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The Contributions Of Female Explorers - Courtney Stephens

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-contributions-of-female-explorers-courtney-stephens During the Victorian Age, women were unlikely to become great explorers, but a few intelligent, gritty and brave women made major contributions to the stud
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What is the tragedy of the commons? - Nicholas Amendolare

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-tragedy-of-the-commons-nicholas-amendolare Is it possible that overfishing, super germs, and global warming are all caused by the same thing
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How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey

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Find out how consciousness is generated in the human brain - and discover the evidence suggesting some animals are also sentient.Read Nicholas's book 'Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness' here: https://geni.us/eCGsWatch the Q&A here: https://www.you
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Sir Nicholas Winton "Saving the Children" during the Holocaust.

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Discover the inspiring true story of Sir Nicholas Winton in the award-winning film "Nicky's Family", now on DVD: http://www.menemshafilms.com/nickys-family
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Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers

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Here's a clip from the movie "Stormy Weather" (1943) featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing "Jumpin Jive". After awhile they let the Nicholas Brothers jump in and lend their feet to the action. ==================== Note that must moderate the
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Scientific Revolution: Crash Course European History #12

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There was a lot of bad stuff going on in Europe in the 17th century. We've seen wars, plagues, and unrest of all types. But, there is some good news. Huge advances were underway in the scientific community in Europe at this time. In this video we'll look
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More on Final and Intermediate GDP Contributions

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What happens when a good is not finished in a period More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=C1pHvEAKmLA
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Stormy Weather in color - The Nicholas Brothers and Cab Calloway | Colorized with DeOldify

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The Nicholas Brothers' tap dance scene from the movie "Stormy Weather" (1943). Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing "Jumpin' Jive". Subscribe to our channel for more videos like this. https://www.youtube.com/c/blackpepperswing?sub_confirmation=1 This
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The Scientific Method

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The scientific method
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Subtracting In Scientific Notation

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Subtracting in scientific notation
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Scientific notation 1

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Scientific notation 2

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What’s The Difference Between A Scientific Law And Theory? - Matt Anticole

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-difference-between-a-scientific-law-and-theory-matt-anticole Chat with a friend about an established scientific theory, and she might reply, “Well, that’s just a theory.” But a conversation about an e
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Scientific Notation

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Scientific Notation More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=i6lfVUp5RW8
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The Scientific Origins Of The Minotaur - Matt Kaplan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-scientific-origins-of-the-minotaur-matt-kaplan The myth of the Minotaur tells the story of an enraged beast forever wandering the corridors of a damp labyrinth, filled with a rage so intense that its deafeni
Scientific Notation Example

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An good example of scientific notation.
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Feynman on Scientific Method.

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Physicist Richard Feynman explains the scientific and unscientific methods of understanding nature.
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Not All Scientific Studies Are Created Equal - David H. Schwartz

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View full lesson: Not all scientific studies are created equal - David H. Schwartz Every day, we are bombarded by attention grabbing headlines that promise miracle cures to all of our ailments -- often backed up by a "scientific study." But what are these
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Scientific Notation I

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u11_l1_t4_we1 Scientific Notation I More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=6phoVfGKKec Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Scientific Notation 3 (new)

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u11_l1_t4_we3 Scientific Notation 3 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=dD71fFNwVJw Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Scientific notation 3

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U07_L1_T2_we3 Scientific notation 3 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=XJBwJjP2_hM Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Scientific Notation Examples | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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More scientific notation examples Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/scientific-notation/e/scientific_notation?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=PreAlgebra W
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Scientific Notation Example 2

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u11_l1_t4_we2 Scientific Notation 2 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=xxAFh-qHPPA Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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Multiplying in Scientific Notation

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u11_l1_t4_we_int Multiplying in Scientific Notation More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=67jn5Zv-myg Content provided by TheNROCproject.org - (c) Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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7 Scientific Urban Legends Debunked!

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I HAVE A PATREON NOW!! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below It sounds like such an incredible fact. Our own cells are outnumbered by our microbes
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How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries

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Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measure
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Introduction To Scientific Notation | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Introduction to scientific notation. An in-depth discussion about why and how scientific notation is used. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/scientific-notation/e/sc
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The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14

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Historically speaking, there is no one scientific method. Theres more than one way to make knowledge. In this episode we're going to look at a few of those ways and how they became more of the "norm."***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us direc
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Scientific Poster | What is this thing?!

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What are scientific posters and how are they used? And which snack should you position yourself by for maximum poster exposure? Trying to document grad school one YouTube video at a time, from lab equipment to genetics lessons to interviews with other stu
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The most notorious scientific feud in history - Lukas Rieppel

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Get to know one of the most infamous scientific rivalries in history, known as the Bone Wars, where two scientists competed to find dinosaur fossils.--After the California Gold Rush of 1848, settlers streamed west to strike it rich. In addition to preciou
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Things Of Beauty: Scientific Instruments Of Yore

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For more than 30 years, Steve Erenberg has collected early scientific and medical objects and instruments. Packed with shelves and displays brimming with Victorian medical masks, surreal anatomical models, and futuristic test prostheses, Erenberg's store/
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The Scientific Method. Animated Science. Episode 1.

