familiar color variant is the "British Blue," a solid grey-blue coat.I
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Speed Comparison: World's Fastest Animals
1,537 views / 1 likes - addedIncredible Animation Shows a Comparison of Animals' SpeedFor some reason, the idea that cheetahs are the worlds fastest animal has turned into fact through years of childhood repetition.But not all great qualities in the animal kingdom are so easily settl
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Neural Networks and Deep Learning: Crash Course AI #3
320 views / 1 likes - addedYou can learn more about CuriosityStream at https://curiositystream.com/crashcourse. Today, we're going to combine the artificial neuron we created last week into an artificial neural network. Artificial neural networks are better than other methods for m
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This Is How Your Body Builds Immunity
1,482 views / 0 likes - addedWe encounter bacteria, viruses and parasites all the time, but how exactly does our immune system kill these dangerous pathogens? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist Visit our shop at http://sho
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Make way for Little HERMES, the lightweight bipedal robot
368 views / 0 likes - addedEngineers 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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3D printing with living organisms
452 views / 0 likes - addedA method for printing 3D objects that can control living organisms in predicable ways has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere. This technique may lead to 3D printing of biomedical tools that can be customized to
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Robots learn to use their hands
838 views / 0 likes - addedHaving robots learn dexterous tasks requiring real-time hand-eye coordination is hard. Many tasks that we would consider simple, like hanging up a baseball cap on a rack, would be very challenging for most robot software. What's more, for a robot to learn
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How to get conductive gels to stick when wet
309 views / 0 likes - addedA team of engineers at MIT has developed a new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces even with the introduction of moisture, that may enable better biomedical sensors and implants. (Read more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/conductive-gels-stick-wet-0320)Wa
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The Forgotten Story of the Beardogs
340 views / 0 likes - addedBecause of their strange combination of bear-like and dog-like traits, theyre sometimes confusingly called the beardogs. And even though youve never met one of these animals, the beardogs are key to understanding the history of an important branch of the
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What's Inside These 8 Unique Creatures
304 views / 0 likes - addedEvery species on earth has uniquely evolved and adapted to its environment. But some of them have taken it one step further and developed incredible evolutionary traits. From the blistering desert and a camel's hump to the expansive ocean and a turtles sh
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What does traditional music around the world have in common?
398 views / 0 likes - addedAn analysis of thousands of song descriptions ties together music from different culturesMusic is ubiquitousbut do societies around the world use similar building blocks to construct their songs? Researchers dove into detailed descriptions and samples of
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Testing 9 New Mini Cheetahs
375 views / 0 likes - addedPlaying with our 9 new mini cheetah robots in Killian Court
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This Rare Syndrome Keeps Your Skin Peeling Forever
456 views / 1 likes - addedIs your skin peeling like a banana? Blocko might have an explanation! Here's the low-down on peeling skin syndromes and their causes.Watch more: Alien Hand Syndrome? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB3jjm__-ZQSubscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get
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Slime Oobleck - The science of cornstarch and water
463 views / 0 likes - addedWhen 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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How We Evolved To Browse The Web
407 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/The decisions we make while we browse the internet are suprisingly similar to the ones animals make as they forage for food...here's why.Thanks also to our Patreon
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Robo-thread
315 views / 0 likes - addedMIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labyrinthine vasculature of the brain. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2019/robot-brain-blood-vessels-0828)Wat
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Understanding neural networks
285 views / 0 likes - addedMIT-IBM Watson AI lab research team member David Bau explains how computers show evidence of learning the structure of the physical world.Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOffice?sub_confirmation=1The Massachusetts Institute o
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Baby Hognose Snakes Hatching!!! *Cuteness Overload*
751 views / 2 likes - addedHOGNOSES ARE HATCHING! HOGNOSES ARE HATCHING! I'M SO EXCITED! Sorry, I'm done now. But these little hoggies are loaded with adorableness and I can't wait for you to meet them! Not only do I find an amazing conda morph in this clutch (he looks like a cheet
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Particle robots
416 views / 0 likes - addedResearchers 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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Curious about Curling? Meet the MIT club
421 views / 0 likes - addedFor many people, including those that participate, the sport of curling is somewhat of a mystery. "There's a lot of science behind curling, including some that's actually not so well understood," says graduate student Nate Bailey, a member of the MIT Curl
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Is Your Personality Fixed, Or Can You Change Who You Are? | Invisibilia | NPR
690 views / 0 likes - addedThe marshmallow test became the poster child for the idea that there are specific personality traits that are stable and consistent. And this drives Walter Mischel crazy. "That iconic story is upside-down wrong," Mischel says. "That your future is in a ma
