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From DNA To Silly Putty, The Diverse World Of Polymers - Jan Mattingly

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-dna-to-silly-putty-the-diverse-world-of-polymers-jan-mattingly You are made of polymers, and so are trees and telephones and toys. A polymer is a long chain of identical molecules (or monomers) with a range
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5 reasons why you should sleep more | BBC Ideas

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Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bit.ly/2PrmLhW Neuroscientist and author Matthew Walker explains how proper sleep will help us live longer, healthier, and more creative lives. Do you have a curious mind? You’re in the right place. Our aim on BBC Ideas is t
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Why Do Onions Make Us Cry? - Instant Egghead #62

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Anyone that's chopped into an onion is familiar with the noxious fumes and irritating pain induced by an otherwise delicious vegetable. Scientific American editor Ferris Jabr explains how this bulbous member of the allium genus can bring us to tears. -- W
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How to save our planet

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It’s simple. Sir David Attenborough explains how humans can take charge of our future and save our planet. What is Our Planet? A Netflix original documentary series and groundbreaking collaboration between WWF, Netflix and Silverback Films, Our Plan
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What to Do About Space Debris?

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There are over 18,000 artificial objects tracked orbiting our planet. How did they get there and how do we get rid of them? Hugh Lewis explains the problem of space debris. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Ri is on Twitt
How to make tortillas - Guatemala

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Elizabeth, the mother of an Unbound (formerly CFCA) sponsored child, demonstrates how to make corn tortillas and explains what makes Guatemalan tortillas so good. (Hint: They're made with love : )Elizabeth's daughter Flora is able to go to school and thei
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James Burke- The Masters of Illusion 1991 Special

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Host James Burke relates the visual effects created by modern filmmakers to the use of perspective in Renaissance art. Uses state-of-the-art computer graphics to demonstrate how scientific linear perspective was used by Renaissance artists to create the i
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Why Don’t We Have an Eclipse Every Month? | Total Solar Eclipse | Exploratorium

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In this video, Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty explains why we don't have a total solar eclipse every month. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon crosses between the sun and Earth and casts its shadow onto our planet. But the orbit of t
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What Will Humans Look Like In A Million Years? | Earth Lab

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Greg Foot explains how our ancestors evolved over the last one million years and suggests some potential changes that may happen to our species in the future. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab Welcome to BBC Earth Lab! Here we answer all your c
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Internet Safety Hip-Hop Song

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This video explains essential internet security and safety, how to create strong usernames and passwords, when to ask a trusted adult for help and how to keep smartphones and computers safe from viruses. Check out all the educational videos from Flocabula
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Can you figure out the Castle Illusion?

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Can you trust your senses? In this mind-blowing neuroscience illusion, you'll experience a common but shocking effect known as sensory adaptation. Learn more about it by subscribing to our channel and watching our full-length episode that explains everyth
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The Motion Aftereffect Illusion #shorts

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Can you trust your senses? In this mind-blowing neuroscience illusion, you'll experience a common but shocking effect known as sensory adaptation. Learn more about it by subscribing to our channel and watching our full-length episode that explains everyth
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Olympian Jason Brown Breaks Down Figure Skating's Six Jumps

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Figure skater Jason Brown demonstrates and explains the differences between the six jumps in every skater’s arsenal. Photo: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal Don’t miss a WSJ video, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the Wall Street Journal:
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Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki And Na'vi Real Languages? - John McWhorter

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-elvish-klingon-dothraki-and-na-vi-real-languages-john-mcwhorter What do Game of Thrones' Dothraki, Avatar's Na'vi, Star Trek's Klingon and LOTR's Elvish have in common? They are all fantasy constructed langu
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Five tips to get a new habit to stick | BBC Ideas

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Why are new habits so hard to stick to? Dr Radha Modgil explains what's going on in our brains when we try to make new habits or break bad ones. And she has five tips for how to succeed in making a new habit.Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav--
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What is 'New Car Smell?'

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Ben explains just what it is you're smelling when you get inside a new car. Ecology Center Guide: http://www.ecocenter.org/sites/default/files/2012_Cars.pdf Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-hood/auto-manufacturing/w
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USAF Fighter Pilot on How Flyovers Work

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Hasard Lee explains how fighter pilots conduct the flyovers you see at major sporting events. SUBSCRIBE for regular videos https://www.youtube.com/c/HasardLee HOW TO become a FIGHTER PILOT: https://www.professionalsplaybook.com/pilot-newsletter How to con
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Is Our Universe A Hologram? - Instant Egghead #63

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We take for granted that we exist as 3D beings in a 3D universe, but physicists suggest that our world is just the projection of a reality written in 2D. Scientific American editor Michael Moyer explains. -- WATCH more Instant Egghead: http://goo.gl/CkXwK
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Yogurt Is More Unhealthy Than You Think

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Yogurt is a popular type of food due to its supposed health benefits. However, it might not be as healthy as it is advertised. An award-winning science journalist and the author of "I Contain Multitudes", Ed Yong, explains the myth around the benefits of
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What Was Albert Einstein’s Happiest Thought?

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The image of a man falling to his death helped Einstein uncover some of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in physics. Columbia University's theoretical physicist, Brian Greene, explains how this morbid concept became what Albert Einstein called the hap
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The story behind the Christmas food no-one really likes | BBC Ideas

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Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bit.ly/2PrmLhW Our modern, sweet pudding was once served more like a chutney, as an accompaniment to roast beef. But is it in decline? Food historian Annie Gray explains why. This video was made by Something Else. Do you hav
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Why Do Cats Miaow? | Cats Uncovered | BBC

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Dr John Bradshaw explains why pet cats constantly miaow at their owners. Taken from Cats Uncovered. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSubBBC Earth YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/BBCEarth BBC Earth Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bbce
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Artificial brain reveals why we can't always believe our eyes

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A computer network closely modelled on part of the human brain is enabling new insights into the way our brains process moving images - and explains some perplexing optical illusions.Find out more here:https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-brain-
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What Are Boogers?

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What’s that stuff up your nose? Does it do anything? SciShow Kids explains the science of boogers! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome pr
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Why Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes Worse | NYT News

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Rising ocean temperatures have fueled some of the most devastating storms in recent years. Kendra Pierre-Louis, a reporter on The New York Times’s climate team, explains how. Follow Hurricane Florence live updates: https://nyti.ms/2p72Bev Subscribe:
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What Are Stitches For?

