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Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Isn't The Coldest

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The way we experience seasons don't necessarily line up with how they're technically defined - here's why.

Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale.

Times When Humanity ALMOST Ended

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Humans have almost faced their extinction on several occasions, and today we're going to reveal the closest calls humanity has ever had!

You Are Immune Against Every Disease

AdultsBiologyHumanScience...
You are not a person, you are a planet, made of roughly 40 trillion cells. There is so much of you, that if your cells were human-sized, you would be as big as 20 Mount Everests.

How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt

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How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt

Is Meat Really that Bad?

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Food is arguably the best thing about being alive. No other bodily pleasure is enjoyed multiple times every day and never gets old.

Can stereotypes ever be good? - Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho

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Explore the model minority stereotype, and discover how it became a label for Asian Americans and is used to enforce racial hierarchies.

How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented

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A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality.

The Egyptian and Hittite Peace Treaty | Lost Treasures of Egypt

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While Ramses II is often hailed for his military achievements and his skill as a warrior, he was also a well versed diplomat. During his reign he brought the 20 year war with the Hittites to an end and created one of the first written peace treaties.

Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

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Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.

Where will you be able to live in 20 years? - Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas

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Explore how coastal communities are impacted by climate change and how they’re adapting to rising sea levels and extreme weather.

Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

AdultsBiologyHumanScience...
Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling

AdultsHistoryHumanWorld...
Trace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancient African civilization which fought off both the Egyptians and Romans.

Ancient Greece's greatest popstar - Diane J. Rayor

AdultsHistoryHumanMusic...
Discover the works of poet and songwriter Sappho, and find out why only fragments of her poetry still survive.

Can YOU Fix Climate Change?

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This video was supported by Gates Notes, the personal blog of Bill Gates, where he writes about global health, climate change, and more.

You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think) - Kayla Mandel Sheets

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While searching for a kidney donor, Karen Keegan stumbled upon a mystery. After undergoing genetic testing, it turned out that some of her cells had a completely different set of genes from the others.

How To Solve Every Global Crisis

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Lots of global problems seem intractable, but there’s a formula for success that we can follow.

How to Photograph the Night Sky | National Geographic

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NASCAR driver and photography enthusiast, Bubba Wallace, and National Geographic Photographer Babak Tafreshi demonstrate how to take nighttime photos of the sky. Paid Content for Columbia.

What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert

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Dig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.

Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

AdultsEducationHumanScience...
Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme— often bad— scenario.

How the Kushites Took Over Egypt | Flooded Tombs of the Nile

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The Kushites and the Egyptians have a long history that is often forgotten about. Archeologist excavating a Kushite tomb discuss just how interconnected the two cultures were as they discover new artifacts within the tomb.