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How To Understand Power - Eric Liu

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-understand-power-eric-liu Every day, we move and operate within systems of power that other people have constructed. But we’re often uncomfortable talking about power. Why? Eric Liu describes the six sour
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How To Turn Protest Into Powerful Change - Eric Liu

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-turn-protest-into-powerful-change-eric-liu We live in an age of protest. On campuses, in public squares, on streets and social media, protestors around the world are challenging the status quo. But while
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Sesame Street: Lucy Liu and Rosita Sing My Favorite Sneakers Song

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Cinderella (Lucy Liu) is frustrated because her glass slippers make it hard for her to play! She needs a pair of favorite sneakers like Rosita! -- Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStree
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The Power of Music | All Good

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Music is an amazing outlet to express yourself, and the nonprofit Campbell Learning Center in Houston, Texas teaches people of all ages and abilities. One of their students, Jason Liu, has autism and Parkinson's disease. Jason's family was looking for a w
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Why should you read "Don Quixote"? - Ilan Stavans

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded Mounting his skinny steed, Don Quixote charges an army of giants. It is his duty to vanquish these behemoths in the name of his beloved lady, Dulcinea. There’s only one problem: the giants are mere
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Which is stronger: Glue or tape? - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/which-is-stronger-glue-or-tape-elizabeth-cox The oldest glue in the world is over 8,000 years old and comes from a cave near the Dead Sea. Today, we hav
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What causes body odor? - Mel Rosenberg

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-body-odor-mel-rosenberg Most of us don’t need more than one whiff to identify that generally unpleasant, characteristic smell we call body o
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Can you solve the giant iron riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdGiantIron/ The family of giants you work for is throwing a fancy dinner party, but there’s a problem — the elder giant’s favorite shirt is w
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Shake tables are way more complex than I thought

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At the University of California San Diego, there's the Shake Table: an earthquake simulator with the heaviest payload capacity in the world. More about the table: https://nheri.ucsd.edu/ and the building: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/With thanks to ever
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The science of skin - Emma Bryce

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-skin-emma-bryce Between you and the rest of the world lies an interface that makes up 16% of your physical weight. This is your skin, the
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The rise and fall of the Inca empire - Gordon McEwan

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-inca-empire-gordon-mcewan It was the western hemisphere's largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects.
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Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle? - Gordon Hamilton

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Dutch artist Piet Mondrian’s abstract, rectangular paintings inspired mathematicians to create a two-fold challenge. Can you solve the puzzle and get to the lowest score possible? Gordon
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Snippet: New video reveals how flies land upside-down

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Study could inspire advanced drones and other flying robotsRead more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/new-video-reveals-how-flies-land-upside-downRead the study: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/10/eaax1877Video Credit: Bo Cheng and Pan L
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Upside-Down Lightning is a Real Thing

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Everyone loves a good lightning show, but there's an entire display above those billowing clouds that you are probably missing. -- Video by/Producer: Francis Agyapong, Jr. Research: Claire Maldarelli Special Thanks: Dr. Ningyu Liu Chris Hanson -- FOLLOW P
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Bored with your video game? Artificial intelligence could create new levels on the fly

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New tricks could make games not too hard, not too easy Read more - https://scim.ag/2IpzrSY CREDITS ------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên story by Matthew Hutson Super Mario Bros. res
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Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper? - Stefan Al

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Would a mile-high skyscraper ever be possible? Explore the physics behind some of the tallest buildings and megastructures in the world. -- In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a mile-high skyscraper, a building five times as high as the Eiffel
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Snippet: Permanent liquid magnets

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These little magnets are made of liquid. But unlike the dancing ferrofluids you've probably seen elsewhere on YouTube, they stay magnetized even without the presence of external magnets. A team writing this week in Science found that jamming iron-based na
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When is a pandemic over?

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Explore the three strategies governments and communities can use to contain and end a pandemic, and find out which method is best.--Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects humans for the first time.
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Darude Sandstorm on Boomwhackers!

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THUD's take on Darude's masterpiece. Be sure to subscribe for more boomwhacker videos! Got a song suggestion? Comment below! ◢ Follow us! ◣ Instagram: @harvardthud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvardTHUD/ Website: https://harvardthud.com Patreon: h
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Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”? - Mark Robinson

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-herodotus-called-the-father-of-history-mark-robinson 2,500 years ago, the writing of history as we know it didn’t exist. The past was recorded as
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Pink Panther, Ghostbusters, and Wavin' Flag on Boomwhackers! (2.0)

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After 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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Whats a squillo, and why do opera singers need it? - Ming Luke

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Discover the techniques opera singers use to project their voices over the orchestra and the importance of a singers squillo. --An orchestra fills an opera house with music, but a singers voice soars above the instruments. Its melody rings out across thou
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Can you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle? - Dan Finkel

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A bug in the superconductor system has trapped your team in 11 separate dimensions. Can you get them back home safely? --It was a normal Tuesday at the superconductor, until a bug in the system caused your team to be trapped in 11 separate dimensions. For
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Can you solve the sea monster riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --According to legend, once every thousand years a host of sea monsters emerges from the depths to demand tribute from the floating city of Atlantartica. As the ruler of the city, youd always d
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Why should you read The Master and Margarita? - Alex Gendler

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Get to know the Russian classic The Master and Margarita, a genre-defying blend of political satire and occult mysticism about a visit from the Devil.--The Devil has come to town. But dont worry all he wants to do is stage a magic show. This absurd premis
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How this disease changes the shape of your cells - Amber M. Yates

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Dig into the science of how a single genetic mutation alters the structure of hemoglobin and leads to sickle-cell disease. -- What shape are your cells? Squishy cylinders? Jagged zig-zags? You might not spend a lot of time thinking about the bodies of the
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The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut

