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The Incredible Story of Robert Smalls | WHAT THE PAST?

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Robert Smalls was willing to do whatever it took to get him and his enslaved family safely to freedom... even if it meant sailing straight through a Confederate port!Images used under license from Shutterstock.comNarrated by: Kayla RosenbergWritten & Dire
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Robert Smalls: How A Slave Became An American Hero

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The story of Robert Smalls’ escape from slavery and journey to American hero sounds so daring, you might think it a myth. Not only did he successfully steal a ship and sail to freedom, he freed his family, became a Civil War hero and served as a U.S. cong
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The three different ways mammals give birth - Kate Slabosky

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-three-different-ways-mammals-give-birth-kate-slabosky All mammals share certain characteristics, like warm blood and backbones. But despite their similarities, these creatures also have many biological diffe
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Birth of Stars

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Birth of Stars More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=i-NNWI8Ccas
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Sugar: Hiding In Plain Sight - Robert Lustig

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/sugar-hiding-in-plain-sight-robert-lustig While sugar is easy to spot in candy, soft drinks and ice cream, it also hides out in foods you might not expect -- including peanut butter, pasta sauce and even bologna
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Pros And Cons Of Public Opinion Polls - Jason Robert Jaffe

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/pros-and-cons-of-public-opinion-polls-jason-robert-jaffe How do public opinion polls work? And, more importantly, are they accurate? Jason Robert Jaffe reveals the complexities and biases of polls and provides t
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What Does Your Birthday Say About You? The Seasonal Birth Effect

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Does the month you were born in determine whether you’re right handed, or a smoker, or short-sighted? No, we’re not talking astrology, but something called the seasonal birth effect. But can even that be trusted? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The s
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"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

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An animated interpretation of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" -- For an analysis of this poem, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFrostAnalysis This animation is part of our new series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpr
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Birth Of A Nickname - John McWhorter

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/birth-of-a-nickname-john-mcwhorter Where do nicknames come from? Why are Ellens called Nellie and Edwards Ned? It's all a big misunderstanding from the early days of the English language, a misunderstanding that
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Electro Musician Robert DeLong Shows Off His Tricked-Out Rig

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It's equal parts D.I.Y. and high-tech; electronic musician Robert DeLong shows us his awesome rig, which includes a mix of video game controllers, a cutlery tray from Ikea, two Mac minis, and more. See how it all comes together as he performs “Don’t Wait
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Children (Robert MIles)- Fingerstyle Guitar Cover (+Tutorial & Tabs)

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Wanna play this song? Get the Tabs https://bit.ly/3ldUZ6M https://www.yonischlesinger.com/product-page/children-robert-miles-tab-1 Full Tutorial available ** https://www.yonischlesinger.com/product-page/children-robert-miles-full-tutorial For many Tutoria
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These squids can fly... no, really - Robert Siddall

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Dive into the incredible flying capabilities of squids, and how they use flight as a survival tactic.--In 1947, explorers noticed a strange phenomenon while crossing the Pacific Ocean. Somehow, small squid known to live deep beneath the waves kept appeari
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The Pigeon, The Antenna And Me: Robert Wilson

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Radioastronomer Robert Wilson recalls a pair of pigeons who almost thwarted the discovery of cosmic background radiation. Wilson’s discovery of cosmic background radiation, “the echo of the big bang”, earned him a share of the 1978 Nobel Prize in physics.
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Scientists Just Witnessed the Birth of Two Stars in Stunning Detail

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Our knowledge of the early lives of stars is limited, but an exciting new observation provides a closer look at how stars are born. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at ht
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Robert Irwin and Jimmy Cuddle a Sloth

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Robert Irwin, 13-year-old son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, shows Jimmy some animals including a dwarf crocodile, a red-tail boa and two sloths. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starr
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The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act - Robert Chang

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Dig into the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which suspended Chinese immigration to the U.S. and blocked Chinese immigrants from citizenship.--In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immig
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Are you the eldest child? Youngest? Are birth order stereotypes true? | BBC Ideas

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There are lots of stereotypes about the eldest child, youngest child and middle child... But are there really birth order characteristics? And what if you are an only child? Dr Radha Modgil explores some of the evidence.Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.
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How Many Fossils to Go an Inch? (ft. Robert Krulwich)

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A beautiful guest video by Robert Krulwich and Nate MiltonSupport MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsLink to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/MinutePhysics is on twitter - @minutephysicsAnd facebook -
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World's Tallest Man, Robert Wadlow - RARE COLOR FOOTAGE!

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Rare color footage of the tallest man in medical history, Robert Wadlow (1918-1940), who stood 8 feet 11 inches and weighed 491 pounds. This home movie footage appears to have been taken during one of Wadlow's personal appearances in the late 1930s.
The Birth of Hip Hop

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In 1973, DJ Kool Herc set up his turntables and introduced a technique at a South Bronx house party that would change music as many people knew it. His ability to switch from record to record as well as isolate and repeat music breaks led to the discovery
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The Animal That Wouldn't Die (w/Robert Krulwich)

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http://www.skunkbear.tumblr.com http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/09/25/351440526/everything-dies-right-but-does-everything-have-to-die-here-s-a-surprise Produced by Robert Krulwich and Adam Cole (@cadamole) Handel's Sonata in E Minor, Op. 1. Allegro
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ADOPTED Girl Meets BIRTH MOM, What Happens Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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Family does not require blood. It only requires love. Hi #DharMannFam, thanks for watching my video! For exclusive giveaways & more inspirational content follow me on Instagram here: http://bit.ly/2Kcbgs2Also, did you know we have an official Facebook Gro
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A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-athenian-robert-garland It’s 427 BCE, and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its
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Adventure Time | Separated at Birth | Cartoon Network

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Finn's long lost mom tells the story of how they got separated from the episode, "Islands: Part 7." CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/CNAdventureTime About Adventure Time: Unlikely heroes Finn (a si
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The World's FIRST commercial electric plane - Robert takes to the skies!