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The episode describes the scientific method and illustrates each of the phases that compose it. The main character observes the phenomenon that is going to be analysed —the growth of two plants—, and develops a hypothesis. Together with the re
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The Most Successful Scientific Theory Ever: The Standard Model

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The Standard Model of particle physics is the most successful scientific theory of all time. It describes how everything in the universe is made of 12 different types of matter particles, interacting with three forces, all bound together by a rather speci
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10 Scientific Ways To Know If Your Dog Loves You

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10 scientific ways to know your dog loves you so muchDog cognitive science has come a long way over the past two decades. Wagging tails, persuasive looks and the shape of ears yield all kinds of information about a dogs intentions and emotional state.The
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5 Brilliant Scientific Accidents

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Finding success in science requires smarts, determination, and sometimes a bit of luck. NPR's Skunk Bear, created the Golden Mole Award For Accidental Brilliance to celebrate that last part. Check out the top nominees' stories and see the winner announced
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12 AWESOME SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS

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EXCITING EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS It's high time ot tease your brain with cool experiments for kids! They are absolutely safe (maybe a bit messy, but you have to be accurate) and bring a lot of fun and knowledge! Let's turn education into a funny game togethe
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Why is computer programming a key scientific skill? | Science in a different light

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Computers are only as clever as the person programming them, but they can handle a lot more data, and process it a lot faster, than the human brain. Georgina discusses how the language of programming is a key scientific skill.To find out more, visit: http
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The Scientific Power Of Meditation

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How exactly does meditation affect your body? GET THE BOOK! http://asapscience.com/book SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 Written by: Rachel Salt, Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit FOLLOW US--- Instagram and Twitter: @whalewatchmeplz and @mitchellmoffit Cl
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The Scientific Benefits of Boredom

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Boredom makes you more creative, altruistic, introspective, and helps with autobiographical planning. This video was sponsored by LastPass: http://bit.ly/2wAsdUu I feel like this video might come across as condescending but the person I'm really talking t
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These Places Have No Scientific Explanation!!

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Radioactive lakes, rivers that can boil you alive, and lakes that turn things to stone these all sound like something straight out of a sci-fi fantasy, but theyre real places on Earth and today were going to take you there: Number 7. Shanay-Timpishka The
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Galileo the Scientific Parrot

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On the surface of Earth all objects accelerate downwards at the same rate - at least, they're supposed to. But we all know dust, pieces of paper, and feathers fall slower. This is of course due to the influence of air resistance. In this experiment we use
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The Scientific Problem of Consciousness

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Anil Seth wants to understand how minds work. As a neuroscientist at the University of Sussex in England, Seth has seen firsthand how neurons do what they do but he knows that the puzzle of consciousness spills over from neuroscience into other branches o
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The 9 BEST Scientific Study Tips

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Ace any exam with these study tips! Check out TD http://td.com/student 7 Exam Anxiety Tips: https://youtu.be/FyBdA61GmJ0 SUBSCRIBE (it's free): http://bit.ly/asapsci GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Written by Amanda Edward, Gregory
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How To Cram For Your Exam (Scientific Tips)

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Try these study tips when you are down to the wire! Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/TDjL30nzMVp Listen to our podcast Sidenote! https://bit.ly/2SYfqcx "The Great Courses Plus is currently available to watch through
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Math Antics - Scientific Notation

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Sociology & the Scientific Method: Crash Course Sociology #3

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What puts the “science” in social science? Today we’ll explore positivist sociology and how sociologists use empirical evidence to explore questions about the social world. We’ll also introduce two alternatives: interpretative sociology and critical socio
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6 scientific tricks for falling asleep

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Can't sleep? Don't just lie there in bed and stress about it. These tricks will have you snoozing in no time. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TWITTER: https://twitter.com/techinsider INSTAGRAM:
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Kid Genius Brielle Shares Her Scientific Discoveries

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Adorable 6-year-old Brielle returned to talk with Ellen about some of her favorite scientists and her new hip-hop hobby.
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Never-Before-Seen Footage Uncovers Antarctica’s First Scientific Missions

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During the Cold War, Antarctica was primed for conquest. Here’s how it became an international science laboratory. This NASA Mission Uses Cold War Planes to Map the World's Largest Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiQq9kWhGxI Subscribe! https://www.
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The Raven Paradox - A Hiccup in the Scientific Method

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Sign up to brilliant.org with this link to receive a 20% discount! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ This video has been heavily influenced by the introductory Philosophy of Science book "Theory and Reality" by Peter Godfrey-Smith. I highly recommend this
The Scientific Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #12

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How glow-in-the-dark jellyfish inspired a scientific revolution

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What makes a jellyfish glow? For scientists, asking that simple question led to a powerful new tool that’s completely transformed medicine (and won the Nobel!) Basic research often leads to innovations that have had a significant impact on humanity. But f
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Scientific American Editors Build Saturn V Rocket LEGO Set

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In the early morning hours of July 16, 1969, technicians at the Kennedy Space Center loaded upward of 750,000 gallons of fuel into the 363-foot Saturn V rocket that would successfully propel the Apollo 11 spacecraft toward the moon. It would be one of 13
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We Accidentally Discovered A RARE Scientific Phenomenon (10,000fps Collisions)

