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SciShow Talk Show: Kallie Moore, Ancient Life, And A Dragon

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SciShow Talk Show: where Hank talks to interesting people about interesting things! In this episode Hank and Collections Manager Kallie Moore talk ancient life, careers in science, and dragons. Check out the collection Kallie Moore manages at: http://hs.u
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How Did Roboticists Get This Ancient Fossil To Walk?

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Advanced computer tomography scans are changing the way paleontologists are studying ancient life and “OroBOT” may be just the beginning. How Did Science Get Neanderthals So Wrong? - https://youtu.be/VAaTaZqleeY Read More: Reverse Engineering the Locomoti
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The Horrors Of Ancient Cataract Surgeries

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Doctors have been slicing into eyeballs for over 2500 years. Luckily, surgeons have made some progress since then. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Fa
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China’s Village of Real-Life Rapunzels

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For thousands of years, the Yao women of Huangluo Village have been keeping up an incredible beauty regimen, growing long, luxurious locks. Believed to symbolize beauty, wealth and longevity, long hair is considered sacred, and women in the village only c
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Why China is Building the World’s Biggest City

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Comparing C to machine language

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In this video, I compare a simple C program with the compiled machine code of that program. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beneater
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How Falconry Shaped the English Language

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Feeling hoodwinked or fed up? You can thank falconry for those particular turns of phrase. During the 16th century, a rather notable amateur falconer named William Shakespeare became enamored of the sport. The playwright loved training birds of prey so mu
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Ancient Romes most notorious doctor - Ramon Glazov

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Learn about the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamon, whose experiments and discoveries changed medicine.--In the 16th century, an anatomist named Andreas Vesalius made a shocking discovery: the most famous human anatomy texts in the world we
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Tackling China’s Devastating Yellow River Floods

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After learning how the waterway transports a billion tons of sediment into the sea each year, scientists built a tool that may help predict the inundations that impact some 80 million people. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/SciAmerican R
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This 580-ton monster machine is building bridges across China

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This colossal machine is called the SLJ900/32, or the Segmental Bridge Launching Machine. Created by Beijing Wowjoint Machinery Co, it can build this viaduct by extending beyond the installed segments to span to the next support, and roll the next pre-mad
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Minecraft Xbox - Sign Language [572]

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Behind The Scenes - https://youtu.be/ekoyA5cZHIs Welcome to my Let's Play of the Xbox 360 Edition of Minecraft. These videos will showcase what I have been getting up to in Minecraft and everything I have built. In this episode I start building my fishy m
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Learning the Language of Turkeys | BBC Earth

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New David Attenborough series Dynasties coming soon! Watch the first trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWI1eCbksdE --~-- Joe Hutto's learnt the vocabulary for Turkeys, and can talk with them using their specific calls. Subscribe: http://bit.ly
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Cell Biology: The Most Complex Language in the World

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Leopards & Humans: Ancient Balanced Relationship - Leopards: An Unnatural History - BBC

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Rom Whitaker explores the ancient relationship that exists between humans and leopards in India, by trying to get closer to them. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Earth YouTube Channel: http://www.yo
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Auli'i Cravalho - How Far I'll Go (From "Moana"/American Sign Language Version)

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Stream Disney's Moana on Disney+. https://disneymusic.co/JoinDisneyPlus?IQid=DMVevoHFIGOASL"How Far I'll Go"From Disney's MoanaASL Deaf Talent: Sarah TubertDirector: Miles & AJProducer: Kai Yuricich Special thanks to the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deaf
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Sesame Street: Sing the Sesame Street Alphabet Song in American Sign Language (ASL)

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Get ready! Get Set! It's time to sing the Sesame Street Alphabet now translated in ASL! ASL means American Sign Language. ASL translation and consultation by The National Theater of the Deaf. ASL performed by Joey Antonio and Phelan Conheady.Subscribe to
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Flower Math Problem - Adults Stumped By Question For Kids In China

