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A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-egyptian-doctor-elizabeth-cox It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Pes
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4 Experiments Where the AI Outsmarted Its Creators | Two Minute Papers #242

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The paper "The Surprising Creativity of Digital Evolution: A Collection of Anecdotes from the Evolutionary Computation and Artificial Life Research Communities" is available here: https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.03453 Pick up cool perks on our Patreon page: ht
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How zip codes helped organize America

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Zip codes, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Zip codes were invented in 1963 to help the United States Postal Service deal with huge increases in mail volume. The Zone Improvement Plan, or “ZIP” code system of addressin
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Can We Perform Surgery in Space?

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Dr. George Pantalos and his team pioneer futuristic surgical tools for operations on astronauts and test them on NASA's zero-gravity plane. Experience intense, unique, and sometimes dangerous moments with scientists working in the field, as they explain f
Ghostly critters from the deep sea: Stygiomedusa gigantea

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Stygiomedusa gigantea is one of the largest invertebrate predators known in the ocean, yet little is understood about its ecology and behavior. Stygiomedusa lacks tentacles, but has four extraordinarily large oral arms that are presumably used to envelope
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Google's Text Reader AI: Almost Perfect | Two Minute Papers #228

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The paper "Natural TTS Synthesis by Conditioning WaveNet on Mel Spectrogram Predictions" is available here: https://google.github.io/tacotron/publications/tacotron2/index.html https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.05884 Our Patreon page with the details: https://www
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The Golden Record Decoded (360 Video)

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NOTE: This is a 360/VR video but you do not a VR viewer to experience the 360 viewpoint- just click around the video! In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and 2 to explore and document our solar system and the interstellar space beyond. The craft will drift f
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DeepMind's AI Learns Object Sounds | Two Minute Papers #224

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Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? - Francisco Díez-Buzo

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This Neural Network Animates Quadrupeds

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DeepMind's AI Learns The Piano From The Masters of The Past

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The paper "The challenge of realistic music generation: modelling raw audio at scale" is available here: https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.10474 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fvS-DU8AcK078-5k6WGudiBn0XSeE0_D Pick up cool perks on our Patreon page: http
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The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps.

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Biomimicry design, explained with 99% Invisible. Check them out here: https://99percentinvisible.org/ Subscribe to our channel here: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Japan’s Shinkansen doesn’t look like your typical train. With its long and pointed nose, it can reach
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Stable Video AI Watched 600,000,000 Videos!

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Check out Lambda here and sign up for their GPU Cloud: https://lambdalabs.com/papersStable Video Diffusion: https://stability.ai/news/stable-video-diffusion-open-ai-video-modelEmu video: https://emu-video.metademolab.com/Emu edit: https://emu-edit.metadem
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Building Machines That Learn and Think Like People | Two Minute Papers #223

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The paper "Building Machines That Learn and Think Like People" is available here: https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.00289 DeepMind's commentary article: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1711/1711.08378.pdf One-time payment links are available below. Thank you
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What It Takes To Stage A $14 Million NYC Apartment

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Cheryl Eisen is the CEO of Interior Marketing Group, a New York City-based company that does interior design, staging, and marketing for luxury homes. Her past clients include Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Kim Kardashian
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How wildlife films warp time

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Slow motion and timelapse can reveal the wonders of the natural world. Check back next Monday for the next episode in this mini-series. Watch the previous episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAOKOJhzYXk Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0b
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Minecraft isn't just a game. It's an art form.

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Minecraft maps are unique worlds, but they can also be an art form. Thanks to Blockworks for sharing their process: http://blockworksmc.com/ The images come from Beautiful Minecraft: https://www.nostarch.com/beautifulminecraft We used a wide range of maps
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Voyager 2's 11 billion mile journey at a human scale

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40 years later, Voyager 2 is really, really, really far from Earth. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO /// Sources: NASA measurements for planetary distances (averaged due to elliptical orbit): https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/p
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This AI Learns Acrobatics by Watching YouTube

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This episode was supported by insilico.com. "Anything outside life extension is a complete waste of time". See their papers: - Papers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Zhavoronkov%2Ba - Website: http://insilico.com/ The paper "SFV: Reinforcement
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How Do Bikes Stay Up?

