You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral
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he most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.
Wagner talks about his experience studying International Trade at the Canadian College
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Wagner is a Brazilian student who studied the International Trade Diploma at the Canadian College. He received a FITT Diploma which will help him get a better job in Brasil.
Got Bees? Meet a Swarm Chaser Up for the Challenge
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When bees swarm, most people run as fast as they can in the other direction. Portland beekeeper Mandy Shaw does the opposite.
The Truth About Veritasium
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The truth, with photons. I hope I've articulated everything clearly in this video. If not, I'll clarify in comments. Thanks to everyone who appears in this video and thanks to everyone who watches this video!
It's not you. Commuting is bad for your health.
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My commute is like a second job, and it might be killing me.
How to Start a Business
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We're often encouraged to think that the secret to starting a business is to have a bold and entirely original idea. But the suggestion here is that all we really need is to LOVE something a little more than most other people do: that will be enough to help us stand out from the competition.
Universal Basic Income Explained - Free Money for Everybody? UBI
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What the state covered your cost of living, would you still go to work?
You Are Not What You Earn
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The modern world firmly equates how much we earn with how good, noble, wise and worthy of honour we are. This is a brutal misunderstanding of how salaries are determined. We need to operate with a far more nuanced view of what the money we earn says about us.
These College Students Built a Hyperloop Pod... Here's What Happened
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College can be stressful with all the classes, exams and social events to balance. Now, imagine doing all that while building a Hyperloop pod that will be judged by Elon Musk... no pressure. A scrappy group of students from Wisconsin boldly took on that challenge, and they learned that no matter how many all-nighters you pull, there's always more work to be done.
Why Chinese Manufacturing Wins
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This video explains why Chinese manufacturing takes the first place worldwide.
How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene
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Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects the inner workings of our brains.
How to spot a misleading graph - Lea Gaslowitz
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When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media, it has also made them easier to use in a careless or dishonest way - and as it turns out, there are plenty of ways graphs can mislead and outright manipulate. Lea Gaslowitz shares some things to look out for.
Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work? - Netta Schramm
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Perpetual motion machines - devices that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source - have captured many inventors' imaginations because they could totally transform our relationship with energy. There's just one problem: they don't work. Why not? Netta Schramm describes the pitfalls of perpetual motion machines.
What Is Vocal Fry & Is It Bad For You?
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Is vocal fry bad for your voice? Does it hurt your chances of getting a job?
Bill Gates: the robot that takes your job should pay taxes
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In an interview with Quartz editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney, Bill Gates explains why robots that take jobs away from people shouldn't get a free pass when it comes to income tax.
Science Finally Says We Should Never Work 40 Hours A Week
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Researchers have found that working long hours could be putting your mental and physical health at serious risk.
Millennials In The Workplace
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Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace