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Can We Survive the Destruction of the Earth? ft. Neal Stephenson | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios
744 views / 2 likes - addedScience fiction author and futurist Neal Stephenson helps Matt determine what humanity needs to do in order to survive the destruction of our own planet. You can find Neal's book Seveneves right here http://www.nealstephenson.com/seveneves.html Get your o
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How a Mechanical Typewriter Works
96 views / 0 likes - addedFeaturing more metal parts than a Terminator robot, but using exactly zero electricity, this mechanical typewriter is a wonder from recent history! CREDITS Jacob O'Neal - Modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, music, narrative script Wesley O'Neal - Researc
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The Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video
579 views / 0 likes - addedThe Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video by: Abe Davis Michael Rubinstein Neal Wadhwa Gautham J. Mysore Fredo Durand Wialliam T. Freeman Project webpage: http://people.csail.mit.edu/mrub/VisualMic/
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Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219
1,090 views / 2 likes - addedGet the new Crash Course World History Character poster here: http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-characters-poster In which John Green teaches you about the Holy Roman Empire by teaching you about Charles V. Charles Hapsburg was the holy Roman Em
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How an 18th Century Sailing Battleship Works
147 views / 0 likes - addedFly through a wooden warship from the age of sail! For a much more history-driven experience, check out Epic History channel's "Victory" series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61SYvhojGvg CREDITS Jacob O'Neal - Modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, m
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Can Humans Sense Magnetic Fields?
348 views / 0 likes - addedResearch has found some human brains can pick up on rotations of geomagnetic-strength fields as evidenced by drops in alpha wave power following stimulus. For more, see https://ve42.co/magneto Huge thanks to: Prof. Shinsuke Shimojo, Connie Wang, and Isaac
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Why Most Resolutions Fail & How To Succeed
307 views / 0 likes - addedCommon pitfalls of New Year's resolutions and how I plan to avoid them. Thanks Audible! Start listening with a 30-day trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals free when you go to https://audible.com/veritasium or text veritasium to 500500
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The Science of Thinking
254 views / 0 likes - addedHow the brain works, how we learn, and why we sometimes make stupid mistakes.Submit ideas: http://ve42.co/GotIdeasApply to work with me: http://ve42.co/JoinUsThanks to Patreon supporters:Nathan Hansen, Donal Botkin, Tony Fadell, Zach Mueller, Ron NealSupp
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Water on the Moon?
718 views / 1 likes - addedNEW CHANNEL! http://youtube.com/sciencium For a long time we thought the Moon was completely dry, but it turns out there are actually three sources of lunar water. Thanks to Google Making and Science for supporting the new channel! http://youtube.com/maki
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Five Firsts for Mars InSight
374 views / 1 likes - addedMars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place in
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I Asked Bill Gates What's The Next Crisis?
293 views / 0 likes - addedI got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster? The Foundation Letter is here: https://ve42.co/BG21Special thanks to
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Spinning Black Holes
580 views / 2 likes - addedA pulsing black hole in the centre of a distant galaxy sheds light on black hole and galaxy formation. How fast are black holes rotating and how does that rotation change over its life-span? Huge thanks to Prof. Geraint Lewis and study author Dr. Dheeraj
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The kg is dead, long live the kg
339 views / 0 likes - addedThe kilogram, mole, kelvin, and ampere will be redefined by physical constants. For a limited time, get 3 months of Audible for just $6.95 a month: http://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500 Will this be the last video I make about SI unit
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Sandwich Bag Fire Starter
275 views / 0 likes - addedGrant Thompson - the King of Random - teaches me how to start a fire with a Sandwich bag. And we tried to melt glass in my backyard: https://goo.gl/zb0uE0Check out his channel: http://ve42.co/KoRThe intensity of sunlight on Earth is about 1300 Watts per s
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Electromagnetic Levitation Quadcopter
588 views / 0 likes - addedSpinning magnets near copper sheets create levitation! Try Audible free for 30 days: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Special thanks to Hyperloop One for showing me around. Thanks to Patreon supporters: Nathan Hansen, Donal Botkin, Tony Fadell, Saeed Alghamdi, Zac
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Is Success Luck or Hard Work?
356 views / 0 likes - addedIn a competitive world, tiny advantages can make all the difference. Get 10% off Snatoms with code 'giveluck' in the US: https://ve42.co/USA or International: https://snatoms.comIf you would like to receive Snatoms, submit the form here: https://ve42.co/g
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How aspirin was discovered - Krishna Sudhir
846 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-aspirin-was-discovered-krishna-sudhir 4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular k
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Fire in ZERO-G!!
