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The Future of Machines That Move like Animals | Robert Katzschmann | TED

Adults Experiments Life Technology
Imagine a boat that propels by moving its "tail" from side to side, just like a fish. That's the kind of machine that TED Fellow Robert Katzschmann's lab builds: soft-bodied robots that imitate natural movements with artificial, silent muscles.

The Future of Public Health: Crash Course Public Health #10

Adults Health History Human
We don’t know what the next big scientific breakthrough is going to be or what futuristic diseases we’ll encounter. But when it comes to our health, we actually have a pretty good idea of what could be next.

Veritasium's Derek Muller Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

Adults Education Film Science
Veritasium's Derek Muller answers the web's most searched questions about himself. Where did the name 'Veritasium' come from? Is Veritasium a real element? Where does Derek live? Is he married? What was Veritasium's first video? Derek answers all these questions and much more!

What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes

Adults Education Science
Energy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house? That's why we made these things spud-tacularly simple.

Food Myths: Do Carrots Improve Your Eyesight? | WIRED

Adults Health Human Life
Your parents always told you to eat your veggies, especially carrots if you want good eyesight. But can they really improve your vision? WIRED takes a look.

Crash Course Physics Preview

Adults Education How-to Physics
It's time! Crash Course Physics is coming soon and here is your introduction to our host for this series, Dr. Shini Somara. You can find out more about her linked below!

Fact vs. Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law… EXPLAINED!

Adults Education How-to Human
ome people try to attack things like evolution by natural selection and man-made climate change by saying “Oh, that’s just a THEORY!”

Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10

Adults History Human Life
During our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil.

4 Plants that Hunt Underground

Adults Environment Life Nature
Carnivorous plants tend to live in environments where the soil can’t provide enough of the nutrients they need to survive, so they have developed all sorts of methods to trap and consume the critters of the area, including hunting underground!

You Don’t Actually Know What Your Future Self Wants | Shankar Vedantam | TED

Adults Education Human Psychology
"You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vendantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impact of something he calls the "illusion of continuity" -- the belief that our future selves will share the same views, perspectives and hopes as our current selves -- and shows how we can more proactively craft the people we are to become.

How Entomologists Use Insects to Solve Crimes | WIRED

Adults Animals Industry Life
"Insects never lie. Insects are tiny witnesses," says forensic entomologist Dr. Paola Magni. On a crime scene, insects like maggots play a key role in determining time of death. Dr. Magni uses the learnings from these insects to give justice to victims.

Harp Seal Pups are Losing their Homes I Our Frozen Planet I BBC Earth

Adults Animals Life Travel
On opposite ends of our planet, two remarkably similar stories are playing out... and what links them is our changing climate. Meet the scientists witnessing events unfold in these polar regions, and discover their hopes for a better future.

Tidepooling along the Pacific Coast | National Geographic

Adults Life Nature Travel
Nature’s incredible details take on new meaning for chef Melissa King as she joins National Geographic Photographer and Explorer Anand Varma to explore coastal tide pools and craft a recipe inspired by her discoveries. Paid Content for Mazda.

5 Day Build with Fish Pond

Adults Construction Creativity Nature
About Primitive Survival Tool : We Have 3 People In the wild , Mr Pen Sann : ( Actor ) Mr Sophal : ( Actor ) Mr Kimhout (Camera Man). In this video we going to show you about Build Fish Pond In front of Underground Roof Grass Hobbit House With Simple Tool as full video with very simple tools and skill!

Mega Meatloaf | Jamie Oliver's £1 Wonders

Adults Family Film Food
This meatloaf is a mouthwatering way to feed the whole family on a budget. Serve it up with spicy tomato sauce and mashed potatoes and you're onto a winner. This recipe is from Jamie's £1 Wonders, available on Channel 4.

Let’s Travel to The Most Extreme Place in The Universe

Adults Education Science Space
This time you can join us on a journey through the microcosm. Curious? Head over to our shop and get it while supplies last.

Mushroom Wars

Adults Life Nature Science
Two mushroom guilds with vastly different strategies are locked in competition for forest dominance.

Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad

Adults Health Human Psychology
Explore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.

A Molecule-Thick Coating Changes What a Surface Does, Thanks to Nanoscience

Adults Creativity Education Science
This episode was made in partnership with The Kavli Prize. The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience — transforming our understanding of the big, the small, and the complex.

Stress is Bad for Your Health: Crash Course Public Health #5

Adults Health Human Life
Our identities, societies, and health are all mixed together in cool, weird, and often deeply unfair ways. One of the big factors that comes out of that mix is stress.

King Penguins and Melting Glaciers I Our Frozen Planet I BBC Earth

Adults Animals Life Nature
Melting glaciers in South Georgia have opened up new habitat for penguin colonies, but the impacts of ice loss globally are far-reaching – with potentially devastating consequences. If Greenland’s ice sheet were to fully melt, global sea levels could rise by seven metres. Can we work together for a different future?