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Why Are Adults Bad At New Languages?

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Learning a new language as an adult is harder than doing so as a child because adults usually arent as invested and often use the wrong strategies.Thanks also to o
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The ancient secrets revealed by deciphered tablets | BBC Ideas

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Cuneiform is the earliest known form of writing. For thousands of years, no one was able to translate it. When it was finally cracked, it gave us some astonishing insights into the ancient world...Made by Jist Studios.Made in partnership with The Open Uni
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New Elements Named - Periodic Table Of Videos

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New names are proposed for elements 113, 115, 117 and 118. They are Nihonium (Nh), Moscovium (Mc), Tennessine (Ts) and Oganesson (Og). More from us on synthetic elements... Predicting Moscovium: https://youtu.be/Oy8ZMFXS_5E Making heavy elements at Darmst
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Seeing Your Breath: Using Science to Choose the Proper Mask

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Working with Stanford scientists, we at the Exploratorium modified our Giant Mirror exhibit to allow us to observe small changes in the temperature of moving air. In this video, we use Giant Mirror to collect evidence about which face coverings work best
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Actinium 2 - Periodic Table of Videos

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A new and improved Actinium video. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More element videos: http://bit.ly/118elements With thanks to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Actinium p
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10 Levels of Ice Sculpture: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Ice sculptor Shintaro Okamoto explains the art of sculpting ice in 10 levels of difficulty. The angelfish is one of the most historical designs in the ice sculpting community, so it's the perfect place to start. Shintaro explains how you can create an ang
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The extraordinary power of poo! | BBC Ideas

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Amazingly, the average adult flushes away 730 litres of urine and around 91kg of faeces every year. But could our number twos be the answer to some of the worlds biggest problems?From modern treatment plants able to convert our never-ending supply of poo
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Social Security Cards Explained

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The Social Security card and number explained. Discuss this video: http://reddit.com/r/cgpgrey Sponsor: http://www.squarespace.com/grey Special Thanks: Stephen P. Morse, PhD. http://stevemorse.org Ralph Gross, Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon Universi
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These Geckos Can Run on Water (Sort Of) | ScienceTake

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The list of animals that can race across water is short, but it has a new entry: the Asian house gecko. It uses a half-running, half-swimming motion to propel itself across water at great speeds. Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, tes
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The Case for LESS Sensitive COVID Tests

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Thanks to Brilliant for sponsoring this video - the first 200 people to click on https://www.brilliant.org/MinutePhysics will get 20% off a Premium subscription to Brilliant.This video written & produced in collaboration with Aatish Bhatia, https://www.aa
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The Golden Mole: Blind Sand-Swimmer

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http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/goldenmole The golden mole is a fascinating animal. It's also the namesake of Skunk Bear's new prize: The Golden Mole Award for Accidental Brilliance. We're looking for modern examples of serendipity in science - happy accident
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How Hand Warmers Work (THERMAL IMAGING) - Periodic Table of Videos

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Featuring Professors Martyn Poliakoff and Roger Bowley. Sodium Acetate and Hand Warmers. Our thanks to the Google Making & Science team. #ScienceGoals More #ScienceGoals videos at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIsr6chyjBJutgMPQ18jHPyejaOxklf9A E
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Cobalt (new) - Periodic Table of Videos

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A new video about Cobalt, including reactions involving Cobalt Chloride. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. And in the lab with Neil Barnes. Discuss this video on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/7w44d0
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Why Dirt and Microbes Could Be Good for Us - with B Brett Finlay

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B Brett Finlay discusses whether we have taken our war on germs a step too far. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Although hygiene and antibiotics have overall improved our health, we might have taken our war against germs to
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Bunsen Burner (THERMAL IMAGING) - Periodic Table of Videos

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The Bunsen Burner... look with thermal imaging. Our thanks to the Google Making & Science team. #ScienceGoals More #ScienceGoals videos at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIsr6chyjBJutgMPQ18jHPyejaOxklf9A Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff a
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Paralyzed Man Controls Two Robotic Arms for the First Time Ever!

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Hey it's Han from WrySci-HX going over a breakthrough out of Johns Hopkins University where researchers implanted a brain computer interface into a paralyzed man, allowing him to control limbs well enough to feed himself! More below ↓↓↓ Sub
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There Are Actually Benefits To San Francisco's Fog (360 Video)

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San Francisco is known as the "foggy city" for a reason. Find out why and what all that fog does in this VR video! Made in partnership with Toyota: http://www.toyota.com/priusprime/ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Special th
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Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5

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European exploration had a lot of side effects. When the Old World and the New World began to interact, people, wealth, food, animals, and disease began to flow in both directions. In the New World, countless millions were killed by smallpox, measles, and
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Harry Kroto And C60 - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Remembering Sir Harry Kroto, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of C60.... a man with a passion for science and a mischievous streak! More on C60: https://youtu.be/ljF5QhD5hnI More on chemistry Nobel Prizes: http://bit.ly/periodicnobel Feat
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Fair Dice (Part 2) - Numberphile

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Probability expert Professor Persi Diaconis (Stanford University) talking about dice. Part 1: https://youtu.be/G7zT9MljJ3Y More dice videos: http://bit.ly/Dice_Videos More Persi Diaconi videos: http://bit.ly/Persi_Videos Diaconis/Keller paper on fair dice
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Could You Eat So Much That Your Stomach Explodes?

