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Irving Finkel teaches how to write cuneiform I Curator's Corner Season 4 Episode 8

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When presented with a meeting-free Friday afternoon we did what any normal person who has access to Irving Finkel would do - we asked him to teach us cuneiform. We're not really sure Nick learned anything, but hopefully you will. The BP exhibition I am As
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Cristofori Piano: Sonata number 6 by Lodovico Giustini

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Dongsok Shin performs the Giga of Sonata number 6 in B flat major by Lodovico Giustini (1685-1743) on the earliest known surviving piano, made by the instrument's inventor, Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731), in Florence, 1720. This sonata is from the 12 S
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Where does NASA keep the Moon Rocks? - Smarter Every Day 220

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Earn your subscription? http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED Objectivity Vid https://youtu.be/yvhLBzsDwSQJoe's IOTBS Vid https://youtu.be/Qr28zMXQ3bU Click below for more links! Brady's Objectivity Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhLBzsDwSQJoe Hanson's vid
Ooho edible water bottle | Object in Focus | V&A

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What if we found an edible replacement for plastic bottles? Join Curator May Rosenthal Sloan as she shares how new approaches are making packaging more sustainable. This film was produced for our FOOD: Bigger than the Plate exhibition, 2019. Take a look a
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Spider Expert Cheryl Y. Hayashi On Silk, Webs, and More

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How do spiders make their webs? Turns out it’s in their DNA. Spider expert and Museum curator Cheryl Y. Hayashi discusses her research into spider silk, why it’s an exciting time to be a biologist, and why natural history museums are so important to the f
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Questions No One Knows the Answers to

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In the first of a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers. (Introducing the series "Questions no one knows the answers to") "Questions No
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Conservation of Queen Victoria's Throne

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This imposing State Throne Chair was made in 1837 for Queen Victoria for the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. Watch this film to hear Sally Goodsir, Curator of Decorative Arts, discuss the meaning behind its decoration. Gary Gronnestad, Gilding Conservat
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The Wonderful World of Worms

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Earthworms & leeches, parasitic nematodes, bristle worms, velvet worms, bobbit worms! Dr. Anna J. Phillips, Curator of Parasitic Worms and Protozoa at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History took us back into the invertebrate zoology collecti
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Hear the Worlds Oldest Piano (1720) at The Met Museum

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When Bartolomeo Cristofori constructed his "gravicembalo col piano e forte" (harpsichord with soft and loud) in the early 1700s, he wasn’t trying to create a new instrument — he was actually trying to build a harpsichord with a little more con
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Inside the Whale Warehouse!

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Whales are fascinating! They're also, oftentimes, absolutely gigantic-- which makes storing them in a museum collection quite challenging. We had the chance to visit the Smithsonian's "Whale Warehouse" to chat with Curator of Marine Mammals Dr. Michael Mc
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The Museum of Failure

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In Helsingborg, Sweden, the Museum of Failure has just opened. It's just one room, but inside, curator Samuel West has assembled some of the world's greatest commercial disasters - and also a few things that just didn't work out the way anyone planned. Mo
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Shelf Life Episode 8 - Voyage Of The Giant Squid

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Getting a giant squid from New Zealand to New York is no easy feat. Curator Neil Landman tells the tale of a sizable specimen’s journey to the collections at the American Museum of Natural History, and Curator Mark Siddall explains why this giant cephalop
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Cosmic Dust Is Everywhere, and There Might Be Some on You!

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Nearly 60 tons of cosmic dust falls on Earth every single day, but where does it come from? Watch Space Crafts here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZEn4Y3_GLo&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X5njHSL2Wt_PQ0EGqab6_9g&index=4 Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscript
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Inside Look at A Mirror Maze: Numbers in Nature

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Mathematical patterns can be spotted throughout the natural world in things like pine cones, flowers, even weather. Science World's latest feature exhibition explores the beauty and wonder of these patterns. Gallery curator, Parker McLean, shows us around
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Every Dinosaur In 'Jurassic Park' Series Explained | WIRED

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Nathan Smith, associate curator in the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, talks about every dinosaur that appears in the Jurassic Park films. How realistically were the dinosaurs in the films portrayed? Is the T-Rex ac
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Behind the Scenes with a Cataloguer

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What do cataloguers do? What information about photographs is most relevant to record?Getty Cataloguer Megan Catalano tells us how she records, researches, and tracks the photographs in the J. Paul Getty Museums collection. And why photographic informatio
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What Was Life Like? Episode 9: Georgians I The Story of Dido Belle

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Find out more about Dido Elizabeth Belle and what life was like for her at Kenwood House in the 18th century. Hear from Kenwood's curator about Didos story, and watch as English Heritage members explore the history behind the site.Plan a visit to Kenwood:
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How long can a snail sleep? | Natural History Museum

