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The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Crash Course AI #20

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Today, in our final episode of Crash Course AI, we're going to look towards the future. We've spent much of this series explaining how and why we don't have the Artificial General Intelligence (or AGI) that we see in the movies like Bladerunner, Her, or E
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The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes

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Discover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earths most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.--Prevailing for around 270 million years and encompassing more than 20,000 distinct species, trilobites are some of the mos
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Is Soil Alive?

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To learn more about restoration action - and get involved - visit RESTOR from the Crowther Lab at https://restor.eco.Soil doesn't seem like it's "alive", yet it functions like a living thing in lots of key ways.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about
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Why do you get a fever when you're sick? - Christian Moro

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Discover what happens in your body when you have a fever and why its role in our immune response remains a mystery to scientists. --There are many mysteries around fever, but we do know that all mammals, some birds and even a few invertebrate and plant sp
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The Brachistochrone

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How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction

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Check out Journey to the Microcosmos: https://youtube.com/microcosmosIn the middle of the Cambrian, life on land was about to get a little more crowded. And those newcomers would end up changing the world. The arrival of plants on land would make the worl
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Why is pneumonia so dangerous? - Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz

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Explore how pneumonia attacks the tiny air sacs in your lungs and how your immune system works to fight off the infection.--Every time you breathe, air travels down the trachea, through a series of channels, and then reaches little clusters of air sacs in
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These 'Resurrection Plants' Spring Back to Life in Seconds | Deep Look

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Rain falls and within seconds dried-up moss that's been virtually dead for decades unfurls in an explosion of green. The microscopic creatures living in the moss come out to feed. Scientists say the genes in these “resurrection plants” might one day prote
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The Amazing World of Bees

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Without the honeybee, a third of the world's crops would disappear... So why are we killing our buzzing buddies? Get episodes a WEEK EARLY by signing up for a free 30 day trial of the video streaming app Love Nature: http://bit.ly/KeepAnimalogicAlive It's
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Can alligators survive this apex predator? - Kenny Coogan

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Explore the diverse and vital ecosystem of the Everglades, and discover why the alligator is so essential to the region.--Despite alligators ruling the swamplands of the Everglades for millennia, the last 500 years have brought deadly new predators that c
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Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Heln Bay

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Explore the paradox of welfare programs, and learn how they inadvertently reinforce generational poverty, and what we can do to fix them.--Imagine that youve been unemployed for months. Government benefit programs have helped you cover your expenses, but
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Why can't you put metal in a microwave? - Aaron Slepkov

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Dig into the science of how microwave ovens use electromagnetic waves to heat your food, and what you should avoid cooking in them.--In 1945, engineer Percy Spencer was standing near a RADAR device that produced high-intensity microwaves and noticed that
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Why US elections only give you two choices

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We dont like the two-party system. So why do we have it?Help keep Vox free for everybody: http://www.vox.com/give-now Americas two-party system is widely hated. Very few Americans think the two major parties do an adequate job representing us, and most sa
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Yes, scientists are actually building an elevator to space - Fabio Pacucci

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Explore the physics behind space elevators, which would theoretically use a cable anchored to Earth and extending into space. --Sending rockets into space requires sacrificing expensive equipment, burning massive amounts of fuel, and risking potential cat
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Is inequality inevitable?

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Explore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.--Income and wealth inequality are not new. In fact, economists and historians who have charted economic inequality throughout history havent f
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Is it possible to lose weight fast? - Hei Man Chan

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Is it possible to lose weight fast in a healthy way? Dig into how different forms of dieting affect your body. --In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigeste
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Apparently tree FINGERPRINTS are a thing

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Thanks to the ASCEND project for partnering with us on this video!Every species on Earth has a fingerprint - whether or not they have fingers at all. LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Spectr
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Is There Life on Earth?

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I mean… how do you really know? SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ If we lived light years from Earth, how would we know there’s life here? Let’s take a look at the search for extraterrestri
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The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Foods

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Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25

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In the aftermath of the revolutions and upheaval in 18th and early 19th century Europe, there was a hunger for reform across the continent. Reformers like Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Auguste Comte proposed radical new ideas, and at the same time, re
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Flavor Science: What's Really In A Pumpkin Spice Latte

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If you take a look at an ingredients list, odds are you’ll find natural and artificial flavors somewhere in there. Turns out there’s a whole science to making your pumpkin spice latte taste like pumpkin spice, or your potato chips taste like pizza. Hosted
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What Is Statistics: Crash Course Statistics #1

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Welcome to Crash Course Statistics! In this series we're going to take a look at the important role statistics play in our everyday lives, because statistics are everywhere! Statistics help us better understand the world and make decisions from what you'l
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Seeing things that aren't there? It's pareidolia - Susan G. Wardle

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Dig into the phenomenon of face pareidolia, which is the tendency of our brains to see faces in everyday objects.--Imagine opening a bag of chips, only to find Santa Claus looking back at you. Or turning a corner to see a building smiling at you. Humans s
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The animal architecture visible from space - Glynnis Hood

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Explore how beavers build their impressive dams, and what impact these structures have on the surrounding environment. --Nestled in the forests of Canada sits the worlds longest beaver dam. This 850-meter-long structure is large enough to be seen in satel
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Why did Megalodon go extinct? - Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento

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Dive into the oceans depths to see how the gigantic megalodon ruled the seas, and find out what caused its extinction.20 million years ago, the ocean housed a creature so colossal that its stomach could reach volumes of almost 10,000 liters big enough to
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Wildest Dreams | GORILLAVILLE

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It's a dream within a dream within a dream, wrapped in an enigma, deep fried in a riddle, and served on a plate of mystery. Whose dream is it anyway? → Credits ← Executive Producer: Ron Yavnieli Executive Producer: Birk Rawlings Created by: Ron Yavnieli C
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Causing An Avalanche To Explain How They Work

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Avalanches are beautiful, majestic, and completely terrifying this is a video all about the science of avalanches. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.A massive thank you
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These animals are also plants wait, what? - Luka Seamus Wright

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Explore the incredible adaptations of Elysia chlorotica, a species of sea slug that can photosynthesize food. --The species of slug known as Elysia chlorotica may not look like much it resembles a bright green leaf but its one of the most extraordinary cr
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Is Superhero Strength Real?

