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The Time Pennsylvania Almost Went Nuclear | WHAT THE PAST?

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There have been nuclear accidents and near-meltdowns all across the world. Even in Pennsylvania!Images used under license from Shutterstock.comNarrated by: Kayla RosenbergWritten & Directed by: Matt LevyEdited & Animated by: Matt SchneckExecutive Producer
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Government Regulation: Crash Course Government And Politics #47

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Today, we’re going to wrap up our discussion of economic policy by looking at government regulation. We're going to talk about the government's goals for the U.S. economy and the policies it employs to achieve those goals. Ever since the New Deal, we've s
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Ant Colony Time Lapse

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Watch this very cool time lapse of an ant colony working set to the Flight Of The Bumblebee musical score.
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Inside The Ant Colony - Deborah M. Gordon

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/inside-the-ant-colony-deborah-m-gordon Ants have one of the most complex social organizations in the animal kingdom; they live in structured colonies that contain different types of members who perform specific
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Banking 12: Treasuries (government debt)

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Introduction to government debt and treasuries. What it means when we say that Federal Reserve Notes are issued by the Reserve bank but are an obligation of the Government. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=JBWdbzzYbtU
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke | COLOSSAL MYSTERIES

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Over 400 years ago, a daring group of spirited settlers crossed the Atlantic Ocean and attempted to establish the very first English settlement in the New World, called "Roanoke". Not a single one of those poor people would ever be heard from again. So, w
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Market Economy: Crash Course Government And Politics #46

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Today, we’re going to take a look at how the government plays a role in the economy. Specifically, the way the government creates and maintains our market economic system. Now sure, the government’s role in the economy can be controversial, some may even
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Foreign Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #50

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Today Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics by talking about both the least and most important aspect of government: foreign policy. Foreign policy is important because it has the potential to affect the largest number of people, bu
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Introduction: Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics

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In which Craig Benzine introduces a brand new Crash Course about U.S. Government and Politics! This course will provide you with an overview of how the government of the United States is supposed to function, and we'll get into how it actually does functi
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How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-is-power-divided-in-the-united-states-government-belinda-stutzman Article II of the United States Constitution allows for three separate branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), along w
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After a Decade of Colony Collapse, Bees Are Bouncing Back! (Sort Of)

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A new report shows bee populations are on the rise, but the hives are still facing major threats. Do Insects Sleep? - https://youtu.be/Ez_OvlQw7dY Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Honeybees Ravaged by 'Colony Colla
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The Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on Earth

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Thanks to Curiosity Stream for supporting us in making this video. Go to https://curiositystream.com/kurzgesagt for a free 31-day-trial. Sources: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-argentine-ants In nearly every corner of the Earth, ants wage war again
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Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics #4

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about federalism, or the idea that in the United States, power is divided between the national government and the 50 state governments. Craig will teach you about how federalism has evolved over the history of the US, an
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Freedom Of Speech: Crash Course Government And Politics #25

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Today, FINALLY, Craig is going to talk about Free Speech! Now, free speech is so important because it not only allows you to critique the government, but it also protects you from the government. But it's essential to remember that not ALL speech is prote
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Presidential Succession Explained: American Government Review

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A super helpful overview of Presidential succession according to the Constitution and Congressional Law. Perfect for AP Government crammers, lost College students and the cray cray on the internets.
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Congressional Delegation: Crash Course Government And Politics #13

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about delegation, and informal powers. What are all these federal agencies about? Well, the president has a lot of stuff to do as the chief executive, and as much as Americans like to talk about personal responsibility,
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The Benefit Of Government-Owned Lands

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More than a quarter of all land in the United States is owned by the Federal Government. How is it used, and does it benefit Americans? Why Does The U.S. Government Own So Much Land In The West?►►►►bit.ly/1ZQS1TV Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►
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Media Regulation: Crash Course Government And Politics #45

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Today we wrap up our discussion of the media by talking about how the government interacts with and influences the content we see. Now it may be easy to assume that because we live in a free-market capitalist society, the only real regulation of the media
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The Extraordinary Life Cycle of a Hornet Colony

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After a hornet queen lays hundreds of eggs, her workers set about feeding the larvae chewed-up prey. With tiny waists, the workers can't digest solid food; they instead subsist on drops of amino acid from the larvae. From: KILLER HORNETS http://bitly.com/
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The government approves of this shark now.

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The Headington Shark, in Oxford, UK, is a local icon: but it was protest art, put up without permission. Now, the local government wants to protect it. The Shark House: https://www.headingtonshark.com/Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmart
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Monetary And Fiscal Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #48

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Today, Craig is going to dive into the controversy of monetary and fiscal policy. Monetary and fiscal policy are ways the government, and most notably the Federal Reserve, influences the economy - for better or for worse. So we’re going to start by lookin
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What are the Different Forms of Government?

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Every country on Earth is run by some form of government but there are many different kinds, from autocracies and oligarchies to direct and representative democracies.Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed
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Branches of Government

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The federal government of the United States of America is split into three separate and distinct branches. But what do the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary do and why are they necessary?Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history
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Massive Bee Colony Buzzing In Sync To Scare Off Predators | BBC Earth

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These giant bees buzzing create spectacular waves in their beehive. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http://bit.l
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100 Pound Giant Bee Colony Hanging Off A Cliff | BBC Earth

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Bees work with one another, sharing water drop by drop to cool down.Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http://bit.l
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Congressional Elections: Crash Course Government and Politics #6

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This week Craig Benzine talks about the importance of elections. But he isn’t going to focus on presidential elections, but instead those of the strongest part of our government: congressional elections. Craig will talk about the frequency of elections in
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Interest Groups: Crash Course Government And Politics #42

