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Economic Profit vs Accounting Profit

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Difference between a firm's accounting and economic profit More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=06j_zPdPWOY
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Monopolistic Competition and Economic Profit

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Why it is hard for a monopolisitc competitor to make economic profit in the long run More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=RUVsEovktGU
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Long Term Supply Curve and Economic Profit

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Understanding the long term supply curve in terms of economic profit More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=CWiHA5XtqgU
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Optimization - Maximum Profit

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Optimization is explained completely in this calculus video. In this example we maximize profit using optimization. I also provided the links for my other optimization videos as well. Optimization - "minimum fence required" example https://www.youtube.com
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It's About Profit | Uncle Grandpa | Cartoon Network

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Aunt Grandma leads a meeting about faster and cheaper ways to help kids. CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/CNUncleGrandpa About Uncle Grandpa: Uncle Grandpa is everyone's "magical" uncle and grandpa
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$5k invested in rough opal. Do I make a profit from my opal hunting?

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Welcome to Black Opal Direct, I hope you don't get motion sickness because this was a wild ride. This piece had a color bar that could go two ways; it could cut a nice green-blue stone or it could be riddled with sand. It actually chose option number thre
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Introduction to the Income Statement

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The income statement, revenue, gross profit, operating profit, net income, ROA and ROE. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Z7C4cz2HkeY
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Optimization - Minimum Time To Cross River

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Optimization is explained completely in this calculus video. In this example we maximize profit using optimization. I also provided the links for my other optimization videos as well. Optimization - "minimum fence required" example https://www.youtube.com
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First Degree Price Discrimination

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Charging different consumers different amounts in an attempt to optimize economic profit More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=z0wg9ZPyL38
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Fool Your Senses Using Only Hot, Cold and Warm Water.

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Join Cindy as she uses three bowls of water - one hot, one cold, and one at room temperature - to talk about perception. Our dome is closed, eliminating our main revenue source. As a non-profit, your donation supports our transition online so we can conti
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14 year old blind kid uses sonar echo location to do things like play sports and biking

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Ben Underwood and Mother Aqua intro video for New Hope Oahu's 12th anniversary service. Full interview: http://youtu.be/LdDLEikgbWM Ben went to be with his savior, Jesus Christ, the morning of Jan. 19th, 2009. I do not own this footage. This is not intend
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The Sound Show

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Citizens of Earth! Scientists of all ages! Please join us for a livestream of our Centre Stage show, SOUND! Our dome is closed, eliminating our main revenue source. As a non-profit, your donation supports our transition online so we can continue deliverin
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The Air Show

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Citizens of Earth! Scientists of all ages! Please join us for a livestream of our Centre Stage show, Air! Our dome is closed, eliminating our main revenue source. As a non-profit, your donation supports our transition online so we can continue delivering
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The Balloon Show!

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Citizens of Earth! Scientists of all ages! Please join us for a livestream of our Centre Stage show, Balloons! Our dome is closed, eliminating our main revenue source. As a non-profit, your donation supports our transition online so we can continue delive
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The Fire & Ice Show

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Citizens of Earth! Scientists of all ages! Please join us for a livestream of our Centre Stage show, Fire & Ice! Our dome is closed, eliminating our main revenue source. As a non-profit, your donation supports our transition online so we can continue deli
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Kids Do Full Homemade Star Wars Episode 4 Remake

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Sorry for the slight delay. I am excited to be able to present my homemade remake of Star Wars. The amount of effort and time the actors spent on this movie is something I cannot thank them enough for. I know this sounds so cheesy so I'm going to stop tha
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The Electricity Show!

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Citizens of Earth! Scientists of all ages! Please join us for a livestream of our Centre Stage show, Electricity, with presenting partner, BC Hydro! To learn more about energy, visit http://www.schools.bchydro.com Our dome is closed, eliminating our main
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NASA Pumpkin Carving Contest w/ LASERS!!!

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FREE Audio Book- http://bit.ly/AudibleMarkRober The fine folks at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory demonstrate why they are the best ever by showcasing their mad pumpkin carving skills. PLEASE CONSIDER SUBSCRIBING: http://tinyurl.com/MarkRober-Sub *******
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Richard Feynman: Fun to imagine bbc

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Richard Feynman was one of the greatest physicists in the world and a great communicator. His view on how he imagines things and his excitement for physics is really amazing. He had a special ability to explain complex scientific facts in simple ways anyo
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Space Shuttle Thermal Tile Demonstration

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Recorded this video during my KSC tour 1 day before the launch of the Atlantis Space Shuttle for STS-135, the last Space Shuttle mission. ==Updated June 3, 2013== Thanks everyone for your interest and positive responses to this video! I just want to reite
Meet Two Galapagos Tortoise Hatchlings at Taronga Western Plains Zoo

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Over the course of their lives these little ones will grow from 80 grams to over 150kg! Watch and learn all about Galapagos Tortoise juveniles as Keeper Jordy introduces us to 6 year old Pena and Turbo.There are lots more behind-the-scenes videos at http:
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Guess The TV Show Theme Song!

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This is a really fun, and interesting video! If you watch alot of tv, you'll do amazing :)Guess The TV Show Theme SongsOriginal Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIGtDx94R2YFollow Me :)https://twitter.com/DannyLikePizza -----Copyright Disclaimer Unde
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This Vending Machine Takes Bottles And Gives Food To Stray Dogs In Exchange

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A company in Turkey called Pugedon has created a somewhat bizarre but effective way to kill two birds with one stone – their vending machine in Istanbul takes bottles deposited for recycling and dispenses food for the city’s stray dogs. The ma
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What is chronic kidney disease and how does dialysis work?

