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Do Plants Think?
For the last 50 years we've wondered whether plants can think... Haven't we?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How to write descriptively - Nalo Hopkinson
The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. But as a writer, how do you suck your readers into your stories in this way? Nalo Hopkinson shares some tips for how to use...
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Mindfulness and Connection: The Power of Attention and Care
In this video, Jade and Kendall, two adorable koalas, discuss the importance of mindfulness and giving our full attention to others. They share a heartwarming story about Ashley, a girl who learns the value of being present and...
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Exploring Saturn: The Rings, Moons, and the Cassini-Huygens Mission
This video discusses the arrival of the Cassini Huygens probe at Saturn and its mission to study the planet's rings and moons. It highlights the significance of understanding Saturn's rings in relation to the formation of the planetary...
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Landmarks - Sensory Hotel
SENSORY HOTEL WELCOME TO THE FIVE SENSES HOTEL. IT WAS A MODEL FOR A HOTEL PUT ON SHOW AT A LONDON EXHIBITION. THE FUTURISTIC DISPLAY CONSISTED OF A SERIES OF ROOMS WHICH DREW ON THE FIVE SENSES TO PRODUCE ENVIRONMENT VISITORS JUST...
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Snorzean Room: Multi Sensory Therapy for Children with Brain Injuries
The Snorzean Room at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami is a multi-sensory therapy room designed to treat children with brain injuries. Inspired by a therapy originating in the Netherlands in 1974, this room uses lights, music, and...
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The Fascinating Complexity of the Human Brain
In this video, we learn about the incredible complexity of the human brain, which consists of approximately 170 billion cells, including 86 billion neurons. These neurons communicate through synchronized impulses, creating brain waves...
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Sensory
Relating to the senses or to sensation. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract concepts and key...
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Factpack: Pregnancy Timeline
See what's happening during different stages of pregnancy, as the baby changes from conception to birth. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use...
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Harmful Drugs: LSD
Although originally designed to be used to treat psychiatric illnesses, LSD became a mainstream drug in the 1950s and '60s. What are the short and long-term effects of its use? Biology - Healthy Living - LSD is a hallucinogenic drug. LSD...
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Fight or Flight
Danger elicits an instinctive biological response. Find out which hormones control whether we run away, or stand our ground and fight. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. At the first sight of danger, messages are sent to the brain...
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Why Do I Get Travel Sick?
Your body can get confused by different incoming signals. A look at how the ears, eyes, organs and muscles combine to detect motion, and what happens when they're out of sync. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our brain relies on...
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How We Balance: Part 2
Learn how the brain, eyes, skin and muscles help us achieve the incredible challenge of balancing. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Your brain maintains balance by combining information from you eyes, ears, skin and muscles. Your...
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Big Al
How scientists pieced together the life and death of an Allosaurus called "Big Al" by studying his bones. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Big Al is one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons ever discovered. His...
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Synaesthesia
Synaesthesia, or mixed sensory perception, leads people to "see" smells or "hear" colours. Why does this occur and what does this tell us about brain function? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Each of our senses has different...
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How We See Part 1: Eyes
The process of seeing is a collaboration between the brain and the eye. How does the eye work to create sight, from the lens and iris to the pupil, retina and optic nerve? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. A far larger part of the...
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Predators and Prey
The adaptations of predators and prey are vital for their survival, and help to drive the evolution of species. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Predators are animals that kill other animals for food - their prey....
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The Senses
We make sense of the world around us through touch, smell, sight, taste and sound. But what are these senses and how does the body and brain process them? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our senses detect information from our...
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What is a Memory?
What are memories and how does the brain store them? How does our memory develop as we grow? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. As the brain processes experiences and stimuli, it creates pathways between neurons. Pathways between...
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Can We Control Pain?
Watch the extraordinary outcome of a laboratory experiment in which participants are given electric shocks. How does anticipation of pain or the use of placebos affect the pain the participants feel? Biology - Being Human - Learning...
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Taste buds
The tongue is covered in taste buds that allow us to taste lots of different flavours. Living things - Our senses - Taste and smell Learning Points Our taste buds are located on our tongue. Taste buds allow us to distinguish different...
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Our senses
We have five main senses, and their job is to tell us what’s happening around us. Living things - Our senses - Incredible brain Learning Points There are five main senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch), which together help us...
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Incredible brain
See how your incredible brain makes sense of your senses! Living things - Our senses - Incredible brain Learning Points There are five main senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch), which together help us to experience the world...
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Whiskers
Seals and sea lions use whiskers to sense the world around them. Living things - Our senses - Touch Learning Points Seals and sea lions have a very acute sense of touch thanks to their whiskers, which help them to find food in the ocean....