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Squeaks got hurt playing outside and had to get stitches! Jessi explains what happens at the doctor's office and how stitches help us heal! Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment to f
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Why you shouldn't pop your pimples

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Acne is the most common skin disease, according to the National Institute of Health. Even if it may ease the pain or the unsightly pus, dermatologist Michelle Rodrigues explains in an article on The Conversation that we should not pop them. Subscribe to B
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How Chick-fil-A Got Big by Keeping Its Menu Small | WSJ

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Chick-fil-A is expanding off the strength of its simple chicken sandwich. WSJ explains how its leaner menu helps the company avoid some of the pitfalls of its competitors. Photo Illustration: Carter McCall/The Wall Street JournalDont miss a WSJ video, sub
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War in Ukraine: why it started, why it's ongoing and how it could end | CBC Kids News

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Russia invaded Ukraine one year ago. This KN Explains answers some key questions like: Why did it start? What is each side fighting for? When will the war in Ukraine end?CBC Kids News contributor Saba Vahedyousefi discusses the war with experts Maria Popo
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Is There Poop on the Moon? ft. Smarter Every Day

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What else did we leave on the moon? Smarter Every Day explains: http://bit.ly/JunkOnTheMoon Play with a corner reflector: http://labs.minutelabs.io/Optics/corner-reflector/ US Space and Rocket Center: http://www.spacecamp.com/museumHome MinutePhysics is o
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The hidden war over grocery shelf space

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There's a hidden market in the supermarket — Vox's Phil Edwards explains. Read the article here: http://www.vox.com/2016/11/22/13707022/grocery-store-slotting-fees-slotting-allowances Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news websit
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Why Do Cats Miaow? - Cats Uncovered - BBC

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Dr John Bradshaw explains why pet cats constantly miaow at their owners. Taken from Cats Uncovered. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Earth YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/BBCEarth BBC Earth F
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DIY How to Make Paper Flower Ball "Kusudama"

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What is 6÷2(1+2) = ? The Correct Answer Explained

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What is 6÷2(1+2) = ? This problem went viral and generated millions of comments on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and social media sites. I explain how to get the correct answer by using the modern interpretation of the order of operations. I also explain how
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China Makes Historic Moon Landing, Boosting Rivalry With U.S.

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China gained on the U.S. in the new space race by making the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon. What's driving China’s ambitions and should the U.S. be nervous? The WSJ explains. Photo: China National Space Administration/Shutterstock Don’t m
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Quantum Biology: An Introduction

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What is quantum biology? Philip Ball explains how strange quantum effects take place in the messy world of biology, and how these are behind familiar biological phenomena such as smell, enzymes and bird's migration. Subscribe for regular science videos: h
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Irregular Plural Nouns, Part II | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar | Khan Academy

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The plural of "whale" is "whales", but what's the plural of "child"? David, Khan Academy's resident grammarian, explains. About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower
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The Three States of Matter Song (NEW Video) | Silly School Songs

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This sing-a-long song explains the three states of matter in a fun way. Grades K-5+Visit http://www.sillyschoolsongs.com for more info, and more music!LYRICS:Solid, liquid and gasThe three states of matter, they all have massSolid, liquid and gasThey all
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The Fungi in Your Future

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From bricks to furniture to leather, mushrooms can be made into a wide variety of materials. Philip Ross, of the San Fransisco based start-up, MycoWorks, explains how his company aims to fashion fungus into environmentally friendly clothing or structures
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How to Charge Your iPhone Faster

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New power bricks, cables and wireless charging pads make it easier to charge the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X. WSJ's Joanna Stern recommends the best and explains how you can get more juice using... actual apple juice. Photo: Ivar Dameron/The Wall Street Journa
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How This Blob Solves Mazes | WIRED

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Physarum polycephalum is a single-celled, brainless organism that can make decisions, and solve mazes. Anne Pringle, who is a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains everything you need to know about what these slime molds are and how
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How Long Would It Take To Walk Around The World?

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Ben explains what goes into calculating how long it would take to traverse the globe on foot, and tells us about some intrepid explorers who've tried to do it. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com. Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/CBwvRQ Share on Twitter: htt
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How Do Our Bodies Move?

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A SciShow Kids viewer wants to know: How Do Our Bodies Move? Jessi explains, while Squeaks works out! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome
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Is Anything Truly Random?

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In 2012, scientists developed a system to predict what number a rolled die would land on. Is anything truly random or is it all predictable? Can Game Theory Help A Presidential Candidate Win? - http://bit.ly/2bMqILU Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here
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The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can

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Bill details the engineering choices underlying the design of a beverage can He explains why it is cylindrical, outlines the manufacturing steps needed to created the can, notes why the can narrows near it lid, show close ups of the double-seam that hold
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SB 100: How Virtual Reality Works As A Training Tool

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Andrew Wasserman from Strivr explains how virtual reality helps top athletes get better, and how the technology is getting more and more realistic. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired
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Irregular Plural Nouns, Part I | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar | Khan Academy

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The plural of "dog" is "dogs", but what is the plural of "leaf"? Khan Academy's resident grammarian explains. Watch the next lesson: https://youtu.be/n9poHOKkF28 About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a perso
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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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Why is there no cure for hair loss? | BBC Ideas

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Why is it so hard to find a treatment for hair loss? Every year people spend billions trying to prevent hair loss. So why haven't we found a cure for going bald? Science writer Stephen Buranyi explains hair loss.Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ip
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Your Phone Is Too Bright - Here's the Solution

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There's a hidden mode in some of your devices and apps that's good for your eyes, your battery and maybe even your sanity. It's called Dark Mode, and WSJ's David Pierce explains how to turn it on everywhere you can. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall
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Magician Breaks Down How Illusions Work | WIRED

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Magician David Kwong breaks down magic into what he calls the "7 Principals of Illusion" and explains what goes into the execution of a magic trick. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wire
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Why Are Flamingos Pink?

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What makes flamingos go from grey to pink? And can the same thing happen in humans? Quick Questions explains! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out
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How Do Our Bodies Fight Off Dangerous Chemicals?