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Read the full, 5-part series in partnership with Undark: Profit and Loss: America on Dialysis: https://undark.org/profit-and-loss-america-on-dialysis/ The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located just below the r
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Louisville Leopard Percussionists - Crazy Train

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The Louisville Leopard Percussionists is a non-profit organization offering extracurricular music opportunities to local children at little or no cost. Please help us keep our program going by donating at http://bit.ly/louleopardsdonate. http://www.louisv
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Cyanide Solves a Chemical Mystery

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In this video the ChemTalk team uses two unique cyanide complexes and multiple chemical reactions to help positively identify an unexpected substance that appeared during our last chemistry experiment, "16 Reactions of Magnesium Metal".ChemTalk is a non-p
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Optimization - Maximum Volume Of Box

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Optimization is explained completely in this calculus video. I also provided the links for my other optimization videos as well. Optimization - "minimum fence required" example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV3K4Ppz6fw Optimization - "Minimum sum of two
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Optimization - Calculus

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Optimization is explained completely in this calculus video. I also provided the links for my other optimization videos as well. Optimization - "minimum sum of two numbers" example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJy3EEJPV3g Optimization - "Maximum volume
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Optimization - Minimum Sum Of Two Numbers

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Optimization is explained completely in this calculus video. I also provided the links for my other optimization videos as well. Optimization - "minimum fence required" example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV3K4Ppz6fw Optimization - "Maximum volume of
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Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

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With the recent events that have happened in society, it has really taken a toll on me mentally/emotionally. My heart is hurting and there's nothing I can really say. So since music is the thing I know best I figured I'd just play. Here's a bit of Adagio
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This crystal can split light particles

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How unusual non-linear crystals can entangle particles of light, or photons. Thanks to non-profit edX.org for sponsoring this video. Go to http://bit.ly/edXPhysicsGirl to learn more about MIT's Circuits and Electronics course or other classes from some of
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Little Kittens Meowing And Talking - Cute Cat Compilation

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Warning: do not watch if you are allergic to cuteness :P Looks like some kittens really like to talk and scream. It's sooo cute but it can become really annoying I guess ;) Would you like to have such loud kitten? Hope you enjoyed watching this compilatio
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Types Of Bureaucracies: Crash Course Government And Politics #16

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This week Craig Benzine breaks down the different types of bureaucracies. I mean sure, they’re all part of the executive branch, but some work more directly with the president than others. Some bureaucracies exist solely to independently regulate industry
A day in the Secret Annex | Anne Frank House

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What was the daily routine of the people hiding in the Secret Annex, how did they fight boredom, and what were the dangers they faced? No two days were the same, but in her diary, Anne tried to describe an average day in the Secret Annex.Subtitles: EN, NL
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How do speakers work?

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Build the worlds simplest speaker A coil of wire, a magnet and a sheet of cardboard are all you need to build a simple speaker. Chief Scientist, Carl Nelson shows how easy it is to build a speaker. Imagination Station, Toledo's hands-on science center, is
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The Funniest Wolf Howls Are Lazy Ones

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Why get up when you can howl lying down? Alawa (front and lazy) and Zephyr are captive-born gray wolves at the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC), a 501c3 non-profit organization, in South Salem, NY. They are two of the three 'ambassador wolves' at the WCC th
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Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined

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Star Wars Sc 38 Reimagined (Unofficial short scene) "Scene 38 ReImagined" is about the final confrontation between Ben Kenobi & Darth Vader in "A New Hope" nearly 20 years after the events of "Revenge Of The Sith." This is a one-off story driven scene
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Why Coupons Sometimes Say They are Worth a Fraction of a Penny

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→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtcg?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2Acy6g9Ta7hzC0Rr3RDS6q Never run out of things to say at the wate
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Slowing Down A Stock Exchange With 38 Miles Of Cable

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High-frequency traders have a few tactics on stock exchanges: but simply put, they gather price information faster than anyone else, sometimes even faster than the markets themselves, and use that to make a tiny profit many, many, many times. There are al
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What a Japanese Nursing Home is Like

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In this video, we go on a tour of a couple of Azalee's Nursing Homes in Japan. In Japan, hospitals and clinics must be non-profit and owned and operated by physicians. Health care costs are standardized across the country, with no single physicians able t
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Serving Up Indian Food, From Mumbai to NYC

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If you love Indian food as much as we do, you will savor every moment of this. First up: Were going to show you where to find some of the best Indian food Stateside, from NYC to LA. Then were off to India to deliver lunches with the dabbawalas of Mumbai,
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Do You Know Where Sesame Street Is?

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We’re a non-profit with a mission of helping children around the world grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. From India to Afghanistan to South Africa—and so many countries in between—we’re bringing laughter and learning to children who need it most. Suppor
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Carbonation | Drink Lab: Taste the Science

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Whether you're toasting to the weekend or hosting an at-home happy hour, join the Exploratorium for Drink Lab: a cocktail hour where you can taste the science. Hosted by Seaglass Restaurant & The Seismic Joint's Clay Reynolds, this week we're exploring Ca
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Helping Homeless Kids Celebrate Their Birthdays

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Every child deserves to celebrate their birthday. But for families living in the shelter system, having resources to throw a bash isn’t always attainable. That’s where Schinnell Leake comes in. With her non-profit Extra-Ordinary Birthdays, she partners wi
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White-tailed eagle flies over Paris from top of Eiffel Tower

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On September 28th 2014, for the first time ever, a white-tailed eagle flew over the streets of Paris, soaring from the very top of the Eiffel Tower to the Trocadero Gardens. The white-tailed eagle has been extinct in France for over 50 years, and so to ce
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Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? - Claire Wardle

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Explore the strategies employed by trolls and learn how disinformation campaigns are launched and how to stop them.--Your town is holding a mayoral election and the stakes have never been higher. You suspect one of the candidates will begin pushing false
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Over 200,000 Servers in One Place! Visiting Hetzner in Falkenstein (Germany)

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More Info about Hetzner: https://derbauer.hetzner.com/en/image-211013/ --------------------------------------------------------- Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/der8auer --------------------------------------------------------- Save 10% on
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BIG CATS like boxes too!

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Tigers, Lions & Leopards love boxes too! Just like domestic cats! You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile BIG CAT TV is a close look into our day-to-day operations, the conservation efforts
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Classic Sesame Street - Herry and John John Count to 20 (John Grown from child to adult)

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Little John John grown up and looking back into the past with Herry Monster. I DO NOT OWN ANY RIGHTS TO THIS VIDEO! All rights reserved goes to: Children's Television Workshop (1969--2000) Sesame Workshop (2000--present) Lionsgate (2010) My YouTube channe
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Teaching Adoptive Parents to Care for Natural Hair

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Every child deserves to be properly groomed and to feel confident in their sense of self and in their cultural identity. But for many transracial families, especially those where Black children are adopted by non-Black parents, hair care becomes a point o
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BIG CATS Getting Snacks!