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Thanks to littlebits.com for sponsoring this video – use promo code MinutePhysics for $20 off A HUGE thanks to Wren Weichman (@wrenthereaper) for helping with the 3D bike animation, Michael Aranda for drone photography, Pavel for dowsing and Melissa
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This Curious AI Beats Many Games...and Gets Addicted to the TV

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The ancient city designed to track time

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Keeping time was challenging for ancient civilizations, so this one built a city to do it. Follow Johnny on Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO and Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA The first Vox Borders documentary is releasing on Youtube and Facebook on Octo
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88 Piano Keys Control 500,000 Christmas Lights! I Saw Three Ships - The Piano Guys

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Is fire a solid, a liquid, or a gas? - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-fire-a-solid-a-liquid-or-a-gas-elizabeth-cox Sitting around a campfire, you can feel its heat, smell the woody smoke, and hear it crackle. If you get
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This AI Learned How To Generate Human Appearance

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Pick up cool perks on our Patreon page: › https://www.patreon.com/TwoMinutePapers The paper "A Variational U-Net for Conditional Appearance and Shape Generation" is available here: https://compvis.github.io/vunet/ Crypto and PayPal links are available bel
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Can you solve the time travel riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdTimeTravel/ Your professor has accidentally stepped through a time portal in his physics lab. You’ve got just a minute to jump through befor
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Can you solve the secret werewolf riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Signup to receive the bonus riddle's solution: https://brilliant.org/TedEdWerewolf/ You’re on the trail of a werewolf that’s been terrorizing your town. After months of detective work, you’ve n
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Can you solve the multiplying rabbits riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-multiplying-rabbits-riddle-alex-gendler After years of experiments, you’ve finally created the pets of the
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AI-Based Video-to-Video Synthesis

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The paper "Video-to-Video Synthesis" and its source code is available here: https://tcwang0509.github.io/vid2vid/ https://github.com/NVIDIA/vid2vid Pick up cool perks on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/TwoMinutePapers We would like to thank our
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Why should you read "Waiting For Godot"? - Iseult Gillespie

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-waiting-for-godot-iseult-gillespie Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named “Godot.” So begi
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This AI Sings | Two Minute Papers #230

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The paper "A Neural Parametric Singing Synthesizer" is available here: http://www.dtic.upf.edu/~mblaauw/NPSS/ Our Patreon page with the details: https://www.patreon.com/TwoMinutePapers One-time payment links are available below. Thank you very much for yo
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How To Make A Electric Longboard Easy

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How To Make A Electric Longboard Easy. DIY World's fastest Drill Longboard! Today I'm going to recycle my old baby bike, and build world fastest longboard with drill engine. Powered by the most powerful cordless drill in the world the Milwaukee cordless d
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Handsome Boy WEARS HELMET To AVOID GIRLS, What Happens Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios

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Why Rotten Tomatoes scores don't mean what they seem

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It’s about consensus, not quality. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO EDIT: At 2:57, a previous version of this video mistakenly featured a clip from Atonement. The video has since been updated to feature a clip of Dunkirk. The Rotten Tomatoes
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How the Quantum Eraser Rewrites the Past | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Try Audible: http://www.audible.com/spacetime Causality is meant to move in one direction: forward. But the Quantum Eraser experiment seems to reverse causality. How and why can this happen and what are the implications of this experiment on how we unders
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Why peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth

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Cheetahs are fast, but not faster than a diving peregrine falcon. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO This video features a clip courtesy of Human Planet, a BBC, Discovery Channel and France Television Co-Production. Check out BBC Earth Unplugg
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What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-insomnia-dan-kwartler What keeps you up at night? Pondering deep questions? Excitement about a big trip? Stress about unfinished work? What
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The environmental cost of free two-day shipping

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What’s the environmental impact of online shopping and what are the solutions to make it more sustainable? Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, the videos explor
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Can you solve the giant cat army riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Sign up to be emailed the solution to the bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/tededm2s3/ The villainous Dr. Schrödinger has developed a growth ray and intends to create an army of giant cats to
Lucy's Journey

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Meet Lucy as she prepares for the first ever journey to the Trojan asteroids, a population of primitive small bodies orbiting in tandem with Jupiter.Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterJames Tralie (ADNET):Lead ProducerLead EditorWriterKrystof
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Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn't have to.