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Youve probably heard stories about mothers lifting cars to save their baby trapped underneath--but is that just an urban myth? This week on Reactions we talk about superhero strength and the chemistry behind whats possible. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSRea
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Gratitude: An Antidote to Dissatisfaction

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Get your Kurzgesagt Gratitude Journal here: https://shop.kurzgesagt.org/WORLDWIDE SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE!We want to get you the best shipping fees. So If youre located in the EU, please order from our EU-warehouse. If youre located anywhere else in the wor
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How Evolution Turned A Possum Into A Wolf

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Special thanks to Vanessa from BrainCraft for help with this video! Check out her channel: https://www.youtube.com/braincraft ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Until the early 20th century, Tasmania was home to a very weird
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Why Are Your Fingerprints Unique?

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Try Dashlane Premium free for 30 days: https://www.dashlane.com/MinuteEarth. Use the coupon code ‘MinuteEarth’ to get 10% off Dashlane Premium. Because of the chaotic way fingerprints develop and the multiplying effect of compound probability, it's basica
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The Nazis recruited to win the Cold War - Brian Crim

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Dig into Operation Paperclip, a secret intelligence program which brought scientists from Nazi Germany to the US after WWII.--In May of 1945 the Third Reich was in chaos. Adolf Hitler was dead and German surrender was imminent. But while World War II was
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? - Elizabeth Cox

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Explore the middle ground fallacy, which assumes that the truth is always a compromise between two extreme opposing positions.--Its 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldnt be allowe
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What happens when you fall into piranha-infested waters? - Antonio Machado-Allison

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Dig into the truth about piranhas and their feeding frenzies, and find out what would likely happen if you fell into their waters.--Youre peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall. Piranhas dart about in the rapidly appr
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We May Have Been Wrong About the Origin of Life

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Life crawled out of the oceans onto land, right? New research suggests that this popular theory could be wrong. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com
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The Hunt For The Highest Melting Point

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What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the follo
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Can you outsmart the college admissions fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

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Explore the circular reasoning fallacy, which occurs when the end of an argument comes back to the start without having proven itself.--Its 1990. A prospective student has filed a complaint about Virginia Military institutes admissions policy that exclude
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What is a gig economy?

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Explore the benefits and drawbacks of the gig economy, and find out the key factors of becoming a successful freelancer.--A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice 70% of respondents were happier than people in
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Claude's Clumsy Song | GORILLAVILLE

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Sarge wants to punish Ganto for being clumsy yet again, so Claude sings a catchy Calypso tune to change his mind. Will it get Ganto off the hook or just make Sarge even more mad? → Credits ← Executive Producer: Ron Yavnieli Executive Producer: Birk Rawlin
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Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved? - Helen Farr and Jon Adams

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Discover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years. --In 2017, researchers off the Bulgarian coast discovered the oldest intact shipwreck ever found. This ancient Greek vessel was not only
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The Curious Webspinner Insect Knits a Cozy Home | Deep Look

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To protect herself and her eggs, female webspinners shoot super-fine silk from their front feet. They weave the strands to build a shelter that serves as a tent, umbrella and invisibility cloak. But shooting silk from her feet requires her to moonwalk to
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What happened when these 6 dictators took over - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Examine the myth of the benevolent dictator, which is a leader who holds absolute power yet only uses it for the common good.--Under certain conditions, the idea of a dictator can sound appealing, like when a democracy isnt functioning as it should due to
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How to Turn Cancer Against Itself

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This video was made in partnership with the Swiss National Science Foundation. To see more videos about the importance of basic research, go to https://www.youtube.com/SNSFinfo Or watch the THREE OTHER VIDEOS we made with SNSFWhats intelligent about artif
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When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell

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Explore how scientists define adulthood, and find out if theres a specific age at which we reach maturity. --Most countries recognize 18 as the start of adulthood by granting various freedoms and privileges. Yet theres no exact age or moment in developmen
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How to know if you're being selfish (and whether or not that's bad) - Mark Hopwood

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Explore a classic philosophical debate and decide: is it human nature to be selfish? And if so, is it possible to overcome it?--The question of whether or not humans are inherently selfish is one of philosophys oldest debates. The idea that we only act ou
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The underground cities of the Byzantine Empire - Veronica Kalas

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Uncover the history of the ancient underground cities beneath Cappadocia, which were built during the Byzantine Empire.--The breathtaking geological formations of Cappadocia are one of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth. Also known as fairy chimneys
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There Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky Way

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Go to https://ground.news/nutshell to get 40% off unlimited access to Ground News so you can compare coverage and think critically about the news you read. Get a very special piece of kurzgesagt you can take home (and support our channel in the process!)
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One of the world's most famous writers - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Explore the life and works of Rumi, who became one of the worlds most celebrated poets and mystical philosophers.--According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the m
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5 Ways Humans Have Changed The Earth

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We are approaching a whole new era! . . .or at least a new epoch. Michael Aranda explains how humans are leaving their mark on the Geologic Time Scale. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we coul
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History vs. Thomas Jefferson - Frank Cogliano

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Thomas Jefferson was a founding father of the United States but were his principles outweighed by his participation in slavery?--Thomas Jefferson, founding father of the United States and primary author of the Declaration of Independence, was part of Amer
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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 continents are moving. When will they collide? - Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

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Dig into the science of plate tectonics to find out when the next supercontinent will emerge and how it could affect Earths environment.--In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift laid the foundation for our modern theory of
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The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours

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You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below That title isn’t hyperbole or clickbait nonsense. This really is better than your toaster. At least, I think so. Seriously, can we make this the norm, please? If we figured it out in 1948, you&rsqu
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Weight Loss Pills: Fact Or Fiction?

