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Introduction to motion

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Introduction to basic physics of motion. Introduces the concept of variable velocity/acceleration.
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Introduction to the Solar System: Crash Course Astronomy #9

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In today's Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a giant ball of gas to the system of planets and other celestial objects we have today. This episode is sponsored by Squaresp
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The Sun: Crash Course Astronomy #10

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Phil takes us for a closer (eye safe!) look at the two-octillion ton star that rules our solar system. We look at the sun's core, plasma, magnetic fields, sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and what all of that means for our planet. This epis
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Aggression V. Altruism: Crash Course Psychology #40

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Unit Conversion&Significant Figures: Crash Course Chemistry #2

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A unit is the frequently arbitrary designation we have given to something to convey a definite magnitude of a physical quantity and every quantity can be expressed in terms of the seven base units that are contained in the international system of units. H
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The Periodic Table: Crash Course Chemistry #4

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Hank gives us a tour of the most important table ever, including the life story of the obsessive man who championed it, Dmitri Mendeleev. The periodic table of elements is a concise, information-dense catalog of all of the different sorts of atoms in the
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Passing Gases: Effusion, Diffusion and the Velocity of a Gas - Crash Course Chemistry #16

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We have learned over the past few weeks that gases have real-life constraints on how they move here in the non-ideal world. As with most things in chemistry (and also in life) how a gas moves is more complex than it at first appears. In this episode, Hank
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Polar&Non-Polar Molecules: Crash Course Chemistry #23

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*** PLEASE WATCH WITH ANNOTATIONS ON! SOME INACCURACIES IN GRAPHICS ARE NOTED AND CORRECTED IN ANNOTATIONS. THANKS! *** Molecules come in infinite varieties, so in order to help the complicated chemical world make a little more sense, we classify and cate
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Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2

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Hank teaches us why water is one of the most fascinating and important substances in the universe. Follow SciShow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Review: Re-watch = 00:00 Introduction =
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Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology #40

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Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been interacting with ea
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An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The extraordinary legacy of Philippe de Montebello, who served for 31 years as Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. During his tenure, Mr. de Montebello guided the acquisition of more than 84,000 works of art, demanded innovation in conservation te
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Schrödinger's Cat: A Thought Experiment In Quantum Mechanics - Chad Orzel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/schrodinger-s-cat-a-thought-experiment-in-quantum-mechanics-chad-orzel Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger, one of the founders of quantum mechanics,...
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Mercury: Crash Course Astronomy #13

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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It has no atmosphere and is, as such, covered in craters. It's also incredibly hot but, surprisingly, has water ice hiding beneath its surface. -- Table of Contents Closest Planet to the Sun 0:03 Rotation Locked t
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There's No Such Thing As Cold

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If cold isn’t real, then how can I feel it? Subscribe to It’s Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jtotheizzoe Follow on Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Follow on Instagram
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Why Does The Earth Have Layers?

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Why Do Clouds Stay Up?

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A Slice Of Pizza Science!

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How does math keep a folded slice from drooping? And what does pizza have to do with the speed of light?↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jtotheizzoe Follow on Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com How a 19th Century
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Bats: Guardians Of The Night

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The Physics Of Space Battles

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How scientifically accurate is your favorite sci-fi space battle? Subscribe to It’s Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jtotheizzoe Follow on Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.c
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Fantastic Four Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan Movie HD

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Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Fantastic Four Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan Mov
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Would Headlights Work At Light Speed?

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If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your headlights, what would happen? Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/electricpants Sources and extras below!! Thanks to Jude for asking me this question
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What Is The Speed Of Dark?

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How To Subtract By Adding

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Brought to you by http://www.lynda.com/minutephysics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_complements Hank's adding machine video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYT8oH-NODs Thanks to the following Subbable subscribers for making MinutePhysics possibl
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How Big Is The Sun?

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How Do Airplanes Fly?

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How Airplanes Are Made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rMgpExA4kM Thanks to Airbus for supporting this video http://www.a350xwb.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minute
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Computer Color Is Broken

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Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting this video! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertainin
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What IS Angular Momentum?