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Dive into the life of Henry Christophe, a former slave and leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only king of Haiti. --The royal couple of Haiti rode into their coronation to thunderous applause. After receiving his ornate crown, Henry Christophe ascen
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Why we need national parks - Elyse Cox

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Explore the creation of national parks and the importance of finding a balance between public use and ecological preservation.--In 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt took a camping trip in Californias Yosemite Valley with conservationist John Muir. Roo
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The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal

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Dig into how scientists are attempting to revive the functionally extinct northern white rhino through artificial reproduction.--In the savannahs of Kenya, two female northern white rhinos, Njin and Fatu, munch contentedly on grass. They are the last two
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Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? - Alex Gendler

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As a top spy trained in infiltration and safecracking, its up to you to steal the competitions secret sauce recipe. Can you figure out where it's hidden? --One of the top chefs from Pasta Palace has been kidnapped by operatives from Burger Bazaar hoping t
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The legend of Annapurna, Hindu goddess of nourishment - Antara Raychaudhuri & Iseult Gillespie

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Follow the legend of Parvati, the Hindu mother of the natural world, as she disappears from Earth and reemerges as Annapurna, the goddess of food. --Historically, the union between Shiva and Parvati was a glorious one: a sacred combination which brought f
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Why haven't we cured arthritis? - Kaitlyn Sadtler and Heather J. Faust

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Get to know the science behind what causes the stiff, creaky joints of the most common forms of arthritis and what you can do to prevent it. --The bad backs, elbow pain, and creaky knees so common in older people often aren't just old age. In fact, the so
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The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors - Philip Freeman

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Trace the rise and fall of the ancient Celts, a group of hundreds of independent warrior tribes defeated by the Roman Empire. --One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp
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A day in the life of a teenage samurai - Constantine N. Vaporis

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Follow Mori Banshir, a young samurai in training, as he studies the twin paths of literary learning and the martial arts. --The year is 1800 in the castle town of Kchi, Japan. Its just after sunrise, and 16-year-old Mori Banshir is already hard at work pr
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The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5

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The adventure continues! Episode 5: Ethic and Hedge arrive in the 198forest in search of the second artifact. Can they sneak past the guards to get to the tower? --This is episode 5 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative foll
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FIREFALL - A Waterfall That Looks on Fire at Sunset

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Firefall is one of Yosemite National Parks most amazing spectacles.Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Falls at just the right angle, to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall, and when conditions are perfect, Horseta
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Pop-up tents are weirder than you think

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Click the link https://www.kiwico.com/stevemould and use the codeSTEVEMOULD to get 50% of your first month at KiwiCoPop-up tents are hard to put away. Find out how by understanding the maths and science of them.You can buy my books here:https://stevemould
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Self-Healing Material

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Signup for your FREE trial of Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/Hqgn30skwQtThis is a self-healing polymer. It's not sticky but it does stick to itself!You can buy my books here:https://stevemould.com/booksYou can support me on Patreon and get access to the excl
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Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Heiroglyphs | The Great Courses

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https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/show/decoding_the_secrets_of_egyptian_hieroglyphs?utm_source=US_SocialMedia&utm_medium=SocialMediaEditorialYoutube&utm_campaign=138569 Ancient Egyptian civilization is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating chapters in
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Everyone should see this experiment for themselves

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Apply for Jane Street's Academy of Math and Programming here: https://bit.ly/stevemould-ampBrownian motion was the first visual evidence of Atoms and Molecules. Einstein was able to show that the mass of atoms could be calculated by watching the particles
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The dark history of bananas - John Soluri

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Explore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America. --In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of r
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Gravity defying smoke

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Get 30% off your first month of any KiwiCo box: https://kiwico.com/stevemouldBackflow Incense burners really confuse me, but I think I've figured out why the smoke falls instead of rises.You can support me on PATREON here: https://stvmld.com/7aaw_n92You c
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Can water solve a maze?

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Head to https://80000hours.org/steve to start planning a career that is meaningful, fulfilling, and helps solve one of the worlds most pressing problems.Here's the original simulation by bergmanjoe: https://www.tiktok.com/@bergmanjoe/video/710909851205843
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The Spool Paradox

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceSpools can behave in counter intuitive ways. The puzzle get's even weirder in the limit as the spool gets full, and then goes beyond full!Ch
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The bizarre patterns that emerge when you heat ANY fluid

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Click this link https://hensonshaving.com/stevemould and use the codestevemould to receive 100 free blades with the purchase of your AL13 razorAre convection diagrams accurate? I built one to find out.Paper about solutal convection: https://www.sciencedir
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The Inverted Whirlpool Paradox

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Get 50% off ANY KiwiCo crate: https://kiwico.com/stevemould50The tea leaf paradox explained. A spinning vortex and cause liquids to seemingly defy gravityYou can buy my books here:https://stevemould.com/booksYou can support me on Patreon and get access to
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Peruvian Whistling Vessels are weird

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A big thank you to the sponsor Jane Street. Take a look at the opportunities they have here: https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/So many of you sent me this one! It was great to finally figure out what's going on inside.You can buy my books here:h
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Will a Kettle Full Of Alcohol Stay On Forever?