285 views / 0 likes - addedIn a zero-g plane I experimented with flames and slinkies with surprising results.Check out e-penser's video: http://ve42.co/EPzeroGCheck out Physicsgirl's video: http://ve42.co/PGzeroGThanks to Novespace: http://ve42.co/novespaceSpecial thanks to Patreon
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Disney and Pixar Sings Let it Go
526 views / 2 likes - addedWith so many covers of Let it Go coming out, people may forget the original Disney magic that this song has, so what better way to preserve that magic with other Disney and Pixar characters singing the song! So enjoy this Disney and Pixar Mashup! Performe
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How Neutrons Changed Everything
774 views / 0 likes - addedWithout neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be notified and see a sneak preview: http://vitamaniathemovi
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How Microwaving Grapes Makes Plasma
378 views / 0 likes - addedA bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it. When you place two (or two halves) close together the fields interact with each other creating a maximum of
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The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang
942 views / 3 likes - addedLearn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: https://ed.ted.com/clubs View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-life-cycle-of-a-t-shirt-angel-chang Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of t
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The Best Test of General Relativity (by 2 Misplaced Satellites)
452 views / 0 likes - addedA launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift. Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial of Audible: http://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500 Huge thanks to Dr. Pacome Delva: https://ve42.co/pacome Dr
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This Particle Breaks Time Symmetry
266 views / 0 likes - addedIncreasing entropy is NOT the only process that's asymmetric in time.Check out the book: http://WeHaveNoIdea.comThis video was co-written by Daniel Whiteson and Jorge ChamYou can also check out PhD Comics: http://phdcomics.comSpecial thanks to Patreon sup
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Non-Invasive Brain Surgery
425 views / 0 likes - addedScientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain. Check out Skillshare: https://skl.sh/veritasium (first 500 get 2 months free) Special thanks to Prof. Mikhail Shapiro and Dr. Jerzy Szablowski: http://shapir
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4 Revolutionary Riddles
375 views / 0 likes - addedCan you solve these four rotation-related riddles?Support Veritasium on Patreon: http://ve42.co/patreonTest yourself playlist: http://ve42.co/testurselfHuge thanks to Patreon supporters:Jeff Straathof, Zach Mueller, Ron Neal, Nathan HansenI came across th
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The Power Nap Machine | Life Device #2 | Joseph's Machines
526 views / 1 likes - addedI love napping. Here are some devices so I can nap more often. ► Welcome to my channel! I am an inventor of useless machines. ► Subscribe so that you never miss a new one! http://bit.ly/2vVFVQe Music is by the Jews Brothers Band, tracks "Tchavolo Swing" a
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Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective
200 views / 1 likes - addedThe title and thumbnail play a huge role in a video's success or failure.Check out http://kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month of any subscription! Special thanks to Patreon supporters: Alvaro Naranjo, Burt Humburg, Blake Byers, Dumky, Mik
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Can you solve the egg drop riddle? - Yossi Elran
1,150 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-egg-drop-riddle-yossi-elran The city has just opened its one-of-a-kind Faberge Egg Museum, with a single egg displayed on each floor o
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World's Lightest Solid!
403 views / 0 likes - addedAerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels, though graphene aer
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Which Door Will The Ball Hit? | Joseph's Puzzle Machines
432 views / 1 likes - addedI challenge you to these six machine puzzles. Guess which door the ball will go through by imagining how the machine will run. I bet no one can get all six correct! Support me on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/josephsmachines Welcome to my channel! I am
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Is America Actually Metric?
369 views / 0 likes - addedThe US signed the metre convention and bases all customary units on SI standards. As an aside, the Utah constitution from 1895 required the metric system to be taught in schools. This requirement was repealed in 1987. \_()_/Huge thanks to NIST, Ben Stein
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Seeing the Invisible: SLOW MOTION Schlieren Imaging
519 views / 0 likes - addedThis is what the world would look like if you could see invisible air currents, temperature gradients, and differences in pressure or composition of the air. Support Veritasium on Patreon: http://ve42.co/patreon Special thanks to Patreon Supporters: Tony
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Hydrodynamic Levitation!