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Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle

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A Simple Proof Of Conservation Of Energy

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Why Is It Harder To Drive Backwards?

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Thanks to http://www.littlebits.com for supporting this episode of MinutePhysics – you can get $20 off an order of over $80 by using promo code MinutePhysics. And thanks to Shutterstock.com for providing us with access to their stock footage. MinutePhysic
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How Airplanes Are Made

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Behind-the-Scenes of an Airbus A350 being built! Thanks to the folks at Airbus for bringing me to France, Germany, & the UK to visit their headquarters and facilities and see so much incredible engineering. As you can probably tell from this video, I was
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Solution To The Impossible Bet

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This problem is called the "100 Prisoners Problem", more info on the math here: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_prisoners_problem Thanks to http://www.ifixit.com for supporting us on Subbable! and to Subbable supporter @vicnice137 And thanks to my frie
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An Impossible Bet

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Should you take the bet? Click here to find out: http://youtu.be/C5-I0bAuEUE Thanks to my friend Dan Hoff for introducing me to this problem! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter -
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Why Isn't The Sky Purple?

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Get a free audiobook at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics Why isn't the sky violet? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic an
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This Is Not A Rainbow

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Go to http://harrys.com and use offer code MINUTEPHYSICS for $5 off! Full circle rainbow image licensed from Birdseye View Photography http://www.birdseyeviewphotography.com.au/ Awesome website about rainbows: http://www.atoptics.co.uk/bows.htm And thanks
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Why Is The Sun Yellow And The Sky Blue?

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Antimatter Explained

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Listen to "Stuff Matters" for free on Audible at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and
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Why Are Stars Star-Shaped?

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How Long Can You Balance A Pencil?

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Free Audiobook at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics Thanks to those who support me on subbable! Especially: Chris Romano @vicnice137 Sawwit: Reddit For Video http://sawwit.org @OWorthyFoo Nir Lifshitz @JMike9595 quantumrealityproject.com www.youtube.co
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How To Find An Exoplanet

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Subscribe to MinutePhysics! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- a
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How Far Can Legolas See?

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Is The Universe Entirely Mathematical? Feat. Max Tegmark

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Thanks to Max Tegmark for writing & narrating this video, you can listen to his new book at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics OR find it on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Our-Mathematical-Universe-Ultimate-Reality/dp/1846144760 Thanks to Radiolab for l
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How To See Without Glasses

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Can you keep Psy in focus? http://labs.minutelabs.io/Lenses/ And you can download Sean Carroll's audiobook for free at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics This video was produced from the Radiolab offices - a big thanks to Robert Krulwich for setting up
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Relativity Isn't Relative

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SPACE-SHEEP! http://labs.minutelabs.io/Relativistic-Space-Sheep/ and subscribe to MinuteLabs at http://www.subbable.com/minutelabsio Video about the Space-Sheep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVpv_rJeQcQ MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc
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A Polarizing Discovery About The Big Bang!

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Get a free audiobook at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics and Thanks to the following Subbable.com supporters: Owain Blackwood @vicnice137 www.lightbow.net More about the Big Bang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3MWRvLndzs More about the Cosmic Backg
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How Modern Light Bulbs Work

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Evolution Vs Natural Selection

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This video was supported in part by http://www.audible.com/minutephysics Special thanks to Subbable.com supporters Jonathan Kwok and quantumrealityproject.blogspot.com for helping make MinutePhysics possible. http://www.subbable.com/minutephysics US Demog
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Why Is The Solar System Flat?

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Thanks to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for supporting us on Subbable.com! - http://prescott.erau.edu A big thanks as well to Subbable supporters The Great Tobini (aka Tobyn Pearson) and Georgi Yanev! You make it possible for us to continue making
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Why The Full Moon Is Better In Winter

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Radar Explained In Ten Seconds

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EXTRA BONUS FACT: Typical radar can only send out radio waves in one direction at a time, which is why a doppler radar "sweeps" around in order to see in all directions. MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com
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What Is Sea Level?