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Today, Craig is going to talk about something you fans out there have been demanding for months - money in politics. Specifically, we're going to talk about special interest groups and their role in the U.S. political system. Special interest groups are g
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Controlling Bureaucracies: Crash Course Government And Politics #17

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In which Craig Benzine tells you how we keep bureaucracy in check. So we've spent the last few episodes telling you all about what bureaucracies are and why they are formed. And throughout we've hinted about this ever-expanding power within the executive
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Political Parties: Crash Course Government And Politics #40

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Today, Craig is going to talk about political parties and their role in American politics. So, when most people think about political parties they associate them with the common ideologies of the voters and representatives within that party, but the goal
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Public Opinion: Crash Course Government And Politics #33

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So today, Craig is finally going to start talking about politics. Now up until this point we've specifically been looking at government - that is answering the questions of who, what, and how in relation to policies. But politics is different in that it l
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Presidential Power: Crash Course Government and Politics #11

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This week Craig looks at the expressed powers of the President of the United States - that is the ones you can find in the Constitution. From appointing judges and granting pardons, to vetoing laws and acting as the nation’s chief diplomat on foreign poli
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Civil Rights & Liberties: Crash Course Government #23

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Today, Craig is going to give you an overview of civil rights and civil liberties. Often these terms are used interchangeably, but they are actually very different. Our civil liberties, contained in the Bill of Rights, once only protected us from the fede
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Bureaucracy Basics: Crash Course Government And Politics #15

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This week Craig Benzine discuses bureaucracies. Bureaucracies tend to be associated with unintelligible rules and time-wasting procedures, but they play an important, though controversial, role in governing. From the FDA to the EPA, these agencies were es
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Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the compromises met in ratifying the U.S. Constitution. The United State’s didn’t always have its current system of government. Actually, this is it’s second attempt. Craig will delve into the failures (and few suc
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Freedom Of The Press: Crash Course Government And Politics #26

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Today, Craig is going to finish up our discussion of the First Amendment with freedom of the press. Like an individual's right to free speech, the press has a right, and arguably responsibility, to tell the public what the government is doing. But of cour
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Social Policy: Crash Course Government And Politics #49

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Today, Craig is going to talk about social policy - in the United States this means achieving one of three goals: protecting Americans from risk, promoting equal opportunity, or assisting the poor. Many Americans strongly believe in individualism, that is
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Shaping Public Opinion: Crash Course Government And Politics #34

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So today Craig is going to talk about where our political opinions come from. Of course, most people’s politics are grounded in their ideologies, but there are also other external influences such as the government itself, interest groups, and the media. S
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Sex Discrimination: Crash Course Government And Politics #30

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Today, Craig is going to talk about employment discrimination, and we're going to focus primarily on women in the workforce. Discrimination against women tends to be handled somewhat differently in the courts as they are not a minority. Even so, the court
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Equal Protection: Crash Course Government And Politics #29

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Today, Craig is going to talk about the most important part of the Constitution - the Fourteenth Amendment. In particular, we're going to discuss the "equal protection" clause and how it relates to our civil rights. So we've spent the last few episodes ta
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Judicial Decisions: Crash Course Government And Politics #22

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Today, Craig Benzine is going to dive into the factors that influence judicial decisions. As you may have noticed, the Supreme Court recently handed down some pretty big decisions on same-sex marriage (in Obergefell v Hodges) and the Affordable Care Act (
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I Explored A $200,000,000 Forgotten Space Colony

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Welcome to Seeker's Day. Thank you for being here and here's 30% off All Best Sellers from Seek Discomfort on https://www.seekdiscomfort.com/ for the next 48hrs. We won't do it again this year. Love you all.We went to Biosphere 2 to explore and try to und
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Why It's So Hard For The Government To Hack Your Phone

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The FBI is currently in a battle with Apple to allow encrypted phones be unlocked, but how does encryption even work? How Powerful Is Apple? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1OBOqRk Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG How Secure Are Fing
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How the US Government Will Survive Doomsday

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Get 10% off your custom domain or email from Hover at http://www.hover.com/wendover This video was partially based on the book, "Raven Rock" by Garrett Graff: http://a.co/23ud2fa Check out my new podcast with Brian from Real Engineering: https://itunes.ap
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Government Spending and the IS-LM model

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How a change in fiscal policy shifts the IS curve More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=pzQnc_0eZA8
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Government's Financial Condition

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Difference between debt and operating costs. Seeing how large obligations are for social security and medicare More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=LOiw5aBrm4Y
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SchoolHouse Rock Three Ring Government

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The US government is giving out free wasps

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The brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive pest. To help deal with its numbers, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is releasing its natural enemy: the tiny samurai wasp. There's a lot of work that goes into it. Thanks to all the team at the ODA, and
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Why the government drops flies on California

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There's a good reason for it. More about the program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/prpinfo/Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartin MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/(you can find contact details and social links there too) WEE
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Discrimination: Crash Course Government And Politics #31

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Today, Craig is going to wrap up our discussion of discrimination by looking more closely at those “discrete and insular minorities” referenced in the 14th Amendment. We’ll talk about instances of discrimination of Asian, European, and Latino immigrants,
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Gerrymandering: Crash Course Government And Politics #37

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Today Craig is going to talk about a topic that makes voters and politicians alike ANGRY! We're going to talk about Gerrymandering - that is the process in which voting districts are redrawn in a way to favor one party during elections. As you'll see, thi
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The time the US government outlawed Sliced Bread.

