How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
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Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One)
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Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America.
The Illusion Only Some Can See
Adults Education
Ames window illusion illustrates how we don't directly perceive external reality.
These squids can fly... no, really - Robert Siddall
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Dive into the incredible flying capabilities of squids, and how they use flight as a survival tactic.
The Plant That’s Full Of Metal
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The amount of metal some special plants are able to take up from the soil would be toxic enough to an average plant to kill it several times over.
Can You Upload Your Mind & Live Forever? feat. Cyberpunk 2077
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The desire to be free from the limits of the human experience is as old as our first stories. We exist in an endless universe, only bound by the laws of physics and yet, our consciousness is trapped in mortal machines made of meat.
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 gemstone’s formation, millions of years in the making.
What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth
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The Science of SPLAT!
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Surprisingly, flattened fauna can teach us a lot about wildlife biology.
How Large Can a Bacteria get? Life & Size 3
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In and out, in and out. Staying alive is about doing things. This very second, your cells are combusting glucose molecules with oxygen to make energy available, which keeps you alive for another precious moment. To get the oxygen to your cells you are breathing.
Why no one has measured the speed of light
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Physics students learn the speed of light, c, is the same for all inertial observers but no one has ever actually measured it in one direction.
Do You Expand With The Universe?
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As the universe expands, is said to "stretch" photons. But if it stretches photons, does it also stretch molecules, galaxies and you? A portion of this video was sponsored by Salesforce.
Which type of milk is best for you?
Adults Education
Dive into the most popular milks— dairy, almond, soy and oat— to find out which is healthiest for you and for the planet.
Why Gravity is NOT a Force
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The General Theory of Relativity tells us gravity is not a force, gravitational fields don't exist.
Could we harness the power of a black hole?
Adults Education
Imagine a distant future when humans reach beyond Earth, forge cities on planets thousands of light-years away, and maintain a galactic web of trade and transport. What would it take to make that leap?
Why Hardwoods Are The Softest Woods
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Not all hardwood trees have hard wood and softwoods soft wood, because these terms denote their taxonomic ancestry, not the wood's actual hardness.
The Infinite Pattern That Never Repeats
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Simples rules of geometry meant that 5-fold symmetry was impossible as were crystals without a periodic structure.
How to Start a Fire in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED
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Dr. Bill Schindler, a professor of archeology and anthropology at Washington College, demonstrates a couple of the most effective methods for starting a fire in the wilderness with limited resources.
How To Hear Halfway Around The World
Adults Education
Sounds in the ocean can travel more than 10,000 miles - that's halfway around the world! Here's how.
How Kodak Detected the Atomic Bomb
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Kodak detected the first atomic bomb before anyone else figured it out. Then they made a deal not to tell anyone. Thanks to HBO Max, and their new show raised by Wolves for sponsoring this video!