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Buy Rexy Clothing https://rexyclothing.comA HUGE thanks to Craig from @BealsScience and Shaun (https://www.instagram.com/oldridesreborn) for hosting us and building the epic air cannons. More collision vids coming in 2024! Business Inquiries howridiculous
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Simplifying Square Roots | Exponents, Radicals, And Scientific Notation | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/radical-radicals/e/simplifying_radicals?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=PreAlgebra Watch the next lesson: https://www.kh
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Exponent Rules Part 1 | Exponents, Radicals, And Scientific Notation | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Introduction to exponent rules Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/exponent-properties/e/exponent_rules?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=PreAlgebra Watch the
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‘The Swim’ Ended With 1,000 New Scientific Samples... Here’s What’s Next | The Swim

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Broken sails don’t mean broken spirits for Ben Lecomte and his team. After six grueling months on the water, 'Seeker' has landed in Hawaii with a treasure trove of rare data and a commitment to a cleaner future. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Not What
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Negative Exponents | Exponents, Radicals, And Scientific Notation | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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How does a negative exponent affect our answer? Before you assume that the answer must be negative, think again! Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/negative-exponents
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Simplifying Radicals | Exponents, Radicals, And Scientific Notation | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Using exponent rules to simplify radicals or square roots Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/radical-radicals/e/simplifying_radicals?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm
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Gumball is a scientific genius | The Best | Gumball | Cartoon Network

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Click to watch more of The Amazing World of Gumball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2BjEH4u84&list=PL77ED97B132C66551Gumball, the amusing blue cat with a giant head and his best buddy Darwin, a pet goldfish who sprouted legs, step up the hilarity and
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Circle in Circle. Optical illusion

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Probably this is the first Cardano's Hypocycloid mechanical model, not animation, that model makers have ever built. This motion was described first by Nicolaus Copernicus Consider two circles of radii R and R/2 with the smaller one rolling inside the big
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A short animation: the Copernican Revolution

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In the 16th century, Nicholai Copernicus proposed a fundamental change to the way we see our place in existence: it is the Sun and not Earth that occupies the physical centre, he said. The Copernican revolution that followed holds many important lessons f
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Is there a reproducibility crisis in science? - Matt Anticole

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-reproducibility-crisis-in-science-matt-anticole Published scientific studies can motivate research, inspire products, and inform policy. However, recent studies that examined dozens of published pharm
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Will Robots Become Conscious?

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What makes a brain or machine conscious? Will robots become more conscious than we are? One theory, which can actually calculate consciousness, is beginning to provide some answers. Subscribe: http://youtube.com/whatthephysics?sub_confirmation=1 ↓Want mor
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Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?

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Subscribe to MinutePhysics - it's FREE! http://dft.ba/-minutephysics_sub For recent scientific publications on the walk/rain question: http://iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/33/5/1321 MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://f
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Newton and Leibniz: Crash Course History of Science #17

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The standard story of the Scientific Revolution culminates with the long life of one man: Sir Isaac Newtona humble servant of the Royal Mint, two-time parliamentarian, and a scientific titan whose name, along with Einsteins, is synonymous with physics tod
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Can a Little Oil Really Calm the Ocean?

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Stay informed on breaking news by subscribing through my link https://ground.news/actionlab to receive 30% off the Vantage Subscription which is about $6/month for unlimited access to all the features to better your news consumption experience. A few publ
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How Wildfires Generate "Never-Ending" Storms

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To start using Tab for a Cause, go to: http://tabforacause.org/minuteearth2Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topi
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How Much Does a Thought Weigh?

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How Much Does a Thought Weigh? a.) As much as an electron b.) As much as a water molecule c.) As much as a mosquito Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/WhatThePhysics?sub_confirmation=1 ↓Want more info?↓ SCIENTIFIC NOTES: * The relationship betw
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Why Is Wool Warmer Than Cotton?

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Scientific American looks into the physical properties of socks.
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Do spoilers actually ruin stories?

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Next time someone is about to spoil your favorite show, don’t plug your ears: research shows that “spoilers” actually make you enjoy stories more. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY How Dr. Seuss Created "Green Eggs & Ham": https://youtu.be/jUkfO-TAOLY Taki
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Why Are Planetary Orbits Elliptical?

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For a very long time, from Ptolemy to the age of Copernicus, it was widely believed and accepted that planets in our Solar System revolved in a perfectly circular path. Because the circle was presumed to be an ideal shape for planetary bodies to orbit. Bu
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Moonlight (Clair de Lune)

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This visualization attempts to capture the mood of Claude Debussy's best-known composition, Clair de Lune (moonlight in French). The piece was published in 1905 as the third of four movements in the composer's Suite Bergamasque, and unlike the other parts
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Ancient Games: Crash Course Games #2

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From the ancient Egyptian game of Senet to the Aztec’s Patolli, games have been played since the beginning of civilization. Today, your host Andre Meadows is going to take a look at a few of these games, including some that are actually still played today
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Want to know whether the new coronavirus will spread or not? You have to know this one little number

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COVID-19. SARS. MERS. Ebola... whenever there's a new outbreak, scientists rush to calculate a number called the R0, or R-naught. Why? Its been a critical part of the scientific effort to understand just how transmissible the new virus is. Here's how.For
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James Burke- The Masters of Illusion 1991 Special

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Host James Burke relates the visual effects created by modern filmmakers to the use of perspective in Renaissance art. Uses state-of-the-art computer graphics to demonstrate how scientific linear perspective was used by Renaissance artists to create the i
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Quantum Tunneling In The Smallest Water Droplet