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UC San Diego's Amro Hamdoun explains how you can think of cells like night clubs. With every substance that a cell encounters it has to decide which to eliminate and which to let in. Since humans have generated over 80,000 synthetic compounds, it's now ev
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Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan (1928 Newsreel Footage with Open Captions and Audio Description)

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Helen Keller's loss of vision and hearing in infancy made comprehension of the outside world next to impossible—or so it seemed. When teacher Anne Sullivan agreed to work with Keller, that world opened up, especially when Keller comprehended the fun
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VFX Expert Breaks Down The History of Shrinking People in Movies | WIRED

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Downsizing VFX Supervisor Jamie Price breaks down the history of people miniaturization in movies. In this timeline, Price explains the special effects techniques like forced perspective, compositing, the Schüfftan process, rotoscoping, motion control, mo
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String theory - a simple way to understand the universe | BBC Ideas

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Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains why he thinks string theory is the best way to understand how the universe works.If youre interested in hearing from more leading scientists about their life and work, download the BBC Radio 4 podcast The Life Sc
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21 Levels of Skateboarding with Tony Hawk: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Pro skater Tony Hawk explains ground and vert skateboarding in 21 levels of difficulty. From the olllie to the 900 and the heelflip 720, watch how Tony demonstrates and breaks down everything that goes into these tricks.Still havent subscribed to WIRED on
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Sesame Street: Peter Dinklage in Simon Says

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Simon says "watch this." Why do we always have to do what Simon Says? Peter Dinklage explains in the song "Whatever Simon Says." Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more fun gam
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Where Do Waves Come From? Earth Lab

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Where do waves come from and how are they formed? Greg Foot explains. Subscribe to Earth Lab for more fascinating science videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab All the best Earth Lab videos http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth videos htt
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Product rule - Logarithm derivatives example

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Learn calculus with this product rule Derivative example with logarithms and exponential functions. This complete calculus derivatives tutorial explains why and how to use the product rule. To see all my calculus videos check out my website http://MathMee
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Product rule - Calculus derivatives tutorial

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Learn how to take the derivative of a function using the product rule. This complete calculus derivatives tutorial explains why and how to use the product rule. To see all my calculus videos check out my website http://MathMeeting.com My name is Chris and
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Sesame Street: Healthy Family with Elmo and Louie | PSA

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Louie explains that he got vaccinated against COVID-19 so he can stay healthy and get back to the moments we miss, like seeing friends and family.--Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStre
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Meet the Minds Behind Your Favorite Nickelodeon Shows

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In this reel, we're throwing it back to the '90s when Nickelodeon dominated our Saturday mornings. We meet with the creator of "Clarissa Explains It All," the songwriter from the everyone's favorite game show, "Guts," and took a trip back to "Gullah Gulla
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How a Celebrity Trainer Gets Actors in Shape for Movies | Vanity Fair

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Celebrity trainer Jason Walsh shows you how he gets actors in shape for movies. Jason explains how he helped Bradley Cooper train for American Sniper, John Krasinski train for 13 Hours, Emily Blunt train for Edge of Tomorrow, Alison Brie train for GLOW, a
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Twin paradox: the real explanation

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There is no more famous conundrum in special relativity than the Twin Paradox. One twin travels at great distance at the speed of light and returns, much younger than the other twin. Yet who is moving and who isn’t? It is commonly claimed that accelera
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How to build a Huge Solar Cooker from a Projection TV

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Craig Beals shares how he built a huge solar cooker from a large projection TV by removing the Fresnel lens and building a frame to hold the lens and focus solar energy into a fine point. This video shows the building phase and explains the basics of how
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The Virtual Theme Park

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http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! Climbing Kilamanjaro, blasting asteroids, and stopping time to destroy robots are just some of the amazing activities people can experience at VR World NYC. VR World’s Head of Cont
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Swings, Slides, And Science

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Did you know that when you’re soaring on the swings, or sliding down the slide, you’re taking part in some seriously cool science? Jessi explains the forces you can find at the playground! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get thi
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How To Argue - Induction & Abduction: Crash Course Philosophy #3

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We continue our look at philosophical reasoning by introducing two more types: induction and abduction. Hank explains their strengths and weaknesses, as well as counterarguments and the Socratic method. -- Images and video via VideoBlocks or Wikimedia Com
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Angular Momentum: laws vs cause

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A very good video explaining the law of angular momentum in an understandable way. It explains why you spin faster on skates when holding your arms out and pulling them in towards yourself. You see this effect with figure skaters, or even on a spinning ch
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Tumour Immunology And Immunotherapy

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This animation created by Nature Reviews Cancer and Nature Reviews Immunology illustrates how tumour cells are sensed and destroyed by cells of the immune system and how tumours can evolve to evade immune-mediated elimination. Scientists are developing ne
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11 Levels of Origami: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Origami artist and physicist Robert J. Lang explains origami in 11 levels of difficulty. From a simple, traditional cicada to an extremely intricate one, watch how Robert J. Lang demonstrates and breaks down everything that goes into the art of origami.St
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Area Between Two Curves

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This calculus video tutorial provides a basic introduction in finding the area between two curves with respect to y and with respect to x. It explains how to set up the definite integral to calculate the area of the shaded region bounded by the two curves
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Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility: Crash Course Philosophy #14

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Today we explore what obligations we hold with our personal beliefs. Hank explains epistemic responsibility and the issues it raises with everything from religious belief, to ship owning, to vaccinations. -- Images via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Cr
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What is a blue Moon? | Natural History Museum

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You may be familiar with the Moon turning red during lunar eclipses, but did you know that it can sometimes appear to have a blue hue? Martin Mangler, a volcano researcher at the Museum, explains what causes a blue moon.Discover more about the Earth's clo
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I Will Read Your Mind - Math Magic Trick

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Pick a 2 digit number. Got it? Now and add up the digits. Subtract that from your original number. Look up the resulting number in the table. Can I figure out the symbol you are looking at? This video predicts your symbol and explains why this math trick
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The Persians&Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

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In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the grea
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Are Smoothies Really Healthy? According To A Sugar Expert

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Robert Lustig, a sugar expert and professor of both pediatrics and endocrinology, explains the problem with fruit smoothies. Fruits are composed of two types of fibers" soluble and insoluble. Both are beneficial to your health, particularly the health of
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Why Is Yawning Contagious? - Instant Egghead #52

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Contagious yawning can be annoying, but it might also be a sign of good social skills. It's a type of emotional contagion, a phenomenon in which we tend to share the feelings of people around us. Scientific American MIND editor Sandra Upson explains. More
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Do We REALLY Need To Sleep? | Earth Lab

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No one knows why we sleep, so do we really need it? BBC Earth Lab explains one of the animal kingdom's latest mysteries. "Subscribe to Earth Lab for more fascinating science videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab All the best Earth Lab videos http://b
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Animal Trainer Breaks Down Dog Acting in Movies | Notes on a Scene | Vanity Fair

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On this episode of "Notes on a Scene," Bonnie Judd, the animal coordinator and head trainer for "A Dog's Journey" breaks down dog acting in movies like "Air Bud: 7th Inning Fetch" and "Marley and Me," and explains how she trained the dogs who star in "A D
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The Nervous System, Part 2 - Action! Potential!: Crash Course A&P #9

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•••SUBBABLE MESSAGE••• TO: Carla FROM: Christopher Next stop is whenever. Just be like, "stop." *** You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Also, if
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How Does Aspirin Work?