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Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/stevemould Get a whole year for just $14.99Electric kettles turn off automatically when the water starts to boil. So What happens when you boil Alcohol that has a lower boiling point?You can buy my books here:
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The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection

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Every second of your life you are under attack. Bacteria, viruses, spores and more living stuff wants to enter your body and use its resources for itself. The immune system is a powerful army of cells that fights like a T-Rex on speed and sacrifices itsel
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A brief history of banned numbers - Alessandra King

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-banned-numbers-alessandra-king They say the pen is mightier than the sword, and authorities have often agreed. From outlawed religiou
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Trick Your Sense Of Taste In 5 Different Ways

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The first 200 people to sign up at https://brilliant.org/stevemould will get 20% off an annual subscription.Previous video about how taste works: https://youtu.be/FSYE1T5d9jcVideo about how sugar twists light: https://youtu.be/975r9a7FMqcGet access to the
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Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam Alimardani

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Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://www.audible.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-you-a-body-with-a-mind-or-a-mind-with-a-body-maryam-alimardani Our bodies – the physical, biological parts of u
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What's In the Box Making it Spin? There Are No Moving Parts

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Get your first Kiwi Crate for free: https://KiwiCo.com/SteveMouldSo it's magnets of course. But how exactly? What's the mechanism?Here's my #shorts channel: https://stvmld.com/cug7y2w7Here's that instrucbles project if you want to make one yourself:https:
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Why should you read Virgil's "Aeneid"? - Mark Robinson

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-virgil-s-aeneid-mark-robinson In 19 BC, the Roman poet Virgil suffered heatstroke and died on his journey back to Italy. On his deat
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How Chop Suey Saved San Francisco's Chinatown [Chinese Food: An All-American Cuisine, Pt. 1] | AJ+

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Chinese-Americans have a long history of facing exclusion in the U.S. As a means of survival, many first-wave Chinese immigrants opened restaurants and catered Chinese food to American tastebuds. Watch Part 2: The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chines
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How these impossibly thin cuts are made

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Get 100 free blades here: https://hensonshaving.com/stevemould when you buy a Henson razor with code stevemouldWire EDM is an insanely precise manufacturing method. But there's a trick behind this objects that appear to have no seam.Check out Traveling Wi
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Caustic lenses are really weird

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Get 100 free blades here: https://hensonshaving.com/stevemould when you buy a Henson razor with code stevemouldSometimes called caustics or free form lenses, these objects use clever maths to move light around to make images.Check out my video about Penro
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How petrol pumps know when to turn themselves off

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Head to https://80000hours.org/steve to start planning a career that is meaningful, fulfilling, and helps solve one of the world’s most pressing problems. Gas or petrol pump nozzles turn off automatically when your tank is full. The way it works is
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Why do you need to get a flu shot every year? - Melvin Sanicas

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-you-need-to-get-a-flu-shot-every-year-melvin-sanicas All year long, researchers at hospitals around the world collect samples from flu patients a
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Fractal Ink Jets That Power Spiral Motion

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The first 200 people to sign up at https://brilliant.org/stevemould will get 20% off an annual subscription.Putting ballpoint pen ink on the tip of a leaf then putting it on water (or milk if you want it to stand out) causes the leave to whizz around leav
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The object we thought was impossible

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceSteffen's polyhedron is a flexible concave polyhedron. Euler thought such a shape was impossible. I also show infinitesimally flexible polyh
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Warbling Whistles Are Weird

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Signup for your FREE trial of Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/O6AN30siJKgBird water whistle's have a really interesting mechanism. I made a 2D transparent version so you could see what's going on inside. I also explain how whistles work. Including the kettle
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Everything You Need To Know About Planet Earth

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Planet Earth is this solid thing you are standing on right now. In your everyday life you don't really waste a thought about how amazing this is. A giant, ancient, hot rock. How did it come into existence and how big is it really? You will be surprised. T
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You can't hide the batteries when it's transparent!

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/sciencePerpetual motion is impossible but this device simulates what it might look like and it uses some really clever engineering.Buy a perpetual
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Who decides what art means? - Hayley Levitt

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Find out how students can share their ideas as TED Talks here: http://bit.ly/2zpAQUc View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-decides-what-art-means-hayley-levitt There is a question that has been tossed around by philosophers and art critics for
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Wirtz pumps are really clever

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceThis spiral pump uses air lock to push water to great hights.Here's Johnathan Deane's paper on the subject: https://openresearch.surrey.ac.u
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This microscope uses touch

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Visit https://janestreet.com/amp to find out more about their Academy of Math and ProgramingGelsight is a microscope the presses gel into the object of study.Thanks to The Sempre Group for showing me their machines! Find out more about them here:https://t
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The complicated history of surfing - Scott Laderman

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-complicated-history-of-surfing-scott-laderman Today, surfing is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, with tens of millions of enthusiasts worldwi
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The Turntable Paradox

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Watch THE LND web series here: https://bit.ly/THELAEND_SteveMouldA ball on a spinning turntable won't fly off as you might expect. In fact the ball will have it's own little orbit that is exactly 2/7th the angular speed of the table. Here's why.Here's my
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Mechanical circuits: electronics without electricity

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Get 82% off Private Internet Access and 3 extra months free: https://piavpn.com/stevemould Spintronics has mechanical resistors, inductors, transistors, diodes batteries and capacitors. When you connect them together with chains, they give a really good i
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Pop-Pop Boats Are Weirder Than You Think

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Check out Anker 521 Portable Power Station: https://ankerfast.club/3vq4RRe #AnkerPowerHouse#PowerStationI got a glass pop-pop boat made (or putt-putt boat, or a Ponyo boat!) to see once and for all what's going on inside!The Entropy video featuring the St
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The Spring Paradox

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Win your Ultimate Work From Home Setup by entering Fasthosts Techie Test here: https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/stevemouldSo it turns out Up and Atom made a video about this a while ago(https://youtu.be/cALezV_Fwi0)! Thanks for bringing that to my attention co
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What If Swings Had Springs Instead Of Ropes: Autoparametric Resonance

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Offset your carbon footprint with me using Wren. We'll plant 10 extra trees for the first 100 people who sign up: https://wren.co/start/stevemouldParametric Resonance is when one parameter of an oscillator is varied at the right frequency to cause the amp
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Disney's Mulan - Official Teaser

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When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquera
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Disney's Mulan | Official Trailer

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When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquera
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The Band Should Slip Off But It Does The Opposite!

