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From Scarred Lungs to Diabetes: How COVID May Stick With People Long-Term | SciShow News
Even though we are still in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are trying to figure out the ways in which this disease may stick with people in the long term - from lasting lung damage to potentially triggering...
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The Truth About the Gut to Brain Connection
There aren't many bodily connections as powerful as the gut to brain connection. Why? Watch this new episode of SciShow hosted by Olivia Gordon to learn about the immense power of the microbiome!
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How the First Americans Got There
This week, researches published a genetic analysis of the 11,500-year-old remains of a baby found in Alaska, near where the first Americans crossed the Bering land bridge. That analysis has answered some lingering questions about human...
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What Zinc Means for Megalodon’s Extinction | SciShow News
This week in the journal Nature Communications, scientists report a way to use fossilized shark teeth to figure out where different shark species, including megalodon, stood in the web of life. And last week in the journal Scientific...
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Our Roadmap to Fix Climate Change | SciShow News
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the final part of its sixth assessment report. In it, they steer away from the gloom and doom and remind us of a future that's still remarkably possible.
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Why Don't Humans Have a Mating Season?
Unlike lots of other animals, there’s no such thing as the “mating season” for humans, and it might have to do with how we raise our kids.
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Decades on, millions of unexploded U.S. bombs left in Laos
The United States dropped 270 million bombs on Laos between 1964 and 1973. On Tuesday, President Obama became the first U.S. president to visit the country, promising to provide the Laotian people to remove the unexploded bombs that...
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Davis vows to protect EU citizens in UK after Brexit
UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has pledged to protect European Union citizens living in Britain following its departure from the EU.In a speech at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham on Sunday, he emphasised however...
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Lew: More Tools Needed to Boost Global Growth
World finance officials on Friday promised to cooperate more closely and utilize all their policy tools to bolster an anemic global recovery that is now being threatened by an anti-trade backlash in the United States and renewed market...
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Japan - Blair visit
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is visiting Japan, presided over a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday (13/01) of British and Japanese businessmen during which he reaffirmed his government's support for European monetary union.
Blair is...
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UK Foreign Secretary says Syria decision will be based on consensus
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday that his government wants a consensus from all political parties in the British Parliament before taking any action against the Syrian regime after they allegedly attacked their...
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US President Obama addresses troops at Bagram Air Field
1. Wide of President Barack Obama walking onto stage, crowd cheering, Obama shaking hands with servicemen and servicewomen standing by stage, UPSOUND: (English) Barack Obama, US President: "How''s it going Bagram?", crowd cheers, pull...
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A look at the toll of violence in Gaza ahead of donors' conference
Salam neighbourhood, Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip - February 25, 2009
1. Wide of reconstruction site
2. Workers at reconstruction site
3. Wide of reconstruction site, pile of debris in foreground
4. Man hammering
5. Various of men...
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State of emergency to be lifted later Friday, voxpops, analyst
1. Wide of central Tbilisi
2. Wide of Tbilisi street
3. Wide of people walking down the street
4. SOUNDBITE: (Georgian) Givi Gvaramia, Tbilisi resident, Vox Pop:
"I think it had to be lifted long ago. I did not agree from the beginning...
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US State Dept and White House briefings on Iran
White House Pool
1. Wide shot of White House Press Secretary Tony Snow entering briefing room
2. Snow at podium as journalist asks question
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary:
"Well, first, I would resist...
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BRUNEI: APEC LEADERS BEGIN SUMMIT
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Pacific Rim leaders opened their annual summit on Wednesday in Brunei, the tiny, oil-rich sultanate on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, with poor nations vowing to stand firm against rich countries who are pushing for a...
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Congressman William Jefferson has pleaded not guilty to charges contained in a 16-count criminal indictment stemming from a nearly two-year federal corruption investigation.
HEADLINE: Jefferson says he is 'absolutely innocent'
CAPTION: Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson declared his innocence Friday after appearing at Federal court in Alexandria to face 16 criminal counts including bribery, money...
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US Suspends Contact With Russia on Syria
In a sharp deterioration of relations, the U.S. on Monday suspended diplomatic contacts with Russia over Syria, while Moscow halted cooperation on a joint program for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium.The U.S. move followed a threat...
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What People Get Wrong About Schizophrenia
This is a re-upload of a previous episode. Thanks to one of our astute viewers for pointing out the last episode was problematic, and thanks to all our viewers that help us think about the world more complexly!
TED Talks
TED: Why specializing early doesn't always mean career success | David Epstein
A head start doesn't always ... well, help you get ahead. With examples from sports, technology and economics, journalist David Epstein shares how specializing in a particular skill too early in life may undermine your long-term...
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How Does Cold Medicine Work?
The cold medicine you picked up at the store involves some cool chemistry to treat your symptoms.
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Liquid Water on Mars
Today, NASA announced that there is...occasionally...flowing, liquid water on the surface of Mars. What?!
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What If Your Body Didn’t Paralyze You During Sleep?
Our body is supposed to be paralyzed during REM sleep, but REM sleep behavior disorder might not allow you to stay in bed. It could even cause you to act out your dreams in real life.
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Inside an ICE CAVE! - Nature's Most Beautiful Blue
Where do glaciers and icebergs get their beautiful blue color? This unique blue might be nature's most brilliant, and the color arises in a very special way thanks to some surprising interactions between light and water molecules. Who...