British (GB) English is often categorised as using 44 sounds. But native speakers use more – and in this video I explore 5 strange sounds that are actually everywhere:
00:00 INTRODUCTION
00:32 [ɱ] – Labiodental Nasal
01:38 [ɫ] – Dark /l/ (Velarised)
03:33 [ʔ] – Glottal Stop
04:38 /ə/ – Schwa
06:02 [ɦ] – Voiced Glottal Fricative
06:43 SUMMARY
Head to https://pronunciationstudio.com/nativ… for practice sentences and audio.
#phonetics #sounds #accents
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What actually changes people’s minds about housing?
Researchers at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and Yale recently ran a randomized controlled trial to test exactly that. Different videos about cities were shown to participants to see which messages actually made people more supportive of housing and density.
Some focused on economics. Others highlighted how people move between cities and suburbs at different stages of life. Another tackled a common misconception: that cities are unhealthy places to live.
Some arguments that seem persuasive didn’t move opinions at all. Others worked surprisingly well. And certain topics — like homelessness and architecture — turned out to influence housing attitudes even more strongly than expected.
Watch the video to find out which message actually worked.
CHAPTERS
0:00 The context
2:57 The experiment
10:39 The results
13:24 What’s next?
MAIN SOURCES
Housing messaging experiment — David Broockman, Christopher S. Elmendorf, Joshua Kalla
https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/kz4…
The Symbolic Politics of Housing — David Broockman, Christopher S. Elmendorf, Joshua Kalla
https://osf.io/preprints/osf/surv9_v2
Cruel Musical Chairs housing video — Sightline
https://www.sightline.org/2017/10/31/…
Journal of Economic Perspectives article on housing supply
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
Aesthetic City research on architecture preferences
ABOUT JUSTINE
I’m a journalist with a background in economics and theater. I worked as a producer and on-air reporter at Yahoo Finance, and I later created a documentary series focused on science and tech at Real Vision. My focus now is on urban design, and I was recently elected to City Council in my hometown of Falls Church VA.
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🪐 You are entering a fictional zone: reality has been suspended.
In a futuristic world where robots are considered a threat and must be destroyed, Kira, a robot hunter, encounters an unusual robot that behaves not like a machine, but like a living being.
“The Girl And The Robot” by V.V. Koroteev
📶 Connect with the Filmmakers:
/ vvkoroteev
/ metabird_studio
/ @metabird_studio
🎬 Director’s Statement:
We are used to separating the artificial, man-made world and the natural world as two separate worlds. But is this really the case?
To blur the line between the artificial and the real, we resorted to a combination of CGI and live action.
This is how the robot from the film came to be: it is covered in moss, its limbs have turned into trees, and flowers have bloomed from its metal body. Despite being a purely human creation, it has become an integral part of nature, from which we so carefully try to isolate ourselves.
🎞️ About the Film:
Director:
V.V. Koroteev
Executive producer: Artur Metzler
Creative Producers:
Tanya Koroteeva, Vsevolod Koroteev
Directors of Photography:
Mikhail Druba, Artur Metzler
1st AC:
Denis Grekhnev
Focus Puller:
Daniil Zhuravlev
Set designer / Make-up / Production Assistant:
Sofia Kisel
Sound Design:
Artur Metzler
Original Score by Vsevolod Koroteev, Artur Metzler
Music:
“Soothsayer” Written and Performed by John Patitucci
Visual Effects & CGI:
Metabird Studio
Poster Artwork:
Masha Chemik
Cast:
Kseniya Martishevskaya
Connect with DUST:
Website 🌐: http://www.watchdust.com
Follow Us on Facebook 👍: / watchdust
Follow Us on Instagram 📷: / watchdust
Follow us on TikTok 📱: / watch_dust
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Have you stubbed your toe and shouted an unrepeatable word? Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle were two of the greatest minds in humanity. Did their egos and competition with one another hold them back or drive them onto huge breakthroughs?
Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens explore the bizarre neurology of vocalised pain, revealing how a good yelp actually acts as a biological off-switch for suffering.
Plus, Hannah gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her brand-new series exploring the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence.
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For more information about Cancer Research UK, their research, breakthroughs and how you can support them, visit https://cancerresearchuk.org/restissc…
Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), the Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247). A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales (4325234) and the Isle of Man (5713F). Registered address: 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ.
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Video Producer: Adam Thornton + Oli Oakley
Video & Social: Bex Tyrrell
Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott
Senior Producer: Lauren Armstrong-Carter
Head Of Digital: Samuel Oakley
Exec Producer: Neil Fearn
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00:00 Intro
00:10 Cancer Research UK
01:22 Intro continued
05:38 Would quantum computing essentially mean every F1 team always finds the optimum design?
14:43 Why do we make a noise when we’re in pain?
20:45 Are there any other scientists who hated each other more than Newton and Boyle?
30:42 Project Hail Mary
32:00 Hannah reveals her fears about AI
51:27 Outro
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