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This problem is said to come from a test given to a Chinese kindergarten class (5 year olds). It was posted online and caused a lot of debate as adults were stumped about the correct answer, some saying it is impossible. Can you figure it out? This video
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The Time China Had a 12 Day Long Traffic Jam

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Txtng Is Killing Language. JK!!! - John McWhorter

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Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there's much more to texting -- linguistically, culturally -- than it seems, and it's all good news. Talk by John McWhorter.
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Sesame Street: No Matter Your Language Song with Rosita

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Rosita wants everyone to know that it doesn't matter whether you say Hola or Hello, we are all people and the emotions we feel are all the same! -- Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStre
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Lights are Fireflies' Love Language | #DeepLook #Shorts

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Most firefly flashes are pure romance, a sexy form of skywriting Watch the full episode here https://youtu.be/oWdCMFvgFbo
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A day in the life of an ancient Celtic Druid - Philip Freeman

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Join the Celtic druid Camma in her village as she conducts religious rites, serves as a healer, and mediates conflict between tribes.--As the sun rises in 55 BCE, Camma lays two pigeons on the altar at the center of her village. She wrings the birds necks
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A day in the life of an ancient Peruvian shaman - Gabriel Prieto

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Follow Quexo, a Peruvian shaman, as he searches for cinnabar to complete a special ritual that will protect his village from winter storms.--The year is 1400 BCE. At the temple of the fisherman, the morning is unusually still and this is just the latest i
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A day in the life of an ancient Greek architect - Mark Robinson

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Follow Pheidias, the chief builder for the Parthenon, as he supervises the construction of the new temple and faces charges of embezzlement.--The year is 432 BCE. As dawn breaks over Athens, Pheidias is already late for work. He is the chief builder for t
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Can You Solve A 5th Grade Problem From China? Find The Area Of ABCD

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Thanks to Eric from Miami for suggesting this problem and sending a solution! The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD with the values for some angles and the length of AB. Can you figure out the area of ABCD? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYou
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Kids Try Snacks from China | Kids Try | HiHo Kids

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The Ancient History of the Creek | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network

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Journey back as far as ye olden times . . . the 1970s, and learn the Ancient History of the Creek kids of yore!About Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel, your destination for episode clips, behind the scenes footage, how to draw
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Interpret Dog Tail Wags: How to Understand Dog's Body Language

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In this video, we'll explain the meaning of each dog's tail signs.The position of a dog's tail can reveal a lot about what that dog is thinking and feeling. The speed of the wag, the pattern of movement, and the breadth of each tail sweep can all give inf
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Nothing beats learning a new language | The Boombox | Gumball | Cartoon Network

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Click to watch more of The Amazing World of Gumball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2BjEH4u84&list=PL77ED97B132C66551Gumball, the amusing blue cat with a giant head and his best buddy Darwin, a pet goldfish who sprouted legs, step up the hilarity and
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Did ancient Troy really exist? - Einav Zamir Dembin

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Where Did English Come From? - Claire Bowern

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-english-come-from-claire-bowern When we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language. But what do the dialects spoken in dozens of countries around the world have in common with each
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Looking For Ancient Martian Lakes

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Mars: The Secret Science | Mondays at 9/8c on Science Channel Full Episodes Streaming FREE on Science GO: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/mars-the-secret-science/ The Curiosity rover finds a spot on Mars that may have once been part of a lake. The Curios
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An incredible ancient mousetrap

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Whoever built this engineering marvel was pretty clever but, as Rob shows, the mice were probably even smarter as you don't see these things around today.
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Ancient Life as Old as the Universe

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Ancient soldering technique: Antikythera Fragment #7 - Precision Soft Soldering

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Antikythera Fragment #7 - Precision Soft Soldering Continuing on with the investigation of what it was like inside the ancient workshop, here's a closer look at another of the demonstrated techniques: The precise joining of metal using soft solder. If you
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Ancient Games: Crash Course Games #2

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From the ancient Egyptian game of Senet to the Aztec’s Patolli, games have been played since the beginning of civilization. Today, your host Andre Meadows is going to take a look at a few of these games, including some that are actually still played today
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The Ancient Salt Pans of Peru