563 views / 0 likes - addedOn a stream of water you can levitate light balls of all sizes and even disks and cylinders. The mechanism is not the Bernoulli effect... Want to make this at home? https://youtu.be/BppcHF2EdAY My friend Blake from InnoVinci emailed me with a cool idea fo
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How UV Causes Cancer and Aging
495 views / 0 likes - addedUV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned filming with the UV camera inside. Special thanks to Dr. Hayley
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The Absurdity of Detecting Gravitational Waves
475 views / 0 likes - addedA head-vaporizing laser with a perfect wavelength detecting sub-proton space-time ripples. Huge thanks to Prof Rana Adhikari and LIGO: http://ligo.org Here's how he felt when he learned about the first ever detection: https://youtu.be/ViMnGgn87dg Thanks t
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Why Machines That Bend Are Better
382 views / 0 likes - addedCompliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great. Check out SimpliSafe here: https://simplisafe.com/veritasium I visited the Compliant Mechani
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World's Heaviest Weight
966 views / 0 likes - addedHow do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the world's biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required thrust, and rockets make it to their destination
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Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
574 views / 0 likes - addedI took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there. The first time I heard about shade balls the claim was they reduce evaporation. But it turns out this isn't the reason they were introduced. H
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Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now
274 views / 0 likes - addedHow close are we to having fully autonomous vehicles on the roads? Are they safe? In Chandler, Arizona a fleet of Waymo vehicles are already in operation. Waymo sponsored this video and provided access to their technology and personnel. Check out their sa
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First Images of Black Holes!
383 views / 0 likes - addedThe Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration observed the supermassive black holes at the center of M87 and our Milky Way galaxy (SgrA*) finding the dark central shadow in accordance with General Relativity, further demonstrating the power of this 100 year-o
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Does Planet 9 Exist?
358 views / 0 likes - addedA planet has been predicted to orbit the sun with a period of 10,000 years, a mass 5x that of Earth on a highly elliptical and inclined orbit. What evidence supports the existence of such a strange object at the edge of our solar system?Huge thanks to:Pro
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This Robot Walks, Flies, Skateboards, Slacklines
176 views / 0 likes - addedThis is a #robot that walks, flies, #skateboards, #slacklines, and might do much more one day. A portion of this video was sponsored by Bluehost. Start building a website with Bluehost today. Use my link to receive more than 65% off: https://bluehost.com/
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How An Infinite Hotel Ran Out Of Room
407 views / 0 likes - addedIf there's a hotel with infinite rooms, could it ever be completely full? Could you run out of space to put everyone? The surprising answer is yes -- this is important to know if you're the manager of the Hilbert Hotel. References: Ewald, W., & Sieg, W. (
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The Inverse Leidenfrost Effect
357 views / 0 likes - addedDroplets levitate on a bath of liquid nitrogen and are spontaneously self-propelled. Thanks Audible! Start a 30-day trial and your first audiobook is free. Go to https://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500. Special thanks to Dr. Anaïs Gaut
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I Rented A Helicopter To Settle A Physics Debate
169 views / 0 likes - addedThe story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang? Visit https://SimpliSafe.com/veritasium to learn more and to get at least 30% off your SimpliSa
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How the Quantum Eraser Rewrites the Past | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios
783 views / 0 likes - addedTry Audible: http://www.audible.com/spacetime Causality is meant to move in one direction: forward. But the Quantum Eraser experiment seems to reverse causality. How and why can this happen and what are the implications of this experiment on how we unders
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Snippet: 5-month time lapse of Mt. Kiluaea's summit collapse
462 views / 0 likes - addedThe time lapse covers 5 months, followed by some nice flowing lava shots Read the paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2019/01/15/science.aav7046 ABSTRACT In 2018, Kīlauea Volcano experienced its largest lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption
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How a Fish Saved the Vikings
502 views / 0 likes - addedThe Vikings suffered many hardships living in the north of Europe: long, cold winters and importantly a lack of sunlight. Luckily, they had cod.Check out Vitamania: https://ve42.co/codWhen making a video about vitamins I thought the story would mainly be
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Magnetic Micro-Robots
807 views / 0 likes - addedTiny 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 Swim in Shade Balls?
472 views / 0 likes - addedI bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear. Get a signed shade ball by supporting Veritasium: https://ve42.co/patreon Rec
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First Flight on Another Planet!