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Get an up close and personal look at many of the big cats at the sanctuary as they enjoy yummy treats! Learn more about each one by visiting bigcatrescue.org/catbio You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Am
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Rice: Knuckle Down to Perfection | Hungry for Science

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How do you make rice without measuring cups? Let us point the way. This episode of Hungry for Science explores the math and science behind the knuckle method of cooking rice. Read more about the method or try it yourself.Hungry for Science is a video seri
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Children of Invention

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Please support our video productions: http://www.patreon.com/scifriThe UK-based educational non-profit organization Little Inventors gives children around the world a basic assignment: Invent something that would a solve problem and then draw it. Although
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Wheelchair Costumes Turn Kids Into Superheroes

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One Halloween, Ryan Weimer’s then-3-year-old son wanted to dress up as a pirate. But his son, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is restricted to a wheelchair. So Ryan fashioned a homemade costume that incorporated the wheelchair as a pirate ship, and his s
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Veggie Scraps: No Seeds, No Problem | Hungry for Science

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You dont necessarily need seeds to grow a vegetable garden. In this episode of Hungry for Science, learn to take advantage of special cells in plants that allow them to grow continuously and turn your veggie scraps into another meal.Lets get cookingHungry
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Way of Thinking by Richard Feynman | The Cosmological Reality #richardfeynman #universe #cosmos

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Way of Thinking by Richard Feynman | The Cosmological RealityIf you like the video don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel, until then stay safe and curious.Check our Hindi Channel - https://youtube.com/channel/UCnhCp2WPIYTDqfXu-HVgn-QDo check o
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On Giving Tuesday, Four Stories to Celebrate Our Animal Friends

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It’s Giving Tuesday! This reel has gone to the dogs—not to mention the cheetahs, house cats and seals! Here at Great Big Story, we love animals and the people who work tirelessly to protect and honor them. So in celebration of Giving Week, we’re proud to
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Make Magnesium Carbonate at Home | Chemistry For Kids

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In this home science experiment for kids, we synthesize a beautiful white precipitate of magnesium carbonate using non-toxic compounds that everyone has at home. This is the perfect experiment to introduce your entire family to how amazing chemistry is!Ev
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Socializing a Spicy Feral Kitten!

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Follow us on Instagram for daily tips + updates: http://instagram.com/flatbushcats This video documents Franny's journey from hissy kitten to a sweet, loving indoor cat. Hope it helps you pick up some socialization techniques you can try yourself. We are
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Fighting Food Waste in Los Angeles

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When Rick Nahmias realized that fresh produce in his community was routinely being tossed out for minor bruising or browning, he knew something needed to be done to end the unnecessary waste. He founded Food Forward, a non-profit dedicated to ending hunge
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Carl Sagan- In 200 bc they proved the earth was round and the size

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A most simple deduction made around 200 bc by the Astronomer Eratosthenes. A Globular spheroid is our home ^^ Using the simple concept that shadows must be the same length on a flat surface, but different when on a curved surface, Eratosthenes was able to
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When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America: Crash Course US History #2

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In which John Green teaches you about the (English) colonies in what is now the United States. He covers the first permanent English colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the various theocracies in Massachusetts, the feudal kingdom in Maryland, and even a bit ab
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The Magic Wheelchairs That Turn Kids Into Superheroes

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One Halloween, Ryan Weimer’s then-3-year-old son wanted to dress up as a pirate. But his son, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is restricted to a wheelchair. So Ryan fashioned a homemade costume that incorporated the wheelchair as a pirate ship, and his s
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Golden Rain - Turning Lead into Gold!

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We show you the famous "Golden Rain" chemistry experiment - in a very new way."Golden Rain" is an experiment where you synthesize the yellow compound lead iodide in a very special, stunning manner. See the entire procedure, from the starting chemicals, al
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USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39

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In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big geopolitical powers left to d
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President Biden & Jay Leno Drive Electrified 1978 Ford F100 | CNBC Prime

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President Joe Biden returns to Jay Leno’s Garage to discuss the future of electric vehicles in America while behind the wheel of an electrified 1978 Ford F100. Watch the full episode on Wednesday, October 26 at 10pm ET on CNBC. » Subscribe to
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5 Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In The World | Big Business | Business Insider

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At the center of many billion-dollar industries are workers that risk their lives making, mining, and moving our products. From scaling palm trees for acai to mining sulfur in an active volcano, these workers make little profit for their risky work. We di
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The Future of College

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It’s hard to imagine a future for college that isn’t touched by the ongoing digital revolution. But the disruption coming to higher education may not be what we expect. On-line courses may well transform how universities deliver knowledge, but economists
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The Future of Aging

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The world has never been so old, and it’s about to get a whole lot older. By 2050, the number of people aging over 65 worldwide will nearly double, to 1.6 billion. And in places like the United States, the baby boomers are becoming poorer as retirement sa
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Why Do Nintendo Games Look Like That?

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Try Skillshare at http://skl.sh/ideachannel Support us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/pbsideachannel We got merch! http://bit.ly/1U8fS1B Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about
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The Future of Water

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The world’s supply of cheap and clean fresh water will likely plummet as the climate warms and populations boom. Can we find ways to conserve, cut waste, and find new sources before it’s too late? The latest installment of our What Happens Next series loo
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What Ancient Farmers Had Right About Corn That We Ignore | WIRED

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Maize is one of the most widely grown grains in the world. The way that much of it is processed has contributed to making millions of people sick over the past 500 years. Dr. Bill Schindler talks about how our modern approach to corn prioritizes convenien
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What is dark matter ? And what is it made of ? #darkmatter #astrophysics #spacedocumentary

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What is dark matter? And what is it made of?If you like the video don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel, until then stay safe and curious.Check out our Hindi Channel - https://youtube.com/channel/UCnhCp2WPIYTDqfXu-HVgn-QDo check out our other
Hand-Raising a Rescued Baby Echidna

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No two days, weeks or years are ever the same at our Taronga Wildlife Hospital and that's certainly the case for one of our amazing vet nurses Sarah who is currently hand-raising an adorable echidna puggle.The puggle was bought into the hospital after mem
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Vanadium Oxidation States - a most colorful experiment

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This chemistry experiment shows you how to produce red, orange, green, yellow, blue and purple all in one solution, all the colors of the rainbow - without dyes or indicators. How is that possible? We show you how to produce the amazing oxidation states o
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Mysteries of Pyramids | pyramid of egypt #pyramids #pyramidofgiza #pyramid #egyptpyramid

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Mysteries of Pyramids | pyramid of egypt #pyramids #pyramidofgiza #pyramid #egyptpyramid #gizapyramid If you like the video don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel, until then stay safe and curious.Check out our Hindi Channel - https://youtube.c
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Family-Owned Factory Makes 10,000 Fortune Cookies Per Day

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Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory in San Francisco makes 10,000 fortune cookies a day, but you wont find them in any restaurant. Instead, the business relies on tourists who want to see the process that goes into making the famous cookies. Owner Kevin Ch
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Gravity is not a force | What is gravity ? #astrophysics #gravity #universe

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Gravity is not a force | What is gravity ? #astrophysics #gravity #universe #spacedocumentary #spaceIf you like the video don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel, until then stay safe and curious.Check out our Hindi Channel - https://youtube.com
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The Surfing School for People With Disabilities

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Theres more than just one way to ride a wave. In Caswell Bay, Wales youll find a one-of-a-kind surf school. Originally working out of the back of a car, Surfability UK now operates from two purpose built buildings with an ever-growing range of specialist
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The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Same video on Vimeo! http://vimeo.com/38101676 Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer. Please subscribe above! In 20 la
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The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps.

