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Rosalind Franklin: Great Minds
Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA, but you most likely haven't heard of her. Hank will attempt to fix this gap in your knowledge on today's SciShow: Great Minds
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Boom Boom Thump: How to Make Quieter Supersonic Planes
Supersonic jets like the Concorde face concerns over safety, high carbon output, and cost. They also make loud sonic booms so loud that only transoceanic flights are legal. Now one NASA program is trying to make a quiet supersonic plane...
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When Athletes Dope ... & Einstein FTW
This week's SciShow news has Hank bringing us a primer on the science behind various illegal and illicit ways in which athletes "improve" their bodies, proof of general relativity that we can actually see, and a new way to measure how...
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Why Aren't Commercial Jets Getting Faster?
Airplanes are one of the quickest ways to get anywhere, but commercial jets haven't gotten much fast since the 1950's. Why is that?
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The Real Story of John Snow
While you might hear the name John Snow and think of dragons and unfruitful endings. There was a real life physician whose efforts saved lives and built the foundation for modern epidemiology.
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When The Universe Will End
Hank serves up a buffet of news items that includes an approximate date for the end of everything, scientific proof that when it comes to sex bigger IS better, and a look behind how the London Olympics are going green. Bon appetit!
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Foreign-born workers in UK share fears for future
Uncertainty prevails in Britain after Brexit has left immigrants feeling vulnerable. The service sector, a large part of the British economy, is also a big employer of foreigners, which means these workers may be hit hard. Hari...
Curated Video
WRAP HK, Beijing, London, Frankfurt markets rally after falls, s'bite
London, UK - 18 March 2008
1. Wide of skyscrapers in London's financial district
2. Wide of BGC Partners trading floor
3. Various of dealers on trading floor
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Howard Wheeldon, BGC Partners:
"I think the Fed will cut...
Curated Video
WRAP London, Frankfurt, Paris open lower ADDS Brown on economy
AP Television
London, UK
1. Various of workers arriving for work in the financial district
London Stock Exchange
2. Close up of monitors showing opening of London Stock exchange
AP Television
London, UK
3. Wide of street, Bank of...
Curated Video
Bollywood legend carries Olympic torch in London
The king of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan, was cheered on by Londoners Thursday as he carried the Olympic Torch in the British capital.
The 69-year-old Bollywood megastar jogged a distance of 300 metres - although he walked...
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Blondes Exhibition
PLEASE NOTE: Images must be credited as follows: 'By Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London'
1. Various Photographs
2. SOT Joanna Pitman, Author, 'On Blondes': "Really it was a theme set by Aphrodite as the blonde signifying a...
Curated Video
UK: LONDON: KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN VISIT
English/Nat
King Abdullah of Jordan began his first visit to Britain since succeeding to the throne after the death of his father from cancer in February.
The King, accompanied by his wife, Queen Rania, had lunch with the Lord Mayor of...
Curated Video
Curtain call and after party arrivals following premiere of 'Viva Forever'
SHOTLIST (including transcript):-
AP Entertainment
London, 11 December 2012
1. Wide of curtain call
2. Mid of crowd
3. Wide of curtain call with Spice Girls taking to stage and addressing crowd
4. Wide of Spice Girls posing for photos...
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Phelps on retirement after 23 golds
US swimmer Michael Phelps officially bowed out of competitive action on Sunday, a day after winning a record 23rd Olympic gold medal in the men's 4x100-metre medley relay. The 31-year-old won five golds and a silver at the 2016 Games in...
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Electric bikes in the UK
1. Director of Sakura Battery Company Dan Hornby (right of picture) and Harley Davidson motorbike owner come out of store.
2. Various close ups of Harley Davidson and a Sakura Mustang electric bike.
3. Harley and Sakura Mustang head...
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Buyers clamour for Princess Margaret's jewels at auction
London, 13 June 2006 - AP Television
1. Pan up from bidders to wide of auction hall
2. Telephone bidders framed between paintings of Margaret
3. People bidding for lots
4. Still of Margaret wearing Poltimore Tiara on wedding day...
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Commuters reax to poison find
1. Various of people getting onto London Underground Tube train
2. People packed on tube as it drives away
3. Various interiors of packed carriage
4. People on platform
5. Tube sign reading "Bank"
6. People on escalator
7. Various...
Curated Video
The ground breaking hip hop band arrive in London
1. Clip Outkast - "Mrs Jackson"
2. Sot - Andre (OuKast) - on the secret behind their music - "Experiment, you know... looking for a certain sound, not really having plans on how it's going to sound... fiddling though different things...
Curated Video
Gritty Manchester band release second album
APTN Material
London, 20th August 2003
1. Elbow photo op
2. Pan of Elbow photo op
3. C/A press
4. Wide Elbow signing autographs
5. CU Elbow signing autographs
6. MS Guy Garvey signing autograph
7. Side shot Elbow signing autographs
V2...
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Excerpts presser by Blair and Barzani
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister
"Those who don't regret civilian deaths are the people engaged in acts of terrorism deliberately killing civilians. That is not the Iraqi security forces, nor the multinational...
Curated Video
BOSNIA: REACTION TO NATO-LED ATTACK ON WAR CRIMINALS UPDATE
English/Nat
NATO-led troops seized three Bosnian Serbs and killed one other man Thursday in their first direct move against war crimes suspects.
The operation did not target the top suspect, Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic....
Curated Video
UK: Pavlova: Plans to repatriate ashes have fallen through
English/Nat
Plans to repatriate the ashes of one of Russia's most revered figures - the ballerina Anna Pavlova - have fallen through at the last minute.
For the past 70 years, her remains have been stored at a crematorium in London,...
Curated Video
UK: PRINCESS DIANA ATTENDS LONDON FASHION SHOW
English/Nat
Princess Diana attended a fashion show in London as a controversial interview with her was shown on British TV.
The charity event, which had been planned for months, was held only a short distance from the home of her...
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TIBET: CALL TO BOYCOTT TOURISM
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Tibet is China's poorest province, still heavily dependent on the central government in Beijing for most of its revenue.
Tourism has been a crucial source of cash for the remote, mountainous region.
But some human...