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Top Gun may have Tom Cruise, but the Fully Charged Show has Robert Llewellyn AND an ELECTRIC plane! Join Robert as he takes to the skies to experience first hand the world's first commercial battery powered electric plane and steps into the third era of a
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Looney Tunes Cartoon Classics: A Day at the Zoo (1939) (HD) | Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce

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A tour of the zoo, in typical Tex Avery style: a series of one-liners and sight gags, punctuated by Egghead teasing a lion at intervals, despite the admonishments of the narrator.Directed by Tex AveryProduced by Leon SchlesingerStory by Melvin MillarNarra
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A Fold Apart: Origamist Robert Lang's Incredible Paper Creations

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Twenty five years ago, physicist Robert Lang worked at NASA, where he researched lasers. He has also garnered 46 patents on optoelectronics and even wrote a Ph.D. thesis called "Semiconductor Lasers: New Geometries and Spectral Properties." But in 2001, L
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Cyclopia: A Rare Birth Defect That Could Help Cure Cancer

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With a greater understanding of biological mechanisms, humans may be able to take a devastating birth defect and turn it into a treatment for cancer. We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymo
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A day in the life of a Roman soldier - Robert Garland

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-roman-soldier-robert-garland The year is 15 CE, and the Roman Empire is prospering. Most of the credit will go to the emperor, bu
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The Birth of the Feature Film: Crash Course Film History #6

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Movies didn't always look like they do now. There was a period (kind of a problematic one) where movies transitioned from short novelties to big, epic, feature films. That's our focus this week as Craig talks to us about the birth of the feature film and
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The Birth Of Imagination

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"Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=shotsofawe Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human e
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The Birth of a New Island

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In late December 2014 into early 2015, a submarine volcano in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga erupted, sending a violent stream of steam, ash and rock into the air. When the ash finally settled in January 2015, a newborn island with a 400-foot summit n
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Birth Of A Theorem - With Cédric Villani

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Where does a mathematician’s inspiration come from? Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani takes us on a fantastical adventure through the beautiful, mysterious world of mathematics. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe What goes on
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Black Holes Explained – From Birth To Death

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Black holes. Lets talk about them. Support us on Patreon so we can make more stuff: https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Get the music of the video here: https://soundcloud.com/epicmountain/black-holes https://epicmountainmusic.bandcamp.com/track/black
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This Rare Mutation Gives You Massive Muscles At Birth

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This RARE mutation can make you VERY muscular, but what exactly is happening to cause this? Is it harmful? Watch more: “This Rare Syndrome Essentially Turns You To Stone"” ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVT83mXX6xA&list=PL8L0MzSk_V6JtEDRfRMyb6rFd1acqY
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Twin Sisters Separated at Birth Reunite on 'GMA'

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Two sisters, each adopted from China by different American families, meet in person for the first time.
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Here's How The Oort Cloud Formed at the Birth of Our Solar System

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#HowTheUniverseWorks | Tuesdays at 10/9c on Science Full Episodes Streaming FREE on Science GO: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/how-the-universe-works/ The Oort Cloud comets are like the dinosaur bones of solar system formation. Contained in them are the
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The Amazing World of Gumball | Birth of Anais | Cartoon Network

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Back in time to when Anais is a newborn baby and Gumball and Darwin are jealous of her sparking a baby war. CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/CNGumball About The Amazing World of Gumball: Gumball, t
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Scientists Just Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Element in Space

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The heaviest elements in our universe were just seen created in the heart of a kilonova after two neutron stars collided. Subscribe to Seeker!http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylistThe three lightest elements in t
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James Beard, the Pacific Northwest and the birth of the foodie movement

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From razor clam souffl to her famous currant teacakesMary Beard loved to cook, and always with the freshest seasonal ingredients. Her son James embraced his mothers passion for food. And even as the proclaimed dean of American cookery later moved away and
Learning from a Rarely Witnessed Whale Birth | The New Yorker

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The scientist David Gruber explains the mission of Project CETI, and what his team has learned about how whales communicate. Still havent subscribed to The New Yorker on YouTube http://bit.ly/newyorkeryoutubesub
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How To Calm A Crying Baby - Dr. Robert Hamilton Demonstrates "The Hold" (Official)

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Dr. Hamilton, a pediatrician in Santa Monica, CA shows how to calm a crying baby using "The Hold". SUBSCRIBE to channel for more baby content! This technique has been utilized by Dr. Hamilton (Dr. Bob) to quiet infants during office visits. Parents have l
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Step Dad and Birth Dad GO TO WAR, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann Studios

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FOSTER MOM Won't Let Kid See BIRTH MOM, She Instantly Regrets It | Dhar Mann Studios

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Robert Levin plays Mozart on Mozart's piano

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This Astrophysicist Makes Stellar Nurseries That Fit in the Palm of Your Hand

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How artist and astrophysicist Nia Imara makes 3-D prints of the birth of stars
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Seal Pup Eating Snow

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WWF Finland has been involved in the effort to help the Saimaa ringed seal by piling up snow on Lake Saimaas ice to form man-made snow banks in order to help the seals build nests and give birth. This past winter, nearly 280 artificial snow banks were mad
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Slavery And Missouri Compromise In Early 1800s

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Kim Kutz explains how slavery was an issue at the birth of the United States and how the issue became more and more central as the country expanded.
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Comparing Baby Animal Sizes

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Whether an animal has large or small babies depends on how independent they need to be at birth. Adult Red Kangaroos are 100,000 times the weight of their young at birth. In contrast, baby giraffes are only 1/10th the weight of their mothers. Subscribe to
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Understanding Calendar Notation

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Difference between BC, BCE, AD and CE. A little bit about the birth of Jesus as well. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=EKKe7DBZVhI
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Cute Puppies!

