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The rise of the Ottoman Empire - Mostafa Minawi

AdultsHistoryHumanWorld
Explore the early days of the Ottoman Empire, as shrewd political rulers grew the principality into an intercontinental empire.

Would Living on the Moon Suck? - Dear Blocko #31

AdultsHumanLifeSpace
Animation by Steven Lawson Written by Michael Sago

Who decides how long a second is?

AdultsCultureHistoryHuman
Discover how scientists developed atomic clocks, which use the vibrations of atoms to measure and maintain a globally consistent time.

Why Do You Have Reoccurring Dreams?

AdultsEducationHealthHuman
Dream. Dream. Dream.

Does It Pay To Cheat?

AdultsEconomyHumanJustice
For some birds, trying to cheat your neighbors into raising your babies is just as much work - and is no more successful - than doing it yourself.

These SCP’s Could End The World

AdultsBiotechnologyHistoryHumanScienceCulture
The SCP Foundation has been responsible for keeping not only our world, but our universe safe. They contain some of the most deadly SCPs known to man, because if just one of these vicious SCPs got loose, it could spell the end of the world!

How Investments Scams Work | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

AdultsHumanIndustrySocietyBusinessFinance
Mariana van Zeller travels to Israel to speak with a big player in the investment scam business, and learns more about how prevalent these scams are.

Why Do You Have Reoccurring Dreams?

AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyMental Health
Dream. Dream. Dream. It's Dear Blocko 30!

Can You Upload Your Mind & Live Forever? feat. Cyberpunk 2077

AdultsEducationHumanTechnologyPhilosophyFuture
The desire to be free from the limits of the human experience is as old as our first stories. We exist in an endless universe, only bound by the laws of physics and yet, our consciousness is trapped in mortal machines made of meat.

How to Harvest Pecans (In Slow Motion) - Smarter Every Day 248

AdultsFoodHumanNatureHow-toExperiments
I hope you enjoyed learning about Pecan Harvesting as much as I did!

What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth

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How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew

AdultsBiologyHumanScienceNeuroscience
Travel into the brain to see how its network of neurons transmit your thoughts and what factors determine how quickly you think.

The Search for History’s Lost Slave Ships | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic

AdultsEnvironmentHistoryHumanJusticeSociety
On the bottom of the world’s oceans lie historic treasures—the lost wrecks of ships that carried enslaved people from Africa to the Americas. Only a handful have been identified so far, but National Geographic explorer and Storytelling Fellow Tara Roberts is documenting the efforts of Black scuba divers and archaeologists to find more, hoping to finally bring their stories to light.

The dark history of bananas - John Soluri

AdultsHistoryHumanNatureEconomyCulture
Explore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America.

Can we build a "perfect" forest? - Jean-François Bastin

AdultsHumanNatureScienceEnvironment
How can trees help in the fight against climate change? Dig into the efforts to rebuild damaged ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions.

What Does Winning & Losing Really Do To You? ft. WolfeyVGC

AdultsCultureHumanPsychologyGaming
You win! You Lose...

What causes panic attacks, and how can you prevent them? - Cindy J. Aaronson

AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyMental HealthScience
Dig into the science of what triggers panic attacks, how to recognize them, and the available treatments for panic disorder.

What Does Winning & Losing Really Do To You? ft. WolfeyVGC

AdultsHumanPsychologyScienceGamingEntertainment
Monsters of the Pocket is everyone's favorite franchise!

The surprising effects of pregnancy

AdultsBiologyHealthHumanScience
Discover how pregnancy changes every organ in the body— from the heart, to the brain and kidneys— and what we still don’t know about it.

How to Start a Fire in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED

AdultsEducationNatureHumanSurvivalHow-to
Dr. Bill Schindler, a professor of archeology and anthropology at Washington College, demonstrates a couple of the most effective methods for starting a fire in the wilderness with limited resources.

How to Only Sleep 2 Hours Per Day

AdultsHealthHumanScienceProductivitySelf
You've decided it's time you accomplished some of those life goals you've talked about, but with your crammed schedule of scrolling social media and video games, it leaves you with little time to do much else.