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Our single-use items aren't helping the fight against climate change but there are easy hacks to reduce and reuse. Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, the video
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This AI Shows Us the Sound of Pixels

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Food waste is the world's dumbest problem

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Eat your peas! It’s the easiest way to fight climate change. This is the fourth episode of Climate Lab, a six-part series produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by Emmy-nominated conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, th
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The fight to rethink (and reinvent) nuclear power

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New nuclear energy technology has come a long way - but can we get over our fears? This is the fifth episode of Climate Lab, a six-part series produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by Emmy-nominated conservation scientis
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The truth about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Helen M. Farrell

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-truth-about-electroconvulsive-therapy-ect-helen-m-farrell In 1982, a young nurse was suffering from severe, unrelenting
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Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe? - Scott Peeples

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/edgar-allan-poe-scott-peeples The prisoner strapped under a descending pendulum blade. A raven who refuses to leave the narrator’s chamber. A beating he
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Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? - Iseult Gillespie

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-iseult-gillespie By the light of the moon, a group sneaks into the woods, where they take mind-altering su
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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Explained Intuitively

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Use this link for 2 months of unlimited access to over 20,000 classes FREE: https://skl.sh/upandatom4 An intuitive explanation of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle of quantum mechanics. Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and Atom for new physics, math and c
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The diet that helps fight climate change

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You don’t have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research shows that small changes to our diets can make big differences. Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan,
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NVIDIA's Image Restoration AI: Almost Perfect

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The paper "Noise2Noise: Learning Image Restoration without Clean Data" and its source code are available here: 1. https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.04189 2. https://github.com/NVlabs/noise2noise 3. https://news.developer.nvidia.com/ai-can-now-fix-your-grainy-pho
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Should You Really Wash Your Hands?

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What do we really mean when we say that we’re clean? Check out Melissa’s video at Clean My Space! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKO2gFWzxqU Many thanks to Google’s Making & Science team for making this collaboration possible #sciencegoals Subscribe! htt
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How to Draw Jisoo | BlackPink Kpop

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BlackPink group drawing completed! Follow along art tutorial on how to draw cute Jisoo step by step, easy from BlackPink. Kim Jisoo is a South Korean singer and lead vocalist of the kpop group BlackPink. Thanks for watching!! Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SHA
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History through the eyes of a chicken - Chris A. Kniesly

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-through-the-eyes-of-a-chicken-chris-a-kniesly The Ancient Egyptian king Thutmose III described the chicken as a marvelous foreign bird that “giv
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Going green shouldn't be this hard

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Going green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy. This is the second episode of Climate Lab, a six-part series produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted
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Overpopulation & Africa

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Sources and further reading:https://sites.google.com/view/sourcesoverpopulationandafricaFor most of our history, the human population grew slowly. Until new discoveries brought us more food and made us live longer. In just a hundred years the human popula
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This AI Learns From Humans…and Exceeds Them

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We Taught an AI To Synthesize Materials | Two Minute Papers #251

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The only wild monkeys in Europe

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I visited Gibraltar and hung out with monkeys. Follow Johnny on Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO and Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA The first Vox Borders documentary is releasing on Youtube and Facebook on October 17th. The other five documentaries will
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A day in the life of a Mongolian queen - Anne F. Broadbridge

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mongolian-queen-anne-f-broadbridge As dawn breaks over a moveable city of ten thousand yurts, Queen B
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Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon | Official Trailer

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On March 5, join Raya on her quest to find the last dragon. See Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon in theaters or order it on Disney+ with Premier Access on March 5. Learn more: http://disney.com/raya About Raya and the Last Dragon: “Raya and t
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Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago

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The real reason streetcars are making a comeback

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It’s mostly about economic development. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Starting in the late 20th century, modern streetcar proposals started rippling across municipalities in the United States. They’re touted as infrastructure carrying ben
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Can you solve the buried treasure riddle? - Daniel Griller