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The first 100 people to go to https://blinkist.com/stevemould will get unlimited access for 1 week to try it out. You'll also get 25% off if you want full membership. Crowned Pulleys do this bizarre counterintuitive thing. Instead of slipping off the curv
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These Sharks Eat Plants (And It Gets Weirder.)

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Check out Insectarium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvZ2ELfN3E&The tiny bonnethead shark might be holding a secret or two. Host Jasmin Graham joins her former mentee Kathy Liu to uncover why male and female bonnetheads may be exhibiting sexual dimorph
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The Assassin's Teapot Is Weird

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Get your first month of KiwiCo free: https://kiwico.com/stevemouldThe Assassin's Teapot belongs to a family of similar trick vessels (Think A Drink, Any Drink Called For, Inexhaustible Bottle, The Magic Kettle). They all rely on surface tension and atmosp
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Penrose Unilluminable Room Is Impossible To Light

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Get 30% off ANY KiwiCo crate: https://kiwico.com/stevemould30Penrose Unilluminable Room is a room with mirrored walls that can't be fully illuminated by a single point source of light. I thought I was the first person to build one but Action Lab beat me t
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Logic gates made of DNA beat me at tic-tac-toe

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The first 100 people to use code science at the link below willget 20% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceDeoxyribozymes are catalysts made of DNA instead of proteins. With some clever manipulation they can be turned into molecular computers that
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Saddle shaped mirrors are really weird to look in

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Get an exclusive Surfshark deal: enter promo code STEVEMOULD for an extra 3 months free at https://surfshark.deals/stevemouldA saddle point is a point that is concave and convex at the same time, so what's it like to look into a mirror like that?A huge th
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I Made A Water Computer And It Actually Works

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The first 200 people to sign up at https://brilliant.org/stevemould/ will get 20% off an annual subscription.Computers add numbers together using logic gates built out of transistors. But they don't have to be! They can be built out of greedy cup siphons
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How the portal illusion works

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceThis is a development of the barber pole illusion and is related to a few other illusions like the Mephisto Spiral (the spirals that won't c
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Chinese Magic Mirrors are really clever

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Signup for your FREE trial of Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/h2ub30spaZfSometimes called transparent metal mirrors, these curiosities from China baffles western scientists for 100 years. The way they works is really surprising.You can buy Chinese Magic Mirro
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The myth of Oisín and the land of eternal youth - Iseult Gillespie

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-oisin-and-the-land-of-eternal-youth-iseult-gillespie In a typical hero’s journey, the protagonist sets out on an adventure, undergoes great
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Why Your Pee Looks Like A Chain

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The first 100 people to go to https://blinkist.com/stevemould will get unlimited access for 1 week to try it out. You'll also get 25% off if you want full membership.Have you noticed the shape of your urine stream when you pee? It does this twisty undulat
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How Big Is The Moon Really? MM#1

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The Moon might be much bigger than you think it is. Moon May! One video about cool moon stuff every Mo(o)nday in May. Next: Mars' strange Moons! Videos, explaining things. Like evolution, time, space, global energy or our existence in this strange univers
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Migration: Crash Course European History #29

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Between 1840 and 1914, an estimated 40 million people left Europe. This is one of the most significant migrations in human history. So, who was leaving Europe? And why? Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.pa
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What are mini brains? - Madeline Lancaster

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-we-grow-human-brains-outside-our-bodies-madeline-lancaster Shielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human brain
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The bizarre flashing lights on a smartwatch

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Get your first month of KiwiCo free: https://kiwico.com/stevemouldSmart watches use a flashing green light to measure your heart rate and a red and infarred light to measure your oxygen saturation. The way it works is really clever.Check out Andrew Steele
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You can't bounce a ball under a table

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceThanks to Hugh Hunt for the idea for this video.If you try to pass a bouncy ball under a table, if it hits the underside of the table it wil
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The Golf Ball Paradox

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceSometimes a golf ball with pop back out of the hole. The physics behind it is quite surprising. Watch it happening in slow motion.Check out
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Why Do Weeping Willows Weep?

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Most trees reach for the sun but not the weeping willow. Why?LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Hormones: chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to
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Acoustic cameras can SEE sound

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceAcoustic cameras have an array for microphones that are able to reproduce spatial information about sound. They even work in slow-mo, and ec
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This String Shooter Is SO Weird

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Get your first month of KiwiCo free: https://kiwico.com/stevemouldI love string shooters because they behave so counterintuitively. I was able to get hold of this prototype and make a few modifications to try and explain why the string does what it does!Y
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Absolute Monarchy: Crash Course European History #13

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So far, the rulers of Europe have been working to consolidate their power and expand their kingdoms, and this is it. The moment they've been working toward: Absolute Monarchy. We're going to learn about how kings and queens became absolute rulers in Europ
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Atoms As Big As Mountains — Neutron Stars Explained

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Neutron Stars are some of the strangest things in the Universe. Not quite massive enough to become black holes they are basically atoms as big as mountains with properties so extreme it's mind-blowing. And if you get too close to a neutron star you are in
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Handmade holograms are really weird

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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below willget 20% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/scienceYou can make holograms just by etching lines into a shiny surface. All you need is a compass with two points (a divider). And to be able to g
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The Ebola Virus Explained — How Your Body Fights For Survival

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What does the Ebola virus actually do in your body? Why is it so dangerous and why does it kill so many people? We take a look at the apocalyptic war that rages in the body after an infection by the Ebola virus and the soldiers fighting. Videos, explainin
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What causes heartburn? - Rusha Modi

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-causes-heartburn-rusha-modi Humans have been battling heartburn for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. But recently the incidence has risen, mak
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Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? - Alan Lupack

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-any-truth-to-the-king-arthur-legends-alan-lupack King Arthur has risen again and again in our collective imagination, along with his retinue of
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How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-cigarettes-affect-the-body-krishna-sudhir Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decad
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360 Video: Stronger Than You | Steven Universe | Cartoon Network