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The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the United States Congress, and why it's bicameral, and what bicameral means. Craig tells you what the Senate and House of Representatives are for, some of the history of the institutions, and reveal to you just ho
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Congressional Committees: Crash Course Government and Politics #7

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This week Craig Benzine clears up the role of committees in Congress. We’ll talk about standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and caucuses (and not the candidate-choosing kinds) as well as the staff agencies that help advise these c
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Congressional Leadership: Crash Course Government and Politics #8

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This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority whips in both the
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Congressional Decisions: Crash Course Government and Politics #10

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This week Craig breaks out the crystal ball to try and figure out why our congresspeople do the things that they do. We’ll talk about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions - constituency, interest groups, and political parties - and we’l
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Presidential Powers 2: Crash Course Government And Politics

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This week Craig continues our conversation on presidential powers by looking at those NOT found in the Constitution - implied or inherent powers. We’ll talk about how the president uses his or her power to negotiate executive agreements, recommend legisla
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How Presidents Govern: Crash Course Government And Politics #14

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This week Craig Benzine talks about how the president gets things done. Filling the role of the executive branch is a pretty big job - much too big for just one person. It's so big that the president employees an entire federal bureaucracy! Today, we’re j
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Types Of Bureaucracies: Crash Course Government And Politics #16

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This week Craig Benzine breaks down the different types of bureaucracies. I mean sure, they’re all part of the executive branch, but some work more directly with the president than others. Some bureaucracies exist solely to independently regulate industry
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Judicial Review: Crash Course Government And Politics #21

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Today, Craig Benzine is going to tell you about the Supreme Court's most important case, Marbury v. Madison, and how the court granted itself the power of judicial review. Judicial review is the power to examine and invalidate actions of the legislative a
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Freedom Of Religion: Crash Course Government And Politics #24

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Today, Craig is going to take a look at the First Amendment and your right to freedom of religion. We’ll examine some significant Supreme Court decisions and talk about how they’ve affected our interpretations of the law with respect to stuff like animal
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Search And Seizure: Crash Course Government And Politics #27

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This week Craig talks about police searches and seizures. Now, the fourth amendment says that you have the right to be protected against "unreasonable searches and seizures" but what exactly this mean? Well, it's complicated. The police often need warrant
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Affirmative Action: Crash Course Government And Politics #32

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So we've been talking about civil rights for the last few episodes now, and we're finally going to wrap this discussion up with the rather controversial topic of affirmative action. We'll explain what exactly affirmative action is, who it is for, and why
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Political Ideology: Crash Course Government And Politics #35

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So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America. We're going to focus on liberals and conservatives and talk about the influencers of both of these viewpoints. Now, it's important to remember that political ideologies don't always perfect
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Election Basics: Crash Course Government And Politics #36

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This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. So as you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem particularly plausible. So to
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How Voters Decide: Crash Course Government And Politics #38

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So today, Craig is going to try to get inside the heads of voters by discussing how voters make decisions. Now obviously, like all decision making, voter decisions are influenced by a multitude of factors, but the three we are going to focus on today (and
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Political Campaigns: Crash Course Government And Politics #39

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So political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in American elections. So tod
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Party Systems: Crash Course Government And Politics #41

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Today, Craig is going to dive into the history of American political parties. So throughout most of United States history our political system has been dominated by a two-party system, but the policies and the groups that support these parties have change
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Media Institution: Crash Course Government And Politics #44

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So today we're going to look at the rather thorny issue of the media and its role in politics. Wether you're talking about older forms of media like newspapers and radio or newer forms like television and the Internet, all media serves the same purpose -
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Legal System Basics: Crash Course Government And Politics #18

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This week Craig Benzine takes a first look at the judicial branch. It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. But how exactly these decisions are made and where each law's jurisdictio
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Structure Of The Court System: Crash Course Government And Politics #19

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This week Craig Benzine is going to talk about the structure of the U.S. court system and how exactly it manages to keep things moving smoothly. We’’ll talk about trial courts, district courts, appeals courts, circuit courts, state supreme courts, and of
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Due Process Of Law: Crash Course Government And Politics #28

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This week Craig is going to continue our discussion of due process. Technically, we started last week with the 4th amendment and search and seizure, but this week we’re going to look at the 5th and 6th amendments and how they ensure a fair trial. We’ll ta
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Interest Group Formation: Crash Course Government And Politics #43

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So last week we talked about what special interest groups are and how they influence the political system, and today we’re going to focus on why we even have them in the first place. As to avoid getting too cynical, we’re going to focus on five benefits o
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Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the US Governments Separation of powers and the system of checks and balances. In theory, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Brach are designed to keep each other in check, and to keep a
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School House Rock: Three Ring Government- It's Our Political Circus!!

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Does anyone remember School House Rock?
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How a Bill Becomes a Law: Crash Course Government and Politics #9

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Oh my, Craig has his work cut out for him this week. The process of how a bill becomes a law can be pretty complex, fraught with potential bill-death at every corner. As if just getting through committee isn’t difficult enough, bills have to navigate a se
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S.C.O.T.U.S. Procedures: Crash Course Government And Politics #20

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This week Craig Benzine talks about what happens when a case makes it to the Supreme Court of the United States (or the SCOTUS). We're going to focus on court procedure today. We talk about how to petition to get your case heard, how written arguments, or
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The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies: Crash Course US History #4

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In which John Green teaches you about some of the colonies that were not in Virginia or Massachussetts. Old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can say; ENGLISH people just liked it better that way, and when the English took New Amster
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Oldest Footage Of A President - US

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Who was the first US President on film? This clip is the first known and oldest surviving footage of a US President, the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The inaugural procession of William McKinley was filmed on March
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When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America: Crash Course US History #2

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In which John Green teaches you about the (English) colonies in what is now the United States. He covers the first permanent English colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the various theocracies in Massachusetts, the feudal kingdom in Maryland, and even a bit ab
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Japan's mysterious 'keyhole' tombs - BBC REEL

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A sense of mystery surrounds the keyhole-shaped kofun tombs in Japan. Although the iconic Mozu Tombs in Sakai city, Osaka have recently been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, surprisingly little is actually known about these intriguing monuments, kept
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Dawn Of The Cyborg Bacteria

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http://www.sciencefriday.com In a basement laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, two roboticists have harnessed the innate sensing, swimming, and swarming abilities of bacteria to power microscopic robots. Even though their work sounds like the pr
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Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion

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Exhibition at California University of Pennsylvania
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Who Sailed on the Mayflower?

