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Abusing inhalants, like glue, can cause serious health problems, and you shouldn’t need a video on the internet to tell you that. But let’s take a deeper look at why these chemicals are so dangerous. Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the
Scientists are trying to figure out if they can predict big earthquakes by simulating small quakes in labs and studying big quakes under the ocean. Thanks to the University of Rhode Island for sponsoring this video. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth and our YouTube members. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with
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Perception is everything. It impacts our public image, as well as our personal relationships. Being open about one’s orientation is a risk, but one that can pay off by living a fully authentic life. Visibility can break down stereotypes, eliminate shame and secrecy, and create accessible, realistic representation and role models. Misty Gedlinske is a
In the early days the UK had its own thoughts on how email addresses should look. Dr Julian Onions was there! https://www.facebook.com/computerphile Tweets by computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: https://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran’s Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com
Why does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down? Thanks to the National Geographic Channel for sponsoring this video! The new season of Brain Games starts Sunday, February 14th at 9/8c – http://po.st/90S7Ow Brain Games is an Emmy-nominated TV series that explores the inner workings of the human
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When you stop smoking weed, your body changes. This is what happens in the first 28 days of quitting. Quitting Marijuana Podcast: https://youtu.be/bJ726lxPwvc FOLLOW US! Instagram: https://instagram.com/asapscience Facebook: https://facebook.com/asapscience Twitter: https://twitter.com/asapscience TikTok: @AsapSCIENCE Written by: Greg Brown Edited by: Luka Šarlija Clipart by: https://vectortoons.com People are likely watching the Marvel Shang-Chi trailer, or the Jake
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-superstitions-come-from-stuart-vyse Are you afraid of black cats? Would you open an umbrella indoors? How do you feel about the number 13? Whether or not you believe in them, you’re probably familiar with a few of these superstitions. But where did they come from? Stuart Vyse shares the weird and specific origins of
Mark Mattson is the current Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University. Mattson is one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and amyotrophic
Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days — from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a “burger refill” at a restaurant — Jiang desensitized himself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process, discovered that
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How can time be slower and faster at the same time? Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics This video is about the famous “Twin paradox” of special relativity, and how time can appear to be faster for two different observers at the same time. Thanks to everyone who supports MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to
Drugs are bad, but the drug war is worse. It’s possible that legalizing marijuana could be a huge public-health win. Subscribe to our channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=voxdotcom Vox.com is news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what’s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on
“Non-brewed condiment” is what they call it: it’s chemically very similar to proper vinegar, a mixture of ethanoic acid, colourings and flavourings, but it’s put together by just combining simple chemicals rather than brewing. Hardly anyone knows, and those that do know don’t generally care; so here’s my question. Does it matter? Thanks to Matt
Visit http://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. You know how you somehow end up getting smoke in your eyes wherever you stand around a bonfire? Well, it turns out that’s not a curse! It’s much more easily explained with physics.