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These are cute Maltese puppies! These puppies were filmed every 2 weeks from birth to 8 weeks so see my playlists for those videos. Or check out my other playlists for other puppy breeds. And don't forget to subscribe to my channel! Thanks!
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1860s Time Machine - South Carolina

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Extracts from D.W. Griffiths 'Birth of a Nation' (released in 1915). Set in South Carolina, though the stage-play scene is in Washington. Set to a natural speed and added in sound for ambiance
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This Village in India Plants 111 Trees Every Time a Girl Is Born

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In many parts of India, baby boys are favored over girls, whodue to the dowry systemcan be seen as a financial burden on families. But the people of Piplantri are fighting this prejudice. In Piplantri, villagers celebrate the birth of their girls by plant
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The Monopolization of America

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Robert Reich looks at antitrust laws and corporate giants. Watch More: 3 The Failure of Trickle Down Economics https://youtu.be/cABuFmA3nhY For more videos like these, be sure to subscribe. If you'd like to support our work, you can do so here: www.inequa
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This Work of Art Changes With Temperature

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Sometimes art emerges from the most unexpected pairings. Lyle Smalla chemist and a self-described nerd is president of Chromatic Technologies, a company that makes temperature-sensitive, color-changing inks (such as the one found on the Coors Light can).
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Are You Type-A or Type-B Personality? (Science Says You’re Neither)

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You’ve probably heard of Type-A and Type-B personalities, but is there any science behind personality types? This Invisible Light Shows Us What Our Eyes Can't See - https://youtu.be/C0MacvbYZdQ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1Px
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The Sun&The Earth: Crash Course Big History #3

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In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about our Sun, and the formation of the planets. We're going to focus on the formation and development of the Earth, because that's where people live. You'll learn about the Solar nebula, the bi
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The Crazy Plan to Deliver the First Baby in Space

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A startup has announced plans to send a pregnant woman to space to give birth. Will this be the first baby born in space? Apollo Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uyTgdzH7u4&index=2&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X6t9SWSCN0ETF6HWcxy6bVc Read More: Imagine Giv
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Earth-Size Telescope Will Make Black Holes Say "Cheese!"

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Nobel laureate Robert Wilson discusses how a network of telescopes might illumine a black hole, after the 92nd Street Y’s Bang! Bang! event. For more black hole coverage, check out Scientific American's Dark Star Diaries: https://blogs.scientificamerican.
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How a Wagner Opera Defined the Sound of Hollywood Blockbusters | The New Yorker

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Ride of the Valkyries, a seminal work by the composer Richard Wagner, has been featured in hundreds of films and television shows across the past century. The music critic, Alex Ross, explains just how this sound has defined movies like 'Apocalypse Now,'
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Planet may be forming in a 'twist' observed by Very Large Telescope

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The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope has been used to observe the star AB Aurigae. A detailed look using the telescopes SPHERE instrument has revealed "a twist that marks the site where a planet may be forming," according to ESO.
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You Think You Know Dinosaurs - Think Again!

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Large lizards stomping around the planet - that's all to dinosaurs right? WRONG! Some dinosaurs had brightly colored feathers. Some dinosaurs were attentive parents. Some dinosaurs gave birth to live young rather than hatching them in eggs. Want to see? I
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Did Earth Always Have Water?

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In the developing days of planet Earth, the environment was not ideal for creating water. How did Earth’s water get here? There’s Water On Mars Here’s Everything You Need To Know ►►►► http://dne.ws/1MVmzQf Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► htt
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Henrietta Lacks: The 'immortal' cells that changed the world - BBC REEL

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In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a black woman from Baltimore, USA, died of cancer. However, cells taken from her body without her knowledge continued to grow and multiply even after her death. They became the first 'immortalised human cell line' and changed med
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I Asked Bill Gates What's The Next Crisis?

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I got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster? The Foundation Letter is here: https://ve42.co/BG21Special thanks to
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Otters Can't Wait to Swim in New Pool

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About Asian Small-clawed Otters First, otters are different from sea otters. Sea otters spend most of their time in the water, but otters can live both on the ground and in water. A few years ago, trafficking otters became a serious problem, and in 2019,
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The Law Of Conservation Of Mass - Todd Ramsey

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-law-of-conservation-of-mass-todd-ramsey Everything in our universe has mass — from the smallest atom to the largest star. But the amount of mass has remained constant throughout existence even during the bir
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1950s vs. NOW: Did Mid-Century Futurism Flop?

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What kind of future did the people of the 1950s predict? Did people get the tech they wanted?Watch more: Could You Handle Being An Adult In The 70s?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgQwXGubNjgSubscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive L
Baby Giraffe Learns How to Run | The Secret Life of the Zoo | Nature Bites

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This adorable baby giraffe finally gathers the courage to set off running with his family as some anxious keepers from Chester Zoo keep watch! From The Secret Life of the Zoo, Series 1 Episode 3, "Baby Giraffe": Rothschild's giraffe Orla gives birth to a
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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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Why Can Newborn Animals Walk But We Can't?

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A baby's 'first steps' are considered a milestone. But why do infants take months to walk when other newborn species can in one day? The Mysterious Way Spiders Can Walk On Walls And Why You Can't - http://bit.ly/2aGuN0d Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter H
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Ammonia—a renewable fuel made from sun, air, and water—could power the globe without carbon

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With copious solar and wind power, Australia aims to displace Haber-Bosch, a dirty, 100-year-old recipe for making ammonia Read more - https://scim.ag/2KQRHH6 CREDITS -------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sar
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The Invisible Insect Highway Above You

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An animation with Robert Krulwich about the amazing amount of insects that are zipping around high up in the sky above you.
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The History Of The Barometer (and How It Works) - Asaf Bar-Yosef

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-barometer-and-how-it-works-asaf-bar-yosef A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, allowing weather forecasters and scientists to better predict extreme weather events. Despite
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This man built his office inside an elevator

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The Baa Skyscraper, in Zln, Czechia, is a landmark of architecture. And the office of Jan Antonn Baa... is an elevator. [Correction: Jan Antonn Baa's birth year is 1898; the graphic is a typo.]Thanks to the museum staff for fact-checking and translation!C
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Collision That Formed The Moon

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Over five decades ago, Apollo astronauts brought back to Earth a wide variety of rocks from the Moon. Analysis of these rocks gave rise to a set of ideas describing the origin of the Moon called the Giant Impact Theory. In the last decade, scientists like
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11 Levels of Origami: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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Origami artist and physicist Robert J. Lang explains origami in 11 levels of difficulty. From a simple, traditional cicada to an extremely intricate one, watch how Robert J. Lang demonstrates and breaks down everything that goes into the art of origami.St
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? - James Earle