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TEDEd/ View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-buried-treasure-riddle-daniel-griller After a massive storm tears through the Hex Archipelago, you find five grizzled survivors in
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Rock Candy and Other Sugar Hacks | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Follow Jordyn on Instagram! @jordyncuret_ Expert life hacker Jordyn shows you how to make cool stuff out of ordinary things you have at home. Want to create a harmonica with popsicle sticks? Turn a t-shirt into a tote bag? Make a lantern out of a sports d
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If SpongeBob was a Black & White Cartoon | SpongeBob: Reimagined #1

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SpongeBob SquarePants is already a classic cartoon in its own right, but what if it were even MORE classic? Like, 1920's animation-style classic! Watch SpongeBob: Reimagined #1 featuring ""Reef Blower"" as a black & white cartoon! How do you want to see S
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How to Escape a Super Nova: Stellar Engines

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Sources and further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-stellar-engines Get your Stellar Engine Infographic Poster here: https://shop.kurzgesagt.org Nothing in the Universe is static. In the milky way, billions of stars orbit the galactic cente
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Decoding the ancient astronomy of Stonehenge

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The solstice alignments of Stonehenge, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Note: A previous version of this video referred imprecisely to "Neolithic Britain" when discussing the Newgrange tomb in Ireland. We have removed that phrasin
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The real reason American health care is so expensive

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Hint: single-payer won’t fix America’s health care spending. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Americans don't drive up the price by consuming more health care. They don't visit the doctor more than other developed countries: http://internati
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How the BBC makes Planet Earth look like a Hollywood movie

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The technology behind the cinematic style of the BBC's Planet Earth II. Check back next Monday for the next episode in this mini-series. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO And check out BBC Earth's channels: https://www.youtube.com/user/BBCEar
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You Are Not Where You Think You Are

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Start your Shopify free trial today: http://shopify.com/Kurzgesagt Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-jiggle-of-existence Look around you. Where are you? Where is this place you are occupying? Somewhere in a room, maybe i
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How Quantum Physics Helps Chameleons Find Love

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The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours

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Seriously. How is this so old and yet so advanced?We need kitchen appliance reform. Vote YES on prop SRCT.The second channel video is here now!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBD1NyabTt4Technology Connections on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TechConnectifyT
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What happens during a stroke? - Vaibhav Goswami

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-during-a-stroke-vaibhav-goswami Every two seconds, someone in the world has a stroke. One out of every six people will have a stroke at som
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Why are fish fish-shaped? - Lauren Sallan

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-incredible-evolution-of-fish-bodies-lauren-sallan In tropical seas, flying fish leap out of the water, gliding for up to 200 meters, before dipping
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How to Be a PSYCHIC Hacks | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Learn how to tell the future with a crystal ball, an apple, and more - these are Fortune Telling Hacks! Expert life hacker Jordyn shows you how to make cool stuff out of ordinary things you have at home. Want to create a harmonica with popsicle sticks? Tu
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Easy Personalized Initial Necklace + More Hacks For YOU! | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Learn how to initial everything - from pennies to lamps - so you can customize your life! Follow Jordyn on Instagram! @jordyncuret_ Expert life hacker Jordyn shows you how to make cool stuff out of ordinary things you have at home. Want to create a harmon
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What is schizophrenia? - Anees Bahji

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Discover what we know and dont know about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of schizophrenia. --Schizophrenia was first identified more than a century ago, but we still dont know its exact causes. It remains one of the most misunderstood and stigmatize
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Perfect Hacks for Old Clothes | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Learn how to upcycle your old clothes - from shoes to shirts! Follow Jordyn on Instagram! @jordyncuret_ Expert life hacker Jordyn shows you how to make cool stuff out of ordinary things you have at home. Want to create a harmonica with popsicle sticks? Tu
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Evolutions great mystery - Michael Corballis

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Learn how to identify, develop, and share your best ideas with TED Masterclass: http://bit.ly/tedmasterclass --What we call language is something more specific than communication. Language is about sharing whats in our minds: stories, opinions, questions,
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Prank Hacks for April Fools’ Day! | LIFE HACKS FOR KIDS

