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Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Crash Course English Lit #8
1,186 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green concludes the Crash Course Literature mini-series with an examination of the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Sure, John explores the creepy biographical details of Dickinson's life, but he also gets into why her poems have remained relevant
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"The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats
403 views / 0 likes - addedAn animated interpretation of William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming" -- For an analysis of this poem, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdYeatsAnalysis This animation is part of our new series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated
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2000 Dominoes as 2000 Million Years
741 views / 0 likes - addedIf one domino represents 1 million years, then it'd take a row nearly 100m long to go back as far as when the nucleus of the cell evolved. So we did just that: setup 2000 dominoes as a metaphor for time. If you like this and want to see the BIG one, let m
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What Is The Shortest Poem?
1,088 views / 0 likes - addedClick to SUBsauce: http://bit.ly/POIaN7 http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce **sources and bonus links below** music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Big Bird song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr5er4ueWBQ John Denver's "Bal
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James Burke - The Neuron Suite
363 views / 0 likes - addedThe mysteries of the brain and nervous system are explored by James Burke and experts in brain researchScience historian James Burke roams the Hotel del Coronado, using its services as a metaphor for the neuro-chemical activity of the human brain.With exp
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Making A TED-Ed Lesson: Visualizing Complex Ideas
640 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-a-ted-ed-lesson-visualizing-complex-ideas View original lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/exploration-on-the-big-data-frontier-tim-smith How can animation convey complex, intangible concepts? A visual met
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Can dumplings explain how computers work?
491 views / 0 likes - addedWant to understand how a computer works? Come to Taeyoon Choi's dumpling-making class. Choi teaches people the basics of computing through a cooking class. The dumpling-making process, he says, is a perfect metaphor for the task-based processes of your CP
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"New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
407 views / 0 likes - addedAn animated interpretation of Emma Lazarus' poem "New Colossus"--For an analysis of this poem, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdColossusAnalysisThis animation is part of our series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of
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"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
645 views / 0 likes - addedAn 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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"The Nutritionist" by Andrea Gibson
407 views / 0 likes - addedAn animated interpretation of Andrea Gibson's poem "The Nutritionist" -- For an interview with the poet, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdAndreaInterview This animation is part of our new series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated inte
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"To Make Use of Water" by Safia Elhillo
463 views / 0 likes - addedAn animated interpretation of Safia Elhillo's poem "To Make Use of Water" -- Watch an interview with the poet here: http://bit.ly/TEDEdSafiaInterview This animation is part of our new series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretati
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Langston Hughes&the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Literature 215
870 views / 3 likes - addedYou 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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"Three Months After" by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
930 views / 1 likes - addedAn animated interpretation of Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz's poem "Three Months After" -- For an interview with the poet, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdCristinInterview This animation is part of our new series, "There's a Poem for That," which features
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"All the World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare
487 views / 1 likes - addedAn animated interpretation of William Shakespeare's poem "All the World's a Stage" -- For an analysis of this poem, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdShakespeareAnalysis This animation is part of our new series, "There's a Poem for That," which feature
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Why Do We Move Our Hands When We Talk?
305 views / 0 likes - addedGestures are a really important part of language. But how do we use them, and why? MORE LANGUAGE FILES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0Written with Gretchen McCulloch and Molly Ruhl, with an assist from Lauren Gawn
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Tantalus Mackerel
357 views / 0 likes - addedwebsite: http://www.chrisfitchsculpture.com The story of Tantalus has been, since its Greek origins, a consistently applicable metaphor for the human condition. Tantalus angered the gods by trying to feed them the flesh of his own son, passed off as ambro
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How metaphors shape the way you see the world | BBC Ideas
680 views / 0 likes - addedWhat exactly are metaphors? Where are metaphors used? Our everyday language is full of metaphor - often without us even noticing. Metaphors are also tied up with power. This video helps explore and explain metaphors.Have you been getting a phrase wrong al
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Remember the Blue Sky
162 views / 0 likes - addedThe blue sky is a perfect metaphor for the mind. And no matter what happens in life, it's always worth looking for it.Find more mindfulness and meditations on the Headspace app.App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/headspace-meditation-sleep/id49314500
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Electric Current: Crash Course Physics #28
1,351 views / 0 likes - addedSo, electric current works like a river... kinda... Instead of flowing based on elevation, electric current works a little differently. But it's a good metaphor. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini talks to us about electric current, voltaic ce
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How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1
1,126 views / 2 likes - addedIn which John Green kicks off the Crash Course Literature mini series with a reasonable set of questions. Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically. John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other people. Unlike a d
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Aliens, Time Travel, And Dresden -Slaughterhouse-Five Part I: Crash Course Literature 212
