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Open Letter to the President - Physics Education
New ReviewOpen Letter to the President - Physics Education
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Myths and Facts About Superintelligent AI
New ReviewJoin the AI conversation: http://AgeofAI.org This video was based on Max’s book "Life 3.0�, which you can find at: http://amzn.to/2iEwe6w We live in an era of self driving cars, autonomous drones, deep learning algorithms, computers...
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Misconceptions Footnote †: Randomness and Feedback
New ReviewFootnote to the main video here: https://youtu.be/HUti6vGctQM Feedback loops and spurious correlations! REFERENCES: Spurious correlations: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations Loopy by Nicky Case: http://ncase.me/loopy/...
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Is There Poop on the Moon ft. SmarterEveryDay
New ReviewWhat else did we leave on the moon? Smarter Every Day explains
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Is the Universe Entirely Mathematical feat. Max Tegmark
New ReviewIs the Universe Entirely Mathematical feat. Max Tegmark
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Is Racewalking a Sport
New ReviewWhat is a sport? Do arbitrary and technophobic rules matter?
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Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain
New ReviewIs it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain
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Theory of Everything - What is Matter?
New ReviewWhat is matter, anyway? What does it have to do with math? And why aren't you made of Jesus? Delving deeper into the theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics.
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How To Name A Disease (Like COVID-19)
New ReviewWe’ve changed - and standardized - the way diseases get named because the old way was often stigmatizing and confusing.
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How Tall Can Mountains Be?
New ReviewWhat is the maximum height for a mountain on Earth!? And why?
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How Risky Are Vaccines?
New ReviewWant to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here's a keyword to get your googling started: herd immunity: immunity that occurs when the vaccination of a portion of a population provides protection for individuals who have...
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How Many Mass Extinctions Have There Been?
New ReviewWant to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some keywords/phrases to get your googling started: - Mass Extinction Event: a significant, global decrease in the diversity of life - "Big 5": The five biggest mass...
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How Fighting Wildfires Makes Them Worse
New ReviewToday's wildfires burn, on average, twice the amount of land they did in 1970. The reason? We've been working too hard to put them out. Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here's a keyword/phrase to get your googling...
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How Do Trees Survive Winter?
New ReviewHumans can go inside or put on clothes, but trees spend winter naked in the cold. Why don't they all die?
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Epigenetics: Why Inheritance Is Weirder Than We Thought
New ReviewEpigenetics: Why Inheritance Is Weirder Than We Thought
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DemDebate Secret Video - What The U.S. Promised in Paris
New ReviewNBC & YouTube actually asked us to make TWO videos for the Democratic Presidential Debate on January 17th, 2016. Here's the video that DIDN'T get shown at the debate. Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some...