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We’re Closer to Unravelling the Mysterious Evolution of the T. Rex
396 views / 0 likes - addedIn its prime, the Tyrannosaurs rex was the apex predator of the world over 65 million years ago, but how did it get so big, so fast? Here are the latest discoveries we have about this colossal beast. How Did Roboticists Get This Ancient Fossil To Walk? -
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African Cheetah Thanks Man For Building Stair Steps To Help His Limbs | Big Cat Breeding Project
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What Happens When You Step On A Rusty Nail? - Dear Blocko #13
799 views / 4 likes - addedIt's Dear Blocko #13 - Rusty Nail Edition! Watch the previous Dear Blocko ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJY6BKg-eP4 Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://keeponthinking.co Follow Life Noggin! Instagram
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Backflipping MIT Mini Cheetah
563 views / 0 likes - addedMIT'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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How to mass produce cell-sized robots
410 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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Forest search-and-rescue
410 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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02:32
Jell-O-like, expanding pill
447 views / 0 likes - addedMIT 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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Cute Lion Cubs Play With Spy Camera | BBC Earth
679 views / 6 likes - addedWhen lion cubs find the spy cam they do what they do best. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http://bit.ly/BluePla
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Sharpshooter insect pees faster than a cheetah accelerates
498 views / 0 likes - addedThe rapid acceleration of a cheetah chasing down its prey is slow motion compared with the pee flying out of the rear end of a glassy sharpshooter a new study has found. Read more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/sharpshooter-insect-pees-faster-ch
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How Sharp Are Cheetah Tongues? | BIG CAT Licks Friends Arm Until Bleeds For Science
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Part 2: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Gene Duplications
489 views / 1 likes - addedHelp fund us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly In our first animation of this series we learned how point mutations can edit genetic information. Here we see how duplication events can dramatically lengthen the genetic code of an individua
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6 Animals with Extraordinary Adaptations to Cave Life
582 views / 1 likes - addedLiving in a cave isn’t easy, but these six cave-dwelling animals have gained some amazing traits to help them survive there! Hosted by: Michael Aranda Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciSho
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What Removing Parts Of Your Brain Will Do To You
1,244 views / 1 likes - addedOur brains are amazing, but how could removing parts of them drastically change you? Check out the first episode of Friends with Answers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuwRA7apy4E Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin
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02:50
How to smile without looking like a creep
451 views / 0 likes - addedHow much teeth should you show when you smile? How wide should your grin be, and what if it's crooked? Using a variety of computer-animated faces, researchers from the University of Minnesota have done their best to isolate the traits of a winning smile.
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What do bluebirds eat?
686 views / 0 likes - addedWhat do bluebirds eat? To find out, we placed cameras at 40 bluebird nest boxes in Delaware to record the birds bringing prey back to their nestlings. The prey were identified from the video to determine which arthropod groups are most important in the bl
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Craig of the Creek | The New Ace | Cartoon Network
521 views / 1 likes - addedCraig vows to make the game of Four Square fun again by challenging its most dominant player! Episode: Ace of Squares CN GAMES: http://cartn.co/ytgames SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribe About Craig of the Creek: Craig is a 10-year-old boy who spends hi
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Here's Why Scientists Are Coloring Birds’ Heads With Markers | National Geographic
601 views / 2 likes - addedHow do golden-crowned sparrows judge their competition? Previous studies found the patches of yellow plumage on sparrows are indicators of fighting ability. Birds with a bold-colored crown feathers were more dominant than birds with duller colors. When sc
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Everyone in This Village Can Speak Sign Language
598 views / 0 likes - addedBengkala, a small village tucked away in the jungles of Bali, is a demographic anomaly. Of a total 3,000 people, 40 are Deaf. Their condition is linked to a recessive gene that’s been passed down through seven generations. Rather than ostracize Deaf commu
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Why You Shouldn't Give Ginger To Monkeys (and other animal sayings)
845 views / 1 likes - addedLearn new skills from this video’s sponsor, Skillshare: http://skl.sh/minuteearth4 Humans from different cultures anthropomorphize different animals to represent the same human traits. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth
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The Similarity Trap
710 views / 0 likes - addedTry Squarespace for free: http://squarespace.com/MinuteEarth And subscribe to MinuteEarth! http://goo.gl/EpIDGd As we try to figure out the evolutionary trees for languages and species, we sometimes get led astray by similar but unrelated words and traits
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Magnetic shape-shifters
451 views / 0 likes - addedMIT 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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Vision-free MIT Cheetah
657 views / 0 likes - addedMIT'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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Which Life Form REALLY Dominates Earth?