388 views / 0 likes - addedThe Mars Helicopter aims to make the first powered flight on another planet when it takes off on Mars as part of the Mars 2020 mission. I learned a lot getting to visit the drone right before it was mounted on the rover.How do you fly in 1% of Earth's atm
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The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi
356 views / 0 likes - addedFor thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 314 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium
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This is why we can't have nice things
236 views / 1 likes - addedThis video is about stuff: light bulbs, printers, phones and why they aren't better. Go to https://NordVPN.com/veritasium and use code VERITASIUM to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. Its risk free with Nords 30 day money-back
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Engineering with Origami
496 views / 0 likes - addedOrigami is inspiring a plethora of new engineering designs. Try yourself: https://ve42.co/Origami Thanks Audible! Start listening with a 30-day trial and your first audiobook, plus two Audible Originals free when you go to https://audible.com/veritasium o
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Why Apollo Astronauts Trained at a Nuclear Test Site
291 views / 0 likes - addedApollo astronauts trained in nuclear bomb craters at the Nevada National Security Site. But why?Thanks Audible! Start listening with a 30-day trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals free when you go to http://audible.com/veritasium or te
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The Guy Who Figured Out How Snowflakes Work
187 views / 0 likes - addedDr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up vi
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Dolby Presents: Escape, an animated short
787 views / 0 likes - addedLearn more about Dolby Laboratories http://www.dolby.com To purchase MagicMe by Imogen Heap http://www.imogenheap.com/magicme/ Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/dolby Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/dolby A cinematic poem about the w
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Risking My Life To Settle A Physics Debate
242 views / 0 likes - addedEveryone will say this craft breaks the laws of physics. This video is sponsored by Kiwico, For 50% off your first month of any subscription crate from KiwiCo (available in 40 countries!) head to https://www.kiwico.com/Veritasium50 A HUGE thanks to Rick a
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The Genius of 3D Printed Rockets
171 views / 0 likes - added3D printed rockets save on up front tooling, enable rapid iteration, decrease part count, and facilitate radically new designs. For your chance to win 2 seats on one of the first Virgin Galactic flights to Space and support a great cause, go to https://ww
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The battle that formed the universe - Fabio Pacucci
2,678 views / 0 likes - addedExplore what happened after the Big Bang and how the battle between gravity and pressure shaped the structure of our universe.--Its time for the biggest battle in the Universe: the Big Bang. In one corner is gravity the force that brings all matter togeth
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How long will human impacts last? - David Biello
1,764 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books Check out David Biello's "The Unnatural World": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-unnatural-world View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lesso
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How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris
28 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history of coffee, from its first known origins to its rise in popularity due to trade routes and cultivation.--One day around 850 CE, a goatherd observed that his goats started acting abnormally after nibbling on some berries. The herder tried
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Can you solve the risky disk riddle? - James Tanton
215 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Your antivirus squad is up against a code thats hijacked your mainframe. What youve learned from other infected systems, right before they went dark, is that it likes to toy with antivirus agen
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The myth of Hades and Persephone - Iseult Gillespie
386 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the Greek myth of Persephone, who is abducted by Hades and is only allowed to leave the underworld every spring.--One day, Persephone was frolicking in a meadow with the nymph, Cyane. As they admired a flower, they noticed it tremble in the groun
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Why is this black square famous? - Allison Leigh
103 views / 1 likes - addedDiscover the symbolism of Kazimir Malevichs Black Square, and how it pushed the boundaries of what art is and what it can be.--In 1915, an exhibition of radical artworks opened in Russia. Many pieces pushed the boundaries of form and style, but one was pa
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How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole
462 views / 0 likes - addedWe are about to see the first image of a black hole, the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way galaxy or maybe the supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87. But what is that image really showing us? This is an awesome pape
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The dark history of werewolves - Craig Thomson
91 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how werewolves have evolved in folklore, literature, and pop culture throughout history, and where these stories originated.--Stories of werewolves have existed for thousands of years and continue to live on today. Theyre especially prominent in E
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The rise and fall of Italys warriors-for-hire - Stephanie Honchell Smith
79 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of the elite mercenaries known as condottieri, who were soldiers for hire for Italy's rich and powerful.--During the 14th and 15th centuries, mercenaries known as condottieri dominated Italian warfare, profiting from and encouraging t
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How to prevent political corruption - Stephanie Honchell Smith
35 views / 0 likes - addedExplore common types of corruption and find out what we can do to combat it and promote transparency in our institutions.--Corruption is often defined as misuse of a position of power for personal gain. And while corruption in politics is nothing new, it
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Why Robots That Bend Are Better
300 views / 0 likes - addedRobots of the future may be softer, squishier and bendier than robots today. This could make them ideal for space exploration. Check out http://kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month of any subscription!On Thursday February 18th, 2021 the NA
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We Built An Unrideable Bike To Show How Bikes Work
866 views / 2 likes - addedWhy are bicycles stable? The most common answer is gyroscopic effects, but this is not right. This video was sponsored by Kiwico. Get 50% off your first month of any crate at https://kiwico.com/veritasium50Huge thanks to Rick Cavallaro for creating this b
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Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Heln Bay
242 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the paradox of welfare programs, and learn how they inadvertently reinforce generational poverty, and what we can do to fix them.--Imagine that youve been unemployed for months. Government benefit programs have helped you cover your expenses, but
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Yes, scientists are actually building an elevator to space - Fabio Pacucci
882 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the physics behind space elevators, which would theoretically use a cable anchored to Earth and extending into space. --Sending rockets into space requires sacrificing expensive equipment, burning massive amounts of fuel, and risking potential cat
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Is inequality inevitable?