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FREE FACT: An oblate spheroid is a special case of an ellipsoid where two of the semi-principal axes are the same size. A special thanks to our Subbable.com supporters: Robby Weisenfeld Gustav Delius Ike https://www.youtube.com/TheNilFacts And to Audible.
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Rainbows Explained In Ten Seconds

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MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute! Music by Nat
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Magnetic Levitation

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Radon - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Here is a new video from us about Radon, including a look at a historic letter and a German cloud chamber! With thanks to the Royal Society and GSI. For those with annotations, the caption at the end for Radon should clearly be Rn, not Ra - sorry! More ch
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Holy Smoke And A New Pope - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We use the Vatican's own recipe to re-create the black and white smoke used during the Papal Conclave. The cardinals elected a former chemist as Pope - Pope Francis! Black Smoke = No Pope White Smoke = Pope This video features Dr Darren Walsh. Thanks also
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Farewell B11 - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/index.aspx Periodic Videos films are by
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Contains Loud Bangs - Periodic Table Of Videos

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It's detonation vs deflagration. More slow motion at http://bit.ly/chemslomo More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the Scho
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Mercury And Relativity - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A new paper discusses how relativity plays a role in Mercury's low melting point. Planet Mercury (Sixty Symbols): http://youtu.be/rZU8Y9DIBtI Copernicium: http://youtu.be/fqCdP9Uw5vo Gallium: http://youtu.be/N6ccRvKKwZQ Gold Vault :http://youtu.be/CTtf5s2
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Useful Diamonds - Periodic Table Of Videos

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More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/
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What If Ice Did Not Float? - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor muses on a world in which ice sinks to the bottom!? See also what if the universe is just a computer simulation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOxDb_BbXzU Made to coincide with YouTube's Geek Week. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideo
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Iridium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Up close with some big samples of real Iridium. Our thanks to Johnson Matthey. See all the elements at http://bit.ly/118elements Naming Iridium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6SjQRzxZQ Gold Vault: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTtf5s2HFkA More chemist
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Barking Dog (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Barking Dog reaction at 3000 frames per second. More about filming & editing this video: http://youtu.be/vfKUG11FKGE The Barking Dog is combustion of nirous oxide (laughing gas) and sulfur dioxide. This video features Martyn Poliakoff, Pete Licence and Da
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Liquid Oxygen (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Dropping hot charcoal into liquid oxygen - filmed with a high-speed camera. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the Schoo
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Boiling Water - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Original Everest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTL4dj3Gx1o This video features Martyn Poliakoff, Samantha Tang and Neil Barnes. Thanks to Buddhi Rai and Chandra Rai for all theri help with the Everest boiling. More chemistry at http://www.periodic
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Water Boiling At Everest - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Boiling water at various altitudes on the trek from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. Part Two: https://youtu.be/sCh2T9axLyY Nepal Flag: http://bit.ly/10G3Ef3 Everest 8848: http://bit.ly/11ilGvs More scenic clips from Brady's trip: http://bit.ly/12di1M8 Special
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Red-Hot Platinum Ingot - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Casting a 4kg platinum ingot. It's worth... well, that depends on today's platinum price! More from our visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg2WzCzKpYU Subscribe to computerphile - http://bit.ly/XqEDYi Filmed at Johnson Matthey - our thanks to them. Mo
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Old School Professor - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Professor Martyn Poliakoff visits Westminster School, where he scored 6 out of 10 on his first chemistry experiment! The Prof gave the annual Tizard Lecture. More at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CK4WHElb4Q Here is his Nyholm Lecture: http://www.youtub
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Lighting A Splint (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Just a quick one, but one of Professor Pete Licence's favourite reactions - a glowing splint lights in Oxygen. (yes, Professor!) More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitte
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In The Footsteps Of Tizard - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Prof T-shirts: http://dftba.com/product/14y/The-Professor-Shirt The Professor discusses the life and work of war-time chemist Henry Tizard - who went to the same school as him! The duo went to Westminster School. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideo
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Rubidium, Water And Indicator (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We drop Rubidium into water - but with Phenolphthalein in the water to act as an indicator. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Tw
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Palladium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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For our updated Palladium video, we are mining the Royal Society archives for the story of its discovery - a tale of money, an asteroid and stolen samples? The discovery was made by William Hyde Wollaston. Royal Society (Romantic Chemistry Exhibition unti
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Caesium In Water (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Everyone's favourite alkali metal - Caesium - reacts with water. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com
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Seaborgium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We're at Berkeley for filming of a new video about Seaborgium - a synthetic element named after the legendary Glenn Seaborg. With thanks to Darleane Hoffman and Alexander Pines at the University of California, Berkeley, and to the Lawrence Berkeley Nation
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Musket Firing (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Firing a (very old) musket and filming with a (very new) high-speed camera. With thanks to Jim Gamble. Also discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Ebay auction has ended. Music courtesy of Henrik 'Appe' Johansson. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvi
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Smelly Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Mercaptans - or Thiols - are some of the smelliest chemicals around. We didn't dare open the bottle. PsyFile: https://www.youtube.com/psyfile More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos
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Sodium V Water (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A water droplet lands on a piece of molten sodium - you know the rest! Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitt
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Iodine Clock (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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See the famous Iodine Clock reaction filmed with a high-speed camera. Explained by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Also featuring Dr Samantha Tang. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideo
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Famous Science Spectacles - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Joseph Priestley made a famous discovery - but it seems his eyesight wasn't too good? Royal Society (Romantic Chemistry Exhibition until June 14): http://royalsociety.org/events/2012/romantic-chemistry/ Professor Martyn Poliakoff is Foreign Secretary of t
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Hydrogen Explosions (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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High-speed footage of Hydrogen explosions, with and without Oxygen added to the initial mixture. Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses, - and muses over questions about our previous hydrogen videos. Watch videos about EVERY element: http://bit.ly/VT9nNZ Re
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High Speed Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Filming chemistry with a high-speed camera - main videos coming soon, but here's a preview and chance to see someone stroke The Prof's hair! Reactions filmed with a Phantom Miro (awesome!). We used this: http://www.visionresearch.com/Products/High-Speed-C
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Chemistry Dubstep (behind The Scenes)

