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Worked Example Of Error When Subtracting Polynomials

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Worked example of error when subtracting polynomials
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Standard Error of the Mean

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Standard Error of the Mean (a.k.a. the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean!) More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=J1twbrHel3o
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Proof Part 2 Minimizing Squared Error to Line

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Proof Part 2 Minimizing Squared Error to Line More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=f6OnoxctvUk
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Proof (Part 1) Minimizing Squared Error to Regression Line

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Proof (Part 1) Minimizing Squared Error to Regression Line More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=mIx2Oj5y9Q8
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Proof (Part 3) Minimizing Squared Error to Regression Line

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Proof (Part 3) Minimizing Squared Error to Regression Line More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=u1HhUB3NP8g
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Proof (Part 4) Minimizing Squared Error to Regression Line

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Proof (Part 4) Minimizing Squared Error to Regression Line More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=8RSTQl0bQuw
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Percent Problems

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Percent Problems from Chapter 3 of ck12.org Algebra I textbook
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Elasticity and Strange Percent Changes

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Why we calculate percent changes in a strange way when calculating elasticities More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=fUxSB3yYIbs
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The Mathematics of Error Correction - with Marcus du Sautoy

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Computers use error-correcting codes to detect mistakes in binary notations - even just a single change from 0 to 1. In this clip from the 2006 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The num8er my5teries", Marcus du Sautoy runs error-correcting code tests with an audience m
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Molecular and Empirical Forumlas from Percent Composition

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Molecular and Empirical Forumlas from Percent Composition. Example 2.9 from Kotz Chemistry book More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=_H009sTvYE0
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Describing the Meaning of Percent

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U05_L1_T1_we1 Describing the Meaning of Percent More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Lvr2YsxG10o Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Describing the Meaning of Percent 2

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U05_L1_T1_we2 Describing the Meaning of Percent 2 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=MokI3Fi8jpc Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Identifying Percent Amount and Base

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u5_l2_t1_we1 Identifying Percent Amount and Base More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=JaScdH47PYg Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Solving Percent Problems 2

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U05_L2_T1_we2 Solving Percent Problems 2 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=N4kDzoQOngY Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Solving Percent Problems 3

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U05_L2_T1_we3 Solving Percent Problems 3 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=DAikW24_O0A Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Solving Percent Problems | Decimals | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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We'll use algebra to solve this percent problem. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimals-pre-alg/percent-word-probs-pre-alg/v/solving-percent-problems-2?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=PreAlgebra Missed the
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Percent Word Problem Example 2 | Decimals | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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It's nice to practice conversion problems, but how about applying our new knowledge of percentages to a real life problem like recycling? Hint: don't forget your long division! Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanac
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Representing a number as a decimal, percent, and fraction 2

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U05_L1_T1_we4 Representing a number as a decimal, percent, and fraction 2 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Hkwfibux88s Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Representing a number as a decimal, percent, and fraction

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U05_L1_T1_we3 Representing a number as a decimal, percent, and fraction More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=-gB1y-PMWfs Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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TIL: Almost 40 Percent of New Yorkers Are Immigrants | Today I Learned

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On display in the heart of Times Square, "We Were Once Strangers Too” was a public data sculpture that highlighted the role of immigrants in the Big Apple. The installation won the 2017 Times Square Valentine Heart Design Competition, which celebrated Val
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Margin of Error 1

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Finding the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of a population voting for a candidate. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=OwPSuHXmiPw
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Margin of Error 2

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Finding the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of a population voting for a candidate. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=YclQE2XtaLw
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Squared Error of Regression Line

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Introduction to the idea that one can find a line that minimizes the squared distances to the points More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=6OvhLPS7rj4
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NASA's 150 Million Dollar Coding Error

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Be one of the first 73 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/realengineering/ New vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3027v8KjpaDtDx-g Credits: Narrator/Director: Bri
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The Real Story Behind the Apollo 11 Computer Error | WSJ

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Perhaps the most dramatic moment of Apollo 11's mission to the moon was when the Eagle began its final descent to the lunar surface and the Apollo Guidance Computer became overloaded. Few were more nervous than the young computer programmer who had writte
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Math Antics - What Percent Is It?

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Uploading Your Mind Is 100 Percent Fatal

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Could you ever make a perfect copy of your brain? Perhaps...but not without a price. SUBSCRIBE: http://youtube.com/whatthephysics?sub Host, Producer: Greg Kestin Research: Samia Bouzid, Greg Kestin, Peter Chang Writing: Samia Bouzid, Greg Kestin Editorial
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Math Antics - Calculating Percent Change

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This Country’s Electricity Is 100 Percent Renewable

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Harnessing hydropower from its rivers and glaciers for most of its electricity, and utilizing geothermal fields to supply the rest, Iceland uses geology and geography to its best advantage. The Toughest Animal Migrations on Earth: https://www.youtube.com/
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Warren Buffett speech in owning Ten Percent.

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Warren Buffett perfectly describes what is best to hiring someone. Why would you choose a partner, a colleague or a student? Is it because of their IQ or because of their personality? Thank you for watching and please subscribe to see more videos!
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Neuroscientists Discover a Song That Reduces Anxiety By 65 Percent (Listen)

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Interestingly, the song was specifically designed to induce this highly relaxed state. Created by Marconi Union, the musicians teamed up with sound therapists to carefully arrange harmonies, rhythms and bass lines, which in turn slow a listener’s he
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Regular Show | Network Connection Error | Cartoon Network

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Original film and Black and White try to stop Streaming but can't stop it by themselves. Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/hRAVDf Visit the Cartoon Network UK website: http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk Check out all the ama
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Math Antics - Finding A Percent Of A Number

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What Is The Science Behind Polls?