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Water, one of the most common substances on Earth, has served up yet another scientific surprise. Read the research: http://scim.ag/1RRbZYA
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Cutting onions without tears

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Cutting onions can make you cry and sting your eyes, but Rob has a couple of sound scientific ways to do it in comfort
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The Real Reason Leaves Change Color In The Fall

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Thanks to Lynda.com for sponsoring this video. Visit https://www.lynda.com/earth for a 10-day free trial Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - Today I Found Out - Jeff Straathof - Mark - Maarten Bremer - Alberto Bortoni - Valentin - Nicholas Buckendorf -
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The Future of Virtual Reality: Crash Course Games #21

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Today, we’re going to take a look at a seemingly cutting-edge technology that has actually been around for decades - virtual reality. Virtual reality devices have been introduced multiple times in the video game era, but they never seem to stick. But why
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The New Chemistry: Crash Course History of Science #18

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One of the problems with the whole idea of a single Scientific Revolution is that some disciplines decided not to join any revolution. And others just took a long time to get there. ***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up
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The Pokémon Phenomenon: Crash Course Games #28

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Today we’re going to do something a little bit different and take everything we’ve learned so far and apply it to a case study on (arguably) the biggest game franchise in the world: Pokémon. Now Pokémon, like a select few other games we’ve discussed in th
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Gambling: Crash Course Games #27

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Today we’re going to talk about gambling. Now, gambling is interesting because it could be argued that gambling doesn’t even have anything to do with games. It’s usually about making money after all - which makes it much closer to work. But gambling defin
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Card Games: Crash Course Games #13

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Today, we’re going to step away from video games and take a closer look at a game type that has been with us for over a millennium - card games. Since Tang Dynasty China, cards have proven to have quite the staying power spawning a countless variety of ga
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Snap, Crackle, Whop--How to Win the Wishbone

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Don’t crack under pressure! Explore the scientific—and sometimes sleazy—secrets to win a wish at this year’s Thanksgiving wishbone pull.
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The Dawn Of Video Games: Crash Course Games #3

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Over the next few episodes we’re going to talk about the history of video games. Today, we’re going to start with the first re-programmable computers in the 1940’s. Now, these computers were serious tools. They were for codebreaking and calculating artill
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The First Home Consoles: Crash Course Games #5

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So last week Andre talked about Atari’s role in the rise of the video game industry, but Atari wasn’t the only major player in the 1970s. So we’re going to step back a few years and first talk about Ralph Baer who designed the first video game console - t
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How To Improve Indoor Air Quality

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Why do we pay attention to the quality of our drinking water, but not to our indoor air? Scientific American's Senior Health Editor, Tanya Lewis, explains how and why this matters.
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Psychology of Gaming: Crash Course Games #16

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So we’ve talked a lot about what makes games so great in this series, but we haven’t really addressed the big question: why do we play games anyway? And well, the answer is pretty complicated, especially when you consider that some people really like card
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What Is the RNA World Hypothesis?

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Click this link to take a survey about the video: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VS8SNBH All living creatures today reproduce and evolve using a complex gene-enzyme cycle. If we look at a cell, for example, information encoded in its genes is used to prod
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Game Design: Crash Course Games #19

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Good game design is essential for a positive player experience whether it’s a board games, video game, or even dice game. So today, we’re going to take some time to give you an introductory overview of the process of creating a game, and talk about some o
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The History of Game Shows: Crash Course Games #25

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Today we're going to talk about game shows! Game shows have a long history going all the way back to the 1920s on the radio and then proliferating across media to the massive pop culture icons they are today. And they're different from most game genres we
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Input Devices: Crash Course Games #24

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Today we’re going to talk about controllers. Controllers are incredibly important in the gaming experience because they are how we communicate actions within a game and often play a significant role in why we like or dislike certain games. And over the ye
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Educational Games: Crash Course Games #15

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Chess, Number Munchers, The Oregon Trail! Today, we’re going to talk about gaming’s role in education. Now technically all games have an educational component, because games are defined by their rules and players have to learn those rules to participate.
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PC Gaming: Crash Course Games #20

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Today, we're FINALLY going to talk about PC Gaming. So the personal computer is the precursor to the console, but it's not quite accurate to say that it just led to the console. PCs and the video games created on them have and continue to influence the re
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Parasympathetic Nervous System: Crash Course A&P #15

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This week we are looking at your parasympathetic division, which is the "resting and digesting" unit. Unfortunately, learning about this de-stressing division also involves a whole lot of memorization. Don't worry, though - we've got some mnemonic devices
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The Future of Gaming: Crash Course Games #29

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Welcome to the FINAL LEVEL of Crash Course Games! We thought it made the most sense to sign off this series by taking a look towards the future because you know... boss battles are supposed to be tough. Now we don’t know the future obviously, so this epis
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NASA’s Parker Probe will venture closer than ever to the sun to explore its mysterious atmosphere

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Observatories will help explain why the corona is so hot and what drives the solar wind. Read more - https://scim.ag/2vbqh4S CREDITS ------------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Sarah Crespi Chris
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Could the Nearest Earth-Like Planet Be Right Next Door?