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Enjoy your bacon sandwich, while we walk you through the facts and fictions of what science can -- and maybe someday, will -- do to help people lose weight safely. Annotations: Caffeine: https://youtu.be/Xl1XBJLfIDU Circadian Rhythm: https://youtu.be/UbQ0
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How Cats Became our Friends

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Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. To learn how dogs and humans got together, watch the companion video over at It's OK To Be Smart: https://youtu.be/tggdERc8E6Y - be sure to subscribe while you're there! Thanks also to our sup
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The Fijian myth of the greedy god - Raiana McKinney and Esther Wozniak

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Dig into the Fijian myth of Dakuwaqa, the shape-shifting shark god who is determined to take over all of Fiji's islands.--Long ago, the ancestral gods of Fiji settled on the Pacific archipelago. They eventually metamorphosed into various forms, with the g
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The one thing stopping jellyfish from taking over - Mariela Pajuelo & Javier Antonio Quinones

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Dig into why jellyfish populations have increased, and how leatherback sea turtles can help get their numbers under control.--Over the past two decades, jellyfish have begun to overwhelm our oceans. If things stay on their current trajectory, we could be
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How to get motivated even when you dont feel like it

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Explore the psychology of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and dig into how these forces contribute to our drive.--Motivation is complicated. Psychologists define motivation as the desire or impetus to initiate and maintain a particular behavior. But s
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The true cost of gold - Lyla Latif

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Dig into how foreign corporations exploit African nations like Mali for their gold mining, and often rob them of proper compensation.--In 2020, Mali produced over 71 tons of gold an amount worth billions of dollars. But Mali saw only $850 million dollars
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How do oysters make pearls? - Rob Ulrich

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Explore how oysters use calcium carbonate to create pearls, and how this chemical compound creates a vast array of other materials.--Despite their iridescent colors and smooth shapes, pearls are actually made of the exact same material as the craggy shell
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An Egg Is Just One Cell

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One of Earth's biggest cells is one you're probably really familiar with. See what we're cooking up over at our BRAND-NEW channel, MinuteFood: https://www.youtube.com/user/minutefoodLEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googli
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What caused the Rwandan Genocide? - Susanne Buckley-Zistel

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Dig into the history of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, during which over one-tenth of the countrys population was killed.--For one hundred days in 1994, the African country of Rwanda suffered a horrific campaign of mass murder. Neighbor turned against neig
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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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Cape Sundews Trap Bugs In A Sticky Situation | Deep Look

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Cape sundews are carnivorous plants that grow in bogs, where they don't have access to many nutrients. So they exude sweet, shimmering droplets from their tentacles to lure in unsuspecting insects. Once their prey is hopelessly stuck, they wrap it up and
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Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19

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Last time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those ideas. Adoption of Enlightenment ideas a
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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 colorized photos helped introduce Japan to the world

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The best hand-colored photos of the 19th century came from Japan.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labFor over 200 years, Japan isolated itself from the outside world by forbidding most foreigners from entering the country. But in 1854, a US
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How to design an actually good toaster with lessons from the 1940's

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I love this toaster so dang much. Here are those as-promised links in the description; Link ONE: The original Sunbeam video; https://youtu.be/1OfxlSG6q5Y Link TWO (why am I yelling?): The Electromagnet in your Toaster https://youtu.be/zLFG068HtgM And some
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How does artificial intelligence learn? - Briana Brownell

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Explore the three major methods of machine learning, which allows computers to write their own rules to problem solve and process data.--Today, artificial intelligence helps doctors diagnose patients, pilots fly commercial aircraft, and city planners pred
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What causes addiction, and why is it so hard to treat? - Judy Grisel

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Take a look at the science of how addictive drugs affect your body and why substance addiction can be so difficult to treat.--As of 2021, more than 36 million people were estimated to be experiencing substance use disorder. This condition spans a spectrum
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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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World War II: Crash Course European History #38

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Only a couple of decades after the end of the First World War--which was supposed to be the War that Ended All Wars--another, bigger, farther-flung, more destructive, and deadlier war began. Today, you'll learn about how the war in Europe progressed, from
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Does trickle-down economics actually work? - Jonathan Smith

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Dig into trickle-down economics, which claims that tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy stimulate the economy and improve people's lives.--In 1981, the US economy was struggling: unemployment rates were climbing and inflation had peaked at an all-tim
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Beauty and the Beast US Official Trailer

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Watch the brand new trailer for Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," starring Emma Watson & Dan Stevens.See the film in theatres March 17, 2017!Official Site: http://disney.com/BeautyandtheBeastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyBeautyAndTheBeastTwi
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Iceland's superpowered underground volcanoes - Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

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Explore how geothermal energy the heat in the Earths crust is being used to create renewable electricity and power.--While the weather in Iceland is often cold, wet, and windy, a nearly endless supply of heat bubbles away below the surface. In fact, almos
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Why Its HARD To Bring A New Apple To Market

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Fruit trees are unpredictable and grow slowly, and consumer tastes are fickle, so successful new varieties of fruit are rare.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons htt
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The Impossible Problem NO ONE Can Solve

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Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription! https://go.nebula.tv/upandatomRecommended shows:Is Math Invented or Discovered? https://nebula.tv/ismathinvented Becoming Human https://nebula.tv/becominghuman?ref=upandatomWhat is Code? https:/
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Weird Things Animals Do During Eclipses

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This Product is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASAs Science Activation portfolio.The material contained in this document is based upon work supported by a National Aeronautics And Space Administration (N
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How friendship affects your brain - Shannon Odell

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Dig into what happens to your brain during adolescence that changes how you value, understand, and connect to friends.--If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they are. Childhood, adolescent, and adult
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10 MIND BLOWING OPTICAL ILLUSIONS with TEENS (React)