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Why shouldn't we always trust polls? Trace tackles this question here. Are We The Only Species That Votes? - https://youtu.be/-XOis9RTROs Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: The National Council on Public Polls (NCPP)
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Hydrogen Peroxide Correction

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Correcting an error in the last video regarding hydrogen peroxide.
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What Would Happen If You Didn’t Sleep? - Claudia Aguirre

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-happen-if-you-didn-t-sleep-claudia-aguirre In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenie
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Ferrari: How a Blacksmith Created Italy’s Premiere Sportscar Brand

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Why Shooting 95% From the Free-Throw Line Is Almost Impossible (ft. Steve Nash) | WIRED

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The very best basketball free throw shooters can sink the ball about 90 percent of the time. What would it take to get to 95 percent? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez steps up to the foul line with top shooter Steve Nash to find out. Still haven’t subscribed to WI
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How Microbeads In Body Wash Are Ruining The Ocean

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Microbeads make your skin feel great, but once you're done with them where do they go? Read More: 90 Percent of Seabirds Have Plastics in Their Gut http://www.discovery.com/dscovrd/wildlife/study-90-percent-of-seabirds-have-plastics-in-their-gut/ "About 9
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Converting Decimals To Percents | Decimals | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Need to convert a decimal to a percent? Ok, we'll just use our fraction friends to get us there. Watch and be amazed. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimals-pre-alg/percent-intro-p
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This Is Why McDonald's Burgers Are So Delicious

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McDonald's is famous for its burgers, selling approximately 75 every second. Of course, this means that the fast food giant must be doing something right when sandwiching their signature all-beef patties inside of a simple bun. But what makes these burger
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This Is What Dairy Queen's Ice Cream Is Really Made Of

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In 2019, Dairy Queen moved its headquarters to Bloomington, Minnesota. There, on two floors connected by a staircase with ice cream cone-painted walls, is the infrastructure necessary to perfect new flavors and products. In the office's newly designed tes
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Finding A Percentage | Decimals | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Once again, fractions are our friends as we use them to find a percentage. You'll also see a couple of different ways to arrive at the answer. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimal
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Solutions: Crash Course Chemistry #27

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This week, Hank elaborates on why Fugu can kill you by illustrating the ideas of solutions and discussing molarity, molality, and mass percent. Also, why polar solvents dissolve polar solutes, and nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes. All that plus
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Every Starfighter in Star Wars Explained By Lucasfilm | WIRED

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Lucasfilms' Doug Chiang and Amy Beth Christenson explain each and every type of starfighter from the Star Wars movie franchise. These small, combat-focused spacecrafts have become a canvas for some of the most iconic designs in all of cinema. Ever wondere
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Resurrecting the Genes of Extinct Plants

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Scientists at Ginkgo Bioworks have resurrected the smell of an extinct flower by putting together the pieces of its DNA. To learn more, read the "Ghost Flowers" by Rowan Jacobsen at https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fragrant-genes-of-extinct-flow
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This New Antibody Could Kill 98% of HIV Strains!

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Researchers just found an antibody that can neutralize 98% of HIV strains tested. What does this mean for the future of HIV/AIDS? Why Do So Many People Have Herpes? - https://youtu.be/nTUcf8aPoOg Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1
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THE MAKING(English Version) (314)The Making of Steel Balls

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This edition of the series of programs explaining the technology used to produce items that are familiar in our daily life features ‘Steel Balls’. A bicycle wheel spins smoothly because the wheel axle contains ball bearings. The steel balls in
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The Psychology Behind the World's Most Recognizable Sounds | WIRED

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Two sonic branding experts explain the thinking behind some of the world's most recognizable sounds. Featuring: Andrew Stafford - Co-Founder & Director at Big Sync Music Steve Milton - Founding Partner at Listen Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTub
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Onions Could Stop Cows From Farting The Planet To Death

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Cows produce 500 liters of methane a day, adding to the dangerous volume of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Could onions be the answer? Can You Guess Which Animals Fart (Or Don't)? - https://youtu.be/ULzVJ_Monfs Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here
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One Shot Could Provide All the Vaccines You'll Ever Need

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Hate needles? Researchers may have found a way to combine all the vaccines you'll ever need into a single shot. Here's how it works. The Bizarre Story Of The Very First Vaccine - https://youtu.be/fF5-aJ-o0Os Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http:/
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TIL: We Have Lost 50% Of Wildlife Since 1970

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In less than two generations, population sizes of vertebrate species have dropped by more than 50 percent. According to 2014’s Living Planet Report, this means we have lost over half of our birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and mammals. The situation is
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Launching An Entire Fireworks Display At Once

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Human error has launched massive barrages of fireworks at the wrong time before. We're doing it deliberately! Camera and audio mix by Matt Gray: http://mattg.co.uk Edited by Michelle Martin: @mrsmmartin With thanks to Jonty for lighting Thanks to the team
The parrots that understand probabilities

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Kea, a type of parrot from New Zealand, have been surprising scientists with their smart predictions. Researchers set them a series of intelligence tests based around probabilities and social cues. They found that kea can perform better than monkeys, show
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Figuring out a Japanese Toilet

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Japanese toilets can be intimidating, but fear not, through some trial and error we figure them out for you. Toilet seats... so nice and warm! Find out more about the episode and share your stories at http://www.lifewhereimfrom.com Connect! Website: http:
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How Are New Medications Developed?

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Scientists are constantly looking for cures and treatments for a number of diseases, but how do these cures get turned into drugs? Why Are Prescription Drugs So Expensive? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1OcXKOK Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit
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7 Scientifically Inaccurate Things They Show in Movies: Most Common Movie Mistakes and Myths

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Movie mistakes are an inherent part of any movie - its almost impossible to make movies without taking certain creative liberties to enrich and supplement the plot. In this video, well take a look at some common movie myths that dont hold up in real life.
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Why Do People Pull Out Their Own Hair?

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Between 2 and 4 percent of the population suffer from trichotillomania or hair pulling syndrome. What triggers this? Follow Ali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliMattu Read More: Trichotillomania: Hair-pulling Disorder http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-
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The Truth About Coconut Oil - Sharp Science

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Coconut oil is an all-natural wonder: It's skin moisturizer, hair conditioner, coffee creamer, butter substitute, and delicious on toast. But it's not a magical health food, a group of doctors said. The oil is 82 percent saturated fat, and studies show it
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Training Neural Networks: Crash Course AI #4

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Today were going to talk about how neurons in a neural network learn by getting their math adjusted, called backpropagation, and how we can optimize networks by finding the best combinations of weights to minimize error. Then well send John Green Bot into
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The Bouba-Kiki Effect

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http://www.sciencefriday.com If you were looking at two shapes—specifically, a pointy, jagged polygon and an amoeboid-like splotch—which would you name "bouba," and which would you name "kiki"? In most scientific research, upwards of 90 percent of people
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Could Galactic Walls Prove We're Wrong About The Universe?