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Have you ever wondered how much food your stomach can hold? Turns out, it’s not a simple answer. Also, your brain and stomach are ALWAYS talking. -- Video By Tom McNamara Editor Jason Lederman Based On Interviews With David Levinthal, MD Director, Neuroga
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A New Isotope of Sodium - Periodic Table of Videos

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Researchers in Japan create Sodium-39 - and pushing the boundaries of the so-called drip line. More links and info in full description Calcium-48: https://youtu.be/CodBk7xewRkHeavy Water: https://youtu.be/hUVzb0fzHskSuperheavy elements: https://www.youtub
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Must Love Bugs

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Entomologists Charlie and Lois O’Brien have the largest private collection of insects in the world. In their 55 years of marriage, these real life “love bugs” have traveled the world gathering specimens for their unique collection. Now in their 80s, the c
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Seeing Is Believing - AMNH SciCafe

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How do our brains make sense of the world our eyes see? How does attention affect our perception? And how is it possible to miss things even if they are right in front of us? Marisa Carrasco, a professor of psychology and neural science at New York Univer
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What Captain America can teach us about science

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Materials scientist Suveen Mathaudhu shows us how both our favorite superheroes and real-world scientists create materials to save the world every day. Can Laser Make The Internet Faster?: https://youtu.be/ptKbyf7wMok Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY At U
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The extraordinary power of kindness | BBC Ideas

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Every day for a year Bernadette Russell did a random act of kindness for a stranger. How did it change her? And what happens to your brain when you're kind?Made by Daniel Nils RobertsBased on The Kindness Test, the world's largest study of kindness, launc
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The Gallium Man (melts) - Periodic Table of Videos

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We melt a man made of Gallium - and then torch a Lego Professor!More links and info in full description Patrons can catch some extended footage here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84105021Catch our Gallium video: https://youtu.be/N6ccRvKKwZQVideos on all
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Watch this origami fish grabber nab a deep-sea squid

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New robotic claw can scoop up delicate sea creatures without harm. Learn more - https://scim.ag/2zOKxOm Read the research - http://robotics.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aat5276 CREDITS ---------------------- producer Jessica Hubbard anima
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Smelly Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Mercaptans - or Thiols - are some of the smelliest chemicals around. We didn't dare open the bottle. PsyFile: https://www.youtube.com/psyfile More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos
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#MacroMonday: Angles

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Things aren’t always what they seem . . . or are they? Extreme close-ups often obscure the full picture. Cloaked in mystery, this new video series introduces a variety of objects and moments — found at MIT — that invite you to take a second look. Watch mo
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Rubidium, Water And Indicator (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We drop Rubidium into water - but with Phenolphthalein in the water to act as an indicator. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Tw
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Tin (new) - Periodic Table of Videos

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A new video about the element Tin. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and senior technician Neil Barnes. Nitrogen: https://youtu.be/H8XNdqA18-M
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How Ordinary Objects Can Be Turned Into Robots | National Geographic

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When NASA put out a call for soft robotic technologies, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio and her team at Yale University replied with something remarkable: robotic skins that can wrap around everyday objects, turning almost anything into a moving, grasping robot.
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Robo-thread

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MIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labyrinthine vasculature of the brain. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2019/robot-brain-blood-vessels-0828)Wat
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Origami: Art, Engineering or Both?

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How can one sheet of folding paper inform engineering and the future of space travel?Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77More info below Jinkyu JK Yang sees endless possibilities in a single sheet of paper. The aeronautics and as
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Indium (new) - Periodic Table of Videos

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Here's a our new video about Indium.Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/h2E130qpmJD More links and info in full description A little bit of extra footage can be found at: https://youtu.be/F1YGnH8CjpcIndia videos: http:/
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What Happens To Child Prodigies When They Grow Up?

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Children who develop remarkable skills at an early age are often knowns at prodigies, but what happens to these kids once they grow up? Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Can A Brain Injury Make You A Genius? ►►►► http://b
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The World's Greatest Autograph Book

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Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, The Queen and the man who invented the Internet... How much do you think this collection of signatures is worth? The Royal Society Charter Book must surely be the world's most impressive autograph collectio
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The Art of Becoming a Tightrope Clown

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Jungwoon Woo is studying to be a professional tightrope clown. A sophomore at the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, the 22-year-old is a student of jultagia form of Korean tightrope walking that dates back to the Silla period. An endangered cult
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Freezing Water with Diethyl Ether - Periodic Table of Videos

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A nostalgic Neil uses Diethyl Ether and bubbling Nitrogen gas to freeze some water outside a test tube. Our thanks to the Google Making & Science team. #ScienceGoals More #ScienceGoals videos at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIsr6chyjBJutgMPQ18j
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Phosphorus Reacts with Bromine - Periodic Table of Videos

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Some phosphorus reactions to mark our 15th anniversary on YouTube. More links and info in full description Phosphorus: https://youtu.be/LSYLUat03A4Bromine: https://youtu.be/Slt3_5upuSsWhite Phosphorus: https://youtu.be/U6_-EUcswScPhosphine and Life on Ven
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Elements Inauguration - Periodic Table of Videos

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The inauguration of Moscovium, Tennessine and Oganesson was held in Moscow on March 2, 2017. Professor Yuri Oganessian was there, and our own Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff was among the special guests to make speeches. More videos from Russia soon. Music
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Caesium In Water (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Everyone's favourite alkali metal - Caesium - reacts with water. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com
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Fair Dice (Part 1) - Numberphile

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Probability expert Professor Persi Diaconis (Stanford University) talking about dice. Part 2: https://youtu.be/8UUPlImm0dM Tadashi and Dice: https://youtu.be/zzKGnuvX6IQ More dice videos: http://bit.ly/Dice_Videos More Persi Diaconi videos: http://bit.ly/
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Liquid Oxygen (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Dropping hot charcoal into liquid oxygen - filmed with a high-speed camera. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the Schoo
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Inside the Mind of a Dog

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Gregory Berns spent his entire life around dogs. So when his most beloved pet passed away, he began to wonder whether his dog reciprocated the same love and care he felt for him. As a neuroscientist at Emory University, he took his curiosity to the test.
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Extracting drinkable water from the air

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Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a solar-powered device that can extract drinkable water directly from the air even in dry regions. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/solar-extracts-drinkable-water-1014) Watch more videos from MIT: http
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Future Elements - Periodic Table of Videos

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Professor Poliakoff discusses the paths to elements 119 and 120. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Filmed on the banks of the Volga, in Dubna. Tour the Dubna machine which created six new elements: https://youtu.be/1VaY9N7Alq0 Calcium-48: https:
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A paper-thin loudspeaker plays "We Are the Champions" by Queen

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MIT engineers have developed a paper-thin loudspeaker that turn any surface into an audio source. This thin-film loudspeaker produces sound with minimal distortion while using a fraction of the energy required by a traditional loudspeaker. Watch more vide
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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Lithium Ion Batteries