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10 Mind Blowing Optical Illusions reacted to by the Teens! Join the SuperFam and support FBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/React/join SUBSCRIBE & HIT THE ! New Videos 12pm PST on REACT! https://goo.gl/7SnCnC Watch all RC videos from this week https://
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A day in the life of an ancient Babylonian business mogul - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Follow Beltani, a Babylonian priestess and businesswoman, as she investigates who is undermining her barley fields and tavern.--Its 1762 BCE. As dawn breaks in the Babylonian city of Sippar, Beltani a priestess and businesswoman receives an urgent visit f
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Hookworms And The Myth Of The

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The stereotype of the "lazy Southerner" may have been caused by widespread hookworm infections in the American South. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓
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Food Grown Without Soil. Lufa Farms

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Using city rooftops to grow healthy sustainable food. Learn how Lufa Farms is using technology and automation to grow fresh food daily with no soil, no pesticides, less water and zero waste. Support our educational documentaries by contributing on Patreon
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This Map Shows Where American Accents Come From

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When you're traveling to another part of the US than you're originally from, it might be surprising to hear how different the locals sound. For instance, a New Yorker will likely speak the same English language in a completely different accent from a nati
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The rise and fall of the medieval Islamic Empire - Petra Sijpesteijn & Birte Kristiansen

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Trace the rise and fall of the Islamic Empire, from the prophet Muhammad in the 7th century to the sacking of Baghdad. --In the 7th century CE, the prophet Muhammad united the people of the Arabian Peninsula through the formation of Islam. Over the next 3
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The Chasm | Think Like A Coder, Ep 6

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The adventure continues! Episode 6: Ethic, Hedge, and Octavia must find a way to cross the bottomless ravine to get to the tower. Can they make it before the guards return? --This is episode 6 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode nar
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The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math

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Do odd perfect numbers exist? Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If youre looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where
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The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Dive into the Epic of Gilgamesh, and follow the king of Uruk on a series of dangerous quests as he searches for immortality.--In 1849, in the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq, archaeologists sifted through dusty remains, hoping to find records to prove tha
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Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didnt? - G. Richard Scott

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Explore the prevailing scientific theory of why crooked teeth and impacted wisdom teeth are recent developments in human evolution.--According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental
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The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity

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Dig into the 4 biggest existential risks that threaten the survival of humanity, and explore how we can safeguard our future.--With the invention of the atomic bomb, humanity gained the power to destroy itself for the first time in our history. Since then
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The dark history of the suburbs - Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kirsten Delegard

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Discover the dark history of the American suburbs, and how practices like racial covenants restricted access to home ownership for people of color.--Beginning in the 1800s, people began writing clauses into property deeds that were meant to prevent all fu
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Check out the interactive version of the video at http://iwontletyoudown.com Buy the video here: http://smarturl.it/IWLYDVideo From the album Hungry Ghosts, out now in North America on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/HungryGhostsiTunes Pre-order in the UK: iTu
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Explore how scientists use environmental DNA (eDNA) in a technique called DNA metabarcoding to find and track species.--Scientists have been staking out a forest in Montana for an animal thats notoriously tricky to find. Camera traps havent offered defini
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Ballistic Ping Pong Ball vs. Tennis Ball at 450km/h!

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What happens when you shoot a ballistic ping pong ball going 450kph at a tennis ball?Check out Brandons iPhone video on GizmoSlip: https://youtu.be/JYivWedGCKcSupport more physics content like this by joining our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/phys
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Can Parents Guess Their Kids' Cooking?

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Can these parents guess which meals their kids cooked? Watch and find out!Watch more "Guess Your ...'s Cooking" here: https://fbereact.com/guessyourcooking-playlist Have you subscribed to our new Try Not To Channel yet? Subscribe now and HIT the bell! htt
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History vs. Egypts "most powerful" pharaoh - Jessica Tomkins

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Pharaoh Ramesses II presided over a golden age of Egyptian prosperity but was he a model leader or a master of propaganda?--Pharaoh Ramesses II reigned for almost 70 years in the 13th century BCE. He presided over a golden age of Egyptian prosperity, powe
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Dig into different strategies that can improve your listening skills so you can become a high quality listener.--Its easy to tell when someones not paying attention, but it can be surprisingly tricky to know what good listening looks like. Good listening
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3 ways to end a virus

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Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.--Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the obs
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What if you experienced every human life in history?

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Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.--Imagine that your life began as one of the planets first humans. After dying, you're reincarnated as the second human ever to l
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Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? - Andrew Smith

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Trace the history of popcorn, from its origins in the Americas to its explosion of popularity in the 20th century.--Soft percussion and a toasty scent mark the violent transformation of tough seeds into cloud-like puffs. This is the almost magical process
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WORLD'S WEIRDEST EGGS?! | Maddie Moate

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Happy Easter everyone! Not all eggs are egg shaped! Take a look at some of these amazing animal eggs and the bizarre (but awesome) breeding behaviours surrounding them! Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/1kPjJZL ME! SNAPCHAT: maddiemoate1 TWITTER: http://w
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♫ 25 Pop Songs on PIANO in 10 Minutes ♫ ** + BONUS ** (HD)

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SHEETS: https://gumroad.com/jamesjefferypiano (☆ 30% INTRODUCTORY DISCOUNT UNTIL 6 JULY!!!! ☆ ) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JamesJefferyPiano 1. Let Her Go -Passenger (0:03-0:18) 2. I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding (0:18-0:40) 3.
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Meet Australia | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Squeaks has been learning about the platypus and now he wants to learn more about where they come from. Join us as Jessi and Squeaks explore the w
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The Secret Global Sewer System

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Ditches and drain pipes help crops survive but can negatively impact the broader landscape.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth a
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The Greek myth of Demeter's revenge - Iseult Gillespie

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Dig into the Greek myth of Mestra and her father King Erysichthon, who angered the gods and was cursed with insatiable hunger.--Mestra, princess of Thessaly, was far from home. She had watched her father, King Erysichthon, plunge into a ruin of his own ma
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What's missing in medical research? - Greg Foot

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Dig into why ethnic diversity is so important to medical research when creating new treatments and medicines for diseases.--While all humans share 99.9% of our DNA, differences in the remaining 0.1% hold important clues about the causes of diseasesand the
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Why Penrose Tiles Never Repeat

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The first 200 people to https://brilliant.org/minutephysics get 20% off an annual premium subscription to Brilliant. Thanks to Brilliant for their support.This video is about a better way to understand Penrose tilings (the famous tilings invented by Roger
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Can the economy grow forever?