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Watch this amazing 360 virtual reality video from San Diego Comic Con as Estelle sings "Stronger Than You"! Cast: Rebecca Sugar - Series Creator Deedee Magno Hall - Voice of Pearl Zach Callison - Voice of Steven Michaela Dietz - Voice of Amethyst Estelle
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What really happened to the Library of Alexandria? - Elizabeth Cox

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very audacious goal: to c
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360 Video: Here Comes A Thought | Steven Universe | Cartoon Network

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Watch this amazing 360 virtual reality video from San Diego Comic Con as Rebecca Sugar sings "Here Comes A Thought"! Cast: Rebecca Sugar - Series Creator Deedee Magno Hall - Voice of Pearl Zach Callison - Voice of Steven Michaela Dietz - Voice of Amethyst
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Can you solve the troll’s paradox riddle? - Dan Finkel

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to bonus riddle: https://brilliant.org/TedEdTrollParadox/ You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a tro
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History vs. Augustus - Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-augustus-alex-gendler-and-peta-greenfield His reign marked the beginning of one of history’s greatest empires … and the end of one of its fir
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Zen kōans: unsolvable enigmas designed to break your brain - Puqun Li

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/zen-koans-unsolvable-enigmas-designed-to-break-your-brain-puqun-li How do we explain the unexplainable? This question has inspired numerous myths, relig
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Christina Aguilera - Reflection (2020) (From "Mulan")

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Stream Disneys Mulan September 4 exclusively on Disney+ with Premier Access. Additional fee required. More info: http://disneyplus.com/mulanReflectionPerformed by Christina Aguilera (@xtina) From Mulan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Download/stream
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360 Video: "It's Over Isn't It?" | Steven Universe | Cartoon Network

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Watch this amazing 360 virtual reality video from San Diego Comic Con as Deedee Magno Hall, voice of Pearl sings "It's Over Isn't It?" Cast: Rebecca Sugar - Series Creator Deedee Magno Hall - Voice of Pearl Zach Callison - Voice of Steven Michaela Dietz -
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Self-assembling material pops into 3D

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Get 50% off your first month of KiwiCo. Use code STEVEMOULD at https://kiwico.com/stevemouldThis bistable auxetic material gets bigger in all directions when you stretch it. It's also becomes 3 dimensional!The paper by Tian Chen and colleagues is:Bistable
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Christina Aguilera - Loyal Brave True (From "Mulan"/Official Video)

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Stream Disneys Mulan September 4 exclusively on Disney+ with Premier Access. Additional fee required. More info: http://disneyplus.com/mulanLoyal Brave TruePerformed by Christina Aguilera (@xtina) From Mulan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Download/s
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How YouTube knows what you should watch: Crash Course AI #15

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Subscribe to Sound Field! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvMLMyKPomE6kTTL9Kv8Iww Today were going to talk about recommender systems which form the backbone of so much of the content we see online from video recommendations on YouTube and Netflix to ads
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How exactly does binary code work? - José Américo N L F de Freitas

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-exactly-does-binary-code-work-jose-americo-n-l-f-freitas Imagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song, or eve
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What Is Artificial Intelligence? Crash Course AI #1

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere and it's already making a huge impact on our lives. It's autocompleting texts on our cellphones, telling us which videos to watch on YouTube, beating us at video games, recognizing us in photos, ordering products in s
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Unsupervised Learning: Crash Course AI #6

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For more information go tohttps://wix.com/go/CRASHCOURSEToday, were moving on from artificial intelligence that needs training labels, called Supervised Learning, to Unsupervised Learning which is learning by finding patterns in the world. Well focus on t
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Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying

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This video is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASAs Science Activation portfolio.Because eclipses are powerful and frightening events, ancient cultures went to great lengths to understand eclipses, leading
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Cats Vs Dogs? Let's make an AI to settle this: Crash Course Ai #19

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Follow along: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1N5IdMTmiNbwEOD8dqammN8GAfpk41arwToday, in our final lab, Jabril tries to make an AI to settle the question once and for all, "Will a cat or a dog make us happier?" But in building this AI, Jabril will
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Can animals be deceptive? - Eldridge Adams

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-animals-be-deceptive-eldridge-adams A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond an
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Neural Networks and Deep Learning: Crash Course AI #3

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You can learn more about CuriosityStream at https://curiositystream.com/crashcourse. Today, we're going to combine the artificial neuron we created last week into an artificial neural network. Artificial neural networks are better than other methods for m
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Deconstructing the Science in Popular Films with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Podcast Highlights

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Neil deGrasse Tyson investigates the science of pop fiction and superheroes with comedian Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu, PhD. We dive right into speed-of-light communication in space. If two parties are communicating light years away from each
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Robotics: Crash Course AI #11

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Robots arent like humans who can do a lot of different things. Theyre designed for very specific tasks like vacuuming our homes, assembling cars in a factory, or exploring the surface of other planets. So even though it may be a while before we have a gen
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How one scientist averted a national health crisis - Andrea Tone

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TED wants to promote student ideas! Learn more here: http://bit.ly/2M7hd87 View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-one-scientist-averted-a-national-health-crisis-andrea-tone In 1960, Frances Kelsey was one of the Food and Drug Administration’s ne
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How Thor got his hammer - Scott A. Mellor

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-thor-got-his-hammer-scott-a-mellor Loki the mischief-maker, writhes in Thor’s iron grip. The previous night, he’d snuck
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How squids outsmart their predators - Carly Anne York

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-squids-outsmart-their-predators-carly-anne-york There are about 500 species of squid, and they live in all the world’s oceans, making them a reliabl
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Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago

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Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-cancervsimmune/This video was partially financed by Gates Ventures. If you want to support this channel and get something nice in return check out our shop: https://kgs.link/shop-176Some
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What would it be like to live on the moon? - Alex Gendler