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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded for work on Lithium Ion Batteries by Akira Yoshino, M. Stanley Whittingham, and John B. Goodenough.More links and info in full description See our Chemistry Nobel Prize Playlist: http://bit.ly/periodicnobelLith
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Two-Thirds of All Cancers Are Caused By One Thing: Your DNA

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While environmental factors can play a huge role, the number one cause of cancer is mutations from regular cell replication. Does this mean cancer in humans is simply inevitable? Why Did Our Early Ancestors Resort to Cannibalism? - https://youtu.be/dPmnoV
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Why These Grandmas Swim With Venomous Sea Snakes

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Some people take it easy when they retire. Others, like a group known as the Fantastic Grandmas, swim with venomous sea snakes off the coast of Lemon Bay, New Caledonia. The women collect data and take photos of the fascinating creatures for researchers a
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The NASA Engineer Making STEM Sing

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Growing up, Dajae never saw anyone like her represented in the world of STEM. But after attending Missouri University of Science and Technology as a college athlete, she pursued her love for engineering. Today, she’s an engineer at the NASA facility in Pa
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Discovering the Past Through Dinosaur Poop

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Please support our videos http://www.patreon.com/scifri Although the praire outside of Choteau, Montana is best known as the fossil quarry that provided definitive paleontological insights into the parenting habits of dinosaurs, it’s also the perfec
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How to get conductive gels to stick when wet

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A team of engineers at MIT has developed a new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces even with the introduction of moisture, that may enable better biomedical sensors and implants. (Read more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/conductive-gels-stick-wet-0320)Wa
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Flesh-Destroying Chromic Acid - Periodic Table of Videos

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Chicken legs in chromic acid - plus we re-visit sulfuric acid with a new approach.More links and info in full description Previous videos...Flesh-eating HF: https://youtu.be/oipksRhISfMCheeseburger in HCl: http://youtu.be/NddZ5ftQb0QLightbulb in HF: https
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Diesel And Urea

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The Professor discusses some of the chemistry behind the recent controversy involving Volkswagen cars. CLARIFICATION: While many diesel engines (including VW cars) use urea as discussed (marketed as AdBlue), we've heard from viewers explaining the techniq
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A 3D-printed bionic eye

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Bionic eyes are one step closer to reality, and in the future, they could replace human eyes and help blind people see. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have 3D-printed light receptors onto a prototype for a bionic eyeball. It’s the first time t
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Explosives Legend - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor oversees the installation of a "blue plaque" for the late great Colonel BD Shaw. See out-takes from this video (and why Brady gets angry at truck drivers) at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN7BLUWBuBI More chemistry at http://www.periodicvi
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FOUR New Elements (inc Japonicium And Moscovium?) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Chemistry officials have given the go-ahead to name the final four elements on our standard periodic table. Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff discusses the news. What might they be called? IUPAC announcement: http://bit.ly/1Oby7eO Making heavy elements at Da
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Nitrogen Triiodide (touch powder) - Periodic Table of Videos

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Warning, this is a hazardous compound. Extra footage at: https://youtu.be/yf54ml2GVCE More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff, with Neil Barnes and
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Sliding through a syringe

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MIT researchers have developed a simple, low-cost technology to administer powerful drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional medical syringes. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/syringe-concentrated-biologic-drugs-0824)
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What If Ice Did Not Float? - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor muses on a world in which ice sinks to the bottom!? See also what if the universe is just a computer simulation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOxDb_BbXzU Made to coincide with YouTube's Geek Week. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideo
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Computer Scientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Moravec's paradox is the observation that many things that are difficult to do for robots to do come easily to humans, and vice versa. Stanford University professor Chelsea Finn has been tasked to explain this concept to 5 different people; a child, a tee
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Onward Official Teaser Trailer

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See Disney and Pixar's Onward cometh to theaters March 2020. Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little mag
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Sodium V Water (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A water droplet lands on a piece of molten sodium - you know the rest! Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitt
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A light rain can spread soil bacteria far and wide

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Using high-resolution imaging, researchers from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering observed the effect of raindrops falling on dry soil laden with bacteria. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/light-rain-spread-soil-bacteria-0307) Watch more vid
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Burning Magnesium in Nitrogen - Periodic Table of Videos

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Magnesium in Nitrogen... More links and info in full description Videos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elementsSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideosNeil's award: https://www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/congratulations-to-neil-ba
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Gold Bullion Vault - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We're INSIDE a Gold Bullion Vault. The Bank of England protects about £197 billion ($315bn) worth of gold, according to the mostly recently published figures. Film by Brady Haran. Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff. The vaults are off limits, but the Ba
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Why Are Stars Star-Shaped?

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Thanks to our Subbable subscriber SlugBooks.com - head over to http://www.slugbooks.com to find cheaper textbooks for college or university. And go to http://www.subbable.com/minutephysics if you want to support MinutePhysics on Subbable! And also to our
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Milking the Thorium Cow - Periodic Table of Videos

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How to produce Actinium from a "cow" of Thorium... Filmed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ More on Actinium: https://youtu.be/rKm0ShaJNFM Oak Ridge National Laboratory (nuclear science): https://www.ornl.gov/sc
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Lighting A Splint (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Just a quick one, but one of Professor Pete Licence's favourite reactions - a glowing splint lights in Oxygen. (yes, Professor!) More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitte
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In The Footsteps Of Tizard - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Prof T-shirts: http://dftba.com/product/14y/The-Professor-Shirt The Professor discusses the life and work of war-time chemist Henry Tizard - who went to the same school as him! The duo went to Westminster School. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideo
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JFK - We choose to go to the Moon, full length

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"We choose to go to the Moon" As we sit at the precipice of a new era of exploration, I thought it appropriate to revisit the original inspiration and rationale for the first lunar exploration program as so eloquently stated by John F. Kennedy. The origin
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Cheese and Climate Change (Q&A with The Prof)

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Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff answers some viewer questions.More links and info in full description Amazon linksPrimo Levi, The Periodic Table: https://amzn.to/2vqcsTGOwen Matthews, Black Sun: https://amzn.to/2VETCTpStephen Poliakoff box set: https://amz
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How NASA Reinvented The Wheel

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NASA have made a wheel capable of withstanding tough Martian terrain, but just how indestructible is it? Head to https://hensonshaving.com/veritasium and enter code 'Veritasium' for 100 free blades with the purchase of a razor. Make sure to add both the r
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Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?