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Domino's Pizza opened its first international store in 1983 and has been growing rapidly ever since. There are some toppings that you can find only in specific regions of the world, which leads to more than 34 million ways to create a Domino's pizza. From
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NASA's plan to save Earth from a giant asteroid

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The rise and fall of the American fallout shelter

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Where does quantum information go when it enters a black hole? Investigate the theories of the black hole information paradox. --Today, one of the biggest paradoxes in the universe threatens to unravel modern science: the black hole information paradox. E
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Several years ago I made a sandwich from scratch, and one of the ingredients that made it less then perfect was the pickles. With the help of a professional pickle maker, I revisit the topic and learn what I did wrong, and why I'm lucky I didn't kill myse
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The mysterious life and death of Rasputin - Eden Girma

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Can you solve the cheating royal riddle? - Dan Katz

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Tales from the shadow of the moon

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Do politics make us irrational? - Jay Van Bavel

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Snowed In | TOO LOUD

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The rise and fall of historys first empire - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors? - Elizabeth Cox

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Dig into the false cause fallacy, which assumes that one event causes another, and learn how to distinguish between correlation and causation.--Its 1843, and a debate is raging about one of the most common killers of women: childbed fever no one knows wha
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Why people fall for misinformation - Joseph Isaac

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Why should you read Lord of the Flies by William Golding? - Jill Dash

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Explore William Goldings timeless satire, Lord of the Flies, which follows a group of shipwrecked boys as they descend into anarchy. --After witnessing the atrocities of his fellow man in World War II, William Golding was losing his faith in humanity. Lat
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A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler

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Trace the storied history of the game of chess, from its origins in 7th century India to the computer software we use today. --The attacking infantry advances, their elephants already having broken the defensive line. The king tries to retreat, but the en
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The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir - Iseult Gillespie

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Dwayne Johnson stars as the voice of Krypto the Super-Dog in DC League of Super-Pets, in cinemas this year.The film also stars the voices of Kevin Hart (the Jumanji and Secret Life of Pets films), Kate McKinnon (the Magic School Bus Rides Again films, Fer
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Are all of your memories real? - Daniel L. Schacter

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Dig into the psychology of how memories are susceptible to false information and why we shouldnt treat them as truth.--In a 1990s study, participants recalled getting lost in a shopping mall as children. Some shared these memories in vivid detail, but the
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Why should you read Midnights Children? - Iseult Gillespie

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Ethical dilemma: The burger murders - George Siedel and Christine Ladwig

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The problem with the U.S. bail system - Camilo Ramirez

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Cantor's Infinity Paradox | Set Theory

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Game theory challenge: Can you predict human behavior? - Lucas Husted

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Solve this classic game theory challenge: given integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to of the average of all numbers guessed be?--Given a range of integers from 0 to 100, what would the whole number closest to 2/3 of the average of
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? - Elizabeth Cox

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Dig into the burden of proof fallacy, which assumes that something is true unless proven false and relies on arguments from ignorance.--Its 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a
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A shooting star crashes onto Earth and unleashes a hideous, rampaging blob. Can you stop it from destroying the planet? -- A shooting star crashes onto Earth and a hideous blob emerges. It creeps and leaps, it glides and slides. It’s also unstoppabl
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The wicked wit of Jane Austen - Iseult Gillespie

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English novelist Jane Austen’s beloved works, like “Pride and Prejudice,” explored the dependence of women on marriage in British high society. -- Whether she’s describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen’s writ
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How High-Speed Photography Unlocked the Mechanics of Motion

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One man opened up a hidden world of motion, from every day objects to the unique physics happening inside a nuclear bomb Special thanks to MIT’s J. Kim Vandiver, Jim Bales, Camilla Brinkman, and Rachael Robinson. http://edgerton-digital-collections.org/ A
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Why doesn't the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over? - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the 800 year history and architecture of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and find out what gives the tower its infamous tilt. --In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisas famous Leaning Tower. Thered been many attempts du
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Notes of a native son: the world according to James Baldwin - Christina Greer