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Astronomers have just found the biggest galaxy wall yet. What is a cosmic great wall, and how do we find them? Does This Discovery Prove There's Another Universe? ►►►►http://bit.ly/25uz6Cd Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbF
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Calorimetry: Crash Course Chemistry #19

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Today's episode dives into the HOW of enthalpy. How we calculate it, and how we determine it experimentally...even if our determinations here at Crash Course Chemistry are somewhat shoddy. -- Table of Contents Hess' Law 2:30 Calorimeter 3:12 Calorimetry 3
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Protect our Forests WWF PSA Campaign

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Eighty percent of the worlds known terrestrial plant and animal species can be found in forests. Almost 300 million people, particularly in developing countries, live in forests too. But threats to the worlds forests are growing. We are losing huge swathe
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How Starbucks Became An $80B Business

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In its 47-year history, Starbucks has transformed from a single coffee bean store in Seattle to a 30,000 cafe international coffee power house. But massive expansion hasn't come without growing pains. It's no secret that Starbucks has been struggling to g
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TIL: Nuclear Waste Could Power the World for 72 Years | Today I Learned

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National Geographic Emerging Explorer Leslie Dewan is helping to revolutionize the nuclear power industry by designing a safer, more efficient alternative to today’s reactors. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch All Today I Learned Clips he
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The Otherworldly Creatures In The Ocean's Deepest Depths - Lidia Lins

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-otherworldly-creatures-in-the-ocean-s-deepest-depths-lidia-lins About 60 percent of the ocean is a cold, dark region that spans down to 11,000 meters. This zone is known as the deep ocean, and though it seem
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Why do people get so anxious about math? - Orly Rubinsten

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-people-get-so-anxious-about-math-orly-rubinsten Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your palms start to sweat? This is called math anxiety, and if it
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Programmable Droplets

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Biologists in a lab spend, on average, 30-50% of their time manually moving fluids using disposable pipettes. Programmable Droplets are a low-cost lab-on-a-chip designed to make testing cheaper, faster, and more portable for biological sampling. Using ele
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What Is Depression? - Helen M. Farrell

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-depression-helen-m-farrell Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, i
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Dissecting The Camera: Crash Course Film Production #4

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Sometimes the most intimidating part of making a movie is that little box of concentrated technology called "The Camera." But, FEAR NOT! In this episode of Crash Course Film Production, Lily helps us dissect the basics of modern movie cameras so you can h
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Creating The Never-Ending Bloom

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Help support our video productions: http//www.patreon.com/scifri *Correction May 1, 2017: At 2:06, a graphic in the video incorrectly wrote the formula for the golden ratio. It should be B/A = A/(A+B). We regret the error. John Edmark's sculptures are bot
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Who censored Marie-Antoinettes letters? X-rays reveal a surprise

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In late 1791 and early 1792, on the eve of the French Revolutionary Wars, queen Marie-Antoinette engaged in a secret correspondence with her confidant and rumored lover, Swedish count Axel von Fersen. Nearly 50 letters from that exchange survive at the Fr
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Interceptor 007 Faces the First Rain Event in LA (& stops 35,000 lbs of waste) | The Ocean Cleanup

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Interceptor 007 is operational in Ballona Creek, LA County, and the first rains of the storm season have arrived - bringing the first flushes of plastic waste. Subscribe to our channel to stay updated: https://bit.ly/371k8sN. See how Interceptor 007 handl
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Tiny meteorites are everywhere. Here's how to find them.

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Tons of tiny meteorites fall to Earth every day, but are next to impossible to find once they land. At least, thats what the science community thought. In this pilot episode of our Trial & Error experiment series, we go on a hunt for micrometeorites with
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How To Create Cleaner Coal - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-create-cleaner-coal-emma-bryce It takes a lot of fuel to heat our homes, preserve our food, and power our gadgets. And for 40 percent of the world, cheap, plentiful coal gets the job done. But coal a
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How does an Induction Motor work ?

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Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/LearnEngineering so that we can add one more member to the team and will be able to release 2 educational videos/month. The invention of induction motors permanently altered the course of human civilization. Th
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Breaking Board Paradox--air pressure // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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The first time I saw the “Breaking board paradox” demonstration was on a short film clip on air pressure starring Julius Sumner Miller way back in the late 1960’s. It has never been a very popular demonstration but I’ve always found it amazing. The few pe
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How Does Fusion Power The Sun?

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The Sun contains 99.8 percent of all matter in the solar system. Under crushing pressure and extreme temperatures generated by gravity, the violent process of nuclear fusion powers the tremendous energy output of the sun. | http://science.discovery.com/tv
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Percentage Of A Whole Number | Decimals | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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We hope you're beginning to see that there's more than one way to skin a cat. In other words, there are several different ways to solve problems involving percentages, decimals, and fractions. Watch as find the percentage of a whole number. Watch the next
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Could we create dark matter? - Rolf Landua

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/could-we-create-dark-matter-rolf-landua Eighty-five percent of the matter in our universe is dark matter. We don’t know what dark matter is made of, and
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Women in Chemistry: Heroes of the Periodic Table

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To honor women’s history month in the international year of the periodic table, today we wanted to share the story of two of chemistry’s most brilliant and bold women and their paths of elemental discovery -- because what they brought to the table changed
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How Graphene Could Help Us Build Bigger and Better Quantum Computers

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Quantum computers can solve problems in seconds that would take "ordinary" computers millennia, but their sensitivity to interference is majorly holding them back. Now, researchers claim theyve created a component that drastically cuts down on error-induc
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The Infinitesimal Monad - Numberphile

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More mind-bending math from the world of the infinitely big - and infinitesimally small. Featuring Professor Carol Wood from Wesleyan University. More from this interview: http://youtu.be/FVZqPaH94qU Infinity is bigger than you think: https://youtu.be/elv
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The House Centipede is Fast, Furious, and Just So Extra | Deep Look

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Please follow us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplook Take the PBSDS survey: https://to.pbs.org/2018YTSurvey CORRECTION, 9/26/2018: This episode of Deep Look contains an error in the scientific name of the house centipede. It is Scutigera coleoptr
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Can Humans Control Lightning?