148 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.--Income and wealth inequality are not new. In fact, economists and historians who have charted economic inequality throughout history havent f
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Is it possible to lose weight fast? - Hei Man Chan
167 views / 0 likes - addedIs it possible to lose weight fast in a healthy way? Dig into how different forms of dieting affect your body. --In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigeste
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Seeing things that aren't there? It's pareidolia - Susan G. Wardle
155 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the phenomenon of face pareidolia, which is the tendency of our brains to see faces in everyday objects.--Imagine opening a bag of chips, only to find Santa Claus looking back at you. Or turning a corner to see a building smiling at you. Humans s
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The animal architecture visible from space - Glynnis Hood
97 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how beavers build their impressive dams, and what impact these structures have on the surrounding environment. --Nestled in the forests of Canada sits the worlds longest beaver dam. This 850-meter-long structure is large enough to be seen in satel
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The myth of Gawain and the Green Knight - Dan Kwartler
204 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the myth of the Green Knight, who comes to King Arthurs court to challenge the honor and bravery of Camelots knights. --It was Christmas in Camelot and King Arthur was throwing a party. In the midst of the revelry, a towering knight proposed a ga
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Is capitalism actually broken?
178 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.--People have become increasingly worried that the threats we face today, like climate change and rising inequality, cant be
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What is a gig economy?
174 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the benefits and drawbacks of the gig economy, and find out the key factors of becoming a successful freelancer.--A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice 70% of respondents were happier than people in
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Would you raise the baby that ate your siblings? - Francesca Barbero
68 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how the offspring of parasitic butterflies trick their way into ant colonies for food and protection.--You might not guess it, but Alcon blue butterflies are just one of over 200 parasitic butterfly species, all of which target ants. And their off
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How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson
48 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.--For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the countrys Black majority from
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The underground cities of the Byzantine Empire - Veronica Kalas
29 views / 0 likes - addedUncover the history of the ancient underground cities beneath Cappadocia, which were built during the Byzantine Empire.--The breathtaking geological formations of Cappadocia are one of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth. Also known as fairy chimneys
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The Fijian myth of the greedy god - Raiana McKinney and Esther Wozniak
55 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the Fijian myth of Dakuwaqa, the shape-shifting shark god who is determined to take over all of Fiji's islands.--Long ago, the ancestral gods of Fiji settled on the Pacific archipelago. They eventually metamorphosed into various forms, with the g
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The one thing stopping jellyfish from taking over - Mariela Pajuelo & Javier Antonio Quinones
132 views / 0 likes - addedDig into why jellyfish populations have increased, and how leatherback sea turtles can help get their numbers under control.--Over the past two decades, jellyfish have begun to overwhelm our oceans. If things stay on their current trajectory, we could be
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How you survive the coldest place on Earth - Nadia Frontier
142 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how marine creatures survive the frigid waters of Antarctica, and what traits allow them to live in such conditions.--The vast, white surface of Antarctica stretches for over 3 million square kilometers. On the coast of this expanse, just a few me
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The true cost of gold - Lyla Latif
168 views / 0 likes - addedDig into how foreign corporations exploit African nations like Mali for their gold mining, and often rob them of proper compensation.--In 2020, Mali produced over 71 tons of gold an amount worth billions of dollars. But Mali saw only $850 million dollars
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4 epidemics that almost happened (but didn't) - George Zaidan
89 views / 0 likes - addedWhat makes for an effective outbreak response? Explore successful systems from around the world that prevented epidemics.--In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epid
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The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers - Lijun Zhang
199 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the Chinese myth of Zhu Yingtai, who disguises herself as a boy in order to attend school, and her love Liang Shanbo.--Although only boys were allowed at the Confucius Academy, what Zhu Yingtai wanted was to go to school. She begged her parents t
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The dark history of the suburbs - Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kirsten Delegard
159 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the dark history of the American suburbs, and how practices like racial covenants restricted access to home ownership for people of color.--Beginning in the 1800s, people began writing clauses into property deeds that were meant to prevent all fu
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How we can detect pretty much anything - Hlne Morlon and Anna Papadopoulou
795 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how scientists use environmental DNA (eDNA) in a technique called DNA metabarcoding to find and track species.--Scientists have been staking out a forest in Montana for an animal thats notoriously tricky to find. Camera traps havent offered defini
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4 things all great listeners know
214 views / 0 likes - addedDig into different strategies that can improve your listening skills so you can become a high quality listener.--Its easy to tell when someones not paying attention, but it can be surprisingly tricky to know what good listening looks like. Good listening
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What if you experienced every human life in history?