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Is infinite economic growth possible on a planet with finite resources? Explore how countries can balance efficiency with sustainability.--Many economists think that an eternally growing economy is necessary to keep improving peoples lives, and that if th
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The history of poker: Bluffing, betting, and busting - James McManus

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Dig into the history of poker, from the games invention in the American South to its explosion of popularity across the world.--From its earliest incarnations, poker has always been a contest of guile, guts, and gambling. The game first emerged around 180
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Earth's mysterious red glow, explained - Zoe Pierrat

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Explore the phenomenon and uses of chlorophyll fluorescence, a small amount of light emitted by plants during photosynthesis.--In 2009, a satellite circled Earth, scanning and sorting the wavelengths reflecting off the planets surface. Researchers noticed
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The rebel radio that brought down a war criminal - Diana Sierra Becerra

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Get to know the story of Radio Venceremos, an underground radio collective that fought US-backed fascism during the Salvadoran Civil War.--Since the 1800s, a handful of oligarchs had controlled nearly all of El Salvadors land, forcing laborers to work for
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Human Population Through Time

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It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion. But growth has begun slowing, as women have fewer babies on average. When will our global population peak? And how can we minimize our impact on
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The biggest mistakes in mapmaking history - Kayla Wolf

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Travel through the history of mapmaking and discover what big mistakes cartographers made about the worlds geography.--For thousands of years, people made both functional maps and what are known as cosmographies, illustrating the earth and its position in
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These companies with no CEO are thriving

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Get to know the different kinds of co-ops, how they work, and how they differ from traditional companies. --Co-ops are a big part of the global economy: they employ 10% of the worlds workforce and over two trillion dollars flow through their doors every y
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Can you steal the most powerful wand in the wizarding world? - Dan Finkel

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

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Explore the defining features of being in a flow state, and get tips on how you can find flow in your daily life.--Flow is more than just concentrating or paying attention; it's a unique mental state of effortless engagement. And those who more frequently
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Why is it so hard to break a bad habit?

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Explore the psychology behind how good and bad habits are formed, and get tips on how to manage these behaviors.--Many people deal with a nail-biting habit at some point in their lives. Some will go to great lengths to try to stop, employing strategies li
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Eastern Europe Consolidates: Crash Course European History #16

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While the focus has been on Western Europe so far, there has also been a lot going on in Eastern Europe, which we'll be looking at today. The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, The Ottoman Empire, and Russia were all competing at the eastern end of the con
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How do airplanes actually fly? - Raymond Adkins

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Explore the physics of flight, and discover how aerodynamic lift generates the force needed for planes to fly.--By 1917, Albert Einstein had explained the relationship between space and time. But, that year, he designed a flawed airplane wing. His attempt
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The Insane Evolution of: Flight

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Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying

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This video is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASAs Science Activation portfolio.Because eclipses are powerful and frightening events, ancient cultures went to great lengths to understand eclipses, leading
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The Two Viruses That Weve Had For Millions of Years

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Theres one kind of herpesvirus thats specific to one species of primate, and each virus split off from the herpesvirus family tree when the primate split off from its own tree. But of course, humans are a special kind of primate.Here are the two studies w
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World War II Civilians and Soldiers: Crash Course European History #39

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Our look at World War II continues with a closer examination of just how the war impacted soldiers in the field, and the people at home. For many of the combatants, the homefront and the warfront were one and the same. The war disrupted life for millions
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Why did Phillis Wheatley disappear? - Charita Gainey

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Get to know the life and works of poet Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved woman who became one of colonial Americas most famous writers.--In 1775, General George Washington received a poem from one of colonial Americas most famous writers. Its verses praised t
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This Cryptic Underwater Maze Holds Life That Survives on Methane

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John Pohlman and David Brankovits dive into underwater caves to study organisms that feast on methane in total darkness. Plummet into a labyrinth of sinkholes and tunnels in the Yucatan Peninsula and see what it takes to collect untapped data. Experience
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History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja

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Dig into the Rubber Terror, the period in which King Leopold IIs horrific regime in the Congo resulted in the deaths of 10 million people.--In 1904, Chief Lontulu laid 110 twigs in front of a foreign commission. Every twig represented a person in his vill
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The gory history of barber surgeons - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Trace the history of barber-surgeons, and find out what led to barbers performing medical procedures in medieval Europe.--Its a cold morning in 15th century France and youre off to the barber for a shave and haircut. You hear the familiar sound of singing
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Why Do We STILL Use Lead Pipes?!

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Visit https://www.apmreports.org/water to read "Buried Lead". This video was made in partnership with The Water Main.We've known for millennia that lead pipes could make us sick, so why are we still drinking from them?Thanks also to our Patreon patrons ht
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These 70 writers are actually all the same person - Ilan Stavans

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Get to know the life of enigmatic poet and writer Fernando Pessoa, who wrote not as himself but as other people he invented.--On November 30th, 1935, dozens of writers passed away. They came from different backgrounds, espoused divergent beliefs, and wrot
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Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

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The blue LED was supposed to be impossibleuntil a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If youre looking for a
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Why your phone battery gets worse over time - George Zaidan

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Explore the science of why single-use and rechargeable batteries die, and find out why recycling batteries can be challenging.--Almost all batteries, even single-use batteries, are theoretically rechargeable. Thats because the metals and other chemicals a
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Why Does Popcorn Pop? | The Science of Food! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Squeaks and Mister Brown are making popcorn for all of their friends, and learning all about how heat makes popcorn kernels pop!This video has bee
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What Are Pickles? | The Science of Food! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Squeaks and Mister Brown learn all about how to use brine to make homemade pickles!Hosted by: Anthony BrownSecond Grade Next Generation Science St
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Should you donate your DNA to help cure diseases? - Greg Foot