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How does aspirin target your pain? The plants that aspirin were derived from have been used as medicine for about 6000 years, we finally discovered how it works in 1971, and Lauren explains it to you now. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://health.how
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Seth Shostak: ET Is (probably) Out There — Get Ready

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SETI researcher Seth Shostak bets that we will find extraterrestrial life in the next twenty-four years, or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. At TEDxSanJoseCA, he explains why new technologies and the laws of probability make the breakthrough so likely — and
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Anti-Gravity Cone?! – EXPLAINED!

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Using a record player, four treadmills, and a beach ball, this video explains how a ball can defy gravity. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/WhatThePhysics?sub_confirmation=1 See a new experiment (previous video) that, for the first time ever, shows how
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Transhumanism: Will humans evolve to something smarter? | A-Z of ISMs Episode 20 - BBC Ideas

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What does transhumanism mean? What is the definition of transhumanism? Philosopher Julian Baggini explains the radical vision of transhumanism - where humans become part-machine... and are all the better for it. Feminism, Darwinism, capitalism, socialism,
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How Do We Know What Air Is Like On Other Planets?

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How do we know what the air is like on planets we haven't visited? This video explains how to see air from 150 light years away. Thanks to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope project at the Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting this video. Link t
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Why This Taste Map Is Wrong | WIRED

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We've all seen the famous "taste map," a diagram of the human tongue that separates different sections based on taste, with examples like sweet, sour, salty, and umami. Robert Margolskee, director and president at Monell Chemical Senses Center, explains w
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Utilitarianism: Crash Course Philosophy #36

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Our next stop in our tour of the ethical lay of the land is utilitarianism. With a little help from Batman, Hank explains the principle of utility, and the difference between act and rule utilitarianism. Get your own Crash Course Philosophy mug or Chom Ch
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How to Stack Playing Cards | WIRED

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Guinness World Record-holding cardstacker Bryan Berg has made a living stacking playing cards, and now he's here to help all of us learn some of the foundational tricks of the trade. Bryan explains why the traditional "V" stacking formation is flawed and
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Find The 10 Digit Number Classic Puzzle And Solution

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I'm thinking of a 10 digit number that uses the each digit 0 to 9 exactly once and where the number formed by the first n digits is divisible by n. What could my number be? The video explains how to find the answer using tests for divisibility. Blog post:
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What Is The Drake Equation?

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Josh explains Frank Drake's famous formula for determining whether intelligent alien life exists. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/extraterrestrial-life-odds1.htm Subscribe: http://goo.gl/ZYI7Gt Visit our
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Could We Cure HIV With Lasers? | Patience Mthunzi | TED Talks

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Swallowing pills to get medication is a quick, painless and often not entirely effective way of treating disease. A potentially better way? Lasers. In this passionate talk, TED Fellow Patience Mthunzi explains her idea to use lasers to deliver drugs direc
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How A Caterpillar Becomes A Butterfly

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You’ve seen caterpillars, and you’ve seen butterflies. But do you know how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly? Jessi explains the wonder of metamorphosis! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover you
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Radioactivity and Radiation

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Craig Beals explains why some atoms emit radiation through the processes of radioactivity and radioactive decay. He examines the role of isotopes in radiation and shows Uranium - 238 from Carnotite Ore and Americium - 241 from a smoke detector. https://ww
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Rats! What, Where, And How

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Jessi explains what rats are, where they came from, and how to care for them in captivity. Rats are awesome in so many ways! Our Video Sponsors: Robert K. Erienne Keleher Jacynthe Viau Brandon Metheny Gummi Kr. Jacob Lockey Richard Campbell Thank you so m
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Meat Expert Guesses Cheap vs Expensive Deli Meats | Price Points | Epicurious

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Epicurious challenged meat expert Eli Cairo to guess which one of two deli meats was more expensive. Cairo breaks down cuts of salami, ham, bologna, mortadella, hot dogs, sausages, prosciutto, . For each round of deli meats, Cairo visually scans, smells,
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How to get your overweight dog back in shape

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Is your dog overweight? Well consider this: You might be rewarding your dog the wrong way. Many American dogs are overweight for the same reason that American humans are overweight. We enjoy rewarding our dogs, and ourselves, with food. Next time you want
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How Is Black Fire Made?

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Sodium flames can appear black in the light of a sodium lamp. Natasha explains the physics behind it. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen,
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Can We Power the World With a Single Energy Grid?

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China is building a 1.1 million volt power line that will carry power 3,200km. Could this be the beginning of a united global energy grid? These Strange Metals Could Make Electronics Perfectly Efficient - https://youtu.be/HQcKEFoufLA Read More: China’s gi
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The Earth Is Running Out of Sand and It Could Cause a Global Crisis

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Much of the world’s construction is reliant on sand, and we’re running out of it. What could that mean next? Skyscrapers of the Future Will Be Engineered to Copy Nature - https://youtu.be/-OPGQ9EhDZM Read More: Construction: limit China's sand mining http
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Why Do Autumn Leaves Change Color? - Instant Egghead #51

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Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti explains how the leaves of deciduous trees perform their annual chameleon act, changing from various shades of green to hues of bronze, orange and brilliant red. More to explore: Bring Science Home: Experiment on
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How A 2,000-Year-Old Arena Could Hold The Key To Future Stadium Design

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Dan Meis explains the challenges of building an iconic building in the back yard of Rome's Colosseum, and how the enduring life of the classic arena should provide a lesson for the future of stadium design. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►►
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Contractarianism: Crash Course Philosophy #37

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Today we explore the penultimate ethical theory in this unit: contractarianism. Hank explains Hobbes’ state of nature, and implicit and explicit contracts, as well as the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and the benefits, and costs, of violating contracts. Get your ow
How Do Braces Work?