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Researchers discovered an exoplanet that could be habitable orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system. Produced with support from Explore Scientific (explorescientificusa.com)
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Gotta Eat! - Crash Course Kids 1.1

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Welcome to Crash Course Kids. In this first episode, Sabrina takes a look at why all living things need to eat. Plus, she shows you a way to investigate why all living things need to eat. This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excite
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Open World Games: Crash Course Games #22

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Today we’re going to talk about open world games. Open world games are different than most video games because although they often have goals and tasks, they usually encourage what is known as “emergent stories.” These are stories that weren’t planned by
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Can Microbes Clean Up Our Oily Mess? - Instant Egghead #58

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With an estimated 70 oil spills every day in the U.S. and tons of plastic garbage littering our oceans, humans could really use some help cleaning up. Scientific American editor David Biello explains how bacteria and other microbes slowly consume our mess
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Role-playing Games: Crash Course Games #18

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Today, we’re going to explore the world of role-playing games. Role-playing games are different than most, because they’re technically a form of interactive storytelling with one player managing the game as the game master (or dungeon master), and all of
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Handhelds: Crash Course Games #23

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Today, we’re going to talk about the gaming devices that combine the screen, speakers, controls, and computer into one neat little package - that’s right we’re talking about handheld game consoles. Handhelds have actually been around since the mid 1970s,
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Feed Me: Classifying Organisms - Crash Course Kids #1.2

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FEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And how do plants fit in to all of this? This first series is based on
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The Olympics, FIFA, and why we love sports: Crash Course Games #17

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Today, John Green is going to be your substitute teacher as we dive into the world of sports! Now “sports” is a pretty broad genre of game, we probably couldn’t even cover them in an entire series, but today we’re going to do our best to look at the origi
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Part 1: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Point Mutations

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Support Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly This film is the first of a two part series on the evolution of new genetic information. Here we focus on Point Mutations - the simplest natural mechanisms known to increase the gene
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How Mushrooms Make It Rain

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A big thank you to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/minuteearth - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz - 靛蓝字幕组 - Viraansh Bhanushali - Duhilio Patiño - Alberto Bortoni - Valentin - Nichol
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Sega And More Mature Video Games: Crash Course Games #8

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So we ended the last episode nearing the close of the 1980s and Nintendo had become the dominant player in the home console market, but Sega, originally a slot machine game company during World War 2, was looking to get its own console into players’ homes
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The Video Game Crash Of 1983: Crash Course Games #6

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So the 1980s was the golden age of arcade games. Games like Donkey Kong, Pac- Man, Space Invaders, and Centipede had become a cultural phenomenon. These games had expanded the gamer demographic and even encouraged the rise of competitive gaming. There wer
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Milk Is Just Filtered Blood

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Join Honey for FREE at: https://www.joinhoney.com/MinuteEarth. Special thanks to Honey for sponsoring this episode. Female mammals make milk, a cocktail of filtered blood, to provide their babies with vital nutrients. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons ht
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Apparently tree FINGERPRINTS are a thing

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Thanks to the ASCEND project for partnering with us on this video!Every species on Earth has a fingerprint - whether or not they have fingers at all. LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Spectr
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Sympathetic Nervous System: Crash Course A&P #14

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Hank tries not to stress you out too much as he delves into the functions and terminology of your sympathetic nervous system. -- Table of Contents Sympathetic Nervous System Controls the Body's Stress Response 0:26 How Signals Travel to Effectors 1:48 Ace
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Central Nervous System: Crash Course A&P #11

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Today Hank talks about your central nervous system. In this episode we'll explore how your brain develops and how important location is for each of your brain's many functions. Table of Contents Central Nervous System, Location and Brain Function 1:48 Bra
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Cassini’s Grand Finale

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The Cassini spacecraft has spent the last two decades exploring Saturn and its unique moons, making discoveries that will advance space exploration for years to come. Scientific American editors Lee Billings and Mike Lemonick offer a proper sendoff for th
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Resources: Welcome To The Neighborhood - Crash Course Kids #2.1

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Welcome to the Neighborhood! Humans need a lot of things to survive (I'm sure you've noticed). We need food, water, and shelter and it takes a lot of resources to get all of those things. What are resources? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina t
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Board Games: Crash Course Games #14

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Today, we’re going to talk about board games, but instead of trying to trace their histories, which we’ve already covered a bit of in ep2 on ancient games, we’re going to look really closely at just two board games - Monopoly and The Settlers of Catan. Th
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How to Cookie with Science

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Chocolate chip cookies are nearly universally adored. People like them in all sorts of textures, sizes and tastes. So how can you make your perfect cookie? Using science, of course. October 1 is National Homemade Cook
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Atari And The Business Of Video Games: Crash Course Games #4

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Today, Andre is going to talk about the rise of Atari and with it the rise of the video game industry. So if you remember from last episode, we mentioned that the first arcade machine, Galaxy Game, happened to have a coin slot, but this was just the begin
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OK Go - Last Leaf - Official Video

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Official Music Video for OK Go's "Last Leaf" This video was made in partnership with Samsung NX100 iFn. Directed by OK Go, Nadeem Mazen and Ali Mohammad Produced by Shirley Moyers Animation art by Geoff Mcfetridge, Champion Studio Preliminary Animation by
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Gravitational Waves, Theoretical Alien Antenna, Europa and More: 60-Second Science Podcasts

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Listen to the experts discuss the use and misuse of science in the courtroom to interpret forensic science, how ancient dental plaque can be used to understand what Neandertals ate, the instruments like Pulsar Timing Arrays that could detect gravitational
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Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails?

