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From “Extra Credits”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Sinking the Bismarck, who actually did it? This tale turns into dramatized courtroom hearsay as Germans claim that the Bismarck was scuttled, while the British Royal Navy claims it was blasted away with torpedos! Will a deep-sea investigation reveal what really happened? —- Hunting The Bismarck Extra…
From Crash Course. The March on Washington of 1963 is an enduring and widely-known event of the Civil Rights movement. But the March has its roots in an earlier planned March on Washington that didn’t happen. In 1941, labor leader A. Philip Randolph began planning a gathering aimed at many of the same goals as…
From DW Documentary. Five young people go on a sailing trip together — nothing unusual in that. What makes this adventure special is that all the participants have autism. It’s a shared experienced aimed at boosting self-esteem in everyday life. This is a challenging step for all five. Everything is different here, no day like…
From MinuteEarth. To learn more about restoration action – and get involved – visit RESTOR from the Crowther Lab at https://restor.eco. Soil doesn’t seem like it’s "alive", yet it functions like a living thing in lots of key ways. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Soil…
From The Royal Institution. What is nuclear fusion, and could it really help combat the climate emergency? Arthur’s new book "The Star Builders" is available now: https://geni.us/CskCc Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/fDOY0_HoILo Arthur Turrell takes us on a thrilling tour of one of the greatest technological and scientific challenges humanity has ever undertaken: reproducing the power…
From “LegalEagle”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Two women face years in prison for assault by glitter. Is @Mark Rober going to jail? Hilarious extended interview on Nebula! 🚀For a LIMITED TIME get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for 26% OFF! https://legaleagle.link/curiositystream Welcome back to LegalEagle. The most avian legal analysis on the internets. 🚀 Extended &…
From DW Documentary. Residents of Warsaw’s Muranow district claim they live amongst Jewish ghosts. These ghosts go wandering through the streets of the neighbourhood that, before World War II, they called home. Before Muranow became the Warsaw Ghetto, this flourishing district was once an important cultural center for the Jewish community. German bombardment devastated the…
From TED Ed. Follow the spider Anansi on his quest to complete a challenge from the Sky God in order to take ownership of the world’s stories. — Long ago, all stories belonged to Nyame, the all-seeing Sky God. But one creature, Anansi, was determined to bring the stories down to Earth. Anansi went to…
From SciShow. Your dog might seem like a bit of a goof, but they might be capable of more tricks than you think. A new study from researchers in Hungary investigated whether dogs can distinguish between new and familiar languages. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don’t Walk SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow…
From SciShow. Emma Dauster: Writer Attabey Rodríguez Benítez: Script Editor Luke Rosener: Fact Checker Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer, Host Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/epidemiology/hanley/tmp/surveys/bigears.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1606623/ Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/mans-ear-extreme-close-up-gm111870039-8038405 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/ear-gm1197988163-342219892 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FDR_last_photograph.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin_D._Roosevelt_-_NARA_-_196627.tif https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senescence.JPG
From Crash Course. Organic chemistry is a great workout for your brain, and to keep its energy up, your brain needs glucose. To maintain blood glucose levels, our bodies go through a process called gluconeogenesis, which involves the important type of organic reaction we’re getting into today: aldol reactions! In this episode of Crash Course…
From “Extra Credits”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) So you haven’t read Pride & Prejudice the classic novel by Jane Austen? Well, you’re in for a treat as this female author has written an amazing satire with cutting humor on the 19th-century social convention. Featuring a young outspoken Elizabeth Bennet, whose mother is obsessed with…
From DW Documentary. Motor racing celebrates many a hero, but it also mourns its many victims. The 1930s saw their share of both records and danger, drivers and their mechanics risking anything to make their cars faster. High Velocity – a film about speed. Thrills and spills have been part of racing since the car…
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From It’s OK to be Smart. Thank you to Wren for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to https://wren.co/start/besmart We’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ I’m vaccinated. I’m boosted. And I still got infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19. Here’s what I learned, and what it…