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Originally built by the Incas, the manmade salt pans in Maras, Peru, have endured for over 500 years. Beneath the Qaqawiñay mountains runs a salty fresh spring, which empties into 3,000 mountainside pools. The sun heats them, evaporating the water and lea
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Decoding the ancient astronomy of Stonehenge

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The solstice alignments of Stonehenge, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Note: A previous version of this video referred imprecisely to "Neolithic Britain" when discussing the Newgrange tomb in Ireland. We have removed that phrasin
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SciArts: New Vision of Ancient Creatures

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http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! Paleoartist and scientific illustrator Gabriel Ugueto has a golden rule for his work: Accuracy. In order to resurrect the dinosaurs, Ugueto begins with a single bone and works his
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Fishing and Eating Like Ancient Hawaiians

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Gargantuan luau dinners and Hawaiian pizza have nothing to do with authentic Hawaiian cuisine. Originally a simple diet based around root starches and fish, chefs in Hawaii are combating clichés and crafting Hawaiian menus that are more in harmony with th
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How Ancient Palestinian Soap Is Made

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Ahmed Darwish el Fakhouri spends his days surrounded by olive oil soap stacked up higheach precious bar waiting to be wrapped and sold after a drying out period of two to three months. He is the third generation of his family to run one of the oldest soap
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Ancient Sea Creature Unveiled

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An enormous sea creature that roamed the prehistoric oceans some 240 million years ago has recently been unveiled by scientists. AmazeLabs Johana Restrepo has more.
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Awfully Ancient Egyptians | Horrible Histories

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Subscribe for more Horrible Histories: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribeGet more episode of Horrible Histories as well as all the extras on BBC iPlayer:https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00sp0l8/horrible-histories#HorribleHistories is a hit #C
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Snacks from the Colosseum in Ancient Rome

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How Did Ancient Egyptians Build Pyramids Quickly?

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The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure on Earth for more than 3,500 years! Workers had to cut and lay more than 200 giant blocks a day in order to meet their deadline. Find out how they met this staggering goal with a technique hidden behind
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Skeleton uncovered at ancient Antikythera shipwreck

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The famous shipwreck that brought us the mysterious Antikythera mechanism has revealed a new secret: a two thousand year old human skeleton. The team hopes to extract DNA from the skull - a feat never attempted before on bones this old that have been unde
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Lasers and Drones Help Preserve Ancient Temples

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3-D digital preservation not only helps save the memories of historical sites, it also guides restoration projects after natural disasters, such as the earthquakes that damaged the temples of Bagan. Editor's Note: Viewers sensitive to flashing light may w
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Ancient Egypt 101 | National Geographic

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The Magic of Modernizing an Ancient Art Form

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Theory11 CEO and Founder Jonathan Bayme develops magic tricks and shows using his background as a magician. His 10-year-old, New York-based company aims to make magic elegant and upscale. Image: Robert Libetti/The Wall Street Journal Don’t miss a WSJ vide
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The Ancient Animal Crossing | SciShow Kids

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Join Squeaks and Jessi as they learn about a time when lots of animals switched places -- like bears, sloths, armadillos, and more.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Second Grade Next Generation Science StandardsDisciplinary Core Ideas:L
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The Ancient Hawaiian Art of Bark Cloth

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Sabra Kauka finds great joy in making the past present. A cultural practitioner on Kauai, she teaches Hawaiian children the arts of their ancestors, including kapa. In this physically demanding process, bark from the wauke plant becomes clothing and blank
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Some truly absurd ancient beliefs | BBC Ideas

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The Greeks and Romans gave us so much, but not everything they thought has stood the test of time. Classicist Daisy Dunn unpicks five nonsensical pearls of wisdom from the past. Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav--------------------------------
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Why The Ancient Greeks Couldn't See Blue

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This BLUE my mind, I just had to share.Check out our podcast channel: https://youtube.com/sidenotepodcastJoin our mailing list: https://bit.ly/34fWU27Written by Mitchell MoffitEditing by Luka arlija and Mitchell MoffitFOLLOW US!AsapSCIENCETikTok: @AsapSCI
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How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna

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Check out Self-Evident on PBS Voices: https://youtu.be/B6QeZ07FaggBeneath layers of rock art are drawings of animals SO strange that, for a long time, some anthropologists thought they could only have been imagined. But what if these animals really had ex
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14 Ancient Monsters Terrified Even Dinosaurs

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We dive back in time and into the oceans over half a billion years ago. Watch out! Its not Megalodon or giant sea reptiles like Mosasaurus you need to look out for . Its a bizarre, unearthly looking creature called anomalocaris. It looked like a nightmari
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Ancient Humans Made Millions Of These - We Dont Know Why

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The Acheulean handaxe was the most common tool of early humans, but we still dont know what the heck they used it for.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Acheulean handaxe: large, chipped ston
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Hunting For The Bones Of An Ancient Sea Monster: #bestjobever

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As it turns out, the Jurassic Park films are not entirely accurate. Aubrey Jane Roberts, a National Geographic Young Explorers grantee and professional dinosaur hunter (aka paleontologist) loves the films but laments the fact that they have not kept up wi
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What Maximum Security Meant for Ancient Tomb Raiders

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The Han dynasty tombs were packed with some of the empire's most valuable relics. To guard against theft, colossal stones, each weighing six tons, were cut to block the passageways from relentless tomb raiders. From: RAIDERS OF THE JADE EMPIRE http://bit.
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The History Behind Italy’s Ancient City of Glass

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For over a thousand years, the island of Murano—just outside Venice, Italy—has been known throughout the world for their exquisite glass manufacturing. After realizing how valuable their glass exports were, the Venetian elite made it illegal for glass mak
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This Ancient Species Is Under Attack, How Can They Be Protected? | Seeker Indie

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The sungazer lizard is an endemic species in the South African wild that is facing extinction due to the international pet trade. This is how this group of conservationists plan to stop it. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop
Ancient Amazon Peoples | Native America | PBS

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Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/2DdzTCv | #NativeAmericaPBSAncient Amazon art suggests people have been in the Americas much longer than previously thought. Watch full episodes of Native America at https://to.pbs.org/2DdzTCv.This program is made poss
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What Are the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? | COLOSSAL SONGS

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WATCH MORE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UULFPwiAPYRT1JCna3GYf-vkCg SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPwiAPYRT1JCna3GYf-vkCg?sub_confirmation=1Welcome to Colossal Cranium where you can find endless answers to all of life's most pressing
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5 Ancient Medical Practices -- Thought Glass #6

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Thought Glass explores origins and behaviors while blending physical images with computer graphics. It is performed in one take. TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Humors And Bloodletting History http://bit.ly/1oxOgmH Trepan
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Math Whizzes Of Ancient Babylon Figured Out Forerunner Of Calculus

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Clay tablets document precocious astronomical calculations by 50 B.C.E. Read more: http://scim.ag/1nRxu3V Read the research ($): http://scim.ag/1PVEVgT
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How Did Ancient Chinese Choose Great Wall Building Site?

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UNEARTHED Tuesdays 10/9c on Science http://www.sciencechannel.com/ Tourists commonly ask why the Great Wall follows a seemingly random path. Catch up with full episodes on DiscoveryGO: https://www.discoverygo.com/science/ Subscribe to Science Channel: htt
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A Visual History of Ancient Hairdos (and Don'ts)

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The documented history of hairstyles begins prior to 3200 BC, when braided wigs were in vogue. In this short animation, we've condensed hairstyles from over 50 centuries into a single video. From the chignon of 9th century BC, to horned buns that peaked i
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Ancient Japanese Archer Squad - Koshiya Kumiyumi Demonstration

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The Third World Kyudo Taikai (Tokyo) 2018 Demonstration 第3回世界弓道大会演武薩摩日置流腰矢指矢保存会 #弓道 #Kyudo
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Ancient switch to soft food made saying certain words easier