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Braces are a lot more barbaric - and awesome - than you might think. But they actually just copy the process that the rest of your bones naturally undergo! Andrea, an MIT Sloan Fellow, explains.Learn more about the related research that's happening at MIT
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The Crepe That’s Not a Crepe

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In the north of France, in a city called Pipriac, there is a group of dedicated pancake enthusiasts committed to keeping the original “galette” recipe alive. And no, we’re not talking about a crêpe. So what’s the difference? Get ready to find out as the b
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26 Levels of Yo-Yo Tricks: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Yo-yo champion Harrison Lee explains yo-yo tricks in 26 levels of difficulty. Starting with tricks using an unresponsive yo-yo, Harrison progresses until he's popping the yo-yo into the air, and dancing the string in and out of the yo-yo's axle. Still hav
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Shooting a Calcium Carbide Cannon

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Craig Beals explains how to build and shoot calcium carbide cannon made from PVC. Included are the chemical reactions and equations for calcium carbide and water producing acetylene gas and the combustion reaction of acetylene with oxygen. The carbide can
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What's inside a black hole?

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ROG astronomer Rad explains where black holes come from, how we know they're there and the strange effects they have on surrounding matter. We also find out what would happen if ROG astronomer Liz approached one!For School Groups: https://rmg.co.uk/plan-y
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How Dust Is Holding Science Back

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To most of us dust is just something we clean off our furniture, but to scientists dust can cause big problems in the lab. Computer chips are put together and tested in what are called clean rooms. These environments use filters to limit the amount of par
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How Alan Tudyk Became Rogue One's K-2SO | WIRED

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"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" star Alan Tudyk plays K-2SO, an Imperial droid who was reprogrammed and finds himself with the rebellion. Alan explains what it was like controlling K-2SO, and how they went about making the best movie they could. Still have
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Where do new words come from? - Marcel Danesi

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Check out the Mysteries of Vernacular series: https://ed.ted.com/mysteries-of-vernacular View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-new-words-come-from-marcel-danesi There are over 170,000 words currently in use in the English language. Yet eve
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How Evolution Works

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The mechanisms of evolution explained in one video. The theory of evolution explains how the enormous variety of life could come into existence. How it is possible for primitive life forms to spawn the millions of different creatures, that exist today. Un
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Toilet Paper Cannon - How to Build

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Craig Beals shows how to build a toilet paper cannon from a leaf blower and explains how Bernoulli's Principle is demonstrated as the fast-moving air creates a stream of low pressure, causing the toilet paper to lift up and "fly" into the sky. All equipme
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What Happens Inside a Proton Collision? - with James Beacham

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Proton collisions are not like car crashes because quantum is weird. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe In this clip from his lecture on particle physics, James Beacham explains why proton collisions observed in a particle acc
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How to Make Gold Pennies!

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Learn how to turn pennies into silver pennies and into gold pennies with this science experiment from Beals Science. Craig Beals explains how to plate a penny with zinc to make a "silver penny" and then heat it to make a brass allow that looks like a "gol
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Understanding neural networks

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MIT-IBM Watson AI lab research team member David Bau explains how computers show evidence of learning the structure of the physical world.Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOffice?sub_confirmation=1The Massachusetts Institute o
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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10

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In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here's a hint: it had something to do with Julius Caesar, but maybe less than you think. Find out how Caesar came to rule the empire, what led to him ge
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QUANTUM TUNNELLING explained in an elevator ride | Elevator Pitch

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The quantum world is freaky. Scientists have seen objects literally pass through barriers. Its hard to believe this happens, let alone all the time. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube https://ab.co/2YFO4Go University of Technology Sydney Dr Chris Ferrie exp
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The Mind-Blowing Mathematics Of Sunflowers - Instant Egghead #59

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Why do the number of spirals in a sunflower match up with the integers 34, 55, 89 and 144 -- numbers found in the famous Fibonacci Sequence? Scientific American editor John Matson explains. -- WATCH more Instant Egghead: http://goo.gl/CkXwKj SUBSCRIBE to
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NUCLEAR FUSION explained in an elevator ride | Elevator Pitch

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It could be the clean energy solution of the future. What is nuclear fusion and how does it relate to the Sun? Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube https://ab.co/2YFO4Go University of Newcastle's Dr Hannah Schunker explains how the Sun powers our entire solar
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Why do humans laugh? | BBC Ideas

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We all love ao good laugh. But it's not just a laughing matter - laughter benefits our minds, our relationships and our bodies. It also has a dark side - some people have actually died whilst laughing. Neuroscientist and stand-up comedian Sophie Scott exp
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Why “Buy one, get one free” isn’t a great deal

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For a thrifty shopper, a “Buy one, get one” (BOGO) deal can sound like the best way to get more bang for their buck. But the appeal of BOGO is why it’s hard for consumers to see it for what it is. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Check out m
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Bakugan | Behind the Battle | Cyndeous | Cartoon Network

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Dan introduces the great warrior Cyndeous, and explains how he chose Dan to be his human partner. CN GAMES: http://cartn.co/ytgames SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribe WATCH MORE: http://cartn.co/moreminisodes About Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Ne
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The Creation of Chemistry - The Fundamental Laws: Crash Course Chemistry #3

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Today's Crash Course Chemistry takes a historical perspective on the creation of the science, which didn't really exist until a super-smart, super-wealthy Frenchman put the puzzle pieces together - Hank tells the story of how we went from alchemists to ch
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Where Does Your Mind Reside?: Crash Course Philosophy #22

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Today we continue our unit on identity by asking where the mind resides. Hank explains the mind body problem and several approaches to the question of where our minds reside, including reductive physicalism, substance dualism, and mysterianism. Get your o
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WHAT IS LIGHT? explained in an elevator ride | Elevator Pitch

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Light is everywhere. But what exactly is it? Some kind of wavy thing or a bunch of photons? Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube https://ab.co/2YFO4Go University of Sydney's Dr Alessandro Tuniz explains how scientists define light and as Rad Yeo discovers, th
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What We Eat Matters - by Giles Yeo

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Is a calorie a calorie? Does it matter if we eat corn or corn syrup? Giles Yeo explains the nutritional difference between different foods and why it matters. Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/pOJYTMe_bp4 Calories in have to be less than calories out
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What's The Difference Between A Popsicle And Ice Pops?