701 views / 0 likes - addedTo learn more about Brilliant, check out https://brilliant.org/BeSmart/ Go subscribe to Hot Mess! https://www.youtube.com/hotmesspbs ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Big thanks to WheezyWaiter! https://www.youtube.com/user
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Nectarine = Mutant Peach?!
426 views / 0 likes - addedWhat makes a peach a peach and a nectarine a nectarine? A single genetic mutation! Trying to document grad school one YouTube video at a time, from lab equipment to genetics lessons to interviews with other students! Each week is a new view into life as a
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How Humans Become the Dominant Species
607 views / 0 likes - addedHow did humans become the dominant species? The story is really interesting. Humans have many weaknesses, like poor vision at night and a lack of strength compared to other animals, but other key features, like being able to throw things better helped the
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Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals? - Thomas Park
548 views / 0 likes - addedVisit TED-Ed's shop to pick up t-shirts, totes, mugs and more featuring characters from your favorite TED-Ed Animations: http://bit.ly/2IWAKWE View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-naked-mole-rats-the-strangest-mammals-thomas-park What mammal h
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It’s Not Just You, Science Says Music Has Universal Meaning for Everyone
509 views / 0 likes - addedNew research shows that people from all over the world can understand the meaning of music, even from other countries. Does this mean music is universal? The Mystery Behind Jupiter's Powerful Auroras - https://youtu.be/7lO4Pz14d_o Read More: A Study Sugge
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#MacroMonday: Angles
368 views / 0 likes - addedThings aren’t always what they seem . . . or are they? Extreme close-ups often obscure the full picture. Cloaked in mystery, this new video series introduces a variety of objects and moments — found at MIT — that invite you to take a second look. Watch mo
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Plug-and-play diagnostics
390 views / 0 likes - addedResearchers 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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Top 10 Robot Animals You Won't Believe Exist
1,167 views / 3 likes - addedAmazing scientists love to build incredible animal robots. Here are the Top 10 Robot Animals That Exist! Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo.gl/JyGcTt https://goo.gl/5c8dzr ◄ For copyright queries or general inquiries
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Milk Is Just Filtered Blood
906 views / 0 likes - addedJoin Honey for FREE at: https://www.joinhoney.com/MinuteEarth. Special thanks to Honey for sponsoring this episode. Female mammals make milk, a cocktail of filtered blood, to provide their babies with vital nutrients. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons ht
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Scaffolding of the Galaxies
399 views / 0 likes - addedIn the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT, researchers develop ideas for describing the fundamental physical laws governing our universe, from perspectives spanning nuclear and particle physics, string theory, gravity, and quantum information. (Learn m
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Lab on a LEGO
532 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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Robo-picker grasps and packs
417 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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The MIT Intelligence Quest
423 views / 0 likes - addedThe 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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Experience a Thrilling Hunt From a Cheetah's perspective | Earth Unplugged
680 views / 1 likes - addedView what a hunt looks like from the perspective of a cheetah, and find out if these siblings were successful. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged Watch more videos from Earth Unplugged: An
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When The Earth Was Purple
468 views / 0 likes - addedBesides the blue of the oceans, the dominant color of our planet, as we know it, is green. But imagine a time when the Earth looked a little … purple. Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios Want to follow
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Why Our Favorite Crops Live Fast and Die Young
531 views / 0 likes - addedTo start using Tab for a Cause, go to: http://tabforacause.org/r/minuteearth2 We mostly grow annual plants because they reliably produce energy-rich seeds, which we like to eat. Thanks to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our You
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How Mendel's pea plants helped us understand genetics - Hortensia Jiménez Díaz
1,538 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-mendel-s-pea-plants-helped-us-understand-genetics-hortensia-jimenez-diaz Each father and mother pass down traits to their children, who inherit combinations of their dominant or recessive alleles. But how do
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8 traits of successful people - Richard St. John
736 views / 1 likes - addedTen years of research and 500 face-to-face-interviews led Richard St. John to a collection of eight common traits in successful leaders around the world.
