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Controlling the Environment: Crash Course History of Science
Well, it wouldn't be too long after we started developing Ecology that we would try to control the environment. In some ways this was helpful and likely prevented a lot of people from starving. But, there have been a few downsides.
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North America Gets a Theater...Riot: Crash Course Theater #29
It's lights up in America! This week, we're headed to North America. We'll look at Native American storytelling traditions, the theater that Europeans brought along starting in the 17th century, and how theater developed before and after...
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History
We try not to get into too much great man history here at Crash Course, but we have to admit: Napoleon Bonaparte is a pretty big deal. Join us as we track the rise, further rise, fall, rise, fall, mortal fall, and posthumous rise of...
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The Plate Tectonics Revolution: Crash Course Geography
Today we're going to tell the story of a quiet revolution in the 1960s that shifted our entire understanding of how the Earth works. We currently believe that the Earth's broken outer shell rises from the mantle and folds back in - kind...
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The French Revolution: Crash Course European History
In 1789, the French Monarchy's habit of supporting democratic popular revolutions in North America backfired. Today, we're talking about the French Revolution. Across the world, people were rising up to throw off monarchies, and Louis...
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Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic system that had ruled there for millennia. Most revolutions have some...
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Who Won the American Revolution Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the American Revolution. And the Revolutionary War. I know we've labored the point here, but they weren't the same thing. In any case, John will teach you about the major battles of the war, and...
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Introduction to Astronomy
Welcome to the first episode of Crash Course Astronomy. Your host for this intergalactic adventure is the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait. We begin with answering a question: "What is astronomy?"
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Latin American Revolutions Crash Course World History
In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created...
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The French Revolution Crash Course World History
In which John Green examines the French Revolution, and gets into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it the serial authoritarian regimes? The guillotine? The Reign of Terror? All of this and more contributed to the...
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Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it turns out were two different things. John goes over the issues and events that precipitated rebellion in Britain's American...
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184 - Communism - One Minute History
“The Communist Manifesto,” (1848) written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, marked the birth of communism. In their vision, communism is a classless society with no private property; where the means of productivity and burden of the...
Science ABC
What Would Happen If The Earth Stopped Revolving Around The Sun?
In the case of a sudden halt of Earth’s revolution around the heat giant, everything would fall into complete disarray on the planet. Since Earth has an orbital velocity, everything on Earth is moving at the same velocity. In the case of...
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Landmarks - Hofbrauhaus
HOFBR UHAUS NORMALLY DRINKING BEER WOULDN T BE CONSIDERED A LANDMARK ACTIVITY BUT IN THIS CASE IT S WHERE YOU ARE DRINKING IT THAT MAKES IT NOTEWORTHY. THE HOFBR UHAUS BEER CELLAR IN MUNICH RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS 400TH ANNIVERSARY WITH,...
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Alan Kapuler: A Visionary's Blend of Science, Ideas, and Humanity
Explore the influential life and thoughts of Alan Kapuler, as he discusses the impact of monoculture on society and the importance of agricultural diversity. Learn how his scientific insights aim to foster a more sustainable and humane...
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Genetic Modification
Genetic Modification allows scientists to manipulate the genetic information of cells, even swapping characteristics between different species. But it is a process which has caused a lot of controversy. Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning...
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Coordinate Geometry: Descartes
The development of the Cartesian Coordinates system, and linear and non-linear equations, by the mathematician who fled the small hometown that now reveres him. Maths - History Of Maths A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning...
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Night and day
Find out why our planet spends half its time in darkness and the other half in sunlight. Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - Sun, Earth and Moon Learning Points The spin of the Earth causes day and night. The Earth orbits around...
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Leap year
Why do we have a leap year once every four years? Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - Sun, Earth and Moon Learning Points A leap year occurs every four years. There are 366 days in a leap year. The extra day of a leap year is...
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The seasons
Find out how the tilt of the Earth's axis causes the seasons. Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - Seasons Learning Points The tilt of the Earth's axis causes the seasons. The Earth can be divided into the northern and southern...
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Zanzibar Revolution 1964: The Uprising that Redefined a Nation
The 1964 Zanzibar Revolution was a turning point in African history—a dramatic and violent uprising that toppled centuries of Arab dominance and paved the way for the union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika to form modern-day Tanzania. In this...
Bedtime History
Alexander Hamilton for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the Founding Father who fought in the American Revolution and as the Secretary of the Treasury helped put the United States on a strong financial foundation.
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Sophie Germain for Kids | Bedtime History
In this video, we explore the life and achievements of Sophie Germain, a trailblazing mathematician whose work laid the foundation for many mathematical theories and advancements. Born in 1776 in Paris, Germain pursued mathematics...