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Nature ganganbaigal, blending mongolian music with modern vibes
Join musician Nature Ganganbaigal as he merges ancient Mongolian traditions like throat singing with contemporary music styles.
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Two Letter Blends "i" | CV Blends | Early Phonics | 3/5
In this video, your child will: Discover the 'i' blends for all consonants: bi, di, fi, gi.... Learn words that have these sounds in them like 'big' 'dig' 'win,' 'six' and 'zip'. Enjoy colorful animations and clear pronunciation that...
Weird History
Weirdest Rules of French Royal Etiquette
Versailles etiquette was as complicated and ornate as the furniture and artwork filling the great chambers of the French royal palace. The smallest details of life at court, including personal hygiene, were dictated, regulated, and...
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Sonic alchemy, translating UV light into music
Discover how UV sensors convert sunlight into mesmerizing soundscapes, transforming daily weather patterns into a unique auditory experience.
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Where Did Starbucks Coffee Get Their Name From?
Weird History Food is giving you a pick-me-up with the History of Starbucks Coffee. Founders Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker, and Zev Siegl sought to open up a coffee store. They knew they wanted it to reflect both the culture of the...
Science ABC
Tensor Tympani Muscle: Why Do You Hear A Rumbling Sound When You Close Your Eyes Too Hard?
The tensor tympani muscle is a tiny muscle in the middle ear that helps dampens external sounds falling on the ear. The tensor tympani muscle originates from the Eustachian tube, which is also known as the auditory tube. From there, this...
Science ABC
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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Unveiling Longplayer, a millennium of music
Explore Jem Finer's Longplayer, an everlasting music piece designed to play for a thousand years, starting from the year 2000.
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The science behind saving lives with sound, Dr. Carryl Baldwin's research
Uncover how Dr. Carryl Baldwin designs crucial car collision alarms at George Mason University.
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Echolocation
A technique used by some animals to locate the position of objects around them, by producing sounds and listening to their echoes. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
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Resonance: How Sound Changes Across Different Mediums
Sounds can change as they move from one medium to another. Under the right circumstances the effect is surprising and extreme. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Sound is a wave that is created by vibrating objects. Every object has a...
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Beyond Human Hearing
Humans can only hear a certain range of sound frequencies. Discover the sounds we can't hear and why they can be useful. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. The frequency of sound waves determines whether we can hear them. High-frequency...
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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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How We Hear
How our ears hear different frequencies, and how they work with the brain to turn these into sounds which we understand. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Sounds are simply movements of air molecules. Our ears are extremely...
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Hi-Fi Engineering
A demonstration of how hi-fi speakers use a clever combination of electronics and magnetism to convert electrical impulses into sound waves, which our brain then interprets as music. Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points....
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Synaesthesia
Synaesthesia, or mixed sensory perception, leads people to "see" smells or "hear" colours. Why does this occur and what does this tell us about brain function? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Each of our senses has different...
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What is Sound?
Sounds can vary greatly: extremely quiet or deafeningly loud, high and shrill to low and booming. Why are they so different? Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Sound is a vibration passed to and fro along particles forming a wave. It can...
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Rubens' Tube
We create a Rubens\u2019 Tube to demonstrate the movement of sound waves. A tube lined with holes is filled with propane and connected to a speaker. We light the gas coming from the holes and play different frequencies and volumes of...
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What is a Memory?
What are memories and how does the brain store them? How does our memory develop as we grow? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. As the brain processes experiences and stimuli, it creates pathways between neurons. Pathways between...
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Vibrations - Sound Creation
Sounds are made by tiny movements called vibrations. The world around us - Light and sound - Vibrations Learning Points Some sounds are loud and some sounds are quiet. Without a vibration there is no sound. A Twig Junior Film - Core...
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What's that sound?
Investigating different sounds you can hear in the city. The world around us - Light and sound - Sound Learning Points Some sounds are loud and some sounds are quiet. A Twig Junior Film - Core science concepts explained in an easy way...
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Vibrations - Sound Transmission
Dive into alligator-infested water to understand how vibrations enable these reptiles to communicate. Physical processes -Sound - What is sound? Learning Points Sound is caused by the vibration of molecules. Vibrations travel in all...
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Hearing loss
Discover how exposure to high-volume sounds can damage hearing. Physical processes - Sound - Dangers of sound Learning Points High volume sounds can damage ears and cause hearing loss. Sound levels are measured in decibels. Ear damage...
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Howler monkeys
Meet the howler monkey – the loudest animal on land. Physical processes - Sound - Volume Learning Points Volume is a measure of the loudness of a sound. High-energy sounds are loud. Low-energy sounds are quiet. The larger the vibrations,...