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Lightning is a powerful force of nature and scientists are working on harnessing that power. Will we ever be able to control lightning? Watch More ►►►► http://dne.ws/1xe8qRS Read More: Lightning expected to increase by 50 percent with global warming http:
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Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?

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The size, shape, and designs of the balls used in sports are usually the results of decades or even centuries of trial and error, and the cute, dimply li'l golf ball is no different! Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron
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Scientists Created a Plastic Thats Infinitely Recyclable

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Plastic is suffocating the planet, but what if we could make recycling plastic more efficient? This Lawrence Berkeley National Lab team has created a brand new kind of plastic that can be recycled endlessly. Are You Seasoning Your Food With Microplastics?
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How China Creates Cancer Refugees | NYT News

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A rural resident in China is 30 percent more likely to die after a cancer diagnosis than an urban resident. Three rural families trying to beat these odds — “cancer refugees” — share their stories of battling the disease far from home and the financial ru
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Seal Pup Eating Snow

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WWF Finland has been involved in the effort to help the Saimaa ringed seal by piling up snow on Lake Saimaas ice to form man-made snow banks in order to help the seals build nests and give birth. This past winter, nearly 280 artificial snow banks were mad
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Dance of the Line Riders

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I synchronized the song "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky to a line rider track drawing everything by hand. It took 3 times as much trial and error to make with 3 riders. Huge thanks to David/Conundrumer. He's the software guy who made it pos
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Hubble Trouble - How did the Space Telescope Mirror End Up Flawed ?

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The Hubble space telescope was at the time meant to be the finest telescope ever made with the smoothest most perfect mirror on earth. So how did the $1.5 Billion project end up with a flawed mirror that had a grinding error 10x greater than the required
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NASA’s fastest spacecraft will spend 6 years slowing down

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NASA's new solar probe will touch the Sun, but getting there will be difficult. The Parker Solar Probe launches this week and will spend years flying through space. Eventually, the spacecraft will get within 4 million miles of the Sun, close enough to col
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How the Disco Clam Uses Light to Fight Super-Strong Predators | WIRED

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When the disco clam, a bivalve with a flashing light display, is faced with the predatory power of the punching mantis shrimp, things get interesting. Marine biologist Lindsey Dougherty explains the bizarre behavior shes been observing in her lab.CORRECTI
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There Could Have Been Life On Venus!

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Scientists believe Venus was once Earth-like. How is this possible and what caused the planet to turn toxic? Earth-Like Planet Discovered! What You Need To Know - http://bit.ly/2cxOz1n Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read Mo
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TIL: 20% Of Our Oxygen Comes From A Bacteria

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When you think of bacteria, you might think of the flu, your kindergartner, or the TV remote, but you probably don’t think of oxygen. Get this: Bacteria provide oxygen for about one in five of your breaths. Without these microbes, you, your family, and mo
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Social Thinking: Crash Course Psychology #37

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This is what sea level rise will do to coastal cities

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Sea level rise is already redrawing coastlines around the world. What happens when the coast retreats through a major city? We look at how the world map will change in the year 2100, and what coastal cities can do to defend themselves.Correction: An early
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Why Do We Waste $1 Trillion Of Food A Year?

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"Ugly" and deformed food often gets left in fields to rot. How can we help reduce this food waste? Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: USDA Food Waste FAQs http://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/faqs.htm "In the United Sta
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The kilogram has changed forever. Here's why.

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In November, scientists from around the world met in Paris to do something remarkable: they redefined the kilogram. This standard of measure was once based on a hunk of metal under lock and key in France but in 2019, it will officially be defined by somet
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Plastic Injection Molding

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Bill details the key engineering principles underlying plastic injection molding. He describes its history and, then, reveals the intricate details of the process. He shows viewers where to found, on any injection-molding product, the markings created by
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Gardener Ignores the Laws of Nature! Grows a Salad!

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Can a complete hydroponic salad be grown in one tote? Watch me violate the laws of hydroponics and find out. I grew a radish, romaine and butter crunch lettuce, cilantro, and 2 Nantes Coreless carrots in a 3 gallon Rubbermaid tote with square holes cut in
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2022's Biggest Breakthroughs in Math

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Mathematicians made major progress in 2022, solving a centuries-old geometry question called the interpolation problem, proving the best way to minimize the surface area of clusters of three, four and five bubbles, and proving a sweeping statement about h
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Measuring the Berlin TV Tower with a ruler

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Watch me try to calculate how tall the Berlin TV Tower is using a ruler! Berlin also being a great reminder that dividing walls are a terrible idea. Info about the Berlin Fernsehturm TV Tower: https://www.berlin.de/en/attractions-and-sights/3560707-310405
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This town forgot to be a city

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Rochester, in the south-east of England, was a city for nearly 800 years. And then, in 1998, an administrative error took that city status away, likely forever. Here's the story.Research and script assistance from Jess JewellREFERENCES:BBC article: http:/
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Eating Hot Peppers Will Extend Your Life

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A new study found that people who eat spicy food might live longer. Is this the secret to longevity, or just a random correlation? Are Spicy Food Lovers More Manly? - https://youtu.be/ijwnZuJiP6g Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1
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How Do Spacesuits Keep Astronauts Safe From The Vacuum Of Space?