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The Museum is home to millions of specimens from all over the world. Jon Ablett, Senior Curator of Mollusca, tells the tale of one snail specimen that gave scientists in 1850 a bit of a shock.Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/NHM_L
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How To Survive A Snake Bite

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Most snakes will only attack you if you get in their way, but snakes can bite you and their venom can be deadly. We spoke with Frank T. Burbrink, Associate Curator in the Department of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History and Coyote Peter
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Why New York's Skyline Has a Distinct Look

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Why do so many of New York's older skyscrapers have a similar design? The answer can be traced back to a monumental 1916 zoning law, which established “setback” requirements for buildings above a certain height. In the heart of the Financial D
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An Acquiring Mind: An Inside Look, Part Two

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Great Museums presents Part Two of its new webisode series titled: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions". Helen C. Evans, the Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art,
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An Acquiring Mind: An Inside Look, Part One

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Great Museums presents Part One of its new webisode series titled: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions". Helen C. Evans, the Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art,
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The beauty of light trapping | Natural History Museum

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There is a huge variety of animals that are active after sunset. The absence of light can make spotting them a challenge, especially when it comes to insects. Dr Gavin Broad, Principal Curator in Charge of Insects at the Museum, introduced us to the world
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Why the Sun is incredible | BBC Ideas

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The Sun is just one of hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy but it's very special to us - it's what makes life on Earth possible. Discover some incredible facts about our closest star with Dr Harry Cliff, a curator at London's Science Museum.Made b
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The Meteorite Museum

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http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! Peek inside the meteorite vault at Arizona State University where billion-year-old rocks from space give researchers clues about the formation of our solar system. The meteorites s
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Why these all-white paintings are in museums and mine aren't

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Why do all-white paintings sell for millions of dollars and end up in museums? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO So-called "white paintings" are in museums all across the world and Robert Ryman's all-white painting "Bridge" sold for a record
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Every Years Most Popular Toy Since 1969 Explained | Each and Every | WIRED

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Chris Bensch, chief curator at the Strong Museum of Play, delves into the backstories of each and every ber-popular toy released over the last 50 years. In 1977 Star Wars action figures hit the market and revolutionized the toy industry. 1979's Atari 2600
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The Giant Squid's Biggest Mystery

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*** Please support our video productions - http://www.patreon.com/scifri *** MORE CEPHALOPOD VIDEOS - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2w1JNHV4HSYPPZ0p_OD3kJO9SxlwAOa Deep below the sea surface, giant squid fight off predatory sperm whales--stirri
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Why are Fossil Shark Skeletons So Rare?

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Happy Shark Week! Shark teeth are among the most common vertebrate fossils you can find, and yet fossilized shark skeletons are harder to come by. Paleontologist and Curator Emeritus John Maisey explains how sharks' cartilaginous skeletons differ from tho
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The Case for Saving PARASITES.

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PARASITE. Doesn't the word just make your skin crawl? (that's actually the worms living under your flesh... just kidding). Despite our "ick" reaction to these animals, they play important roles in their environments - and many are under threat. ↓↓↓ Check
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Where Did the Moon Come From?

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Do you love to look at a big, beautiful full moon in the night sky? So do Jessi and Squeaks! But how did the moon get up there? And what is it made of? ---------- Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, pl
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The Flying Train (1902) | MoMA FILM VAULT SUMMER CAMP

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"The Flying Train" depicts a ride on a suspended railway in Germany in 1902. The footage is almost as impressive as the feat of engineering it captures. For many years our curators believed our Mutoscope rolls were slightly shrunken 70mm film, but they we
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This clock was famous, but the internet ruined it.

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It feels like no-one's told the world about this yet. AD: ‍ NordVPN's best deal is here: https://nordvpn.com/tomscott - with a 30-day money-back guarantee! More: Royal FloraHolland's flower auction in Aalsmeer had a famous clock: a literal Dutch aucti
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You Have Mites Living On Your Face

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Right now, there are tiny mites eating, laying eggs, dying, and leaking feces on your face. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ Your Wild Life—Meet Your
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Millipedes: The First Land Animals

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More than 420 million years ago ancient millipedes took their first many -- many many many -- steps onto land. Today they remain largely cryptic animals, as there are tens of thousands of species still unknown to science. Associate Curator Dr. Petra Sierw
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Why Bumble Bees Are the Fuzzy Heroes We Need

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If the insect world has a fuzzy, charismatic cutie, its surely the humble bumble bee. While insect populations are declining around the globe, bumble bees face unique threats that make them particularly vulnerable. Surveying projects across the U.S. are c
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For Your Consideration: The Incredible Roach!

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You need roaches in your life. No, not the few pest species you might recognize scurrying across the floor, but some of their amazing, underrated cousins. Cockroaches are surprisingly diverse (there are even beautiful ones!), and theyre crucial contributo
Exploring Greenland's Icy Waters

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Diving into the freezing, iceberg-filled waters of Greenland is by itself an adventure, but Museum Curator John Sparks and Research Associate David Gruber recently embarked on an ambitious expedition to find biofluorescent fish in the regions remote water
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Butterfly Effect: Can Monarchs Avoid Extinction?

