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Humanity's New Cousin & An Ancient Giant Virus

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SciShow News shares two amazing things from the deep past that have been discovered: a new ancient human relative, and a 30,000-year-old giant virus. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't m
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Neutron Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #32

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In the aftermath of a 8 – 20 solar mass star’s demise we find a weird little object known as a neutron star. Neutrons stars are incredibly dense, spin rapidly, and have very strong magnetic fields. Some of them we see as pulsars, flashing in brightness as
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Penguins: Popularity, Peril And Poop - Dyan DeNapoli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-popularity-plight-and-poop-of-penguins-dyan-denapoli Penguins are odd birds. For one, they cannot fly (but they are amazing swimmers), and, contrary to popular belief, the majority of penguin populations liv
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Energy | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids

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Learn everything about Energy in detail with Dr. Binocs. Hello friends, feeling all energetic? So tune into today's episode and know amazing things about Energy with your very own Dr. Binocs! Voice-Over Artist: Joseph D'Souza Script Writer: Sreejoni Nag B
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Underwater Caesium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Caesium (or Cesium) underwater. See our previous sodium video: https://youtu.be/IaP3lGfa2n0 And potassium: https://youtu.be/XaalbE1Eh5s Alkali Metal playlist: http://bit.ly/Alkali_Metals Choose your element - Periodic Videos on Patreon: https://www.patreo
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Digestive System, Part 2: Crash Course A&P #34

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Nearly 200 years ago, Alexis St. Martin was shot in the stomach. He was saved by local army doctor William Beaumont, but had to live out his remaining years with a gaping hole in the stomach -- allowing Beaumont to learn a lot about how human digestion wo
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Animation Basics: The Art Of Timing And Spacing - TED-Ed

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/animation-basics-the-art-of-timing-and-spacing-ted-ed Expert timing and spacing is what separates a slide show from a truly amazing animation. TED-Ed demonstrates, by manipulating various bouncing balls, how the
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Paralyzed Man Walks Again -- Mind Blow #98

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Brazilian Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells (0:00) http://phys.org/news/2015-09-brazilian-wasp-venom-cancer-cells.html Hedgehog Comet-Exploring Robot (0:06) http
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High Mass Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #31

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Massive stars fuse heavier elements in their cores than lower mass stars. This leads to the creation of heavier elements up to iron. Iron robs critical energy from the core, causing it to collapse. The shock wave, together with a huge swarm of neutrinos,
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What Your Hair Says About Your Health

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While crime dramas often depict detectives tracking down criminals using hair DNA, that's not the only thing they can learn. What else can be revealed about you from a hair sample? Amazing Facts About Redheads: http://dne.ws/1gj3PMM Read More: Challenges
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What Makes Gold So Valuable?

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Gold is seen as a valuable metal world wide. Where did this idea originate and how much is it worth today? How Do You Know If Your Money Is Fake? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1LGfG2v Read More: Where Does All Earth's Gold Come From? http://www.sciencedaily.com/rele
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Underwater Potassium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Breaking two ampoules of Potassium underwater. See our previous sodium video: https://youtu.be/IaP3lGfa2n0 Caesium next... Alkali Metal playlist: http://bit.ly/Alkali_Metals Music: Alan Stewart Choose your element - Periodic Videos on Patreon: https://www
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Digestive System, Part 1: Crash Course A&P #33

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Nachos are delicious. And versatile because today they're also going to help us learn a thing or two about your digestive system. Nachos can provide us with energy and raw materials, by first ingesting something nutritious, propelling it through the alime
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Why I'm Scared Of Spiders

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Joe's proposed SXSW panel is "Science on YouTube: Where the Smart Kids Are". Vote for it before 9/4! http://vid.io/xqTj The science of… OH GOD IS THAT A SPIDER?! Subscribe to It's Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ F
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Underwater Sodium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Breaking a container of sodium under water. Potassium and Caesium underwater coming soon. Choose your element - Periodic Videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Alkali Metal playlist: http://bit.ly/Alkali_Metals Music: Alan Stewart More
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A Sea Otter's Adorable Adoption Story

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Joe's proposed SXSW panel is "Science on YouTube: Where the Smart Kids Are". Vote for it before 9/4! http://vid.io/xqTj Check out #BigBlueLive! http://pbs.org/bigbluelive Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBS696 Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBS696FB ↓ More info an
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8 Incredible Deep Sea Oddities!

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Joe's proposed SXSW panel is "Science on YouTube: Where the Smart Kids Are". Vote for it before 9/4! http://vid.io/xqTj Check out #BigBlueLive! http://pbs.org/bigbluelive Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSdeep Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSdeepFB ↓ More info
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Amazing World Of A Termite Mound - Wonders Of Life W/ Prof Brian Cox - BBC

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Professor Brian Cox explores the function of a termite city and what you can actually find inside one. Taken from Wonders of Life. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Earth YouTube Channel: http://www.y
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Humpbacks Feast On A Billion Sardines! - Wild Arabia - BBC

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A truly amazing sight is the arrival of a billion indian oil sardines, amassing to over three miles long they can confuse their predators but one of them is unavoidable...Taken from Wild Arabia. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_
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Amazing Underwater Caves - Wonders Of Life W/ Prof Brian Cox - BBC

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Professor Brian Cox walks around and swims amongst the beautiful jungle of Yucatán where there exists an almost perfect eco-system. Taken from Wonders of Life. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Earth
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Cuttlefish: Tentacles In Disguise

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Joe's proposed SXSW panel is "Science on YouTube: Where the Smart Kids Are". Vote for it before 9/4! http://vid.io/xqTj Check out #BigBlueLive! http://pbs.org/bigbluelive Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBScuttle Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBScuttleFB ↓ More i
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The Ruin And Rise Of Monterey Bay

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Joe's proposed SXSW panel is "Science on YouTube: Where the Smart Kids Are". Vote for it before 9/4! http://vid.io/xqTj Check out #BigBlueLive! http://pbs.org/bigbluelive Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSriseFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Before peopl
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I Don't Think You're Ready For These Jellies

