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Building Local: Sustainable Wood Construction
In Corrèze, the decision to build using local wood is logical due to the region's extensive lumber industry, stemming from a post-World War II reforestation program. The Limousin Forest, primarily composed of Douglas fir, provides wood...
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Funding Sustainable Housing Innovation
The Wilhelmsburg district of Hamburg has tackled significant challenges like flood risk and industrial pollution to become a model of sustainable urban development. With a budget of 1.2 billion Euros, the city has implemented innovative...
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Reducing Energy Costs with Sustainable Wood Homes
The construction of the Woodcube, a sustainable housing development in Wilhelmsburg, required ten days of preparation in the Black Forest and fourteen days for on-site assembly. Financially, the building proved more cost-effective than...
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Modeling Sustainability: A Family's Eco-Friendly Home in Quebec
Benoit Lavigueur, an eco-constructor who has dedicated extensive research and effort to build a beautiful, ecological house for his family in Quebec. The house showcases innovative techniques such as solar energy utilization, water...
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Desert, Forest, and Polar Habitats
Dr. Forrester explains how animals have adapted to live in deserts, forests, and polar habitats.
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States of Matter
Dr. Forrester explains how different forms of matter can exist in different states.
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Qualities of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Dr. Forrester explains the three states of matter and the qualities of each.
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Currently Electrical
Dr. Forrester explains the production of electricity and materials used to insulate and conduct it.
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Introduction to Energy
Dr. Forrester explains how most of our energy is generated by the sun in one way or another.
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The Surprising Origins of Instant Ramen, A Solution to Hunger
Discover how Momofuku Ando's instant ramen noodles, created to combat post-war hunger, became a global sensation.
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Telling Time to the Minute
Mr. Addit reviews telling time by the hour and half-hour. He then explains how to tell time by the minute.
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Hamlet 3.4 Performance: Hamlet Confronts Gertrude
This video captures a compelling performance from Act 3, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's "Hamlet," where Hamlet confronts his mother, Gertrude, about her remarriage to Claudius. The scene is marked by Hamlet's intense and emotional dialogue,...
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Why Do You Sneeze in the Sun
Discover the strange genetic condition of sun sneezing and its potential medical significance.
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Understanding Global Warming and Climate Change
This video explains the concepts of global warming and climate change in a simple and engaging way, using a greenhouse analogy. The characters discuss the impact of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, on trapping heat and...
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Rethinking Rubbish: Landfills, Recycling, and Our Planet
Discover how the old solution of dumping waste into landfills, once considered innovative, has significant environmental drawbacks, from releasing methane—a potent greenhouse gas—to polluting our precious soil and water sources. But...
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Pioneering Volcanic Research in Upstate New York with Synthetic Lava
Explore how researchers Ingo Sonder and Andrew Harp simulate volcanic eruptions to study magma-water interactions.
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Macbeth 2.1 Performance: Macbeth, Lines 34-65
This video dissects one of "Macbeth's" most iconic soliloquies, the "Dagger of the Mind" speech from Act 2. It provides a detailed analysis of Macbeth's hallucination and internal conflict as he contemplates the murder of King Duncan.
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The Fiery Tale of the Carolina Reaper, A World Record Heat
Unveil the story of the Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest pepper, from its creation to its intense heat experience.
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Remembering the Historic First Flight of NASA Space Shuttle Columbia
This video describes the first launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. The mission, piloted by astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, aimed to test the shuttle system's...