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Drag Race: Formula E Car vs Cheetah
2,887 views / 25 likes - addedWhat happens when a Formula E car and one of nature's fastest animals go head-to-head? Watch our car race against a cheetah in a coming-together of one of the animals most at threat of climate change, and a machine designed to help in that fight. Subscrib
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Glowing plants provide light to read
705 views / 0 likes - addedMIT 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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MIT cheetah robot lands the running jump
1,040 views / 2 likes - addedIn a leap for robotic development, the MIT researchers who built a robotic cheetah have now trained it to see and jump over hurdles as it runs — making this the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles autonomously. (Learn more: http:/
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Meet Boston Jedi
673 views / 1 likes - addedMeet Boston Jedi, a Boston-based lightsaber stage combat club that meets weekly to practice on MIT's campus. Members of the club, which include MIT students and alumni, use lightsaber props to create visually engaging battle sequences to perform for audie
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A new way to mix oil and water
589 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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Neutron stars collide
943 views / 1 likes - addedFor the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves – ripples in space-time – in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a cosmic event has been viewed in both gravitation
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Why we still need courtroom sketch artists
562 views / 1 likes - addedIn an age where everyone's phone has a camera, why do we still rely on sketch artists to document trials? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving th
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Your Face Could Be Recreated From DNA: Should You Worry?
581 views / 0 likes - addedCan we predict what a person's face looks like based solely on a sample of their DNA? A new study says yes, but geneticists aren't so sure. Getting A DNA Test Could Keep You From Your Dream Job - https://youtu.be/6EPpjOAeOtg For a 30-day, unrestricted tri
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Blood testing via sound waves
680 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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The language of color
443 views / 0 likes - addedCognitive scientists from MIT and elsewhere have found that people can more easily communicate warmer colors than cool ones. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/analyzing-language-color-0918) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNe
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Wild Dogs Sneeze to Vote
1,052 views / 0 likes - addedAfrican wild dog packs have a sneeze democracy. When a dog tires of napping and is ready to hunt, they sneeze. If enough dogs in the pack join in the sneeze vote, the whole pack sets out. Dominant individuals have influence, but the group can outvote thei
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Meet Some of Africa's Most Incredible (and Endangered) Animals
855 views / 6 likes - addedMeet some of Africa's most colorful residents as we take a tour of the continent through the eyes of the incredible creatures who call it home. From a "jackass" penguin to an ornery eagle, a cheetah to a hungry rhino, these amazing animals are worth getti
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Self-folding printable structures
472 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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Cheetahs: The Fastest Runners in the World
1,741 views / 20 likes - addedJessi and Squeaks love to race each other! They can both run pretty fast, but there's one animal they'd never be able to beat: the cheetah! Join us to learn all about this super speedy cat! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become
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Tunnel Vision: The Borderline Mural Project at MIT
575 views / 0 likes - addedDuring 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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Why Human Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History 204
709 views / 0 likes - addedThis week on Crash Course Big History, Emily is talking about process of human evolution, and the knack for innovation that has allowed humans to become so dominant on the Earth. Human innovation, and the ability to build on those innovations generation a
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Making Medallions at MIT
500 views / 0 likes - addedEach 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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Secrets of the conch shell and its toughness
444 views / 0 likes - addedThe shells of marine organisms take a beating from impacts due to storms and tides, rocky shores, and sharp-toothed predators. But as recent research has demonstrated, one type of shell stands out above all the others in its toughness: the conch. Now, res
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New method removes micropollutants from water
466 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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System can 3-D print an entire building
586 views / 0 likes - addedThe 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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Secrets of the X chromosome - Robin Ball
857 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/secrets-of-the-x-chromosome-robin-ball The sequence of DNA that we inherit from our parents encodes directions for making our cells and giving us specific traits. Identical twins have the same DNA sequence, so h
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New coating could prevent pipeline clogging
464 views / 0 likes - addedResearchers at MIT have developed a coating that could stop the buildup of hydrate ices that slow or block oil and gas flow. These hydrates are potentially explosive and are largely responsible for the initial failure to contain the oil spill that rocked
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A light rain can spread soil bacteria far and wide
543 views / 1 likes - addedUsing high-resolution imaging, researchers from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering observed the effect of raindrops falling on dry soil laden with bacteria. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/light-rain-spread-soil-bacteria-0307) Watch more vid
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Building a soft robotic cube
651 views / 0 likes - addedResearchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a soft robotic cube that uses a series of spring-loaded metal tongues to jump, bounce, and roll. In this video, we watch the process of building a
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Furry Wetsuits
420 views / 0 likes - addedInspired by hairy, semiaquatic mammals such as beavers and sea otters, a group of MIT engineers are fabricating fur-like rubbery pelts learn how these mammals stay warm and even dry while diving underwater. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/beaver-ins
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Plant-to-human communication
620 views / 0 likes - addedMIT 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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Muscles made of nylon
648 views / 0 likes - addedMIT researchers have come up with one of the simplest and lowest-cost systems yet for developing artificial muscles, in which a material reproduces some of the bending motions that natural muscle tissues perform. The key ingredient? Nylon fiber. (Learn mo
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Light-based therapy for Alzheimer's disease
520 views / 0 likes - addedResearchers in Li-Huei Tsai's laboratory at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown that disrupted gamma waves in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be corrected by a unique non-invasive technique using flickering light. (Lea
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Movable microplatform floating on droplets
475 views / 0 likes - addedA 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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One of the strongest lightweight materials known
480 views / 0 likes - addedA team of MIT engineers has successfully designed a new 3-D material with five percent the density of steel and ten times the strength, making it one of the strongest lightweight materials known. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/3-d-graphene-stronges
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Why Did T Rex Have Such Tiny Arms?