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Then men and women aboard the Mayflower were very different from one another, but they managed to bond together through immense challenges to form Plymouth Colony. "1620: Beyond Thanksgiving" is produced by NBC News Learn in partnership with NBC 10 Boston
What is social distancing? | CBC Kids News

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Everyone is talking about social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Heres what that means.***IMPORTANT UPDATE!When this video originally published on March 13, the Canadian government was recommending people stay one metre apart. As of March 19,
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Giant Ant Hill Excavated

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From: Ants! Natures Secret Power A giant ant colony is pumped full of concrete, then excavated to reveal the complexity of its inner structure.
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The top secret plan to explode a nuclear bomb in Yorkshire

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In the 1960s, America was running "Operation Plowshare": the idea that perhaps nuclear bombs could be used for peace, not war. At least some British scientists had similar ambitions, and it involved setting off a nuclear bomb under Wheeldale, in the North
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The Middle colonies

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The Middle colonies consisted of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. Located in the middle of the Atlantic seaboard, their economies combined the industry of the North with the agriculture of the South. They were unusual, however, for their
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Mayflower Compact: Roots of Our Democracy

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The Mayflower Compact and William Bradford's "Of Plimoth Plantation" are two documents that give a window into what the men and women of Plymouth Colony went through to survive, and they hold lessons still relevant 400 years later. 1620: Beyond Thanksgivi
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The Whiskey Rebellion Explained In One Minute

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The fastest explanation of the Whiskey Rebellion this side of Western Pennsylvania. For a longer more in depth video click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUKKJfQynEE And be sure to visit www.hiphughes.com for access to hundreds of Social Studies vid
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Tax Lever of Fiscal Policy

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How government can effect aggregate demand through tax policy More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=BRXBCxKjiK8
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"Fire Engines in 1896" Filmed on Dec. 25, 1896 Colorized Video/Audio Enhanced With AI/Deep Learning

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This is a video of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Fire Department racing to a fire on Christmas Day, December 25, 1896. The video was colorized/restored by myself, with audio ambience added, using AI/deep learning.
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Components of GDP

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Understanding the components of the expenditure view of GDP. Consumption, investment, government spending and net exports More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Rgr1vRjxzFg
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Details on Shifting Aggregate Planned Expenditures

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Showing how a change in government spending can lead to a new equilibrium More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=xF_Z4QK0tsA
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You Could Live On One Of These Moons With an Oxygen Mask and Heavy Jacket

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Looking for a new home beyond Earth? Icy moons could be a hot contender. Waves Can Tell Us A Lot About Climate Change, But You Have To Catch Them First https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toeoYNQNZgA Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzWQYUVCpZqtN93
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20th Century Capitalism and Regulation in the United States

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Overview of cycles of regulation, de-regulation and government in 20th century US capitalism More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=J33nVRyTeyU
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Meet Alaina Gassler, Winner of the 2019 Samueli Foundation Prize

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Using relatively inexpensive available technology that you can find at any well-stocked electronics store, Alaina Gassler, a 14-year-old inventor from West Grove, Pennsylvania, came up with a clever way to eliminate the blind spot created by the thick pil
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Politics and native relations in the New England colonies

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Although the New England colonies differed from the Chesapeake colonies in their economies and environments, both regions shared forms of government that were unusually democratic for the time period, as well as a policy of excluding Native Americans from
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What's inside a Cocao Pod?

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We CUT OPEN Cocoa Pods!?! How is Chocolate made? Experience VR for yourself at Hershey's World in Pennsylvania or Las Vegas NV. Thanks to Hershey's for sponsoring this video! Watch the full Hershey's World Tour here: https://youtu.be/d_V8Pe1I30o
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Ants rescue injured comrades from termite battles

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Hurt ants of this species secrete a pheromone to call for help and rescuing their brethren pays off in keeping the colony strong. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/watch-these-ants-rescue-injured-comrades-termite-battles Read the research
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The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 Explained

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An overview of the landmark legislation passed giving the Federal Government enforcement power over the states in relationship to the 15th Amendment. Including Shelby County vs Holder which effectively kills much it. Huh? Watch the video! Visit www.hiphug
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Snippet: Seemingly longest organism ever recorded, other deep-sea species discovered

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The deep sea is largely unexplored and marine scientists are constantly surprised by the creatures they find roaming the depths in darkness. While exploring the Ningaloo Canyons off the coast of Western Australia with the SuBastian underwater robot, a tea
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Circuit Analysis: Crash Course Physics #30

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How does Stranger Things fit in with Physics and, more specifically, circuit analysis? I'm glad you asked! In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini walks us through the differences between series and parallel circuits and how that makes Christmas li
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Antimicrobial Resistance: The End of Modern Medicine? with Dame Sally Davies

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Antimicrobial resistance is the most complex and pressing challenge since climate change. Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies discusses the problem. Apologies for the audio issues with this talk - we had a few technical difficulties while filming. Wat
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The Case Of The Vanishing Honeybees - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-case-of-the-vanishing-honeybees-emma-bryce In the past decade, the US honeybee population has been decreasing at an alarming and unprecedented rate. While this is obviously bad news for honeypots everywhere,
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Baker Vs. Carr Explained