We all have a chronotype – a rhythmic pattern in our body that determines the best time to sleep, eat, exercise, have sex, and so much more, says sleep expert, Dr. Michael Breus. In his informative and humorous talk, Michael describes the 4 primary chronotypes, and the positive impact that living according to our chronotype
For more information about the event and to listen to the podcast go to the RSA event page: http://bit.ly/1jGN6C3 How will the ‘collaborative commons’ transform our lives? Jeremy Rifkin, one of the world’s most popular public thinkers and political advisors, argues that capitalism will no longer be the dominant paradigm in the second half of
Rats are grosser than we thought, but it’s not their fault. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO It’s estimated that there are over 2 million rats in New York City alone. They often carry infectious diseases like E. Coli and Salmonella and gnaw on infrastructure, causing billions of dollars in damage every year. But is any
Funchal Airport, on the island of Madeira, was too short for modern commercial airliners: but there was nowhere to extend to. The solution is one of the greatest civil engineering projects of our time. Producer: Aitken Pearson https://firecrestindependent.com Assistant Producer: Elsa Gouveia Camera: Elton Cantoni Editor: Dave Stevenson http://davestevenson.co.uk The 1990 photo of the airport
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Diébédo Francis Kéré knew exactly what he wanted to do when he got his degree in architecture… He wanted to go home to Gando in Burkina Faso, to help his neighbors reap the benefit of his education. In this charming talk, Kéré shows off some of the beautiful structures he’s helped to build in his
Peak performance mind hack explained in 7 minutes. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up Next ► The Neurochemistry of Flow States https://youtu.be/aHp2hkue8RQ Flow is described as a state of ‘effortless effort,’ where we feel like we’re propelled through an activity, and everything else seems to disappear. More specifically, flow refers to any
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How the 1978 spinoff accidentally shaped the Star Wars universe. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO A long time ago in living rooms across the US, a bizarre 98-minute Star Wars-themed variety show aired on CBS to an estimated 13 million viewers. It wasn’t necessarily the first of its kind: hosts like Donny & Marie Osmond
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Dr. James Coan is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Virginia Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Virginia. Dr. Coan’s work emphasizes the neuroscience of emotion and social relationships, and has been featured in Science, Nature, the New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, the New Yorker, The Atlantic, BBC
There’s an incredible method to calculate the square root of a perfect square in your head. MIT Entrace Exam Arithmetic 1876 WayBackMachine: https://web.archive.org/web/20190404065722/https://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/exam-entrance1876/arithmetic1876.html Square root method Burning Math http://burningmath.blogspot.com/2013/09/extracting-square-roots-mentally-at.html Square root method proof Math StackExchange https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2069192/why-does-this-method-for-finding-the-square-root-of-a-number-work Square root method Grey Matters http://gmmentalgym.blogspot.com/2010/10/root-extractions.html#rtsqr Hindu-Arabic numeral system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu%E2%80%93Arabic_numeral_system Laplace quote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Hindu%E2%80%93Arabic_numeral_system#Impact_on_arithmetic Laplace picture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Laplace,_Pierre-Simon,_marquis_de.jpg Abacus picture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacus#/media/File:Houghton_Typ_520.03.736_-_Margarita_philosophica.jpg
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Ahmed Waheed started to write poems and stories since he was 15 years old, he went to the college of engineering but the numbers and the Differential equations didn’t take him from the world of words and songs. Ahmed started to work in the media in 2006, in 2015 he felt that the media didn’t
Seventy thousand years ago, our human ancestors were insignificant animals, just minding their own business in a corner of Africa with all the other animals. But now, few would disagree that humans dominate planet Earth; we’ve spread to every continent, and our actions determine the fate of other animals (and possibly Earth itself). How did
Author and consultant Nicholas Lovell offers a new approach to engaging with followers, fans and customers, and a new way of understanding pricing and value in the 21st century internet economy. Listen to the podcast of the full event including audience Q&A: http://www.thersa.org/__data/assets/file/0005/1534478/20131031NicholasLovell.mp3 For more information about the event go to the RSA event page
Plain old soap and water absolutely annihilate coronavirus. Support Vox by joining the Video Lab at http://vox.com/join or making a one-time contribution here: http://vox.com/contribute You’ve been told a thousand times: wash your hands to stop the spread of COVID-19. But why does this work so well? It has to do with the way the soap
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We use seismographs to record the time, location and magnitude of earthquakes as they happen. But in the last three decades, a new field of study has emerged that is learning to track these details about earthquakes of old using the buildings that lived through them. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check
Germany has a much lower crime rate and fewer people in prison than the United States. How does Germany do that? Is it because their prisons are different than ours? Is there anything we could learn from them? Find out. District Attorney Rosen is an experienced prosecutor and a recognized leader in criminal justice reform.
Economy for the Common Good with economist and writer Christian Felber. Can businesses have both endless growth and be fair and sustainable? Is it possible to conceive an economic model that’s not tainted by our current financial system? Christian Felber’s initiative ‘Economy for the Common Good’ started in 2010 and is now supported by more
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