936 views / 2 likes - addedIt's easy to assume that every trait - including stubby arms on a terrifying predator - must be beneficial, but the forces of evolution don't really work like that. Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.ed
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Fast and forceful gel robots
527 views / 0 likes - addedEngineers at MIT have fabricated transparent gel robots that can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball underwater, and grabbing and releasing a live fish. (Learn more:https://news.mit.edu/2017/transparent-gel-robots-catch-rele
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Mendelian Inheritance - Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2016
1,352 views / 0 likes - addedWhy do you have traits that both your parents don't? Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendelian_inheritance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics#The_gene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendelian_inheritance http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_1
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The Real Reason People Stutter
515 views / 0 likes - addedUntil recently, the cause of this speech disorder was largely unknown. But a new study may have just found the answer. Why Phone Echo Drives You Crazy - https://youtu.be/ZyDGJ_HN2n8 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More:
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What Makes Curly Hair Curly?
618 views / 1 likes - addedEver wonder why some hair is curly, or why it gets tangled and frizzy? Turns out the science behind hair texture is pretty complicated. 5 Weird Uses For Hair! - https://youtu.be/J2zMMl-KT6w Why Hospitals Hire People To Fake Being Sick - https://youtu.be/r
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Where Are the Ants Carrying All Those Leaves? | Deep Look
776 views / 1 likes - addedAnts don’t eat leaves. They use them to grow white tufts of nutritious fungus to feed their offspring. Their success as farmers has made leafcutter ants into fungus tycoons, complete with their own underground cities and huge half-inch soldiers to patrol
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How Different Are Different Types of Dogs?
847 views / 1 likes - addedA big thank-you to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth : - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Today I Found Out - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz - Mark Roth - Melissa Vigil - Valentin - Alberto Bortoni _____________________________________
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Can Your Face Get You Elected?
546 views / 0 likes - addedStudies indicate that facial features can convey many traits of a person. Might politics even be based on looks rather than qualifications? Why Unlikable Candidates Get Elected - http://bit.ly/2ariTt7 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly
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Weaponomics | DC SuperHero Girls | Cartoon Network
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Juno Has Arrived At Jupiter! Now What?
654 views / 2 likes - addedJuno is now orbiting Jupiter! What is its mission and what are some of the dangers Juno might face during the 20-month expedition? We Found Gravity Waves...AGAIN!!! ???? http://bit.ly/29nE2SP Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here ???? http://bit.ly/1UO1P
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How The Choices You Make Can Affect Your Genes - Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna
535 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-choices-you-make-can-affect-your-genes-carlos-guerrero-bosagna Here’s a conundrum: Identical twins originate from the same DNA ... so how can they turn out so different — even in traits that have a signi
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Could You Outrun A Fart?
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The Psychology Of Narcissism - W. Keith Campbell
557 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-psychology-of-narcissism-w-keith-campbell Narcissism isn’t just a personality type that shows up in advice columns; it’s actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. But what causes it?
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The Mind Games Politicians Use To Win Votes
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Why Don't Vultures Get Food Poisoning?
591 views / 1 likes - addedVultures have a number of traits that allow them to eat the grossest stuff. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Vulture microbiome paper: http://www.natu
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Epigenetics: Why Inheritance Is Weirder Than We Thought
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Moral Behavior In Animals - Frans De Waal
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Early Birds Vs Night Owls
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