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Exoplanets: Crash Course Astronomy #27

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Today Phil explains that YES, there are other planets out there and astonomers have a lot of methods for detecting them. Nearly 2000 have been found so far. The most successful method is using transits, where a planet physically passes in front of its par
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Extreme Physics BBQ

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Can you cook a steak with pure electricity or focussed beams of light? And can you fry a prawn with a bottle rocket? Andy invited Greg Foot from Brit Lab to investigate. Don't try any of this at home! Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/Ri
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Why Is Itching Contagious? With Dr Emily Grossman

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Does watching this video make you itch? Dr Emily Grossman explains why the ‘social itch’ might have evolved. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe It’s well known that an itch can be contagious – seeing a person scratch can make
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Science For Kids - How To Make Butter - ExpeRimental #19

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Make your own butter and whipped cream from double cream in this fun science experiment for children. Download the infosheet for more ideas and information: http://bit.ly/ButterInfosheet Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Cath
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How To Escape Quicksand

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You probably won’t get stuck in quicksand. But if you do, you can use physics to get yourself out. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, John Szymakowski, Fati
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The Physics Of Playing Guitar - Oscar Fernando Perez

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-physics-of-playing-guitar-oscar-fernando-perez Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and vibration. But how do wood, me
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What Is Fire?

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T-SHIRTS! http://dftba.com/besmart Tweet ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSfire Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSfireFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Why does fire burn? What’s the chemistry and physics of a flame? This week, learn about the beautiful science happen
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Low Mass Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #29

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Today we are talking about the life -- and death -- of stars. Low mass stars live a long time, fusing all their hydrogen into helium over a trillion years. More massive stars like the Sun live shorter lives. They fuse hydrogen into helium, and eventually
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The Recipe For A Black Hole

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Most black holes are formed by the collapse of stars. The inside of a collapsing star is unimaginable. There are temperatures and pressures that we really don't have good numbers for. We will need new, undiscovered physics to explain what goes on inside a
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We're Oversalting Our Food, And It's Not What You Think