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Biomimicry design, explained with 99% Invisible. Check them out here: https://99percentinvisible.org/ Subscribe to our channel here: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Japan’s Shinkansen doesn’t look like your typical train. With its long and pointed nose, it can reach
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Everything a Normal Person Needs to Know About Helium

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Last chance: http://AwesomeSocks.club/vbSign up to be delighted every month by a sock designed by a different independent artist. 100% of after-tax profit goes to charity. Cancel any time. Free shipping everywhere!Helium is so great...and we are running o
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We Helped Paralyzed Dogs Run Again

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Not only are are House of Macadamias (http://houseofmacadamias.com/beast) products incredibly delicious and healthy, but they have been exceptionally generous to our Philanthropy. Besides sponsoring this video, they will also donate ALL THE PROFIT from th
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We Adopted an Orphanage

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Yet another video sponsored by Lectric eBikes (https://lectricebikes.com). These people are beyond amazing and are dedicated to giving back. Please go show them some love and appreciation for all they enable us to do. #ad And a massive thank you to Checke
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How to Make Next Level Nacho Cheese

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Alright folks, settle down. The Superbowl is just around the corner, we're excited too, but let's stay focused here. It's all about the snacks, so today we're slamming you with some next level DIY chemistry advice to
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What is normal and what is different? - Yana Buhrer Tavanier

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Discover where our perception of what is normal comes from, and how it impacts the decisions we make.--The word normal is often used as a synonym for "typical," "expected," or even "correct." By that logic, most people should fit the description of normal
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Can you solve the Big Bang riddle? - James Tanton

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Its moments after the Big Bang and youre still reeling. Youre a particle of matter, amidst a chaotic stew of forces, fusion, and annihilation. If youre lucky and avoid being destroyed by antima
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How to increase your happiness

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Dig into the benefits of practicing gratitude in your everyday life, and discover how being thankful can impact your happiness.--Many people would say the connection between happiness and gratefulness is very simple: when you are happy, you are grateful.
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How to increase your happiness

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Dig into the benefits of practicing gratitude in your everyday life, and discover how being thankful can impact your happiness.--Many people would say the connection between happiness and gratefulness is very simple: when you are happy, you are grateful.
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Can you solve the feeding frenzy riddle? - Henri Picciotto

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--As Numberlands best detective, you thought youd seen it all. But the desiccated corpses of prominent natural numbers have been showing up all over the city. A lockdown is ordered from sundown t
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How would you finish the sentence, Imagine if? - Sir Ken Robinson

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Share how you would reimagine the world by finishing the sentence Imagine if Visit http://bit.ly/TEDEdImagineIf for inspiration and to learn more.--Sir Ken Robinson believed that humans have an inexhaustible power: our imaginations. We don't just live in
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What causes dandruff, and how do you get rid of it? - Thomas L. Dawson

247 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Explore the head-scratching problem of dandruff, and find out why it happens, and how it can be treated.--On top of our heads, there is a type of yeast that lives and dines on all of our scalps. Feasting constantly, its in paradise. And in about half of t
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How do antidepressants work? - Neil R. Jeyasingam

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Dig into the discovery of antidepressant drugs, how they work, and what we still dont know about depression.--In the 1950s, the discovery of two new drugs sparked what would become a multi-billion dollar market for antidepressants. Neither drug was intend
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The myth of the moon goddess - Cynthia Fay Davis

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Dig into the Maya myth of the moon goddess, Ix Chel, and follow her story as she falls in and out of love with the sun god. --The sun god was in love with the moon goddess, Ix Chel. But the goddess grandfather was very possessive, and would not let the su
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How do investors choose stocks? - Richard Coffin

373 views / 0 likes - added 3 years ago

Explore the strategies investors use to choose stocks and learn whether its better to be an active or passive investor. --Every day, billions of stocks are traded on the New York Stock Exchange alone. But with over 43,000 companies listed on stock exchang
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Why every world map is wrong - Kayla Wolf

325 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Dig into the inaccuracies of flat maps and how different map designs can shift our point of view.--Fourteen Greenlands could fit in Africa but you wouldnt guess it from most maps of the world. The fact is, every world map humans have ever made is wrong. A
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Why bats don't get sick - Arinjay Banerjee

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Explore the relationship between viruses and their hosts, and find out how the evolutionary adaptations of bats keep them safe from viruses. --Consider a bat that is infected with several deadly viruses, including ones that cause rabies, SARS, and Ebola.
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What happens to your brain during a migraine - Marianne Schwarz

216 views / 2 likes - added 2 years ago

Find out whats happening in the brain when you have a migraine and what we still dont know about this complex disorder.--A throbbing, pounding headache. Bright zigzagging lines across your field of vision. Sensitivity to light, lingering fatigue, disrupte
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Could a solar storm destroy modern civilization? - Fabio Pacucci

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Explore the science of solar storms, and find out why they occur and just how prepared we are for a major event. --In September 1859, miners following the Colorado gold rush woke up to another sunny day. Or so they thought. To their surprise, they soon di
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Why do we have hair in such random places? - Nina G. Jablonski

398 views / 2 likes - added 2 years ago

Discover how humans lost their fur as they evolved from primates, and why we still have hair on our bodies.--We have lots in common with our closest primate relatives. But comparatively, humans seem a bit underdressed. Instead of thick fur covering our bo
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The battle that formed the universe - Fabio Pacucci

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Explore what happened after the Big Bang and how the battle between gravity and pressure shaped the structure of our universe.--Its time for the biggest battle in the Universe: the Big Bang. In one corner is gravity the force that brings all matter togeth
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Can you solve the Trojan War riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

659 views / 1 likes - added 2 years ago

Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--On Olympus, youve been waiting for an opportunity to bring the bloody Trojan War to its conclusion. The two sides have agreed to a brief truce, and when you consult the Fates, they advise: shou
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A quantum thought experiment - Matteo Fadel