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Check out #BigBlueLive! http://pbs.org/bigbluelive ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Jellyfish are mesmerizing and beautiful and I have no idea how they work. So I went behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium with my new friend Tommy to learn all abo
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Respiratory System, Part 2: Crash Course A&P #32

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Can a paper bag really help you when you are hyperventilating? It turns out that it can. In part 2 of our look at your respiratory system Hank explains how your blood cells exchange oxygen and CO2 to maintain homeostasis. We'll dive into partial pressure
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White Dwarfs & Planetary Nebulae: Crash Course Astronomy #30

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Today Phil follows up last week’s look at the death of low mass stars with what comes next: a white dwarf. White dwarfs are incredibly hot and dense objects roughly the size of Earth. They also can form planetary nebulae: huge, intricately detailed object
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The Great Aqua Adventure: Crash Course Kids #24.1

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Water travels... a lot. In fact, the water cycle is amazing and takes water all over the planet by using evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how the water cycle works and how you can create
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Incredible Tails Of Amazing Whales!

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Joe's proposed SXSW panel is "Science on YouTube: Where the Smart Kids Are". Vote for it before 9/4! http://vid.io/xqTj Whales are AMAZING! Check out #BigBlueLive: http://pbs.org/bigbluelive Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSwhales Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OK
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5 Chemicals That Are In (Almost) Everything You Eat

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Discover 5 key chemicals that we use to make our food taste the way it’s supposed to taste, look the way we expect it to look, and generally survive the journey to our tables intact. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the followin
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Respiratory System, Part 1: Crash Course A&P #31

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So we all know that breathing is pretty important, right? Today we're going to talk about how it works, starting with the nameless evolutionary ancestor that we inherited this from, and continuing to the mechanics of both simple diffusion and bulk flow, a
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Low Mass Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #29

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Today we are talking about the life -- and death -- of stars. Low mass stars live a long time, fusing all their hydrogen into helium over a trillion years. More massive stars like the Sun live shorter lives. They fuse hydrogen into helium, and eventually
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Holmium (new) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A new video about the element Holmium, featuring Stephen Liddle and Martyn Poliakoff. Ytterby video: https://youtu.be/HTvhgd84_WQ Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.f
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Conservation And Restoration Ecology: Crash Course Ecology #12

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Hank wraps up the Crash Course on ecology by taking a look at the growing fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology, which use all the kung fu moves we've learned about in the past eleven weeks and apply them to protecting ecosystems and to c
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Pollution: Crash Course Ecology #11

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Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Pollution takes many forms - from the simplest piece of litter to the more complex endocrine distruptors - and ultimately, humans
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5 Human Impacts On The Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10

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Hank gives the run down on the top five ways humans are negatively impacting the environment and having detrimental effects on the valuable ecosystem services which a healthy biosphere provides. Like Crash Course? http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCours
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Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2 - Crash Course Ecology #9

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Hank describes the desperate need many organisms have for nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus) and how they go about getting them via the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. Like Crash Course! http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Follow Cras
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The Hydrologic And Carbon Cycles: Always Recycle! - Crash Course Ecology #8

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Hank introduces us to biogeochemical cycles by describing his two favorites: carbon and water. The hydrologic cycle describes how water moves on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, driven by energy supplied by the sun and wind. The carbon cycle do
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Ecosystem Ecology: Links In The Chain - Crash Course Ecology #7

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Hank brings us to the next level of ecological study with ecosystem ecology, which looks at how energy, nutrients, and materials are getting shuffled around within an ecosystem (a collection of living and nonliving things interacting in a specific place),
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Ecological Succession: Change Is Good - Crash Course Ecology #6

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In the world of ecology, the only constant is change - but change can be good. Today Hank explains ecological succession and how ecological communities change over time to become beautiful, biodiverse mosaics. Like Crash Course on Facebook! http://www.fac
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Community Ecology II: Predators - Crash Course Ecology #5

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Hank gets to the more violent part of community ecology by describing predation and the many ways prey organisms have developed to avoid it. Like SciShow: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow: http://www.twitter.com/scishow TABLE OF CONTENTS Her
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Community Ecology: Feel The Love - Crash Course Ecology #4

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Interactions between species are what define ecological communities, and community ecology studies these interactions anywhere they take place. Although interspecies interactions are mostly competitive, competition is pretty dangerous, so a lot of interac
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Human Population Growth - Crash Course Ecology #3

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If being alive on Earth were a contest, humans would win it hands down. We're like the Michael Phelps of being alive, but with 250,000 times more gold medals. Today Hank is here to tell us the specifics of why and how human population growth has happened
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Population Ecology: The Texas Mosquito Mystery - Crash Course Ecology #2

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Population ecology is the study of groups within a species that interact mostly with each other, and it examines how they live together in one geographic area to understand why these populations are different in one time and place than they are in another
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The History Of Life On Earth - Crash Course Ecology #1

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With a solid understanding of biology on the small scale under our belts, it's time for the long view - for the next twelve weeks, we'll be learning how the living things that we've studied interact with and influence each other and their environments. Li
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2015 Sports Illustrated Kids SportsKid Of The Year Nominations...

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If you know a kid, group of kids, or team who does amazing things on and off the field, let us know! Nominate them today at http://www.sikids.com/skoty!
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What Has New Horizons Taught Us About Pluto?

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Pluto's not just cool… it's ICE COLD Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSpluto Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSplutoFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Since New Horizons flew by Pluto on July 14, 2015, it’s completely redefined what we know about the dwarf planet
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What Is Fire?

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T-SHIRTS! http://dftba.com/besmart Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSfire Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSfireFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Why does fire burn? What’s the chemistry and physics of a flame? This week, learn about the beautiful science happen
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Why Do We Laugh?

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Several jokes were harmed in the making of this video Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSlaugh Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSlaughFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ T-SHIRTS! http://dftba.com/besmart Laughing is a universal human behavior, one that transcends
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Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?

