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Bitcoin: How Cryptocurrencies Work
Whether or not it’s worth investing in, the math behind Bitcoin is an elegant solution to some complex problems. Hosted by: Michael Aranda Special Thanks: Dalton Hubble Learn more about Cryptography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yFZG… ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Bella Nash, Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Patrick Merrithew, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Benny, Kyle Anderson, Tim Curwick, Will and Sonja Marple, Philippe von Bergen, Bryce Daifuku, Chris Peters, Patrick D. Ashmore, Charles George, Bader AlGhamdi ———- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover…
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Test Center Powers Up Wind Tech
Energy.gov The National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), located at the base of the foothills just south of Boulder, Colorado, is the nation’s premier wind energy technology research facility. Since the earliest days of wind energy, the center has provided an ideal environment for the research and development of advanced technologies. As wind power grows to meet an ever-increasing portion of our nation’s energy needs, researchers at NWTC and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are working with industry partners to develop and deploy new technologies to support it. Here are just a few examples. Better Gearboxes Make Better Wind Turbines Premature failures of gearboxes, the mechanical equipment in a wind…
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The Future of Human Evolution
Do you like drinking milk or chatting with your friends? Well, you can enjoy those because of the evolution happened over the past million years, and we are still evolving. Let’s find out what will we be like in the future with us! Want more SciShow in person? We’ll be at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th! For more information, go to http://www.nerdconnerdfighteria.com/ Learn more about: Milk, and the mutants that love it: https://youtu.be/ecZbhf96W9k Genetic Engineering: https://youtu.be/UfA_jAKV29g Hosted by: Michael Aranda ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Bella Nash, Kevin…
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Changing The Game By Linking Nuclear & Renewable Energy Systems
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Nuclear and renewable technologies are crucial parts of the United States’ energy system, providing clean, secure, abundant power. Nuclear energy is the largest zero carbon electricity source on the grid today, while renewable energy is the fastest growing form of any electricity source over the last two years. But, like chocolate and peanut butter, the question is — can these two great technologies be even better together? To help answer this question, the Department of Energy is examining the benefits and potential synergies of energy systems that feature both nuclear and renewable technologies. First, let’s briefly explain what an integrated energy system is.…
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Helping Eagles Coexist With Wind Energy Deployment
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Building energy infrastructure that keeps wildlife safe is a key concern at the U.S. Department of Energy, which is why we have funded six teams to improve technologies that will protect eagles sharing airspace with wind turbines. More than $3 million has been allocated across the six teams for groundbreaking, critical eagle-impact minimization technology research, development, and demonstration projects. The research supported by this funding will provide wind plant owner-operators with viable and cost-effective tools for reducing potential impacts to eagles at wind farms. This important research builds on the Energy Department’s work to enable wind power deployment and ensure coexistence with wildlife…
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The Philosophy of THE PURGE
Welcome to this special Wisecrack Edition on The Philosophy of The Purge, diving into the political and socio-economic implications of The Purge – including brilliant references from Rick & Morty! In this episode, we’ll geek out on the movies themselves while also exploring how an event like The Purge seems to amplify the many issues and conditions of various social classes. Join Wisecrack! Subscribe! ►►http://bit.ly/1y8Veir Download a FREE book with Audible! ►► http://wscrk.com/AudibleWE Support us on PATREON ►► http://wscrk.com/PatreonWC Want more PURGE and RICK AND MORTY?! We’ve got both!!! Philosophy of RICK AND MORTY ► http://wscrk.com/squanchWE Hidden Meaning in THE PURGE ► http://wscrk.com/PurgeEC === More Episodes! === Philosophy of BOJACK HORSEMAN ►http://wscrk.com/BjckHrsWE Philosophy of…
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Join The Collegiate Wind Competition
US Government News Watcher It’s an exciting time to be part of the wind energy industry. Wind is one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sources in the United States, and it has the potential to support hundreds of thousands of jobs in the near future. Since 2014, passionate college students from across the country have learned the ins and outs of the wind industry by participating in the Energy Department’s Collegiate Wind Competition, which challenges undergraduates to design and build a wind turbine and develop a business plan to market their project. This enriching, year-long experience has resulted in nearly 30 teams taking a wind turbine project from concept…
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Pluto’s X-Rays Baffle Scientists
In Part 3 of this four-part presentation, physicist Eugene Bagashov continues his analysis of the New Horizons mission to the dwarf planet Pluto. In the Plutonian system, one of the great surprises for planetary scientists was the Chandra observatory’s detection of X-rays from Pluto. This is only one of several phenomena at the planet that have sometimes drawn the analogy of Pluto to a comet. In the Electric Universe Theory as developed by physicist Wal Thornhill, any body on a significantly elliptical orbit can display comet-like characteristics. Today, Eugene offers his own thoughts on this and other surprises from Pluto, including the mysterious behavior of the Plutonian atmosphere. Part One,…
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The Sun’s Influence on Consciousness | Electricity of Life
Alexander Chizevsky was likely the first to catalog a cyclical relationship between solar activity and cultural “upsets” or advancements. Outbursts of both creative or destructive excitement, depending on the socio-cultural conditions which had been building, appeared to facilitate artistic revolutions and bloody revolutions from tyranny alike. This episode introduces the community to his work, and some of the many effects found by other scientists, which ought to open one’s mind to exploring such a hypothesis. Perhaps channels like Suspicious0bservers will one day help forecast health states of physiology and psychology, helping us to hold better empathy for each other, knowing: “It’s almost that time of the solar cycle!” LINKS: “Effects…
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Six Sleeper-Agent Pathogens That Can Make You Sick
Your body usually does a great job defending you from all kinds of viruses, fungi, and bacteria. However, there are some pathogens out there that can hide from your immune system and stay dormant in your body, waiting for their opportunity to strike. Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Bryce Daifuku, Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Patrick Merrithew, Accalia Elementia, Fatima Iqbal, Benny, Kyle Anderson, Mike Frayn, Tim Curwick, Will and Sonja Marple, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Kathy Philip, Patrick D. Ashmore,…