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Discover how scientists are using crowdsourced DNA to find the causes of untreatable diseases, and developing new drug treatments for them.--When scientists don't know the cause of a medical condition, developing a drug treatment takes significant trial a
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The records the British Empire didn't want you to see - Audra A. Dipte

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Explore the British policy called Operation Legacy, where the government hid incriminating documents from its former colonies.--In 2009, five Kenyan people took a petition to the British Prime Minister. They claimed they endured human rights abuses in the
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Featuring Neil Sloane from the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS). Lunar Arithmetic (aka Dismal Arithmetic) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Neil Sloane is the founder of the OEIS: https://oeis.org Lunar Primes: https://oeis.o
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Something Strange Happens When You Follow Einstein's Math

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Einstein was wrong about black holes, what else? Use code veritasium at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/veritasium A massive thank you to Prof. Geraint F. Lewis and Prof. Juan Maldacena for their expe
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What If We Detonated All Nuclear Bombs at Once?

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Sources: https://sites.google.com/view/sourcesallthebombs/ What happens if make a huge pile from all 15,000 nuclear bombs and pull the trigger? And what happens if we make an even bigger pile? Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool
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The true story behind the legend of the 47 Rnin - Adam Clulow

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Dig into one of Japans most infamous stories about the 47 samurai who take revenge for the loss of their leader.--Asano Naganori, lord of Ak domain, fixed his gaze on Kira Yoshinaka, a senior master of ceremony. Asano extended his short sword, charged thr
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World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History #33

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Europe's system of alliances and centuries-old tensions erupted into war in August of 1914. This week on Crash Course Euro, we're talking about the military history of World War I, and taking a look at the broad strokes of how the war unfolded. We'll take
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What happens if you dont put your phone in airplane mode? - Lindsay DeMarchi

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Dig into how airplane mode works, and find out why its still important to use the setting when you fly.--Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio waves carry information between computers, GPS systems, cell pho
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The Irish myth of Diarmuids betrayal - Iseult Gillespie

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Dig into the Irish myth of lovers Grinne and Diarmuid, and follow their journey as they flee from her betrothed, Fionn.--Grinne, princess of Tara and bride-to-be, was furious. She had thought she was betrothed to a young soldier, bold and brilliant enough
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I found the BEST coronavirus depiction (+ explanation)

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To start comparing quotes and simplify insurance-buying check out Policygenius: http://policygenius.com/minuteearth. Thanks to Policygenius for sponsoring this video!Ever found a fantastic coronavirus illustration that led him to learn about viral attachm
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How Rainbows with NO COLOR are possible

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What the heck are spider-web rainbows? What are these rare white rainbows, and how do they form? If you liked this video check out these:Does this look WHITE to you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNOKWoDtbSkThe Projector Illusion: https://www.youtube.co
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Doggone Vacation | GET MY GOAT

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Gold Fang pretends to be too injured to go on vacation and tries to send Dutch in his place. Pretty soon he’s not just pretending! Dimwitted Gold Fang is one hungry wolf who won’t be satisfied until he can sink his teeth into oh-so-juicy Billy the Goat. T
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Does Letter Order Matter?

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You’ve probably seen the internet meme about word order – but is it true? Does the order of letters in a word matter, or can people read a jumble just as quickly as a proper sentence? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com. Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/97ny
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Animal Magnetism | GET MY GOAT

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Gold Fang concocts a scheme to capture Billy using his new magnet kit but finds getting the goat to eat anything metallic is harder than it looks. Dimwitted Gold Fang is one hungry wolf who won’t be satisfied until he can sink his teeth into oh-so-juicy B
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Can you solve the magical maze riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Today is the annual wizard tournament featuring competitors from three schools, and youre in charge. The wizards have entered the maze and compete in your chosen events in utmost secrecy; only
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When 90dB is LOUDER than 120dB

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Learn to use your career to make a difference at https://www.80000hours.org/minuteearthWe often use decibels, a measure of sound pressure, to describe how loud something is - but loudness is caused by how we perceive sounds, and the two often don't line u
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Birds

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This summer, we partnered with Nate Senner of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tebughna School in Beluga, Alaska to make this series of videos all about how, why, and where birds migrate. We had so much fun making these videos that we decided t
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How to make a sad story funny - Jodie Houlston-Lau

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Download a free audiobook version of Born A Crime and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--It may seem counterintuitive, but comedy is often key to a serious story. As a writer, you need your audience to experience a range o
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The city built by runaways - Marc Adam Hertzman & Flavio dos Santos Gomes

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Get to know the story of Palmares, an autonomous settlement founded by people escaping slavery in Brazil in the 1600s.--In the 1600s, an expansive autonomous settlement called Palmares reached its height in Brazil. It was founded and led by people escapin
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Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage | Deep Look

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Tiny and delicate, pygmy seahorses survive by attaching to vibrant corals where they become nearly invisible to both predators and researchers. Now, biologists at the California Academy of Sciences have successfully bred them in captivity for the first ti
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What is the rarest color in nature? - Victoria Hwang

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Discover what colors are the most rare to see in nature, and how physics and evolution drive their scarcity.--Plants, animals, or minerals found in nature bear almost every color imaginable. There are two factors that influence what hues you see in the wi
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DC League of Super Pets | Official Trailer

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Dwayne Johnson stars as the voice of Krypto the Super-Dog in Warner Bros. Pictures animated action adventure feature film DC League of Super-Pets, from director Jared Stern.The film also stars the voices of Kevin Hart (the Jumanji and Secret Life of Pets
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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen - Barbara L. Thorne

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Take a look inside the conehead termite colony as a queen begins her reign as one of the longest living insects in the animal kingdom.--A single determined termite braves countless threats to participate in the only flight of her lifetime. She evades the
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Can stereotypes ever be good? - Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho