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Duh, except for the sky… and the ocean… Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They
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New system can sterilize medical tools using solar heat

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A team of researchers from MIT and the Indian Institute of Technology has developed a device that could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas such as the developing world. (Learn more: https://news.
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Why Poor Places Are More Diverse

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Thanks to The Kwongan Foundation at the University of Western Australia for supporting this video: http://www.plants.uwa.edu.au/alumni/kwongan MinuteEarth is now on Patreon! Please support us at: http://www.patreon.com/minuteearth And subscribe! - http://
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Radon - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Here is a new video from us about Radon, including a look at a historic letter and a German cloud chamber! With thanks to the Royal Society and GSI. For those with annotations, the caption at the end for Radon should clearly be Rn, not Ra - sorry! More ch
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Why Molybdenum is named after Lead - Periodic Table of Videos

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Professor Polikaoff dusts off his ancient Greek (and some old wiring) to discuss the naming of Molybdenum.More links and info in full description Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideosOur table of patrons: http://periodicvideos.com/
Insect-like robots

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A team of researchers has developed a new generation of tiny, agile drones that look, act and maneuver like actual insects allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/researchers-introduce-new
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Redox Reactions: Crash Course Chemistry #10

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All the magic that we know is in the transfer of electrons. Reduction (gaining electrons) and oxidation (the loss of electrons) combine to form Redox chemistry, which contains the majority of chemical reactions. As electrons jump from atom to atom, they c
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Astrophysicist Explains Gravity in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Astrophysicist Janna Levin, PhD, is asked to explain the concept of gravity to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Levin is the Claire Tow Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia U
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Chemistry Dubstep (behind The Scenes)

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How Dave and Adam created out chemistry dusbtep video - see the main video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcvZL6fx-lU Visit Dave and Adam's channel at: http://bit.ly/boyinaband More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at h
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Explained

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Heisenberg's uncertainty principle tells us that it is impossible to simultaneously measure the position and momentum of a particle with infinite precision. In our everyday lives we virtually never come up against this limit, hence why it seems peculiar.
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How Birds Can Teach Us to Build Better Airplanes

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How one researcher is turning everything we know about flight on its head...Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77More info below Vikram Baliga studies anatomy and movement of animals in the Department of Zoology at the University
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Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs

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A team of researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a system that allows a robot to take contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/spot-robot-vital-signs-0831)Watch more videos fro
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Hanging With the Spider-Man of the Science Department

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Like most superheroes, Moises Vazquez prefers to keep his identity hidden—however, unlike most other costumed crusaders, you can find Vazquez in the front of a classroom. The 27-year-old, who dresses up as Spider-Man for his classes, teaches science at th
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Make way for Little HERMES, the lightweight bipedal robot

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Engineers at MIT have designed a new lightweight bipedal robot, that can lean from side to side, walk in place, and jump while keeping its balance. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/two-legged-robot-mimics-human-balance-while-running-jumping-1030)Watc
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The Physics of Life: How Water Folds Proteins - with Sylvia McLain

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Sorry about the audio problems for the first 30 seconds or so - stick with it, it levels out soon. Proteins are arguably the most important biological components in any living creature but only now are we beginning to look into the role water plays in the
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Exploding Wires

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Putting electrical current through wires made from different metals.More links and info in full description Featuring Senior Technician Neil Barnes and Professor Martyn PoliakoffA video on every element: http://bit.ly/118elementsDiscuss this video on Brad
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The MIT Intelligence Quest

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The MIT Intelligence Quest seeks to discover the foundations of human and machine intelligence and drive the development of technological tools that can positively influence society. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-launches-intelligence-quest-02
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How Not To Be Wrong: The Power Of Mathematical Thinking

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The maths we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. Jordan Ellenberg shows how wrong this view is through stories that show the power of mathematical thinking. Subscribe for regular science v
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How to mass produce cell-sized robots

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A team of engineers at MIT have developed a novel method to mass-produce tiny robots, no bigger than a cell, quickly, easily and accurately with little to no external stimulus. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/how-mass-produce-cell-sized-robots-1023)
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Unpopular People May Die Sooner, Here’s Why

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Is there scientific proof that social standing affects your health and helps you live longer? How would it do this? How Poverty Changes Your Brain - https://youtu.be/BycBq5FbVak Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Soc
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Why Do I Sleep Better With My Feet Uncovered?

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Have you ever had a hard time sleeping, but the moment you stick your feet outside the covers, you pass out? Why does this happen? Why Do We Sleep? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1UtslKc Read More: The roles of hands and feet in temperature regulation in hot and cold
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New method removes micropollutants from water

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A team of MIT researchers has developed a new way to clear pollutants from water, even when present in extremely low concentrations. (Learn more about their novel method: http://news.mit.edu/2017/electrochemical-clear-pollutants-water-0510) Watch more vid
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The Colours of Hydrogen - Periodic Table of Videos

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We explode some "Green Hydrogen" and discuss the other colours available.More links and info in full description Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Neil Barnes.See our table of patrons: http://periodicvideos.com/patreon_table/table.jpgSupport us on Patreo
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Blasting the middle from a coin - Periodic Table of Videos

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A phosphorus explosion blows the centre from a £1 coin. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ The £5 bank note in acid: https://youtu.be/wMwThGTYT2o More slow motion experiments: http://bit.ly/chemslomo White Phosphorus: https://youtu.be/U6_-EUcswSc
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Researcher Explains Why Cats May Like Their Owners as Much as Dogs | WIRED

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Cats are famously temperamental and are generally considered to be less loyal and social than dogs. But recent research suggests that cats actually have similar levels of attachment to their human caregivers as dogs and infants. WIRED's Arielle Pardes spo
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Surprise Signature - Periodic Table of Videos

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The Professor is surprised to find TWO Ernest Rutherford signatures in a book on his shelves. Check Objectivity at: http://bit.ly/ObjectivityMore links and info in full description Patrons can download hi-res images of the signature and periodic table her
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Should You Be Worried About Zika?