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Change in human diet may have changed human speech Read the story: https://scim.ag/2T2oh8c Read the research: https://scim.ag/2XSt0Nr Credits editor/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Sarah Crespi animations Meagan Cantwell Chris Burns citation
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These Ancient Windmills Were Built Over 1,000 Years Ago

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When you think of windmills, the Netherlands might first come to mind. But some of the oldest windmills in the world are in Nashtifan, Iran. Dozens stand atop a wall in the windy city, not far from the Afghanistan border. From a distance, they look like w
Ancient & Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science #9

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The history of medicine is about two of our big questions: one, what is life? What makes it so special, so fragile, so goopy!? Two, how do we know what we know? Why should I take my doctors advice? Why are deep-fried Oreos bad for me?It may be tempting to
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Oldest DNA Ever Found Reveals Secrets of the Ancient Arctic

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Scientists have retrieved the oldest DNA ever, which points to an ecosystem unlike anything on Earth today. Read the NOVA Next article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article... PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Emily Zendt Production Assistance: Abe M
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The Ancient Animal With a Boomerang Head! | SciShow Kids

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Squeaks and Jessi discover an animal with a head that reminds them of a boomerang. Its name is Diplocaulus, and they'll learn all about how that funny head helped it live a very long time ago!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers a
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Sesame Street: Monster on the Street in American Sign Language (ASL)

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Bring a friend and enjoy signing along to this nursery rhyme remix, Monster on the Street, now translated into ASL! ASL video and translation created by Hypernovas Productions. ASL performed by Joey Antonio, Phelan Conheady, and Amelia Hensley.Subscribe t
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Introduction To The SAT Writing & Language Test | Tips & Planning | New SAT | Khan Academy

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This is the last video in our New SAT subject! Missed the previous lesson? https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/new-sat/new-sat-tips-planning/new-sat-about-sat/v/sat-reading-test-intro?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=NewSAT New SAT (starting M
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We've Unearthed Ludus Magnus, The Legendary Ancient Gladiator School

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Unearthed | Tuesdays at 10/9c The arena where gladiators trained, and how they made their grand entrance into the Colosseum. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/unearthed/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/Subscr
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How To Find Long Lost Treasure Under An Ancient Church | Secrets of the Underground

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Secrets of the Underground | Saturdays at 10p Rob and Stefan create a 3D map of the Nea Church in Jerusalem's sub-basement in search of King Herod's long-lost temple treasures. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/secrets-
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Maps of a now-submerged land help reconstruct the lives of ancient Europeans

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A region beneath the rough waters of the North Sea, known as Doggerland, holds archaeological clues to the past. Watch how researchers are using advances in mapping and leads from dredging sites to piece together the history of this vanished landscape.Rea
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Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars

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Anderson Cooper reports on the nerve-wracking Mars landing of the rover Perseverance, the painstaking process of launching the tiny helicopter Ingenuity, and the extraordinary images the two have already sent back to Earth."60 Minutes" is the most success
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A day in the life of an Ancient Greek oracle - Mark Robinson

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Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollos will and prophecies.--As the sun rises over Delphi in 500 BCE, Aristonike hurries to the temple of Apollo where a single oracle known as the Py
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GIANT Ancient Sloths + More Facts You Didn't Know | WEIRD IN THE WILD

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Check out the slow walking, but fast swimming Sloth of South and Central America today on Weird in the Wild!Created by Concrete MediaExecutive Produced by Judy MeyersProduced by Matt LevyAssociate Produced by Chelsea Butler
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The ancient 'computer' that simply shouldn't exist - BBC REEL

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A hundred and twenty years ago, divers discovered a shipwreck off the island of Antikythera in Greece. What they found changed our understanding of human history. The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism has captured the imagination of archaeologists, mathema
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This Astoundingly Simple Ancient Technique Is Helping to Beat Back Drought

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Amid a warming world, these conservationists have brought back a very old and very low-tech drought-busting practice and they are getting results.This story created in partnership with @RETROREPORT. View more of their documentaries here: https://www.retro
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25 Facts About ANCIENT EGYPT | 25 FACTS

