Stress is Bad for Your Health: Crash Course Public Health #5
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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
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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?
Primitive Technology: Smelting Iron In Brick Furnaces
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I made 3 furnaces from bricks using different configurations to test their effectiveness. The benefit of using bricks to make a furnace is that it's quicker, easier, re-useable and portable relative to a furnace constructed in-situ from clay.
What Happens if a Supervolcano Blows Up?
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The Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions of tons of radioactive elements find no escape but up.
There’s No Such Thing As “Warm-” Or “Cold-” Blooded
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The concept of warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals is outdated because there are actually tons of different animal thermoregulation strategies.
The Real Reason Leaves Change Color In the Fall
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Want to learn more about the topic in this week’s video? Here are some keywords to get your googling started:
Leaf senescence, chlorophyll, carotenoid, anthocyanin
The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey
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The ubiquitous yin-yang symbol holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy.
Protecting the Okavango Ecosystem | National Geographic
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From the air to the ground, innovations in science and technology are helping scientists explore an ecosystem of rivers that supply water to the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Why Weather Forecasts Suck
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There are two types of rain, and one of them is almost impossible to forecast.
How Laws Affect Your Health: Crash Course Public Health
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If you’ve been paying attention to the news since, oh, say, 2020, then you’ll no doubt be aware that public health policy can often create tension.
Financial Advisor Answers Money Questions From Twitter
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Kevin L. Matthews II, author and financial educator, answers questions from twitter about money and spending.
World’s Grumpiest Cat I Frozen Planet II I BBC Earth
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Dinnertime is a gamble for Pallas’s cats, and this one’s hangry. Relative to their body size, they have the shortest legs of any cat, which makes attacking prey in a timely fashion somewhat tricky…
Why is Rain So Hard to Predict?
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There are two types of rain, and one of them is almost impossible to forecast.
How to write like the best-selling author of all time
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Dig into Agatha Christie’s writing style to find out how she crafted her mystery novels and how to employ these strategies in your own work.
7 Easy Steps for Finishing Big Projects! Productivity Hacks
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Hi Lovely and welcome to my channel! I'm Jess and I'm an Australian based content creator, best-selling author of The High School Survival Guide, and founder of Educationery; a stationery line for students.
Rescuing Penguin Chicks In South Africa | BBC Earth Witness | BBC Earth
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Penguins are historically known to live in cold climates, but some species, like the African penguin, thrive in the warmer climate of South Africa.
The 11 Year Old World War 2 Soldier
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How young is too young to fight for your country? Check out today's insane video to find out how a kid managed to find himself in the thick of World War 2! Don't miss this epic true story of the youngest WW2 soldier!