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Check out Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3fd9YjZXFUWhy are monarch butterflies disappearing? You may know them for their amazing transcontinental migration, but over the past few decades, monarch butterflies have been
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The Naked Mole-Rat

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Naked mole-rats are some of the most fascinating members of the animal kingdom - but just how unique are they? Turns out, they diverged from their nearest relative more than 31 MILLION years ago! Field Museum curator Dr. Bruce Patterson, and Yale postdoct
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The invention that fixed lighthouses

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The most important part of a lighthouse might be one of the beautiful tools hidden inside: the Fresnel lens, a breakthrough that changed seafaring and saved lives.As the above video shows, these lenses satisfied a need for lighthouses that could shine far
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In Ancient Egypt, Even Boats Had Their Own Tombs | National Geographic

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Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Egyptian boat burial site dating more than 3,800 years old. National Geographic grantee and Penn Museum Associate Curator Josef Wegner and his team made the discovery while excavating the tomb of 12th Dynasty
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Deflecting Asteroids: Protecting The Earth From Future Catastrophic Events

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Although massive asteroid impacts on Earth are rare, astronomers have identified thousands of asteroids close enough to Earth to be potentially hazardous. Learn from meteorite specialist Denton Ebel, Curator in the Division of Physical Sciences, how scien
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How a Hot Planet Created the World's Biggest Snake

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About 59 million years ago, the largest animal lurking in the ancient forests of Colombia by far was Titanoboa - the largest snake ever known. Its only been in the past few years that weve put together the many pieces of this puzzling creature, but it tur
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What Fossils Reveal about Today's Climate Change

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Dr. Scott Wing spent a decade combing the hills in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming to find fossil evidence of an extinction event that occurred in the Southern Ocean of Antarctica, 56 million years ago. Here, we talk with him and Dr. Kirk Johnson about how s
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How the Oldest Rocks on Earth Changed History

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Go to https://www.squarespace.com/scishow for a free trial and use the offer code SCISHOW to support this channel and save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Scientists have uncovered the oldest rocks from Earth, and they're shaking up wh
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The Animal Sound Library

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The Museum für Naturkunde is home to one of the largest collections of animal sound recordings in the world. They're studied by scientists to learn about what animals live in an area, and what time(s) of year they're active, and in what abundance. One of
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Clair de lune (Debussy): Alexandre Tharaud, Yoann Bourgeois - piano & dance

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Listen to more music by Claude Debussy: https://meet.lnk.to/Debussy Listen to more by pianist Alexandre Tharaud: https://meet.lnk.to/tharaud Clair de lune - Claude Debussy: the beloved French piano classic in a gravity-defying performance that reaches for
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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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What it takes to Run a Modern Museum

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A number of decisions must be made quickly in advance of two exhibition openings, "Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait" and "Max Ernst: Beyond Painting." See what it takes to run a modern museum in our new documentary series: "At the Museum." A new ep
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That Time When Men, Not Women, Wore High Heels

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If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we've got a variety of perks for our Patrons, including Simon's voice on your GPS and the ever requested Simon Whistler whistling packa
Louis' Shoes | Award-Winning CG Animated Short Film

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Louis, 8-and-a-half years old, is autistic. He arrives at his new school and is about to introduce himself.A selection of Short of the Week, the web's leading curators of quality short films.SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/FULL REVIEW
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Why Can't We Live On The Moon?

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We could try living on the moon... but it might not be a good idea. Watch more: Does It Rain Diamonds On Saturn? ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO4zPND9TRc Check out Natalie's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9depPiZijkug50cDGvIGow Subscribe
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Meet the Dust Mites, Tiny Roommates That Feast On Your Skin | Deep Look

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You may think that you've got the house to yourself, but chances are you have about 100 different types of animals living with you. Many of them are harmless, but a few can be dangerous in ways you wouldn't expect. New research explores exactly whom you s
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This Adorable Sea Slug is a Sneaky Little Thief | Deep Look

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Take the PBSDS survey: https://to.pbs.org/2018YTSurvey Explore our VR slug and support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deeplook Nudibranchs may look cute, squishy and defenseless ... but watch out. These brightly-colored sea slugs aren't above stea
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - The Kirov Ballet

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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - The Kirov Ballet Buy from Amazon: http://smarturl.it/KirovSwanLakeAmazon In this production of the best loved classical ballet 'Swan Lake' the naturally gifted Yulia Makhalina dances the challenging role of Odette/Odile while the
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What Actually Makes Water Roll Off a Duck's Back? | Deep Look

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Ducks and geese spend *a lot* of time preening their all-weather feathers. This obsessive grooming and a little styling wax from a hidden spot on their back side maintains the microscopic feather structure that keeps them warm and dry in frigid waters.Ple

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