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Josh explains why generic ice pop labels don’t just use the word “popsicle” like a normal person. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question499.htm Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/CwoczD Share on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Y
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Super Bottle - Numberphile

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Professor Carlo Séquin explains super bottles - and a super duper bottle. More Klein Bottle videos: http://bit.ly/KleinBottles More Carlo videos: http://bit.ly/carlo_videos Carlo Séquin is based at the University of California, Berkeley. NUMBERPHILE Websi
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Sesame Street: Take Your Child to Work Day

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It's "Take Your Child to Work Day," and Wes is learning about his dad, Elijah, does at work and his job as a meteorologist! A meteorologist is someone who studies and explains the weather! Wes gets a studio badge just like his dad and even practices being
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The Physics of SANTA

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The Physics of Santa. With nearly 2 billion children in the world, how does Santa deliver all those presents on Christmas Eve? Hi! I'm Jade. I want to share the wonderful world of physics with you in an easy and fun way. ***SUBSCRIBE*** https://www.youtub
Imagine a Chair | An Animated Explanation of Circular Economy

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This short animation film, produced for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation by the author Christiane Dorion, explains to children in a simple way the concept of a circular economy. Just like cycles in nature, we can design and make our stuff to be made again,
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How deaf researchers are reinventing science communication

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Science is a language unto itself, and scientists rely on precise, standard terminology for common ground in their work. But for deaf researchers and students, American Sign Language isnt up to date with terms for new concepts and ideas. The solution? Cre
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This Asteroid Could’ve Caused An Apocalypse—Now It’s Barely Missing Earth

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In 2004 scientists discovered a large, near-earth asteroid named Apophis. Initially, it was predicted to impact the earth in 2029, leading to global devastation. Thankfully, it’s now expected to miss. Physicist Marina Brozovic from NASA’s Jet Propulsion L
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How Voltage Fade Prevents Us From Creating the Perfect Battery

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Scientist may have just figured out how to reverse the voltage fade in lithium-ion batteries, here’s how How Supercapacitors Could Make Batteries a Thing of the Past - https://youtu.be/GeSvErqdmIM Read More: What’s Causing the Voltage Fade in Lithium-rich
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Chocolate: A short but sweet history | Episode 3 | BBC Ideas

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Chocolate, food of the gods! Its history goes back thousands of years so heres a quick look at how we came to eat chocolate in the first place - where its originally from (Central and South America), when it was invented, and how its made. Is chocolate an
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Spoken Without Words: Poetry with ASL SLAM

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It's spoken word without spoken words—ASL SLAM is an open space for poets to perform their work in American Sign Language (ASL). As ASL SLAM's executive director Douglas Ridloff explains, ASL poetry doesn't rely on rhyming patterns or meter within auditor
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Why Is Salt White? | Earth Lab

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Why does salt look white. This clip from In Search of Science Explains. Subscribe to Earth Lab for more fascinating science videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab All the best Earth Lab videos http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth videos h
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Meet The NASA Scientist Who Tracks Dangerous Asteroids In Earth’s Orbit

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As a physicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Marina Brozovic studies and measures near-earth asteroids—you know, the ones that can potentially cause catastrophic damage. Watch as Brozovic explains how her team tracks the orbit of these large masses
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Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-dna-the-future-of-data-storage-leo-bear-mcguinness In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be los
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Basic Math For Everyday Life

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This math video tutorial explains how to perform simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and long division. Here is a list of topics:My Website: https://www.video-tutor.netPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/MathScienceTutorAmazon Store: https://www.am
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How the Disco Clam Uses Light to Fight Super-Strong Predators | WIRED

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When the disco clam, a bivalve with a flashing light display, is faced with the predatory power of the punching mantis shrimp, things get interesting. Marine biologist Lindsey Dougherty explains the bizarre behavior shes been observing in her lab.CORRECTI
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Parts Of A Plant | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids

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Learn about the Parts Of A Plant with Dr. Binocs. Did you know that plants are very similar to human beings? Join Dr. Binocs as he Zooms In on different parts of a plant and explains their functions. Share on Facebook - http://goo.gl/7S8fHx Tweet about th
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Parts Of The Body | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids

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Learn about the Parts Of The Body with Dr. Binocs. Hey kids! Do you know what are the different parts of your body and their functions? Join Dr. Binocs as he explains about the various parts of our body and their functions in this fun video. Share on Face
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How to take a picture of a black hole | Katie Bouman

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At the heart of the Milky Way, there's a supermassive black hole that feeds off a spinning disk of hot gas, sucking up anything that ventures too close -- even light. We can't see it, but its event horizon casts a shadow, and an image of that shadow could
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Memory Champion Teaches You How To Memorize Anything

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Joshua Foer can remember anything, including the first 100 digits of Pi. The former U.S.A. Memory Champion explains how he—and you—can memorize anything using the major system technique, which converts numbers into words and images. SUBSCRIBE for more vid
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13 Levels of Pumpkin Carving: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Pumpkin carving master James Hall explains pumpkin carving in 13 spooky levels of difficulty. The 2-time 'Halloween Wars' winner breaks down a variety of pumpkin carving techniques, ranging from simple to incredibly complex.Still havent subscribed to WIRE
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The surprising cause of stomach ulcers - Rusha Modi

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-cause-of-stomach-ulcers-rusha-modi It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress,
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Aristotle & Virtue Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #38

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This week we explore final ethical theory in this unit: Aristotle’s virtue theory. Hank explains the Golden Mean, and how it exists as the midpoint between vices of excess and deficiency. We’ll also discuss moral exemplars, and introduce the concept of “e
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Can you guess this note? Perfect Pitch and Timbre

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What is perfect pitch, or absolute pitch? Can it be learned? How does timbre, or the type of instrument affect perfect pitch? Physics explains! phyphox app: http://phyphox.org Audio wave website: https://meettechniek.info/additional/additive-synthesis.htm
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The physics of entropy and the origin of life | Sean Carroll

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How did complex systems emerge from chaos? Physicist Sean Carroll explains.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, The Universe in 90 minutes: Time, free will, God, & more https
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Making Dirty Noodles the Traditional Way

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Yasir Ferry Ismatradas grandfather invented dirty noodles and opened a factory in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to make them. But maximizing profits was never his goal. He was all about providing jobs for local people while making good food. Ismatrada, who now ru
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Solar System | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids

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Learn Solar System in detail with Dr. Binocs only on Peekaboo. Wanna know what is there in Space? What is the Milky Way? What are the various planets in our Solar System? Keep calm and watch this video where Dr.Binocs explains the Solar System in an inter
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How many verb tenses are there in English? - Anna Ananichuk

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-many-verb-tenses-are-there-in-english-anna-ananichuk How many different verb tenses are there in a language like English? At first, the answer seems
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How audiobooks are recorded

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An audiobook narrator explains her process – and reads our writing. Check out other Vox Almanac videos here: http://bit.ly/2DkcQou Follow Phil Edwards on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/philedwardsinc1 Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAj
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Lollipop The Skunk Paints!