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Get your Audible trial here: http://audible.com/ok Tweet this video ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSzika1 Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSzikaFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Get yourself an awesome IOTBS shirt! http://dftba.com/besmart Follow the latest news on
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Backflipping MIT Mini Cheetah

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MIT'S new mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip. At only 20 pounds the limber quadruped can bend and swing its legs wide, enabling it to walk either right side up or upside down. The robot can also trot over uneven terrain abo
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How Mantises Became Natures Strangest Assassins

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Mantises may be some of the most out-of-this-world-looking critters on Earth, but theyre uniquely adapted to life on this planet. These incredible hunters have repeatedly evolved into ecomorphsgroups that arent closely related, but share amazing adaptatio
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Giving bug-like, flying robots a boost

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A new fabrication technique, developed by a team of electrical engineers and computer scientists, produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/micro-robots-
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How viruses are slowly turning Greenland black | We The Curious

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What is a virus? How can some of the smallest structures in the world influence the climate of our entire planet?Find out more about biogeochemistry, microbiology in arctic environments & the Black and Bloom project here: https://blackandbloom.org/ FInd o
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Nuclear Landmines and Chickens - Periodic Table of Videos

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The Professor with a tale to tell - and lessons learned about chickens and Project Blue Peacock.More links and info in full description Gallium Video: https://youtu.be/N6ccRvKKwZQVideos on all the elements: http://bit.ly/118elementsThe Professor speaks in
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The X-10 Nuclear Reactor - Periodic Table of Videos

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The X-10 at Oak Ridge was the first continuously-running nuclear reactor. It paved the way to larger-scale Plutonium production....More links and info in full description This was recorded behind the scenes at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - https://www.o
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Revolutionizing Agriculture with Low Emissions, Resilient Crops

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This project is working to revolutionize the agricultural sector with climate-resilient crops and fertilizers that have the ability to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food production. Learn more about this project: https://climategrandch
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Iodine Clock (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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See the famous Iodine Clock reaction filmed with a high-speed camera. Explained by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Also featuring Dr Samantha Tang. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideo
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Cockroach-inspired robots crashes into walls on purpose

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Tiny roach-bots ram their heads into walls to propel themselves upward. Read more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/watch-cockroach-inspired-robot-try-walk-through-walls Read the research: http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/15/139/201706
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$500,000 of Calcium - Periodic Table of Videos

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The rare isotope Calcium-48 plays a key role in the creation of superheavy elements. But it's not easy to obtain. Filmed at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, in Dubna, Russia. Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. See our elements inauguration
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How bighorn sheep use crowdsourcing to find food on the hoof

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New study suggests migration routes are passed down from generation to generation. Read more - https://scim.ag/2wQTfHX Read the research - (free) https://scim.ag/2wN74Ye CREDITS ------------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising pro
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Your Brain Changes All the Time, but Being a Mom Changes It Forever

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Mother's bodies go through tons of changes before and after giving birth, but so do their brains! What really makes a mom's brain different? How Hard Is It To Get Pregnant? - https://youtu.be/H9ySBfbGkU4 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit
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The science of shared consciousness | Lisa Miller

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Ever wondered why you can sense when a loved one is in pain? This Columbia psychologist has an explanation.This interview is an episode from@The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation.Su
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Can YOU Solve It? This Question Stumped 75% Of PhD Economists

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Introductory economics courses cover the concept of an opportunity cost. Can you figure out the opportunity cost for the problem in the video? This video presents a question that surprisingly more than 75% of PhD economists did not answer correctly. Paper
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Beauty Beyond Skin Deep

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*** We're now on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! *** Some say that beauty's only skin-deep. But one veterinary surgeon and his team look beneath the surface...literally. Scott Echols says that we don't a
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A new way to mix oil and water

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A team of researchers in the Varanasi Lab at MIT has developed a way to create nanoscale emulsions, of oil and water, stable enough to last indefinitely, and with no mixing required. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/new-way-mix-oil-and-water-1108) Wa
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Jell-O-like, expanding pill

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MIT engineers have designed an ingestible, Jell-O-like pill that, upon reaching the stomach, quickly swells to the size of a soft, squishy ping-pong ball big enough to stay in the stomach for an extended period of time. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/20
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What Color Is A Banana?

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To discover more go to http://lego.build/CITYSpaceWere on PATREON now! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub What color is a banana? Duh, its yel
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Plug-and-play diagnostics

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Researchers at MIT’s Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices. These “plug-and-play” devices, which require little expertise to assemble, can test blood glucose leve
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One giant leap for the mini cheetah

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A new control system, designed by researchers in MIT's Improbable AI Lab and demonstrated using MITs robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to traverse across uneven terrain in real-time. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/one-giant-leap-mini
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Lab on a LEGO

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A team of MIT engineers turned to LEGO bricks as the basis of their new microfluidic design because of their precision and consistency. No matter where in the world they are found, LEGO bricks are guaranteed to line up, and snap seamlessly and securely in
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Round Peg in a Square Hole - Numberphile

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Featuring Tadashi Tokieda - more Tadashi videos at: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Tadashi Tokieda is a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University (though this was filmed when he was at Cambridge, in the U
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This long-lasting hydrogel could be used to replace damaged human tissues

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More entanglements in the material help polymer chains slip without breakingRead the research: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abg6320Hydrogels, water-absorbing materials similar to soft tissues, have been used in countless biomedical applicat
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Barking Dog (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Barking Dog reaction at 3000 frames per second. More about filming & editing this video: http://youtu.be/vfKUG11FKGE The Barking Dog is combustion of nirous oxide (laughing gas) and sulfur dioxide. This video features Martyn Poliakoff, Pete Licence and Da
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How do robots balance? | We The Curious

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Last year, we explored the science of humans balancing on ice. This year, Nerys and Ross get their skates back on and take to the ice once more to investigate how robots can balance; using tools such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, gimbals, and adaptive co
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Life on Venus?