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Can you win a game of quantum foosball using a giant electron instead of a ball? Explore how to use quantum mechanics to your advantage. --After a long day working on the particle accelerator, you and your friends head to the arcade to unwind. The lights
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Can you solve the birthday cake riddle? - Marie Brodsky

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Your friends birthday is tomorrow, and hes turning well youve forgotten. A ginormous cake has been prepared and your job is to sculpt his age as the chocolate centerpiece. The birthday boy is a
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The ingredient in almost everything you eat - Francesca Bot

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Dig into the science of soy, and discover what makes soybeans such versatile plants and whether its healthy for you and the planet.--Soybeans have been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years, and have since spread across the globe. Today, soy is in so
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The real reason dodo birds went extinct - Leon Claessens

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Uncover the most common misperceptions about dodos, and find out the truth of how the flightless birds actually went extinct.--Dodos are commonly considered brainless, blundering birds that were poorly adapted and doomed to die off, making their human-med
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Could we build a wooden skyscraper? - Stefan Al

1,005 views / 1 likes - added 2 years ago

Explore the viability of wooden skyscrapers, and see how cross-laminated timber (CLT) helps make these once impossible structures possible.--Towering 85 meters above the Norwegian countryside, Mjstrnet is the worlds tallest wooden building, made almost en
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Who is the fastest creature in mythology? - Iseult Gillespie

178 views / 0 likes - added 10 months ago

Witness the clash of mythologys speediest supernaturals in an epic race and find out which creature is the fastest.--Its time for the Myth Olympics: the eternal arena in which creatures and deities compete for glory. Almost every mythical tradition claims
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Could one vaccine protect against everything?

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Explore how scientists are developing a flu vaccine that would protect you against every strain even ones that dont exist yet.--Theres a vaccine being developed now that would protect you against every strain of the flu even ones that dont exist yet. But
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Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? - Anees Bahji

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Dig into the psychiatric conditions of eating disorders, and explore the complex effects they have on the body and mind. --Globally, about 10% of people will experience an eating disorder during their lifetime. And yet, eating disorders are profoundly mis
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The dark history of zombies - Christopher M. Moreman

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Trace the origins of zombies from the Afro-Haitian religion of vodou, and discover how zombification was a reflection of slavery.--Zombies have a distinct lineage one that traces back to Equatorial and Central Africa. For three centuries, African people w
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Why are airplanes slower than they used to be? - Alex Gendler

246 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Why arent commercial flights getting faster? Dig into the technological and environmental problems facing supersonic flight. --In 1996, a British Airways plane flew from New York to London in a record-breaking two hours and fifty-three minutes. Today, how
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Why were there three popes at the same time? - Jolle Rollo-Koster

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Dig into the history of the Papal Schism, which caused a split in the Catholic Church while 3 popes vied for supremacy. --For almost two millennia, the Pope has been a figure of supreme spiritual authority for Catholics around the world. But in the late 1
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How much electricity does it take to power the world?

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Discover how much electricity humanity uses, and how clean energy sources could help revolutionize our energy supply in the future. --All around the world, millions of people are flipping a switch, plugging in, and pressing an on button every second. So h
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The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe - Iseult Gillespie

522 views / 2 likes - added 3 years ago

Discover the Norse myth of Baldur, the most beloved being in Asgard, and how the trickster god Loki plotted his death. --Baldur was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of Asgard. But lately, he had been plagued by gruesome visions foretelling his o
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Can you solve the demon dance party riddle? - Edwin Meyer

455 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

The only way into the worlds most exclusive club is to solve a challenge from the Demon of Reason. Can you get into the party?--Once a year, thousands of logicians descend into the desert for Learning Man. At the center of that gathering is the worlds mos
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How does heart transplant surgery work? - Roni Shanoada

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Dig into the science of how heart transplants happen, how donors are matched and find out how this complex surgery saves lives.--Your heart beats more than 100,000 times a day. In just a minute, it pumps over five liters of blood throughout your body. But
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What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling

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Trace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancient African civilization which fought off both the Egyptians and Romans. --Along the Nile River, in what is now northern Sudan, lay the ancient civilization of Kush. Though they were once c
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A day in the life of an Ancient Greek oracle - Mark Robinson

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Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollos will and prophecies.--As the sun rises over Delphi in 500 BCE, Aristonike hurries to the temple of Apollo where a single oracle known as the Py
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How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris

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Trace the history of coffee, from its first known origins to its rise in popularity due to trade routes and cultivation.--One day around 850 CE, a goatherd observed that his goats started acting abnormally after nibbling on some berries. The herder tried
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These squids can fly... no, really - Robert Siddall

1,263 views / 6 likes - added 3 years ago

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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Can you solve the risky disk riddle? - James Tanton

220 views / 0 likes - added 2 years ago

Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Your antivirus squad is up against a code thats hijacked your mainframe. What youve learned from other infected systems, right before they went dark, is that it likes to toy with antivirus agen
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Do mosquitos actually bite some people more than others? - Maria Elena De Obaldia

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Explore the science of what attracts mosquitos, and find out why mosquitos bite some people more than others.--Some swear theyre cursed to be hunted by mosquitos while their close-by companions are regularly left unscathed. Are mosquitos really attracted
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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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What causes seizures, and how can we treat them? - Christopher E. Gaw

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Discover what we know and dont know about the causes and treatment of seizures, and what to do if you encounter someone experiencing a seizure.--Nearly 3,000 years ago, a Babylonian tablet described a curious illness called miqtu that caused symptoms rang
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What if every satellite suddenly disappeared? - Moriba Jah

230 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Explore what would happen if all of humanitys satellites disappeared and the real-life scenarios that could lead to such a catastrophe. --What would happen if one day all of humanitys artificial satellites suddenly disappeared? Within hours, most of the p
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A brief history of divorce - Rod Phillips

247 views / 0 likes - added 3 years ago

Dig into the complicated history of divorce from the earliest known divorce laws in ancient Mesopotamia to modern day. --Formally or informally, human societies across place and time have made rules to bind and dissolve couples. The stakes of who can obta
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The myth of Hades and Persephone - Iseult Gillespie

387 views / 1 likes - added 2 years ago

Dig into the Greek myth of Persephone, who is abducted by Hades and is only allowed to leave the underworld every spring.--One day, Persephone was frolicking in a meadow with the nymph, Cyane. As they admired a flower, they noticed it tremble in the groun
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Nature's fortress: How cacti keep water in and predators out - Lucas C. Majure