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The pyramids! The Pharaohs! The mystery of the Sphynx's missing nose! We've got everything you need to know about ancient Egypt!!Tune in each week for 25 crazy, cool, epic, awesome, funny, weird, wild, unexpected, true facts about...well, EVERYTHING!! Cre
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Snippet: 3D imaging reveals the ancient lives of Egyptian animal mummies

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Credit: (FOOTAGE) Richard Johnston/The Egypt Centre/Swansea University; (MUSIC) Pond5;(EDITING) Joel GoldbergRead more: https://scim.ag/34lmQeeAbout Science SnippetsThese videos are short snippets from researchers' workoften videos actually used as data i
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The ancient history of the modern hamburger | Edible Histories Episode 4 | BBC Ideas

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We tend to think of the burger a quintessentially American invention - the fastest of fast food. But the story of the hamburger goes back further than you might think - right back to the Romans. Food historian Annie Gray gets stuck in.Made by Somethin' El
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Kids Try Ancient Recipes | Kids Try | HiHo Kids

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Come play with us! Sign up at http://bitly.com/hihofans to get updates on HiHo, special offers, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content with your favorite kids. SUBSCRIBE to HiHo Kids: http://bit.ly/HiHoYouTube Watch More Kids Try: https://www.youtube.com
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Here's How Engineers Used Ancient Techniques To Protect Tokyo's Skytree From Earthquakes

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Bigfoot And Bamboo: The Unlikely History Of Fireworks

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Do we think differently in different languages? | BBC Ideas

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Why the Dragon is Central to Chinese Culture | Monstrum

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Check out Subcultured on @PBS Voices: https://youtu.be/oSCj8H4TGToDont miss future episodes of Monstrum, subscribe! http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_subThe Chinese dragon is one of the worlds most globally recognized monsters. Playing a major role throughout Chin
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Ape Communication - CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2017

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Apes can learn human sign language but how do they communicate with each other in the wild? Sophie Scott and Cat Hobaiter investigate in this clip from the 2017 Christmas Lectures. Watch the full lecture: https://youtu.be/5aSfMh9ittI Subscribe for regular
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How do the leading COVID-19 vaccines work?

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As countries like the United States and United Kingdom inoculate their residents with never-before used vaccine technology, others, including Russia, China, and India, are investing in more traditional approaches, like inactivated coronavirus vaccines. Bu
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How to pronounce Zulu Clicks with Sakhile from Safari and Surf - Wilderness Adventures

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Many of the South African Tribes use click sounds in their language, this is a great Zulu click lesson with Sakhile from Safari and Surf - Wilderness Adventures. Happy clicking!
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Collective Learning

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How symbolic language drives collective learning and how this is one of the truly differentiating aspects of human beings relative to the rest of the animal kingdom More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=NqR_dtZu4Mo
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Evolutions great mystery - Michael Corballis

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Learn how to identify, develop, and share your best ideas with TED Masterclass: http://bit.ly/tedmasterclass --What we call language is something more specific than communication. Language is about sharing whats in our minds: stories, opinions, questions,
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Why Do We Move Our Hands When We Talk?

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Gestures are a really important part of language. But how do we use them, and why? MORE LANGUAGE FILES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0Written with Gretchen McCulloch and Molly Ruhl, with an assist from Lauren Gawn
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The Odd History of English Spelling | Otherwords

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The English spelling system is a MESS... arguably more than any other language. How did it get this way?Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fnds the fascinating, thought-provoking,
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How Software is Made

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The basics of how software is created in the industry today.Topics covered: Software, Binary, Source Code, Programming Language, Compiling, Revision Control, Bugs, Proprietary, and Open Source.Help me translate this video into your language:http://www.you
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Chinese Foot Binding: Unboxing Lily Slippers

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For today's unboxing, we are showing you something quintessential Ripley’s: Chinese Lily Slippers, also known as Lotus Shoes. For more show notes on Chinese foot binding, read our blog: http://bit.ly/RipleyFootBinding Come back next week for an all-new Un
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Is It Safe To Eat Genetically Modified Animals?