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Lollipop the striped skunk has fun painting! Jessi explains why new and interesting experiences are good for the animals at Animal Wonders. Link to Animal Shop: http://www.animalwonders.org/store/c1/Featured_Products.html Our Video Sponsors: Jacob Lockey
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What Does Sugar Actually Do To Your Body?

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The effects of sugar can take your body down a vicious cycle known as metabolic syndrome. UC Davis' Kimber Stanhope altered the diets of a group of volunteers for her study. Instead of her subjects eating food like rice, pasta or bread, she had them consu
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Trying the Chow Mein Sandwich

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If you love Chinese food, and you love sandwiches, the humble chow mein sandwich could be your new favorite nosh. Think a heaping portion of crispy fried noodles served onwait, more like spilling out ofa hamburger bun and smothered in brown gravy. This un
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How streets, roads, and avenues are different

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There's a method to the madness of classifying roads. Take a ride with Phil Edwards, as he explains the naming conventions behind roads. A street is a road but a road isn't always a street. A road can also be an avenue or a boulevard—it's the genera
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Structure Of The Earth | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids

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Learn about the Structure Of The Earth with Dr. Binocs. Hey kids! Did you know that our planet Earth is made up of three distinct layers? And that each of these layers have their own distinct properties? Join Dr. Binocs as he takes you through the journey
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How To Integrate Using U-Substitution

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This calculus video tutorial provides a basic introduction into u-substitution. It explains how to integrate using u-substitution. You need to determine which part of the function to set equal to the u variable and you to find the derivative of u to get d
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Visualizing the pyramids

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Harvard Professor Peter Der Manuelian explains how 3D modeling allows us to visualize ancient monuments in new ways. From our online course, "Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology": https://www.edx.org/course/pyramids-of-giza-ancient-egyp
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What the world looks like to an algorithm

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Artificial intelligence is governing more and more of our lives, but the way it sees and understands the world is completely different from you or me. For this video, we found a way to look around inside AI’s “brain.” First, we asked fellow humans to gues
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Are we alone in the universe?

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Will we ever find intelligent life in the universe? Astrophysicist Jackie Faherty explains two ways scientists approach answering this age-old question.If you want to know if there are dinosaurs still alive today, watch this weeks Dinosaur video: https://
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Earth-Size Telescope Will Make Black Holes Say "Cheese!"

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Nobel laureate Robert Wilson discusses how a network of telescopes might illumine a black hole, after the 92nd Street Y’s Bang! Bang! event. For more black hole coverage, check out Scientific American's Dark Star Diaries: https://blogs.scientificamerican.
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Parts Of A Flower And Pollination | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids

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Learn about parts of a flower and process of pollination only on Peekaboo. Do you wonder how reproduction occurs in plants? Join Dr. Binocs to learn different parts of a flower and the process of pollination while he explains the structure of flower and f
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21 Levels of Dunking: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Professional dunker C.J. Champion explains dunking in 21 levels of difficulty. From from standard, basic dunk on an 8 foot hoop to jumping over whole other people, watch as C.J. breaks down all there is to know about the art of dunking a basketball.Still
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How Kids Are Celebrating A Favorite Pastime Fairs From Home | Nightly News: Kids Edition

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Dr. John Torres answers your questions about the coronavirus, Tom Costello interviews the two American astronauts who are at the International Space Station, 7-year-old space expert Jerry Morrison explains why the astronauts trip is so important and Kevin
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How to Make Stone Tools in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED

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If you're in the wilderness and have nothing, perhaps the most important thing you need is a sharp, durable edge. Humans are among the weakest species on the planet and tools are what help us compensate for that lack of strength. Dr. Bill Schindler, a pro
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How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-executive-orders-work-christina-greer On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln legally changed the status of over 3 million people from “slave” to “fr
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Why should you read Virgil's "Aeneid"? - Mark Robinson

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-virgil-s-aeneid-mark-robinson In 19 BC, the Roman poet Virgil suffered heatstroke and died on his journey back to Italy. On his deat
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The Growth of Knowledge: Crash Course Psychology #18

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The Multiverse is real. Just not in the way you think it is. | Sean Carroll

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What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the Multiverse? Sean Carroll explains.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, Michio Kaku: The Multiverse Has 11 Dimensions
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What is the tragedy of the commons? - Nicholas Amendolare

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-tragedy-of-the-commons-nicholas-amendolare Is it possible that overfishing, super germs, and global warming are all caused by the same thing
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Incredible Zulu click language - The ultimate tongue twister.

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Sakhile has a new channel!! If you like his stuff, please consider subscribing to his channel here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCM2YGltZ7uMB6OzNKLy_V6A I know it would mean the world to him... Many of the languages spoken by the Nguni people of southern
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Why Is Itching Contagious? With Dr Emily Grossman

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Does watching this video make you itch? Dr Emily Grossman explains why the ‘social itch’ might have evolved. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe It’s well known that an itch can be contagious – seeing a person scratch can make
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Locke, Berkeley, & Empiricism: Crash Course Philosophy #6

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This week we answer skeptics like Descartes with empiricism. Hank explains John Locke’s primary and secondary qualities and why George Berkeley doesn’t think that distinction works -- leaving us with literally nothing but our minds, ideas, and perceptions
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Metaethics: Crash Course Philosophy #32

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We begin our unit on ethics with a look at metaethics. Hank explains three forms of moral realism – moral absolutism, and cultural relativism, including the difference between descriptive and normative cultural relativism – and moral subjectivism, which i
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How a Suzanne Vega Song Helped Create the MP3

