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The Immortal Cells Of Henrietta Lacks - Robin Bulleri

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-immortal-cells-of-henrietta-lacks-robin-bulleri Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing
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Henrietta Lacks: The 'immortal' cells that changed the world - BBC REEL

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In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a black woman from Baltimore, USA, died of cancer. However, cells taken from her body without her knowledge continued to grow and multiply even after her death. They became the first 'immortalised human cell line' and changed med
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Henrietta Lacks' Revolutionary HeLa Cells

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The astonishing story of Henrietta Lacks' immortal cells, taken without consent, revolutionized medical research but also exposed ethical dilemmas, leading to crucial changes in consent laws to protect patients' rights in the scientific community.Untold i
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The Messy Ethics Of Self Driving Cars

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The development of self-driving cars presents one of the greatest ethical conundrums in history. Because of these inventions, which will save thousands of lives every year, we will have to decide how to kill people. Email: wendoverproductions@gmail.com Tw
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Can You Teach Ethics to a Self-Driving Car?

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How do we program moral decision-making into autonomous vehicles? "NOVA Wonders: Can We Build a Brain?" premieres May 16, 2018 at 9/8c on PBS. NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs
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The Star That Redefined the Universe

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Delta Cephei is a visible star located in the constellation Cepheus. It is uniquely variable and provided astronomers with a new tool to measure the universe with. This important star is the prototype of a class of stars called Cepheid Variables. This vid
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Should your phone push you to take your pills?

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Theres a surprising problem in American health care that doesnt get discussed much: up to 50% of patients dont take long-term medication properly. Medicine non adherence costs money and lives every year, and recently, technology is swooping in to help. Mo
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What the world looks like to an algorithm

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Artificial intelligence is governing more and more of our lives, but the way it sees and understands the world is completely different from you or me. For this video, we found a way to look around inside AI’s “brain.” First, we asked fellow humans to gues
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Kant & Categorical Imperatives: Crash Course Philosophy #35

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Our next stop on our tour of ethics is Kant’s ethics. Today Hank explains hypothetical and categorical imperatives, the universalizability principle, autonomy, and what it means to treat people as ends-in-themselves, rather than as mere means. Get your ow
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Three women who changed how we see the universe | BBC Ideas

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These three amazing women astronomers - Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Vera Rubin - changed the way we see the universe. Astrophysicist Jo Dunkley explains what she learnt from them. Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav ----
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We decoded NASA’s messages to aliens by hand

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In 1977, twin golden records were sent into space on the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. Still sailing through space at nearly 60,000 km per hour, the records contain sound, songs, and images from earth. But how did NASA include images on an analog record? He
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The Ethical Dilemma Of Self-driving Cars - Patrick Lin

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-ethical-dilemma-of-self-driving-cars-patrick-lin Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can’t
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Ghostlike Octopus Found Lurking Deep Below the Sea

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While exploring the deep sea northeast of Hawaii’s Necker Island with a remotely operated vehicle, scientists aboard the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer were surprised to encounter what may be a never-before-seen octopus. Though the February 27 discovery
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Music And Creativity In Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/music-and-creativity-in-ancient-greece-tim-hansen You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports an
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The Conservation of "Iron Workers by Reginald Marsh Narrated

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Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago guides the viewer through the process of conserving this piece of Social Realism by Reginald Marsh. Techniques and materials are introduced and explained to aide those without experience in
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Watch: Pig Lungs Filter Human Blood In A Lab

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Human blood filters through pig lungs in the lab of Lars Burdorf at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Thousands of people die every year for lack of transplantable human organs. Scientists are experimenting with a technique called CRISPR to r
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What Cats Teach Us About Happiness | A Cat's Philosophy

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Most of the time, cats come across as utterly indifferent. They dont seem to care about other cats and arent too attached to their owners. But does this mean that cats are immoral, heartless creatures? Are cats, from a philosophical viewpoint, devoid of e
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LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): Hamateur Night (1939) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)

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Hamateur Night is a seven-minute animated short film released to theaters by Warner Bros. on January 28, 1939. Directed by Tex Avery and written by Jack Miller, the film was a part of the Merrie Melodies series produced by Leon Schlesinger and distributed
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What is DNA and How Does it Work?