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Recently, the FDA approved the sale and consumption of genetically modified salmon. Will this change the food industry forever? What’s The Deal With Genetically Modified Food? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1MgNj93 Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http:/
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Finding the Best Street Food in Queens, New York

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If you’re going to take a bite out of the Big Apple, you’d better start in Queens. With over 150 countries represented and 138 languages spoken, the borough is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the entire world—and arguably the most delicious. Fro
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In Japan, Repairing Buildings Without a Single Nail

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In the past, making and developing metal was too costly for carpenters in Japan. So instead of using nails, carpenters called “miyadaiku” developed unique methods for interlocking pieces of wood together, similar to a giant 3D puzzle. Takahiro Matsumoto h
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The Invention Of Blue

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Watch my newest video, "The Game You Win By Losing (Parrondo's Paradox)": https://youtu.be/PpvboBJEozMCuriosity Box: https://www.curiositybox.com/Written, Produced, Edited and Hosted by Kevin LieberInstagram: http://instagram.com/kevlieberTwitter: https:/
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ChatGPT: 30 Year History | How AI Learned to Talk

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This video explores the journey of AI language models, from their modest beginnings through the development of OpenAI's GPT models. Our journey takes us through the key moments in generative neural network research involved in next word prediction. We del
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Quantum Teleportation Is Real, Here's How It Works

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Scientists successfully achieved earth-to-space quantum teleportation, but what exactly does that mean? How Quantum Computing Will Change The World! - https://youtu.be/3BKIJCTLy-s Read More: Teleportation: Photon particles today, humans tomorrow? http://w
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Why is Korean OYSTER so cheap? Korea's oyster mass production plant

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Korea is the second-largest oyster producer in the world, after China. And more than 80% of all Korean oysters are produced in Tong-yeong, South Gyeongsang Province. So we visited one of Tong-yeong's largest oyster shucking factories to show you how oyste
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Why Mount Everest's height keeps changing

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The world's tallest mountain just got a little taller here's why.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOIn December of 2020, China and Nepal made a joint announcement about a new measurement for Mount Everest: 8,849 meters. This is just the latest
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The Colosseum, Rome

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Please consider supporting the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory The Colosseum is located in Rome, Italy. Also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre,it is an oval amphitheatre, and the largest ever built. The arena hosted a variety of bloo
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"The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats

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An animated interpretation of William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming" -- For an analysis of this poem, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdYeatsAnalysis This animation is part of our new series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated
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Our Power Grid Is Failing. What We Can Do About It?

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Our power is distributed in really inefficient ways, so what's the solution? Learn about the future of Smart Grid technology here. Big Game Blackout: The Power Grid Explained - http://bit.ly/1VR6hMH Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1
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Cheap paper centrifuge based on a toy

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A whirligig is so simple, even a kindergartener can make one. But this ancient toy—a pinwheel-like device powered by two twisting strings—may soon transform medicine in the developing world, thanks to a new version that can separate blood as quickly as so
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Most archaeologists think the first Americans arrived by boat. Now, they're beginning to prove it

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Archaeologists are hunting on islands and under the waves for traces of the ancient mariners who likely settled the Americas Learn more: http://scim.ag/2uHdT9u Special thanks to http://www.hakai.org/ for their Calvert and Triquet Island footage.
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Relaxing Nordic/Viking Music - troinn

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You can get the song here, together with all my other music, the song number is 274: https://adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com/album/the-complete-discography You can also support me and my music directly on Patreon if you wish: https://www.patreon.com/Adrianv
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Computers just got a lot better at writing

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How machines can mimic our language.Join the Open Sourced Reporting Network: http://www.vox.com/opensourcednetworkSomething big happened in the past year: Researchers created computer programs that can write long passages of coherent, original text.Langua
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How Many Languages Are There?

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The answer is, of course, a bit more complicated than you might think. Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen's podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/154520059101/lingthusiasm-episode-1-speaking-a-single-la

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