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Antikythera Mechanism and Mysteries of Ancient Technology
New ReviewThe Antikythera mechanism, discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera in 1901, is an ancient Greek device designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for. Recent research suggests it may have been...
TED Talks
TED: Why are these 32 symbols found in ancient caves all over europe? | Genevieve von Petzinger
Written language, the hallmark of human civilization, didn't just suddenly appear one day. Thousands of years before the first fully developed writing systems, our ancestors scrawled geometric signs across the walls of the caves they...
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The Ancient Influence of Barley: From Beer to Religion
This video explores the significant impact of barley on ancient civilizations and its enduring influence in modern times. From its role in the invention of beer to its use as currency, measurement, and religious symbolism, barley has...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is math discovered or invented? - Jeff Dekofsky
Would mathematics exist if people didn't? Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the world around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself? Jeff Dekofsky traces some famous arguments in this ancient...
Curated Video
Science in Ancient Greece, V century BC
The Greeks invented the first medical science surpassing myths on diseases as punishing sins of humans rather the factors behind causing them. Discoveries by philosophers on navigation, volume of water in a tub and many more.
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Science in ancient Rome
The Romans were very much known for practicality, sanitation, technology and engineering. Interesting to ee why did the Romans built sterdy roads!
Curated Video
The History of Birth Control
The invention of the Pill in 1967 revolutionised birth control everywhere. But US scientists Gregory Pincus and John Rock weren't the first people to experiment with contraception – civilisations around the world have been doing it for...
TED Talks
Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future
Fiorenzo Omenetto shares 20+ astonishing new uses for silk, one of nature's most elegant materials -- in transmitting light, improving sustainability, adding strength and making medical leaps and bounds. On stage, he shows a few...
IT'S HISTORY
A Tale of Swords and Gunpowder - Weapons in Ancient China l HISTORY OF CHINA
Dao, Gun, Jian and Quiang are the four main traditional fighting weapons of China. Even though, the Chinese had already invented gunpowder by the end of the tenth century. So besides of having an arsenal of swords, spears, sabres,...
IT'S HISTORY
China Rules the Seas - The Invention of the Junk l HISTORY OF CHINA
Imperial China was a great seafaring nation. With the invention of the junks, massive, nearly unsinkable ships, it is safe to say that by the 14th century China had the best sea vessels in the world. The invention of the compass made...
IT'S HISTORY
Playing with Pleasure l HISTORY OF SEX TOYS
Erotic sex toys like dildos are no modern day invention. Thousands of years ago, stone phalli already served their purposes contributing to lust and passion. Throughout history more inventions like the vibrator have been developed to...
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History of the Roman Empire
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Life Noggin
What Was Living In Ancient Rome REALLY like?
Ancient Rome was a time in history of great highs and lows. Could you survive as a citizen of the ancient Roman empire? Watch more: “Could You Survive In Ancient Egypt?” ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN-hek8LVtE Subscribe:...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: M Jackson: How to grow your own glacier
In the 13th century, Genghis Khan embarked on a mission to take over Eurasia, swiftly conquering countries and drawing them into his empire. But, legend has it that there was one obstacle that even he couldn't overcome: a towering wall...
TED Talks
TED: What if we eliminated one of the world's oldest diseases? | Caroline Harper
Thousands of years ago, ancient Nubians drew pictures on tomb walls of a terrible disease that turns the eyelids inside out and causes blindness. This disease, trachoma, is still a scourge in many parts of the world today -- but it's...
TED Talks
Tom Wujec: Learn to use the 13th-century astrolabe
Rather than demo another new technology, Tom Wujec reaches back to one of our earliest but most ingenious devices -- the astrolabe. With thousands of uses, from telling time to mapping the night sky, this old tech reminds us that the...
MinuteEarth
Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying
Because eclipses are powerful and frightening events, ancient cultures went to great lengths to understand eclipses, leading to remarkably accurate predictions and helping invent the science of astronomy.
TED Talks
Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for a lost language
Rajesh Rao is fascinated by "the mother of all crossword puzzles": how to decipher the 4000-year-old Indus script. He's enlisting modern computation to try to read this lost language, the key to understanding this ancient civilization.
Jam Campus
THE SILK ROAD SONG (Featuring Mr. Baildon)
What do you know about Ancient China? Check out our #HistoryMonth learning song about the silk road, a trade route used for centuries to transport goods from China to Eastern Europe. The idea and lyrics for this song were written by my...
Life Noggin
Could You Survive 2.5 Million Years Ago?
We often take things like medicine and science for granted. Would you be able to survive on the Earth millions of years ago? Watch More: Check out Casually Explained! ►►►► http://bit.ly/1XqJ9UU Support Life Noggin on Patreon:...
Gresham College
Maths with Pictures - Professor John D. Barrow
How pictures have been used in mathematics. The use of illustrations in ancient mathematics books, the invention of the first graphs and the representation of probabilities, sets and formulae by pictures. We look at the role played by...
TED Talks
Adam Savage: How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries
Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and...
Jam Campus
THE MESOPOTAMIA SONG (Parody of Rihanna - Disturbia)
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THE MIDDLE AGES SONG (Parody of Kendrick Lamar - Humble)
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