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The concept of one man, one vote was set down in the 1962 Supreme Court decision, Baker vs. Carr. In this 5 minute video we slay the case with the sword of meaning. Super duper for flipped lessons for American Government and Political Science classes and
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This town forgot to be a city

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Rochester, in the south-east of England, was a city for nearly 800 years. And then, in 1998, an administrative error took that city status away, likely forever. Here's the story.Research and script assistance from Jess JewellREFERENCES:BBC article: http:/
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Ants Build a New Home | Natural World: Ant Attack | BBC Earth

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This driver ant colony goes into full-on construction mode as they make their new home in the base of a fallen tree. There's even a free lunch!Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http
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Time-Lapse: Watch ‘Snowzilla’ Belt D.C. In 60 Seconds

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Watch as "Snowzilla," aka winter storm Jonas, pounds Washington, D.C. The district's Federal Triangle area is shown, with the Washington Monument visible in the right-hand corner. Shot from inside the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue, the video spans 48 hou
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Fiscal Policy And Stimulus: Crash Course Economics #8

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In which Jacob and Adriene teach you about the evils of fiscal policy and stimulus. Well, maybe the policies aren't evil, but there is an evil lair involved. In this episode we learn how government use taxes and spending influence the economy. Sometimes t
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Rubber band powered cars, mousetrap car alternative/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, projects, and experiments that I have used in teaching physical science for the Annville-Cleona school district in central Pennsylvania. I am currently in my 38th year of teaching. M
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How To Expose The Corrupt - Peter Eigen

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Some of the world's most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. In his talk, Eigen describes the thrilling counter-attack led by his organization Trans
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We the People: The Supreme Court

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Article III of the Constitution sets up the third and final branch of our government, the judicial branch. At its head is the Supreme Court. Join a group of middle schoolers on a tour of Washington, D.C. as they learn about the Constitution and what it me
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Tangent galvanometer experiment///Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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A tangent galvanometer is an easy way to show the relationship between the flow of electricity and magnetism. They are simple enough for young students to build for themselves. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, proje
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2lbs of Cheese For Every American | Planet Money | NPR

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There is an argument that our country has to be able to produce its own food because if our farmers go out of business and we become reliant on other countries for food, then that is a kind of national security risk.In 1976, Jimmy Carter made a single cam
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We the People: The U.S. Capitol

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Of the three branches of our government, many believe that the most important is the one directly elected by "We the People": the legislative branch, represented by the two houses of the U.S. Congress at the Capitol building. Join a group of middle school
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These WEAVER ANT NESTS Will Blow Your Mind

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Click here to SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/tlCQJZ Weaver ant leaf nests are truly mind-blowing! My new colony of Asian Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) have been transplanted into their newly designed, climate-controlled tropical terrarium, known as Vorte
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Family Makes Their Own Cheese From Scratch

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Clover Creek Cheese Cellar in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania is family owned and operated and they make artisanal raw milk cheese. The INSIDER team believes that life is an adventure! Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://thisisinsider.com INSIDER
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Women Going to Work in 1904: 19th Century Women's Clothing and Hairstyles: Colorized and Restored

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This video was filmed on April 26, 1904 at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is an excellent display of what women wore in the late 1800s. It is a part of a film series called "Westinghouse Works," which was taken bet
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What's Hidden Among The Tallest Trees On Earth? - Wendell Oshiro

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-hidden-among-the-tallest-trees-on-earth-wendell-oshiro When Stephen Sillett was a boy, he took to the forests of Pennsylvania with his brother and grandmother. Looking up into the dense branches and leave
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Civil War Veterans Playing Instruments (Live With Sound) - Enhanced Video [4k, 60 fps]

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This is believed to be the only known video clip with sound of Civil War Veterans playing their instruments. It's likely either from the 1929 GAR Encampment in Portland, Maine (Sept. 8-13), or from the 1938 Reunion in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which had b
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UPenn's magnetic, modular drones

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The University of Pennsylvania invented a network of drones that can magnetize themselves to each other and arrange themselves mid-flight to form patterns and structures. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/kdDpXu FOLLOW QUARTZ: Facebook: https://goo.gl/DsmLvx Twit
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Homemade battery tester/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This simple battery tester lets you to see how it works. It can show the relationship between the flow of electricity through a coil and the strength of the magnetic field it produces. It's also a fun way of testing to see if your batteries are good or no
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no magnet motor /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This simple motor uses two coils. The first coil is the armature that spins and the second coil replaces the permanent magnet that is usually mounted on the base. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, projects, and exper
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Activation Energy Analogy///Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This track is used in my classroom in our discussion of chemical reactions to help explain activation energy how it may be needed to get a reaction started. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, projects, and experiments
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Combination lock demonstration /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Homemade lock A large see through combination lock offers students a look at the operation of a lock mechanism that normally remains hidden. 64000 possible combinations but only one will open it. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas,
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Newton's 3rd law examples//Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Newton's third law explains that for every force applied there is a second force that is equal in magnitude applied in the opposite direction Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, projects, and experiments that I have us
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NASA's New Space Engine Is Powered by Nuclear Fission

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From returning to the Moon to establishing outposts on Mars, NASA has the need for more power than ever before. Could nuclear fission be the solution they've been searching for?Watch more Focal Point! | https://bit.ly/2J9b9LC Read More:Demonstration Prove
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The real story behind this war poster