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T-SHIRTS! http://dftba.com/besmart VIDCON! http://bit.ly/1DqnxeQ Follow me to Gross Science: http://youtu.be/IDBkj3DjNSM ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Do periodical cicadas “know” how to calculate prime numbers? One of the strangest life cycles in all o
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Brown Dwarfs: Crash Course Astronomy #28

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While Jupiter is nowhere near massive enough to initiate fusion in its core, there are even more massive objects out there that fall just short of that achievement as well called brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs, have a mass that places them between giant plane
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10-foot Barking Dog - Periodic Table Of Videos

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It's our favourite reaction - the barking dog - but in a newly uncovered 3m high tube! Barking Dog Playlist: http://bit.ly/Barking_Dog Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Neil Barnes. Previous videos Barking Dog Slow Motion: https://youtu.be/c3fJRRCAIdk Ho
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Your Periodic Table Is Probably WRONG

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The placement of Lawrencium (and few other elements) is the topic of this video about the periodic table. Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff. Videos on all elements: http://bit.ly/118elements Link to the Nature paper discussed (it is not free to read the full
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Blood, Part 2 - There Will Be Blood: Crash Course A&P #30

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It's time to start talking about some of the terrible things you can do to your own body, like blood doping. We'll start by explaining the structure and function of your erythrocytes, and of hemoglobin, which they use to carry oxygen. We'll follow the for
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Sesame Street: Bert And Ernie Find An Amazing Frog (Bert And Ernie's Great Adventures)

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Can you jump like a frog? How high can you go? Join Bert and Ernie as they try to leap their way to victory with the amazing Frog. Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet You can catch
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How To Make Your Phone Magnetic - Static Magnetism

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(Okay, you got us, this video was an April Fools' trick. Read our blog all about why it's all nonsense, and how science misinformation like this can be so believable: http://bit.ly/ApRilFoolSci) Try this amazing magnetic phone trick. Michael Faraday disco
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Sesame Street: Mumford's Magic Rabbit

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Amazing Mumford is back again with another awesome magic trick. Join Grover and watch as Mumford tries to make a rabbit appear! Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet You can catch Ses
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Exoplanets: Crash Course Astronomy #27

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Today Phil explains that YES, there are other planets out there and astonomers have a lot of methods for detecting them. Nearly 2000 have been found so far. The most successful method is using transits, where a planet physically passes in front of its par
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Amazing Energy Facts To Blow Your Mind

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Here are some amazing facts about energy to shock your brain! Is Wind Energy Worth It? (VIDEO): http://youtu.be/Dzf9X7m8-9o SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 Send us stuff! ASAPSCIENCE INC. P.O. BOX 93, Toronto P, TORONTO, ON, M5S2S6 Instagram and Twitter:
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Blood, Part 1 - True Blood: Crash Course A&P #29

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Now that we've talked about your blood vessels, we're going to zoom in a little closer and talk about your blood itself. We'll start by outlining the basic components of blood -- including erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and plasma -- as well as the
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Science For Kids - Soap Boat Water Experiment - ExpeRimental #14

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Comedian Rufus Hound and his son Alby make soap powered boats and learn how soap affects the way water molecules hold onto each other. For info sheets and printable boat templates, click here: http://bit.ly/RufusRacerSheet ExpeRimental is a series of vide
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Why Insects Love Summer – Flight, Fights And Booze

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Have you ever wondered what happens when insects get drunk? Can you tell the temperature by the frequency of a cricket’s chirps? Do you know what temperature a butterfly has to be to take off? Kate buzzes around the science of summer insects. Subscribe fo
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Periodic Success: The Hidden Beauty Of The Periodic Table

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Join a guided tour of science’s most iconic image with chemical physicist and material scientist Jamie Gallagher, geek songstress Helen Arney and nanoscientist Suze Kundu. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The periodic table
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An Affordable 3D-Printed Arm

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Students at UCF are designing an inexpensive 3D printed arm for kids. To find out more and to get involved, check out: http://office.tumblr.com Big thanks to Microsoft and the Collective Project for introducing me to Albert and his amazing team. They are
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What Is NOT Random?

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Is the future of the universe already determined? Vsauce tackles "What is Random?": https://youtu.be/9rIy0xY99a0 Special Thanks to: Prof Stephen Bartlett, Prof Phil Moriarty, Prof Andrea Morello, Prof Tim Bedding, Prof Michio Kaku, A/Prof Alex Argyros, He
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How Much Information?

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How much information is there in Spanish vs English, you vs the world? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Huge thanks to all the amazing people who made this possible: Christina Ochoa - Spanish https://twitter.com/christina_ochoa Vanessa Hill - Fi
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Blood Vessels, Part 2: Crash Course A&P #28

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And now we return to blood vessels. In this episode, we start discussing what blood pressure is, how it can become "high", and what that means for our health. One of the more interesting points is that your body has ways of dealing with high blood pressur
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Humpback Whales - BBC Documentary Excerpt

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*All rights belong to their respective owners* My favorite animal is the humpback whale! It's the way they look, the way they move with such grace and fluidity, and their personalities. They are extremely social animals and have an amazing hunting method
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A Brief History Of Everything, Feat. Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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This video brought to you by http://www.audible.com/minutephysics Thanks to Neil deGrasse Tyson for his amazing writing and narration! Music: "The Firebird Suite" by Igor Stravinsky, performed by the USAF Band, licensed from Naxos of America, Inc. for wor
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The Most Advanced Robots In The World

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The most advanced robots in the world might not be exactly what you’re expecting. But they’re shaping humanity’s future. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them!
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Why Winter Makes You SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder Explained

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Ever wondered what Seasonal Affective Disorder actually is? Or if it’s even a real thing? What causes it? Kate tackles sudden changes in hormones and light intensity in an attempt to explain why winter makes you SAD. Subscribe for more from Kate: http://b
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What Does Your Birthday Say About You? The Seasonal Birth Effect

