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Experiments to Find the Speed of Wave on a Wire
The video is a lecture presentation on experiments to find the speed of a wave on a wire. The presenter first explains the theory behind the experiment, involving the formation of a stationary wave and the measurement of wavelength to...
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Introduction to the Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choices
The video introduces the economic problem - the central issue that drives every economic system towards the type of economic activities that they undertake. The lecture explains the scarcity of resources and the choices that people have...
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Introduction to Genetic Engineering and its Uses
This video is a lecture presentation on the process of genetic engineering. The presenter describes and discusses the steps involved in modifying the genome of a bacterium cell, and then evaluates some of the uses and...
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Understanding the Direction of Induced Potential in Conducting Wires with Magnetic Fields
This video explores how the direction of an induced potential within a conducting wire is affected by the direction in which the magnetic field that produces the potential moves. It covers the concept of electromagnetic induction and how...
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Chemical Reactions Involving Metals: Oxidation, Reduction, and Redox Reactions
The video discusses common chemical reactions involving metals such as oxidation and reduction, the formation of positive ions, and redox reactions. It also shows the results of experiments where different metals react with water and...
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Understanding the Speed of Galaxies Through Wavelength Shifts
The video explains the concept of redshift and blueshift in the context of galaxy movement and how it relates to the shift in wavelength of light emitted by a galaxy. The video then shows how to use an equation to calculate the shift in...
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Supply Curve Basics: Deriving the Shape and Understanding the Law of Supply
This video explains the basics of the supply curve and how to derive its shape. It also explores the law of supply and its relationship to the quantity supplied and the price of a product. The video also gives examples of firms and the...
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Rearranging Elasticity Formulas and the Elasticity Triangle
In this video, the instructor teaches how to rearrange elasticity formulas to make any variable the subject of the formula. The video focuses on price elasticity of demand as an initial example and demonstrates how to substitute and...
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The Development of New Drugs: From Discovery to Clinical Trials
This video provides an overview of the development process for new drugs, from discovery to clinical trials. The presenter explains the different stages of testing, including preclinical testing on cells, tissues, and live animals, and...
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The Anatomy and Function of the Eye
This video is the first of two lecture presentations on the structure and function of the eye. The presenter gives an overview of what the eye is and how it functions as a sensory receptor for detecting changes in light intensity. The...
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Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation: Health Risks and Exposure
This lecture video discusses the health risks associated with exposure to electromagnetic waves on the electromagnetic spectrum. The video covers different types of electromagnetic radiation, from microwaves to X-rays and gamma rays, and...
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The Effects of Infrared Radiation on Temperature and Material Absorption
In this video lecture, the topic of infrared radiation is explained in relation to how it affects the temperature of a body. The video presents a graph representing how the energy emitted per unit area per second, or the intensity of...
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Understanding the UK Housing Market: Applying Supply and Demand Analysis
The video discusses the UK housing market, and how the concepts of supply and demand apply to it. The speaker explains how demand for housing is affected by interest rates, availability of mortgages, and the fact that housing is both a...
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The Tragedy of the Commons and Property Rights
The video discusses the concept of the tragedy of the Commons and its relevance in modern-day environmental issues. It explains why the absence of property rights can lead to market failure, using the example of common land in the UK and...
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Environmental Functions and Models in Economics
This video discusses the environmental functions and models used in economics to evaluate the effects of economic activity and growth on the environment. The three main functions of the environment are explained as a provider of...
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The Structure of the Urinary System and Nephrons Explained
This video discusses the structure of the urinary system, providing an overview of the organs involved in removing waste products and excess substances from the body. The video explains the functions of the renal arteries and veins,...
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Accessing and Treating the Brain and Nervous System: Scanning, Tumors, and Spinal Injuries
The video discusses how the brain works, various methods to investigate its function, and the limitations of the treatments used for brain and spinal injuries. The video covers the use of CT scan and PET scan, highlighting their...
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Market Competition: Understanding Perfect Competition and Monopoly
This video discusses the concept of market competition and how it affects outcomes like prices, efficiency, and outputs. The video then introduces two important forms of market competition: perfect competition and monopoly. The speaker...
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The Solar System: Structure, Orbits, and Location in the Milky Way Galaxy
This video provides a detailed overview of the structure and location of our solar system, including the orbits of different celestial bodies and the gravitational forces that keep them in place. It also explores the location of our...
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George Soros - The Living History of the Last 30 years
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1: The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy Economic theory has modeled itself on theoretical physics. It has sought to...
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Introduction to the Nervous System and Neurons
This video provides an introduction to the nervous system and its key features. The speaker explains the role of the nervous system in allowing communication throughout the body using electrical impulses, and discusses the central...