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Rosie the riveter is iconic. But whats the real story behind the poster?Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOIn this episode of Vox Almanac, Voxs Phil Edwards explores the story behind the women riveters of World War II.During World War II, milli
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toy physics-floating and sinking bottles, bouyant bottles////Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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How does the temperature affect water density, and how does the density affect the buoyant force that it can exert? This simple experiment that students can try for themselves can help to give them insight to the answers of these questions. Homemade scien
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Motion in 2 directions lab activity, parabolic curves /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Simple lab activity that records the motion of a ball as it rolls across and down a slanted table. The paint trails left behind by the rolling balls are parabolic curves. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, projects, a
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How transforming river banks can clean contaminated waterways

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Rivers throughout the eastern United States are well-known for their high banks and steep, winding courses. But in 2008 scientists proposed that years of damming rivers had transformed them from marshy streams good at filtering waste, to the pollution chu
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Van Der Graaf generator shows off it's tricks /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This is a simple Van Der Graaf generator and several examples of demonstrations that are easy to build. It can do all the tricks that a larger generator can do, just on a smaller scale. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestio
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Do Fad Diets Work? - Mia Nacamulli

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/do-fad-diets-work-mia-nacamulli Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet ads routinely come out claiming to have THE answer about what w
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Newton's stick---- inertia apple/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Newton's stick is a simple way to demonstrate both parts of Newton's first law. Inertia is the resistance to change in the motion of an object. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, projects, and experiments that I have
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Simple motors experiments //// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Simple motors can be easy projects to build and are helpful in learning about how they work. This is the first video showing a few different variations of motors used in my classroom for our studies. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested id
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Harmonic motion inquiry activities ///Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Harmonic motion can be a fun and easy inquiry activity for all ages. Here are some ideas to investigate about simple pendulums, bar pendulums, spring pendulums and double pendulums. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions,
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Toy Physics--- tumbling toy -part 1 /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Here are several versions of a tumbling toy that clearly show the motion of these toys as they rotate down a set of rails. A clear view of the inside and slow motion video clips allow the observer to see subtle movements that are missed when viewed at nor
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World's simplest motor kits/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This is a review of a simple motor kit called the "World's Simplest Motor" and a few possible suggestions for experimenting with different shaped coils.. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, projects, and experiments th
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Centrifugal force toy-- toy physics ////Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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There are many wonderful centrifugal force toys and demonstrations available for students to investigate. However, centrifugal forces are not real and can sometimes be misleading to students unless demonstrations are followed up with a good explanation of
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Snippet: New video reveals how flies land upside-down

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Study could inspire advanced drones and other flying robotsRead more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/new-video-reveals-how-flies-land-upside-downRead the study: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/10/eaax1877Video Credit: Bo Cheng and Pan L
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What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-mccarthyism-and-how-did-it-happen-ellen-schrecker In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before governm
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mentos and soda engine/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Mentos and soda power a version of Hero's Engine. Using an adapted geyser tube, the soda is redirected to cause a soda bottle to spin until the nucleation process is completed. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, proje
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How to recognize a dystopia - Alex Gendler

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-recognize-a-dystopia-alex-gendler The genre of dystopia – the ‘not good place’– has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do we bother with all this pessimism? Al
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Wolves: Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em

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Humans dont have a great track record of coexisting with top predators, and wolves are no exception. By the early 1900s, wolves were nearly extinct in all of Western Europe as a result of government programs that rewarded people for killing them. While th
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chaotic pendulum//Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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The chaotic pendulum is used in my classroom in our discussions of resonance, harmonic motion, and chaotic motion. With small amounts of energy, it's movement is predictable, but more energy is added the movement of the arms become unpredictable. Homemade
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A Jungle Outside Your Front Door!! | Maddies Urban Jungles

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You might not believe it, but even in the largest cities around the world, amazing wildlife experiences are taking place. Sometimes, you just need to know where to look! Maddie Moate and her team of young local experts discover all kinds of Spring awakeni
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impulse examples///Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Here are a few ideas that can help demonstrate how the amount of time that an accelerating force or a decelerating force is applied to an object will affect it's rate of motion. The result of force and time is an impulse. Homemade science is a collection
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High road low road track race, potential-kinetic energy tracks//// Homemade science with Bruce Yeany

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Two tracks start at the same height and end at the same height,but... is the shortest distance between both ends the fastest route? How about if we add more hills for it to go up and down ? The 5 sets of tracks shown are good thought provoking exercises i
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String shooter-String launcher- physics of toys //// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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The string shooter can launch a 8 foot loop of string that has some very interesting properties while it is in motion. The string is moving quickly enough be be self supporting and does not need to touch another surface for support. Homemade science is a
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Galileo's Inertia track////Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Both sides of the track are the same height, one side is 3 times longer than the other side. If I release the ball from one side can it roll off of the other side? This track was based on a series of tracks that is said to have led Galileo to the idea of
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What color is inside the can? /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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The multicolored can has a small hole in the lid with a question, "what color is inside?" This thought provoking device is helpful to students in gaining some insight into the idea that light and color need be be reflected off of an object for us to perce
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Ant Fortress Under Attack! - Life Story - BBC

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A weaver ant fortress comes under attack from a neighbouring colony but is the home guard enough to defend and protect the next generation? Taken from Life Story. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Ear
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Identical track race science /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Two identical tracks have several marked release points, what position on the curved path will get a ball to the bottom of the track the quickest. The movement on the tracks can be compared to the movement of pendulums and to the movement of balls down a
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Stringless pendulums/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Here an idea for showing how or why a pendulum's movement becomes faster or slower as it's length is changed. The period is a function of length and as the length changes, so does it's path. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, sugg
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Why Is The US Constitution So Hard To Amend? - Peter Paccone