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While Mars may be the planet that springs to mind when there are discussions of possible alien life in our Solar System, a publication on the discovery of a rare gas (phosphine) in Venus atmosphere may mean that there is more than one planet that possesse
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Pedaling Through Pollution

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Learn more and find out how you can take part at wnyc.org/streets. Find out about this National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Study here : Avoiding belligerent bus drivers or unwitting tourists popping out of taxis are just a few of the more
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Fact-Checking this Viral Bottle Trick

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Breaking the bottom out of a glass bottle by hitting the top is a challenging trick, but involves a ton of physics. The explanation is related to cavitation - a process seen in the Mantis Shrimp attack, head injuries and pouring honey!Creator/Host/Writer:
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Thulium (new) - Periodic Table of Videos

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A new and improved video about Thulium. More links and info in full description Support Periodic Videos on Patreon (and appear on our table): https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideosVideos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elementsCleve on the discovery
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HEAVY WATER (and stopping Germany building an Atom Bomb) - Periodic Table of Videos

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The professor receives a sample of heavy water - and tells an interesting story about it.More links and info in full description Sydney Pearson on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669392/Our original Heavy Water video: https://youtu.be/hUVzb0fzHskCan yo
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How to make Plutonium

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Exploring how Plutonium-238 is produced.Go to https://wix.com/go/PeriodicVideos to create your own Wix website. See ours at https://www.periodicvideos.netMore links and info in full description This was recorded behind the scenes at Oak Ridge National Lab
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Forest search-and-rescue

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A group of researchers from MIT and the NASA Langley Research Center has developed an autonomous system for a fleet of quadrotor drones that enables them to search collaboratively under dense forest canopies using only on-board computation and wireless co
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PTX Vol. III Teaser

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BUY PTX VOL III http://smarturl.it/PTXVol3?IQId=tsr BUY PTX VOL I http://smarturl.it/PTXVol1?IQid=tsr | BUY PTX VOL II http://smarturl.it/PTXVolume2?IQid=tsr STREAM PTX VOL III ON SPOTIFY: http://smarturl.it/PTXVol3Spot?IQid=tsr STREAM PTX VOL I http://sm
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Lining the GI tract

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By making use of enzymes found in the digestive tract, MIT engineers have devised a way to apply a temporary synthetic coating to the lining of the small intestine. This coating could be adapted to deliver drugs, aid in digestion, or prevent nutrients suc
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The NASA Engineer Making STEM Sing

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Growing up, Dajae never saw anyone like her represented in the world of STEM. But after attending Missouri University of Science and Technology as a college athlete, she pursued her love for engineering. Today, shes an engineer at the NASA facility in Pas
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Iridium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Up close with some big samples of real Iridium. Our thanks to Johnson Matthey. See all the elements at http://bit.ly/118elements Naming Iridium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6SjQRzxZQ Gold Vault: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTtf5s2HFkA More chemist
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Does Letter Order Matter?

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You’ve probably seen the internet meme about word order – but is it true? Does the order of letters in a word matter, or can people read a jumble just as quickly as a proper sentence? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com. Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/97ny
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Art Trip: Washington D.C. | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

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Today's episode has been sponsored by Squarespace. For more information, visit http://www.squarespace.com/artassignment In which we explore Washington, DC's vast and diverse collection of landmarks, museums, and galleries - ranging from institutions like
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Tiny birds creating big sounds at Montreal museum

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Birds are known for their songs, but these finches are plucking guitar strings at a live exhibition. Genevieve Beauchemin reports. Ann Makosinski, a first-year University of British Columbia student won $50,000 for inventing a travel mug unlike any other.
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Origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries

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Taking inspiration from origami, MIT engineers have designed a medical patch that can be folded around minimally invasive surgical tools and delivered through airways, intestines, and other narrow spaces, to patch up internal injuries. (Learn more: https:
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Meet the Xenobot, the Worlds First-Ever "Living" Robot

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These researchers paired biology with artificial intelligence to create the worlds first living robots. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comMeasurin
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Vision-free MIT Cheetah

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MIT's Cheetah 3 robot can now leap and gallop across rough terrain, climb a staircase littered with debris, and quickly recover its balance when suddenly yanked or shoved, all while essentially blind. Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/blind-cheetah-rob
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Sandpiles - Numberphile

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Luis David Garcia-Puente discusses sandpiles, and how they produce amazing "fractal zeroes". Dr Garcia-Puente is an associate professor at Sam Houston State University and was interviewed while attending an MSRI-UP summer program. We'd also like to thank
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Glowing plants provide light to read

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MIT engineers have been able to induce plants to give off a dim light for nearly four hours. And they believe that, with further optimization, such plants will one day be bright enough to illuminate an entire workspace. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/20
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Plant-to-human communication

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MIT engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/nanobionic-spinach-plants-detect-explosives-103
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How to make a Wildlife Camera (using a Raspberry Pi!) | Maddie Moate

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For a long time I've really wanted to get stuck in with a Raspberry Pi project and the My Naturewatch Camera has been something I've been meaning to make for AGES. This video is a detailed step by step instructional video, something that I couldn't find o
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Boiling Water - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Original Everest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTL4dj3Gx1o This video features Martyn Poliakoff, Samantha Tang and Neil Barnes. Thanks to Buddhi Rai and Chandra Rai for all theri help with the Everest boiling. More chemistry at http://www.periodic
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Star Wars Edition

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Press "CC" in the player for the lyrics! Based on "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and STAR WARS created by George Lucas. Performed by the Star Wars cosplayers of the Arizona geek community! Produced by the Students and Faculty of the Digital Video Program at
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Science Fiction VS Science Fact | Movie Myths Debunked

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Movies take a lot of dramatic license where science is concerned, but who's getting it all wrong on the silver screen. From the g-force you would suffer when achieving lightspeed to what a nuclear bomb would sound like in space we investigate what's right
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How To Drink Coffee In Space

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You can learn more at https://curiositystream.com/smart SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do aw
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Thallium - Periodic Table of Videos

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A new video about the element Thallium.More links and info in full description Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff and Neil Barnes.Thanks to The Royal Society of Chemistry for supporting this episode: https://www.rsc.orgSome papers and credits...Prelimin
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Magnetic shape-shifters