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This video was made in partnership with the Airbus Foundation. Find out more about their work here: http://bit.ly/2M262NF View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-it-be-like-to-live-on-the-moon-alex-gendler The European Space Agency is hopi
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When will the next ice age happen? - Lorraine Lisiecki

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Learn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: https://ed.ted.com/clubs Check out the TED-Ed Clubs YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskU_g7t6b5ecsA1CTS3y9Q View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/when-will-the-next-ice-age-happen-lorraine-lisie
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Post-World War I Recovery: Crash Course European History #36

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In which John Green looks at Europe's attempts to recover from the devastation of World War I and forge a lasting peace. The peace did not last. Today we're talking about the economic cultural recovery of the 1920s, and the economic depression of the 1930
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Magnetic Micro-Robots

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Tiny robots activated by magnetic fields may be used in future biomedical procedures. Start listening to Audible with a 30-day trial and your first audiobook, plus two Audible Originals free when you go to http://audible.com/veritasium or text veritasium
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Can you survive nuclear fallout? - Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder

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Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-survive-nuclear-fallout-brooke-buddemeier-and-jessica-s-wieder Nuclear weapons are some of the most powerful tools o
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How Small Is An Atom? Spoiler: Very Small.

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Atoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible – how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? But then again, they kind of make up everything, so let us try anyways. You can the MUSIC
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Training Neural Networks: Crash Course AI #4

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Today were going to talk about how neurons in a neural network learn by getting their math adjusted, called backpropagation, and how we can optimize networks by finding the best combinations of weights to minimize error. Then well send John Green Bot into
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The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18

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So 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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Web Search: Crash Course AI #17

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Today were going to talk about search engines, which are just AI systems that try to help us find what were looking for. Search engines can be the sort that serve up a list of results, like during a Google or Bing search, using web crawlers, an inverted i
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Humans and AI working together: Crash Course AI #14

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Theres been a lot of discussion about how automation is going to take peoples jobs and we dont want to downplay that real impact, but today were going to focus on the benefits of humans and AI working together. Human-AI teams allow us to fill in each othe
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Modern Thought and Culture in 1900: Crash Course European History #31

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Europe was in transition politically and culturally at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, we're looking at the dawn of modern science, and the rise of Modernism in the arts, especially in music, dance, and visual arts. We'll look at changes in musi
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Symbolic AI: Crash Course AI #10

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Today we're going to talk about Symbolic AI - also known as "good old-fashioned AI". Symbolic AI is really different from the modern neural networks we've discussed so far, instead, it represents problems using symbols and then uses logic to search for so
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Breakthrough: The Killer Snail Chemist

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These aren't your ordinary garden snails. Tiny cone snails may boast delicate and gorgeous shells, but they pack a powerful—and lethal—punch. The snails' venom can be fatal to various fish and even humans. But it could also offer a potential cure. Mandë H
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The fascinating history of cemeteries - Keith Eggener

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-fascinating-history-of-cemeteries-keith-eggener Spindly trees, rusted gates, crumbling stone, a solitary mourner: these things come to mind when we
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Let's make an AI that destroys video games: Crash Course AI #13

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Follow along: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1uYXTDeBbPeuJfM1teufZ9nUaiRIN9nHW Today we create a game and then build an AI to destroy it. Our game is called TrashBlaster, and its like Asteroids but with trash in the ocean, and instead of a spaces
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Watch gravity pull two metal balls together

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Visit https://www.brilliant.org/stevemould for 30 days free access to Brilliant. The first 200 people will get 20% off an annual premium subscription.The cavendish experiment shows that even the very week force of gravity can be seen between two room scal
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Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History #27

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So, we haven't talked much about Italy and Germany so far in Crash Course Euro, and that's because prior to the mid-19th century, those two nation-states weren't really a thing. Today we'll look at how Italy and Germany pulled it together in the second ha
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The World Is Slowly Running Out Of Sand

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I never thought of sand as a non-renewable resource, but there's only a limited supply: and to make things worse, it keeps getting washed into the sea. At Cape May, New Jersey, the US Army Corps of Engineers have just finished rebuilding a beach: here's w
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Algorithmic Bias and Fairness: Crash Course AI #18

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Check out my collab with "Above the Noise" about Deepfakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro8b69VeL9UToday, we're going to talk about five common types of algorithmic bias we should pay attention to: data that reflects existing biases, unbalanced classe
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Could You Transfer Your Consciousness To Another Body?

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Check out the movie Self/Less starring Ryan Reynolds and Sir Ben Kingsley in theatres July 10th: http://outlive.life SUBSCRIBE (it's free!): http://bit.ly/asapsci GET THE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Written by Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown Instagr
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Why Are Self-Driving Cars Taking So Long?

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The first 200 viewers to sign up at https://www.brilliant.org/scishow will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and be supporting SciShow! Self-driving cars have been “coming soon” for years. What’s so hard about making a machin
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The Roads to World War I: Crash Course European History #32

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Much has been written about what exactly caused World War I. As befits a true global war, the reality is that there isn't a single cause. There aren't even three causes. There are a vast array of causes. Today we'll get into just a few of those causes, in
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The Ultimate Conspiracy Debunker

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Most Conspiracy Theories are stupid. By the power of the internet they spread like wildfire and often poison discussions. But there is hope – we developed a way to debunk conspiracies in just a few seconds… You can get the MUSIC of the video here: https:/
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Scientific Revolution: Crash Course European History #12

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There was a lot of bad stuff going on in Europe in the 17th century. We've seen wars, plagues, and unrest of all types. But, there is some good news. Huge advances were underway in the scientific community in Europe at this time. In this video we'll look
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Natural Language Processing: Crash Course AI #7

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For more information go to https://curiositystream.com/crashcourse So far in this series, we've mostly focused on how AI can interpret images, but one of the most common ways we interact with computers is through language - we type questions into search e
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Are You Alone? (In The Universe)

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Are you alone? To answer this question we have to take a look what "you" are first. What are you made of and where you stand in this universe. Are you your body? Your atoms? And how are your parts connected to the big picture? You can get the MUSIC of the
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Reinforcement Learning: Crash Course AI#9

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Reinforcement learning is particularly useful in situations where we want to train AIs to have certain skills we dont fully understand ourselves. Unlike some of the techniques weve discussed so far, reinforcement learning generally only looks at how an AI
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What Is Life? Is Death Real?