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This video was supported in part by Leesa, an online mattress company. Use the offer code "EARTH75" for $75 off your purchase at https://www.leesa.com/earth https://www.leesa.com/ Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - BurmansHealthShop - Jeff Straathof -
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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 Mystery Of The Milky Way's Missing Stars

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Astrophysicists think there should be many more stars in the Milky Way due to the large amount of dust and gas surrounding the galaxy's perimeter. Something is holding this vast field of matter on the galaxy's doorstep, preventing it from being drawn towa
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How Scientists Created A Wormhole In A Lab

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Wormholes don’t only exist in space. Scientists have just created one in the lab… with magnets! How Do Wormholes Actually Work? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1iebIEX Read More: A Magnetic Wormhole http://www.nature.com/articles/srep12488 “Wormholes are fascinating c
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How Do We Find Dark Matter?

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Physicists are on the hunt for dark matter, but how do they detect it? Read More: NASA Finds Direct Proof of Dark Matter http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2006/06-096.html “Dark matter and normal matter have been wrenched apart by th
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Why Aren’t All Batteries Rechargeable?

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We’ve mentioned before on DNews that you should NEVER throw batteries away. Why aren’t all batteries rechargeable in the first place? Help support DNews by completing this one-question survey http://bit.ly/dnewssurvey Why You Should NEVER Throw Away Batte
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Why Does Thinking Hard Make You Tired?

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After studying or taking a test, do you ever get tired? Why do we get sleepy after thinking hard? Watch More: http://dne.ws/1P6UOBY Read More: The body and the brain: Impact of mental, physical exertion on fatigue development http://www.sciencedaily.com/r
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How Does This Hoverboard Work?

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Lexus recently came out with a video showing off their new hoverboard but how does it all work? Hyperloop vs. High Speed Rail ►►►► http://dne.ws/1gPSMM9 Read More: Here's How the Lexus Hoverboard Actually Works http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-
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What Is Homeopathy And Is It Real Science?

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Homeopathy is practiced as a form of alternative medicine in many parts of the world. What does science have to say about it? Read More: Homeopathy is 'dangerous and wasteful,' bioethics expert argues http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509065
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Making Waves: The Power Of Concentration Gradients - Sasha Wright

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-motion-of-the-ocean-the-concentration-gradient-sasha-wright The constant motion of our oceans represents a vast and complicated system involving many different drivers. Sasha Wright explains the physics behi
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An Athlete Uses Physics To Shatter World Records - Asaf Bar-Yosef

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/an-athlete-uses-physics-to-shatter-world-records-asaf-bar-yosef When Dick Fosbury couldn't compete against the skilled high jumpers at his college, he tried jumping in a different way -- backwards. Fosbury impro
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How To Build A Fictional World - Kate Messner

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-build-a-fictional-world-kate-messner Why is J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy so compelling? How about The Matrix or Harry Potter? What makes these disparate worlds come alive are clear, consiste
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Why It's Impossible To Tune A Piano

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Pianos can't be perfectly tuned - it's a mathematical fact! Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics. Equal tempered tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament Just Tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just
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Why Do Boomerangs Come Back?

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Learning to throw a boomerang properly takes a lot of practice. And aerodynamics. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Justin Lentz, David Campos, Chris Peter
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What is Gravity Made Of...

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One of the most incredible physics discoveries of the century has revealed a "cosmic fingerprint" explaining the beginning of universe and gravity's microscopic secrets. For more, check out "The Nature of Reality," NOVA's physics blog: http://www.pbs.org/
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How Fighting Wildfires Makes Them Worse

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Today's wildfires burn, on average, twice the amount of land they did in 1970. The reason? We've been working too hard to put them out. Thanks to our Patreon patrons: - Today I Found Out - Jeff Straathof - Mark - Maarten Bremer - BurmansHealthShop - Duhil
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What Is Skin For?