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Does the month you were born in determine whether you’re right handed, or a smoker, or short-sighted? No, we’re not talking astrology, but something called the seasonal birth effect. But can even that be trusted? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The s
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The Science Of Jet Lag... And How To Prevent It

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What is jet lag? Can we cure it? And why is it a big problem for astronauts going to Mars? Kate dives into the science of circadian rhythms, and armed with the facts, sets out to find a cure. Subscribe for more science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Th
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How To Sweat Less - The Science Of Sweating

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Why do we sweat? Can we stop it? Kate swims through the science of sweating and shows you how to harness your body’s other cooling mechanisms to keep your temperature down this summer without building up a sweat. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Human
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Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #26

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Today Phil’s explaining the stars and how they can be categorized using their spectra. Together with their distance, this provides a wealth of information about them including their luminosity, size, and temperature. The HR diagram plots stars’ luminosity
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Blood Vessels, Part 1 - Form And Function: Crash Course A&P #27

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Now that we've discussed blood, we're beginning our look at how it gets around your body. Today Hank explains your blood vessels and their basic three-layer structure of your blood vessels. We're also going over how those structures differ slightly in dif
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INDOOR WHIRLPOOL -- BiDiPi #53

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This World Of Ours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgAglQGOFTw BiDiPi is a showcase of incredible creations from amazing artists. *** CLICK "SHOW MORE" FOR LINKS TO EVERYTHING *** BUILD IT Gravity Glue by Michael Grab (0:09) https://www.youtube.com/user/
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PRINTING SKIN -- Mind Blow #95

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Self-Healing Concrete (0:00) http://www.citg.tudelft.nl/en/research/projects/self-healing-concrete NASA Space Squid (0:06) http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/
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LEGO COMPUTER!!! -- LÜT #52

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Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/kevlieber/ LÜT is a showcase of some of the coolest and weirdest things you can buy online. *** LINKS TO EVERYTHING *** Mocoro Robot Cleaning Ball (0:00) http://www.firebox.com/product/6901/Mocoro-Robot-Cleaning-
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How Babies Learn? -- Mind Blow #94

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Vsauce Webby Vote: http://pv.webbyawards.com/2015/online-film-video/video-channels-and-networks/science-education Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Cyborg Treatment Prevents Seizures (0:00) h
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MANGLED MIMES -- LÜT #51

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Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/kevlieber/ LÜT is a showcase of some of the coolest and weirdest things you can buy online. *** CLICK "SHOW MORE" FOR LINKS TO EVERYTHING *** Rocket Launcher Alarm Clock (0:00) http://www.amazon.com/Island-Dogs-R
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HEAR With Your TONGUE!? -- Mind Blow #92

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Synthetic Camouflage Skin (0:00) http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/material-changes-color-texture-octopus-0916 New Fungus
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Plastic-Eating Fungus -- Mind Blow #91

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TREEHOUSE TENT -- LÜT #48

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LÜT is a showcase of some of the coolest and weirdest things you can buy online. *** CLICK "SHOW MORE" FOR LINKS TO EVERYTHING *** Bubble Calendar (0:00) https://www.bubblecalendar.com/ 1,000 Color Puzzle (0:03) http://puzzle.lamingtondrive.com/ Tentsile
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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Eel Drones (0:00) http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/12/why-eel-drones-are-future-naval-warfare/100500/ Invisib
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Draw On Clouds -- BiDiPi #48

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Personal Disease Scanner? -- Mind Blow #89

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Quit Smoking While You Sleep (0:00) http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/learn-to-quit-smoking-while-you-sleep/ Exosuit
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Deep Sleep To Mars -- Mind Blow #88

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Bomb-Sniffing Plants (0:00) http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-genetically-engineered-gardens-could-replace-airport-
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Control Your Virtual World -- Mind Blow #87

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** New Form Of Life In Deep Sea (0:00) http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0102976 http://
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Why Summer Is Hot But We Can't Predict The Weather

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Kate tries to use science to find the perfect summer holiday destination, asks why summer isn't the same everywhere, and investigates the many-layered science of the seasons. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe If climate and t
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The Science Of Hay Fever... Are Parasitic Worms The Cure?

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Hay fever has an awful habit of ruining what should be the nicest time of the year. But what is it? And why is it called ‘hay fever’? Kate explores the science of allergies, and hunts through the research for a cure. Subscribe for more from Kate: http://b
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How Sunglasses Work - Are They Damaging Your Eyes?

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How do sunglasses actually work? How can some types cause damage to your eyes? And why do astronauts wear glasses made of gold? Kate explains all. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Too much light can be a bad thing, and our b
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How Plutonium Got Us To Pluto

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Plutonium played a key role in the New Horizons mission to Pluto. More Plutonium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89UNPdNtOoE Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff. New Horizons: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/ More chemistry at http:/
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Distances: Crash Course Astronomy #25

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How do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space? How do they study things so far away? Today Phil talks about distances, going back to early astronomy. Ancient Greeks were able to find the size of the Earth, and from that the distance to and th
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Superhero Pencil Toppers - Batman & Superman | A Cool School Craft W/ Crafty Carol

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Create your own Cool School story here: http://bit.ly/1f0Gxea Crafty Carol shows you how to craft a Superman and Batman pencil topper. Comment below with your favorite superhero! Hey Parents! Has your child ever wanted to write his or her own Cool School
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The Heart, Part 2 - Heart Throbs: Crash Course A&P #26

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Today we're talking the heart and heart throbs -- both literal and those of the televised variety. Hank explains how your heart’s pacemaker cells use leaky membranes to generate their own action potentials, and how the resulting electricity travels throug
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Your Salad Is Trying To Kill You

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The dose makes the poison… Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Plants are the most important source of nutrients for pretty much all of Earth's animals, and many of the planet's bacteria
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How Does A Canyon Become Grand?

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And a very Grand Canyon it is… Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Thanks to Mike from PBS Idea Channel and Jamin from PBS Game/Show for hanging out at the Grand Canyon with me! https://w
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NaK - the alloy of Sodium and Potassium - is notorious among chemists. But it can be pumped in an ingenious way. Featuring Professors Steve Howdle and Martyn Poliakoff. Sodium slow motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzEOL-N2cbw All the elements in or
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Why Are GMOs Bad?

