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What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?: Crash Course Religions #15
What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?: Crash Course Religions #15

Rituals aren’t meaningless actions. They can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger than themselves. In t…

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Pollution: Crash Course Ecology #11
Pollution: Crash Course Ecology #11

Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Pollution takes many f…

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Who Was Karl Marx? And Why Is Everyone Still Talking About Him?
Who Was Karl Marx? And Why Is Everyone Still Talking About Him?

To some, Marxism is the solution to all capitalism’s problems. To others, it’s a major threat to democracy. But what did Karl Marx really say about c…

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Language, Voice, and Holden Caulfield - The Catcher in the Rye Part 1: CC English Literature #6
Language, Voice, and Holden Caulfield - The Catcher in the Rye Part 1: CC English Literature #6

In which John Green examines JD Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. John pulls out the old-school literary criticism by examining the text itsel…

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A World Without Governments? Anarchism Explained
A World Without Governments? Anarchism Explained

The word anarchy is synonymous with chaos, but what does it mean to political theorists? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we explore…

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Tissues, Part 2 - Epithelial Tissue: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology #3
Tissues, Part 2 - Epithelial Tissue: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology #3

Today on Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology, Hank breaks down the parts and functions of one of your body's unsung heroes: your epithelial tissue.

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5 Human Impacts on the Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10
5 Human Impacts on the Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10

Hank gives the rundown on the top five ways humans are negatively impacting the environment and having detrimental effects on the valuable ecosystem …

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Who Speaks for a Religion?: Crash Course Religions #16
Who Speaks for a Religion?: Crash Course Religions #16

From priests to imams, from rabbis to gurus, religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. In this episode of Crash Course Religions,…

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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2 - Crash Course Ecology #9
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2 - Crash Course Ecology #9

Hank describes the desperate need many organisms have for nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus) and how they go about getting them via the…

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What is Feminism, and Where Does it Go From Here?
What is Feminism, and Where Does it Go From Here?

What does it mean to be a feminist in the 21st century? How have the movements that brought us here shaped the ways we understand feminist political …

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