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-vermeer-s-girl-with-the-pearl-earring-considered-a-masterpiece-james-earle Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She’s the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer’s "Girl with th
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/ Adorable baby pygmy hippo at Japanese aquarium

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Click CC for English subtitles.A baby pygmy hippopotamus was born in Februrary 2019 in NIFREL, an aquarium in Osaka. With only around 2,000 of them remaining in the world, pygmy hippos are an endagered species. Tam Tam's birth weight was 6.4 kg. In just a
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Baby Orangutan and Gibbon Have Unlikely Friendship | Nature Bites

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A giraffe is born at the zoo - and keepers were lucky enough to capture the entire birth on camera! From The Secret Life of the Zoo: This series gives viewers behind the scenes access to Chester Zoo's 21,000 animals and the people who work there. The zoo'
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What Vitamins Do You Actually Need to Survive? (Part 2 of 3)

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Ever walk down a vitamin/supplement aisle and get lost? Same. Here are the key vitamins you need to survive. Part 1 of 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1II147SIBlY Part 3: Coming soon! Read More: Listing Of Vitamins https://www.health.harvard.edu/stayin
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The myth behind the Chinese zodiac - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-behind-the-chinese-zodiac-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen What’s your sign? In Western astrology, it’s a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar. But according to the Chinese
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How NASAs Webb Telescope Will Transform Our Place in the Universe

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope in the history of humanity, and one of the most ambitious engineering projects ever attempted. It will witness the birth of stars and galaxies at the edge of time and probe alien skies for s
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Is Success Luck or Hard Work?

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Can Science Determine When Jesus Was Actually Born?

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What was the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ and was it really shining on Jesus’ birthday? Astronomers offer some theories. What Did Jesus Really Look Like? - https://youtu.be/_WZYdQu51vE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: What
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AJ's Life with Microcephaly and a Brain Injury (An Existence Filled with Love)

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AJ is diagnosed with microcephaly and was deprived of oxygen for ten minutes at birth. This resulted in an anoxic brain injury. LaFonda, who adopted him after originally serving as his nurse, believes that AJ is deserving of a loving family.SBSK Patreon (
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My Nonverbal Friend with 2 Extra Chromosomes

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Cheyenne was diagnosed with an extra of both chromosome 8 and 9 while in utero. Doctors believed she would not survive birth. Cheyenne is now almost 3 years old and is progressing in ways previously thought to be impossible. Although she is currently nonv
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James Lafayette: Revolutionary Spy

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Enslaved at birth, James Lafayette became one of the most important Patriot spies of the American Revolution, helping to gather vital information on the British Army. His work helped the United States secure independence.Untold is a free collection of sho
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Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11

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In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way, John will cover Abram
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Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones | Deep Look

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Female aphids are the matriarchs of a successful family operation taking over your garden. But dont lose hope; these pests have some serious predators and creepy parasites looking to take them down. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqtPlease join
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A Robotic Fish Swims in the Ocean WIth Other Fish

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'The Irishman': De-Aging Visual Effects | Localish

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'The Irishman' visual effects supervisor, Pablo Helman, reveals that 'Marty Scorsese and Robert De Niro have been trying to make this movie for about ten years'. The now Oscar-nominated Helman was faced with a potentially impossible task: to make three Ho
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SUPER-CUTE VIDEO OF DINOSAUR BABIES!!!

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Baby animals are cute, even T-Rex babies. See a baby Brontosaurus in the egg before it hatches and a baby Tyrannosaurus in its parents mouth. There are more dinosaur babies interacting with their mothers, the world around them, and just plain having fun.
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Electric fields elicit ballooning in spiders

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The aerodynamic capabilities of spiders have intrigued scientists for hundreds of years, biologists from the University of Bristol believe they have found the answer...Paper: Current Biology, Electric fields elicit ballooning in spiders. Erica L. Morley a
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"Why Should We Go To Mars?"

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Dr. Robert Zubrin with a brilliant answer to why we should go to mars.Watch the full talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKQSijn9FBs
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A 'Dog Year' Is Not Equal To 7 Human Years — It's Much More

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Dogs age faster in their first year of life than humans do. By one year, most dogs are able to procreate. But that's obviously not the case with humans; they are certainly not able to give birth by 7 years old. Priceonomics gathered data to help us unders
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Earth Has An Expiration Date

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The sun has been growing hotter ever since its birth. Over time, the sun will also grow larger. This growth will eventually cause a cataclysmic greenhouse event as the Earth moves further out of the sun's habitable zone. Once this happens, oceans that hav
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Sesame Street: Cookie Monster Happy Birthday Song!

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Today your birthday and me want to say me wish joy on this day of your birth and especially me wish you cookie! Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SesameStreet For more fun games and videos for
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Most People Fail!! (IQ test with answers)

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Most people fail!! That's because they are either artists or scientists, but rarely both! See if you are smart enough to pass this Brain Test. Let me know in the comments! I hope you enjoy this brain challenge. I have combined visual memory with number me
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Whats the point(e) of ballet? - Ming Luke

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How does ballet convey narrative, emotion, and character? Dive into The Sleeping Beauty to see how a ballet creates its essential elements. --A baby cursed at birth. A fierce battle of good and evil. A true love awoken with a kiss. Since premiering in 189
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The Ideal Gas Law: Crash Course Chemistry #12

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Gases are everywhere, and this is good news and bad news for chemists. The good news: when they are behaving themselves, it's extremely easy to describe their behavior theoretically, experimentally and mathematically. The bad news is they almost never beh
We Real Cool

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Using simple, illuminative paper-cut puppetry, this enchanting video imagines the moment of witness that inspired Gwendolyn Brooks to write her landmark poem, We Real Cool. Created by Manual Cinema in association with Crescendo Literary, with story by Eve
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LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): The Wacky Wabbit Bugs Bunny (1942) (Remastered HD 1080p)

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The Wacky Wabbit is a Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was released on May 2, 1942. It was directed by Robert Clampett. It stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd (voiced by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan, respectively). Directed by Robert Cl
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LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): A Day at the Zoo (1939) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)

