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How could one man write a dictionary? | SAMUEL JOHNSON

[…] Samuel Johnson’s 1755 dictionary was one heck of an achievement. But it is also far from perfect. In this episode, Jess and Rob discuss some of the more amusing entries within its pages, and even the words that landed … Continue reading

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How Supermarkets Rewired The Planet

Learn more about Human Footprint: https://www.pbs.org/show/human-footprint The supermarket is one of the strangest and most powerful inventions in human history. Grocery shopping is often perceived as a simple, mundane activity. And for many, access to food has never been more … Continue reading

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Making an old-school wooden barrel

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Why Uranium Enrichment is a Big Deal

Why is enriching uranium such a big deal? Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down uranium at an atomic level, its isotopes, and the science of how it gets enriched for uses in nuclear power plants, nuclear-propelled submarines, and for making atomic … Continue reading

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Part balloon helium all comes from the Big Bang! đŸ’„đŸ’„ #bigbang#nucleosynthesis #spacetok#facts#helium

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What Larry Ellison Doesn’t Want You to Know | ft. @Kaburbank

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London’s ‘Eighth Wonder Of The World’

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Game Theory of Power-to-the-Powerful

This video explains game theory of power-to-the-powerful. It looks at questions such as: What does it mean to “have power”? What is game theory? How do competition and cooperation coincide? What can we do about power-to-the-powerful? Image credit for John … Continue reading

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How materials science could revolutionise technology – with Jess Wade

Jess Wade explains the concept of chirality, and how it might revolutionise technological innovation. Join this channel to get access to perks: / @theroyalinstitution Watch the Q&A here (exclusively for our Science Supporters): ‱ Q&A: How materials science could revolutio… … Continue reading

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Gautrain: Africa’s First High-Speed Rail System

The Gautrain rail project was one of the biggest construction jobs in the southern hemisphere in recent years – a hugely ambitious scheme that has put South Africa among leading nations with a state of the art high-speed rail transport … Continue reading

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