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How Rattlesnakes Scales Help Them Sip Rainwater From Their Bodies | Headline Science

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Researchers reporting in ACS Omega have investigated how the scales of some desert rattlesnakes help them harvest rain during thunderstorms. ACS Headline Science reveals the secrets of the snakes scales. Role of Scale Wettability on Rain-Harvesting Behavi
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Primer on the unemployment rate

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Understanding how the headline unemployment rate (U-3) is calculated More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=C9onjpQGpSg
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Unemployment Rate Primer

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Understanding how the headline unemployment rate (U-3) is calculated More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=9DGbDx5xQNo
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Unemployment

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Analyzing unemployment data to show that "real" unemployment is worse than the headline numbers show. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=vUOiOi-XaoQ
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Social distancing during coronavirus, explained by an expert

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To fight coronavirus, we need to change how we live.Read more about the coronavirus pandemic at http://vox.com/coronavirusSocial distancing, also called physical distancing, is the best way to slow the spread of coronavirus and save lives in your communit
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This photo almost started a nuclear war

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...after nearly starting one. Join the Video Lab! http://bit.ly/video-lab The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world has ever come to all-out nuclear war, and it all started with a photo. On October 15th, 1962, Dino Brugioni, a senior analyst at t
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The mysterious rays shooting at us from space

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Cosmic rays are hitting us all the time. What are they?Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labYou may think the greatest mysteries of the universe exist way out there, at the edge of a black hole. But they actually surround us all the time and
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Why fake punches in movies look real

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Punching in movies, explained by someone getting punched repeatedly.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Movie fight scenes at their best are spectacular, visceral, and impactful. Films like Creed, John Wi
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The traffic solution most cities haven't tried

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Congestion pricing works – just look at London. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced a plan to bring congestion pricing to New York City. The goal is to raise money for the city’s crumbling publi
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How Norway designed a more humane prison

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There’s a better way to design prison architecture. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Halden Prison in Norway looks sort of like a fancy dorm room or a hotel — much different than the barbed wire and cramped cells we often associate with
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Why your allergies get worse every year

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The Pollen-ocalypse is coming.This video is presented by Hover. Get 10% off your first purchase by going to https://hover.com/voxBecome a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labAllergy season is upon us once again. And if it seems like your allergies ar
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What the coronavirus looks like up close

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Seeing the virus up close helps us understand it.Support Vox by joining the Video Lab at http://vox.com/join or making a one-time contribution: http://vox.com/contributeThe images of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that first appeared in humans in late
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Can you spot the problem with these headlines? (Level 1) - Jeff Leek & Lucy McGowan

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Puzzle through a set of hypothetical health studies and headlines and see if you can spot whats misleading about the headline.--In medicine, theres often a disconnect between news headlines and the scientific research they cover. While headlines are desig
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How the US poisoned Navajo Nation

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The biggest radioactive spill in US history.As World War Two was ending, the growing nuclear arms race put the US in need of uranium. It turned to Navajo Nation, where the uranium mining industry thrived for four decades -- but left disease, pollution and
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The phony health craze that inspired hypnotism

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In the 1780s, a charismatic healer caused a stir in Paris.Subscribe to Vox and turn on notifications () so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOScientific progress in the 18th century in Europe, a period known as the Age of Enlightenment, was de
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Does using social media make kids more depressed?

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The Child Mind Institute's Dr. David Anderson appeared on @CNNs Headline News in a segment that explores whether social media is making kids more depressed.Read more: Does Social Media Cause Depression?https://childmind.org/article/is-social-media-use-cau
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How San Francisco erased a neighborhood

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A hotel at the heart of San Franciscos housing warsBecome a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labWith an explosion of tech companies and startups in recent decades, San Francisco has struggled with a massive affordable housing crisis. But the beginnin
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The fight for America's 51st state, explained

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Washington, DC is closer than ever to becoming a state. Could it actually happen?Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOOn June 26, 2020, the US House of Representatives voted to make Americas capital city, Washington, DC, the countrys 51st state.
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When flight attendants fought the airline industry and won

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The stewardess rebellion fought the industry and won.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When flight attendants, known as stewardesses at the time, first took flight in the 1930s, the profession became a
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The fisheye lens, explained