From SciShow. Have you ever said, "No, a little to the left," during a back scratch because the itch itself seemed to move? Well, it has to do with how your nerves and brain respond to the sensation. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ———- Support SciShow by…
From DW Documentary. Natalia Romik has uncovered incredible Holocaust-era hideouts used by Jews in Poland. In one case, it was a 600-year-old oak tree, in another an underground bunker at a cemetery. Each one reveals amazing stories of survival against the odds. Researcher Natalia Romik is actively engaged in ensuring the past is not forgotten.…
From “Extra Credits”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Did you know the choice of one man saved the world on October 27th 1962? Senior Russian submarine officer Vasili Arkhipov came very close to starting World War 3 during the Cuban Missile Crisis but instead chose the future we all enjoy today. —- Cuban Missile Crisis…
From TED Ed. Explore the incredible diversity of eyes and vision in the animal kingdom, and find out which creature has the best eyesight. — The animal kingdom boasts an incredible diversity of eyes. Some rotate independently while others have squiggly-shaped pupils. Some have protective lids, others squirt blood. But which creature has the best…
From SciShow. Visit brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Driving can be dangerous, especially if you’re trying to juggle a variety of distractions while barreling down a busy highway. So scientists are looking into ways to keep us focused on…
From SciShow. Niba Audrey Nirmal: Host Emma Dauster: Writer Attabey Rodríguez Benítez: Script Editor Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer Nate Biehl: Animator Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2276-y https://watermark.silverchair.com/mnras193-0189.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAs8wggLLBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggK8MIICuAIBADCCArEGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMIOjZD62OCxjbQrpKAgEQgIICgvftPoVF1ovTOdpEbk3OkQPRtR_MPLJ9pwDEl6GJR_rPI3no-V8L4DjTsqeN-gHFTO2bL_C-iOlt1yRoxrWPwOTu1C0AcpQT_vDCB-Hq6RUddHOr5JKjuoOCU063TvzLwp1c2nYwXnPThhz54JXt8OSZFYJcJ4UlHf9sLXnN5cpzYCHLD-gJs-Cn37gdoQHc9nLxsHgkkoraR9Jdkl_8Nw0w-vGjtwE3RHtVKDnBq8bBjdCMjT-itXaoertPIZ_J8LNMhKFi67pKEgauCgmrrIzuMXyEPqD7BsCTHxY0Uworq5BHTZfgFzbI5Jltr8Iy8eeMjRRnjoJ-T9SNjMZGcfHP-yzDdn2hH_Y5b4kMqnt00VjVRNCVRrc9S7LUuzAneVy1a9bCw9vzZiXEw2egYpon4C-Awk_Zhh5TEncgF0DDyDx7Q-mIK5ow0aRiCTSn8ZKojiZBUqHaDEEzcmNA6IlJbaLbcqrdcPQb9mD4IPCLUBdyJVqNwpJUyomybasaP8Z2xuWjL_AekBEMPhW1H4x6qG1J87CAp0VJieIsehxwaFiOT3YJkBIuXNcWakdwNZyVyklNnIxnexVRV3_ZlGCW_DsKYAivk5QfARrupN33ok-UJryfiLCXsm8RmldYc0zaoB_X9iN5mr7ghaKCH5UM5xJhIZRmvnWSuYMxftlmxedkFTQuOpW6zBKPm7cL7QgbCrhspkz9sFnSzcw7eSgPCACT0e6zhrDmLOSaBgc9La4Z7DFiW1rCpWT1nZ8KOzl_VrK96eYvqsUZVyTbLmldyg-SuajAHoPquMxSgGPae1u7YW4QaYWtOyqf5hfCDnq81-ueAjMkWTqIVg6hieC8oQ
From Crash Course. Empire, imperialism, and colonialism are all interrelated tactics of geopolitics that are used to achieve similar goals of one state maintaining economic, political, or even cultural dominance over other territories. Today, we’re going to unravel the impacts of colonialism at different times throughout history from Taiwan to Myanmar as we examine the…
From UpFlip. For our regular viewers, Don Lucho’s Restaurant and its owner, Carlo Calisea, are familiar names. Today, we’re following up with this popular restaurant to get more of his insights into how to start a restaurant business—and keep it thriving and growing through unexpected challenges. This video is sponsored by Trademark Factory. Get your…
From DW Documentary. Emile Hoarau wants to finally face his past. He was nine years old when authorities on the French island of Réunion took him away from his family. Instead of a brighter future, a long ordeal awaited him At the time, around two thousand children like Emile were torn from their families. Like…
From “Extra Credits”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Listen to "Paranoia" the theme track of our series on Japanese Militarism, a historical review, and analysis of Japan’s history! Music by Tiffany Román: http://www.tiffanyromanlouk.com/ —- Missed an episode of our Japanese Militarism Series? —- Part 1 – Drawing the Knife: https://youtu.be/JEG09-Aynco Part 2 – Taisho Democracy:…
From “Extra Credits”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn’t quite squeeze into our Japanese Militarism series. With questions like, What type of rifles did the Japanese army use? Was Genkokujo really a Japanese thing? And aren’t communists supposed…
From DW Documentary. In southwestern China, women have led families for centuries. Here, at the foot of the Himalayas, Lizajui is one of the last villages where matriarchal Mosuo traditions still rule. A father’s role is much more limited here among the Mosuo, an ethnic minority in China. Although they father children, they do not…
From SciShow. This episode is sponsored by Wren, a website where you calculate your carbon footprint. Sign up to make a monthly contribution to offset your carbon footprint or support rainforest protection projects: https://www.wren.co/start/scishow Wind is an ever increasing source of power worldwide, which means wind farms continue to be constructed. And choosing where to…