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James Baldwin was an American novelist and social critic whose essays in “Notes of a Native Son” explored race, sex and class distinctions. -- In the 1960s, the FBI amassed almost 2,000 documents in an investigation into one of America’s most celebrated m
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The Chinese myth of the meddling monk - Shunan Teng

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Will Bai Su Zhen, the white snake demon, and her love, Xu Xian, ever be free of the meddling monk? (Part Two of the myth of the white snake).--Xu Xian had just received an invitation to the opening ceremony of a new temple. His wife, Bai Su Zhen, warned h
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What if there were 1 trillion more trees? - Jean-Franois Bastin

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How can trees help in the fight against climate change? Dig into the efforts to rebuild damaged ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions.--Today humanity produces more than 1,400 tons of carbon every minute. To combat climate change, we need to reduce fossi
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Why a total solar eclipse is such a big deal

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How solar and lunar eclipses work. Note: This is an update of a video we published in 2015. Sources: Getty Images https://www.amazon.com/Totality-Great-American-Eclipses-2017/dp/0198795696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500557252&sr=8-1&keywords=totality NASA: h
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Cat Feeder Machine (Short Version)

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If you forget to feed your cat, no worries... here's a machine to feed them, problem solved!What's Your Problem? is a new series in which Joseph and his team solve kids really annoying problems by making hilarious contraptions out of everyday household ob
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The myth of Jason and the Argonauts - Iseult Gillespie

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The dark history of IQ tests - Stefan C. Dombrowski

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Explore the history of IQ tests; how they measure a persons intelligence and the ways they have been used to justify scientifically baseless ideologies. --In 1905, psychologists Alfred Binet and Thodore Simon designed a test for children who were struggli
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The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the Egyptian myth of Osiris, trapped by his brother, the warrior god Set, in a coffin and tossed into the Nile to die. --Long jealous of his older brother Osiris, the god who ruled all of Egypt, the warrior god Set plotted to overthrow him. Hosti
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Why were there three popes at the same time? - Jolle Rollo-Koster

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Dig into the history of the Papal Schism, which caused a split in the Catholic Church while 3 popes vied for supremacy. --For almost two millennia, the Pope has been a figure of supreme spiritual authority for Catholics around the world. But in the late 1
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Why cities are full of uncomfortable benches

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The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe - Iseult Gillespie

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Discover the Norse myth of Baldur, the most beloved being in Asgard, and how the trickster god Loki plotted his death. --Baldur was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of Asgard. But lately, he had been plagued by gruesome visions foretelling his o
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The race to decode a mysterious language - Susan Lupack

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Dig into the mysterious Linear B symbols, found on ancient tablets on the island of Crete, which took scholars nearly 50 years to decode.--In the early 1900s, archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans uncovered nearly 3,000 tablets inscribed with strange symbols. He
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From pacifist to spy: WWIIs surprising secret agent - Shrabani Basu

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Learn about the life of World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan and how she worked with the French Resistance to build the network that defeated the Nazis.--In May 1940, with the German army ready to occupy Paris, Noor Inayat Khan was faced with a difficult cho
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Jhen Aiko - Lead the Way (From "Raya and the Last Dragon"/Lyric Video)

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Lead the Way From Disneys Raya and the Last DragonPerformed by: Jhen Aiko (@jheneaiko)Download/stream the Raya and the Last Dragon soundtrack here: https://disneymusic.co/raya?iqid=dmvevo On March 5, join Raya on her quest to find the last dragon. See Dis
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Why Nature Loves Hexagons (featuring Infinite Series!)

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Follow me to Infinite Series for 4-Dimensional Bees! https://youtu.be/X8jOxEGVyPo Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ From spirals to spots to fractals, nature is full of interesting pattern
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Why should you read Moby Dick? - Sascha Morrell

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Dive into Herman Melvilles classic novel Moby Dick, the story of Captain Ahabs hunt for revenge against the white whale who bit off his leg. --A mountain separating two lakes. A room papered floor to ceiling with bridal satins. The lid of an immense snuff
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Do Robots Deserve Rights? What if Machines Become Conscious?