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The fisheye album cover is a modern music staple. This is the story of where it came from.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labWhen Harry Styles released the album cover to his sophomore project, Fine Line, fans began dissecting everything ab
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Why disco made pop songs longer

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Disco, DJs, and the impact of the 12-inch single. Try Dashlane here: https://dashlane.com/vox. Get 10% off now with promo code: VOX Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab In the early 1970s, a musical sensation took over New York City. It was
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Inside Amazons robot revolution

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Amazon is investing a billion dollars in new industrial technology, including Digit, a robot working in their Seattle Robotics Research and Development facility. Amazon says the robots will be used to support human employees, but labor experts and Amazon
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How to fix our unreliable power grid

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Our electrical grid can be taken down by storms, fires, and squirrels. But theres a better way to power the world.A microgrid is a decentralized power system that doesnt have a single point of failure. That means one squirrel cant cause a massive blackout
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The hidden history of Hand Talk

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The hidden history of an ancient language.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Centuries before we had American Sign Language, Native sign languages, broadly known as Hand Talk, were thriving across North
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The (mostly) true story of ghost photography"

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William Mumler claimed he could photograph ghosts ... and no one could prove he couldnt.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In the mid-1800s, the development of exciting new forms of communication, like p
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Why parrots can talk like humans

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Monkeys are our closest biological relatives, and they can't speak. But parrots don’t seem to have a problem at all. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 2016 researchers released a study with an incredible headline: monkey vocal tracts are s
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Can These Chefs Turn This Elf Drawing Into Real Meals? Tasty

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Tasty chef Alvin challenges guest chef Ellen Bennett to turn Merilees elf drawing into delicious real-world dishes. Whose present do you think shell prefer?Follow Alvin: https://www.instagram.com/alvinzhoupwns/Follow Ellen Bennett: https://www.instagram.c
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Some Popular Surgeries Are Just Placebos, Here’s Why They Still Exist

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Just like there are sugar pills — placebo surgeries can trick patients. Are doctors performing complicated and expensive surgeries for no reason? Scientists Want to Transplant a Human Head, Here's Why That's a Bad Idea - https://youtu.be/CMHhF5N1FPY Read
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How British suffragettes fought for the vote

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In 1913, suffragette Emily Davison disrupted a major horse race in the name of winning British women the vote. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labBritish suffragettes in the early 20th century used spectacle and drama to draw attention to t
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Ethical dilemma: The burger murders - George Siedel and Christine Ladwig

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Whats the best way to handle a crisis in business? Dig into how different strategies can work when faced with an ethical dilemma.--You founded a company that manufactures meatless burgers that are sold in stores worldwide. But youve recently received awfu
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15 BRAIN TEASERS AND RIDDLES THAT WILL CONFUSE YOUR MIND

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These tricky brain teasers for adults and riddles for kids will confuse your brain to the absolute max and will nicely work out your logic: 00:14 - Survival riddle - Tricky brain games A tricky brain game or a survival riddle where you have only one chanc
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When voting rights didn't protect all women

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The suffrage movement didnt protect all womens right to vote. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOOn this landmark 100th anniversary of womens suffrage, historians Martha S. Jones and Daina Ramey Berry reflect on what the 19th Amendment means fo
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mRNA vaccines, explained

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Why some Covid-19 vaccines were developed faster than any vaccine ever.Subscribe and turn on notifications ( ) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjOResearchers working on Covid-19 vaccines have smashed speed records, bringing new vaccines fro
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Was this the greatest dog of all time?

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The Westminster Kennel Club Dog show had a champion who won three times in a row. How did she do it?Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOThis year, the Westminster Dog Show will draw lots of attention. But no dog will surpass the legacy of the fi
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How Exactly Is the Human Brain Organized?

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The human brain remains one of the biggest mysteries in science, but weve learned a lot about how it works over the years. In this episode, Patrick breaks down all things brain. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Human! http://b
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How eclipses proved that the Earth is slowing down

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This video is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASAs Science Activation portfolio.Without eclipses, our world would be a lot different because eclipses give us the ability to do science we otherwise wouldnt
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Who Owns The Moon?

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***NOTE*** This video was originally uploaded in 2013 but has been unavailable for more than a year! Basically, a channel I shouted-out in the first version asked to be removed. That's okay! Now, in a slightly re-edited version, the video is back! And spa

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