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Please help MinuteEarth continue by supporting us on Subbable! - http://subbable.com/minuteearth REFERENCES Skin cell loss by weight Agache, P. & Humbert, P. 2004. "Measuring the Skin." http://dft.ba/-74An Aly, R. et al. 1978. Effect of Prolonged Occlusio
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Black Holes: Crash Course Astronomy #33

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We’ve covered a lot of incredible stuff, but this week we’re talking about the weirdest objects in space: BLACK HOLES. Stellar mass black holes form when a very massive star dies, and its core collapses. The core has to be more than about 2.8 times the Su
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How Microbeads In Body Wash Are Ruining The Ocean

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Microbeads make your skin feel great, but once you're done with them where do they go? Read More: 90 Percent of Seabirds Have Plastics in Their Gut http://www.discovery.com/dscovrd/wildlife/study-90-percent-of-seabirds-have-plastics-in-their-gut/ "About 9
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How We Conquered The Deadly Smallpox Virus - Simona Zompi

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-we-conquered-the-deadly-smallpox-virus-simona-zompi For 10,000 years, humanity suffered from the scourge of smallpox. The virus killed almost a third of its victims within two weeks and left survivors horrib
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The Higgs Field, Explained - Don Lincoln

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-higgs-field-explained-don-lincoln One of the most significant scientific discoveries of the early 21st century is surely the Higgs boson, but the boson and the Higgs Field that allows for that magic particle
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Why Do We Put Telescopes In Space?

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Thanks to the Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting this video! http://webbtelescope.org/ And as always, thanks to Patreon supporters! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitt
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Swings, Slides, And Science

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Did you know that when you’re soaring on the swings, or sliding down the slide, you’re taking part in some seriously cool science? Jessi explains the forces you can find at the playground! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get thi
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How Do Soap And Water Make Us Clean?

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A SciShow Kids viewer wrote us and asked: How does soap work? Find out what really happens when you take a bath! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out
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What Is The Milky Way?

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Jessi and Squeaks explore our home galaxy, The Milky Way! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftb
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Why Do Ships Float?

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Ever wonder why something as heavy as a cruise ship could float above the water? Learn about displacement with Jessi and The Giant Squid, Squidstravaganza! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover y
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DNA Spell Checker (2015 Nobel Prize In Chemistry) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded "for mechanistic studies of DNA repair". The recipients are Paul L. Modrich, Tomas Lindahl and Aziz Sancar. Discussed by Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry Nobel Prize videos: http://bit.ly/periodic
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Quantum Computing Breakthrough

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Quantum physics is weird. But quantum computing could be awesome! Learn how scientists took a big leap this week toward making quantum computers a reality. For a free book from Audible, go to: http://www.audible.com/t1/30DayGoldFT_at?source_code=PDTGB0009
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2015 Nobel Prize In Medicine - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 goes to William Campbell & Satoshi Ōmura "for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites" and Youyou Tu "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy again
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The War On Science

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Please VOTE for science! SHARE on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1jdD1Pu & Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1GyIshx Canadians, register to vote here: http://elections.ca/register Written by Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown SUBSCRIBE for more (it's free!):
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Soda Can Jump - Sick Science! #206

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Check out cool science kits and toys: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/ Air pressure is one of our favorite invisible forces, especially when Bernoulli’s Principle is involved. The Soda Can Jump utilizes this awesome principle to launch an empty soda c
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Coin Tower - Sick Science! #205

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Check out cool science kits and toys: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/ When it comes to scientific muses, Sir Isaac Newton is definitely near the top of our list. Our favorite laws to break involve physics, movement, and motion! That’s why we came up
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Inertia Ring - Sick Science! #195

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BUY INERTIA RINGS HERE: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/yellow-rings.html See the full experiment here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/inertia-ring Do you think you can successfully perform the Steve Spangler Science inertia chall
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We Need Better Drugs -- Now - Francis Collins

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Today we know the molecular cause of 4,000 diseases, but treatments are available for only 250 of them. So what's taking so long? Geneticist and physician Francis Collins explains why systematic drug discovery is imperative, even for rare and complex dise
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Why Do We Have To Wear Sunscreen? - Kevin P. Boyd

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-have-to-wear-sunscreen-kevin-p-boyd You already know that a trip to the beach can give you a nasty sunburn, but the nitty gritty of sun safety is actually much more complex. Wrinkle-causing UVA rays an
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