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What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes

AdultsEducationScienceEnergy...
Energy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house? That's why we made these things spud-tacularly simple.

How to read music - Tim Hansen

AdultsEducationMusicWriting
Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm).

The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey

AdultsCultureEducationLife...
The ubiquitous yin-yang symbol holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy.

Primitive Technology: Rock-Throwing Catapult (Trebuchet)

AdultsCreativityEducationNature...
I built a trebuchet, a type of catapult that uses a counter weight to store gravitational potential energy which is then used to fire a projectile via a sling.

Food Scientist Breaks Down Every Plant-Based Milk

AdultsEducationFilmFood...
ood scientist Rosemary Trout analyzes each and every plant-based milk. From household staples like almond milk and oak milk to the lesser-known hazelnut and banana milk, watch as Rosemary explains not only where these milks are drunk, but how they're cultivated and bottled.

Greatest Last Stands In History

AdultsEducationHistoryHuman
There have been countless bloody battles in history, but sometimes the outnumbered army can find a way to come out victorious! Don't miss today's epic video all about the underdog to discover the greatest "Last Stands" in history!

Could a solar storm destroy modern civilization? - Fabio Pacucci

AdultsEducationScienceSpace...
Explore the science of solar storms, and find out why they occur and just how prepared we are for a major event.

Why Water Dissolves (Almost) Everything

AdultsEducationEnvironmentScience...
Water can dissolve more substances than anything else on earth...so why doesn't it dissolve everything away?

What is Urban Planning?

AdultsEducationHumanLife...
Today we’re going to talk about urban planning — which is the design and regulation of space within urban areas.

Mineral Extraction: Crash Course Geography #44

AdultsConstructionHumanScience...
Today we're going to take a look at mineral extraction -- or the removal of rocks and minerals from the Earths' crust -- and examine how this human activity impacts all aspects of Geography.

The Freshwater Paradox

AdultsEducationLifeNature...
Even though less than 1% of Earth's water is freshwater, it's the home for 50% of fish species. This is the Freshwater Paradox.

Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

AdultsEducationHumanScience...
Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme— often bad— scenario.

The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment

AdultsData ScienceEducationScience
Special thanks to Prof. Richard Lenski and team for showing me around the lab — it is an honor to be able to witness and document such a historic science experiment.

What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs

AdultsEducationHumanWorld
Explore the successes and failures of FDR’s New Deal, a set of legislation during the Great Depression which aimed to save the US economy.

How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll

AdultsEducationEnvironmentHistory...
Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?

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.

Why no one has measured the speed of light

AdultsData ScienceEducationScience...
Physics students learn the speed of light, c, is the same for all inertial observers but no one has ever actually measured it in one direction.

Do You Expand With The Universe?

AdultsEducationScienceSpace...
As the universe expands, is said to "stretch" photons. But if it stretches photons, does it also stretch molecules, galaxies and you? A portion of this video was sponsored by Salesforce.

Which type of milk is best for you?

AdultsBiologyEducationFood...
Dive into the most popular milks— dairy, almond, soy and oat— to find out which is healthiest for you and for the planet.

Why Gravity is NOT a Force

AdultsEducationScienceSpace...
The General Theory of Relativity tells us gravity is not a force, gravitational fields don't exist.

Could we harness the power of a black hole?

AdultsEducationScienceSpace...
Imagine a distant future when humans reach beyond Earth, forge cities on planets thousands of light-years away, and maintain a galactic web of trade and transport. What would it take to make that leap?