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So what is the difference between you and a rock? This seems like an easy, even stupid question. But even the smartest people on earth have no idea where to draw the line between living and dead things. Which leads to mind-blowing implications. What is li
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Supervised Learning: Crash Course AI #2

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Today were going to teach John Green Bot how to tell the difference between donuts and bagels using supervised learning! Supervised learning is the process of learning WITH training labels, and is the most widely used kind of learning with it comes to AI
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A brief history of plastic

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Trace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.--For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decl
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The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work - Chiara Decaroli

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Get to know the unique properties of quantum computers and the obstacles that have prevented this theoretical technology from becoming a reality. --Quantum computers could eventually outstrip the computational limits of classical computers. They rely on t
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How to spot a pyramid scheme - Stacie Bosley

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Learn the techniques and tricks that pyramid schemes use to recruit new members and how to avoid being fooled yourself. -- In 2004, a nutrition company offered a life-changing opportunity to earn a full-time income for part-time work. There were only two
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The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo

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Wondering how you can catch the perfect wave? Dive into the fascinating and complex physics of surfing. -- Whether or not you realize it, surfers are masters of complicated physics. The science of surfing begins as soon as a board first hits the water. Su
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AI Playing Games: Crash Course AI #12

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As we mentioned last episode, one of the best test spaces for building new AI systems are games. This is because games provide a great framework for an AI to learn an objective and slowly improve. In recent years, AI has made huge strides in games from be
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The French Revolution: Crash Course European History #21

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In 1789, the French Monarchy's habit of supporting democratic popular revolutions in North America backfired. Today, we're talking about the French Revolution. Across the world, people were rising up to throw off monarchies, and Louis didn't see the writi
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The secret language of trees - Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard

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Learn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae.--Most of the forest lives in the shadow of the giants that make up the highest canopy. These are the oldest trees, with hundreds of
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Expansion and Resistance: Crash Course European History #28

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In 19th century Europe, with nation building well under way, thoughts turned outward, toward empire. This week, we're looking at how Europeans expanded into Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the 1800s. You'll learn about China and the Opium War, British In
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Make an AI sound like a YouTuber (LAB): Crash Course AI #8

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Please take the PBS Digital Studios survey here! https://www.pbsresearch.org/c/r/CC_YTvideoFollow Along: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1f8ik5kSPEvDCcM7R_-Wb3AjifizVEsHD Lets try to help John Green Bot sound a bit more like the real John Green us
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Why should you read Sylvia Plath? - Iseult Gillespie

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Explore the haunting and intimate works of poet Sylvia Plath, who digs into issues of mental health, trauma and sexuality in works like “The Bell Jar.” -- Under her shrewd eye and pen, Sylvia Plath turned everyday objects into haunting images: a “new stat
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But What Are NFTs Actually

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Get started with Brilliant for free: https://brilliant.org/stevemould. The first 200 people get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription.When you know the technical details of what NFTs are you realise that the way most people talk about them is co
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History #22

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We try not to get into too much great man history here at Crash Course, but we have to admit: Napoleon Bonaparte is a pretty big deal. Join us as we track the rise, further rise, fall, rise, fall, mortal fall, and posthumous rise of Napoleon. This guy cha
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How does chemotherapy work? - Hyunsoo Joshua No

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Discover how chemotherapy drugs use cytotoxic agents to attack cancer cells and the impact they have on your body. --During World War I, scientists were trying to develop an antidote to the poisonous yellow cloud known as mustard gas. They discovered the
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Measles Explained — Vaccinate Or Not?

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Everybody is talking about Measles – but what does the virus actually do in the body? Is it really so harmful that you need a vaccination? We go deep into the body of an infected person and see what Measles does and how the immune system reacts to it! Vid
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Economic Depression and Dictators: Crash Course European History #37

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We're still leading up to World War II, but first we gotta talk about the rise of the dictators. Today we talk about the rise of militaristic dictatorships in Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, and Spain, and the economic depression that set the stage for
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Russian Revolution and Civil War: Crash Course European History #35

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World War I was very hard on the Russian Empire. So hard, in fact, that it led to the end of the Russian Empire. As the global conflict ground on, Tsar Nicholas II faced increasing unrest at home. Today we'll learn about the Revolutions of 1917, the rise
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Lets make a movie recommendation system: Crash Course AI #16

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Follow along: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1-v9cw18wTDjaCUlECKHsQnHeisLKyG8U We need to save Jabril and John Green Bots movie nights. Jabril generally likes action movies and John Green Bot likes romantic movies, but they need to find something
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The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth - Daina Ramey Berry

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Get to know the story of Sojourner Truth, a woman born into slavery who became known as a powerful orator and outspoken activist. --Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery in late 18th century New York. Fleeing bondage with her youngest daughter, she rena
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English Civil War: Crash Course European History #14

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The English Civil War. We'll talk about England after Elizabeth, in which things didn't go that smoothly. We'll talk about James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and James II, all of whom ruled England, (and tried to rule all of Britain and Irel
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Scientists Can Implant Fake Memories in the Brain, Here’s How

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Scientists can now manipulate the memories inside the brains of mice! Here’s how this new discovery can change the way we look at our own brains. Typing vs. Handwriting: Which Is Better for Your Memory? - https://youtu.be/pu0PSZ_EwII Read More: Meet the T
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The Congress of Vienna: Crash Course European History #23

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The 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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This sea creature breathes through its butt - Cella Wright

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Explore the wonderfully bizarre life of the sea cucumber, and discover the essential role they play in keeping ocean ecosystems healthy.--Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? No! In fact, its a humble sea cucumber: a brainle
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Modern Life: Crash Course European History #30

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So, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers of Europe, how deve
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24

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We've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization, and the labor and social movements that
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Dutch Golden Age: Crash Course European History #15

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While the English were falling apart a little, with their civil war and their restoration and their succession problems, the Dutch were getting their act together. They were throwing off the yoke of the Spanish Empire, uniting their provinces, and buildin
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Why Are So Many People Allergic To Food?

