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The A380: The World's Biggest Jetliner Takes Flight
The video discusses the unveiling of the Airbus A380, the world's largest jetliner, and its potential impact on the aviation industry. It highlights the growing demand for long-haul flights and the belief that giant planes like the A380...
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I WONDER - How Long Does It Take For A Beach To Form?
This video is answering the question of how long does it take for a beach to form.
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What to Put in Your Risk Register (Risk Log)
Risk Management is one of the core skills of project management. And your Risk Register - or Risk Log - is the primary tool you'll use. Risk registers come in many forms, but they all have two principal purposes: - creating transparency...
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Java Multithreading and Parallel Programming Masterclass - Let's Play with ForkJoinPools
This video explores and plays around with ForkJoinPools.
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Why Are So Many of Gray Whales Washing Ashore?
From Mexico all the way up to Alaska, hundreds of gray whales have been washing up ashore. The deaths peaked in 2019, and the numbers were so significant that it led scientists to call it an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) which kicked...
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What Happens When Demographics Change Forever?
Our demographics look different than they did even seventy years ago. People are choosing to have less children, which leads to an aging population that could strain social services and deal a blow to the economy. But isn’t slower...
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Mastering Focus: Strategies to Overcome Attention Deficits
Struggling to stay focused and productive? Our video "Strategies to Deal with Attention Deficits" offers practical solutions to help you improve your attention and tackle distractions head-on. Join John from OnwardWell as he guides you...
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Can DNA help us solve a crime?
In this video, we explore the incredible world of forensic science and how DNA technology is helping to solve some of the most complex crimes. From the basics of how DNA works, to the cutting-edge techniques used to extract, analyze, and...
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Catabolism
One of the major processes in metabolism, involving the breakdown of large molecules to smaller ones with the release of energy. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
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Bronchi
The two large tubes that branch from the single windpipe, or trachea, to carry air to and from the lungs. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Particle(s)
Used as a general term for the atoms and molecules that make up all matter. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Diode
An electronic component that allows current to flow in only one direction. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Fractals: The Menger Sponge
Revealing the shape which gets bigger the more you take away... in which an infinitely increasing surface area meets an infinitely decreasing volume. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
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Global Dimming
Even though the planet is warming, the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface is decreasing. What is causing this, and what effect does it have? Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Global dimming is the reduction in...
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Nanotechnology: What is It?
Still in its early stages, nanotechnology has the potential to change our world. What is it and how could it be used in the future? Chemistry - Atoms And Bonding - Learning Points. Nanotechnology is engineering on the smallest scale....
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The Incredible Strength of Ants
Why are tiny ants considered the strongest creatures in the world? An introduction to the square-cube law and why muscle mass (length3) will always outstrip strength (length2). Maths - Number A Twig Math Film....
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Mind Control
When the largest study ever asked whether humans could control machines with their minds, the results were surprising. But aside from study size, were these astounding results significant? Maths - Statistics And Probability A Twig Math...
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Nuclear Fission: The Power and Dangers of Splitting Atoms
Find out what happens when an atom splits and why, depending on how this process is controlled, the consequences can be productive or destructive. Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. Nuclear fission creates energy by...
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Decimals: Decimal Day
What happened when decimal currency was introduced in the UK. Why is decimalisation 'easier' to understand? Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract...
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Moore's Law
Computing technology has developed at a phenomenal rate in recent decades – what would once fill an entire room can now be held in the palm of your hand. So how was Moore's Law able to predict this over 50 years ago? Physics -...
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What Does the Internet Weigh?
What is the combined weight of all of the information on the internet? Mathematicians must work with the smallest particles of the Web to find out. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
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Ball and Hoop
We use a metal ball and hoop to demonstrate heat expansion. When cool, the ball fits through the hoop, but there is little extra space. The ball is then heated over a Bunsen burner. When hot, the ball doesn't fit through the hoop. We see...
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Smashing Eggs
We use eggs to show how different rates of deceleration affect the outcome of collisions. One egg is dropped onto a hard surface and breaks. The second egg is dropped onto a soft surface and bounces, as the material slows its...
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Sets: Infinity
Discover why infinity puzzled the Greeks, and why this led to the discovery that there is more than one type of infinity. Maths - Algebra A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context...