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There were many iterations of the spacesuit before astronauts started wearing what they do today, but how do they work? How Do Astronauts Poop in Space? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1SBdlNe Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read Mo
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Are You Seasoning Your Food With Microplastics? (You Totally Are)

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Plastic pollution has made its way from the ocean to your kitchen table. A recent study found salt grains now contain microplastics, but what does that mean for our bodies? How Seeker Will Collect The Most Extensive Data Set of the Pacific Ocean | The Swi
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Boeing's Self-Cleaning Bathroom Would Nuke Germs With UV Rays

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The plane maker has a prototype bathroom that uses ultraviolet light to zap 99.99 percent of germs in just three seconds. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https:
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TIL: Whale Poop Freshens Our Air | Today I Learned

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The ocean produces at least 50 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, and strangely enough, whale poop is the fuel that helps keep our oceans alive. In this episode of Today I Learned, Asha de Vos tell us why we should all say thanks to whales and their poop. ➡ S
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Transformers Made of Trash

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There’s nothing, it would seem, that Peter Kokis can’t turn into a robot. The Brooklyn performance artist makes cyborgs out of 100 percent recycled materials—oftentimes salvaged from the trash. He builds the 170-pound costumes on his kit
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Accent Expert Breaks Down 4 Amazing Things About Languages | WIRED

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Ever wonder why we pronounce words differently than we did 100 years ago? Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down four of the most mind-blowing facts we know about human language. CORRECTION: The scan shown at 4:44 is an ultrasound image, not an MRI. We reg
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America's presidential primaries, explained

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Why does America's system for picking the president start in Iowa?Before Americans vote on the next president in November, both major political parties have to settle on a nominee. That process is called the primary, and in 2020 it consists of 64 differen
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The Blind Astronomer Of Nova Scotia

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Tim Doucette is legally blind, yet he sees the stars better than most people. A childhood diagnosis of congenital cataracts forced doctors to remove Doucette's lenses and widen his pupils. That left the amateur astronomer with only about 10 percent of his
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Accidental discovery shows we can rebuild coral reefs 40X faster

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David Vaughan works on the Florida Reef Tract, the third largest coral reef in the world and a vastly important ecosystem for sustaining underwater life. He and a team of scientists are working to combat the crisis in the world’s coral reefs—t
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Will It Leak? Spears In A Giant Water Bag

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SUBSCRIBE!: http://bit.ly/1G97GmA SHARE THIS VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ATEJ0UC4vYw Being asked to go on the Today Show is always an honor, and when that opportunity comes along I always want to make sure the experiments were going to do for live TV are goin
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Could This New Method Store Summer Heat For Winter?

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The sun provides us with a ton of energy and researchers may have finally figured out how to store it using big drills, simple chemical reactions, and salt. If Green Energy Is So Great, Why Aren't We Using It? - https://youtu.be/io6LZiEgZ5U Sign Up For Th
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Collecting the World: Inside the Smithsonian

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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has over 144 million different objects in its collections. A sample of these collections are on display to the public, but 99 percent of the Smithsonian’s treasures remain behind the scenes. Scientists wo
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Re-wilding Europe, One Bison At A Time

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When you think of Europe, wild animals roaming through open fields isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, right? Well, you might be surprised to learn that 18 percent of Europe’s land is protected nature. Thanks to the efforts of one organization, Euro
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Why is a Dollar Called a "Buck"?

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→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtcg?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2Acy6g9Ta7hzC0Rr3RDS6q Never run out of things to say at the wate
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Capacitors and Kirchhoff: Crash Course Physics #31

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This is a re-upload because of an error in one of the equations! It's all fixed now :) Big thanks to Prudential for sponsoring this episode of Crash Course! Go to http://Raceforretirement.com and see how if you start saving more today, you can continue to
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We’ve Wasted More Plastic Than You Can Imagine

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We've wasted so much plastic, it's almost impossible to picture. In 2018, the Royal Statistical Society decided its International Statistic of the Year was 90.5: the percent of all plastic waste that's never been recycled. The sheer scale of that number i
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Five Generations of Making Soy Sauce the Traditional Way

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Japanese shoyu, or soy sauce, was traditionally brewed in vats over two years in a process that dates back to the 7th century. Over the past 60 years, global demand gave way to industrialization, and today less than one percent of shoyu is produced in the
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I Synchronized a Race Track to Music - Trackmania PF #3

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This is no ordinary race track. It took me over 100 hours to create, matching various jumps and bounces of the car to the beat using trial and error. Nadeo pushed multiple updates to the game while I was working on this. I was terrified one of them would
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Why selfies can make your nose look bigger

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It’s not you. Selfies distort your face. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Your selfies might not always feel like they look like you. If that has you upset about your appearance, you’re not alone: in 2017, 55 percent of facial plastic surgeo
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Countries That No Longer Exist!

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The most interesting countries that no longer exist! These are history's most fascinating nations that you can't find on a modern map.What country gained independence from Mexico just to join another country? Which nation used to consist of nearly a third
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The Real Difference Between Irish Butter And Regular Butter

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As many discerning grocery shoppers know, Irish butter - particularly Kerrygold - rules over all. It's silky, creamy, and just the right balance of salty and sweet. But what makes Irish butter so udder-ly superior to bland American varieties?For one, it's
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What Happened to the Milky Way?

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Can you see the stars at night? Only a few centuries ago, the Milky Way was visible from almost anywhere in America. Today, more than 99 percent of the population in the continental U.S. live in light-polluted areas. It's impossible to see the Milky Way i
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NASA | Brazil’s Extreme Drought Seen From Space

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For more information: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasas-grace-satellites-evaluate-drought-in-southeast-brazil Empty water reservoirs, severe water rationing, and electrical blackouts are the new status quo in major cities across southeastern Brazi
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Stop peeing in the pool. Chlorine doesn't work like you think.

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Pee-ple taking bathroom breaks in pools is not good. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Not everyone will readily admit to peeing in swimming pools, but it does happen. An anonymous survey from 2012 found that 19 percent of adults admitted the
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Proof Of Evolution That You Can Find On Your Body

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You have your mom's smile, your dad's eyes, and the ear muscles of a Triassic mammal. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Forty-two percent of Americans say that humans were created in their present form within the past 10,000 years — a percent
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I Tried Baking A CAKE In A Crock Pot!