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What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights? Check out Wisecrack and their video: https://goo.gl/oaUbAF 'The Philosophy of Westworld': https://goo.gl/8Tn2m5 Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get coo
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How to Tidy Your Room in 10 Seconds | What's Your Problem?

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We are making a machine to instantly tidy your room.What's Your Problem? is a new series in which Joseph and his team solve other people's really annoying problems by making hilarious contraptions out of everyday household objects. Welcome to my channel!
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If SpongeBob Was a Fairytale Cartoon! | SpongeBob: Reimagined

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When SpongeBob and Patrick get their hands on Squidward's Fancy Living Digest magazine, they're determined to sell as many chocolate bars as it'll take to achieve the rich and fancy lifestyle they've always dreamed of! But SpongeBob and Patrick will have
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The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3

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The adventure continues! Episode 3: Ethic and Hedge must sabotage the furnace-bots to get to the first artifact. Can they find a way out? --This is episode 3 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and h
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A brief history of divorce - Rod Phillips

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Dig into the complicated history of divorce from the earliest known divorce laws in ancient Mesopotamia to modern day. --Formally or informally, human societies across place and time have made rules to bind and dissolve couples. The stakes of who can obta
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Russell's Paradox - A Ripple in the Foundations of Mathematics

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Bertrand Russell's set theory paradox on the foundations of mathematics, axiomatic set theory and the laws of logic. A celebration of Gottlob Frege. Thank you to Professor Joel David Hamkins for your help with this video. Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and
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The incredible, bendable, twistable, expandable elephant trunk - Chase LaDue & Bruce A. Schulte

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Discover the incredible ways elephants use their trunks to sense and communicate information and emotion. --As a breeze blows through the savannah, a snake-shaped tube stretches into the air and scans the horizon like a periscope. But its not seeing its s
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Why should you read Dantes Divine Comedy? - Sheila Marie Orfano

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Explore Dante Alighieris epic poem, Divine Comedy, a 3-part narrative that follows Dantes journey for salvation through Hell.--Abandon all hope, ye who enter here Inscribed above the Gate of Hell, this prophecy sets into motion an epic journey for salvati
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The Tower of Epiphany | Think Like A Coder, Ep 7

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The adventure continues! Episode 7: Ethic and Hedge find themselves in a massive tower. Can they make it past the energy streams to reach the Node of Creation?--This is episode 7 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows
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Can you solve the monster duel riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --Youve come a long way to compete in the great Diskymon league and prove yourself a Diskymon master. Now that youve made it to the finals, youre up against some tough competition. In round one
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The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon - Iseult Gillespie

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Dive into the Japanese myth of the shape-shifting tanuki, as the raccoon-like creature rewards a traveling salesman for his kindness.--On the dusty roads of a small village, a traveling salesman was having difficulty selling his wares. As he wandered the
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The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight - Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara

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Dig into the incredible fighting, feeding, and flying capabilities of hummingbirds.--In just a matter of seconds, hummingbirds can perform astonishing aerial acrobatics, eat lunch in midair, pollinate a flower, even escape threats while upside-down. And t
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The Santa Catcher Machine | What's Your Problem

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We are making a machine to catch Santa Claus! What's Your Problem? is a series in which Joseph and his team solve other people's really annoying problems by making hilarious contraptions out of everyday household objects. Welcome to my channel! I am an in
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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano

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Explore the Rashomon effect, where individuals give significantly different but equally believable accounts of the same event. --A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crimes only known witnesses recount their version of the even
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The sharks that hunt in forests - Luka Seamus Wright

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Discover the unique adaptations of marine forests, the ecosystems that provide food and shelter for sharks and diverse coastal species.--Forests dont usually come to mind as a habitat for sharks. But marine forests provide a home for 35% of the worlds sha
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Are locust plagues unstoppable? - Jeffrey A. Lockwood

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Discover what causes desert locusts to transform into crop-consuming plagues and how they directly endanger humanity.--A ravenous swarm stretches as far as the eye can see. It has no leader or strategic plan; its only goals are to eat, breed, and move on.
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What is earwax and should you get rid of it? - Henry C. Ou

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Explore why earwax forms, its purpose in our health, and whether or not we should be trying to get rid of it.--Grooming paraphernalia has been found in numerous archeological sites, many of which have included earwax removal tools. And earwax evacuation r
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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?