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A Day at the Zoo is a 1939 Warner Bros. animated cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was directed by Tex Avery, with musical direction by Carl Stalling. It was written by Melvin Millar. No voice credits are given. Mel Blanc provides most of the inci
A Short Tale About Diplodocus' Long Neck

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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateEons More info below Long necks gave sauropods a huge advantage when it came to food, but not in the way you think. And this benefit would allow the
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The Forgotten Story of the Beardogs

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Because of their strange combination of bear-like and dog-like traits, theyre sometimes confusingly called the beardogs. And even though youve never met one of these animals, the beardogs are key to understanding the history of an important branch of the
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Seeing Inside the Sun

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Dr. Robert Stein, professor of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State Universe has long envisioned a day when he could use supercomputer programs to "see" through the roiling surface of the sun and glimpse its dynamic interior. He describes his quest and
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10 Facts About Great White Sharks

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Remarkably little is known about great white sharks, but they are similar to humans in a lot of ways - they give birth to live young, maintain a higher body temperature than their surroundings and they are apex predators. There are also many misconception
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When Bats Took Flight

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Bats pretty much appear in the fossil record as recognizable, full-on, flying bats. And they show up on all of the continents, except Antarctica, around the same time. So where did bats come from? And which of the many weird features that bats have, showe
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Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226

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In which John Green teaches you about Iran's Revolutions. Yes, revolutions plural. What was the1979 Iranian Revolution about? It turns out, Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the people, and the most recent revo
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The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth

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It arose from rhino ancestors that were a lot smaller, but Paraceratherium would take a different evolutionary path. Believe it or not, it actually became so big that it probably got close to what scientists think might be the actual upper limit for a lan
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The strange case of the cyclops sheep - Tien Nguyen

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-strange-case-of-the-cyclops-sheep-tien-nguyen In the 1950s, a group of ranchers in Idaho were baffled when their sheep gave birth to lambs with only
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How Earth's First, Unkillable Animals Saved the World

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Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/eonsThey have survived every catastrophe and every mass extinction event that nature has thrown at them. And by being the little, filter-feeding, water-cleaning creatures that they are, sponges may have saved the
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Steven Universe | Gregory's Guitar Ballad | Cartoon Network UK

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Gregory plays a guitar ballad about preparing for Steven's birth.[ https://goo.gl/hRAVDf ] Subscribe to the Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel! [ http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk ] Visit the Cartoon Network UK website![ http://apps.cartoonnetwork.co.uk ] C
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The Raptor That Made Us Rethink Dinosaurs

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Get access to our quarterly livestream! http://patreon.com/eonsIn 1964, a paleontologist named John Ostrom unearthed some fascinating fossils from the mudstone of Montana. Its discovery set the stage for whats known today as the Dinosaur Renaissance, a to
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The Death-Defying Climb for Honey

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Twice a year, about 80 miles outside Kathmandu, Nepal, villagers from Bhujung embark on a centuries-old quest. Enduring bee stings and hanging from handmade rope ladders, Madan Singh Gurung and his fellow honey hunters defy death to gather precious liquid
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Why Can't People Remember Being Born?

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You probably remember your 18th birthday, but not your first – or your zeroth. Why is that? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/remember-birth.htm Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/hiKxeT Shar
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How Pterosaurs Got Their Wings

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When pterosaurs first took flight, you could say that it marked the beginning of the end for the winged reptiles. Because, strangely enough, the power of flight -- and the changes that it led to -- may have ultimately led to their downfall.Thanks to Ceri
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What happened to Old London Bridge?

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The Fuzzy Origins of the Giant Panda

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To discover more go about the LEGO Ideas Tree House set go tohttps://www.lego.com/en-us/product/tree-house-21318?CMP=SOC-PBSEons21318How does a bear -- which is a member of the order Carnivora -- evolve into an herbivore? Despite how it looks, nothing abo
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When We Took Over the World

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Check out Monstrum! https://www.youtube.com/monstrumpbs From our deepest origins in Africa all the way to the Americas, by looking at the fossils and archaeological materials we have been able to trace the path our ancestors took during thee short window
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A neuroscientist explains how exercise can make you smarter

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Dr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at NYU and the the author of “Healthy Brain, Happy Life.” Here, she explains the positive effects of exercising to the brain. Following is a transcript of
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How Volcanoes Froze the Earth (Twice)

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Over 600 million years ago, sheets of ice coated our planet on both land and sea. How did this happen? And most importantly for us, why did the planet eventually thaw again? The evidence for Snowball Earth is written on every continent today.Thanks to Jul
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How Many Species Are There?

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How do we protect what we don’t know exists? Don’t miss the next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ How many species are there on Earth? In biology, this is one of a fundamental question that we still don’t have a
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When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming

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For decades, scientists have been studying the cause of the Younger Dryas, and trying to figure out if something like it could happen again. And it turns out that what caused this event is the subject of a heated debate.Thanks to these wonderful paleoarti
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Sesame Street: The Importance of Early Childhood Education

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Young children are sponges for learning. From birth to age five, they're making giant developmental strides, more than at any other time in life. In this critical window, education is the key to unlocking their potential. Our goal is to surround kids with
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How Humans Lost Their Fur

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Were the only primate without a coat of thick fur. It turns out that this small change in our appearance has had huge consequences for our ability to regulate our body temperature, and ultimately, it helped shape the evolution of our entire lineage.Thank
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The Giant Dinosaur That Was Missing a Body

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From end to end, its forelimbs alone measured an incredible 2.4 meters long and were tipped with big, comma-shaped claws. But other than its bizarre arms, very little material from this dinosaur had been found: no skull, no feet, almost nothing that could
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The Case of the Dinosaur Egg Thief

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Check out Serving Up Science! https://youtube.com/PBSFoodPaleontologists found a small theropod dinosaur skull right on top of a nest of eggs that were believed to belong to a plant-eating dinosaur. Instead of being the nest robbers that they were origina
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How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)

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A 9,500 year old burial in Cyprus represents some of the oldest known evidence of human/cat companionships anywhere in the world. But when did this close relationship between humans and cats start?And how did humans help cats take over the world?Big thank
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Sula: Crash Course Literature #9