From DW Documentary. In his village in Kenya, farmer Kisilu Musya films the effects of climate change. But when a violent storm destroys crops, houses and huts, Kisilu becomes a climate activist. "Thank You for the Rain" is a joint film by Kisilu Musya, a Kenyan farmer, climate campaigner and video diarist, and Julia Dahr,…
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From SciShow. SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the latest one being Omicron. We’re still trying to learn about its effects and what it means for the overall course of the pandemic, but…
From DW Documentary. Lynx and other large carnivores once called Europe home. Then, humans wiped out these native animals. Now, a few lynx are back. Will they be able to stay? In Baden-Württemberg, a plan to reintroduce the native lynx would enable the population to expand and take root, once again. But the plan is…
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From SciShow. Not only is this gecko adorned with beautiful coloration, but the same thing that makes it look so pretty could help us understand where some our cancers come from and how to stop them from progressing! Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ———- Support SciShow by…
From The Royal Institution. Resurrecting dinosaurs and designer humans might be in the future of genetic engineering, but humans have been modifying nature for a surprisingly long time through hunting, domesticating, polluting, hybridising, conserving and genetically modifying organisms. Beth’s book "Life as We Made It" is available now – https://geni.us/beth Beth Shapiro is an American…
From “LegalEagle”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos was convicted on some charges but no others. Why? –Get your first $5,000 managed free by investing with today’s sponsor Wealthfront https://legaleagle.link/wealthfront Welcome back to LegalEagle. The most avian legal analysis on the internets. 🚀 Extended & ad-free versions on Nebula/CuriosityStream! https://legaleagle.link/extras 👔 Suits…
From TED Ed. Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd — Your friend’s birthday is tomorrow, and he’s turning… well… you’ve forgotten. A ginormous cake has been prepared and your job is to sculpt his age as the chocolate centerpiece. The birthday boy is a giant, and you’re afraid that if your forgetfulness becomes known, you’ll become…
From SciShow. Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel. Get up to 65% off in your subscription here: https://go.babbel.com/12m65-youtube-scishow-jan-2022/default Bees are quite beneficial little critters: pollinating flowers, making honey, and also…helping corpses decompose. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ———- Support SciShow by becoming a…
From DW Documentary. The Black Lives Matter movement and migration are helping to fuel the debate about Europe’s colonial past. To what extent does colonialism still shape European society? What questions should we be asking ourselves? Afropean: In search of identity What do Black people in Europe have in common? The British author and photographer…
From “Extra Credits”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Not just another anime, the Steampunk Samurai existed! In 1867 during the Boshin War modern weaponry was introduced and it was common to see Samurai like Sakamoto Ryōma roaming the streets with a Smith & Wesson Army revolver holstered right next to his Samurai sword. —- End…
From DW Documentary. Winter in Lapland is no longer as cold as it used to be, with dire repercussions. The ice is melting. We meet three women whose lives in their homeland are directly affected by climate change. Malin Brännström is Indigenous Sami. She and her husband are reindeer herders in Swedish Lapland. But free-range…
From TED Ed. Dive into the Greek myth of Helios and Phaethon, where the Sun God allows his mortal son to drive his chariot for a day. — Every morning, Helios unleashed his golden chariot, and set out across the sky. As the Sun God transformed dawn into day, he thought of his son, Phaethon,…
From UpFlip. Car mechanics are always in high demand, and a mobile mechanic business lets you meet customers where they are—convenient for them, and profitable for you. Want to know how to get started? We’ll find out in this in this interview. Levi McDaniel started Cascade Mobile Fleet Repair because he wanted to repair trucks…
From SciShow. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Scientific Thinking course. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Getting older means it’s likely that your eyes will have trouble focusing on things at close distances, so we are often prescribed glasses to combat this problem. But what if there were eye…
From SciShow. Emma Dauster: Writer Attabey Rodríguez Benítez: Script Editor Luke Rosener: Fact Checker Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer, Host Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-fever/basics/art-20056685 https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=room+temperature http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=4875 https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Physical_Properties_of_Matter/States_of_Matter/Phase_Transitions/Fundamentals_of_Phase_Transitions https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00348-007-0376-1 Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3D_model_hydrogen_bonds_in_water.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Propan-2-ol-3D-balls.png https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/afro-woman-applying-hand-sanitizer-during-covid-19-gm1256172936-367720375 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/black-woman-using-hand-sanitizer-to-wash-hands-gm1212584131-352064220
