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Why Blue in Japan Looks Like Green to Americans

AdultsCultureLifeSociety
Do you think green should be blue? Wait... what?

Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One)

AdultsEducationHumanListening
Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America.

Who decides how long a second is?

AdultsCultureHistoryHuman
Discover how scientists developed atomic clocks, which use the vibrations of atoms to measure and maintain a globally consistent time.

Would Living on the Moon Suck? - Dear Blocko #31

AdultsHumanLifeSpace
Animation by Steven Lawson Written by Michael Sago

Veg 3 Ways | Jamie Oliver

AdultsFamilyFilmFood
https://youtu.be/PXJ9bsIYPgI

The Illusion Only Some Can See

AdultsEducationPsychologyScience
Ames window illusion illustrates how we don't directly perceive external reality.

These squids can fly... no, really - Robert Siddall

AdultsAnimalsEducationNature
Dive into the incredible flying capabilities of squids, and how they use flight as a survival tactic.

Why should you read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”? - Yen Pham

AdultsBooksCreativityWriting
Dig into Toni Morrison’s novel, "Beloved," which tells the story of a family of former slaves whose home is haunted by an abusive spirit.

Does It Pay To Cheat?

AdultsEconomyHumanJustice
For some birds, trying to cheat your neighbors into raising your babies is just as much work - and is no more successful - than doing it yourself.

What if We Nuke the Moon?

AdultsNatureScienceSpace
What would happen if we were to detonate a very very powerful nuclear weapon on the moon?

Why Do You Have Reoccurring Dreams?

AdultsEducationHealthHuman
Dream. Dream. Dream.

The strange history of the world's most stolen painting

AdultsArtHistoryJustice...
Discover Jan van Eyck’s masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece, and explore how it became the world’s most stolen artwork.

The Plant That’s Full Of Metal

AdultsEducationEnvironmentNature...
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.

These SCP’s Could End The World

AdultsBiotechnologyHistoryHuman...
The SCP Foundation has been responsible for keeping not only our world, but our universe safe. They contain some of the most deadly SCPs known to man, because if just one of these vicious SCPs got loose, it could spell the end of the world!

Christmas Turkey Stew | Jamie Oliver

AdultsFamilyFilmFood...
Jamie’s serving up one big comforting hug of a dish, turkey stew! This super-easy, one-pot wonder, is getting the old-school Oliver treatment with the added bonus of golden dumplings to the gorgeous stew.

How Investments Scams Work | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

AdultsHumanIndustrySociety...
Mariana van Zeller travels to Israel to speak with a big player in the investment scam business, and learns more about how prevalent these scams are.

Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler

AdultsConstructionDesignIndustry...
Explore the creation of China’s Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.

How to Harvest Pecans (In Slow Motion) - Smarter Every Day 248

AdultsFoodHumanNature...
I hope you enjoyed learning about Pecan Harvesting as much as I did!

Can You Upload Your Mind & Live Forever? feat. Cyberpunk 2077

AdultsEducationHumanTechnology...
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.

Why Do You Have Reoccurring Dreams?

AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...
Dream. Dream. Dream. It's Dear Blocko 30!

Best Of Spring | BBC Earth

AdultsEcologyNatureWorld...
In the first of our seasonal specials, we bring you the best spring moments from the BBC Earth archive.