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This week, John is talking about Toni Morrison's novel of friendship, betrayal, and loss, Sula. Sula tells the story of two African American girls, the town where they grew up, the tragic even that was central to their youth, and the very different people
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When Giant Lemurs Ruled Madagascar

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Our new pin! https://store.dftba.com/collections/all/products/eons-enamel-pinJust a few thousand years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs. How did such a diverse group of primates evolve in the first place, and how did they help s
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White Holes (if they exist) could explain some of the weirdest aspects of our universe

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Thanks for watching. Sources: Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-release/astronomers-capture-first-image-of-a-black-hole/ LIGO Detection Papers https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/detection-companion-pap
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New Fossil Discovery Offers Glimpse into the Day the Dinosaurs Died | NOVA | PBS

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A mass of fossilized fish, uncovered in North Dakota, appear to preserve the catastrophic fallout of the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Read more: https://to.pbs.org/2IIrXKM PRODUCTION CREDITSDigital Producer: Emily ZendtMEDIA CREDITSAdditi
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Teens SHAME DISABLED Soccer PLAYER, What Happens Next Is Shocking | Dhar Mann

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When the Rainforests Collapsed

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Check out Animal Wonders! https://youtu.be/tyK21xUnGrkThe Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse set the stage for a takeover that would be a crucial turning point in the history of terrestrial animal life. If it werent for that time when the rainforests colla
Martin Luther King Jr. - Was his 'I Have a Dream' speech Improvised?

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While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s influence was large, perhaps his greatest legacy came when he delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech on August 28, 1963. As the highly revered activist from the Civil Rights era prepared for the March on Washington, D
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What If You Never Got Out Of Bed

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Although laying in bed for the rest of your life might sound relaxing, it can lead to serious health issues. For one thing, most of your muscles would waste away in six months to a year. You could also develop nasty ulcers called bedsores, which can tear
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Mousetrap Fission Setup

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Woflgang and Allen quickly and efficiently prepare the Mousetrap Fission demo for Robert Kirshner's The Energetic Universe course on February 26, 2015. The demo consists of 110 mousetraps armed with ping-pong balls; the demonstrator drops a single ball fr
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The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths

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The Wrangel Island mammoths would end up being the final survivors of a once-widespread genus. In their final years, after having thrived in many parts of the world for millions of years, the very last mammoths that ever lived experienced whats known as a
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How South America Made the Marsupials

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Throughout the Cenozoic Era -- the era were in now -- marsupials and their metatherian relatives flourished all over South America, filling all kinds of ecological niches and radiating into forms that still thrive on other continents. Thanks to Darin Crof
Frederick Douglass | The Most Photographed American of the 19th Century

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Born into slavery as Frederick Douglass in 1818, this renowned lecturer and author would become one of the greatest public speakers of his time. After escaping slavery in 1838, Douglass joined the abolitionist movement. As a paid traveling lecturer, peopl
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Mathematics: Beauty vs Utility - Numberphile

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Should mathematics be done for its pure beauty or should it have practical uses? And why are many mathematicians so bad at outreach? Discussion with famous French mathematician, Cédric Villani. More Villani videos: http://bit.ly/Villani_Videos Numberphile
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Your Brain Changes All the Time, but Being a Mom Changes It Forever

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Mother's bodies go through tons of changes before and after giving birth, but so do their brains! What really makes a mom's brain different? How Hard Is It To Get Pregnant? - https://youtu.be/H9ySBfbGkU4 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit
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How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas

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Check out Bizarre Beasts! https://youtu.be/DtufV5JZLW4At more than 2 meters long, Aegirocassis was not only the biggest radiodont ever, but it also may have been the biggest animal in the Early Ordovician. This bizarre marine giant may have only been poss
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Spider-Man (Cédric Villani) - Numberphile

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Fields Medallist and math "celebrity" Cédric Villani is famous for wearing ornate spiders on his lapel. More Villani videos: http://bit.ly/Villani_Videos Cédric Villani website: http://cedricvillani.org His book Birth of a Theorem (Amazon): http://bit.ly/
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The Traits That Spawned the Age of Mammals

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Lots of the traits we think of as defining us as mammals show up pretty early, during the time of the dinosaurs. And, in some cases, they show up a lot earlier and in things that werent mammals at all.Big thanks to Julio Lacerda (https://twitter.com/Julio
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How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna

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Check out Self-Evident on PBS Voices: https://youtu.be/B6QeZ07FaggBeneath layers of rock art are drawings of animals SO strange that, for a long time, some anthropologists thought they could only have been imagined. But what if these animals really had ex
A whale saved my life | Close Encounters | BBC Earth

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Whale scientist Nan Hauser describes how she believes a humpback whale saved her from a shark, and what happened when the same whale came back.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BBCEarth #CloseEncountersWatch more: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEart
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The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years

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Our DNA holds evidence of a huge, ancient pandemic, one that touched many different species, spanned the globe, and lasted for more than 15 million years.The paper we discuss throughout the episode:Diehl, W., Patel, N., Halm, K. and Johnson, W., 2016. Tra
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How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends

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Were still figuring out the details, but most scientists agree that it took thousands of years of interactions to develop our deep bond with dogs. When did they first become domesticated? Where did this happen? And what did the process look like, in terms
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Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?

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Help out Eons and take the PBS Digital Studios annual survey: http://to.pbs.org/2020surveyFor some reason, animals keep evolving into things that look like crabs, independently, over and over again.What is it about the crabs form that makes it so evolutio
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When Lizards Took Over the World

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Check out Overview! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnOajuolHWI Lizards are incredibly widespread and diverse but it took them a long time to get to where they are now. Because they used to face some pretty stiff competition from a group of lizard look-al
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When Ichthyosaurs Led a Revolution in the Seas

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The marine reptiles Ichthyosaurs arose after The Great Dying, which wiped out at least 90 percent of life in the oceans, changing the seas forever and triggering a new evolutionary arms race between predator and prey.Thank you to these paleoartists for al
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LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)

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I Wanna Be a Sailor is a 1937 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery. Plot A mother parrot is teaching her children to say, "Polly want a cracker". The first two kids, Patrick and Patricia, do so after some effort, but Peter doesn't want to say cra
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How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs

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Take the PBS Digital Studios annual survey: http://to.pbs.org/2020surveyOur National Fossil Day Livestream will be on Facebook and YouTube at 8 PM ET on October 14th. Here's the link to the YouTube livestream: https://youtu.be/hW6XW1YgAlUWhile clubs are p
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Women's Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31

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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
NASA Astronauts Return Home in SpaceX's Crew Dragon Spacecraft

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They’re coming home! On Aug. 1, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will depart from the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft after their mission aboard our orbiting laboratory. St
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How a Mass Extinction Event Created the Amazon

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The Amazon rainforest of South America is a paradise for flowering plants. But long ago, the landscape that we now think of as the Amazon looked very different. And would you believe that the entire revolution of the Amazon began with just one day?Produce
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How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed

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Thank you for The Great Courses Plus for Supporting PBS. To learn more and try The Great Course pulse click, http://ow.ly/m3ap30rzWfP.No other placental mammal that we know of prefers one side of the body so consistently, not even our closest primate rela
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Why is There More Matter Than Antimatter in the Universe?

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LHCb has observed CP violations in charm quarks. What implications does this have on our quest to find out why there's more matter than antimatter in the universe?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeTara Shears is Professor of P
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How Plants Became Carnivores

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Go check out Overview on PBS Terra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHMZwaopAaIDeep Looks episode on Sundews! https://youtu.be/D4kBrsyWhS4How and why does botanical carnivory keep evolving? It turns out that when any of the basic things that most plants n
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John Tyndall: The Physicist Who Proved the Greenhouse Effect - with Paul Hurley

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John Tyndall worked on diamagnetism, explained why the sky is blue and discovered the mechanism for the greenhouse effect. He also gave hundreds of public lectures at the Ri, and was an avid mountaineer and poet. And all this before his beloved wife accid
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The Sea Monster from the Andes

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In 1977, a farmer was plowing his field on a plateau high in the Andes mountains when he stumbled upon a giant fossilized skeleton.How did this giant marine reptile end up high in the Andes Mountains?Spanish subtitles/CC by Carlos J. Pardo De la Hoz.Thank
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The Mystery Behind the Biggest Bears of All Time

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Our new shirt! https://store.dftba.com/products/eons-pocket-shirt The short-faced bears turned out to be remarkably adaptable, undergoing radical changes to meet the demands of two changing continents. And yet, for reasons we don’t quite understand, their
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When Hobbits Were Real

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Thanks to Raycon wireless earphones for supporting PBS. Go to http://buyraycon.com/eons to learn more.Subscribe to Sound Field: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvMLMyKPomE6kTTL9Kv8IwwIts discoverers named it Homo floresiensis, but its often called the ho
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Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells: Crash Course Biology #4

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Hank tells us about the city of Eukaryopolis - the animal cell that is responsible for all the cool things that happen in our bodies. Crash Course Biology is now available on DVD! http://dftba.com/product/1av/CrashCourse-Biology-The-Complete-Series-DVD-Se
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What Happened to the World's Biggest Beaver?

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Check out Animal Wonders and Huckleberry! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONb2FVNe-7o&list=PL2Ol2gat902eYrXakcgw0FSS86fF0Ix6W&index=1Its important to us that you understand how big this beaver was. Just like modern beavers, it was semiaquatic -- it lived
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When Rodents Had Horns

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These odd rodents belong to a genus known as Ceratogaulus, but theyre more commonly called horned gophers, because, you guessed it, they had horns.And it turns out the horns probably had a purpose - one that rodents would likely benefit from today.Samanth
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The Transcontinental Burrito Hypertunnel

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When Trees Took Over the World

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420 million years ago, the forest floor of what's now New York was covered with a plant that didnt look like a tree at all, except its roots were made of wood. Instead of looking up to learn about the evolution of trees, it turns out paleobotanists should
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How a Hot Planet Created the World's Biggest Snake

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About 59 million years ago, the largest animal lurking in the ancient forests of Colombia by far was Titanoboa - the largest snake ever known. Its only been in the past few years that weve put together the many pieces of this puzzling creature, but it tur
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Thomas Watson Explains the 1876 Invention of the Telephone - Enhanced Video & Audio

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For this video, I enhanced it using AI optimization software, speed-adjusted it and refined it with De Blur, Sharpness and Stabilization. For the audio, I remastered it using noise gate, compression, loudness normalization, EQ and a Limiter. Born in Salem
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Do Blind People Turn On Their Lights At Home?

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SUBSCRIBE: http://goo.gl/YJUxOx LIKE ON FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/tommy.edison FOLLOW ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/BlindFilmCritic Tommy Edison, who’s been blind since birth, answers the common questions “Do Blind People Turn On Their Li
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Where Are All the Medium-Sized Dinosaurs?

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The remains of medium-sized predatory dinosaurs are pretty rare in places where giant predators like T. rex existed. Which is weird, because thats just not how ecosystems work today.Thanks to Franz Anthony, Jack Mayer Wood, ABelov2014, Fabrizio De Rossi,
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The Croc That Ran on Hooves

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Our Pocket Shirt!: https://store.dftba.com/collections/eons/products/eons-pocket-shirt In the Eocene Epoch, there was a reptile that had teeth equipped for biting through flesh, its hind legs were a lot longer than its front legs and instead of claws, its
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My Daughter's EXTREME HALLOWEEN TRANSFORMATIONS *Instagram Controls*

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My daughter Salish attempts 10 popular transformations chosen by you on Instagram, and picks her favorite for an epic costume party. NEW ON TOP VIDEOS: PARENTS vs. KIDS In SHOCKING CHALLENGES! https://youtu.be/evQl9HjFejwSee FATHER vs DAUGHTER Acro Photo
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Why "Nothing" Matters in Science

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Watch the music video for "The Idea" off the album Music For Scientists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUyT94aGmbcNull results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose r
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How Antarcticas Cutest Baby Seals Grow Up I Antarctic Extremes

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Penguin lovers, take note: Baby Weddell seals might actually be cutest animals in all of Antarctica (and were talking a continent the size of the United States and Mexico combined). Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?sub_confirmation=1 And for m
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How the Starfish Got Its Arms