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Fast Food Vs. Homemade: McDonald's Egg McMuffin

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We're gonna see how ours "measures" up. Check us out on Facebook! - facebook.com/buzzfeedtasty Credits: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bfmp/videos/71834 MUSIC SFX Provided By AudioBlocks (https://www.audioblocks.com) Licensed via Audio Network STILLS cheddar sl
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From white supremacy to Barack Obama: The history of the Democratic Party

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The party completely flipped. Watch the history of the Republican Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8VOM8ET1WU Correction: A previous version of this video incorrectly indicated that the republican candidate in 1912 was James K. Polk. It was William
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Why Elon Musk says we're living in a simulation

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You may like playing The Sims, but Elon Musk says you are the Sim. Check out the full cartoon by Alvin Chang: http://www.vox.com/technology/2016/6/23/12007694/elon-musk-simulation-cartoon Elon Musk thinks we are living in a simulated reality. Nick Bostrom
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Everyone in This Village Can Speak Sign Language

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Bengkala, a small village tucked away in the jungles of Bali, is a demographic anomaly. Of a total 3,000 people, 40 are Deaf. Their condition is linked to a recessive gene that’s been passed down through seven generations. Rather than ostracize Deaf commu
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Designing A Trial: Crash Course Kids #44.1

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It's time to design some trials. Sometimes engineers need to figure out how to test ideas. In order to do that, we need to design trials to find failure points and see how things are going to work in the real world (with gravity, wind, and human error all
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Unpopular People May Die Sooner, Here’s Why

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Is there scientific proof that social standing affects your health and helps you live longer? How would it do this? How Poverty Changes Your Brain - https://youtu.be/BycBq5FbVak Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Soc
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Baby Rhino Picks Fight With Car, Changes Mind | Nat Geo Wild

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Tourists on safari in South Africa were treated to an adorable sight when a baby rhino charged their car. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all a
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How robots made this food commercial look effortless

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Creating the perfect food commercial isnt just a matter of great styling and a mouth-watering dish. Sometimes, you need a robot.Steve Giralt is a visual engineer. Check out his Instagram for more:https://www.instagram.com/stevegiralt/?hl=enOr explore his
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Why gamers use WASD to move

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First person shooters mean WASD. The history of the keyboard default involves a gaming legend and the start of a new era in games. Correction: At 3:36, a previous version of this video misassigned the keys, the error has been fixed Subscribe to our channe
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Our Planet | Coastal Seas | FULL EPISODE | Netflix

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Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope. In this episode: From fearsome sharks to lowly urchins, 90 percent of marine creatures live in coastal w
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The golf ball that made golfers too good

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Golf's distance debate, explained. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab These days, pro golfers are hitting the ball far. Really far. And it's creating a problem: because modern golfers can reach the hole with fewer shots than before, older
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The Vampire Squid, a Living Fossil of the Abyss

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The vampire squid is a peculiar creature, with its deep red colour, icy blue eyes, and webbed tentacles. Vampire squid are remarkably well-suited for a life at these depths. The isolated environment around it has changed little in 300 million years, meani
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97% of Climate Scientists Really Do Agree

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Subscribe to HOT MESS! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub Watch the first episode: https://youtu.be/LKhGg0jDZTc ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Do 97% of climate scientists really agree that humans are the main cause of climate change? Yep! Here’s what the
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Cow burps are a climate problem. Can seaweed help?

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Changing the diet of cows might help them release less methane.This episode is presented by Delta. Delta doesnt have a say in our editorial, but they make videos like this possible. For more information, visit http://www.delta.com/sustainability .Subscrib
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The Incredible Sounds of the Falcon Heavy Launch (BINAURAL AUDIO IMMERSION) - Smarter Every Day 189

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Why Do Some People Sneeze In Sunlight?

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You walk outside on a sunny day and BAM! A sneezing fit hits you. But why? Join Cristen as she explains the photic sneeze reflex. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/circus-arts/human-blockhead2.htm Share on Facebo
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Where India’s Top Brass Get Their Instruments

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No Indian celebration is complete without a brass band. In the country of 1.3 billion people, there are at least 700,000 villages. And each village generally has two or three brass bands. But where do all of the trumpets, trombones and tubas come from? It
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Can Sea Water Desalination Save The World?

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Today, one out of three people don’t have access to safe drinking water. And that’s the result of many things, but one of them is that 96.5% of that water is found in our oceans. It’s saturated with salt, and undrinkable. Most of the fre
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Who Built The Pyramids

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Try 23andMe: http://www.23andme.com/okay Enjoy this video? SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Who built the pyramids? The colossal geometric monuments found at Giza and elsewhere in Egypt are some of Earth’s most impr
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Racing to Save Dying Coral Reefs

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While they might be easily mistaken for rocks or plants, coral reefs are actually colonies of animals. These small but mighty creatures cover only a percent of the ocean floor, yet they constitute one of Earth’s oldest and most important ecosystems—servin
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The Truffle Kingpin of New York City

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At first glance, 24-year-old Ian Purkayastha seems like any other entrepreneur: he's motivated, crafty, disciplined and personable. But behind the facade of a clever businessman lies a youthful energy and a passion for selling some of the rarest food on t
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The Haunting Hymn of the Taos Hum

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In Taos, New Mexico, a strange, low-frequency hum plagues two percent of the local population. This persistent droning emerges seemingly from nowhere and affects those who hear it without relief. Some attribute “The Taos Hum” to hearing disorders, while o
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Why These Planes Don't Need Pilots

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Did you know radio controlled aircrafts date back to World War II? How much have these planes changed since their inception? Read More: Almost 1 In 3 U.S. Warplanes Is a Robot http://www.wired.com/2012/01/drone-report/ “Remember when the military actually
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This Tortoise Could Be Extinct in 20 Years

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Endemic to the dry southern forests of Madagascar, the radiated tortoise has an incredibly long lifespan—the oldest tortoise on record reached an estimated 188 years of age. They boast highly intricate, dome-shaped shells lined with blood vessels, making
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Teaching in the US vs. the rest of the world

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Teachers in America have a uniquely tough job. But it doesn't have to be that way. *Note: At 1:09, we misspelled "Sweden." We apologize for the error.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOFrom hours worked to pay rates, countries like Finland, Jap
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Behold (and Beware) the Largest Lizards on Earth

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Wed like to introduce you to Elsie. She is a Komodo dragon, and while she appears pretty chill, Komodo dragons are, in fact, fierce predators. They take down big animals like deer and water buffalo and poison prey with their toxic bite. And, boy, can they
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One of the strongest lightweight materials known

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A team of MIT engineers has successfully designed a new 3-D material with five percent the density of steel and ten times the strength, making it one of the strongest lightweight materials known. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/3-d-graphene-stronges
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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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Coral Reefs Are Dying. But They Don’t Have To.

