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Animal Traits and Survival
The video “Animal Traits and Survival” identifies variations in animal traits that help animals survive.
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What Is The Deepest A Human Can Dive?
What is the deepest dive a human can survive? It’s far deeper than you could even imagine! Join us on this journey into the depths of human survival.
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Would A Nuclear Explosion Actually Destroy An Asteroid?
An apocalyptic asteroid is on a collision course with our wonderful little planet! What do we do?
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What Are The Limits Of Human Ability?
How FAST can we RUN? How many Gs can we withstand? What’s the limit of human ENDURANCE? How much can we LIFT?
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What Is The Highest Altitude You Can Survive?
What's The HIGHEST ALTITUDE Humans Can SURVIVE? Take away oxygen masks and pressurized suits and what is the highest limit of human survival?
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What Are The Limits of Human Survival? #SURVIVAL #MYTHS
How long can you survive without SLEEP, WATER, FOOD and AIR? How HOT or COLD can you go? What is the MAXIMUM HUMAN AGE LIMIT?
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Can You Survive A Nuclear Blast In A Fridge?! #SURVIVAL #MYTHS
A nuclear blast is about to detonate! Where do you hide?! Indiana Jones opted for a lead lined fridge and survived, but just how safe would it really be?
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Can You Survive An Elevator Fall By Jumping?
Find out the best way to survive a 150 meter elevator fall, and at the same time learn about gravitational acceleration and understand Newton’s Laws. Your monthly dose of hypothetical physics scenarios is here, and today we’re dropping...
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Behavioral Adaptations of Animals
Behavioral Adaptations of Animals explores the behavioral adaptations of various animals by discussing how those adaptations enable them to survive in different environments.
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Changing Traits for Adaptation
Changing Traits for Adaptation recognizes that inherited traits of animals can change over time to adapt to their environment for survival.
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Nutrients for Energy
Nutrients for Energy demonstrates how the body uses energy, including calorie intake and output.
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Physical Adaptations of Animals
Physical Adaptations of Animals explores the physical characteristic adaptations of various animals by discussing how those adaptations enable them to survive in different environments.
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History and Morality
Historian Martin Jay, UC Berkeley, describes how a study of history can sharpen our moral understanding, showing that, rather than adhering to inflexible rules of behaviour, each situation presents a unique set of “competing moral...
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Positive Emotions and Evolution
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson (UNC Chapel Hill) addresses a fundamental puzzle: What evolutionary role might positive emotions play?
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Scales of Ecology Part 2: Communities
Moving on from organisms and populations, the next tier on the scales of ecology is communities. These involve all the populations of organisms of different species that live in an area. How do they interact? How is the community...
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Amazing Camouflage
The video “Amazing Camouflage” explains how animals use forms of camouflage to survive in their habitats.
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Plants: How Do They Grow in Unusual Places?
A video entitled "Plants: How Do They Grow in Unusual Places?" which uses the example of a flower growing from a sidewalk to examine the wide variety and adaptability of plant life.
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William Golding's Lord Of The Flies - Plot Summary
A group of schoolboys have been evacuated from England after the outbreak of nuclear war. But their plane crashes over the Pacific and they are left to fend for themselves. The island provides everything they need to survive until they...
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William Golding's Lord Of The Flies - Chapters 7-9 Summary
The hunt for the beast continues until Ralph, Simon and Jack see something hideous on the mountaintop. Now there’s real terror in the camp and order starts to break down. Jack goes off to start his own tribe, while Ralph and a few others...
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William Golding's Lord Of The Flies - Chapters 4-6 Summary
There’s major excitement on the beach when Ralph spots a ship! But this quickly turns to rage when Ralph realises that Jack’s hunters let the signal fire go out. Tensions flare as Ralph confronts Jack, who only seems to care about...
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William Golding's Lord Of The Flies - Chapters 10-12 Summary
After the violent storm, the group descends into further chaos. Jack and his hunters create mischief and steal something valuable from Ralph’s camp. When Ralph and his small group of loyal friends confront Jack’s tribe, things don’t go...
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William Golding's Lord Of The Flies - Chapters 1-3 Summary
With the outbreak of nuclear war, a group of schoolboys have been evacuated from England. But their plane crashes over the Pacific, leaving them stranded on a tropical island. The group votes Ralph in as their leader and he starts to...
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What Separates Humans From Animals?
Research consensus at this time is that animals and humans differ most fundamentally in their ability to recognize themselves. Human beings are capable of self-analysis, mental time travel, imagination, abstract reasoning, cultural...