750 views / 2 likes - addedYou can directly support Crash Course at https://www.patreon.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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The nautilus will make you rethink intelligence
490 views / 0 likes - addedNautiluses have survived five mass extinctions thanks in large part to a big and complex brain that smells and feels better than it can see. That's why Dr. Jennifer Basil, an evolutionary biologist at Brooklyn College, has rethought how humans perceive in
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Using quotation marks in titles | Punctuation | Khan Academy
567 views / 0 likes - addedLearn how to use quotation marks to title things like poems, songs, and episodes of TV shows. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/miscellaneous-punctuation/e/italics--underlines--and-quotes/ Watch the next lesson:
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The most elegant key change in all of pop music
304 views / 1 likes - addedAll By Myself features an incredible key change from G major to Cb major, let’s talk about it! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/adamneely 0:00 Introduction 1:21 Part 1 - Song Analysis 7
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Dung Beetles Battle for a Ball of Poop | Nat Geo Wild
848 views / 2 likes - addedThere can only be one winner in this fight for a smelly prize. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About National Geographic Wild: National Geographic Wild is a place for all things animals and for animal-lovers alike. Take a journey through th
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry, A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang
375 views / 1 likes - added“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry is part of our “Poetry Films” series, which features animated interpretations of beloved poems from our archive. Check out the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqj
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Why Y Is a Vowel According to Physics (and so is W)
37 views / 0 likes - addedWere on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Human language is an incredible thing: a combination of mouth sounds that we combine into words, sentences, poems, and constitutions. They carry meani
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Boomerang Trick Shots 2 | Dude Perfect
644 views / 1 likes - addedThis one just had to come back around! More epic boomerang shots with Logan Broadbent! Thanks to Nerf Legends & Nickelodeon All Star Brawl for sponsoring this video! Get Nerf Legends here: https://bit.ly/3wq8V2y & Nickelodeon Brawl here: https://bit.ly/3w
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Wynton at Harvard, Chapter 9: The Evolution of the Trap Drum Set
149 views / 0 likes - addedDelve into Wynton Marsalis's six-part Harvard University lecture series, covering a range of topics including jazz, what it means to be American, and the importance of cultural literacy and the arts in the liberal arts education. IX. The Evolution of the
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The magical, mathematical fictions of Jorge Luis Borges - Ilan Stavans
398 views / 0 likes - addedDive into the mind-bending works of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, whose work pioneered the literary style magical realism.--What would it be like to have a limitless memory? Can the meaning of life be found in an infinite library? Is time a labyri
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Romance and revolution: the poetry of Pablo Neruda - Ilan Stavans
500 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know Pablo Neruda, one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.--A romantic and a revolutionary, Pablo Neruda was one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but also one of the most ac
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Toy Trick Shots | Dude Perfect
1,277 views / 7 likes - addedToys are fun, trick shots are awesome... Toy Trick Shots are AMAZING! Thanks for subscribing! - http://bit.ly/SubDudePerfect Ty Quits Dude Perfect??? Click HERE to find out: https://youtu.be/QMGVj-0deLo Check out the BLOOPERS: https://youtu.be/QMGVj-0deLo
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What is a fractal? A lens to infinity
1,242 views / 1 likes - addedA fractal pattern is a kind of equation occurring all around us in nature. So what's a fractal and what does it have to do with nautiluses, romanesco broccoli, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, peacocks, and predicting diseases? SUBSCRIBE! for more Popular
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A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler
488 views / 1 likes - addedTrace the storied history of the game of chess, from its origins in 7th century India to the computer software we use today. --The attacking infantry advances, their elephants already having broken the defensive line. The king tries to retreat, but the en
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40,000 years of music explained in 8 minutes | Michael Spitzer
210 views / 0 likes - addedThe history of music from bone flutes to Beyoncé. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up Next The science of music: why your brain gets hooked on hit songs https://youtu.be/gwmijEZ5sbM The evolution of music over mi
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Who was the world's first author? - Soraya Field Fiorio
394 views / 0 likes - addedTravel back in time to ancient Mesopotamia and meet Enheduanna, a high priestess and the worlds first author.--4,300 years ago in ancient Sumer, the most powerful person in the city of Ur was banished to wander the vast desert. Her name was Enheduanna, an
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Musics power over your brain, explained | Michael Spitzer
143 views / 0 likes - addedHumans are musical animals 4 million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, 40,000 years of music explained in 8
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5 Amazing Animals!
1,048 views / 0 likes - addedIt’s Valentine’s Day, and Jessi and Squeaks got Valentines from their awesome animal friends all over the world! Hang out with them as they read some silly Valentine poems and learn about the animals that sent them! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want t
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The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
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What Happens When the Doomsday Clock Hits Midnight?
330 views / 0 likes - addedThe invasion that Russia has wrongfully started in Ukraine has led to more people talking about the threat of Nuclear war and World War 3. How does the Doomsday Clock relate to all this? Subscribe to Lifespan.io: https://www.youtube.com/LifespanIOand Life
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Cutest Cat Breeds and Their Characteristics, Personality
606 views / 0 likes - addedIn this video, well look at 21 of the worlds most expensive cat breeds.British Shorthair Cat The British Shorthair has a distinctively stocky body, dense coat, and broad face. The most familiar color variant is the "British Blue," a solid grey-blue coat.I
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Imagine Dragons - Believer | One Voice Children's Choir | Kids Cover (Official Music Video)
188 views / 2 likes - addedImagine Dragons - Believer (Cover by One Voice Children's Choir)LIMITED EDITION ALBUM on-sale now: https://store.onevoicechildren.com. All proceeds help fund our non-profit organization. Make a donation to support childrens voices here: https://bit.ly/ovc
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