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MIT engineers have created soft, magnetic 3-D-printed structures that can transform their shape almost instantaneously by the wave of a magnet. The structures are flexible, yet strong and could be used to develop remotely controlled biomedical devices. (L
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Mountains of the Future: applying experimental plate tectonics to understand our geological past

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You could call it experimental plate tectonics. Predicting the Mountains of the Future requires developing ‘rules’ and ‘recipes’ of geological behaviour. Geologists at Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences drew up a series of
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Accent Expert Breaks Down 4 Amazing Things About Languages | WIRED

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Ever wonder why we pronounce words differently than we did 100 years ago? Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down four of the most mind-blowing facts we know about human language. CORRECTION: The scan shown at 4:44 is an ultrasound image, not an MRI. We reg
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Making Artificial Earthquakes with a Four-Tonne Steel Ball

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In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny, artificial earthquakes: here's why. Thanks to all the team at Wiechert'
Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments

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A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into cloth that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure or vibration. Such fabrics, the team su
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The woman who turns brains into soup: Suzana Herculano-Houzel

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Ever wondered how many neurons are in the human brain? Meet Suzana Herculano-Houzel, a professor at Vanderbilt University whose pioneering "brain soup" technique made it possible to accurately count the number of neurons in brains of all sizes. From eleph
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Do High Fives Help Sports Teams Win?

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A UC Berkeley psychology professor examined NBA games to see if high fives actually help teams win. How Power Makes People Selfish: https://youtu.be/0vvl46PmCfE Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY The research highlighted in this video has been supported in
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Slime Oobleck - The science of cornstarch and water

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When you mix cornstarch and water, weird things happen. Sometimes it acts like a liquid and sometimes it acts like a solid. Now, a team of MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that can accurately predict this material's behavior under various
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Your Very Special Bacterial Cloud

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It's floating all around you, all the time—a wafting cloud formed by billions of bacteria that slough off your body with every movement you make. At the Biology and the Built Environment Center at the University of Oregon, researchers have revealed that n
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Would You Wear Clothing Made of Slime?

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Scientists think hagfish slime could be the next eco-friendly, high-performance material.Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/Want more info?More on hagfish slime from the Fudge
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Famous Science Spectacles - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Joseph Priestley made a famous discovery - but it seems his eyesight wasn't too good? Royal Society (Romantic Chemistry Exhibition until June 14): http://royalsociety.org/events/2012/romantic-chemistry/ Professor Martyn Poliakoff is Foreign Secretary of t
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Passing Gases: Effusion, Diffusion and the Velocity of a Gas - Crash Course Chemistry #16

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We have learned over the past few weeks that gases have real-life constraints on how they move here in the non-ideal world. As with most things in chemistry (and also in life) how a gas moves is more complex than it at first appears. In this episode, Hank
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Christmas Lectures 2021: The Perfect Storm - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the second lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by airborne infection expert Cath Noakes and mathematician Julia Gog is uncover what drives a virus to world domination, and how maths may be the secret weapon to thwart it.
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The Manhattan Project (extra) - Periodic Table of Videos

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Extra footage with The Prof... from this video about the core of atom bombs: https://youtu.be/QLZMzsRB86EMore links and info in full description Flyorov's Office: https://youtu.be/UMa21BUinsISee the first time Sir Martyn told us the Alfie Maddock story (w
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Women of wonder - with Rosie Curran Crawley at Ada Lovelace Day

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Jane Marcets Conversations on Chemistry was first published anonymously in 1805 and is thought to be one of the first science textbooks. After watching Humphry Davys lectures at the Royal Institution, Marcet believed it to be important to discuss these sc
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Young Designer Creates Cooking Tools For The Blind | Made In Singapore | CNA Insider

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Troubled by the scars and scabs they received in the kitchen, Singaporean designer Kevin Chiam developed a set of cooking tools for the visually impaired in his final year at the National University of Singapore. The problem? Finding someone to help him b
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Testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19

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In a project that will run through the fall semester, wastewater from seven buildings on campus will be tested each day for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can be an effective early wa
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How Sea Lions Are Inspiring the Future of Underwater Transport

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Don’t be fooled by a sea lion’s big, sweet eyes and playful demeanor—these guys move through water like a torpedo. While most animals swim using a tail or fluke, sea lions clap their fore flippers into their bodies to propel themselves to incredible speed
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Red-Hot Platinum Ingot - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Casting a 4kg platinum ingot. It's worth... well, that depends on today's platinum price! More from our visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg2WzCzKpYU Subscribe to computerphile - http://bit.ly/XqEDYi Filmed at Johnson Matthey - our thanks to them. Mo
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The Distributed Mind: Octopus Neurology

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CEPHALOPOD WEEK IS NIGH: From June 21 to 28, celebrate our favorite undersea creatures with Science Friday. https://www.sciencefriday.com/cephalopodweekIt was in a lab full of marine invertebrates that Dominic Sivitilli first glimpsed something uncanny ab
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Christmas Lectures 2021: The Invisible Enemy - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the first lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van Tam dives into the micro-world of viruses, revealing how these invisible invaders can infect our bodies, and how a revolution in testing may transform medicine forever with the help of immu
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Dark Matter: Crash Course Astronomy #41

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Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil dives into some very dark matters. The stuff we can actually observe in the universe isn’t all there is. Galaxies and other large structures in the universe are created and shifted by a force we detect mostly indirect
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Self-folding printable structures

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A team of researchers from MIT and Umass Amherst have designed 3-D printed structures that can fold themselves up without any outside stimulus, and the folding begins the instant it is peeled off the printing platform. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/201
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Destructive Hippos, Chatty Whales, and More: 60 Second Science Podcasts

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Explore Arctic ponds created by invading beavers, reefs ruled by sharks, streams shaped by salmon, and oceans filled with whales propelling, snacking, and talking. Reported by Jason G. Goldman, Emily Schwing, and Christopher Intagliata. Beluga sounds prov
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g-conjecture - Numberphile

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Discussing h-vectors and the g-conjecture. Featuring June Huh from the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ A little extra bit from this interview: https://youtu.be/cFKGX3vAs_Q Shapes in hi
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Animation of SARS-CoV-2 entry into human host-cell.