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Discover the adaptations that allow cacti to not only survive, but thrive, in some of the harshest desert climates on Earth. --If you were a jackrabbit in the desert, youd be glad to stumble across a cactus: the flesh of these plants is a water source for
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Casual Gaming: Crash Course Games #11

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Today, we’re moving on from game consoles to talk about a bigger shift that was happening in the gaming industry. In the mid 2000s, we saw a proliferation of Internet accessible devices and with them gaming would expand to a new audience. We’re going to t
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The epic tale of the wind goddess' gift - Sydney Iaukea

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Get to know the Hawaiian legend of the sacred wind gourd and follow Pakaa's fight to restore his rightful place beside the king.--Long ago, the Hawaiian wind goddess wielded a gourd that housed the winds of the Islands. It came to hold her bones, along wi
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Whatever happened to acid rain? - Joseph Goffman

251 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Discover what causes acid rain, and how scientists were able to largely eliminate this major environmental threat. --In 1963, scientists studying Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest made a shocking discovery. Their most recent rainfall samples were nearly 1
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The incredible, bendable, twistable, expandable elephant trunk - Chase LaDue & Bruce A. Schulte

1,188 views / 4 likes - added 3 years ago

Discover the incredible ways elephants use their trunks to sense and communicate information and emotion. --As a breeze blows through the savannah, a snake-shaped tube stretches into the air and scans the horizon like a periscope. But its not seeing its s
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Why is this black square famous? - Allison Leigh

104 views / 1 likes - added 7 months ago

Discover the symbolism of Kazimir Malevichs Black Square, and how it pushed the boundaries of what art is and what it can be.--In 1915, an exhibition of radical artworks opened in Russia. Many pieces pushed the boundaries of form and style, but one was pa
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Why do cats have vertical pupils? - Emma Bryce

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Dive into the incredible diversity of animal pupils, and how the different shapes indicate the animals role in an ecosystem.--Peering into the eyes of different animals, youll see some extraordinarily shaped pupils. House cats, for one, are twilight hunte
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The strange history of the world's most stolen painting - Noah Charney

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Discover Jan van Eycks masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece, and explore how it became the worlds most stolen artwork.--Throughout six centuries, the Ghent Altarpiece, also called The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, has been burned, forged, and raided in three
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Science vs. Pseudoscience - Siska De Baerdemaeker

1,069 views / 0 likes - added 9 months ago

Get to know 3 factors that can help you identify pseudoscience, and find out how it differs from actual science.--Pseudoscience is a set of theories, methods, and assumptions that appear scientific, but arent. In the worst cases, pseudoscience practitione
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Would you raise the bird that murdered your children? - Steve Rothstein

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Dig into the evolutionary strategy of brood parasitism, where one animal tricks another into rearing its young.--A mother honeyguide has placed its chick into a bee-eaters nest puncturing all the other eggs in the nest and leaving only its own hatching al
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Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered? - Lisa Krause

256 views / 2 likes - added 3 years ago

Get to know the story of the Mirabal sisters, who led a revolution against Rafael Trujillos dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. --For over 30 years, thousands of people were imprisoned, tortured, and murdered under Rafael Trujillos dictatorship in the
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This tool will help improve your critical thinking - Erick Wilberding

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Explore the technique known as the Socratic Method, which uses questions to examine a persons values, principles, and beliefs. --Socrates, one of the founding fathers of Western philosophical thought, was on trial. Many believed he was an enemy of the sta
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The dark history of werewolves - Craig Thomson

91 views / 0 likes - added 6 months ago

Explore how werewolves have evolved in folklore, literature, and pop culture throughout history, and where these stories originated.--Stories of werewolves have existed for thousands of years and continue to live on today. Theyre especially prominent in E
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What did people do before anesthesia? - Sally Frampton

1,517 views / 2 likes - added 10 months ago

Trace the history of anesthesia from the 3rd century to today, and explore how doctors performed surgery before anesthetic drugs.--The quest for anesthetics that could induce unconsciousness and enable more meticulous surgeries began around the early 3rd
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Is it normal to talk to yourself?

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Dig into the psychological benefits of positive self-talk, and find out when it can become problematic.--Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing, and some people even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mental instability. But decades of
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Can you solve the alien pyramid riddle? - Henri Picciotto

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You and your team of scientists are trapped on Mars. Can you figure out how to survive on the desert planet?--Today is the anniversary of the best-worst day of your life. The best part was discovering a subterranean city on Mars. The worst part was when y
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The rise and fall of Italys warriors-for-hire - Stephanie Honchell Smith

81 views / 0 likes - added 9 months ago

Dig into the history of the elite mercenaries known as condottieri, who were soldiers for hire for Italy's rich and powerful.--During the 14th and 15th centuries, mercenaries known as condottieri dominated Italian warfare, profiting from and encouraging t
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How to prevent political corruption - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Explore common types of corruption and find out what we can do to combat it and promote transparency in our institutions.--Corruption is often defined as misuse of a position of power for personal gain. And while corruption in politics is nothing new, it
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The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer

320 views / 2 likes - added 3 years ago

Explore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.--In the 1860s, scientists believed they were on the verge of uncovering the brains biggest secret: how the
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How do steroids affect your muscles and the rest of your body? - Anees Bahji

383 views / 0 likes - added 3 years ago

Dig into the science of how anabolic steroids and their recreational use can affect your body, organs and brain. --Steroids. Theyve caused global scandals. Theyre banned in most athletic competitions. Yet the same properties that help elite athletes and b
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Can you solve the monster duel riddle? - Alex Gendler

570 views / 3 likes - added 3 years ago

Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --Youve come a long way to compete in the great Diskymon league and prove yourself a Diskymon master. Now that youve made it to the finals, youre up against some tough competition. In round one
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The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes

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Discover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earths most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.--Prevailing for around 270 million years and encompassing more than 20,000 distinct species, trilobites are some of the mos
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Why do you get a fever when you're sick? - Christian Moro

989 views / 6 likes - added 3 years ago

Discover what happens in your body when you have a fever and why its role in our immune response remains a mystery to scientists. --There are many mysteries around fever, but we do know that all mammals, some birds and even a few invertebrate and plant sp
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What would happen if you lost your sense of touch? - Antonio Cataldo

1,330 views / 1 likes - added 1 year ago

Explore the science behind how your body and brain process different sensations like touch, pain, temperature, and spatial awareness.--We dont often think of touch as being a vital part of movement, but touch is one part of a network that oversees all the
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Why is pneumonia so dangerous? - Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz