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Dig into the two main ways we fight the viruses that cause the common cold, and find out if its possible to create a cure. --On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. Even with similar symptoms, the cause could be different each
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Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy. Your company was hired to survey the citizens o
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The Sun Blocker | What's Your Problem?

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AJ finds it annoying that he can't reach his own back when applying sunscreen, so Joseph and his team make a machine to do it automatically. What's Your Problem? is a new series in which Joseph and his team solve really annoying problems by making hilario
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Hands-Free Snacking | What's Your Problem?

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Rashid has a problem, he can't eat and play video games at the same time. We're building a machine that will feed him without him needing his hands!What's Your Problem? is a new series in which Joseph and his team solve other people's really annoying prob
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How fan films shaped The Lego Movie

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The 2014 film was an animation feat —but it was built on the legacy of homemade fan movies. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When you watch installments of the Warner Bros. line of Lego movies, it's hard not to be struck by how realist
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What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert

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Dig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.--Outside of China, Mandarin and Cantonese are often referred to as Chinese dialects, despite being even more dissimilar than Spanish and Italian.
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Can loud music damage your hearing? - Heather Malyuk

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Dig into the properties of sound to find out just how bad loud music is for your hearing.--After a concert, you find it difficult to hear your friend rave about the show. It sounds like they're speaking from across the room, and its tough to make out thei
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Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie

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Dig into the tale of Princess Savitri and her one true love, Satyavan, and the tragic prophecy that entwined their fates forever.--Princess Savitri was benevolent, brilliant, and bright. Her grace was known throughout the land, and many princes and mercha
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Landscapers ACCUSED OF STEALING Lemons, What Happens Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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Hi #DharMannFam, thanks for watching my video! For exclusive giveaways & more inspirational content follow me on Instagram here: http://bit.ly/2Kcbgs2Also, did you know we have an official Facebook Group? Connect with other fam members just like you and s
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The woman who stared at the sun - Alex Gendler

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Get to know the legacy of Hisako Koyama, whose drawings of the suns surface helped scientists reconstruct 400 years of sunspot activity.--In 1944, amateur astronomer Hisako Koyamas latest endeavor was sketching the suns shifting surface. She spent weeks a
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Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?

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Watch part 2 by CGPGrey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25qzDhGLx8 If you could decide today... how long do you want to live? Thanks so much for help with the video to https://www.lifespan.io/hero –they are working to cure age-related diseases. Ch
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How can you change someone's mind? (hint: facts aren't always enough) - Hugo Mercier

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-can-you-change-someone-s-mind-spoiler-facts-don-t-work-so-well-hugo-mercier Why do arguments change people’s minds in some cases and backfire in oth
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How Will Self-Driving Cars Make Moral Decisions?

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Sign up to brilliant.org with this link to receive a 20% discount! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ Check out the video we did over on Lê’s channel! Human level AI by 2025? https://youtu.be/5AfCWxjOKEs Subscribe to Lê’s channel Science4All! https://www.yo
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Computer Color Is Broken

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Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting this video! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertainin
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A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-athenian-robert-garland It’s 427 BCE, and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its
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The rise of the Ottoman Empire - Mostafa Minawi

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Explore the early days of the Ottoman Empire, as shrewd political rulers grew the principality into an intercontinental empire. --In the late 13th century, Osman I established a small principality sandwiched between a crumbling Byzantine Empire and a weak
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Why Earth Is A Prison and How To Escape It

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We are trapped on earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe... Learn more about Ariane 6: http://www.airbusafran-launchers.com/en/universe/ariane-6-en/ Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www
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How the worlds tallest skyscraper was built - Alex Gendler

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Discover the engineering innovations that made building Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest skyscraper, possible.--In 2004, construction began on a new building in Dubai, promising a revolutionary design that would dwarf the rest of the worlds skyscrapers. F

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