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A puppy's tail wagging on the left side of their body might mean something profoundly different than wagging on the right side. We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurv
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LARP: Crash Course Games #26

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Today we’re going to talk about LARPs or live action role-playing games. Larping tends to conjure up the image of a bunch of nerds hitting each other with foam weapons but it’s much more than that. LARPs merge performance, community, and art in a way that
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Rainbows Explained In Ten Seconds

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MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute! Music by Nat
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Psychological Research - Crash Course Psychology #2

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Foiled Proof

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Nintendo And A New Standard For Video Games: Crash Course Games #7

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So we ended the last episode at the North American Video Game Crash of 1983, and even though the video game market had collapsed in the United States, demand for video games remained strong in Europe and Asia. Nintendo of Japan, originally a playing card
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Why people think they see ghosts

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Even though there is no scientific evidence that ghosts exist, you may not be crazy if you see one. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the even
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The Order of Operations is Wrong

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Morally Wrong, that is... MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all
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Marathon Chemistry: The Science of Distance Running

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Marathons are tough. Athletes push their bodies for miles and deal with cramping, dehydration and every runner’s worst fear: that extreme form of fatigue called “hitting the wall.” Why is distance running so difficult
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Trademarks And Avoiding Consumer Confusion: Crash Course Intellectual Property #5

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In which Stan Muller teaches you about our third branch of Intellectual Property, trademarks. A lot of people confuse trademark and copyright. Trademarks apply to things like company and product names and logos, packaging designs, and commercial designs.
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The New Astronomy: Crash Course History of Science #13

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This week on Crash Course: History of the Scientific Revolutionastronomical anomalies accrued. Meanwhile, in Denmarkan eccentric rich dude constructed not one but two science castles! And his humble German assistant synthesized a lot of new, old, and bold
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Where is the True North Pole?

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Is it in the Arctic Ocean? In Canada? Russia? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new proble
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Peripheral Nervous System: Crash Course A&P #12

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It is now time to meet the system that helps your crazy brain stay in touch with the outside world. We follow up last week's tour of the central nervous system with a look at your peripheral nervous system, its afferent and efferent divisions, how it proc
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Earth's Little Garbage People?

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions How do earthworms eat? If you’re enjoying some tasty food today that has at least one ingredient that was farmed somewhere, you probably owe a little thanks to earthworms. How is it that these detritivores – literally
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How Much Does Meat Actually Cost?

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Download a free audiobook when you sign up for a 30-day trial at http://www.audible.com/minuteearth Ending the battle between vegans, vegetarians, and everyone else | Brian Kateman TEDx: https://goo.gl/WzRRSY Why Are Vegetarians Annoying? | Hank Green: ht
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Microsoft And Connected Consoles: Crash Course Games #10

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Today, we wrap up our discussion of the console wars by taking a look at Microsoft’s Xbox which was announced in 2001. The early 2000s saw a lot of innovation in hardware and games and we’ll cover some of that, but one significant change that would heavil
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Travel Deep Inside a Leaf | California Academy of Sciences

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Take a journey inside a leaf of a redwood tree. Enter the stoma and view photosynthesis on a molecular level, knowing that the animation prioritizes scientific accuracy. Educators might also be interested in an annotated version of this video: https://you
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Autonomic Nervous System: Crash Course A&P #13

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Hank takes you on a tour of your two-part autonomic nervous system. This episode explains how your sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system work together as foils, balancing each other out. Their key anatomical differences - where ner
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How Big is the Universe?

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It has NO EDGE. And NO CENTER... or does it? The Scale of the Universe - http://htwins.net/scale2/ MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an
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MMORPGs - Crash Course Games #12

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So we ended the last episode with casual gaming and a more connected gaming community, but these connected communities started much before smartphones and Facebook. Today, we’re going to talk about MMORPGs - or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Ga
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Taste&Smell: Crash Course A&P #16

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Hank resists the urge to devour a slice of pizza so that he can walk you through the way we experience our major special senses. It all boils down to one thing: sensory cells translating chemical, electromagnetic, and mechanical stimuli into action potent
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Asthma Preventing Microbes, Pollinator Plant Preference, and More: 60 Second Science Podcasts

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Listen and learn about the microbes that may lower children's risk of having asthma, why an early flower bloom might be a sign of low biodiversity, how pollinators shape plant evolution, how treating disease might involve treating poverty, and how the gut
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Intro To Economics: Crash Course Econ #1

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In which Jacob Clifford and Adriene Hill launch a brand new Crash Course on Economics! So, what is economics? Good question. It's not necessarily about money, or stock markets, or trade. It's about people and choices. What, you may ask, does that mean. We
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How Far Can Legolas See?

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Listen to the Lord of the Rings at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining
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Specialization And Trade: Crash Course Economics #2

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In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about specialization and trade, and how countries decide whether they're going to make stuff or trade for stuff. You'll learn about things like comparative advantage, the production possibilities frontier
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Russian Revolution and Civil War: Crash Course European History #35

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World War I was very hard on the Russian Empire. So hard, in fact, that it led to the end of the Russian Empire. As the global conflict ground on, Tsar Nicholas II faced increasing unrest at home. Today we'll learn about the Revolutions of 1917, the rise
How Rattlesnakes Scales Help Them Sip Rainwater From Their Bodies | Headline Science

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Researchers reporting in ACS Omega have investigated how the scales of some desert rattlesnakes help them harvest rain during thunderstorms. ACS Headline Science reveals the secrets of the snakes scales. Role of Scale Wettability on Rain-Harvesting Behavi
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Where Was The Big Bang?