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Explore the model minority stereotype, and discover how it became a label for Asian Americans and is used to enforce racial hierarchies.--In 2007, researchers surveyed 180 teachers to understand if they held stereotypes about their students. The most comm
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Please subscribe! http://goo.gl/EpIDGd And support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth India and China have so many people today because they’re good for farming and big, but they’ve always been that way, so they’ve actually had a huge prop
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When Antarctica Was Green

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Help Eons out and fill out this survey! https://www.pbsresearch.org/c/r/Eons_YTvideoBefore the start of the Eocene Epoch about 56 million years ago--Antarctica was still joined to both Australia and South America. Andit turns out that a lot of what we rec
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The sibling rivalry that divided a town - Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer

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Explore the psychology of social identity and in-group bias and discover the conditions that cause people to turn against one another.--One day a pair of brothers working together as shoemakers had an explosive fight that split the family business in two.
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How Life Survives Inside Underwater Volcanoes

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Go to https://www.givewell.org/realscience and pick YOUTUBE and enter REAL SCIENCE at checkout, for GiveWell to match your donation up to $100.Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-how-life-survives-on-underwater-volcano
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The original ring of power - Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato recounted the legend of the Ring of Gyges
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Rain's Dirty Little Secret

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Check out http://www.lynda.com/minuteearth for 10 days of free online courses. http://www.lynda.com/ Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - AshrafDude - Nasser Hamed Alminji - Jeff Straathof - Mark - Maarten Bremer - Emil Kampp - Today I Found Out - Nichol
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How to make smart decisions more easily

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Explore the psychology of decision fatigue, what kinds of choices lead us to this state and what we can do to fight it.--Everything our bodies do whether physical or mental uses energy. Studies have found that many individuals seem to have a daily thresho
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Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? - Emmanuel During

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Download a free audiobook version of The Midnight Library and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Mumbling fantastical gibberish; devouring blocks of cheese in the nude; peeing in places that arent toilets; and jumping out
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The rise and fall of the Maya Empires most powerful city - Geoffrey E. Braswell

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Trace the rise and fall of the Maya city Chichen Itza, and how Yucatns unpredictable environment contributed to its demise.--During the 8th century CE, warfare and failing agriculture forced Maya people to move north, to hotter, drier Yucatn. Because of i
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The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage

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A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don’t even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: The Bacteriophage. Created with scientific advice and editing by James Gurney. Kurzges
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The most important century in human history

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Is the 21st century the most pivotal time in human history? Explore how the decisions we make now may impact humanitys future.--Is it possible that this century is the most important one in human history? The 21st century has already proven to be a period
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Whats the best country to live in?

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Discover the shortcomings of using GDP to measure a countrys well-being, and what alternatives can be used to gauge quality of life.--Whats the best country to live in? Is it the one with the best food? The longest life expectancy? The best weather? For t
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Why Electroshock Therapy Is Back

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Please support us on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth or as a YouTube Sponsor! Thanks to everyone who already does! Shocking the brain has come and gone as a medical treatment, but it’s currently resurging, as it often provides the best form of relief
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Download my FREE mobile app App Store = https://apple.co/3nhvjapGoogle Play = https://bit.ly/3DRzS1I Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel by clicking here http://bit.ly/DharMannYouTube **Make sure you CLICK THE BELL ICON so you can get notifications wh
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TROLLS WORLD TOUR Available now!Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return in an all-star sequel to DreamWorks Animations 2016 musical hit: Trolls World Tour. In an adventure that will take them well beyond what theyve known before, Poppy (Kendrick) and B
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18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History #20

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European powers had a lot of wars in the 18th century, and they weren't confined to Europe. Conflict raged across the globe, in what might be called a World War...but we don't call it that, because we already have a couple of those coming up in the 20th c
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TROLLS WORLD TOUR | "Just Sing" Full Song [Official Clip]

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TROLLS WORLD TOUR Available on-demand now!Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return in an all-star sequel to DreamWorks Animations 2016 musical hit: Trolls World Tour. In an adventure that will take them well beyond what theyve known before, Poppy (Kendr
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TROLLS WORLD TOUR | Pop Music Medley Full Scene [Official Clip]

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TROLLS WORLD TOUR Available on-demand now!Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return in an all-star sequel to DreamWorks Animations 2016 musical hit: Trolls World Tour. In an adventure that will take them well beyond what theyve known before, Poppy (Kendr
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TROLLS WORLD TOUR | Pop Trolls Escape Lonesome Flats [Official Clip]

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TROLLS WORLD TOUR Available on-demand now!Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return in an all-star sequel to DreamWorks Animations 2016 musical hit: Trolls World Tour. In an adventure that will take them well beyond what theyve known before, Poppy (Kendr
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TROLLS WORLD TOUR | The Secret Pop Music String [Official Clip]

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TROLLS WORLD TOUR Available on-demand now!Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return in an all-star sequel to DreamWorks Animations 2016 musical hit: Trolls World Tour. In an adventure that will take them well beyond what theyve known before, Poppy (Kendr
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TROLLS WORLD TOUR | Smooth Jazz Chaz Finds Poppy and Branch [Official Clip]

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TROLLS WORLD TOUR Available on-demand now!Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return in an all-star sequel to DreamWorks Animations 2016 musical hit: Trolls World Tour. In an adventure that will take them well beyond what theyve known before, Poppy (Kendr
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The Most Efficient Way to Destroy the Universe – False Vacuum

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What if there is a way to destroy the universe so fundamentally that life as we know it will be impossible forever? Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Kurzgesagt merch h
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DC League of Super-Pets Trailer 2 Warner Bros. UK & Ireland

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Just because theyre super - doesnt make them heroes. See #DCSuperPets only in cinemas July 29.Dwayne Johnson stars as the voice of Krypto the Super-Dog in Warner Bros. Pictures animated action adventure feature film DC League of Super-Pets, from director
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A Disease's Guide to World Domination

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Get 3 weeks of free access to CuriosityStream by visiting http://curiositystream.com/minute and using the promo code "minute" There's something surprising that helps determine how damaging a disease is: distance. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https:/
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What Happens When You Put a Hummingbird in a Wind Tunnel? | Deep Look

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Scientists have used a high-speed camera to film hummingbirds' aerial acrobatics at 1000 frames per second. They can see, frame by frame, how neither wind nor rain stop these tiniest of birds from fueling up. DEEP LOOK: a new ultra-HD (4K) short video ser
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What is Quantum Tunneling, Exactly?