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You can learn more at https://curiositystream.com/smart Go check out Sound Field! http://bit.ly/2HH9sG1 SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More people have food allergies than ever before. Peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs,
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What “Machiavellian” really means - Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler

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Download a free audiobook version of "The Art of War" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2CDGJi9 Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/the-art-of-war -- From Shakespeare’s plays to modern TV dramas,
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The World Machine | Think Like A Coder, Ep 10

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The adventure ends! Episode 10: Can Ethic make it to the World Machine and stop Hedge from covering the world in a giant maze? --This is episode 10 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot c
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Crash Course AI #20

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Today, in our final episode of Crash Course AI, we're going to look towards the future. We've spent much of this series explaining how and why we don't have the Artificial General Intelligence (or AGI) that we see in the movies like Bladerunner, Her, or E
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Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25

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In the aftermath of the revolutions and upheaval in 18th and early 19th century Europe, there was a hunger for reform across the continent. Reformers like Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Auguste Comte proposed radical new ideas, and at the same time, re
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Gratitude: An Antidote to Dissatisfaction

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Get your Kurzgesagt Gratitude Journal here: https://shop.kurzgesagt.org/WORLDWIDE SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE!We want to get you the best shipping fees. So If youre located in the EU, please order from our EU-warehouse. If youre located anywhere else in the wor
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Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10

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During our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil. People were looking for a scapegoat, and for
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The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4

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The adventure continues! Episode 4: The trio plot how they can steal the first artifact the Node of Power. Can they take it without being discovered? --This is episode 4 of our animated series Think Like A Coder. This 10-episode narrative follows a girl,
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Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19

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Last 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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World War II: Crash Course European History #38

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Only a couple of decades after the end of the First World War--which was supposed to be the War that Ended All Wars--another, bigger, farther-flung, more destructive, and deadlier war began. Today, you'll learn about how the war in Europe progressed, from
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Eastern Europe Consolidates: Crash Course European History #16

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While the focus has been on Western Europe so far, there has also been a lot going on in Eastern Europe, which we'll be looking at today. The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, The Ottoman Empire, and Russia were all competing at the eastern end of the con
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Nuclear Energy Explained: How Does It Work? 1/3

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Nuclear Energy Explained: How does it work? Nuclear Energy is a controversial subject. The pro- and anti-nuclear lobbies fight furiously, and it's difficult to decide who is right. So we're trying to clear up the issue - in this video we discuss how we go
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The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History #11

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The 17th Century in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency to be. At the same time, disease and hunge
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World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History #33

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Europe's system of alliances and centuries-old tensions erupted into war in August of 1914. This week on Crash Course Euro, we're talking about the military history of World War I, and taking a look at the broad strokes of how the war unfolded. We'll take
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Breakthrough: Connecting the Drops

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Bacteria and viruses hitch a ride inside droplets of all kinds—sneezes, raindrops, toilet splatter. By reviewing footage of different types of drops, applied mathematician Lydia Bourouiba records and measures where they disperse in order to better underst
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World's Strongest Magnet!

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The world's strongest magnet is a million times stronger than Earth's magnetic field. Learn more about sustainability and Googles efforts at sustainability.google. Part of this video was sponsored by Google.Trends insights for the past year are based on G
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3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Terrible! 2/3

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Nuclear energy might be a failed experiment. In over sixty years the technology has not only failed to keep its promise of cheap, clean and safe energy, it also caused major catastrophes and enabled more nuclear weapons while the nuclear waste problem is
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Is War Over? — A Paradox Explained

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We live in the most peaceful time in human history. Wait, what? Seriously? That can't be right, there are more wars than ever! Well, no and they're killing fewer and fewer people, even though the world population is at an all-time high...and the numbers p
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18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History #20

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European powers had a lot of wars in the 18th century, and they weren't confined to Europe. Conflict raged across the globe, in what might be called a World War...but we don't call it that, because we already have a couple of those coming up in the 20th c
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3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Awesome! 3/3

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Nuclear energy might have a lot of unused potential. Not only is it one of the best mid term solutions for global warming bit despite what gut feeling tells us, it has saved millions of lives. By investing more into better technologies we might be able to
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How to make an AI read your handwriting (LAB) : Crash Course Ai #5

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Follow along: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1NyYH1EPpaJlMBLK0fcKYz4icaD1SNSLKJohn Green Bot wrote his first novel! Today, in our first ever Lab were going to program a neural network to recognize handwritten letters to convert the first part of
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WWI's Civilians, the Homefront, and an Uneasy Peace: Crash Course European History #34

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World War I was a total war for millions of people in Europe. Many men were enlisted in the fighting, but the war work had implications for the daily lives of a huge number of Europeans. Women entered the workforce in huge numbers, and for a lot of people
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Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?

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Sources:https://sites.google.com/view/sourceseu-elections/Playlist with all languages: https://bit.ly/2WFHNK5Thanks to all the YouTubers who supported us!!!Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird
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Overpopulation & Africa

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Sources and further reading:https://sites.google.com/view/sourcesoverpopulationandafricaFor most of our history, the human population grew slowly. Until new discoveries brought us more food and made us live longer. In just a hundred years the human popula

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