From DW Documentary. Thirty years ago the Soviet Union, the bastion of communism, fell apart after member states declared their independence. What do people who were born at that time think about the USSR? We ask young adults in Georgia, Ukraine and Russia. While Ukrainian Sergey Sobol and Georgian Irakli Rusadze see their future in…
From SciShow. Devices that collect data about our bodies need power, but they also might need to be very small or even ingestible. To avoid including batteries in these cases, researchers are looking for ways to harvest energy from the body itself. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow…
From DW Documentary. Is humanity destined for a futuristic utopia? Or are we heading blindly towards life in a nightmarish surveillance state? Both scenarios still seem possible as increased digitalization is turning us into a fully networked society. The Internet is in the process of infiltrating all aspects of human life. "Reformed techno-utopian" and filmmaker…
From SciShow. A frog with retractable claws? Weird. A frog with claws that it has to push through its skin to use? Even weirder. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon…
From Crash Course. Black Americans have long fought in America’s wars, very often fighting for a country that doesn’t always fight for them. Today we’ll learn about the experience of Black Americans in World War II. We’ll look at the ways Black men and women served in the armed services during the war, and look…
From “Extra Credits”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Use code EXTRACREDITS16 for up to 16 FREE MEALS + 3 Surprise Gifts across 6 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3qksy9M! British Foreign Affairs Office, London, February, 23rd 1917. In the afternoon, Arthur Balfour, the foreign secretary of the United Kingdom, hands the American Ambassador Walter…
From DW Documentary. A midwife is fighting against sexism in India. As India’s so-called "village of men” demonstrates, a society without women has no future. In India, a girl is aborted every 12 seconds. Every 22 minutes a woman is raped. The connection between these two statistics is as startling as it is terrifying. Illegal…
From SciShow. Click here https://cometeer.com/scishow2 to get $20 off your Cometeer order + free shipping – That’s over 30% in savings! Recent proof-of-concept studies showed that researchers were able to survey animals in an area simply by vacuuming up DNA in the air. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at…
From SciShow. SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. Eliminating certain species of mosquitoes could make summertime more enjoyable and cut down on the transmission of certain diseases. And scientists are looking into doing this by manipulating a single gene! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow…
From Crash Course. You may know that cows produce methane, which is a big concern when it comes to global heating, but did you know that organic chemistry provides a potential solution to this problem? Feeding cows small amounts of red seaweed can greatly reduce methane emissions, in part due to organic chemicals called enols!…
From The Royal Institution. Since their invention, computers have become faster and faster, as a result of our ability to increase the number of transistors on a processor chip. However, we are now approaching the limits of this electronic technology. Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/hyd3lyGL4o0 Processors can now contain tiny lasers and light detectors, allowing them…
From TED Ed. Dive into the incredible diversity of animal pupils, and how the different shapes indicate the animal’s role in an ecosystem. — Peering into the eyes of different animals, you’ll see some extraordinarily shaped pupils. House cats, for one, are twilight hunters with vertically elongated pupils. Many grazing animals, like goats, have rectangular…
From SciShow. Humans have been farming in the ocean for years, but we’re not the only saltwater farmers out in the deep blue sea. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon…
From SciShow. Emma Dauster: Writer Attabey Rodríguez Benítez: Script Editor Luke Rosener: Fact Checker Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer, Host Sarah Suta: Producer Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer Hank Green: Executive Producer Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884921/ https://www.aad.org/public/parents-kids/healthy-habits/parents/kids/nails-grow Image Sources: https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/nail-salon-closeup-of-beautician-hands-cleaning-female-clients-nails-with-orange-wooden-stick-cuticle-pusher-removing-cuticles-in-beauty-salon-woman-hands-nail-care-and-manicure-high-resolution-bup_gwaclj00u74lp https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/beautiful-african-american-woman-showing-her-nails-isolated-on-black-gm912600630-251235894 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/bacteria-and-microbes-vector-illustration-gm844552308-138280049 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/manicured-bliss-gm181063596-25337467