230 views / 1 likes - addedExamine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.--Imagine that your life began as one of the planets first humans. After dying, you're reincarnated as the second human ever to l
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Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? - Andrew Smith
137 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history of popcorn, from its origins in the Americas to its explosion of popularity in the 20th century.--Soft percussion and a toasty scent mark the violent transformation of tough seeds into cloud-like puffs. This is the almost magical process
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What's missing in medical research? - Greg Foot
112 views / 0 likes - addedDig into why ethnic diversity is so important to medical research when creating new treatments and medicines for diseases.--While all humans share 99.9% of our DNA, differences in the remaining 0.1% hold important clues about the causes of diseasesand the
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Can the economy grow forever?
126 views / 0 likes - addedIs infinite economic growth possible on a planet with finite resources? Explore how countries can balance efficiency with sustainability.--Many economists think that an eternally growing economy is necessary to keep improving peoples lives, and that if th
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The history of poker: Bluffing, betting, and busting - James McManus
22 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of poker, from the games invention in the American South to its explosion of popularity across the world.--From its earliest incarnations, poker has always been a contest of guile, guts, and gambling. The game first emerged around 180
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The rebel radio that brought down a war criminal - Diana Sierra Becerra
131 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the story of Radio Venceremos, an underground radio collective that fought US-backed fascism during the Salvadoran Civil War.--Since the 1800s, a handful of oligarchs had controlled nearly all of El Salvadors land, forcing laborers to work for
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The biggest mistakes in mapmaking history - Kayla Wolf
181 views / 0 likes - addedTravel through the history of mapmaking and discover what big mistakes cartographers made about the worlds geography.--For thousands of years, people made both functional maps and what are known as cosmographies, illustrating the earth and its position in
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Can you steal the most powerful wand in the wizarding world? - Dan Finkel
168 views / 0 likes - addedPractice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--The fabled Mirzakhani wand is the most powerful magical item ever created. And thats why the evil wizard Moldevort is planning to use it to conquer the world. You and Drumbledrore have finally
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The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death - Ilan Stavans
365 views / 1 likes - addedDive into the Maya myth of twins Junajpu and Ixbalanke as they descend into the underworld to play the gods in a ballgame.--One day, twin brothers Junajpu and Ixbalanke discovered their fathers hidden ballgame equipment and began to play. Hearing their vi
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The gory history of barber surgeons - Stephanie Honchell Smith
73 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history of barber-surgeons, and find out what led to barbers performing medical procedures in medieval Europe.--Its a cold morning in 15th century France and youre off to the barber for a shave and haircut. You hear the familiar sound of singing
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Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA
212 views / 0 likes - addedYour genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. A huge thank
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What is the rarest color in nature? - Victoria Hwang
526 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover what colors are the most rare to see in nature, and how physics and evolution drive their scarcity.--Plants, animals, or minerals found in nature bear almost every color imaginable. There are two factors that influence what hues you see in the wi
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A day in the life of a medieval teenage pilgrim - Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn
102 views / 0 likes - addedJoin siblings Hisham and Asma in medieval Baghdad as they prepare and gather supplies for the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca.--Its 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare for the journey of
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I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel!
392 views / 0 likes - addedAerogel has extraordinary properties but it can be tough to work with. This video looks at modifying aerogels to take advantage of their unique characteristics.Subscribe to Veritasium: https://ve42.co/subHuge thanks to Dr. Stephen Steiner and the crew at
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Whoever builds something here will be rich beyond measure - Fabio Pacucci
1,998 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of Project Hail Mary" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Since the 1950s, governments, companies, and researchers have been planting flags among the stars. But while it might seem like
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The World in UV
531 views / 0 likes - addedUV cameras expose a hidden world and reveal the incompleteness of our perception The Physics Girl looks at sunscreen: https://youtu.be/GRD-xvlhGMc How to make sunscreen from scratch: https://youtu.be/lMXAY5F28L0 In summary, ultraviolet light interacts dif
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Spinning Sphere of Sodium Simulate Earth's Magnetic Field
619 views / 1 likes - addedAn experiment on how turbulent convection in Earth's core makes a magnetic field Get a free audiobook with a free 30 day trial at http://www.audible.com/Veritasium or text Veritasium to 500-500 Huge thanks to Prof. Dan Lathrop and team: http://ve42.co/Lat
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A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
149 views / 0 likes - addedThis is an image of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Visit https://www.kiwico.com/veritasium30 to get 30% off your first month of any crate! Image of Sgr A* from EHT collaboration Event Horizon Telescope
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World's Highest Jumping Robot
117 views / 0 likes - addedThis tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription.Huge thanks to Dr. Elliot Hawkes and the rest of
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This Unstoppable Robot Could Save Your Life