314 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Explore how pneumonia attacks the tiny air sacs in your lungs and how your immune system works to fight off the infection.--Every time you breathe, air travels down the trachea, through a series of channels, and then reaches little clusters of air sacs in
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The method that can "prove" almost anything - James A. Smith

2,955 views / 2 likes - added 2 years ago

Explore the data analysis method known as p-hacking, where data is misrepresented as statistically significant.--In 2011, a group of researchers conducted a study designed to find an impossible result. Their study involved real people, truthfully reported
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The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon - Iseult Gillespie

584 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Dive into the Japanese myth of the shape-shifting tanuki, as the raccoon-like creature rewards a traveling salesman for his kindness.--On the dusty roads of a small village, a traveling salesman was having difficulty selling his wares. As he wandered the
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The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight - Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara

259 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Dig into the incredible fighting, feeding, and flying capabilities of hummingbirds.--In just a matter of seconds, hummingbirds can perform astonishing aerial acrobatics, eat lunch in midair, pollinate a flower, even escape threats while upside-down. And t
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The most colorful gemstones on Earth - Jeff Dekofsky

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What gives opals their signature shimmering colors? Dig into the science of the gemstones formation, millions of years in the making. --In November 1986, Australian miners climbed Lunatic Hill and bored 20 meters into the Earth. They were rewarded with a
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Who decides whats in the dictionary? - Ilan Stavans

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Explore the history of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and find out how old words get redefined and how new words are added. --While the concept of a dictionary dates back to ancient civilizations, the first English dictionary wasnt published until 1604. I
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Can alligators survive this apex predator? - Kenny Coogan

115 views / 0 likes - added 8 months ago

Explore the diverse and vital ecosystem of the Everglades, and discover why the alligator is so essential to the region.--Despite alligators ruling the swamplands of the Everglades for millennia, the last 500 years have brought deadly new predators that c
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How to see with sound - Jacques S. Abramowicz

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Discover how scientists and doctors used bats' ultrasound capabilities as inspiration for SONAR and non-invasive medical procedures.--In a dark cave, bats cant see much. But even with their eyes shut, they can navigate rocky topography at incredible speed
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Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Heln Bay

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Explore the paradox of welfare programs, and learn how they inadvertently reinforce generational poverty, and what we can do to fix them.--Imagine that youve been unemployed for months. Government benefit programs have helped you cover your expenses, but
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Why can't you put metal in a microwave? - Aaron Slepkov

533 views / 3 likes - added 2 months ago

Dig into the science of how microwave ovens use electromagnetic waves to heat your food, and what you should avoid cooking in them.--In 1945, engineer Percy Spencer was standing near a RADAR device that produced high-intensity microwaves and noticed that
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Yes, scientists are actually building an elevator to space - Fabio Pacucci

882 views / 1 likes - added 2 years ago

Explore the physics behind space elevators, which would theoretically use a cable anchored to Earth and extending into space. --Sending rockets into space requires sacrificing expensive equipment, burning massive amounts of fuel, and risking potential cat
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Is inequality inevitable?

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Explore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.--Income and wealth inequality are not new. In fact, economists and historians who have charted economic inequality throughout history havent f
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Is it possible to lose weight fast? - Hei Man Chan

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Is it possible to lose weight fast in a healthy way? Dig into how different forms of dieting affect your body. --In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigeste
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The surprisingly long history of electric cars - Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal

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Can electric cars reclaim their place on the road? Discover how developments in battery technology are making these cars more efficient and powerful.--By the end of the 19th century, nearly 40% of American cars were electric. But these vehicles had a few
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How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano

299 views / 1 likes - added 2 years ago

Explore the Rashomon effect, where individuals give significantly different but equally believable accounts of the same event. --A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crimes only known witnesses recount their version of the even
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The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie

1,194 views / 0 likes - added 4 months ago

Explore the Amazon rainforests flying rivers, and dig into why these invisible waterways are essential to life on Earth.--The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, exists between two rivers but not in the way you might think. At ground level, the A
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The secrets of the worlds most famous symphony - Hanako Sawada

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Discover what makes Ludwig van Beethovens Symphony Number Five a musical masterpiece, and uncover the story behind its inception. --Eight ferocious notes open one of the most explosive pieces of music ever composed. Ludwig van Beethovens Symphony Number F
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Seeing things that aren't there? It's pareidolia - Susan G. Wardle

156 views / 0 likes - added 10 months ago

Dig into the phenomenon of face pareidolia, which is the tendency of our brains to see faces in everyday objects.--Imagine opening a bag of chips, only to find Santa Claus looking back at you. Or turning a corner to see a building smiling at you. Humans s
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Can you solve Dongle's Difficult Dilemma? - Dennis E. Shasha

433 views / 1 likes - added 3 years ago

Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--According to legend, three galactic terraformers shaped your planet into a paradise. When their work was done, they left the source of their power behind: three golden hexagons, hidden in dunge
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The animal architecture visible from space - Glynnis Hood

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Explore how beavers build their impressive dams, and what impact these structures have on the surrounding environment. --Nestled in the forests of Canada sits the worlds longest beaver dam. This 850-meter-long structure is large enough to be seen in satel
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The worlds largest organism - Alex Rosenthal

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Discover the worlds largest organism: Pando, an enormous and ancient quaking aspen, and find out how it became so huge.--The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which weighs a massive 150 metric tons. Even so, its not remotely close to being th
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Why did Megalodon go extinct? - Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento

3,050 views / 1 likes - added 10 months ago

Dive into the oceans depths to see how the gigantic megalodon ruled the seas, and find out what caused its extinction.20 million years ago, the ocean housed a creature so colossal that its stomach could reach volumes of almost 10,000 liters big enough to
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Can you outsmart the apples and oranges fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

272 views / 0 likes - added 3 years ago

Dig into the false analogy fallacy, which assumes that because two things share a characteristic, they must be alike in other respects.--Its 1997. The United States Senate has called a hearing about global warming. Some expert witnesses point out that pas
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Can you solve the giant spider riddle? - Dan Finkel

356 views / 0 likes - added 2 years ago

Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--Once every century, the worlds greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of grueling games. The winner will become the next arachnomonarch, able to command all the worlds spiders to their
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The myth of Gawain and the Green Knight - Dan Kwartler

207 views / 1 likes - added 2 years ago

Dig into the myth of the Green Knight, who comes to King Arthurs court to challenge the honor and bravery of Camelots knights. --It was Christmas in Camelot and King Arthur was throwing a party. In the midst of the revelry, a towering knight proposed a ga
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These animals are also plants wait, what? - Luka Seamus Wright