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Sign up to brilliant.org to receive a 20% discount with this link! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ In this video we explore the quantum phenomenon of quantum tunneling, where an electron can tunnel through a barrier no classical object could. *Quantum Ph
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Jerusalem Crickets Only Date Drummers | Deep Look

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With their big heads and beady black eyes, Jerusalem crickets aren't winning any beauty contests. But that doesn't stop them from finding mates. They use their bulbous bellies to serenade each other with some furious drumming. Support Deep Look on Patreon
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Why does this flower smell like a dead body? - Daniel Nickrent

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Explore how the Rafflesia plant uses parasitic strategies to grow the worlds largest flower, and find out why it smells so bad.--Deep inside the Sumatran rainforest, a carrion fly descends, guided by the scent of its favorite place to lay eggs: rotting an
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Whoever builds something here will be rich beyond measure - Fabio Pacucci

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Download a free audiobook version of Project Hail Mary" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Since the 1950s, governments, companies, and researchers have been planting flags among the stars. But while it might seem like
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How Is Cotton Candy Made? | The Science of Food! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Squeaks and Mister Brown love cotton candy, so they learn how cotton candy machines turn regular sugar into fluffy, delicious cotton candy!Hosted
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The First and Last North American Primates

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How To Vote in Every State: https://youtube.com/HowToVoteInEveryStateEarly primates not only lived in North America -- our primate family tree actually originated here! So what happened to those early relatives of ours? Thank you to these paleoartists for
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How To Hear Halfway Around The World

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Thanks to CTBTO for sponsoring this video: https://www.ctbto.orgSounds in the ocean can travel more than 10,000 miles - that's halfway around the world! Here's how.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keyw
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How to make an AI read your handwriting (LAB) : Crash Course Ai #5

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Follow along: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1NyYH1EPpaJlMBLK0fcKYz4icaD1SNSLKJohn Green Bot wrote his first novel! Today, in our first ever Lab were going to program a neural network to recognize handwritten letters to convert the first part of
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How To Hit A Fastball (According To Science!!!)

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This episode is brought to you by Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/ Tweet this ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSbase Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSbaseFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We’ve got t-shirts! Get yours here: http://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay
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How Did Beethoven Hear Music?

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In this episode I discuss Ludwig Van Beethoven's hearing loss and demonstrate how music may have sounded to his ears and in his mind towards the end of his life. BEATO EAR TRAINING → https://beatoeartraining.com THE BEATO CLUB → https://bit.ly/3
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Where Did We Come From?

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Ready to untangle the branches of the human family tree? Part 1 of our special series on Human Ancestry. Watch it all: http://bit.ly/OKTBSHuman ↓↓↓More info and sources below ↓↓↓ In part 1 of our special series on human ancestry, we tour through our famil
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WWI's Civilians, the Homefront, and an Uneasy Peace: Crash Course European History #34

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World War I was a total war for millions of people in Europe. Many men were enlisted in the fighting, but the war work had implications for the daily lives of a huge number of Europeans. Women entered the workforce in huge numbers, and for a lot of people
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Evil BOSS MISTREATS His WORKER ft. @Benny Soliven | Dhar Mann

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No one ever accomplished anything great by playing it safe! WATCH BTS footage from this video here: https://youtu.be/qE2ndxExcssAlso, SHOP NOW! My latest exclusive merch collection, featuring your favorite iconic sayings you can wear! Check out my officia
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DC League of Super-Pets | Trailer 2 | WB Kids

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Just because theyre super - doesnt make them heroes. See #DCSuperPets only in cinemas.Dwayne Johnson stars as the voice of Krypto the Super-Dog in Warner Bros. Pictures animated action adventure feature film DC League of Super-Pets, from director Jared St
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How long should your naps be? - Sara C. Mednick

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Download a free audiobookversionof "Take a Nap: Change Your Life" by Sara Mednick or Matthew Walker's "Why We Sleep" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission:https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Your eyes get heavy and gradually close But wait! Its only lunch ti
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Growing Plants Without Soil! | Squeaks Grows a Garden! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Today, Squeaks and Mister Brown explore the world of plants with an experiment! They'll learn what plants actually need to grow, which can help th
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In a Galaxy Far, Far Away, I Was Almost Anakin Skywalker | 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs

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It was the late 1990s, and 3,000 young actors around the world were scouted for the role of a lifetime. On the ride home from school, Devon Michael’s mom told him he’d be auditioning for one of the most anticipated movies ever. “The Phan
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Food expiration dates dont mean what you think - Carolyn Beans

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Find out what expiration date labels on food actually mean, and discover ways communities and governments can lessen food waste. --Countries around the world waste huge amounts of food every year: roughly a fifth of food items in the US are tossed because
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Trolls Perform Pop Medley | TROLLS WORLD TOUR

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TROLLS WORLD TOUR In theaters and on demand April 10, 2020How to Watch: www.watchtrolls.comAnna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return in an all-star sequel to DreamWorks Animations 2016 musical hit: Trolls World Tour. In an adventure that will take them w
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How did they build the Great Pyramid of Giza? - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Explore how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid, a tomb created for Pharaoh Khufu which took over 20 years to complete.--As soon as Pharaoh Khufu ascended the throne circa 2575 BCE, work on his eternal resting place began. The structures archite
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Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: Complete 4K UHD; Voices of Music

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Hey everyone~! Please consider a donation, https://www.voicesofmusic.org/donate.html and we will make more videos like this one :) For the first time in 4K Ultra High Definition video, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major (BWV 1048), complete, per

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