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Click this link to take a survey about this video: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VM8CFFL Support Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly Issues of genetics and DNA are constantly cropping up in the news from food production and h
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Metaethics: Crash Course Philosophy #32

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We begin our unit on ethics with a look at metaethics. Hank explains three forms of moral realism – moral absolutism, and cultural relativism, including the difference between descriptive and normative cultural relativism – and moral subjectivism, which i
Ghostly critters from the deep sea: Stygiomedusa gigantea

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Stygiomedusa gigantea is one of the largest invertebrate predators known in the ocean, yet little is understood about its ecology and behavior. Stygiomedusa lacks tentacles, but has four extraordinarily large oral arms that are presumably used to envelope
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Divine Command Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #33

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As we venture into the world of ethics, there are a lot of different answers to the grounding problem for us to explore. One of the oldest and most popular is the divine command theory. But with age comes a long history of questions, too, such as the dile
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Poverty & Our Response To It: Crash Course Philosophy #44

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We’re picking up where we left off last time, exploring the “ethics of care” and how it applies to extreme poverty. Are we responding to global poverty in a moral way? Philosophers like Peter Singer argue that we have an obligation to prevent harm caused
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The Sky in 350 Billion Years

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How did Hubble discover the expansion of the universe? Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring today's video. Click here for 10% off your first month - https://betterhelp.com/physicsgirlSupport Physics Girl videos https://www.patreon.com/physicsgirlCreator
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Charlie Puth - Free (Official Lyric Video)

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Music video by Charlie Puth performing Free (Official Lyric Video) from Disneys One and Only Ivan. 2020 Walt Disney RecordsDisneys The One and Only Ivan now streaming exclusively on Disney+An adaptation of the award-winning book about one very special gor
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Life and Longevity: Crash Course History of Science #44

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It's time to have a look at the future of human life and how technology could possibly extend longevity. But, within that tech, are questions of ethics that are not always at the top of mind when the tech is being developed. In this episode, Hank sits dow
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Teen Titans GO! | Starfire the Business Alien Princess | Cartoon Network

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Starfire dreams of becoming a successful business alien princess and joins a cookie-selling organization to learn the proper skills! Episode: Business Ethics Wink Wink CN GAMES: http://cartn.co/ytgames SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribe WATCH MORE: http
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Is It Safe To Eat Genetically Modified Animals?

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Recently, the FDA approved the sale and consumption of genetically modified salmon. Will this change the food industry forever? What’s The Deal With Genetically Modified Food? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1MgNj93 Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http:/
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How to make electronic skin with Stanford's Zhenan Bao—Speaking of Chemistry Road Trip

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The Speaking of Chemistry California road trip continues as we scope out some cutting-edge, flexible electronics at Stanford University. Don’t forget to subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions ↓↓Full description and references below↓↓ Stanford’s Zhenan Bao
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"D.A.N.C.E." by Justice - Cover By Sapphire | Trolls presents SONGS THAT STICK

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When is anger justified? A philosophical inquiry - Delaney Thull

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Explore different philosophers ideas about anger and dig into their theories on how we should handle this complicated emotion.--Anger is a complicated emotion. It can feel reasonable and righteous or impulsive and uncontrollable. Anger can be an important
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What if you experienced every human life in history?

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Examine 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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Could We Rid The World Of Zika Mosquitoes?

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A new technology could make diseases like Zika a thing of the past. But should we use it? Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more info?↓ The CDC on Zika: http://www
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Could AI predict the future? - Thomas Hofweber

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Explore one of the main issues of AI-based predictive models and how it affects user decision-making and accountability.--A couple has been considering getting engaged, but theyre worried about divorce statistics. An AI-based model was just released that
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You can only save one who do you choose? - Doug MacKay

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Puzzle through the ethical dilemma where two ships are in distress but you can only save one, and decide: which do you choose?--You are the captain of an interstellar cargo transport headed to port when you receive two distress calls. The first is from a
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Ethical dilemma: Who should you believe? - Alex Worsnip

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Puzzle through the ethical dilemma of a spouse accused of murder and decide: do you believe your spouse or the evidence?--Youre sitting on the couch, when you hear a knock on the door. The police have arrived to arrest your spouse for murder. This accusat
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Ethical dilemma: Would you lie? - Sarah Stroud

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Puzzle through the ethical dilemma of lying to a friend, and decide: is lying always wrong or can it be justifiable?--Your plan to set up your friend Carey with your acquaintance Emerson is finally coming together. Youve made them a dinner reservation, bu
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Ethical dilemma: Whose life is more valuable? - Rebecca L. Walker

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Puzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: how do we determine the value of a life, whether human or non-human?--To protect against a possible resurgence of smallpox, the US government is funding research to improve treatments and vaccines. And
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Ethical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLean

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Puzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: can human existence be meaningful without its creativity and culture? --Life on your planet depends entirely on Nuronium for normal cognition. Unfortunately, its source has been compromised and you are
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The 3 Reasons This Tree Has Lived 5000 Years

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Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/MinuteEarth. Get started for free, and hurry the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Methuselahs environment lacks nutrients, water, and oxygen. In other words, its the perfect place to grow
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The hidden world of animal consciousness - with David Pea-Guzmn

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Do animals dream? Join David Pea-Guzmn as he explores behavioural and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming. Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/LpI7zNHUFRQDavid's latest book 'When animals dream: the hidden wor
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How Wiretapping Works

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It’s surprisingly easy to listen to private conversations if you know how to hack satellites, bug devices or tap a phone line. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://people.howstuffworks.com/wiretapping.htm Share on Facebook: Share on Twitter: Subscribe:

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