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Karlheinz Brandenburg has listened to Suzanne Vegas Toms Diner thousands of times and never tires of it. In fact, the song holds a special place in his heart because it was instrumental in the creation of the MP3. The German engineer and mathematician is
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Moral Luck: Crash Course Philosophy #39

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Can two people who make the same bad decision bear different levels of moral responsibility? Today, we try to address this question with the concept of moral luck. Hank explains the difference between moral and causal responsibility, and the reasons we as
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The New Year's Eve song, explained

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The US associates "Auld Lang Syne" with the New Year, but not everyone does. Join the Vox Video Lab! https://www.vox.com/join After the ball drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve, the crowd cheers, couples kiss, confetti flies and the song you hear is "
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How the world's first subway system was built - Christian Wolmar

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Learn more about our student voice program, TED-Ed Clubs: http://bit.ly/2J5g4eS View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-world-s-first-subway-system-was-built-christian-wolmar It was the dawn of 1863, and London's not-yet-opened subway system
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What Is An Earthquake? | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids

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Learn about Earthquake in detail with Dr. Binocs. Hey kids, learn interesting facts and details of Earthquake with Dr. Binocs. While Earthquake as a topic is serious to learn and understand, but Dr.Binocs as always makes things easy and explains earthquak
Make Your Own Cardboard Planetarium and Projector

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Craig Beals from Beals Science explains how to make a geodesic dome planetarium from cardboard. Also, learn how to make your own planetarium projector from a convex mirror, projector, and computer. For full instructions, including templates and equipment
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An astonishing old calculator - Numberphile

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Cliff explains his passion for two Friden EC-132s. Extra discussion and explanation at: LINK More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Cliff videos: http://bit.ly/Cliff_Videos Calculator Unboxings: http://bit.ly/CalcUnbox Millionaire Machine:
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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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Meet the Voice Behind Cyborg, Aqualad and Lion Kings Rafiki

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Youve heard Khary Payton say Booyah! at least a million times if youre a fan of Teen Titans Go! Payton plays Cyborg on the animated series. He is also known for voicing both Aqualad and Black Manta in the DC Comics series Young Justice as well as Rafiki f
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The Origin Of Matter And Time | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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What are… things? Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Now that we’ve broken down our preconceived notions about mass and time, l
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The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent

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Check out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-first-asteroid-ever-discovered-carrie-nugent Over the course of history, we’ve discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how
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Why You Should Embrace Your Stutter | Juan V. Lopez | TEDxUniversityofNevada

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Juan V. Lopez is an MBA student at The University of Nevada. In this inspiring talk, Juan explains why he now embraces his stutter as an integral part of his unique self. Juan V López is a MBA Candidate at the University of Nevada, first-generation
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11 Levels of Self-Portraiture: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Artist TM Davy explains how to draw a self-portrait in 11 levels of increasing complexity. Starting off with the ubiquitous "solar head" and moving on to portraits that implement light, shadow and color, TM Davy deftly describes how a drawing evolves thro
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Real life Iron Man suit - Science Explained with Science Bob

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► Subscribe for more || http://po.st/GWR-Subscribe ► Watch the GWR’s Favourites || http://po.st/GWRFavs ► Richard's Journey on YouTube || http://bit.ly/GravityIndustries The subject of science can sometimes be quite difficult – but it doesn’t always have
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How NASA’s Rover Team Reimagined Mars 2020

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NASA rover driver and robotics technologist Dr. Vandi Verma explains the behind-the-scenes of operating Mars spacecraft from Earth, as well as three big changes to expect with the Mars 2020 rover. How NASA Built the Fastest Spacecraft Ever -https://youtu.
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How to make butter | Do Try This At Home! | We The Curious

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Bonnie Buckley of the Live Science Team shows you a messy experiment you can whip up in your kitchen! For this simple experiment, all you need is a whisk & some cream! Why not try your own kitchen chemistry experiments using different whisks or creams & s
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Inspiring Kids: Guide Dog Helps One Teenage Girl Fulfill Her Dream | Nightly News: Kids Edition

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Dr. John Torres answers more viewers questions and explains why flu shots are important. Nightly News: Kids edition shares a moving surprise reunion between a young patient with leukemia and his siblings after 147 days apart. Inspiring Kids series continu
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Why should you read "Macbeth"? - Brendan Pelsue

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-macbeth-brendan-pelsue There’s a play so powerful that an old superstition says its name should never be uttered in a theater. A pla
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BONUS VIDEO | Terminal Prepositions | Prepositions | The Parts Of Speech

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It's totally okay to end sentences with prepositions! David, Khan Academy's grammarian-in-chief, explains the history and the context behind this long-held grammar myth. Missed the previous lesson? Watch here: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/gramma
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Elmo Plays Superheroes with Abby and Rosita | Sesame Street Full Street Story

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Elmo, Abby, and Rosita are running around the neighborhood playing Sesame Street Superheroes to stop a volcano from erupting! While Elmo and Abby think of cool superpowers to have, they assign Rosita to play Super Carga, who also speaks Spanish. Rosita ex
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Division with Zero - Maths Tricks #4

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In this video Bawa first explains what is division and then goes on to talk about division by zero. You will understand exactly why anything divided by zero is not defined, zero divided by anything is zero and zero divided by itself is indeterminate. This
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Brew Perfect Coffee with Chemistry Equipment - DIY Siphon Brewer

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Learn how to build a siphon brewer using chemistry lab equipment that brews the perfect cup of coffee. Follow along as Craig Beals from https://www.BealsScience.com shows how to build the siphon brewer and explains the science of how the siphon brewing de
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Are We Living In The Matrix? | WIRED

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20 years ago, futurist Nick Bostrom published the first draft of his groundbreaking simulation argument, which asks, "Are you living in a computer simulation?" Public figures like Elon Musk and Neil deGrass Tyson have also broached this line of questionin
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13 Levels of Beatboxing: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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2005 Female World Beatbox Champion Butterscotch explains the art of beatboxing in 13 levels of difficulty. Starting with just the bass drum, Butterscotch layers more and more vocal drums and instruments on top of each other until she starts adding real, l
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Why advertisers are tracking your emojis

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It’s not just your Google keywords anymore. Advertisers are developing ads to target consumers based on the emojis they use. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Check out more of The Goods on Vox https://bit.ly/2qlIYQx With Twitter’s new emoji

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