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How Did Early Humans Know What To Eat and What To Avoid?
As children, we learn almost entirely through observation and mimicking. From laughter and walking to the use of objects and empathy, we often create the behavior of our lives based on what we witness in others. The same thing is true...
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Did texting Kill Grammar?
Language change is a natural process, as it changes with the changing needs of the people who speak it. First and foremost, language change is not necessarily a bad thing; if language never changed, we wouldn’t have words to indicate...
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Why Do Babies (Toddlers) Hand You Things?
Toddlers like handing people things as part of developing schemas, patterns of repeated actions that build cognitive skills. Giving objects helps toddlers learn the transportation schema, which involves moving items from one place to...
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Why Do Ants Bump Into Each Other?
Ants touch each other head-on to identify and cooperate with other ants from their colonies. When two ants collide, they smell each other thoroughly to make sure that they belong to the same colony. Ants are surprisingly good at...
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Why Can't Animals Talk Like Humans?
Talking is a unique thing. It is a combination of sounds and syllables arranged in various combinations and lengths to express various thoughts, emotions, ideas, etc. Apart from the basic production of the sound, a major component is the...
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Creating Peace and Harmony: A Galactic Adventure for Kids
In this video transcript, Nova takes children on a galactic adventure to discover the values of peace and harmony. Through the metaphor of baking a cake, she emphasizes the importance of communication, respect, and compromise in...
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Business Etiquette Part Two: Workplace and Communications
In this second part of our "Business Etiquette" series, Billy Glading and Crystal L. Bailey from the Etiquette Institute of Washington walk us through the do's and don'ts of business etiquette for workplace communication and how to avoid...
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Get Hired: Teamwork
The dynamic of teamwork is often analogous to sports in which the mission is unanimous and each teammate offers support by utilizing their clearly defined attributes and entrusting their other teammates to do the same. This video...
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Transmitter
An electronic device that produces radio waves with an antenna, usually for communication or measurement purposes. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Satellite
A small celestial body orbiting about a larger one. 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...
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The Satellite Story
What is a satellite, why are they important, and how have satellites changed our understanding of the Solar System? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Any object orbiting a planet is called a satellite. Moons are examples of natural...
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Gelada Baboons
Gelada baboons have developed a complex system of social interactions to survive. They have even formed an alliance with other grazing species. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Gelada baboons are the most sociable monkeys on...
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Echolocation: Dolphins
Dolphins use of sound as a navigational tool is essential to their survival. Discover how they produce these sounds and use them to learn about their environment. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Dolphins, like most marine species, use...
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A Global Village
An insight into Marshall McLuhan's theory of "the global village", and the impacts of improving global communications networks, both good and bad. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. The term 'Global Village' was coined...
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Binary: The Alien Language
In the 1970s, launched aboard a space probe was what is considered one of the most important scientific diagrams ever created. If found by extraterrestrial life, the plaque explains details about the human race and where we are in the...
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Binary: What Is Binary?
Learn how the binary base system works, and how to symbolise any number using just two digits. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in...
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What is Globalisation?
How changes in communications and transport technologies have changed lives around the world. Discover what defines globalisation and the impacts. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Globalisation is the process whereby...
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Binary: The Computer Language
We use binary every day – although we might not know it. Find out how this number system is used in computers to store large amounts of data. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum....
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Microwave
Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between a few millimetres to about a metre, in between radio waves and infrared. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise...
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Ultrasound - Dolphin Communication
Learn how dolphins use ultrasound to communicate. Physical processes -Sound - How do we hear? Learning Points Sound travels faster in water than in air. Ultrasounds are too high pitched for humans to hear. Dolphins communicate using...
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The art of kuş dili, preserving Turkey's unique bird language
Explore the fascinating world of kuş dili, or bird language, spoken in a remote Turkish village. Meet Muazzez, the greatest whistler, as she showcases this disappearing form of communication.
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Transatlantic Communications for Kids | Bedtime History
Explore the fascinating evolution of transatlantic communications in this detailed video. We trace the journey from the early days of transoceanic messages carried by ships to the groundbreaking laying of the first telegraph cable across...
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Fermi Paradox Explained: If There Are TRILLIONS of Planets in Space, Why Hasn’t Anyone Contacted Us?
The Fermi Paradox refers to the apparent contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial life in the universe and the lack of evidence or contact with such civilizations. Named after physicist Enrico Fermi, the paradox...
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The champions of hollering
Explore the rich tradition of hollering, a unique form of communication deeply rooted in rural American culture.