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How does the Coronavirus enter a human cell to insert the viral-RNA into the host? Which mechanism makes this possible? This animation bei Janet Iwasa in cooperation with the Coronavirus structural taskforce gives an insight to this interesting yet comple
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Artificial Leaf Technology Could One Day Power Our World

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This artificial leaf creates methanol, absorbs CO2 from the air and is 10 times more efficient than plant photosynthesis. Can you be-leaf it?! Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our
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Incredibly rare and radioactive elements ☢

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Plutonium, Uranium, Holmium, Neptunium, Curium and many more. We're at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Tennessee. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ ORNL: https://www.ornl.gov Our thanks to Rose Boll and the team. Our videos on all 118 elem
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Christmas Lectures 2021: Fighting Back - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the third and final lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by vaccine scientist Teresa Lambe and microbiologist Sharon Peacock to explore the inner workings of vaccines to reveal how these medical marvels can help win the wa
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How Technology Can Turn VR into Powerful Therapy

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Most people associate virtual reality with gaming, but what if its immersive worlds could be used as therapy? What if virtual reality could help veterans with PTSD? At the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, clinical psy
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Making Medallions at MIT

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Each year, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering gives its graduating students a bronze medallion of the MIT seal. These medallions are entirely prepared, cast, and finished by students in the Merton C. Flemings Materials Processing Laborato
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System can 3-D print an entire building

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The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that can 3-D print the basic structure
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What is life and how does it work? - with Philip Ball

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Discover a leading-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, and how to enhance it. Sign up as a member to watch the Q&A for this talk, and get early ad-free access to all our talks: https://youtu.be/CEoJ88W4aXQ B
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The Great Stink of 1858

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→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtcg?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2Acy6g9Ta7hzC0Rr3RDS6q Never run out of things to say at the wate
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Berkelium in Berkeley (new) - Periodic Table of Videos

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We're at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where the element Berkelium has "come home" for some cutting edge research. More links and info in full description With thanks to Professor Polly Arnold and her group for hosting us at LBNL - https://che
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Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

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In the late 1800s, paleontologists in Nebraska found huge coils of hardened sand stuck deep in the earth. Local ranchers called them Devil's Corkscrews and scientists called them Daemonelix. It was clear these corkscrews were created by some form of life,
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Old School Professor - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Professor Martyn Poliakoff visits Westminster School, where he scored 6 out of 10 on his first chemistry experiment! The Prof gave the annual Tizard Lecture. More at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CK4WHElb4Q Here is his Nyholm Lecture: http://www.youtub
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Why It's Impossible To Engineer Earthquake-Proof Buildings | We The Curious

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What causes earthquakes? Why do buildings collapse? Can engineers design buildings that resist the forces beneath our feet? Ross Exton speaks to scientists and engineers to find out.From plants to prosthetics: the science of 3D printing https://youtu.be/H
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The Uncracked Problem With 33 - Numberphile

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33 is the lowest unsolved problem in the world of "summing three cubes". But 30 was also a tough nut to crack! Featuring Tim Browning from the University of Bristol. Taxi Cab Numbers: https://youtu.be/LzjaDKVC4iY Fermat's Last Theorem: https://youtu.be/qi
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Thomas Watson Explains the 1876 Invention of the Telephone - Enhanced Video & Audio

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For this video, I enhanced it using AI optimization software, speed-adjusted it and refined it with De Blur, Sharpness and Stabilization. For the audio, I remastered it using noise gate, compression, loudness normalization, EQ and a Limiter. Born in Salem
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How One Horse Inspired the Invention of Movies

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This is a story about a horse—a horse whose fate was inextricably tied to the invention of film. It all started in 1872, when eventual Stanford University founder Leland Stanford made a bet with some colleagues. The bet in question concerned whether, at a
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Train for any argument with Harvards former debate coach | Bo Seo

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Train for any argument with Harvards former debate coach, Bo Seo.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, Harvard negotiator explains how to argue https://youtu.be/IDj1OBG5TpwBo
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What sounds did dinosaurs make? ft. Joe Hanson

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Despite what you’ve seen in the movies, dinosaurs probably didn’t roar. And they may have come in a rainbow of colors. Subscribe to Science Magic Show Hooray! https://bit.ly/2LLNAci Follow me to It's Okay To Be Smart! https://youtu.be/gQJHuG1Byj0 Fossil e
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Yttrium - Periodic Table of Videos

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Here is a new and improved video about Yttrium.More links and info in full description Ytterby road trip videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBD7394CC1433D0EBFeaturing Sir Martyn Polikaoff and Neil Barnes. Including superconductors and YInMn Bl
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World's Saltiest Water - Periodic Table of Videos

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A recently created lake/pond in Ethiopia contains the world's most saline water body. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ This video features Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. PAPER: Chemical Analysis of Gaet’ale, a Hypersaline Pond in Danakil Depre
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I Tried Paramedic Academy

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Dedicated to all first responders. Download my workout app https://MKfit.co Join our Discord Community https://discord.gg/FCMYanYAvj Check out our merch https://fanjoy.co/MichelleKhare Enroll in Challenge Accepted Academy https://nasacademy.com/michelleTh
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Movable microplatform floating on droplets

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A new approach to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), developed by a team of researchers at MIT, could offer a new way of making movable parts with no solid connections between the pieces, potentially eliminating a major source of wear and failure. (Le
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How Malaria Was Eradicated In The U.S.

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Get 1 year of both Nebula and Curiosity Stream for just 11.99 here: http://curiositystream.com/realscience using the code "realscience"New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephaniesammaInstagram: https://www.instag
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Water Boiling At Everest - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Boiling water at various altitudes on the trek from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. Part Two: https://youtu.be/sCh2T9axLyY Nepal Flag: http://bit.ly/10G3Ef3 Everest 8848: http://bit.ly/11ilGvs More scenic clips from Brady's trip: http://bit.ly/12di1M8 Special
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How will the Universe end? with Katie Mack

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From the big crunch or big rip to vacuum decay, Katie Mack explains the different ways in which physicists believe our universe might end.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeKatie Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist and one of

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