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Primitive Technology: Flywheel blower smelt/Monsoon begins
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A Tiny Spider Home
YouthAnimalsDIYFriendship...A tiny spider kept returning so this lady built it a cozy home.
Bill Gates Traumatized His Parents: The Early Years You Don't Know About | The Big Interview | WIRED
AdultsHistoryHumanTechnologyBusinessman, philanthropist, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates sits down with WIRED Editor-At-Large Steven Levy to discuss the inspiration behind his new book 'Source Code: My Beginnings'.
The Mysterious History Of Valentine's Day
KidsCultureFestivitiesHistory...CBC Kids News contributor Mela Pietropaolo and her sidekick-cat Blossom explore three different theories for why we celebrate Valentine's Day in this month’s KN Explains.
Are Science and Religion Compatible?: Crash Course Religions #19
AdultsReligionScienceReligion and science have had some famously messy fights, but do they always have to be in conflict? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll look at some ways religion and science are more than just enemies.
Writing A Short Story: Drafting
YouthCreativityHow-toWriting...Part three of the challenge of writing your own short story.
The four questions that can help your mind heal | Byron Katie
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The Smellyphant
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Is THORIUM the Future of Nuclear Power?
AdultsScienceTechnologySince the 1960s, we’ve known that light water nuclear reactors weren’t the only way to generate electricity by splitting the atom. One alternative design, so-called “molten salt reactors,” were more complicated, but potentially much more safe and economical.
Did Vikings Use These Crystals To Navigate?
AdultsHistoryTechnologyThe Vikings were renowned navigators at a time before magnetic compasses were invented. So how'd they manage it? Their secret may have been these pretty-pointed crystals of calcite called Iceland spar, and this month's SciShow Rocks Box subscribers will get to try this out for themselves!
Valeriana: Lost City In Mexico
YouthArchaeologyHistoryTravel...In the heart of Mexico, special technology has uncovered a huge, thousand-year old city the size of Edinburgh.