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Thank you to Blinkist for supporting PBS. For more information and trial go to https://www.blinkist.com/pbseonsThe story of how the starfish got its arms reminds us that even animals that might be familiar to us today can have incredibly deep histories -
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How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)

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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY More info and sources below Head over to Animal IQ on Terra: https://youtu.be/Nc3mUNkJZZkCelebrate Earth Day with other PBS Channels! https://
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Red-Faced, Hairless and Handsome: Meet the Bald Uakari Monkey

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"Hairless and red-faced " may not be typical adjectives to describe good health, but healthy bald uakari monkeys possess both of these qualities. These primates are known for their bright red faces, which indicate good health. Sick bald uakaris tend to de
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What Happens After A Supernova Explodes? - with Jen Gupta

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When massive stars explode, we get some very strange new celestial objects from their remains.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeIn this short clip from her talk 'The Universe Beyond Visible Light', astrophysicist Jen Gupta exp
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The Creature That Stumped Darwin

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Check out Mega Wow: https://youtu.be/meU4f31gqYI And go get our pins!! https://store.dftba.com/collections/eonsToxodon was one of the last members of a lineage that vanished 11,000 years ago after thriving in isolation for millions of years. And its fossi
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The Brightest Part Of A Shadow Is In The Middle

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Why is there a bright spot behind spherical objects? Be the first to find out about new projects: http://www.veritasium.com Filmed by Nathan Watkins and Raquel Nuno, animation by Meg Rosenburg. Music by Kevin MacLeod, http://www.incompetech.com 'Scissors'
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A Digital Reimagining Of Gettysburg - Anne Knowles

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-digital-reimagining-of-gettysburg-anne-knowles Geographer Anne Knowles uses digital technologies to reimagine the past. In this fascinating talk, Knowles transports us to the Battle of Gettysburg, the turning
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Rosetta Comet Mission in 360

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The mission: to track down and land on a comet as it moved around the Sun. After a 10-year chase, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft found its target, Comet 67P (Churyumov-Gerasimenko), gathering new information that will fuel scientific inqui
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The Genius Behind Karaoke

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Grab a mic, pick a song and unleash your inner singer. Thats all you need for a great time at a karaoke bar. Karaoke is everywhere, but have you ever wondered where it came from?Karaoke originated in 1968 in Osaka, Japan and by definition it literally des
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ballet rotoscope

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This work is an experimental video created from a research about "Rotoscope" and “Computer Geometry”. Rotoscope is known as an traditional technique for creating animation invented in 1905 by Max Fleischer in which animators traced the actors
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The Genes We Lost Along the Way

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Our DNA holds thousands of dead genes and weve only just begun to unravel their stories. But one thing is already clear: were not just defined by the genes that weve gained over the course of our evolution, but also by the genes that weve lost along the w
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How The Vitamins Got Their Names

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The list of vitamins can be kind of confusing, what with all those B vitamins and a random K thrown in. But every name has its story. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow with
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The Phenomenon of the Missing Fundamental

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Why do some higher frequencies sound like they have lower pitch than lower frequency sounds? Engineer and music lover Shaun Fitzgerald explores the phenomenon of the missing fundamental.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeShaun
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The Life of a Black Hole

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Black holes are some of the most exciting phenomena in astrophysics, but what exactly are they? How do they live and die? Let's dive into the basics. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylistSo
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What Is It Like To Have Synesthesia?

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Can you imagine if each word had its own colour, or you could 'see' different types of music?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeAlso, see more synesthesia visualisations from Diggery here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChpgc
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What Are Pentaquarks and Why Are They So Rare?

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In 2015, researchers at the Large Hadron Collider found data suggesting the existence of super-rare, super-elusive particles called pentaquarks. Tara Shears explains how our investigation into these particles has the potential to revolutionise our lives i
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Inside the killer whale matriarchy - Darren Croft

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-amazing-grandmothers-of-the-killer-whale-pod-darren-croft Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth. Each family is abl
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When a Billion Years Disappeared

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In some places, the rocks below the Great Unconformity are about 1.2 billion years older than those above it. This missing chapter in Earths history might be linked to a fracturing supercontinent, out-of-control glaciers, and maybe the diversification of
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Disney's Frozen "Let It Go" Sequence Performed by Idina Menzel

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Frozen is now available to own on Blu-ray & Digital HD.In this clip from Disney's "Frozen," Elsa, whose secret powers have just been revealed, flees Arendelle and unleashes her magic, creating a breathtaking ice palace. Performed by the voice of Elsa,
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Bikini Bottom Glow Ups Every Time Someone Got Pretty | SpongeBob

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From the time Plankton sported a full head of hair on his first date with Karen to the ICONIC birth of Handsome Squidward - check out every time someone became BEAUTIFUL on SpongeBob SquarePants!#FunnyCartoons #CartoonsForKids #WeirdMoments #Evolution Sub
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Metal Mayhem - with Andrew Szydlo

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Chemistry teacher and science demonstration virtuoso Andrew Szydlo is back at the Ri, for an unforgettable evening exploring the exciting world of metals.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeMetals make up the bulk of the Periodi
Ella Baker - 'The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'

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After graduating from Shaw University, Ella Baker moved to New York City and began her career as a grassroots organizer. Joining the NAACP in 1940, the Virginia native assisted in developing some of the brightest minds in the Civil Rights Movement.Baker c
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How the Egg Came First

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The story of the egg spans millions of years, from the first vertebrates that dared to venture onto land to todays mammals, including the platypus, and of course birds. Like chickens? Were here to tell you: The egg came first.Thanks to Fabrizio de Rossi f
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The sound that connects Stravinsky to Bruno Mars

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It’s an 1980s pop music cliche that dates back to 1910. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you listen to the first few seconds of Bruno Mars’ “Finesse” (hint: listen to the Cardi B remix) you’ll hear a sound that immediately creates a sense
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Haiti's Heroes: Saving Lives at 6,000ft

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In Haiti, medical access is a daunting challenge. Not only does the majority of the population live outside of the capital and amongst mountainous landscape, but Haiti itself sits on a major tectonic fault line, making it prone to catastrophic earthquakes

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