261 views / 0 likes - addedThis robot has applications to archaeology, space exploration, and search and rescue with a simple elegant design inspired by a plant. Sign up to Morning Brew for free today: https://ve42.co/mbMake your own Vine Robot! https://www.vinerobots.orgSpecial th
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The Apple That Changed The World | Planet Money | NPR
477 views / 0 likes - addedThe mid-20th century was a bad time to be an apple lover. The produce section of supermarkets only had a few apples, and one stood tall above the rest: Mealy, and tough-skinned, it was the Red Delicious. Back in those days, apples were a commodity, and th
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The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve
306 views / 0 likes - addedThe Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veri
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NASAs Next Lunar Rover Could Transform How We Study the Moon
301 views / 1 likes - addedNASAs Artemis program has teamed up with Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency to create the next generation lunar vehicle one that is being described as an 'RV for the moon.' Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://b
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Fake Beggar GETS EXPOSED On Camera, They Live To Regret It | Dhar Mann
685 views / 1 likes - addedYour actions always have a way of coming back to you. Hi #DharMannFam, thanks for watching my video! For exclusive giveaways & more inspirational content follow me on Instagram here: http://bit.ly/2Kcbgs2Also, did you know we have an official Facebook Gro
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Your Body's Molecular Machines
439 views / 0 likes - addedThese are the molecular machines inside your body that make cell division possible. Animation by Drew Berry at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. http://wehi.tv Special thanks to Patreon supporters: Joshua Abenir, Tony Fadell, Donal
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This equation will change how you see the world
357 views / 0 likes - addedThe logistic map connects fluid convection, neuron firing, the Mandelbrot set and so much more. Fasthosts are giving UK viewers the chance to win tickets, flight, and accommodation to SXSW 2020 by answering my Techie Test question: https://www.fasthosts.c
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How Electricity Actually Works
188 views / 0 likes - addedThis video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Special thanks to: Bruce Sherwood, Ruth Chabay, Aaron Titus, and Steve Spicklemore https://matterandinteractions.
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How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented
284 views / 0 likes - addedA general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a y
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The Big Misconception About Electricity
178 views / 0 likes - addedThe misconception is that electrons carry potential energy around a complete conducting loop, transferring their energy to the load. This video was sponsored by Caséta by Lutron. Learn more at https://Lutron.com/veritasium Further analysis of the l
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The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment
209 views / 0 likes - addedIf you ran evolution all over again, would you get humans? How repeatable is #evolution? This video is sponsored by @BountyBrand. #biology #science #QPU #HygieneBeginswithBounty #BountyPartnerSpecial thanks to Prof. Richard Lenski and team for showing me
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The Biggest Myth In Education
253 views / 0 likes - addedYou are not a visual learner learning styles are a stubborn myth. Part of this video is sponsored by Google Search.Special thanks to Prof. Daniel Willingham for the interview and being part of this video.Special thanks to Dr Helen Georigou for reviewing t
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The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer
168 views / 0 likes - addedThe 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription.Special thanks to Destin of Sm
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A Physics Prof Bet Me $10,000 I'm Wrong
215 views / 0 likes - addedA UCLA Physics Professor bet me $10,000 that my video about going downwind faster than the wind was wrong. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. For mo
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There's a Hole at the Bottom of Math
401 views / 1 likes - addedNot everything that is true can be proven. This discovery transformed infinity, changed the course of a world war and led to the modern computer. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium ge
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Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter
606 views / 2 likes - addedThe first 688 people to use this link will get 20% off their annual membership: http://brilliant.org/nutshell Thanks a lot to Brilliant for supporting this channel. Finding alien life on a distant planet would be amazing news - or would it? If we are not
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The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions
1,516 views / 3 likes - addedYES, THIS IS A REUPLOAD. The original was age-restricted and demonetized. To support the channel directly, you can buy Snatoms: https://ve42.co/snatoms1 https://ve42.co/amzn or support on Patreon: https://ve42.co/pFritz Haber is the scientist who arguably
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The 4 things it takes to be an expert
132 views / 0 likes - addedWhich experts have real expertise? This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription.Thanks to https://www.chess24.com/ and Chessable for the clip of Magnus.Chase,
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Could Solar Storms Destroy Civilization? Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
818 views / 5 likes - addedhttps://shop.kurzgesagt.org/We have a bunch of new stuff, from the long requested bacteriophage infographic poster to a new Optimistic Nihilism poster that lets you enjoy some existential dread in style. Or join us in our ant obsession and get the new Ant
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Future Computers Will Be Radically Different
165 views / 0 likes - addedVisit https://brilliant.org/Veritasium/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Digital computers have served us well for decades, but the rise of artificial intelligence demands
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How Hidden Technology Transformed Bowling
230 views / 0 likes - addedBowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins. A portion of this video was sponsored by Salesforce. Go to https://salesforce.com/verita
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Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? Who Needs To Fix It?
