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Leading Korean Coronavirus Expert Reacts To COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories | STAY CURIOUS #19

You need to watch our previous interviews with Professor Kim for context: Part 1 ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAk7a… Part 2 ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwoNP… Special thanks to Professor Woo-Joo Kim from Korea University Guro Hospital for sitting down with us again. Subscribe to his … Continue reading

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One reason why coronavirus hits black people the hardest

Toxic air can weaponize the coronavirus. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Across the US, black people are dying from Covid-19 at disproportionately high rates. While there are many different factors at play behind the stark racial disparities — there’s … Continue reading

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ODYSSEY 1.4.9 Teaser VR

A breathtaking VR experience, exploring Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece “Space Odyssey” in one monumental image. In addition to being a personal tribute to « A Space Odyssey”, the project is a sensory immersion into the heart of Kubrick’s film. Odyssey 1.4.9 … Continue reading

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Invitation to Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage

UNESCO launched an innovative project showing the diversity of cultures represented in the Lists of intangible cultural heritage. https://ich.unesco.org/en/dive

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Eventually, Everyone We Know Now Won’t Be Known By Anyone

A short fictional ‘thought experiment.’ Nearly 2,000 years in the future, a young brother and sister come across an ancient laptop from the early 2000s. On it, they observe the works and happenings of obscured individuals who came before them.

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Through TikTok, China Is Showing Us the Power of Comedy

As China enters its eighth week of quarantine, people across the country are turning to Tik Tok for a comedic reprieve.

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Wander with Joseph Marcell | Shakespeare’s Globe

Take a walk through our beautiful theatres in this specially commissioned film for Mental Health Awareness Week. Joseph Marcell performs Brutus’ speech from Act II, scene 1 of Julius Caesar as part of Ribena and the Mental Health Foundation’s new … Continue reading

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A brief history of plural word…s – John McWhorter

View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-his… All it takes is a simple S to make most English words plural. But it hasn’t always worked that way (and there are, of course, exceptions). John McWhorter looks back to the good old days … Continue reading

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A Soviet cosmonaut who is stranded in space discovers a voice in the distance. | Into the Silent Sea

Into the Silent Sea is used with permission from Andrej Landin. Learn more at http://omele.to/35qc5Wt. THE BEST OF OMELETO » Celebrities on Omeleto: http://omele.to/celebrities » Top-Rated Films: http://omele.to/toprated » Official Selection: http://omele.to/officialselection OMELETO ON SOCIAL Instagram: http://instagram.com/omeletocom Twitter: http://twitter.com/omeletocom Facebook: … Continue reading

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The surprising history of hand-washing – BBC REEL

Until the mid-1800s, doctors didn’t wash their hands. They believed diseases were spread by bad smells. This is the story of doctor Ignaz Semmelweis, who in the 19th Century fought to convince his fellow doctors that washing their hands could … Continue reading

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