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How Douglas Fir Trees Shaped The Northwest
132 views / 0 likes - addedIf you live in the Northwest, you've seen a million Doug firs. For centuries, they've been crucial to the Northwest way of life. And if you celebrate Christmas, you might bring one into your home every year. But Doug firs are far more than just pretty sce
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This Earthquake Drowned the Pacific Northwest
1,294 views / 4 likes - addedThis earthquake drowned the Pacific Northwest long ago—and there’s still evidence of it today. Find out more in “Making North America: Human”: http://to.pbs.org/2tNUffc PRODUCTION CREDITS Digital Producer Saad Amer Animation Edgeworx Studios, LLC Fluid Pi
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James Beard, the Pacific Northwest and the birth of the foodie movement
134 views / 0 likes - addedFrom razor clam souffl to her famous currant teacakesMary Beard loved to cook, and always with the freshest seasonal ingredients. Her son James embraced his mothers passion for food. And even as the proclaimed dean of American cookery later moved away and
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Vocalist Disagrees With Bernstein's Tempo
158 views / 0 likes - addedBernstein describes this passage as "always impossible" and suggests that the audience won't understand the words anyway, so what's the big deal? Awkward.
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What Causes San Francisco Fog?
394 views / 0 likes - addedHave you ever wondered why it gets so foggy in San Francisco in the summertime? Summer fog is common in the San Francisco Bay Area and on the coastline of California, and it's caused by a few different factors working together. Along the California coast,
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Slime molds are gorgeous (you just never knew it!)
409 views / 0 likes - addedMeet two amateur naturalists who comb the Pacific Northwest woods for a fascinating creature with an unappealing name: slime molds. One of the longest-living life forms on the planet, these single cell organisms have been long overlooked and underapprecia
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Containerization: The Most Influential Invention That You've Never Heard Of
650 views / 0 likes - addedThe intermodal container changed our world. We would never have the interconnected and global economy of today without Malcolm McLean and his system of containerization. Email: wendoverproductions@gmail.com Twitter: @WendoverPro Please consider subscribin
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Sea Otters: This Kelp Forest’s Best Friend
1,090 views / 6 likes - addedSea otters and kelp forests have the ultimate mutualistic relationship. Watch new episodes of wild_life with Bertie Gregory on Wednesdays at http://natgeowild.com/wild/wildlife. In Nat Geo WILD’s first digital series, wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory jou
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How El Niño and La Niña affect weather
1,142 views / 0 likes - addedA vast spot in the Pacific Ocean called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation effects weather the world over. This spot is famous for creating oscillating weather patterns known as El Niño and La Niña. Here's how these patterns control winter weather in the Un
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Writing: Informative — How-to Example | Reading & Writing | New SAT | Khan Academy
903 views / 0 likes - addedWatch Sal work through an SAT Writing: Informative passage. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/new-sat/new-sat-reading-writing/new-sat-writing-passages/v/sat-writing-narrative?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=NewSAT Mis
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An Epic Model Railroad Recreates The Columbia River Gorge
619 views / 1 likes - addedEver wonder what it would be like to be a giant towering over the Northwest landscape? You can find out at the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club, where even children loom like Godzilla over all the iconic sites of the Gorge, from Union Station to Multnom
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Writing: Argument — How-to Example | Reading & Writing | New SAT | Khan Academy
762 views / 0 likes - addedWatch Sal work through an SAT Writing: Argument passage. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/new-sat/new-sat-reading-writing/new-sat-writing-passages/v/sat-writing-informational-passage?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=N
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Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot OFFICIAL
234 views / 0 likes - addedPale Blue Dot is NOW AVAILABLE as an audiobookhttps://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Pale-Blue-Dot-Audiobook/B06XTJN84LAs seen in 2014's COSMOS: A SpaceTime OdysseyWritten by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter Cosmos Studios, Inc., Copyright 2013Passage w
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld - Tejal Gala
707 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-egyptian-book-of-the-dead-tejal-gala Ancient Egyptians believed that in order to become immortal after death, a spirit must first pass through the underworld — a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and mag
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People Finding SECRET HIDDEN ROOMS In Their Homes !