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-the-us-constitution-so-hard-to-amend-peter-paccone When it was ratified in 1789, the US Constitution didn’t just institute a government by the people – it provided a way for the people to alter the Consti
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Resonant pendulum demonstration ///Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Can you make just one of the pendulums move and not the others? I call this my Frequency Amplified Kinesthetic Energy Demonstration (FAKED) device. Perhaps I can do it telepathically, probably not but you can get just one of them to move if you understand
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Motion in two directions (parabolic curve ) hanging display/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This model hangs from the ceiling to help students understand the path formed by a thrown object or similar projectile. The parabolic curve formed by a thrown objet is the result of constant forward motion and an accelerating downward motion. Homemade sci
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Hang a mobile from the ceiling, learn about levers/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Mobiles hanging from the ceiling can be an interesting addition to add to a room, especially when they are located near heating or cooling ducts or open windows to give them a bit of movement. They are easy to built and can be a good way to learn a bit ab
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This Is How the Apollo Program Began

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During World War II, German scientists created the first missile capable of reaching space, and it became the catalyst for humanity's venture into the unknown. To celebrate NASA’s 60th birthday, starting October 20th, Seeker is going back in time to reliv
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360° Antarctica - Unexpected Snow | National Geographic

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Explore a penguin and seal colony as a storm moves in. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientis
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LASER Lissajous patterns..geometric designs /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This homemade laser light show device produces different geometric designs that change as adjustments are made to it. The laser beam bounces from one spinning mirror to a second one and will change the pattern as the mirror speed varies from one to the ot
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Watch Flesh-Eating Beetles Strip Bodies to the Bone | Deep Look

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Dermestid Beetles are fast and fastidious eaters. They can pick a carcass clean in just days leaving even the most delicate bone structures intact. This makes them the perfect tool for museum scientists-- if you keep them far, far away from valuable colle
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Liberty's Kids 126 - Honor and Compromise with Hamilton & Lee | History Videos For Kids

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"Lee, you will never agree with meBut believe me, these young men dont speak for meThank you for your service" - George Washington to Charles Lee, Hamilton the musical, Lin-Manuel MirandaThe States struggle to unite politically before the arrival of the F
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The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3

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In which John Green teaches you about relations between the early English colonists and the native people the encountered in the New World. In short, these relations were poor. As soon as they arrived, the English were in conflict with the native people.
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The accident that changed the world - Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu

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Learn how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and how the antibiotic has changed medicine and the treatment of infections. --In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab and found something unexpected: a colony of mold growing on a Petri
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Dynamic carts and crashing blocks for Newton's laws of motion///Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Three variations of a classic demonstration graphically show how Newton's 2nd and 3rd law are applied giving students a better understanding of the concepts. Homemade science is a collection of classroom tested ideas, suggestions, projects, and experiment
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Hotel Nematoda

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*** We're now on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! *** The guests at the WorMotel check in with a plop. Each guest has a private room, cozy and controlled temperatures, and enough food to last a lifetime.
My Amazing WEAVER ANTS | The Coolest Ants You Ever Did See

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Meet my beloved pet Asian Weaver ants! They're a super unique colony, especially in light of their nesting behaviours. Come take a deep look and marvel at the lives of weaver ants who construct impressive leaf nests in trees. Hope you enjoy this mid-week
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This improbable membrane can trap flies in a jar—and odor in a toilet

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Reverse filter lets bigger things through, hold back smaller things. Read the paper (free): http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/8/eaat3276 CREDITS ---------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Chris Bu
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Random answer devices /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Random decision makers can make use of the idea of chaos to make those important decisions for you. Small changes in the initial starting conditions of a bar pendulum or a rolling ball answer track can be a fun and easy project while learning a bit about
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AT&T Archives: The UNIX Operating System

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Watch new AT&T Archive films every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at http://techchannel.att.com/archives In the late 1960s, Bell Laboratories computer scientists Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson started work on a project that was inspired by an operating
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Diving bear--Cartesian diver and submarine-like behavior /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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The diving bear is a simple and fun experiment that is easy to build and use. It's behavior is similar to a cartesian diver and the sinking or floating of a submarine. It can help demonstrate concepts such as buoyancy (Archimede's principle), Pascal's pri
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Homemade light bulb made in various containers/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Making a homemade light bulb can be made more interesting by building it in a variety of containers. Rubber gloves, jars, paper bags, plastic cups, balloons, plastic bags. I will share some other ideas about building lightbulbs in a later video Homemade s
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How Aristocracies Rule

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The American fairytale is far from enchanted. Power and wealth are concentrated in an anxious aristocracy, comprised of 10% of the population, that reigns by dividing the lower classes and pitting them against each other so that the poor turn against the
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The fight for America's 51st state, explained

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Washington, DC is closer than ever to becoming a state. Could it actually happen?Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOOn June 26, 2020, the US House of Representatives voted to make Americas capital city, Washington, DC, the countrys 51st state.
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Homemade speaker made with a toy motor /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This homemade speaker uses a toy motor instead of a coil of wire and a magnet.The amplifier wires are simply attached to a toy motor to make it vibrate. Use it to make a conductor speaker that only you can hear or attach it to a paper plate to make a simp
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The Fascinating World of Cnidarians

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The phylum Cnidaria contains such creatures as jellyfish, anemones, siphonophores and corals. Together, they consist of around 13,000 living species - surprisingly simple, yet beautiful organisms. The importance of these cnidarians cannot be understated.
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Flag waving machine////Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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This device is shown in our studies of simple and compound machines. Students are given an accompanied worksheet to work out the outcome and latter can experiment with building their own machines using a variety of gears, wheel and axles, levers, pullies,
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How Do Bees Make Honey?