727 views / 3 likes - addedThis video is part of a series about climate change supported by Breakthrough Energy a coalition founded by Bill Gates, that is working to expand clean-energy investment and support the innovations that will lead the world to net-zero carbon emissions. ht
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The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of
171 views / 0 likes - addedAnalog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly sub
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Could The Universe Be Inside A Black Hole?
200 views / 0 likes - addedPBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to:http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime What is inside a black hole? Inevitable crush
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How Horses Save Humans From Snake Bites
256 views / 1 likes - addedThis video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. To make antivenom, you first need to collect venom from the worlds most deadly snakes.Huge thanks to the Australi
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How To Detect A Secret Nuclear Test
854 views / 1 likes - addedThanks to the CTBTO for helping keep the world safe by detecting secret nuclear tests. http://www.ctbto.org http://www.twitter.com/ctbto_alerts http://www.facebook.com/CTBTO http://www.youtube.com/CTBTO Music by Nathaniel Schroeder http://www.soundcloud.c
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The Counterintuitive Physics Of Turning A Bike
1,015 views / 2 likes - addedThanks to http://www.harrys.com for sponsoring this video – use offer code MinutePhysics for $5 off your first purchase A HUGE thanks to Michael Aranda for aerial and slow motion photography and Wren Weichman (@wrenthereaper) for helping with the 3D bike
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The Secret of Synchronization
204 views / 0 likes - addedHow does order spontaneously arise out of chaos? This video is sponsored by Kiwico go to https://www.kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month of any crate.An enormous thanks to Prof. Steven Strogatz this video would not have been possible with
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The Algorithm That Transformed The World
148 views / 0 likes - addedThe Fast Fourier Transform is used everywhere but it has a fascinating origin story that could have ended the nuclear arms race. This video is sponsored by 80,000 Hours. Head to http://80000hours.org/veritasium to sign up for their newsletter and get sent
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The Fatal Physics of Falling Objects
142 views / 0 likes - addedThis video is sponsored by Brilliant. You can get started for free, or the first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Check out Adam Savage's video: https://youtu.be/h_zytOcMwysA massive thanks to A
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The Absurd Search For Dark Matter
197 views / 0 likes - addedThis video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Astronomers think there should be 5 times as much dark matter as ordinary matter – a shadow universe that m
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How Do Bikes Stay Up?
809 views / 1 likes - addedThanks to littlebits.com for sponsoring this video – use promo code MinutePhysics for $20 off A HUGE thanks to Wren Weichman (@wrenthereaper) for helping with the 3D bike animation, Michael Aranda for drone photography, Pavel for dowsing and Melissa
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Upside Down Mountains In Real Life
797 views / 1 likes - addedResearch on global mountain surface areas: http://bit.ly/1eJyqCM This video is supported by http://www.lynda.com/minutephysics Thanks to the following Subbable subscribers for making MinutePhysics possible: Marc Vigod @WeAretheProduct Knowledge Videos: ht
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Why Raindrops Are Mathematically Impossible
1,421 views / 1 likes - addedRain shouldn't happen, according to basic physics. Click here to watch the MinuteEarth video about rain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87v_9Bud7vw This video supported by Audible.com/minutephysics Thanks to the following Subbable subscribers for making
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The Universe is Hostile to Computers
170 views / 0 likes - addedTiny particles from distant galaxies have caused plane accidents, election interference and game glitches. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription.This vi
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How Do Airplanes Fly?
967 views / 0 likes - addedHow Airplanes Are Made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rMgpExA4kM Thanks to Airbus for supporting this video http://www.a350xwb.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minute
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The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History
368 views / 0 likes - addedOne scientist caused two environmental disasters and the deaths of millions. A part of this video is sponsored by Wren. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://www.wren.co/start/veritasium. For the first 100 people who sign up, I will personally pay
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Girl Finds Out She's Adopted (FEATURE FILM) | Dhar Mann
1,121 views / 2 likes - addedWATCH footage from the premiere event for this feature film here: https://youtu.be/eqAR3YcH__QWATCH the 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Special here: https://youtu.be/eH3dgwpp4VI MOBILE APP App Store = https://apple.co/3nhvjapGoogle Play = https://bit.ly/3DRzS1I
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A Brief History Of Everything, Feat. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
736 views / 0 likes - addedThis video brought to you by http://www.audible.com/minutephysics Thanks to Neil deGrasse Tyson for his amazing writing and narration! Music: "The Firebird Suite" by Igor Stravinsky, performed by the USAF Band, licensed from Naxos of America, Inc. for wor
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