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Why are GMOs bad? They aren’t. They just aren’t, not intrinsically, and certainly not for your health. We’ve been eating them for decades with no ill effects, which makes sense, because a genetically modified organism is simply an organism, like every oth
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Light: Crash Course Astronomy #24

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In order to understand how we study the universe, we need to talk a little bit about light. Light is a form of energy. Its wavelength tells us its energy and color. Spectroscopy allows us to analyze those colors and determine an object’s temperature, dens
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Intro To Economics: Crash Course Econ #1

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In which Jacob Clifford and Adriene Hill launch a brand new Crash Course on Economics! So, what is economics? Good question. It's not necessarily about money, or stock markets, or trade. It's about people and choices. What, you may ask, does that mean. We
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Chi Square Test - With Contingency Table

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Learn how to perform a Chi Square Test with this easy to follow statistics video. I also provided the links for my other statistics videos as well. Chi Square Test - "rolling dice" example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ldl5Zfcm1Y Hypothesis testing - t
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Learn how to perform a Chi Square Test with this easy to follow statistics video. I also provided the links for my other statistics videos as well. Chi Square Test - with contingency table https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=misMgRRV3jQ Hypothesis testing - t
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Everything You Need To Know About Planet Earth

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Planet Earth is this solid thing you are standing on right now. In your everyday life you don't really waste a thought about how amazing this is. A giant, ancient, hot rock. How did it come into existence and how big is it really? You will be surprised. T
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The Mechanics Of The Film Projector

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Bill tears apart a film projector to reveal the amazing mechanisms used in the pre-digital age to trick the mind into seeing a moving image. He uses high speed photography and animations to show how the projector moves the film intermittently, how a shutt
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The Heart, Part 1 - Under Pressure: Crash Course A&P #25

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Your heart gets a lot of attention from poets, songwriters, and storytellers, but today Hank's gonna tell you how it really works. The heart’s ventricles, atria, and valves create a pump that maintains both high and low pressure to circulate blood from th
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How To Draw Richard Watterson

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The Amazing World of Gumball is so funny! Learn how to draw Richard Watterson, the dad! Check the official website of The Amazing World of Gumball http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/games/gumball/index.html EMAIL A PHOTO OF YOUR ART: myart@artforkidshub.com MA
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Containing A Smelly Sulfur Experiment - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor shows us a contraption for containing a reaction between two sulfur compounds - sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. Sulfur, aka Sulphur. Sulfur Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9eEsN9D48memJ6w9zbZyslXXO51UjC4S Hello Intern
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SciShow Quiz Show: Weird Facts About Humans

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Hank squares off against the host of SciShow Kids, Jessi Knudsen Castaneda, to match wits about chemistry, evolution, and how babies are weird! https://www.youtube.com/user/scishowkids ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters --
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This Is Your Body Over 24 Hours

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Your body is f***ing amazing!!! SUBSCRIBE for more videos! http://bit.ly/asapsci What Your PEE Says About You: https://youtu.be/5GIfISN4-G8 GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Written by Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown Inspi
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Check out cool science kits and toys: www.stevespanglerscience.com See the full experiment here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/instant-freeze-soda-ice It might have happened to you... You put a bottle of soda in the freezer for a few
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Musical Straw - Sick Science! #225

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Check out cool science kits and toys: www.stevespanglerscience.com See the full experiment here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/musical-straw So, you're waiting for your dinner to arrive and you're bored out of your mind. There's noth
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Getting a giant squid from New Zealand to New York is no easy feat. Curator Neil Landman tells the tale of a sizable specimen’s journey to the collections at the American Museum of Natural History, and Curator Mark Siddall explains why this giant cephalop
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Through natural selection, living things have evolved over billions of years from simple cells into an awe-inspiring array of organisms. “Life at the Limits” Co-curators John Sparks and Mark Siddall explain how over time natural selection leads to changes
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“Hey Bill Nye, What’s Science Good For Outside Of School?” #tuesdayswithbill

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On this week's Tuesdays With Bill, Lillian has the whole summer ahead of her, and wants to know what kind of science-related activities she can do outside of the classroom. Do you want to ask Bill a question for a future "Tuesdays with Bill?" Click here t
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How Good Is Your Eyesight? (TEST)

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Who do you see? More AMAZING illusions: http://bit.ly/asapillusion SUBSCRIBE! (it's free) http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 GET THE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Written by Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown - based on Dr. Oliva's research at MIT. Instagram and Twit
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Download the music from AShellInThePit: http://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/ Click to view Deep Dive #3 - Butterflies http://bit.ly/SED_3 Click here for more Information: ⇊⇊⇊⇊⇊⇊ Including info on the Butterfly Research Check it out! This research has been
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Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/ParadoxTWT ⇐ Post to FB⇒ http://bit.ly/ArchersParadoxFB Patreon Support Link: http://bit.ly/1HUIm6b Want to get Dad a nice Razor for Father's day? http://www.harrys.com/ ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓READ MORE: ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ Byron Ferguson travels the world doin
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Meteors: Crash Course Astronomy #23

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Today Phil helps keep you from ticking off an astronomer in your life by making sure you know the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid. When the Earth plows through the stream emitted by a comet we get a meteor shower. Meteors burn up abo
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Thomas Jefferson And The Giant Moose

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E pluribus moose-um Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ America’s first great science battle wasn’t the space race or the atom bomb, it was fought between Thomas Jefferson, a French noble
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Endocrine System, Part 2 - Hormone Cascades: Crash Course A&P #24

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In the second half of our look at the endocrine system, Hank discusses chemical homeostasis and hormone cascades. Specifically, he looks at the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis, or HPT axis, and all the ways your body can suffer when that system, or yo
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The Oort Cloud: Crash Course Astronomy #22

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Now that we’re done with the planets, asteroid belt, and comets, we’re heading to the outskirts of the solar system. Out past Neptune are vast reservoirs of icy bodies that can become comets if they get poked into the inner solar system. The Kuiper Belt i
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Why Are The Bees Dying?

