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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - How honeyguide birds talk to people

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

United Kingdom

By following honeyguides, a species of bird, people in Africa are able to locate bees’ nests to harvest honey. Research now reveals that humans use special calls to solicit the help of honeyguides and that honeyguides actively recruit appropriate human partners. This relationship is a rare example of cooperation between humans and free-living animals.

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Evolution - Sea Creatures - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

We learn about the thousands of kilometers that humpback whales travel from their summer habitat in the polar regions to the tropical or subtropical waters where they spend the winter. Their multi-versed songs and the markings on their flukes are also discussed.

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Smarter Every Day - The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Australia, Canada, USA

While it took Destin eight months to learn how to ride a backwards bike, his young son learned how in two weeks. The son's reward was a trip to Australia, where he got to meet Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.

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Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver - After watching this, your brain will not be the same - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Lara Boyd concludes her fascinating talk on the brain, explaining how personalized medicine and biomarkers can apply, not just to recovery from stroke and cancer treatment, but to teaching and learning in everyday life.

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ABC Science Online - An interview with Douglas Adams

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Douglas Adams was a writer and author best known for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Sadly, he died of a massive heart attack in 2001 at the young age of 49. Each year, fans of his work celebrate the 25th of May (or “Towel Day”) as a tribute to the author.

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Gamification - Can Gaming Cure Cancer?

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

On stage at Cannes Lions, game designer and author Jane McGonigal showcased research demonstrating the power that gaming can have in the real world.

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SciShow Kids - 2015's Solar Eclipse

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

In this episode of SciShow Kids, Jessi talks about how solar eclipses occur, and why they can only be seen from certain locations.

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National Geographic - New Human Ancestor Discovered

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Within a deep and narrow cave in South Africa, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his team found fossil remains belonging to the newest member of our human family. The Homo naledi discovery adds another exciting chapter to the human evolution story by introducing an ancestor that was primitive, but shared physical characteristics with modern humans.

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Nature & Wildlife - Search for the Ghost Bear - Part 6

Difficulty: Beginner

United Kingdom

Young black bears need to be careful when encountering the North American porcupine. Enjoy more footage from Alaska and Princess Royal Island in British Columbia, where young raccoons are also out and about.

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The Egoscue Clinic of Austin - Exercises for Neck Pain

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

USA

From the owners of the Egoscue Clinic in Austin, Texas, here are three exercises you can use if you are suffering from neck pain. Try them out and then give us feedback, we'd love to hear from you at [email protected]!

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Do You Know? - How do escalators work?

Difficulty: Beginner

United Kingdom

Have you ever wondered what an escalator looks like on the inside, or how it works? Here's a brief demonstration.

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Caption 12 [en]: Escalators can go in two directions.
Caption 12 [en]: Escalators can go in two directions.

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60-Second Adventures in Thought - The Grandfather Paradox

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

The more you think about it, the more complex time travel seems! This video explains a key paradox that is one of the main reasons for this.

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Caption 13 [en]: So there would be nobody to go back in time and kill the grandfather in the first place,
Caption 13 [en]: So there would be nobody to go back in time and kill the grandfather in the first place,

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NASA - Amazing Experiments with Water in Zero Gravity

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Experimenting with the physics of water in the weightless environment aboard the International Space Station. For more out of this world experiments please check out physics central.

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Caption 6 [en]: OK, I'm gonna [going to] put a puff of air in from this side. Here we go.
Caption 6 [en]: OK, I'm gonna [going to] put a puff of air in from this side. Here we go.

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Numberphile - Winning at Rock Paper Scissors

Difficulty: Intermediate

Australia, United Kingdom

You might have thought that “rock, paper, scissors” was a game of sheer chance, but scientists have shown that people play with a “predictable irrationality,” and that there are strategies that can help you to win.

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Caption 18 [en]: Three hundred rounds in every game,
Caption 18 [en]: Three hundred rounds in every game,

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Smarter Every Day - The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA South

Destin Sandlin, an Alabama engineer and YouTube star, shows us how very difficult it is to learn to ride a backwards bike. You think it's going to be a piece of cake, but it's not!

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Caption 26 [en]: So, the faster I go, the better.
Caption 26 [en]: So, the faster I go, the better.

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