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Like this video? SUBSCRIBE to Hot Mess! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub Peril & Promise is a public media initiative from WNET telling human stories of climate change and its solutions. Learn more at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/ Coral reefs co
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How Millions of Microscopic Fibers Are Ending Up in Our Bodies | The Swim

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Every day, billions of sharp, invisible fibers are making their way out to our oceans and air, and into our water, wine, beer, and cells. Read More How much plastic is your washing machine sending out to sea? https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/178006
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Mexico’s Child Geniuses

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Dafne Almazán is not your average 16-year-old. When she’s not studying, she plays the piano and teaches Mandarin to other children. Oh, and did we mention that at just 13 years old she became the world’s youngest psychologist? And, as if that wasn’t quite
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The REAL Physics Of Hot Air Balloons!

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This episode is brought to you by Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/ Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBShotair Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBShotairFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We uploaded another version of this video on 11/9 but it had a big mistake in it
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Einstein's PhD thesis

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Einstein's thesis PDF (German): https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/139872/eth-30378-01.pdfAn explanation of the thesis from Princeton Press: http://www.csun.edu/~dchoudhary/Physics-Year_files/ed_diss.pdfAn explanation of
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Top 30 Worst Branding Mistakes Companies Have Ever Made

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In any company, it’s the branding departments job to make the business look good. Literally, that is their only job. Here are my top 30 worst branding mistakes companies have ever made. Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://
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Why Does Thinking Hard Make You Tired?

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After studying or taking a test, do you ever get tired? Why do we get sleepy after thinking hard? Watch More: http://dne.ws/1P6UOBY Read More: The body and the brain: Impact of mental, physical exertion on fatigue development http://www.sciencedaily.com/r
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The World’s Seafloor Is Rapidly Dissolving, Here’s Why

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Climate change doesn’t just hit our atmosphere, it’s also making parts of our ocean floor disappear. How Seeker Will Collect The Most Extensive Data Set of the Pacific Ocean | The Swim - https://youtu.be/XQqsjfFN2Z4 Learn more about the 'The Swim' here! -
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ASTEROIDS Size Comparison 2

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In this second part of the asteroid comparison, some of the currently best known asteroids are shown, some comets and some fictitious ones.~ - Approximate - Error range*UM - Unreliable MeasureMUSIC: (YouTube Library) Chtulthu - Quincas MoreiraSOURCES:Arma
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Free Body Diagrams - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

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Lesson 5 (Free Body Diagrams) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you!Exercises in this video: Problem 1: Draw a
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These Plants Eat Salamanders | National Geographic

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At a bog in Canada, spotted salamanders serve as a snack for carnivorous pitcher plants. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe#NationalGeographic #Salamanders #PlantsAbout National Geographic:National Geographic is the world's premium destination for s
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Can Planting Trees Help Fight Climate Change?

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Is planting trees a solution to global warming? Recent studies have looked into the possibility of planting billions of, or even a trillion, trees as a low-tech solution to climate change. But is planting that many trees feasible and worthwhile, consideri
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This Is the Only School for Refugees in the U.S.

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Many young refugees arrive in the United States with no formal schooling. Luma Mufleh wants them all to have the opportunity to succeed. Born in Amman, Jordan, she moved to the States as a young adult. In 2004, she founded the Fugees Academy in Atlanta, a
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Did Dark Energy Just Disappear? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Did all of dark energy just vanish? A team of scientists have just analyzed new data and claim that we need to completely rethink its existence. This episode is supported by The Great Courses Plus. Go to http://ow.ly/EMoC304OIsh to start your free one mon
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Could The Dip Really Kill a Toon? and Other Cartoon Chem (ft. SpongeBob, Popeye, & more)

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Are bananas actually that slippery? Could spinach give you superhuman strength? And what the heck is Toon Acid? This week, watch some cartoons alongside our writer and host, Sam Jones, and learn whether their chemistry checks out. Subscribe! http://bit.ly
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The Real Reason Pringles Aren't Actually Potato Chips

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Thanks to their unique shape, Pringles have always stood out from the pack. According to Delish, they were originally sold as "Newfangled Potato Chips" before being rebranded Pringles. The product was reportedly designed to address many of the problems so
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How a recording-studio mishap shaped '80s music

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Warning: This is an unapologetic ode to gated reverb drums Here's a Spotify playlist of some of the best gated reverb songs: http://spoti.fi/2vH7ZZL Over the past few years a general nostalgia for the 1980s has infiltrated music, film, and television. I d
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Valet Parking Robot

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Meet Stan the Outdoor Automated Robotic Valet Parking System, made by French company Stanley Robotics. The system works like this. Customers park their cars in special hangars, where the vehicles are scanned to confirm their make and model. You then scan
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What the coronavirus looks like up close

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Seeing the virus up close helps us understand it.Support Vox by joining the Video Lab at http://vox.com/join or making a one-time contribution: http://vox.com/contributeThe images of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that first appeared in humans in late
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Are Ultra-Processed Foods Really That Bad For You?