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If bees go, will they take us with them? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Bees, wild and domesticated, are in big trouble. Bee colonies are dying off at alarming rates, and the cause i
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Which Came First - Flowers Or Bees?

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Stop and smell the flowers… and watch this video Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Bees and flowers have an amazingly close relationship. Flowers need bees in order to reproduce, and be
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The Moon Terminator Illusion

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http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce http://instagram.com/electricpants Sources and sites to learn more below!!! dolly zoom effect: http://filmmakeriq.com/lessons/introduction-to-the-dolly-zoom/ visual angle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_diameter htt
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Hank begins teaching you about your endocrine system by explaining how it uses glands to produce hormones. These hormones are either amino-acid based and water soluble, or steroidal and lipid-soluble, and may target many types of cells or just turn on spe
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Comets: Crash Course Astronomy #21

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Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil explains comets. Comets are chunks of ice and rock that orbit the Sun. When they get near the Sun the ice turns into gas, forming the long tail, and also releases dust that forms a different tail. We’ve visited comets
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Coca-Cola and Pepsi in Liquid Nitrogen. Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Neil Barnes. Coke Can in Acid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnPrtYUKke8 Coke and Pepsi chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cejoE9l4FCc Gold Vault: https://www.y
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Muscles, Part 2 - Organismal Level: Crash Course A&P #22

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Hank calls in a friend to do his push ups for him today to explain how skeletal muscles work together to create and reverse movements. Hank and Claire also demonstrate the role size plays in motor units, the three phase cycle of muscle twitches, and how t
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Will We Ever Run Out Of Oil?

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Check out our whole series on ENERGY! http://bit.ly/1BnH5zu Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We’ve heard news of “peak oil” and “the end of the oil age” for years now, but we keep coming up with wa
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The Surprising Places We Waste Energy

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Check out our whole series on ENERGY! http://bit.ly/1BnH5zu Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We use a LOT of energy, but we waste a lot too. Where that waste happens might surprise, you though. We
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Did Dinosaurs Really Go Extinct?

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Welcome to… Jurassic Pluck Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Most people are taught that dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago when a giant meteor crashed into the Yucatan peninsu
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The Essentials Of Energy

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Check out our whole series on ENERGY! http://bit.ly/1BnH5zu Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ The world of energy is a confusing place. What’s better, nuclear or solar? What’s the difference between
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Does The Moon Really Orbit The Earth?

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What holds the moon up? Moonbeams! Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ According to Newton’s law of gravitation, the sun should “pull” way harder on the moon than the Earth does. So does the moon actu
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Muscles, Part 1 - Muscle Cells: Crash Course A&P #21

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We're kicking off our exploration of muscles with a look at the complex and important relationship between actin and myosin. Your smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscles create movement by contracting and releasing in a process called the sliding filament m
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Asteroids: Crash Course Astronomy #20

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Now that we’ve finished our tour of the planets, we’re headed back to the asteroid belt. Asteroids are chunks of rock, metal, or both that were once part of smallish planets but were destroyed after collisions. Most orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter,
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Uranus & Neptune: Crash Course Astronomy #19

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Today we’re rounding out our planetary tour with ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Both have small rocky cores, thick mantles of ammonia, water, and methane, and atmospheres that make them look greenish and blue. Uranus has a truly weird rotation and relativ
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Joints: Crash Course A&P #20

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We continue our look at your bones and skeletal system, skipping over the silly kid's song in favor of a more detailed look at your your axial and appendicular skeleton. This episode also talks about the structural and functional classifications of your j
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How To Draw Darwin

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Learn how to draw Darwin from The Amazing World Of Gumball! This is such a funny show, and we love all of the characters. Be sure to also check out the official Cartoon Network site for more info about The Amazing World Of Gumball http://www.cartoonnetwor
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Plants are amazing. Really! Photosynthesis is an incredible thing. But it also means that some plants can't live everywhere. They need to get the right amount of sunlight for the right amount of time. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats ab
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More Mercury: https://youtu.be/5I4rxfnCtxY Numberphile for Pythagorean math: https://youtu.be/ItiFO5y36kw Buy a Pythagorean Cup on Amazon: http://bit.ly/Pyth_Cup This features features Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. Siph
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Saturn: Crash Course Astronomy #18

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Saturn is the crown jewel of the solar system, beautiful and fascinating. It is a gas giant, and has a broad set of rings made of ice particles. Moons create gaps in the rings via their gravity. Saturn has dozens of moons, including Titan, which is as big
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The Skeletal System: Crash Course A&P #19

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Today Hank explains the skeletal system and why astronauts Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko are out in space studying it. He talks about the anatomy of the skeletal system, including the flat, short, and irregular bones, and their individual arrangements
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More on the math behind this: http://youtu.be/oYlB5lUGlbw Professor David Eisenbud - director of MSRI - on the amazing 17-gon and its link to Gauss. See end of this video for a bit MSRI's address at 17 Gauss Way! NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphil
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Next stop in our tour of your sensory systems? VISION. With a little help from an optical illusion, we take a look inside your eyes to try to figure out how your sense of vision works -- and how it can be tricked. *** Table of Contents The Structure of th
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Jupiter's Moons: Crash Course Astronomy #17

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Before moving on from Jupiter to Saturn, we’re going to linger for a moment on Jupiter’s moons. There are 67 known moons, and 4 huge ones that we want to explore in greater detail. Ganymede is the largest - larger, in fact, than any other moon in the sola
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It’s definitely higher than “11” Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ What is the loudest possible sound? What about the quietest thing we can hear? And what do decibels measure, anyway? In this video
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Fighting Malaria With Green Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor and his colleagues devise greener ways to produce the anti-Malaria drug Artemisinin. Artemisinin was first discovered in China. The main article: http://bit.ly/1FaQNci Additional info: http://bit.ly/Malaria_Supplementary This video features
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The Evolution Of The Human Eye - Joshua Harvey