1,015 views / 6 likes - addedAzzyland - People Finding SECRET HIDDEN ROOMS In Their Homes ! Can you guys imagine finding a secret room or a hidden passage in your house? If I had mr way my house would be filled with secret bookcases and amazing secret furniture ! SUBSCRIBE and become
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How to make an anti-gravity hourglass | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious
444 views / 0 likes - addedHourglasses have been used for centuries to mark the passage of time. But can you use science to make an anti-gravity hourglass that fills from the bottom to the top? Ross is here to show you how to make a strange liquid hourglass at home.How to paint wit
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The biggest underwater cave on Earth
518 views / 0 likes - addedResearchers just found the world's largest underwater cave. Inside, they found ancient artifacts and the bones of extinct creatures. Diving off the coast of Tulum, Mexico, scientists found a 347-kilometer passage linking what were previously thought to be
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How do speakers work?
129 views / 0 likes - addedBuild the worlds simplest speaker A coil of wire, a magnet and a sheet of cardboard are all you need to build a simple speaker. Chief Scientist, Carl Nelson shows how easy it is to build a speaker. Imagination Station, Toledo's hands-on science center, is
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Why Australia bottles up its air
150 views / 0 likes - addedEvery few months, when the wind's blowing in the right direction, a bottle of air is taken from Kennaook / Cape Grim, at the northern tip of Tasmania, and saved for science. Here's how and why. More about the Cape Grim Air Archive: https://research.csiro.
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What if in a Parallel Universe, the Asteroid Never Hit Earth
184 views / 0 likes - addedDo you know of an interrelation between dinosaurs and space? The two dont exactly go hand inhand. But that all changed this month, when a NASA research scientist combined the two, in a post onsocial media. By following our solar system's passage across th
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Brad Makes Salt From Scratch | It's Alive | Bon Appétit
583 views / 0 likes - addedBon Appétit Test Kitchen manager, Brad Leone, is back for episode 25 of “It’s Alive,” and this time he’s making salt. Brad visits Ben Jacobsen, of Jacobsen Salt Co. (and many “It’s Alive” cameos), to learn how seawater from the Pacific Northwest is turned
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Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water | Raymond Tang
732 views / 0 likes - addedHow do we find fulfillment in a world that's constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he found a passage comparing goodness to water, an idea he's now ap
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The Call Of The Land: Meet The Next Generation Of Farmers
717 views / 1 likes - addedPhotographer Eva Verbeeck and filmmaker Spencer MacDonald spent three weeks documenting the lives of young farmers throughout the Pacific Northwest. In this short film, hear why the farmers were drawn to the laborious but often rewarding occupation. Eva V
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Black Bear Cubs First Attempts to Conquer Treetops | BBC Earth
474 views / 1 likes - addedFrom the moment they leave their den, black bears have a natural instinct to climb. Watch these cubs' first attempts to conquer treetops! Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http://b
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What’s Special About a Wolf’s Paw Print? | National Geographic
823 views / 2 likes - addedWolf paws leave behind more than just a print on the ground. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class sc
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Do Your Swimming Skills Match Up to a Humpback Whale’s? | National Geographic
2,310 views / 1 likes - addedHumpback whales are great swimmers, and absolutely massive creatures—some comparable to the size of a bus. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploratio
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How You Can Hike, Bike, Ski and Dive for Science
364 views / 0 likes - addedWant to help scientists find ways to protect butterflies, create a safe passage for wildlife and rid the oceans of microplastics? Well, if you’re up for the adventure, Gregg Treinish has got some work for you. With his nonprofit Adventure Scientists, he’s
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Visualising Antimatter with Bubble Chambers - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close
537 views / 0 likes - addedYou can use a bubble chamber to visualise the passage of negatively charged electrons and their positively charged antimatter counterparts - positrons. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb
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The World's Smartest Robot Is Living in Vancouver
137 views / 0 likes - addedSanctuary AI says building human-level artificial intelligence that can execute human tasks safely requires a deep understanding of the living mind. Hello World's Ashlee Vance heads to Vancouver to see the startup's progress toward bringing robots to life
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Robots: the future of food? -Superabundant S1 E4
132 views / 0 likes - addedGetting food from the ground to the table is not easy. Whether its a server battling sore feet, or a grape picker hustling to harvest while the fruit is perfect, innovators are looking for ways to lighten the load, using a new generation of robots. But wi
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The Craziest Fact I Know - String Around The Earth Puzzle
34 views / 1 likes - addedThe String girdling Earth is a mathematical puzzle with a counterintuitive solution. In a version of this puzzle, string is tightly wrapped around the equator of a perfectly spherical Earth. If the string should be raised 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) off the groun
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That famous cello prelude, deconstructed
348 views / 0 likes - addedBach's G major prelude has captivated cellists and music lovers for years. Cellist Alisa Weilerstein deconstructs it.Bach's six cello suites are considered a rite of passage for cellists. They're masterpieces of classical music, and the prelude in G major
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How This Forest Runs on Salmon
595 views / 1 likes - addedWhat do salmon—and their sex lives—have to do with keeping a forest healthy? In this episode, Bertie explains that salmon equal more than just meal time for coastal predators roaming the shores and tidal shelves; they're also a rich source of marine nutri
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How Much Air Can A Tree Hold? #TeamTrees
345 views / 0 likes - addedGo to https://teamtrees.org Let's plant some trees! #TeamTreesTrees can take an astounding amount of carbon out of the air, which is good, because we need to do that times a trillion.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth a
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How 7,000 Years of Epic Floods Changed the World (w/ SciShow!)