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Explore the incredible adaptations of Elysia chlorotica, a species of sea slug that can photosynthesize food. --The species of slug known as Elysia chlorotica may not look like much it resembles a bright green leaf but its one of the most extraordinary cr
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The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire - Pekka Hmlinen

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Trace the rise and fall of the Lakota Empire which, at their height, were the most dominant power in the American West.--In 1776, a powerful empire was born in North America. The Lakotas had reached the Black Hills, the most sacred place and most coveted
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Puke, poop and tiny cockroaches: How the leafcutter ant queen runs her farm - Charles Wallace

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Take a look inside the leafcutter ant colony as a queen begins her reign and the ants work to sustain their supply of fungus.--In a Texas clearing, an ancient tale that ties four species together is unfurling. The first involved is a soon-to-be queen leaf
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You Don’t Even Want To Know About Bacteria On The Space Station

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Think the ISS is squeaky clean...think again! Bacteria like Staphylococcaceae and Enterobacteriaceae absolutely thrive in space stations! Get 15% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Where Are
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The Nazis recruited to win the Cold War - Brian Crim

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Dig into Operation Paperclip, a secret intelligence program which brought scientists from Nazi Germany to the US after WWII.--In May of 1945 the Third Reich was in chaos. Adolf Hitler was dead and German surrender was imminent. But while World War II was
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Can you solve the Alice in Wonderland riddle? - Alex Gendler

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ --After many adventures in Wonderland, Alice has once again found herself in the court of the temperamental Queen of Hearts. Shes about to pass through the garden undetected, when she overhears
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The sharks that hunt in forests - Luka Seamus Wright

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Discover the unique adaptations of marine forests, the ecosystems that provide food and shelter for sharks and diverse coastal species.--Forests dont usually come to mind as a habitat for sharks. But marine forests provide a home for 35% of the worlds sha
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? - Elizabeth Cox

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Explore the middle ground fallacy, which assumes that the truth is always a compromise between two extreme opposing positions.--Its 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldnt be allowe
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Is capitalism actually broken?

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Explore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.--People have become increasingly worried that the threats we face today, like climate change and rising inequality, cant be
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Are locust plagues unstoppable? - Jeffrey A. Lockwood

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Discover what causes desert locusts to transform into crop-consuming plagues and how they directly endanger humanity.--A ravenous swarm stretches as far as the eye can see. It has no leader or strategic plan; its only goals are to eat, breed, and move on.
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What happens when you fall into piranha-infested waters? - Antonio Machado-Allison

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Dig into the truth about piranhas and their feeding frenzies, and find out what would likely happen if you fell into their waters.--Youre peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall. Piranhas dart about in the rapidly appr
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Why was India split into two countries? - Haimanti Roy

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Dig into the 1947 Partition of India, when Britain split the region into two states, India and Pakistan, and the mass migrations and violence that followed.--In 1947, the British viceroy announced that after 200 years of British rule, India would gain ind
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What is earwax and should you get rid of it? - Henry C. Ou

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Explore why earwax forms, its purpose in our health, and whether or not we should be trying to get rid of it.--Grooming paraphernalia has been found in numerous archeological sites, many of which have included earwax removal tools. And earwax evacuation r
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The most notorious scientific feud in history - Lukas Rieppel

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Get to know one of the most infamous scientific rivalries in history, known as the Bone Wars, where two scientists competed to find dinosaur fossils.--After the California Gold Rush of 1848, settlers streamed west to strike it rich. In addition to preciou
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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?

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Dig into the two main ways we fight the viruses that cause the common cold, and find out if its possible to create a cure. --On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. Even with similar symptoms, the cause could be different each
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Watch this if you're scared of snakes - Andrew Whitworth

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Travel around the world to visit some of natures most incredible snakes: vipers, and find out which are the most dangerous.--As of 2021, there are 368 species of viper worldwide. The name comes from the term viviparity, which means giving birth to live yo
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How to deal with rejection

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Dig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience.--Rejection hurts. Its incredibly painful to feel like youre not wanted and we do mean painful. Researchers found that we relate rejection
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The tragic myth of the Sun God's son - Iseult Gillespie

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Dive into the Greek myth of Helios and Phaethon, where the Sun God allows his mortal son to drive his chariot for a day.--Every morning, Helios unleashed his golden chariot, and set out across the sky. As the Sun God transformed dawn into day, he thought
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Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

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Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd--After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy. Your company was hired to survey the citizens o
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Can you outsmart the college admissions fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

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Explore the circular reasoning fallacy, which occurs when the end of an argument comes back to the start without having proven itself.--Its 1990. A prospective student has filed a complaint about Virginia Military institutes admissions policy that exclude
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What is MSG, and is it actually bad for you? - Sarah E. Tracy

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Dig into the seasoning known as MSG, and find out how this flavoring was developed and if its actually bad for your health.--In 1968, Dr. Robert Ho Man Kwok felt ill after dinner at a Chinese restaurant and wrote a letter to a medical journal connecting h
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What is a gig economy?

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Explore the benefits and drawbacks of the gig economy, and find out the key factors of becoming a successful freelancer.--A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice 70% of respondents were happier than people in
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Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved? - Helen Farr and Jon Adams

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Discover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years. --In 2017, researchers off the Bulgarian coast discovered the oldest intact shipwreck ever found. This ancient Greek vessel was not only
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When is anger justified? A philosophical inquiry - Delaney Thull

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Explore different philosophers ideas about anger and dig into their theories on how we should handle this complicated emotion.--Anger is a complicated emotion. It can feel reasonable and righteous or impulsive and uncontrollable. Anger can be an important
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Why did the US try to kill all the bison? - Andrew C. Isenberg

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Explore how the US government hunted bison to near-extinction in the 1800s to force Native Americans onto reservations.--By the mid-1700s, many Plains nations survived on North Americas largest land mammals: bison. They ate its meat, made the hides into w
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A brief history of dumplings - Miranda Brown

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Trace the diverse and delicious history of dumplings, from their first recorded origins to their spread across the Asian continent and beyond.--As archaeologists pored over ancient tombs in western China, they discovered some surprisingly well-preserved a
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This weird trick will help you summon an army of worms - Kenny Coogan

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Discover the tradition of worm grunting, and find out why earthworms come to the surface when they sense vibrations in the earth.--In the middle of Floridas Apalachicola National Forest, a bizarre, almost magical scene is unraveling. Sliding a metal strip

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