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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/could-a-blind-eye-regenerate-david-davila We tend to think of blindness as something you're born with, but with certain genetic diseases, it can actually develop when you’re a kid, or even when you’re an ad
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How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location? - Wilton L. Virgo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-your-smartphone-know-your-location-wilton-l-virgo GPS location apps on a smartphone can be very handy when mapping a travel route or finding nearby events. But how does your smartphone know where you ar
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A video about every element: http://bit.ly/118elements With confirmation of element 117, people are speculating about possible names. Would Nobel-Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman be a good choice? (Some have suggested the speculated element 137 sho
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Here's the previous video (including all about the reactor): http://youtu.be/D8-8r0wNgiY More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos F
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Latest in our videos from Aluminium Week!!! See more: http://bit.ly/Aluminium13 (and more to come) Slow mo music by Alan Stewart: http://bit.ly/1sdwTHF Real time music by Vate: http://www.vate.com.mx/en/ More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Fo
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Aluminium (or Aluminum) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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All about Element 13, whatever you want to call it! Slow motion: http://youtu.be/FhG2e6mpdEY Triethylaluminium: http://youtu.be/RfeaffoWajc A bit extra from this interview: http://youtu.be/DOTrZiUnq5o Copper Chloride: http://youtu.be/OQPwPGDQqzs Featuring
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Holey Experiment - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Fiery experiments, rocket launches and a messy fumehood... All about Trimethylaluminium. Featuring Professor Simon Woodward. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at
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Liquid Electrons - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Solvated electrons - sodium in ammonia. Featuring Dr Rob Stockman from the University of Nottingham. Hello Internet podcast: http://www.hellointernet.fm And on YouTube (although a few weeks behind): http://bit.ly/HelloInternetYT More chemistry at http://w
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What's In The Box?

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Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/NottChem Perio
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Carbon Dioxide Cannon (scientists Make Mistakes!)

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Three fails and then success with our carbon dioxide cannon. Extra shot: http://youtu.be/ilKeRnmgNTo More slow motion: http://bit.ly/chemslomo Thanks to Samantha Tang and Neil Barnes for their patience! More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Fol
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Wade's Rules - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Kenneth Wade recently passed away. Here we discuss his time as a student in Nottingham and his famous (in some chemistry circles) Wade's Rules. Speaking in this video are Martyn Poliakoff and Debbie Kays. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ F
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Blue Flame Thrower - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Re-visiting diethyl zinc to see if we can re-create the blue flame reported by the man who discovered the compound. Featuring professors Stephen Liddle and Simon Woodward. The old zinc video: http://youtu.be/99wPiMb-k0o A good paper on Edward Frankland's
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The World's Greatest Autograph Book

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Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, The Queen and the man who invented the Internet... How much do you think this collection of signatures is worth? The Royal Society Charter Book must surely be the world's most impressive autograph collectio
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Amazing Piece Of Metal (speculum)

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This small disc of metal - made from speculum - is an important part of history. The metal is an alloy of tin and copper with some arsenic thrown in. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff at the Royal Society, in London. It is the primary mirror from Si
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Burning Magnesium In Water - Periodic Table Of Videos

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What happens when burning magnesium is dunked in water? We filmed it with the slow motion camera. Here is the magnesium in CO2 video mentioned: http://youtu.be/0dSMzg0UPPo Magnesium: http://youtu.be/FKkWdizutxI More slow motion: http://bit.ly/chemslomo Mo
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Pouring Mercury Into Liquid Nitrogen (slow Motion)

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Mercury freezes at -39C ---- Nitrogen boils at -196C More slow mo from periodicvideos: http://bit.ly/chemslomo The three slow motion sequences in this video can be seen in more detail at... Mercury in small container: http://youtu.be/-Yf_Mi-ZHjw Mercury i
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The Professor In Russia - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Professor Poliakoff and Ruthenium - discovered by Karl Claus and named after Russia. More Christmas stuff at http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/a-christmas-lecture.html The Professor thanks the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan fo
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Periodic Table Of Lessons

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See our collaboration with TED-Ed here: http://ed.ted.com/periodic-videos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School
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Seaborgium Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Scientists create Seaborgium hexacarbonyl from the short-lived element. More on Seaborgium: http://youtu.be/UWq0djr790E More on heavy elements: http://youtu.be/z3oY-XHwss8 The paper referenced in this video (subscription only) at: http://www.sciencemag.or
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2014 Nobel Prize In Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner. More chem Nobel Prizes: http://bit.ly/periodicnobel The 2014 Physics Nobel Prize: http://youtu.be/_DjHR4PWYOs Hair in microscope: http://youtu.be/cQU2IAsQak8 DNA
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How To Make Carbon Dioxide (The Old-Fashioned Way)

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REDDIT DISCUSSION: http://redd.it/2hbyqk Before bottled gas was delivered, chemists would make their carbon dioxide with a Kipp's Apparatus. Dr Samantha Tang (with Neil, of course) dusted off the one stored on Professor Poliakoff's window sill. More chemi
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Huge Fire At Our Chemistry Building

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Professor Poliakoff on the blaze at the University of Nottingham's new chemistry building. Blog by the university's Vice-Chancellor at: http://bit.ly/VCNottsFire More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook
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Protactinium (new) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Here's a new video about Protactinium, number 91 on the periodic table! Videos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elements Eric Scerri's book (UK): http://bit.ly/SevenScerriUK And (US): http://bit.ly/SevenScerriUS (*) Isotope 238 has half life 6.8 hrs
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Exploding Pianos - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Reddit discussion: http://redd.it/2fw130 The Professor uncovers some old footage with an amazing story. Exploding pianos created by the legendary BD Shaw as part of his expert testimony. Flour and flash pot were put in a piano with terrible results. More
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Six Cameras - One Reaction