624 views / 0 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/eons Check out SciShow's video on Lake Agassiz: https://youtu.be/qMVhR26NRsk Strange geologic landmarks in the Pacific Northwest are the lingering remains of a mystery that took nearly half a century t
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How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built - Alex Gendler
351 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover how the English Channel Tunnel was built and the engineering challenges of building a 200 kilometer long tunnel underwater.--Flanked by two powerful nations, the English Channel has long been one of the worlds most important maritime passages. Ye
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Why Do We Get Eye Boogers?
905 views / 0 likes - addedDo eye boogers play a crucial role in maintaining the overall health of our eyes, or are they just a gross inconvenience? Is Eating Boogers Bad For You? - https://youtu.be/DUogCoSmPJo Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read Mor
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Can We Power the World With a Single Energy Grid?
590 views / 0 likes - addedChina is building a 1.1 million volt power line that will carry power 3,200km. Could this be the beginning of a united global energy grid? These Strange Metals Could Make Electronics Perfectly Efficient - https://youtu.be/HQcKEFoufLA Read More: China’s gi
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Heat Engines, Refrigerators, & Cycles: Crash Course Engineering #11
887 views / 0 likes - addedCycles are a big deal in engineering. Today well explain what they are and how theyre used in heat engines, refrigerators, and heat pumps. Well also discuss phase diagrams and the power of using renewable energy resourcesCrash Course Engineering is produc
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If Enough People Stomp At Once, Can It Cause An Earthquake?
684 views / 0 likes - addedSporting events gather a lot of people into one place, and they can get pretty rowdy. Does all this commotion have an effect on the planet? Why Do Refs Make Bad Calls? - https://youtu.be/E7dOWwm3IUQ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1
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How Fire Extinguishers Work
900 views / 1 likes - addedFire extinguishers are nearly ubiquitous, and they can be an invaluable, life-saving device. But what’s inside those little red cylinders, and how does it stop a fire? Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/hF7RFe Share on Twitter: https://goo.gl/qKWGmd Subscr
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This Map Shows Where American Accents Come From
666 views / 0 likes - addedWhen you're traveling to another part of the US than you're originally from, it might be surprising to hear how different the locals sound. For instance, a New Yorker will likely speak the same English language in a completely different accent from a nati
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Illusions of Time
465 views / 1 likes - addedUse code BRAINS to get free shipping within the US or $8 off international shipping on your first Curiosity Box! https://www.curiositybox.com https://twitter.com/tweetsauce https://www.instagram.com/electricpants SOURCES: 1896 snowball fight: https://twit
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Does Letter Order Matter?
669 views / 0 likes - addedYou’ve probably seen the internet meme about word order – but is it true? Does the order of letters in a word matter, or can people read a jumble just as quickly as a proper sentence? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com. Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/97ny
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Why Are They All In Antarctica?
111 views / 0 likes - addedDownload the Tab For A Cause browser extension at https://tab.gladly.io/trees/minuteearth2/Meteorite hunters dont search for meteorites in the places most frequently peppered by them they go to Antarctica instead, because thats where they are easiest to f
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China and India Shock NASA By Turning Earth More Green Than Before
482 views / 0 likes - addedFollow me on Twitter for my science stuff: https://twitter.com/WhatDaMath Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a NASA discovery from a few months back that suggest China and India have replanted a tremendous amount of
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The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics
114 views / 0 likes - addedOne of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.If you're looking for a molecular mo
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Voyager 2 Discovers Wall of Fire at Solar System's Edge
593 views / 1 likes - addedYou can buy Universe Sandbox 2 here: http://amzn.to/2yJqwU6 Wonderful Person t-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the reports of what Voyager 2 discovered as it left th
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