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The Extraordinary Theorems of John Nash - with Cédric Villani

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Fields medal winner Cédric Villani takes us through the very special world of mathematical creation of John Nash, who founded several new chapters of game theory and geometric analysis in just a few revolutionary contributions that seemed to come from now
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What Is The Universe?

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Subscribe to MinutePhysics - it's FREE! http://dft.ba/-minutephysics_sub MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining
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What is Touch?

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In this quantum world, what does it mean to touch something? Do we really hover above the chairs we're sitting in? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Phys
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Six science lessons for the next US president

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Election campaigns tend to slight science. But once a new president is in office, technical issues have a way of demanding attention. Here's a quick rundown of the scientific challenges the next POTUS might face. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2dt5b6h JOIN AAA
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Economic Systems And Macroeconomics: Crash Course Economics #3

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In which Jacob Clifford and Adrienne Hill teach you about Economic Systems and Macroeconomics. So, economics is basically about choices. We'll look at some of the broadest economic choices when we talk about the difference between planned economies and ma
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Animation of SARS-CoV-2 entry into human host-cell.

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How does the Coronavirus enter a human cell to insert the viral-RNA into the host? Which mechanism makes this possible? This animation bei Janet Iwasa in cooperation with the Coronavirus structural taskforce gives an insight to this interesting yet comple
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TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round

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Another Physics Misconception

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Radar Explained In Ten Seconds

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EXTRA BONUS FACT: Typical radar can only send out radio waves in one direction at a time, which is why a doppler radar "sweeps" around in order to see in all directions. MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com
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Casual Gaming: Crash Course Games #11

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Today, we’re moving on from game consoles to talk about a bigger shift that was happening in the gaming industry. In the mid 2000s, we saw a proliferation of Internet accessible devices and with them gaming would expand to a new audience. We’re going to t
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Copyright Basics: Crash Course Intellectual Property 2

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION This week, Stan Muller teaches you the basics of copyright in the United States. Copyright law is territorial, so we're going to cover the system we know the most about, and that's the US. Stan will talk about what kind of ideas can be
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What is a Force?

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Force is a central concept in physics. By analysing the forces on an object, its resulting motion can be determined. But what exactly is a force? The word force is used in everyday language in a variety of contexts, only some of which reflect the scientif
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Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)

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Where does all the stuff in the universe come from? Explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute P
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Why Is Oobleck Both Hard & Soft? | Home Science Experiment

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Why does oobleck a mixture of cornflour and water behave so unusually? Rad Yeo throws eggs at this mysterious non-Newtonian fluid to show you how to make it at home. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube https://ab.co/2YFO4GoLike: https://www.facebook.com/ABCS
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Copyright, Exceptions, And Fair Use: Crash Course Intellectual Property #3

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Stan Muller teaches you a few things about copyright enforcement, and talks about the exceptions to copyright enforcement. While there are several, the one you've probably heard of is Fair Use, and it's a pretty tricky one. We'll try to explain it, and te
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The Mystery Of Asparagus Pee

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London Bridge Was Sold to the US!?

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London Bridge has already been rebuilt twice! But what happened to the bridges that came down? Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minute
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What Is Gravity?

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People have a lot of different ideas about what gravity is: a downward force that stops you from flying off into space, an attraction smaller objects experience towards larger objects, or a mutual attraction between all masses. It is the last of these ide
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Einstein's Brilliant Mistake: Entangled States - Chad Orzel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/einstein-s-brilliant-mistake-entangled-states-chad-orzel When you think about Einstein and physics, E=mc^2 is probably the first thing that comes to mind. But one of his greatest contributions to the field actua
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Magnetic Levitation

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Which Fish Did We Evolve From?

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Today's oceans are full of fish with fins that couldn't evolve into limbs like ours. So, who are our ancestors and where did they go? If you're a fan of MinuteEarth but don't yet support us on Patreon, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreo
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Is this the Farm of the Future?

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions For more on vertical farming, check out this article from ChemMatters: http://bit.ly/verticalfarmingchem There’s a new trend in agriculture called vertical farming. As humans learned to farm, we arranged plants outsid
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The Most Groundbreaking Scientist You've Never Heard Of - Addison Anderson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-most-groundbreaking-scientist-you-ve-never-heard-of-addison-anderson Seventeenth-century Danish geologist Nicolas Steno earned his chops at a young age, studying cadavers and drawing anatomic connections bet
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Hearing & Balance: Crash Course A&P #17

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Crash Course A&P continues the journey through sensory systems with a look at how your sense of hearing works. We follow sounds as they work there way into the ear where they are registered and transformed into action potentials. This mechanism not only h
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Hairy Branches and Ices Other Weird, Wonderful Forms

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Jessi and Squeaks found a branch growing what looked like white hair! So they brought the branch back to the Fort to run some tests and found out that it isn't hair at all... it's ice! ----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patr
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A new species? The Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise

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Sometimes a new species is hiding in plain sight...meet the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise. Learn more about how the distinct song, dance and courtship appearance of the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise confirms its new species status in our scientific
Mushroom Canoe | The String Machine and More | Nebraska Stories | Nebraska Public Media

