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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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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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