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Honey is made by a colony of honey bees living in a hive. But not all bees are in charge of making the honey. Bees have different types of jobs, just like us. The queen bee is in charge of laying eggs while the male drone bees are tasked with protecting h
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Puke, poop and tiny cockroaches: How the leafcutter ant queen runs her farm - Charles Wallace

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Take a look inside the leafcutter ant colony as a queen begins her reign and the ants work to sustain their supply of fungus.--In a Texas clearing, an ancient tale that ties four species together is unfurling. The first involved is a soon-to-be queen leaf
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The real reason American health care is so expensive

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Hint: single-payer won’t fix America’s health care spending. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Americans don't drive up the price by consuming more health care. They don't visit the doctor more than other developed countries: http://internati
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Toy Physics--Ramp Walker ///Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Ramp walkers are cool toys that "walk" down ramps or in some case are pulled along a flat table by a weight on a string hanging over the edge of a table. Ramp walkers can have 1,2, or 4 moving legs and in some cases have additional moving parts. These two
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Toy physics--- lever toy ///Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Lever Larry toys are fun to play with and are examples of first class levers. A squeeze of the handle causes an acrobat to swing around as the string supporting him twists and untwists. Slow motion clips are shot 7 times slower The chaotic pendulum is use
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President's Cabinet

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The Presidents Cabinet is made up of the most important people in the Executive Branch of government. But who are they and what are their roles?Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audience
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Is The World Running Out Of Helium?

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At the National Helium Reserve in Amarillo, Texas, the US government once stored 32 billion cubic feet of helium. There have been breathless news articles recently saying the world's running out: but it's still possible to buy party balloons. What's going
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Buoyancy of Sand demonstration-- Archimedes principle /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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When sand particles are put into motion, heavy and light objects will sink or float in the sand and behave just like in a fluid. The moving sand can be used to demonstrate the concept of buoyant forces. However, due to the size and friction of the sand pa
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Softstop Barrier System by LASERVISION

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The Softstop™ Barrier System solution was developed from Laservision’s Government endorsed Research & Development facility. The emergency response system was primarily designed for vehicle tunnels and has the key objectives of Safety (prev
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Could Humans Ever Colonize The Clouds Of Venus?

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The surface temperature on Venus is over 860°F--hot enough to melt lead. Despite the brutal surface climate, the Venusian clouds exist in pressures and temperatures quite similar to those on Earth. Could life find a way to exist here? Could a future human
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Meet Two Galapagos Tortoise Hatchlings at Taronga Western Plains Zoo

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Over the course of their lives these little ones will grow from 80 grams to over 150kg! Watch and learn all about Galapagos Tortoise juveniles as Keeper Jordy introduces us to 6 year old Pena and Turbo.There are lots more behind-the-scenes videos at http:
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Fountain connection- Hero's fountain////Homemade science with Bruce Yeany

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The fountain connection is a simple version of Hero's fountain in a bottle, or actually it's two bottles concocted together using a device called the Fountain Connection. Turn the device over and it produces a bubbling fountain every time. Homemade scienc
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Seeing AC versus DC light/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Visual results of light bulbs lit by a direct current versus light bulbs lit by an alternating current. A direct current gives a continuous light while a bulb lit with an alternating current is actually flashing on and off 120 times per second, not 60 sec
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State of the Union Address

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The annual State of the Union Address is the only speech that the President delivers in person to the public and all three branches of government at the same time.Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to
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Army Ants Rampage Through The Forest - The Hunt - BBC Earth

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Boasting a sensory system of 2 million antennae, this colony of Army Ants are a formidable proposition for anything alive which may cross their path. These dynamic insects, despite being blind, are able to transcend their size by working as a complete uni
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Speaker of the House

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As the head of the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House is one of the most important roles in the United States government.Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a
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Air pressure demonstration - Prairie dog balloons // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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How do you get a balloon to blow up inside a glass flask? This demonstration uses the change of water into steam to expand and then reduce the volume of a rubber balloon. As the balloon gets smaller, atmospheric pressure forces the prairie dogging balloon
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Weaver Ants The Craziest Thing I've Ever Done in My Life

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Click here to SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/tlCQJZ Today we meet an ant princess, i.e. a #QueenAnt alate. She is a member of our new colony of #WeaverAnts, emerged from her nest due to conditions within their climate controlled setup. This queen is special an
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The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Department of Justice

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Established in 1870, the Department of Justice not only provides legal advice to the US government, it also ensures the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and ani
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Why Disney World is in Florida

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Disney World really is a kingdom.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Have you ever wondered why Disney World is located where it is? Or how it came to be such a massive, self-contained universe? Its a sto
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The Attorney General

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The top legal officer in the country, the Attorney General advises the US government on legal matters, including the President. But how did the role come about and what are his or her responsibilities?Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, hist
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Spin art, simple homemade device /////Homemade Science with Bruce yeany

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This simple device has seen a lot of use and is very popular with students. We use it as an example when exploring the concept of centrifugal force. There are several good demonstrations showing this concept, however,this centrifugal force can be misleadi
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falling cones activity- aerodynamics /// Homemade science with Bruce Yeany

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This inquiry activity investigates factors that make an object fall faster or slower and is an easy one for students to design, set up, and test. It does not require any special equipment and is a good way to use up and recycle used paper. If stopwatches
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DIY PAPER Squishies! How to make a squishy without foam or puffy paint

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Hey guys! In today's video I will be showing you how I made these awesome paper squishes! These paper squishies admittedly aren't as good as ones made with foam, but they are a fun, easy alternative if you don't have foam or puffy paint! In this video I s
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How do naked mole-rats choose their queen?

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The National Zoo's new naked mole-rat colony is in the process of choosing a queen —and the zoo keepers are preparing for a "mole-rat war." Subscribe to Science Magic Show Hooray! https://bit.ly/2LLNAci Learn more about naked mole-rats: https://nationalzo

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