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Katy Ayers didn't build her canoe, she grew it from mushrooms! Katy's interest in mycology (the scientific study of fungi) inspired her to research mushroom roots and how they could help the environment. It only took 14 days to grow her 8-foot boat and ev
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Usain Bolt vs. Gravity

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Who's faster over 10 meters - the fastest sprinter in the world, or gravity? Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitte
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Endocrine System, Part 2 - Hormone Cascades: Crash Course A&P #24

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In the second half of our look at the endocrine system, Hank discusses chemical homeostasis and hormone cascades. Specifically, he looks at the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis, or HPT axis, and all the ways your body can suffer when that system, or yo
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AMAZING Simulation of the Evolution of the Universe

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Watch the full MinutePhysics video here: http://dft.ba/-3v1L Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysi
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Patents, Novelty, And Trolls: Crash Course Intellectual Property #4

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This week, Stan teaches you about patents. It turns out, they're patently complicated! So, patents have some similarity to copyright, in that they grant a limited monopoly to people who invent things. The key difference in patents and copyright is that pa
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Do We Expand With The Universe?

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Climate Change: The View From MinuteEarth | #OursToLose

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The story behind your glasses - Eva Timothy

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-story-behind-your-glasses-eva-timothy What scientific thinkers and achievements have led to vast improvements in optics over the centuries? Discover the fascinating ways that our understanding of light infor
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E=mc² is Incomplete

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How to See Quantum with the Naked Eye

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How can you train yourself to be a quantum detector? Quantum interactions happen at impossibly small scales. But the life-size effects are all around you. You can detect quantum mechanics all over — if you know how to look for it. Subscribe: https://www.y
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Why Wolves Don't Chirp

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Check out Brilliant (and get 20% off) here: https://brilliant.org/MinuteEarth/Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons http
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Playstation And More Immersive Video Games: Crash Course Games #9

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So by the mid-90s the video game industry was once again booming and this attracted the attention of the Japanese electronics giant Sony. In 1994, Sony introduced their Playstation console which successfully coupled cutting edge technologies with some gre
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15 Mysterious Objects That Science Can't Explain!

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Scientific advances allow us to research and understand most things that we find in the world, but there are some that remain a complete mystery. Some are natural phenomena, but more bizarrely, there are a number of items that were created by humans throu
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How far is a second?

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The moon may be 1.3 light-seconds away, but why on earth do we measure distances using time? minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an en
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Science, Religion, and the Big Bang

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Common Physics Misconceptions

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What if you thought the earth was flat? And then you found out it isn't? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining
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Richard Feynman Magnets

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Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the super fluidity of super cooled liquid helium, as well as work in particle physics
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Richard Feynman Fire

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Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the super fluidity of super cooled liquid helium, as well as work in particle physics
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Wild Thing: The Smithsonian National Zoo

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As part of its mission to "advance research and scientific knowledge in conserving wildlife and to teach and inspire people to protect wildlife, natural resources, and habitats," scientists at the National Zoo breed endangered species for the purpose of r
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Proof Without Words: The Circle

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Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler! I first saw this proof in an article by Russell Jay Hendel, Dowling College: http://bit.ly/LQlwQw minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter -
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Transistors & The End of Moore's Law

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How does a transistor work? And when will Moore's Law break down? Supported by TechNYou - check out their great series on the scientific method: http://bit.ly/19bBX5G Thanks to A/Prof Morello and UNSW. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/17wZ7lt
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Why Is Glass Transparent? - Mark Miodownik

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-glass-transparent-mark-miodownik If you look through your glasses, binoculars or a window, you see the world on the other side. How is it that something so solid can be so invisible? Mark Miodownik melts
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Where do ibis actually live? | The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds

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Where do bin chickens go when they leave the bin? It turns out, pretty far away! Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube https://ab.co/2YFO4Go This excerpt is from the Australian documentary series, Catalyst. Australians can stream the program now on ABC iview h
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The True Science of Parallel Universes

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Vision: Crash Course A&P #18

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Next stop in our tour of your sensory systems? VISION. With a little help from an optical illusion, we take a look inside your eyes to try to figure out how your sense of vision works -- and how it can be tricked. *** Table of Contents The Structure of th
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Weird and Wonderful: This spectacular deep-sea siphonophore is a sight to see

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Weve discovered a rainbow of siphonophores in the depths of Monterey Bay and beyond, like this stunningly scarlet species, Marrus claudanielis, described by MBARI researchers and their collaborators in 2005. The scientific name honors the husband-and-wife
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Tides: Crash Course Astronomy #8

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Today Phil explores the world of tides! What is the relationship between tides and gravity? How do planets and their moons become tidally locked? What would happen if you were 300km tall? Important questions. -- Gravity Over Distance 0:44 Tidal Force Para
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How does a Refrigerator work ?

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Have you ever wondered how the refrigerators in your home work? Refrigerators, which have become an integral part of every household, work based on some simple and interesting scientific principles. Beginning with a basic refrigerator model, this video wi
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Who Decided We Needed to Take Vitamins? (Part 1 of 3)

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Take your vitamins! You've probably head a parent tell you that, but really, why should we take them to begin with? And who decided vitamins were a good idea? Read More: Vitamins 101: Know What You Need https://www.good.is/articles/know-what-you-need Toda

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