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The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18
817 views / 2 likes - addedSo far in this series, we've covered a lot of war, disease, climate disaster, and some more war. Well, prepare yourself for something a little more positive. This week, we're talking about the Enlightenment. In this video, you'll learn about the ideas of
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 10 "The Smile of Reason"
400 views / 0 likes - addedClark discusses the Age of Enlightenment, tracing it from the polite conversations of the elegant Parisian salons of the 18th century to subsequent revolutionary politics, the great European palaces of Blenheim and Versailles, and finally Thomas Jefferson
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Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19
638 views / 0 likes - addedLast time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those ideas. Adoption of Enlightenment ideas a
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Can a Motor run on BEANS?
319 views / 0 likes - addedCan gallium destroy an engine? How long would it take? What destroys an engine faster, beans or gallium? Even now, in the age of technological enlightenment these are questions that remain unsolved by modern science. Florida Man Shirt - https://outloudmer
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Pink Panther, Ghostbusters, and Wavin' Flag on Boomwhackers! (2.0)
769 views / 0 likes - addedAfter taking Dr. Wizard's Wizard Pills in order to reach rhythmic enlightenment, THUD feels a sudden inclination to play three very specific songs on Boomwhackers. (Unfortunately, the audio of the original version that we posted of this performance was sl
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Meet Japans Toughest Monks
336 views / 0 likes - addedYamabushi monks commune with nature to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Its a beautiful journey, but it involves a grueling physical quest. In a ritual that simulates death and rebirth, the Japanese monks hike up a mountain in Yamagata Prefecture, take a
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Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
1,339 views / 7 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it turns out were two different things. John goes over the issues and events that precipitated rebellion in Britain's American colonies, and he also ex
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Food Theory:Coffee, Science's MOST IMPORTANT Discovery!
719 views / 1 likes - addedSubscribe to become a Food Theorist! https://bit.ly/2CdCooV How to always WIN McDonald's Monopoly! https://youtu.be/ZOcI_9pAR_ACoffee, the elixir of many genius minds throughout history. You see, coffee itself is a fundamental building block of the world
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The real experiments that inspired Frankenstein
393 views / 0 likes - addedWhen Mary Shelley published her iconic novel in 1818, raising the dead seemed to be the near-future. Join the Video Lab! http://bit.ly/video-lab Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been reimagined onscreen hundreds of times and is a staple of pop culture. The
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How the Meter Became the Meter
1,380 views / 1 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream and learn something new today: http://curiositystream.com/smart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ The meter is the world’s ultimate measure, but how did it become “the” meter? What is this measurement based on? The story of this revoluti
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The Congress of Vienna: Crash Course European History #23
451 views / 0 likes - addedThe end of the Napoleonic Wars left the great powers of Europe shaken. Judging from the destruction that had been wrought across the continent, it seemed to the powers that be that the Enlightenment had liberated the people, and led to disaster. So, every
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The phony health craze that inspired hypnotism
275 views / 0 likes - addedIn the 1780s, a charismatic healer caused a stir in Paris.Subscribe to Vox and turn on notifications () so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOScientific progress in the 18th century in Europe, a period known as the Age of Enlightenment, was de
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