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Not all processed foods are created equally. What are ultra-processed foods and what are they doing to your body? What Exactly Is Processed Meat? ►►►►http://bit.ly/1VQw4UG Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: Incr
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See How Termites Inspired a Building That Can Cool Itself | National Geographic

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How do you cool a building without air conditioning? Using an approach called biomimicry, see how architect Mick Pearce harnessed the ingenuity of termites to design a natural cooling system for the largest commercial building in Zimbabwe. ➡ Subscribe: ht
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The Man Who Corrected Einstein

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Sign up for Brilliant FOR FREE at http://brilliant.org/minutephysics - the first 200 people get 20% of a premium subscription.This video is about how Russian physicist Aleksandr Fridman corrected Albert Einstein about the expansion of the universe. Einste
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Why Americans Don’t Eat Enough Vegetables

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In 2011 the USDA counted two tablespoons of tomato paste as a serving of vegetables, why don’t Americans eat their veggies? Read More: The U.S. Doesn't Have Enough Of The Vegetables We're Supposed To Eat http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/19/4414
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Here's Why You Should Start Eating More Watermelon

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Nothing screams summer like a big, red, juicy slice of watermelon. Its very mention almost inspires relaxation. Resplendent in thoughts of picnics, sunbathing, and backyard barbecues, watermelons are a signal to slow down and enjoy family gatherings. Mark
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How the Meter Became the Meter

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Try CuriosityStream and learn something new today: http://curiositystream.com/smart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ The meter is the world’s ultimate measure, but how did it become “the” meter? What is this measurement based on? The story of this revoluti
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I Tried BAKING Desserts In An INSTANT POT!

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TIL: Cairo’s “Garbage People” Farm Their City's Trash | Today I Learned

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In this episode of Today I Learned, National Geographic Emerging Explorer Thomas Taha Rassam Culhane introduces this industrious community and explains how they’ve built a way of life around Cairo’s garbage. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Wa
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3 Cool Facts About Cats!

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Even if you have a cat of your own, you might not know these three amazing things about our furry friends! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our aw
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A Spoon You Can Eat Is a Tasty Alternative to Plastic Waste | Short Film Showcase

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Plastic cutlery has been around for years, widely considered the only choice for cheap, disposable cutlery. Knowing the threat plastic poses to our environment and health, Narayana Peesapathy created a tasty and nutritious alternative: edible cutlery. Mad
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Astronauts left poop on the moon. We should go get it.

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What astronaut diapers can teach us about the origins of life.Try Dashlane free here: http://www.dashlane.com/voxGet 10% off now with my promo code: VOXBecome a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labWe released a members-only extra from this video, whe
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Scientists Confirm Dogs Can Detect 8 Diseases

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Scientists Confirm Dogs Can Detect 8 DiseasesYou may be surprised to learn that dogs can detect life-threatening diseases in humans. #1. Dogs can tell when you have cancerdogs can detect breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even bladder cancer. Simply by s
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Can Plastic-Eating Worms Solve Our Trash Problem?

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Plastics are everywhere, and we can’t seem to get rid of them. Could a worm be the solution we need? Does Recycling Actually Help? ►►►► http://dne.ws/16zXnMX DNews Live Tickets Here ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Fa2OCh Read More: Why Doesn't Plastic Biodegrade? htt
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Can Your Face Get You Elected?

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Studies indicate that facial features can convey many traits of a person. Might politics even be based on looks rather than qualifications? Why Unlikable Candidates Get Elected - http://bit.ly/2ariTt7 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly
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The Time Terror Birds Invaded

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About 5 million years ago, a new predator made its way from the south and onto the coastal plains of North America. It was a giant, flightless, carnivorous bird and came to be known by one of the coolest and most richly earned nicknames in all of paleonto
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How Do Blood Transfusions Work?

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How do we transfer blood from one person to another and when did we start doing this? Why Do We Have Blood? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1Mbk6CR Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: A Short History of Blood Transfusion http
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Why Haven’t Hydrogen Vehicles Taken Over the World Yet?

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Hydrogen fuel cells are promoted as efficient and carbon free, but what happened to hydrogen cars? Why a Half Degree Rise in Global Temperature Would Be Catastrophic - https://youtu.be/teZk3NLU_7M Read More: Gas guzzlers reborn: Why your next car could ru
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We Turned A Chocolate Bar Back Into A Cacao Pod

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Nick DiGiovanni turns a raw cacao pod into a chocolate bar, Luke Vincentini turns it back into a cacao pod, you freak out. Follow Nick on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nick.digiovanni/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nick.digiovanni Twitter: https:
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This Invisible Structure Was Hiding Half the Universe’s Known Matter

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Half of the universe’s baryonic matter has been missing, but astronomers just found it. Where exactly was it and what took us so long? Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter - https://youtu.be/C68b9EGksuI Read More: The Mystery
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The problems with rebuilding beaches

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Beach nourishment is the latest chapter in a never-ending tale of erosion. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO About 80 to 90 percent of sandy beaches along America's coastlines are eroding. This is a problem because the developments humans bui
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Why is California always on fire?

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Humans are making the problem worse. Can we get out of nature’s way, for our own good? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Wildfires are intensifying in California — but “wild”fires might be a misnomer at this point, because humans are responsi
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How IKEA gets you to impulsively buy more

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IKEA has mastered the “Gruen effect.” Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Researchers estimate that 50 percent of purchases are unplanned. These purchases, especially impulse buys, present an opportunity for retailers who can entice consumers t
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Do Crosswalk And 'Close Door' Buttons Really Do Anything?

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Are the buttons we push to cross streets, close elevator doors, and nudge the office thermostat really connected to anything? Some aren’t! Learn how these placebo buttons (don’t) work. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life
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Why Australia's fires are linked to floods in Africa

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Fires are normal in Australia. This year was off the charts.Correction: A previous version of this video had the date January 7, 2019 at 0:11 and sourced the Department of Western Australia at 0:24. It has been corrected to January 7, 2020 and the Governm
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Bach, Canone alla decima, Art of Fugue

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Canon at the tenth (with counterpoint at the third) from J. S. Bach's Art of Fugue, performed by Kimiko Ishizaka, with an animated graphical score. FAQ Q: Why do the notes sometimes not line up? A: In this canon, Bach takes liberties with the transpositio

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