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Great explanation of the loss of the tritone in Mixolydian!

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The Most Important Scientific Paper of 2025?

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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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