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Well, one reaction done twice! Behind the scenes on our Bakelite Reaction video, which was filmed from six camera angles (including three spectators using their phones!) Main video: http://youtu.be/Vlh0YDRmZ0I More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.c
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Making Bakelite - Periodic Table Of Videos

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An audience in the lab as we make some Bakelite. Featuring Dr Darren Walsh and Professor Martyn Poliakoff. You can discuss this one on Brady's new subreddit too: http://redd.it/2e2pqe More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook
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The Lord Of Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Distinguished chemist Jack Lewis passed away last month. As a member of the UK's House of Lords, he was Baron Lewis of Newnham. Nitrogen Tetroxide: http://youtu.be/JLCrZGgKD-k Rosetta: http://youtu.be/XEfKq-pQBcc More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideo
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Precious Metals In The Post

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An amazing piece of fan mail. Precious metals video: http://youtu.be/Fg2WzCzKpYU Gold Vault video: http://youtu.be/CTtf5s2HFkA More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter
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Periodic Table Clock (Certified As AMAZING)

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For periodic table enthusiasts like us, this clock is pretty amazing! A video on every element: http://bit.ly/118elements Watches on Numberphile: http://youtu.be/kOClr_bew38 Here are some periodic table clocks, but alas not the main one in this video... U
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Special Visitor To Periodic Videos

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A young fan pays a visit to the University of Nottingham Chemistry Department. Thanks to our friends at BBC East Midlands Today, especially Quentin Rayner. EMT: https://twitter.com/bbcemt Quentin: https://twitter.com/quentinrayner University press release
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Why Do Ice Cubes Crack In Drinks? (SLOW MOTION)

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Dropping ice cubes in water (and liquid nitrogen) produce interesting results. Differential expansion. More slow motion from periodic videos: http://bit.ly/chemslomo Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://
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Oscillating Reaction - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Example of a Belousov--Zhabotinsky reaction (or BZ reaction). Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. And the hands of Dr Samantha Tang! More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.f
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Niobium (new) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Updated video on the element Niobium (41), discovered by carriage-maker Charles Hatchett and originally named Columbium. A video about every element: http://bit.ly/118elements Sixty Symbols: https://www.youtube.com/sixtysymbols More chemistry at http://ww
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Methane Explosion (SLOW MOTION) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A methane-oxygen mix ensures a bigger bang! See our original methane video at: https://youtu.be/yXB3ULFKl0o Wallabies and methane: https://youtu.be/6n7ARh7rNFU Planar methane: https://youtu.be/b_L9DcGiXyc Methane Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist
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Manganese (new) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A new video on the element Manganese. Reddit discussion: http://redd.it/2yhmrv Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Dr Samantha Tang. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twi
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Chicken In Acid Conclusion - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Continues from: http://youtu.be/oipksRhISfM New channel - Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity Join Brady's mailing list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicv
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Flesh-Eating Hydrofluoric Acid - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We dunk chicken drumsticks in dreaded Hydrofluoric Acid, along with Hydrochloric Acid and Sulfuric Acid. What do you think might happen? SECOND PART: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGaOcp33rHw Fluorine reactions: http://youtu.be/vtWp45Eewtw Lightbulb in
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Special Spectroscope - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We came across the personal spectroscope carried about by CV Raman - the inventor of Raman Spectroscopy. India Playlist: http://bit.ly/India_Videos OBJECTIVITY (new channel by Brady): http://bit.ly/Objectivity More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.c
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Diamonds, Pearls And Atomic Bomb Stones - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor investigates the mineral collection of the great Indian scientist CV Raman. India Playlist: http://bit.ly/India_Videos OBJECTIVITY (new channel by Brady): http://bit.ly/Objectivity More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us o
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Knighthood For The Professor

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Our very own Professor Poliakoff has become Sir Martyn... He received a knighthood in the UK's New Year's Honours List. This video also features a "recent knight" - University of Nottingham Vice-Chancellor, Sir David Greenaway. Full interview with Sir Dav
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The New Yellow - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Bismuth Vanadate is a good yellow pigment because it is less toxic than alternatives, such as lead chromate and cadmium sulfide. Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity This video features Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.period
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Neil - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Neil Barnes - Senior Technician. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Notting
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Chlorine And War - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A video to coincide with 100 years since Chlorine was first used as a weapon of war. Chlorine: https://youtu.be/BXCfBl4rmh0 Sarin Gas: https://youtu.be/jozozH09XSs More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebo
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Horizontal Barking Dog - Periodic Table Of Videos

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It's our favourite "Barking Dog" experiment - but in a new position. Previous Barking Dog videos: http://bit.ly/Barking_Dog Featuring The Professor (Sir Martyn Poliakoff) and senior technician Neil Barnes. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/
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100 Candles - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A short clip from the 100th birthday celebration for Dan Eley, FRS, held at the University of Nottingham. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com
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Fake Snow - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Professor Poliakoff discusses Sodium polyacrylate - which has a variety of uses including artificial snow! Even buy some on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1B22sqd More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pe
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Raman's Nobel Prize (and Walking Stick) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor shares some treasures from the life of great scientist and 1930 Nobel Prize winner, CV Raman. More treasures coming your way - subscribe here: http://bit.ly/Objectivity (Brady's new channel) India Playlist: http://bit.ly/India_Videos About R
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Sodium Hydride (SLOW MOTION) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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On Reddit: http://redd.it/2o5pfc Sodium Hydride in water with Phenolphthalein to indicate the base created. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.c
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Proffies - The Professor's Selfies

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This is the video shown by Professor Poliakoff during his closing remarks at the Commonwealth Science Conference 2014. ALL HIS SELFIES: http://bit.ly/Proffies ALL VIEWER SELFIES: http://bit.ly/CommSelfies Commonwealth Science Conference 2014: http://commo
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Light Bulb In Hydrofluoric Acid (HF)

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We dunk a glowing lightbulb in HF - an acid famed for being disagreeable with glass. Discuss on Brady's subreddit: http://redd.it/2mrnyw More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And o

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